Steve O'Gorman
@steveeditor.bsky.social
Proofreader and copy editor based in South Wales. Reader, music fan, walker, talker, amateur photographer, transport geek, semi-professional drinker.
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Ok so if you're still using Spotify I highly suggest you stop
(Personally I use Qobuz for streaming convenience but buy the mp3 from bandcamp if possible and from retailers if not)
Bandcamp has a strong anti ai policy and is committed to artists
(Personally I use Qobuz for streaming convenience but buy the mp3 from bandcamp if possible and from retailers if not)
Bandcamp has a strong anti ai policy and is committed to artists
In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
January 16, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Ok so if you're still using Spotify I highly suggest you stop
(Personally I use Qobuz for streaming convenience but buy the mp3 from bandcamp if possible and from retailers if not)
Bandcamp has a strong anti ai policy and is committed to artists
(Personally I use Qobuz for streaming convenience but buy the mp3 from bandcamp if possible and from retailers if not)
Bandcamp has a strong anti ai policy and is committed to artists
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THIRTY SEVEN of you lovely people have booked for this already, if you wanna come and you've not booked yet best get a move on cos i'm determined to sell this fucker out. SRO FTW 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
www.waterstones.com/events/book-...
www.waterstones.com/events/book-...
Book Launch: Keshed by Stu Hennigan | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones
Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Book Launch: Keshed by Stu Hennigan today.
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January 16, 2026 at 10:10 AM
THIRTY SEVEN of you lovely people have booked for this already, if you wanna come and you've not booked yet best get a move on cos i'm determined to sell this fucker out. SRO FTW 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
www.waterstones.com/events/book-...
www.waterstones.com/events/book-...
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The official language of Jamaica is....wait for it.... English.
These performances truly are targeted only at the stupidest people alive
These performances truly are targeted only at the stupidest people alive
Eric Trump: "As I showing up to the studio, there was an older Jamaican man who came up to me in very broken English and said, 'Mr Trump, I'm very sorry about Charlie Kirk. He was an amazing Christian. I am Charlie Kirk.'"
September 14, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The official language of Jamaica is....wait for it.... English.
These performances truly are targeted only at the stupidest people alive
These performances truly are targeted only at the stupidest people alive
Two months ago, I had no fucking idea who Kirk was. Then I read his soundbite about Taylor Swift and thought, 'He seems like a cunt.'
I found myself on the fault line between media-savvy kids (who'd heard of him) and the old people who take their information from the right-wing media - and hadn't!
I found myself on the fault line between media-savvy kids (who'd heard of him) and the old people who take their information from the right-wing media - and hadn't!
September 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Two months ago, I had no fucking idea who Kirk was. Then I read his soundbite about Taylor Swift and thought, 'He seems like a cunt.'
I found myself on the fault line between media-savvy kids (who'd heard of him) and the old people who take their information from the right-wing media - and hadn't!
I found myself on the fault line between media-savvy kids (who'd heard of him) and the old people who take their information from the right-wing media - and hadn't!
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I’m stopping. I’m not participating in anymore conversations about it. I’m just watching, listening, thinking, shaking my head, and loosely planning.
I’m holding on to my humanity, clarity, courage and voice.
I’m holding on to my humanity, clarity, courage and voice.
September 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I’m stopping. I’m not participating in anymore conversations about it. I’m just watching, listening, thinking, shaking my head, and loosely planning.
I’m holding on to my humanity, clarity, courage and voice.
I’m holding on to my humanity, clarity, courage and voice.
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Re the "march" in London. For contrast...in2022 aprx 10,000 people marched peacefully & inclusively for "yes cymru" in Cardiff so ABT 0.33% of Welsh 3m population....0.33% of England's 58m pop is abt 200k people. So circa 100k, a lot less turned out in London relative to pop.
September 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Re the "march" in London. For contrast...in2022 aprx 10,000 people marched peacefully & inclusively for "yes cymru" in Cardiff so ABT 0.33% of Welsh 3m population....0.33% of England's 58m pop is abt 200k people. So circa 100k, a lot less turned out in London relative to pop.
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Here is Little Mari the Toast Ghost 👻 offering you Trick or Toast
September 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Here is Little Mari the Toast Ghost 👻 offering you Trick or Toast
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Plymouth train station: the Tony Blair Institute wants to get private sector providers to hand out floods of anti-obesity medicines. Or we could tackle the multinational companies creating this obesogenic environment?
#Solutionism #UPF #UltraProcessedFood #PublicHealth
#Solutionism #UPF #UltraProcessedFood #PublicHealth
September 13, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Plymouth train station: the Tony Blair Institute wants to get private sector providers to hand out floods of anti-obesity medicines. Or we could tackle the multinational companies creating this obesogenic environment?
