Patricia Bray
@patriciabray.bsky.social
Writer, cyclist, curler.
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A genuine threat to people's safety, which needs effective regulation fast. News media obsessing over who uses which bathroom should prioritise this sort of thing instead.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Women filmed in secret for TikTok content - then harassed online
So-called manfluencers wearing smart glasses approach women and then post videos to TikTok.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 24, 2026 at 8:32 AM
A genuine threat to people's safety, which needs effective regulation fast. News media obsessing over who uses which bathroom should prioritise this sort of thing instead.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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They really are dropping any pretense that ICE is about immigration.
Once you're saying ICE has absolute power over not only undocumented people but anyone they engage, you're openly admitting these are meant to be shock troops for the mad king
Once you're saying ICE has absolute power over not only undocumented people but anyone they engage, you're openly admitting these are meant to be shock troops for the mad king
When an ICE agent confronts you is "when your due process ends," says the member of Congress from the largest border district.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 23, 2026 at 5:10 PM
They really are dropping any pretense that ICE is about immigration.
Once you're saying ICE has absolute power over not only undocumented people but anyone they engage, you're openly admitting these are meant to be shock troops for the mad king
Once you're saying ICE has absolute power over not only undocumented people but anyone they engage, you're openly admitting these are meant to be shock troops for the mad king
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Ossoff: "POTUS called for this man [Mark Kelly] to be hanged. A combat veteran, naval aviator, astronaut, senator. He demanded his execution bc he stated a principle enshrined in uniform code of military justice. If we become numb to that we lose sight of how extraordinary our obligations are."
January 22, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Ossoff: "POTUS called for this man [Mark Kelly] to be hanged. A combat veteran, naval aviator, astronaut, senator. He demanded his execution bc he stated a principle enshrined in uniform code of military justice. If we become numb to that we lose sight of how extraordinary our obligations are."
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ok it is easy to dunk on this,
but, we must remember, it is also v v important to do so
but, we must remember, it is also v v important to do so
January 23, 2026 at 6:59 AM
ok it is easy to dunk on this,
but, we must remember, it is also v v important to do so
but, we must remember, it is also v v important to do so
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And it's important to mention when its NOT generating those things, even when its being used to "play around" its being powered by data centres spewing pollution often into low income neighbourhoods. There is no "playing around" with AI, its harmful. Full stop. www.bbc.com/news/article...
'I can't drink the water' - life next to a US data centre
Residents in rural Georgia say the data centre next door has disrupted their water supply.
www.bbc.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:50 PM
And it's important to mention when its NOT generating those things, even when its being used to "play around" its being powered by data centres spewing pollution often into low income neighbourhoods. There is no "playing around" with AI, its harmful. Full stop. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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#ICE is invading Maine and #NH right now. We must help the residents being unfairly targeted. Speak out. Call your representatives. Demand #ICEout . If you’re an aid group for immigrants in NH or ME, leave a link in the Comments. #nhpolitics (Photo from our Jan. 20 protest in #LebanonNH)
January 22, 2026 at 7:41 PM
#ICE is invading Maine and #NH right now. We must help the residents being unfairly targeted. Speak out. Call your representatives. Demand #ICEout . If you’re an aid group for immigrants in NH or ME, leave a link in the Comments. #nhpolitics (Photo from our Jan. 20 protest in #LebanonNH)
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"And that's how, after several hours, five people and a citywide network of volunteers got a 12-year-old girl her first menstrual pad."
America.
America.
Some immigrants in Minneapolis have said they're scared to go out because of ICE agents across the city. When one 12-year-old needed to run an errand, it triggered a network of underground volunteers. n.pr/4pT6Ia8
How an errand for a 12-year-old immigrant in Minneapolis became an underground operation
Some immigrants in Minneapolis have said they're scared to go out because of ICE agents across the city. When one 12-year-old needed to run an errand, it triggered a network of underground volunteers.
n.pr
January 22, 2026 at 7:09 PM
"And that's how, after several hours, five people and a citywide network of volunteers got a 12-year-old girl her first menstrual pad."
