Jontishing
@jontishing.bsky.social
18+ only. No minors. Enjoy live theatre & concert performance. Also varied fiction genres including YA fantasy. Very concerned for the genocide that continues to take place in Gaza and the West Bank.
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The PM must tell Trump in no uncertain terms: if he goes ahead with these outrageous tariffs and continues to bully Greenland, there’ll be no state visit to the US in April.
The UK must not be a doormat for an extortionist, or reward Trump’s behaviour with the pageantry he craves.
The UK must not be a doormat for an extortionist, or reward Trump’s behaviour with the pageantry he craves.
January 18, 2026 at 12:45 PM
The PM must tell Trump in no uncertain terms: if he goes ahead with these outrageous tariffs and continues to bully Greenland, there’ll be no state visit to the US in April.
The UK must not be a doormat for an extortionist, or reward Trump’s behaviour with the pageantry he craves.
The UK must not be a doormat for an extortionist, or reward Trump’s behaviour with the pageantry he craves.
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#BBCLauraK: "In what way is shooting an unarmed civilian in the streets in Minneapolis standing up for moral values?
Speaker of the House of Representatives: "If you've see the tape.. that unarmed civilian weaponised a motor vehicle"
Yes the world has seen the footage. We all know you're lying.
Speaker of the House of Representatives: "If you've see the tape.. that unarmed civilian weaponised a motor vehicle"
Yes the world has seen the footage. We all know you're lying.
January 18, 2026 at 10:32 AM
#BBCLauraK: "In what way is shooting an unarmed civilian in the streets in Minneapolis standing up for moral values?
Speaker of the House of Representatives: "If you've see the tape.. that unarmed civilian weaponised a motor vehicle"
Yes the world has seen the footage. We all know you're lying.
Speaker of the House of Representatives: "If you've see the tape.. that unarmed civilian weaponised a motor vehicle"
Yes the world has seen the footage. We all know you're lying.
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It’s a real shame that Nigel Farage is too unwell to do interviews the morning after Donald Trump threatens us with sanctions.
Here he is with “the bravest man he ever met”. He campaigned to make Trump President, and has spent the last year enjoying all the chaos he has caused.
Here he is with “the bravest man he ever met”. He campaigned to make Trump President, and has spent the last year enjoying all the chaos he has caused.
January 18, 2026 at 10:51 AM
It’s a real shame that Nigel Farage is too unwell to do interviews the morning after Donald Trump threatens us with sanctions.
Here he is with “the bravest man he ever met”. He campaigned to make Trump President, and has spent the last year enjoying all the chaos he has caused.
Here he is with “the bravest man he ever met”. He campaigned to make Trump President, and has spent the last year enjoying all the chaos he has caused.
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Israeli occupation forces abducted journalist Farouq Omar Elayat, 44.
January 18, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Israeli occupation forces abducted journalist Farouq Omar Elayat, 44.
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Trump's Greenland tariffs prompt calls for unprecedented EU counter-measures reut.rs/4pGY6mV
Trump's Greenland tariffs prompt calls for unprecedented EU counter-measures
The European Union faced calls on Sunday to implement a never-before-used range of economic counter-measures known as the "Anti-Coercion Instrument" as part of the bloc's response to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats against European allies over Greenland.
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January 18, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Trump's Greenland tariffs prompt calls for unprecedented EU counter-measures reut.rs/4pGY6mV
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Gaza.
January 17, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Gaza.
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A child was injured by gunfire from Israeli occupation forces in central Khan Younis, southern Gaza.
January 17, 2026 at 2:38 PM
A child was injured by gunfire from Israeli occupation forces in central Khan Younis, southern Gaza.
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Israeli occupation forces abducted a Palestinian youth and stole his vehicle this afternoon during a raid on the town of Silwad, east of Ramallah.
January 17, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Israeli occupation forces abducted a Palestinian youth and stole his vehicle this afternoon during a raid on the town of Silwad, east of Ramallah.
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Starmer’s US policy lies in tatters. Trump is now punishing the UK and NATO allies just for doing the right thing.
Time for the PM to stand firm against the bully in the White House, and work with European and Commonwealth allies to make him back down from this reckless plan.
Time for the PM to stand firm against the bully in the White House, and work with European and Commonwealth allies to make him back down from this reckless plan.
January 17, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Starmer’s US policy lies in tatters. Trump is now punishing the UK and NATO allies just for doing the right thing.
Time for the PM to stand firm against the bully in the White House, and work with European and Commonwealth allies to make him back down from this reckless plan.
Time for the PM to stand firm against the bully in the White House, and work with European and Commonwealth allies to make him back down from this reckless plan.
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Images reveal widespread destruction throughout northern Gaza.
January 17, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Images reveal widespread destruction throughout northern Gaza.
I've watched a lot of beautiful film both at the cinema and at home in the past 12 months. These two rank alongside the best.
January 17, 2026 at 12:26 PM
I've watched a lot of beautiful film both at the cinema and at home in the past 12 months. These two rank alongside the best.
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Interesting how I keep politely saying "a publishing disaster" rather than "my ex-publishers stole more than £20,000 of earnings from me".
Resharing some threads below. Apologies if it's boring for those who've seen them. When people enjoy the captions and pics I've posted in these and share them, more people read my books and it helps me repair things in the aftermath of a publishing disaster.
1. Sheep.
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1. Sheep.
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THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent sheep I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
January 17, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Interesting how I keep politely saying "a publishing disaster" rather than "my ex-publishers stole more than £20,000 of earnings from me".
