Amberlin
@amberlin.bsky.social
I dislike bio’s, really.
I’m a late 40 year old female with a 24-year-old daughter. We have two dogs, two cats, one guinea pig.
I live in the UK. The England part. I enjoy commenting on U.K. and U.S politics.
Warning: Sarcastic sense of humour.
I’m a late 40 year old female with a 24-year-old daughter. We have two dogs, two cats, one guinea pig.
I live in the UK. The England part. I enjoy commenting on U.K. and U.S politics.
Warning: Sarcastic sense of humour.
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Someone said to me, "I'm sorry but I got your book from a library." Nobody should ever apologise for that. You read my book! That's brilliant! I grew up hanging out in libraries and the idea of a world without them fills me with dread. Without libraries, authors, like readers, will only suffer.
January 20, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Someone said to me, "I'm sorry but I got your book from a library." Nobody should ever apologise for that. You read my book! That's brilliant! I grew up hanging out in libraries and the idea of a world without them fills me with dread. Without libraries, authors, like readers, will only suffer.
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Being prepared to go to war with your closest allies because you were not awarded the Nobel Peace Prize does seem like the clearest possible vindication of the decision that you didn’t deserve it.
January 19, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Being prepared to go to war with your closest allies because you were not awarded the Nobel Peace Prize does seem like the clearest possible vindication of the decision that you didn’t deserve it.
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I sort of feel sorry for Martin, who talked a huge game about fantasy and other people’s world-building, but who has embarked on what is visibly a project too ambitious for anyone to actually ever finish.
George R.R. Martin has said that if he never completes Game of Thrones sequel Winds of Winter (or the book after that), there's no plan for anyone else to step in. Instead, his Song of Ice and Fire series simply "won't be finished."
Game of Thrones Writer George R.R. Martin Says There's No Plan if He Dies Before Completing Winds of Winter, and the Series Simply 'Won't Be Finished'
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January 19, 2026 at 12:23 AM
I sort of feel sorry for Martin, who talked a huge game about fantasy and other people’s world-building, but who has embarked on what is visibly a project too ambitious for anyone to actually ever finish.
Not being funny, but someone needs to keep an eye on Canada, Cuba, Iran, and any other countries that the orange turnip that pretends to be a president has threatened.
January 18, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Not being funny, but someone needs to keep an eye on Canada, Cuba, Iran, and any other countries that the orange turnip that pretends to be a president has threatened.
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HELLO
DO YOU WANT TO HANG OUT WHILE I MAKE THIS INCREDIBLY NORMAL FACE AT YOU?
DO YOU WANT TO HANG OUT WHILE I MAKE THIS INCREDIBLY NORMAL FACE AT YOU?
January 18, 2026 at 8:13 PM
HELLO
DO YOU WANT TO HANG OUT WHILE I MAKE THIS INCREDIBLY NORMAL FACE AT YOU?
DO YOU WANT TO HANG OUT WHILE I MAKE THIS INCREDIBLY NORMAL FACE AT YOU?
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Dear BBC, the word "not" seems to have been accidentally inserted into your headline...
January 18, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Dear BBC, the word "not" seems to have been accidentally inserted into your headline...
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We are “radical change” says the man who is wholesale importing the fetid dregs of the party that was in power for 14 of the last 15.5 years
January 17, 2026 at 1:48 PM
We are “radical change” says the man who is wholesale importing the fetid dregs of the party that was in power for 14 of the last 15.5 years
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Keir Starmer is facing a mounting rebellion from Labour MPs amid concerns the long-promised “Hillsborough Law” won’t go far enough to prevent future cover-ups
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Labour rebellion brews over Hillsborough Law
Talks between ministers, the families involved and supportive MPs have broken down
www.newstatesman.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Keir Starmer is facing a mounting rebellion from Labour MPs amid concerns the long-promised “Hillsborough Law” won’t go far enough to prevent future cover-ups
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
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have you tried not shooting poets in the face or lobbying tear gas into vans filled with toddlers
‘Everyone Hates Us’: ICE Agents Now Afraid After Killing Sparks National Outrage
‘Everyone Hates Us’: ICE Agents Now Afraid After Killing Sparks National Outrage
The fallout from the fatal ICE shooting of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis has ripped open a political and morale disaster for the Department of Homeland Security. Agents on the ground ar...
dailyboulder.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:51 PM
have you tried not shooting poets in the face or lobbying tear gas into vans filled with toddlers
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This is Dumpling. She got her very first sweater and promptly deactivated. 12/10 (TT: jmw495)
January 15, 2026 at 6:19 PM
This is Dumpling. She got her very first sweater and promptly deactivated. 12/10 (TT: jmw495)
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Katie Zacharia: "If we had Tim Walz not calling [ICE] the gestapo, that would de-escalate the situation."
@briantylercohen.bsky.social: "If you don't want to be called the gestapo, do not shoot unarmed moms of 3 in their cars."
