David Thomas Moore
@dtmooreeditor.bsky.social
World Fantasy and Hugo Award-nominated Editorial Director at Rebellion Publishing Ltd. Clarion West Instructor 2026. he/him
I'm not going to dunkpost the poor fool, but love to see someone (apparently sincerely) asking "lol what did people just used to die before antibiotics"
yes, bud, people just fucking died
yes, bud, people just fucking died
February 17, 2026 at 10:26 PM
I'm not going to dunkpost the poor fool, but love to see someone (apparently sincerely) asking "lol what did people just used to die before antibiotics"
yes, bud, people just fucking died
yes, bud, people just fucking died
Ramadan mubarak, Gong xi fa cai and happy Shrove Tuesday, everyone!
February 17, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Ramadan mubarak, Gong xi fa cai and happy Shrove Tuesday, everyone!
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The Death Star board room scene is low key the funniest scene in cinematic history. It’s a work meeting with an evil samurai wizard everyone else finds mildly annoying and when his manager tells him to stop killing a coworker with his magicka, he has to listen.
February 17, 2026 at 4:47 PM
The Death Star board room scene is low key the funniest scene in cinematic history. It’s a work meeting with an evil samurai wizard everyone else finds mildly annoying and when his manager tells him to stop killing a coworker with his magicka, he has to listen.
EVEN IF you only count white settler colonialism, reducing the American project to "anglo-irish-scot" is pretty impressive, the whole of louisiana and new amsterdam would like a word
February 17, 2026 at 4:44 PM
EVEN IF you only count white settler colonialism, reducing the American project to "anglo-irish-scot" is pretty impressive, the whole of louisiana and new amsterdam would like a word
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Yes,,, your boy has taken a ride in the 4 man bobsled,,, but im an adrenaline junkie and needed to try skeleton. And now I’ve officially joined the team and am gonna try to start competing.
66 years old going 66 mph.
66 years old going 66 mph.
February 16, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Yes,,, your boy has taken a ride in the 4 man bobsled,,, but im an adrenaline junkie and needed to try skeleton. And now I’ve officially joined the team and am gonna try to start competing.
66 years old going 66 mph.
66 years old going 66 mph.
fellas please don't touch this it's still a little saw
February 16, 2026 at 11:29 AM
fellas please don't touch this it's still a little saw
celsius is the SI measurement in that it is integrated with other SI measurements, fahrenheit is the Imperial measurement in that it is integrated with other Imperial measurements
Celsius is the scientist temperature measurement in that it’s the most conceptually coherent , Fahrenheit is the engineer temperature measurement in that it’s actually optimized to be useful for it’s main use case of communicating everyday temperatures.
February 16, 2026 at 11:01 AM
celsius is the SI measurement in that it is integrated with other SI measurements, fahrenheit is the Imperial measurement in that it is integrated with other Imperial measurements
one of the problems with budgeting services is that the most cost-effective way to run services is to budget a little bit too much (but not too *much* too much)
February 16, 2026 at 10:01 AM
one of the problems with budgeting services is that the most cost-effective way to run services is to budget a little bit too much (but not too *much* too much)
but not as much as a SPOON
'coz its more use for eating SOUP
and a fork isn't much good for that unless it has got many vegetables
and then you might be better of with a
CHOPSTICK
unlike THA MOON
'coz its more use for eating SOUP
and a fork isn't much good for that unless it has got many vegetables
and then you might be better of with a
CHOPSTICK
unlike THA MOON
February 16, 2026 at 9:46 AM
but not as much as a SPOON
'coz its more use for eating SOUP
and a fork isn't much good for that unless it has got many vegetables
and then you might be better of with a
CHOPSTICK
unlike THA MOON
'coz its more use for eating SOUP
and a fork isn't much good for that unless it has got many vegetables
and then you might be better of with a
CHOPSTICK
unlike THA MOON
This is actually super clever. Given you had limited space (paper or vellum were *expensive*) and didn't have the benefit of mechanically-space out type, aligning the text in each box differently would let you fill each square with text while still keeping the divisions clear.
