Marc Garrett
@mgarrett.bsky.social
Buy my Feral Class book. https://www.minorcompositions.info/?p=1561
Researcher in Post-digital Culture, academic, artist, writer, curator, activist, techie, PhD co-founder @furtherfield.bsky.social :-)
Researcher in Post-digital Culture, academic, artist, writer, curator, activist, techie, PhD co-founder @furtherfield.bsky.social :-)
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Marc Garrett
@mgarrett.bsky.social
· Jun 26
OK. The 'Feral Class' book is out! By Marc Garrett.
Untamed, Unheard, Unstoppable… a moving memoir about being a working-class artist… Art on the Margins, Life Without Permission.
Available direct from Minor Compositions (in the UK) for the special price of £13.
www.minorcompositions.info?p=1561
Untamed, Unheard, Unstoppable… a moving memoir about being a working-class artist… Art on the Margins, Life Without Permission.
Available direct from Minor Compositions (in the UK) for the special price of £13.
www.minorcompositions.info?p=1561
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An immense pleasure today to receive from @walklistencreate.org the anthology of shortlisted poems & stories in the Walking in the Dark competition (supporting Women Walking, the City, at Night). Beautifully presented. My poem Devon Gothic is accompanied by a wonderfully atmospheric image
November 28, 2025 at 12:13 PM
An immense pleasure today to receive from @walklistencreate.org the anthology of shortlisted poems & stories in the Walking in the Dark competition (supporting Women Walking, the City, at Night). Beautifully presented. My poem Devon Gothic is accompanied by a wonderfully atmospheric image
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It was quite a night at Housman's Bookshop book launch, London. I write about that evening and clearing out Furtherfield's gallery in Finsbury Park.
tinyurl.com/4557b9tk
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books #writing
tinyurl.com/4557b9tk
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books #writing
November 29, 2025 at 11:50 AM
It was quite a night at Housman's Bookshop book launch, London. I write about that evening and clearing out Furtherfield's gallery in Finsbury Park.
tinyurl.com/4557b9tk
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books #writing
tinyurl.com/4557b9tk
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books #writing
It was quite a night at Housman's Bookshop book launch, London. I write about that evening and clearing out Furtherfield's gallery in Finsbury Park.
tinyurl.com/4557b9tk
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books #writing
tinyurl.com/4557b9tk
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books #writing
November 29, 2025 at 11:50 AM
It was quite a night at Housman's Bookshop book launch, London. I write about that evening and clearing out Furtherfield's gallery in Finsbury Park.
tinyurl.com/4557b9tk
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books #writing
tinyurl.com/4557b9tk
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books #writing
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Personal reflections - about Furtherfield clearance in two spaces, Finsbury Park, and the Feral Class book launch, at Housmans Bookshop, London. What does the future hold?
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books #writing
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books #writing
Furtherfield Time Capsules and the Feral Classs Book Launch
Woah! I’m still catching my breath after a whirlwind few days that felt like a physical and emotional marathon. It was years of profound closure and bright new beginnings, all packed into a handful…
marcgarrett.org
November 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Personal reflections - about Furtherfield clearance in two spaces, Finsbury Park, and the Feral Class book launch, at Housmans Bookshop, London. What does the future hold?
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books #writing
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books #writing
Personal reflections - about Furtherfield clearance in two spaces, Finsbury Park, and the Feral Class book launch, at Housmans Bookshop, London. What does the future hold?
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books #writing
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books #writing
Furtherfield Time Capsules and the Feral Classs Book Launch
Woah! I’m still catching my breath after a whirlwind few days that felt like a physical and emotional marathon. It was years of profound closure and bright new beginnings, all packed into a handful…
marcgarrett.org
November 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Personal reflections - about Furtherfield clearance in two spaces, Finsbury Park, and the Feral Class book launch, at Housmans Bookshop, London. What does the future hold?
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books #writing
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books #writing
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How the UK Destroyed Palestine. A review of Peter Oborne’s Complicit: Britain’s Role in the Destruction of Gaza, by Rebecca Ruth Gould, PhD.