#Solutionism #UPF #UltraProcessedFood #PublicHealth
#Solutionism #UPF #UltraProcessedFood #PublicHealth
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All set up for our Art Fair!
Come check out some of the fantastic artists setting up stalls in store!
Come check out some of the fantastic artists setting up stalls in store!
September 13, 2025 at 9:37 AM
All set up for our Art Fair!
Come check out some of the fantastic artists setting up stalls in store!
Come check out some of the fantastic artists setting up stalls in store!
Overheard a bunch of Faragists discussing Kirk in the pub; according to one of them, 'he wasn't a racist'. I suppose if you spend all your time breathing that particular atmosphere, you take it for granted that everyone else breathes it just the way you do.
September 12, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Overheard a bunch of Faragists discussing Kirk in the pub; according to one of them, 'he wasn't a racist'. I suppose if you spend all your time breathing that particular atmosphere, you take it for granted that everyone else breathes it just the way you do.
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In a nutshell, why media fails to support Palestinian journalists, oppose genocide, oppose Farage, oppose the far right, and all the other things…
Because the establishment-funded media does not employ anyone who questions the establishment and the status quo.
Chomsky nails it.
Because the establishment-funded media does not employ anyone who questions the establishment and the status quo.
Chomsky nails it.
Happy 96th birthday Noam Chomsky!
To celebrate, here he is giving Andrew Marr a lesson in how media bias works
To celebrate, here he is giving Andrew Marr a lesson in how media bias works
September 12, 2025 at 12:34 PM
In a nutshell, why media fails to support Palestinian journalists, oppose genocide, oppose Farage, oppose the far right, and all the other things…
Because the establishment-funded media does not employ anyone who questions the establishment and the status quo.
Chomsky nails it.
Because the establishment-funded media does not employ anyone who questions the establishment and the status quo.
Chomsky nails it.
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The Cardiff Fine Art and Industrial Exhibition of 1896
Our blog post today looks at a recently completed volunteer project. The project examined the records of the Cardiff Exhibition of 1896, throwing light on an amazing but often overlooked event in Cardiff’s history.
bit.ly/3IjSVti
Our blog post today looks at a recently completed volunteer project. The project examined the records of the Cardiff Exhibition of 1896, throwing light on an amazing but often overlooked event in Cardiff’s history.
bit.ly/3IjSVti
The Cardiff Fine Art and Industrial Exhibition of 1896
If you have an interest in history, volunteering at Glamorgan Archives can take you in many varied and unexpected directions. How many of us have heard of the Cardiff Fine Art and Industrial Exhibi…
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September 12, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The Cardiff Fine Art and Industrial Exhibition of 1896
Our blog post today looks at a recently completed volunteer project. The project examined the records of the Cardiff Exhibition of 1896, throwing light on an amazing but often overlooked event in Cardiff’s history.
bit.ly/3IjSVti
Our blog post today looks at a recently completed volunteer project. The project examined the records of the Cardiff Exhibition of 1896, throwing light on an amazing but often overlooked event in Cardiff’s history.
bit.ly/3IjSVti
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UNBELIEVABLE AUTUMN ARCTIC TROPICAL NIGHTS
WORLD CLIMATIC HISTORY REWRITTEN
Never happened anything like this: Records broken by 3C/5C in Norway.
Today's NIGHT MINIMUMS above the Arctic Circle
20.4 Reipa
19.0 Stokka
18.7 Evenes
18.9 Leknes
18.2 Setsa and Bodo
Another milestone in world history ...
WORLD CLIMATIC HISTORY REWRITTEN
Never happened anything like this: Records broken by 3C/5C in Norway.
Today's NIGHT MINIMUMS above the Arctic Circle
20.4 Reipa
19.0 Stokka
18.7 Evenes
18.9 Leknes
18.2 Setsa and Bodo
Another milestone in world history ...
September 12, 2025 at 1:02 PM
UNBELIEVABLE AUTUMN ARCTIC TROPICAL NIGHTS
WORLD CLIMATIC HISTORY REWRITTEN
Never happened anything like this: Records broken by 3C/5C in Norway.
Today's NIGHT MINIMUMS above the Arctic Circle
20.4 Reipa
19.0 Stokka
18.7 Evenes
18.9 Leknes
18.2 Setsa and Bodo
Another milestone in world history ...
WORLD CLIMATIC HISTORY REWRITTEN
Never happened anything like this: Records broken by 3C/5C in Norway.
Today's NIGHT MINIMUMS above the Arctic Circle
20.4 Reipa
19.0 Stokka
18.7 Evenes
18.9 Leknes
18.2 Setsa and Bodo
Another milestone in world history ...
Britain really has a fine sense of irony. The latest newsletter from the National Archives celebrates 200 years of the railway industry and includes highlights of their collections. Underneath, there's a warning that physical access may be disrupted because of industrial action on the railways.