The Manuscript of the Week is RIA MS 23 P 10 (ii), the Book of O’Lees. It is named after the hereditary medical family who would have valued the diagnostic tables contained within. It is also known as the Book of Hy-Brasil due to a 17th century a member of the family telling a ‘wild story’...
February 16, 2026 at 9:39 AM
This is actually super clever. Given you had limited space (paper or vellum were *expensive*) and didn't have the benefit of mechanically-space out type, aligning the text in each box differently would let you fill each square with text while still keeping the divisions clear.
treatment is simple. famous heights are wuthering in town today. go and see them. that should pick you up.
heathcliff: *bursts into tears* but doctor--
heathcliff: *bursts into tears* but doctor--
February 16, 2026 at 7:03 AM
treatment is simple. famous heights are wuthering in town today. go and see them. that should pick you up.
heathcliff: *bursts into tears* but doctor--
heathcliff: *bursts into tears* but doctor--
nasa employee: oh hey you guys are back early
astronaut: heights're wuthering
nasa employee: what?
astronaut: *loading a pistol and getting back on the rocket-ship* heights're wuthering
astronaut: heights're wuthering
nasa employee: what?
astronaut: *loading a pistol and getting back on the rocket-ship* heights're wuthering
"average person wuthers 3 heights a year" factoid actualy just statistical error. average person wuthers 0 heights per year. Heights Georg, who lives in cave & wuthers over 10,000 each day, is an outlier adn should not have been counted
February 16, 2026 at 6:59 AM
nasa employee: oh hey you guys are back early
astronaut: heights're wuthering
nasa employee: what?
astronaut: *loading a pistol and getting back on the rocket-ship* heights're wuthering
astronaut: heights're wuthering
nasa employee: what?
astronaut: *loading a pistol and getting back on the rocket-ship* heights're wuthering
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🎶 welcome to the hotel Normal Hotel
🎶 checkout with the clerk
🎶 that's how hotels work
🎶 plenty of room at the hotel Normal Hotel
🎶 we won't keep you here
🎶 that's a crazy fear
🎶 checkout with the clerk
🎶 that's how hotels work
🎶 plenty of room at the hotel Normal Hotel
🎶 we won't keep you here
🎶 that's a crazy fear
February 15, 2026 at 3:43 AM
🎶 welcome to the hotel Normal Hotel
🎶 checkout with the clerk
🎶 that's how hotels work
🎶 plenty of room at the hotel Normal Hotel
🎶 we won't keep you here
🎶 that's a crazy fear
🎶 checkout with the clerk
🎶 that's how hotels work
🎶 plenty of room at the hotel Normal Hotel
🎶 we won't keep you here
🎶 that's a crazy fear
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It *literally* does.
Thats what it is. A document which says youre British.
Thats what it is. A document which says youre British.
February 15, 2026 at 1:38 PM
It *literally* does.
Thats what it is. A document which says youre British.
Thats what it is. A document which says youre British.
I read once that Abrams' process is to decide the emotion he wants the audience to feel, then work backwards to achieve it. It explains shit like that final scene of Rise of Skywalker - look! she's on tattooine! there's those two suns from A New Hope! she calls herself skywalker!
February 15, 2026 at 9:40 AM
I read once that Abrams' process is to decide the emotion he wants the audience to feel, then work backwards to achieve it. It explains shit like that final scene of Rise of Skywalker - look! she's on tattooine! there's those two suns from A New Hope! she calls herself skywalker!
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"We should learn to speak in a language that rich people who don't dream can't comprehend."
February 14, 2026 at 6:49 PM
"We should learn to speak in a language that rich people who don't dream can't comprehend."
shit like this is where the Vimes "Boots" Theory breaks down
at a savings of maybe ~10p per tube of even very expensive toothpaste, this mangle will pay for itself in maybe 1000 years
at a savings of maybe ~10p per tube of even very expensive toothpaste, this mangle will pay for itself in maybe 1000 years
for today’s edition of rich people have too much money: the $340 toothpaste squeezer
February 14, 2026 at 12:31 PM
shit like this is where the Vimes "Boots" Theory breaks down
at a savings of maybe ~10p per tube of even very expensive toothpaste, this mangle will pay for itself in maybe 1000 years
at a savings of maybe ~10p per tube of even very expensive toothpaste, this mangle will pay for itself in maybe 1000 years
This is impacting my mother's and brother's planned visit to the UK this summer, and they're scrambling to get their passports now (and of course since thousands of Australians are doing the same, it's anyone's guess what waiting times look like now). It's a shitshow.
