Mike Brooks
@mikebrooks668.bsky.social
That Audible-bestselling, British Fantasy Awards-losing SFF author with Very Tall Hair. Guitarist, singer, occasional DJ. (d)eaf, queer. He/him.
All queries to @losbennett.bsky.social at Liverpool Literary Agency
All queries to @losbennett.bsky.social at Liverpool Literary Agency
Please enjoy this incredibly low quality meme I just made on my phone, prompted by rewatching ‘Goldfinger’ last night.
November 10, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Please enjoy this incredibly low quality meme I just made on my phone, prompted by rewatching ‘Goldfinger’ last night.
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Lots of hard, shitty lessons being learned from this presidency. And one of the many I hope you're learning is, white supremacy is incompatible with reality, and cannot exist without historical revisionism.
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Lots of hard, shitty lessons being learned from this presidency. And one of the many I hope you're learning is, white supremacy is incompatible with reality, and cannot exist without historical revisionism.
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lol she got his ass and he knows it
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
lol she got his ass and he knows it
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I love how The Labour Party, of all things, cannot conceptually imagine the idea of, say, the government giving councils money to build council housing.
Surely there are some better arguments on the pro landlordism side of the debate than implying that if a landlord doesn't own the house, the house ceases to exist??
November 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I love how The Labour Party, of all things, cannot conceptually imagine the idea of, say, the government giving councils money to build council housing.
I’m aware I say this as someone who has spent a large amount of money over 30+ years on tiny models, but I have absolutely never seen the appeal of Funko Pops and maybe the world in general is just starting to sync with that.
Like at least I get to build, paint, and then play games with mine.
Like at least I get to build, paint, and then play games with mine.
Funko admits “substantial doubt” it can continue as a going concern amid crashing sales and mounting debt.
The Pop! maker warns of potential loan defaults without fresh funding or a buyout, after a 14% sales drop and $250M in obligations.
#Funko #PopVinyl #GoingConcern
The Pop! maker warns of potential loan defaults without fresh funding or a buyout, after a 14% sales drop and $250M in obligations.
#Funko #PopVinyl #GoingConcern
November 9, 2025 at 10:12 AM
I’m aware I say this as someone who has spent a large amount of money over 30+ years on tiny models, but I have absolutely never seen the appeal of Funko Pops and maybe the world in general is just starting to sync with that.
Like at least I get to build, paint, and then play games with mine.
Like at least I get to build, paint, and then play games with mine.
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evangelism be like
November 8, 2025 at 10:43 PM
evangelism be like
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This is interesting drama to follow lol
TLDR, the people who made the AI coke commercial are denying it and generating fake concept art, actual concept artists are ripping it all apart as fake because the guy has no idea how any of this works
TLDR, the people who made the AI coke commercial are denying it and generating fake concept art, actual concept artists are ripping it all apart as fake because the guy has no idea how any of this works
The disconnected Apple Pencil? The expression sheet with all the same expression? The art with the footsteps in the snow in front of the characters running? The file with one (1) background layer? Erasing the “hand drawn” background by hand on said one (1) layer file? Where do I starttttttt
November 8, 2025 at 8:57 PM
This is interesting drama to follow lol
TLDR, the people who made the AI coke commercial are denying it and generating fake concept art, actual concept artists are ripping it all apart as fake because the guy has no idea how any of this works
TLDR, the people who made the AI coke commercial are denying it and generating fake concept art, actual concept artists are ripping it all apart as fake because the guy has no idea how any of this works
Today's FM26 nonsense: Sam Szmodics got injured in the build up to my goal, so I subbed him before Blackburn kicked off again. However, rather than being taken off, Sam is now in his tracksuit and sitting on an invisible bench in the middle of the pitch while Conor Chaplin has come on in his place.
November 8, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Today's FM26 nonsense: Sam Szmodics got injured in the build up to my goal, so I subbed him before Blackburn kicked off again. However, rather than being taken off, Sam is now in his tracksuit and sitting on an invisible bench in the middle of the pitch while Conor Chaplin has come on in his place.