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Mark Carney is explaining the new world in a way that is beyond any other leader I've heard speak. Hard to think of more than a handful of politicians with this level of awareness across Europe as a whole.
Mark Carney basically explaining that the US under Trump is destabilising the world and that a new world order for trade is being created
Don't Americans understand how much damage Trump is doing to the international world order, and that it'll take years to repair and rebuild relations of trust?
Don't Americans understand how much damage Trump is doing to the international world order, and that it'll take years to repair and rebuild relations of trust?
January 16, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Mark Carney is explaining the new world in a way that is beyond any other leader I've heard speak. Hard to think of more than a handful of politicians with this level of awareness across Europe as a whole.
Peter Hujar's Day - a stunning start to my cinema journey 2026.
January 15, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Peter Hujar's Day - a stunning start to my cinema journey 2026.
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"Marty Supreme is less focused on the sport of ping pong than it is on the sport of mischief and self-delusion – making Marty’s numerous flaws as compelling as his incessant drive"
Josh Safdie's new film (starring Timothée Chalamet) is in cinemas now:
dmovies.org/2025/12/27/m...
Josh Safdie's new film (starring Timothée Chalamet) is in cinemas now:
dmovies.org/2025/12/27/m...
Marty Supreme - DMovies
An autocratic Timothée Chalamet is both funny and seductive as a ping pong aficionado, in Josh Safdie's first solo directorial effort since 2008 - in cinemas on Friday, December 26th
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January 11, 2026 at 11:56 AM
"Marty Supreme is less focused on the sport of ping pong than it is on the sport of mischief and self-delusion – making Marty’s numerous flaws as compelling as his incessant drive"
Josh Safdie's new film (starring Timothée Chalamet) is in cinemas now:
dmovies.org/2025/12/27/m...
Josh Safdie's new film (starring Timothée Chalamet) is in cinemas now:
dmovies.org/2025/12/27/m...
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Ancient Holloway track near Middlemoor, Whitchurch Down yesterday, #Dartmoor, #Devon. #photography #holloway #nature
January 8, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Ancient Holloway track near Middlemoor, Whitchurch Down yesterday, #Dartmoor, #Devon. #photography #holloway #nature
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"Freedom of assembly is not a gift governments grant their citizens; it is a right that protects citizens from their governments. Look to Hungary. Britain should not have to learn that lesson the hard way."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Slowly but surely, a state can repress its people. Why is the UK channelling Viktor Orbán’s Hungary? | Lydia Gall
I know enough about the erosion of civil rights to fear what I now see in the UK. Britons should understand how this ends, says Lydia Gall of Human Rights Watch
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:04 PM
"Freedom of assembly is not a gift governments grant their citizens; it is a right that protects citizens from their governments. Look to Hungary. Britain should not have to learn that lesson the hard way."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Good was a mother of three and had dropped off her six-year-old son at school when she encountered a group of ICE agents, according to her ex-husband.
Who Was Renee Nicole Good—The Woman Shot By ICE Agent In Minneapolis
Good was a mother of three and had dropped off her six-year-old son at school when she encountered a group of ICE agents, according to her ex-husband.
www.forbes.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Good was a mother of three and had dropped off her six-year-old son at school when she encountered a group of ICE agents, according to her ex-husband.
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Jamie’s having the crappiest day—and that’s before the winged horse shows up in his backyard. And did I mention the Amazon in the kitchen?
Find out how bad it gets in The Unwanted. It’s kinda like Percy Jackson, but make it gay.
No, *really* gay.
#1LineWed #queerYA books2read.com/theunwanted
Find out how bad it gets in The Unwanted. It’s kinda like Percy Jackson, but make it gay.
No, *really* gay.
#1LineWed #queerYA books2read.com/theunwanted
January 7, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Jamie’s having the crappiest day—and that’s before the winged horse shows up in his backyard. And did I mention the Amazon in the kitchen?
Find out how bad it gets in The Unwanted. It’s kinda like Percy Jackson, but make it gay.
No, *really* gay.
#1LineWed #queerYA books2read.com/theunwanted
Find out how bad it gets in The Unwanted. It’s kinda like Percy Jackson, but make it gay.
No, *really* gay.
#1LineWed #queerYA books2read.com/theunwanted
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Obligatory photo of light snow on Tavistock’s old railway line cycle path, snow and ice doesn’t go well with chronic illness, wobbly legs and wheelchairs, but managed to get out briefly, West #Devon. #Wheelchairs #disability #photography
January 4, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Obligatory photo of light snow on Tavistock’s old railway line cycle path, snow and ice doesn’t go well with chronic illness, wobbly legs and wheelchairs, but managed to get out briefly, West #Devon. #Wheelchairs #disability #photography
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And he's pissed he didn't get a Nobel like President Obama!
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January 4, 2026 at 3:08 PM
And he's pissed he didn't get a Nobel like President Obama!
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A quiet war rages over this book. On one side is the fact that the literary establishment act like it doesn't exist, it has zero influential media pals and its Amazon sales rank makes it look like a shipwreck. On the other are the readers who tell me stuff like this about it every day.
I just finished reading this. It is the first time, I think, that I have ever read anything that is both whimsical and devastating. I love it, and I cried a lot at the end.
@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social
@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social
January 4, 2026 at 8:59 AM
A quiet war rages over this book. On one side is the fact that the literary establishment act like it doesn't exist, it has zero influential media pals and its Amazon sales rank makes it look like a shipwreck. On the other are the readers who tell me stuff like this about it every day.
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