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The Lonely Crowd @thelonelycrowd.bsky.social · 3h

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

‘Cruelest forms of torture’: freed Palestinians describe horrors of Israeli jail

Men who were held in Nafha prison say they were brutally beaten, bound at the hands and feet, verbally abused, allowed to contract fungal and skin diseases, and assaulted with loud music for up to two...

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A mother still hoping through all the noise @anghamanwar1.bsky.social · 4h

This is my home after it was destroyed… it needs repairs, but I can’t afford the cost.
All I wish for is to bring my family back so we can live in peace and dignity.For anyone who would like to help, the link is here 💙👇(chuffed.org/project/148450)

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Richard Smyth @rsmythfreelance.bsky.social · 1d

Today I am mostly thinking about the popular inter-war literary genre 'animal stories written by fascists'. Join me.

Title page of a collection of animal stories by Henry Williamson: TARKA THE OTTER, SALAR THE SALMON, THE EPIC OF BROCK THE BADGER, CHAKCHEK THE PEREGRINE.

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Congressman Don Beyer @beyer.house.gov · 13h

Trump has no legal authority, "standing" or otherwise, to order the killing of people in international waters for unsubstantiated accusations of non-capital crimes.

Calling them "narcoterrorists" does not make it right or legal to order their deaths without any due process.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Trump announces another strike "just off the Coast of Venezuela" that killed 6 people

Under my Standing Authorities as Commander-in-Chief, this morning, the Secretary of War, ordered a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization (DTO) conducting narcotrafficking in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility — just off the Coast of Venezuela. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was trafficking narcotics, was associated with illicit narcoterrorist networks, and was transiting along a known DTO route. The strike was conducted in International Waters, and six male narcoterrorists aboard the vessel were killed in the strike. No U.S. Forces were harmed. Thank you for your attention to this matter!!!!!!

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Aubrey Hirsch @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social · 21h

Did you know that if you buy my book on Amazon, Jeff Bezos makes 5 times as much as I do on each copy sold? Sharing some behind-the-scenes book math on why buying directly from presses is best for EVERYONE (except Bezos) in my newsletter today! aubreyhirsch.substack.com/p/book-math

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Vicky Grut @vickygrut.bsky.social · 3d

The last one about smallpox, a bit harsh, don't you think?

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Myriam Frey @dustynewrose.bsky.social · 10d

My first collection of short stories is out this month (17 October) on @nightjarpress.bsky.social ! Very excited. And nervous. But mostly excited.

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 6d

Independent TD Barry Heneghan and author Naoise Dolan @naoisedolan.bsky.social are among the detainees.

www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

Independent TD and author among Irish citizens on board flotilla ships intercepted by Israel

Independent TD Barry Heneghan and author Naoise Dolan are among the detainees

www.irishexaminer.com

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 6d

Independent TD Barry Heneghan and author Naoise Dolan among Irish detained by Israel from Gaza flotilla www.independent.ie/world-news/m...

Independent TD Barry Heneghan and author Naoise Dolan among Irish detained by Israel from Gaza flotilla

Five Irish citizens are believed to be detained by Israeli forces after a group of flotilla vessels attempting to deliver aid to Gaza was intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters on Wedne...

www.independent.ie

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 8d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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City Lit Writing Dpt @citylitwriting.bsky.social · 9d

Congratulations to @citylit.bsky.social alumna and Malorie Blackman Scholar Piyumi Kapugeekiyana, who has won the 2025 4thWrite prize with her story "The Original Is Not Here"!

Learn more and read Piyumi's prize-winning story here: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

‘Provocative’ story about British Museum statue wins 4thWrite prize

Piyumi Kapugeekiyana’s tale explores repatriation and cultural ownership through a replica of the goddess Tārā

www.theguardian.com

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LRB Bookshop @londonreviewbookshop.co.uk · 8d

Julia Blackburn will be in the Bookshop on Wednesday 22 October to talk to Sarah Clegg about REMEDIES, her new pamphlet about the images, amulets and incantations that have been used to cure illnesses from ancient times to the present day.

Tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/julia-blac...