September 12, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Britain really has a fine sense of irony. The latest newsletter from the National Archives celebrates 200 years of the railway industry and includes highlights of their collections. Underneath, there's a warning that physical access may be disrupted because of industrial action on the railways.
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This book is coming out in November and I'm super proud of it.
Some of the best character work I've ever done, a ripping plot (once it builds up momentum), and a grab bag of my various ideas and obsessions.
Magical bird familiars. Overlapping, conflicting magic systems. Lotsa weird little guys.
Some of the best character work I've ever done, a ripping plot (once it builds up momentum), and a grab bag of my various ideas and obsessions.
Magical bird familiars. Overlapping, conflicting magic systems. Lotsa weird little guys.
September 11, 2025 at 6:53 PM
This book is coming out in November and I'm super proud of it.
Some of the best character work I've ever done, a ripping plot (once it builds up momentum), and a grab bag of my various ideas and obsessions.
Magical bird familiars. Overlapping, conflicting magic systems. Lotsa weird little guys.
Some of the best character work I've ever done, a ripping plot (once it builds up momentum), and a grab bag of my various ideas and obsessions.
Magical bird familiars. Overlapping, conflicting magic systems. Lotsa weird little guys.
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🚨 If you upload content to Spotify check out their new T&Cs. To me, the terms go beyond needing permission to use your content - you give up your moral rights and they can make derivative works from your content for free and much more. I’ll be removing my podcasts from its platform.
September 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🚨 If you upload content to Spotify check out their new T&Cs. To me, the terms go beyond needing permission to use your content - you give up your moral rights and they can make derivative works from your content for free and much more. I’ll be removing my podcasts from its platform.
Well, it'll make a change from non-stop rain.
⚠️ Yellow weather warning issued ⚠️
Strong winds for southern and western parts of England & Wales
Sunday 2000 – Monday 1800
Latest info 👉 bit.ly/WxWarning
Stay #WeatherAware⚠️
Strong winds for southern and western parts of England & Wales
Sunday 2000 – Monday 1800
Latest info 👉 bit.ly/WxWarning
Stay #WeatherAware⚠️
September 11, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Well, it'll make a change from non-stop rain.
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Imagine if someone spelled "manoeuvring" right first time. Obviously, never going to happen. But just imagine.
September 11, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Imagine if someone spelled "manoeuvring" right first time. Obviously, never going to happen. But just imagine.
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TwitterX flooded with Russian bots calling for US Civil War.
September 11, 2025 at 10:34 AM
TwitterX flooded with Russian bots calling for US Civil War.
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"How long until Mandelson ends up in a high-paid consultancy somewhere? While another washed-up former Westminster insider ends up in Washington?"
@zackpolanski.bsky.social reacts to the resignation of Peter Mandelson, appointed by Keir Starmer as ambassador to the US.
@zackpolanski.bsky.social reacts to the resignation of Peter Mandelson, appointed by Keir Starmer as ambassador to the US.
September 11, 2025 at 10:40 AM
"How long until Mandelson ends up in a high-paid consultancy somewhere? While another washed-up former Westminster insider ends up in Washington?"
@zackpolanski.bsky.social reacts to the resignation of Peter Mandelson, appointed by Keir Starmer as ambassador to the US.
@zackpolanski.bsky.social reacts to the resignation of Peter Mandelson, appointed by Keir Starmer as ambassador to the US.
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"Almost no one will have knowingly encountered someone who illegally entered the country, let alone seen them actually arrive on the beach at Dover. They just think there’s a crisis because other people keep telling them there is."
A nation is a shared illusion – so a government has the power to change it
Also this week: who was the first king of England? And my favourite giant semi-aquatic rat.
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September 11, 2025 at 8:15 AM
"Almost no one will have knowingly encountered someone who illegally entered the country, let alone seen them actually arrive on the beach at Dover. They just think there’s a crisis because other people keep telling them there is."
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Friendly reminder to the government: other think tanks are available 👋
Astonishingly, I've discovered, the Tufton Street junktanks that shaped Liz Truss's agenda are still operating at the heart of government. Remind me what we voted for again ...
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Warning! The rightwing junktanks behind the Tories’ worst disasters still have the keys to No 10 | George Monbiot
Who is running the government’s ‘growth school’ for civil servants? The answer surpassed my worst fears, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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September 11, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Friendly reminder to the government: other think tanks are available 👋
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Who’d have thought if you relentlessly told people to be worried, they’d be worried? Job done, Sky, eh?
Immigration becomes public's top issue for first time since Brexit
Immigration becomes public's top issue for first time since Brexit
Immigration and asylum is back as the top issue of public concern the first time since Brexit, according to exclusive polling for Sky News.
news.sky.com
September 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Who’d have thought if you relentlessly told people to be worried, they’d be worried? Job done, Sky, eh?