One can make the case for requiring either a UK passport or some further documentation for dual British nationals to enter the country (this is true for eg the US). But making this change rapidly and getting a certificate so expensive is yet another Home Office cockup. Why always so draconian?
Gabrielle was all set for a routine trip from Australia to the UK. Then the rules for dual citizens suddenly changed
From 25 February all dual citizens visiting the UK must use their British passport, leaving many scrambling to get their documents in order
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:48 PM
This is impacting my mother's and brother's planned visit to the UK this summer, and they're scrambling to get their passports now (and of course since thousands of Australians are doing the same, it's anyone's guess what waiting times look like now). It's a shitshow.
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Marginalised people are less likely to have the funds and support and freedom to keep throwing themselves at a door that will not open. We don't need pity, we need to be let the fuck in by someone who's already inside
February 13, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Marginalised people are less likely to have the funds and support and freedom to keep throwing themselves at a door that will not open. We don't need pity, we need to be let the fuck in by someone who's already inside
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Oh. My. God.
The Industrial Revolution meets the French Revolution and I am fucking here for it.
@ablativmeatshld.bsky.social
The Industrial Revolution meets the French Revolution and I am fucking here for it.
@ablativmeatshld.bsky.social
February 13, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Oh. My. God.
The Industrial Revolution meets the French Revolution and I am fucking here for it.
@ablativmeatshld.bsky.social
The Industrial Revolution meets the French Revolution and I am fucking here for it.
@ablativmeatshld.bsky.social
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Ecstatic! @clarionwest.bsky.social accepted me into the 2026 Novel Writing Workshop! Excited to spend 9 months working on my novel with the talented @drkarenlord.bsky.social and the rest of my cohort.
January 17, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Ecstatic! @clarionwest.bsky.social accepted me into the 2026 Novel Writing Workshop! Excited to spend 9 months working on my novel with the talented @drkarenlord.bsky.social and the rest of my cohort.
I'm teaching at this!
If you're still thinking about applying for the 2026 Six-Week Workshop, applications close on Friday, February 13 at 12:00 PM PT (Noon!).
The 2026 workshop is virtual with instructors @taracampbell.bsky.social, @indrapramitdas.bsky.social, David Thomas Moore, and @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social!
The 2026 workshop is virtual with instructors @taracampbell.bsky.social, @indrapramitdas.bsky.social, David Thomas Moore, and @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social!
February 13, 2026 at 3:02 PM
I'm teaching at this!
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i think nominating Gavin Newsom will lose the White House again for Democrats. The party's left flank will stay home again because he's an empty corporate shell. The age of Democrats punching left to appeal to the center is over and it's now a matter of if the party as a whole realizes that or not.
February 13, 2026 at 12:12 PM
i think nominating Gavin Newsom will lose the White House again for Democrats. The party's left flank will stay home again because he's an empty corporate shell. The age of Democrats punching left to appeal to the center is over and it's now a matter of if the party as a whole realizes that or not.
It's never a great sign when a party leader makes an announcement that he's not quitting!
On the other hand, the only reason it's assumed he's going to go is that the commentators have all been shouting it for the past week.
And Labour don't actually have anyone to replace him.
On the other hand, the only reason it's assumed he's going to go is that the commentators have all been shouting it for the past week.
And Labour don't actually have anyone to replace him.
BREAKING: Keir Starmer is not resigning and will be 'concentrating on the job in hand', Downing Street has said
His mood this morning has been described as 'upbeat' and 'confident'
His mood this morning has been described as 'upbeat' and 'confident'
February 13, 2026 at 12:20 PM
It's never a great sign when a party leader makes an announcement that he's not quitting!
On the other hand, the only reason it's assumed he's going to go is that the commentators have all been shouting it for the past week.
And Labour don't actually have anyone to replace him.
On the other hand, the only reason it's assumed he's going to go is that the commentators have all been shouting it for the past week.
And Labour don't actually have anyone to replace him.