Julia Blackburn & Sarah Clegg: Remedies

Julia Blackburn discusses her pamphlet Remedies, the latest from Hazel Press, with Sarah Clegg

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Maryyaam @meme74.bsky.social · 9d

My children and I are in desperate need of your donations

We couldn't take winter clothes when we left the north.🥹

They have no clothes for the winter, and the cold here is very harsh

I appeal to ur kind hearts,We need $200 to buy some heavy clothes
gofund.me/f575df23

@mommunism.bsky.social

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Claudine: A Literary Magazine @claudineliterary.bsky.social · 9d

Check out our review of Cold Toast by Kathryn Aldridge-Morris! ❄️🍞🐈‍⬛

@kazbarwrites.bsky.social

www.claudineliterary.net/coldtoast

Cold Toast by Kathryn Aldridge-Morris | A Review

www.claudineliterary.net

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Barbara Cooney @barbaracooney.bsky.social · 9d

Yesterday, the Labour Government made clear that its mission is to further suppress the rights of protest and assembly in this country. It chose to weaponise a tragedy to sow division and crush dissent.

www.jewishvoiceforlabour.org.uk/article/jewi...

Jewish Bloc Statement on Manchester killings and its aftermath

The Jewish Bloc has issued this statement expressing their sorrow at the killings and their condolences for the families of…

www.jewishvoiceforlabour.org.uk

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PEN International @peninternational.bsky.social · 9d

We stand with Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann in expressing deep concern for Irish poet Sarah Clancy and others detained from the Global Sumud Flotilla.

We call for their release and safe return home.

irishpen.com/2025/10/02/g...

Global Sumud Flotilla Statement - Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann

2 October August 2025 Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann is gravely concerned about the abduction of poet Sarah Clancy, one of several Irish citizens taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla. The flotilla was ...

irishpen.com

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Vicky Grut @vickygrut.bsky.social · 8d

Let's hope it does continue. It's such a great platform for the short story form.

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Vicky Grut @vickygrut.bsky.social · 9d

Pleasure. You're sharing a treasure trove of information, I know how much work goes into this. Very generous of you.

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404 Ink @404ink.bsky.social · Jul 11

In case you miss it amongst the news, we're delighted that @saraband-books.bsky.social will be continuing the Inklings series and they open for submissions in August! The process is very similar to our own but check out the guidelines and get your pitches ready.

saraband.net/2025/07/11/i...

Inklings submissions open from 1st to 31st August - Saraband

Inklings submissions open from 1st to 31st August

saraband.net

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Vicky Grut @vickygrut.bsky.social · 9d

How sad if we've lost the Edge Hill Prize. It's been important to so many people, including me. We were talking about it at the Leicester Writes event last month with Abi Hynes and Malachi McIntosh, both shortlisted last year.

Jan Carson @jancarsonwrites.bsky.social · Jul 24

First time in Private Eye. I just wish it was for something a bit more positive.

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Banshee Press @bansheepress.bsky.social · 14d

Banshee Press is open for book submissions from 1-15 October! 📚

Guidelines are at the link below. We look forward to reading your work!

bansheepress.org/read/banshee...

Banshee Press is open for book submissions from 1-15 October — Banshee Press

Banshee Press is open for book-length submissions of fiction, poetry and memoir from 1-15 October 2025 . All submitted manuscripts will be considered for our 2027 and 2028 lists (and perhaps…

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Brick Lane Bookshop @bricklanebookshop.bsky.social · 9d

🚀 Book Launch: The Imagined Life
Oct 9 | Brick Lane Bookshop | £6

Celebrate the release of The Imagined Life with award-winning author @andrewporter01.bsky.social, joined by Curtis Garner, author of Isaac. Expect a powerful evening of readings, conversation, Q&A, and signing.

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Leon Literary Review @leonliteraryreview.bsky.social · Sep 10

Intrepid writers of poetry - send us your daring, dreamy, provocative, beautifully unexpected verse! Our reading period is open to Poetry (only Poetry this time) through October 15th.
leonliteraryreview.com/submit-2/

Submit – LEON Literary Review

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Anne O'Leary @anneoleary.bsky.social · 9d

New blog post: an up-to-date list of Irish literary journals anneolearyblog.wordpress.com/2025/10/05/i...

Irish literary journals 2025/2026

By far the most-read post on this blog has been a very simple one – a list of Irish literary magazines. The original post I compiled in 2022, and an updated version in 2023, have clocked up o…

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Vicky Grut @vickygrut.bsky.social · 9d

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