@briantylercohen.bsky.social: "If you don't want to be called the gestapo, do not shoot unarmed moms of 3 in their cars."
January 15, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Katie Zacharia: "If we had Tim Walz not calling [ICE] the gestapo, that would de-escalate the situation."
@briantylercohen.bsky.social: "If you don't want to be called the gestapo, do not shoot unarmed moms of 3 in their cars."
@briantylercohen.bsky.social: "If you don't want to be called the gestapo, do not shoot unarmed moms of 3 in their cars."
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A blanket ban on puberty blockers, with a medical trial the only way to access them for young people, still isn’t enough for those who are ideologically opposed to the very existence of trans people and want the trial stopped.
Nothing ever will be.
Nothing ever will be.
January 14, 2026 at 5:39 PM
A blanket ban on puberty blockers, with a medical trial the only way to access them for young people, still isn’t enough for those who are ideologically opposed to the very existence of trans people and want the trial stopped.
Nothing ever will be.
Nothing ever will be.
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Yes, they got the Brexit they voted for.
They got the only Brexit available.
The failure is Brexit. Brexit is a failure.
They got the only Brexit available.
The failure is Brexit. Brexit is a failure.
I don’t think we’ve got the Brexit people voted for. Our traders face a daily nightmare getting goods across the border.
Here’s one example of just why. Toby Ovens of Broughton Transport told us about the 26 stamps he needs on loads of forms. To move one trailer across the Channel…
Here’s one example of just why. Toby Ovens of Broughton Transport told us about the 26 stamps he needs on loads of forms. To move one trailer across the Channel…
January 13, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Yes, they got the Brexit they voted for.
They got the only Brexit available.
The failure is Brexit. Brexit is a failure.
They got the only Brexit available.
The failure is Brexit. Brexit is a failure.
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What? The AI companies have misrepresented what they're doing and how it was done? That's unpossible!
GenAI companies keep claiming the books and copyrighted works their programed were "trained" on without permission didn't retain complete copies in their systems. This was a lie.
These companies may now face for even more liability for violating copyrights. 1/
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
These companies may now face for even more liability for violating copyrights. 1/
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
AI’s Memorization Crisis
Large language models don’t “learn”—they copy. And that could change everything for the tech industry.
www.theatlantic.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:02 PM
What? The AI companies have misrepresented what they're doing and how it was done? That's unpossible!
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wrote about The Other Place www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
January 12, 2026 at 4:28 PM
wrote about The Other Place www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Why we won't be using X anymore ⬇️
January 12, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Why we won't be using X anymore ⬇️
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Strong words, but meaningless waffle whilst he continues to use (and hence support) X. His presence there supports this harm and abuse.
BREAKING: Strong words from Keir Starmer to Parliamentary Labour Party on X and Grok: “If X cannot control Grok, we will - and we'll do it fast because if you profit from harm and abuse, you lose the right to self regulate”
January 12, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Strong words, but meaningless waffle whilst he continues to use (and hence support) X. His presence there supports this harm and abuse.
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“Weakening the Send legal framework would strip families of these protections, leaving many parents without recourse and risking undoing decades of hard-won progress toward inclusive and equitable education.”
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
New campaign urges Starmer not to diminish legal rights of Send children
Backed by actor Sally Phillips and MPs across parties, group raises concerns about overhaul of provision in England
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:43 AM
“Weakening the Send legal framework would strip families of these protections, leaving many parents without recourse and risking undoing decades of hard-won progress toward inclusive and equitable education.”
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Nigel Farage has been out today defending a platform that creates child sex abuse images and harasses women. Remember this the next time he says his anti immigrant rhetoric is motivated by concern for women and children.
January 11, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Nigel Farage has been out today defending a platform that creates child sex abuse images and harasses women. Remember this the next time he says his anti immigrant rhetoric is motivated by concern for women and children.
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Meanwhile, over on Mastodon: mastodon.social/@mhoye/11586...
January 10, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Meanwhile, over on Mastodon: mastodon.social/@mhoye/11586...
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So I was going for a rest and turned on a lamp and was greeted by…. Belle being a big floof ball.
January 10, 2026 at 7:32 PM
So I was going for a rest and turned on a lamp and was greeted by…. Belle being a big floof ball.
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Here is a video of a frozen creek that had begun to thaw, and the water was flowing beneath the thin ice on top. I took this because it was soothing and wonderfully bloopy and I wanted to listen to it for hours. You are all welcome to enjoy it, too. Let your brain settle here and rest for a moment.
January 10, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Here is a video of a frozen creek that had begun to thaw, and the water was flowing beneath the thin ice on top. I took this because it was soothing and wonderfully bloopy and I wanted to listen to it for hours. You are all welcome to enjoy it, too. Let your brain settle here and rest for a moment.
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Everyone has gone insane
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
www.independent.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Everyone has gone insane