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Tarn MacArthur

@tarnnation.bsky.social

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Poems forthcoming in: London Review of Books, Free Bloody Birds & The London Magazine. Poems appearing in: Times Literary Supplement, New Statesman, New Republic, Poetry Review & Poetry London. https://linktr.ee/tarnmacarthur

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Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · Feb 25

My poem ‘Climbing to Seefin Passage Tomb on Summer Solstice’, which is an homage to my late mentor John Burnside, has just been published in the Times Literary Supplement. Please have a read. www.the-tls.co.uk/literature/o...

'Climbing to Seefin Passage Tomb on Summer Solstice' by Tarn MacArthur

i.m. John Burnside No one knows what calls us, days like this that seem to stretch all sense of reason: the hillside scrub abuzz with silver-washed and dark green fritillary, the red grouse and hare, ...

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 5d

When I worked in WaPo Opinions in 2017-2018, senior editors specifically told junior editors not to factcheck Marc Thiessen and other MAGA columnists, otherwise they wouldn’t be able to publish anything by them at all, and “we need them for intellectual diversity.”

John Carl Baker @johncarlbaker.bsky.social · 5d

It’s very telling that opening your publication to MAGA “thought” requires a massive downgrade in quality control.

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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 8d

"Is the Nazi MP who says she's driven mad by TV adverts full of Jews a racist or realist? How many people of Jewish heritage would the German National People’s Party expel? And should Germany be selling tanks to Yugoslavia?"

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Peston @itvpeston.bsky.social · 8d

Is the Reform MP who says she’s driven mad by TV adverts full of Black & Asian people a racist or realist? How many migrants would the Tories expel? & should the UK be selling fighter jets to Türkiye?

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Alice Goodman @revdalicegoodman.bsky.social · 15d

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Standing with Maccabi’s football hooligans against local police – is that what patriotism looks like now? | Jonathan Liew

Tommy Robinson is said to be going to Villa Park as a Maccabi Tel Aviv fan. Do the politicians jumping on this bandwagon care what they are doing, asks Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

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Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · 17d

Richardson is an absolute athlete, his ability to adapt and move in and out of hooker and across the back row is unreal. The guy is exactly the type of player we need to properly invest in. I really want him to get reps at hooker because I think he’ll excel if he gets time with the same set piece.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 20d

Today's column is about the government's huge, unprecedented assault on nature ... and about the eerie, astonishing silence of the big nature groups. The RSPB, National Trust, Wildlife Trusts have 7.5m members between them. A vast force, completely unmobilised. 🧵
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Wage war on nature to build new homes: that’s Labour’s offer, but it’s a con trick | George Monbiot

The government’s new planning bill is tearing down environmental protections to benefit developers. This nation of nature lovers won’t stand for it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Sam Wollaston @samwollaston.bsky.social · 26d

👏👏 to the headline writer

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You won’t believe what degrading practice the pope just condemned

Communication must be freed from clickbait and misguided thinking, head of Catholic church tells journalists

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Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · Oct 2

Gonna have to do something unheard of really—the autumn sweep.

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Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · Sep 28

Haha. Ayrgyll, got it!

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Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · Sep 28

Ayr’s own? Was a great line though!

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Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · Sep 27

Yeah Horne as well actually, but kicking pens from hand was a bit reminiscent of early days BK10–could’ve edged out a lot more territory on plenty of those. But all in all he was solid.

Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · Sep 26

Was at the game today—agree with the kicks. Felt like some of it was overly cautious. Got a little one dimensional at times, but was probably partly due to the game scenario and week 1.

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Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · Sep 25

Brilliant!

Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · Sep 25

Yikes—bad all around. Whether true or not, all around.

Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · Sep 25

What on earth has happened there?

Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · Sep 20

Not only that, but she mentions the issues, states them plainly, but doesn’t dwell on them the way most pundits do. Punditry seems to have become almost exclusively the marking of the refs performance. They should def bring her in for 6N punditry this year.

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Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · Sep 20

Ruby is just the best! The English pundits here at halftime desperate to say the ref errors have evened out every time an obvious advantage is shown to be given to England.

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Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · Sep 20

Turnover on France’s driving maul was ridiculous too.

Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · Sep 20

They are all over the wrong side of the ruck too.

Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · Sep 20

Only officially ended with the ‘Haouas Ritchie’ declaration of 2020.

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Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · Sep 20

Thanks so much! 🙏

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Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · Sep 20

Thank you to Stephen Sexton and @poetryireland.bsky.social for publishing this itinerary poem.

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Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · Sep 19

Did you hear Ruby—“I love her so much, she said ‘belief, be 🍁’ their whole system is based on a pun!’ 😂

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Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · Sep 19

Interesting—the oldest university in UK announces AI platform through open ai day after the ceo has dinner with the king.

Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · Sep 19

Corporate lobbyists innit bsky.app/profile/ones...

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · Sep 18

Look who came with

Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · Sep 15

It’s been over a year since I stopped eating meat and has been so much easier than I thought it would be. Not certain I will but can see myself going vegan, because a lot of my meals already are. If anyone has been thinking of cutting meat from their diet give it a shot, it’s easier than you think 🌱