How the UK Destroyed Palestine
A review of Peter Oborne’s Complicit: Britain’s Role in the Destruction of Gaza
medium.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:42 AM
How the UK Destroyed Palestine. A review of Peter Oborne’s Complicit: Britain’s Role in the Destruction of Gaza, by Rebecca Ruth Gould, PhD.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Interesting article by Frances A. Chiu, Ph.D.
Racist Reactions to 600,000 Visas for Chinese Students and more H1-B Visas
It’s not just MAGA — it’s liberals too
medium.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Interesting article by Frances A. Chiu, Ph.D.
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A few months ago @thelocal.to got a promising pitch from a writer with bylines in whole bunch of reputable publications—The Cut, The Guardian, Dwell, Architectural Digest, etc. Then I started investigating. Here's a story about fabulists in journalism's AI slop era. thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
thelocal.to
November 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
A few months ago @thelocal.to got a promising pitch from a writer with bylines in whole bunch of reputable publications—The Cut, The Guardian, Dwell, Architectural Digest, etc. Then I started investigating. Here's a story about fabulists in journalism's AI slop era. thelocal.to/investigatin...
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"ETH researchers estimate the cost of removing 1 tonne of CO2 from the air in the year 2050 to be between 230 and 540 US dollars. This is twice as high as previous estimates"
"The cost of removing large quantities of CO2 from the air will fall in the medium term, but not as much as previously hoped.
This is the conclusion reached by @ethz.ch researchers on the basis of new calculations. Efforts to reduce carbon emissions should therefore continue at pace"
This is the conclusion reached by @ethz.ch researchers on the basis of new calculations. Efforts to reduce carbon emissions should therefore continue at pace"
Cost of direct air carbon capture to remain higher than hoped
The cost of removing large quantities of CO2 from the air will fall in the medium term, but not as much as previously hoped. This is the conclusion reached by ETH researchers on the basis of new calcu...
ethz.ch
November 25, 2025 at 9:58 AM
"ETH researchers estimate the cost of removing 1 tonne of CO2 from the air in the year 2050 to be between 230 and 540 US dollars. This is twice as high as previous estimates"
How the UK Destroyed Palestine. A review of Peter Oborne’s Complicit: Britain’s Role in the Destruction of Gaza, by Rebecca Ruth Gould, PhD.
How the UK Destroyed Palestine
A review of Peter Oborne’s Complicit: Britain’s Role in the Destruction of Gaza
medium.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:42 AM
How the UK Destroyed Palestine. A review of Peter Oborne’s Complicit: Britain’s Role in the Destruction of Gaza, by Rebecca Ruth Gould, PhD.
Interesting article by Frances A. Chiu, Ph.D.
Racist Reactions to 600,000 Visas for Chinese Students and more H1-B Visas
It’s not just MAGA — it’s liberals too
medium.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Interesting article by Frances A. Chiu, Ph.D.
November 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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I was a contributor to @kitdewaal.com brilliant #CommonPeople Anthology - so this is very close to my heart. Please read and follow @beelitmag.bsky.social 💙📚
We're launching The Bee magazine today because the UK publishing and writing industries have a bit of a class problem.
May 5, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I was a contributor to @kitdewaal.com brilliant #CommonPeople Anthology - so this is very close to my heart. Please read and follow @beelitmag.bsky.social 💙📚
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My old Apple Mac laptop, partitioned (a little while back) with Linux. 2019.
November 12, 2025 at 10:19 PM
My old Apple Mac laptop, partitioned (a little while back) with Linux. 2019.
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Excellent work and a cautionary tale for everyone
We sold our water to foreign billionaires. Now we’re handing them our health data.
Government’s last chance to keep control of digital
Digital sovereignty isn’t optional anymore. We sold our water to foreign billionaires. Now we’re handing them our health data
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Excellent work and a cautionary tale for everyone
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You wouldn’t know it from corporate media, but there’s a mobilized, determined movement protecting San Francisco from a deepening crisis under a rising authoritarian government. Meanwhile, billionaires and their politicians do their best to erase or co-opt this work. Read my latest blog for more.