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waaaaah i was too slow on getting Dead Silence and it sold out in like 0.00005 seconds. I just wanted the Space Wolves waaaaaaah. Anyone just getting it for the Tau who wants to go splitsies?
November 8, 2025 at 10:25 AM
waaaaah i was too slow on getting Dead Silence and it sold out in like 0.00005 seconds. I just wanted the Space Wolves waaaaaaah. Anyone just getting it for the Tau who wants to go splitsies?
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I made a “how do you do, fellow kids?” joke to someone in their mid 20s who, it turns out, was too young to have heard of that meme.
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
November 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I made a “how do you do, fellow kids?” joke to someone in their mid 20s who, it turns out, was too young to have heard of that meme.
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
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congrats to everyone for thinking this through before signing very big contracts to put it on every student’s device at the school or university you run
OVER A MILLION USERS
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
November 7, 2025 at 11:24 PM
congrats to everyone for thinking this through before signing very big contracts to put it on every student’s device at the school or university you run
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The world would be immensely better if more religions and their believers had even a tenth of the dedication the Sikhs do to doing good for people with no gatekeeping or expectations of anything other than "you are a fellow human in need and we can help you"
Folks, if you are hungry, please contact your local Sikh gurdwara. Or just show up for langar, which most gurdwaras do several times a week, for a free meal. Lots also do weekly or monthly drives giving out groceries.
No conversion necessary. Feeding anyone who is hungry is a key part of Sikhism.
No conversion necessary. Feeding anyone who is hungry is a key part of Sikhism.
A lady on TikTok has been calling churches pretending to be a mother with a baby who needs formula and several churches turned her away. But wouldn’t you know that when she called a Mosque (Islamic Center of Charlotte) they immediately said yes.
[Source: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMpoxsaW/ ]
[Source: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMpoxsaW/ ]
November 8, 2025 at 4:42 AM
The world would be immensely better if more religions and their believers had even a tenth of the dedication the Sikhs do to doing good for people with no gatekeeping or expectations of anything other than "you are a fellow human in need and we can help you"
I R Writer
"It looks absolutely gorgeous and is absolute nonsense." - Defined it in one sentence. 👍
November 7, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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The full, not beta, release of Football Manager 26 and they can't even get changed kits right. This, in case you can't tell, is Portsmouth vs Ipswich at Fratton Park.
November 7, 2025 at 9:44 PM
The full, not beta, release of Football Manager 26 and they can't even get changed kits right. This, in case you can't tell, is Portsmouth vs Ipswich at Fratton Park.
Decided to watch In The Lost Lands. So far it looks absolutely gorgeous and is absolute nonsense.
November 7, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Decided to watch In The Lost Lands. So far it looks absolutely gorgeous and is absolute nonsense.
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Might want to adjust some moderation settings, fyi
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Might want to adjust some moderation settings, fyi
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succubus - female demon that seduces men
incubus - male demon that seduces women
vengabus - non-binary demon that likes to party
incubus - male demon that seduces women
vengabus - non-binary demon that likes to party
November 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
succubus - female demon that seduces men
incubus - male demon that seduces women
vengabus - non-binary demon that likes to party
incubus - male demon that seduces women
vengabus - non-binary demon that likes to party
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AT LAST I CAN SHOW YOU! Here is the US cover for MORTEDANT'S PERIL! And ain't it a cracker?
November 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
AT LAST I CAN SHOW YOU! Here is the US cover for MORTEDANT'S PERIL! And ain't it a cracker?
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as much as I love them one thing I always disliked about the Redwall books was the designation of certain species as constitutionally evil. I think rats and weasels should be friends with mice and shrews
October 13, 2025 at 12:22 AM
as much as I love them one thing I always disliked about the Redwall books was the designation of certain species as constitutionally evil. I think rats and weasels should be friends with mice and shrews
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oh yeah, finished "The Black Coast" by @mikebrooks668.bsky.social . It was a certified banger with an interesting take on cultural taboos and culture shock.
November 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
oh yeah, finished "The Black Coast" by @mikebrooks668.bsky.social . It was a certified banger with an interesting take on cultural taboos and culture shock.