Everyday People (without the PR Teams) are Saving San Francisco — Dean Preston
In the face of rising authoritarianism, everyday people in San Francisco are mobilizing to protect their city from deepening crises. Organizers, activists, and community leaders are leading a grassroo...
www.deanprestonsf.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:18 AM
You wouldn’t know it from corporate media, but there’s a mobilized, determined movement protecting San Francisco from a deepening crisis under a rising authoritarian government. Meanwhile, billionaires and their politicians do their best to erase or co-opt this work. Read my latest blog for more.
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“While the AI industry claims its models can “think,” “reason,” and “learn,” their supposed achievements rest on marketing hype and stolen intellectual labor. In reality, AI erodes academic freedom, weakens critical reading, and subordinates the pursuit of knowledge to corporate interests.”
AI Is Hollowing Out Higher Education
Olivia Guest & Iris van Rooij urge teachers and scholars to reject tools that commodify learning, deskill students, and promote illiteracy.
www.project-syndicate.org
November 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM
“While the AI industry claims its models can “think,” “reason,” and “learn,” their supposed achievements rest on marketing hype and stolen intellectual labor. In reality, AI erodes academic freedom, weakens critical reading, and subordinates the pursuit of knowledge to corporate interests.”
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The @karenhunter.bsky.social show welcomes Director of the award-winning documentary ‘Rhythms of the Land’ : Dr. Gail Myers!
rhythmsoftheland.com
#KarenRebels
rhythmsoftheland.com
#KarenRebels
Rhythms of the Land
A large portion of African American sharecroppers and tenant farmers migrated to the North after the Wars I and II for factory jobs. These are the stories of the people that remained on or returned to...
rhythmsoftheland.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The @karenhunter.bsky.social show welcomes Director of the award-winning documentary ‘Rhythms of the Land’ : Dr. Gail Myers!
rhythmsoftheland.com
#KarenRebels
rhythmsoftheland.com
#KarenRebels
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Who supports Reform and why? The charts that show who favours Farage’s party
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Who supports Reform and why? The charts that show who favours Farage’s party
Based on largest poll of supporters, these charts and maps show five distinct groups that could hand Reform a majority
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Who supports Reform and why? The charts that show who favours Farage’s party
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Robyn Archer's two Brecht albums have my enduring respect and admiration. Through his lyrics, Brecht provides a searing commentary on a period of profound trauma, bearing witness to the Nazi regime's soulless ventures and its systematic abuse of the human spirit. 1981 and 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Robyn Archer's two Brecht albums have my enduring respect and admiration. Through his lyrics, Brecht provides a searing commentary on a period of profound trauma, bearing witness to the Nazi regime's soulless ventures and its systematic abuse of the human spirit. 1981 and 1982.
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toy company CEOs: "at long last, we have created the Sinister Talking Doll Factory from the acclaimed movie 'Don't Create the Sinister Talking Doll Factory'"
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
AI-Powered Toys Caught Telling 5-Year-Olds How to Find Knives and Start Fires With Matches
AI-powered toys are flying off the shelves -- but they're engaging in horrifically inappropriate conversations with children.
futurism.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
toy company CEOs: "at long last, we have created the Sinister Talking Doll Factory from the acclaimed movie 'Don't Create the Sinister Talking Doll Factory'"
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Robyn Archer's two Brecht albums have my enduring respect and admiration. Through his lyrics, Brecht provides a searing commentary on a period of profound trauma, bearing witness to the Nazi regime's soulless ventures and its systematic abuse of the human spirit. 1981 and 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Robyn Archer's two Brecht albums have my enduring respect and admiration. Through his lyrics, Brecht provides a searing commentary on a period of profound trauma, bearing witness to the Nazi regime's soulless ventures and its systematic abuse of the human spirit. 1981 and 1982.