America.
America.
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Congratulations to Juliet E McKenna and E M Faulds who have made the Long Lists in this year's British Science Fiction Association Awards: www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-...
January 22, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Congratulations to Juliet E McKenna and E M Faulds who have made the Long Lists in this year's British Science Fiction Association Awards: www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-...
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One court decision, two different headlines.
Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
January 22, 2026 at 3:30 AM
One court decision, two different headlines.
Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
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A few months ago I was curious to know how much Anna's Archive was charging AI developers for access to their massive library of pirated works for training - so I emailed them saying I was interested in buying access.
Here is their reply.
🧵 1/n
Here is their reply.
🧵 1/n
January 22, 2026 at 10:34 AM
A few months ago I was curious to know how much Anna's Archive was charging AI developers for access to their massive library of pirated works for training - so I emailed them saying I was interested in buying access.
Here is their reply.
🧵 1/n
Here is their reply.
🧵 1/n
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So the House is going to vote TOMORROW on the DHS funding bill that includes funding for ICE.
There's a real chance we can get Dems to vote NO on any bill with ICE funding to sink it.
Once it goes to the Senate we likely lose this chance.
24 hours. Go.
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/no-f...
There's a real chance we can get Dems to vote NO on any bill with ICE funding to sink it.
Once it goes to the Senate we likely lose this chance.
24 hours. Go.
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/no-f...
No Funding for ICE Surveillance Tech!
www.fightforthefuture.org
January 21, 2026 at 11:35 PM
So the House is going to vote TOMORROW on the DHS funding bill that includes funding for ICE.
There's a real chance we can get Dems to vote NO on any bill with ICE funding to sink it.
Once it goes to the Senate we likely lose this chance.
24 hours. Go.
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/no-f...
There's a real chance we can get Dems to vote NO on any bill with ICE funding to sink it.
Once it goes to the Senate we likely lose this chance.
24 hours. Go.
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/no-f...
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Sixteen years ago, the Supreme Court decided that corporations are people under the First Amendment.
Today, sold-out politicians block progress on all fronts to appease their corporate donors.
Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.
Today, sold-out politicians block progress on all fronts to appease their corporate donors.
Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.
January 21, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Sixteen years ago, the Supreme Court decided that corporations are people under the First Amendment.
Today, sold-out politicians block progress on all fronts to appease their corporate donors.
Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.
Today, sold-out politicians block progress on all fronts to appease their corporate donors.
Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.
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Among the Education Department’s new appointees is Lindsey Burke, the lead author of Project 2025’s education section.
She envisions dramatic enrollment declines for public schools: “We’re going to have a lot of empty school buildings.”
(Published Oct. 2025)
She envisions dramatic enrollment declines for public schools: “We’re going to have a lot of empty school buildings.”
(Published Oct. 2025)
These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.
Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...
www.propublica.org
January 21, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Among the Education Department’s new appointees is Lindsey Burke, the lead author of Project 2025’s education section.
She envisions dramatic enrollment declines for public schools: “We’re going to have a lot of empty school buildings.”
(Published Oct. 2025)
She envisions dramatic enrollment declines for public schools: “We’re going to have a lot of empty school buildings.”
(Published Oct. 2025)
Still one of my favorite projects.
Discover were-creatures OTHER than #werewolves in WERE-, an #urbanfantasy anth from ZNB ed by @patriciabray.bsky.social & @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social!
Kindle: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
Trade: www.amazon.com/gp/product/1...
#readingcommunity #booksky #fantasy #sff #mystery #humor #horror
Kindle: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
Trade: www.amazon.com/gp/product/1...
#readingcommunity #booksky #fantasy #sff #mystery #humor #horror
January 20, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Still one of my favorite projects.
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We're in the fight of our lifetime to defend our rights and our democracy.
As we mark one year of resisting President Trump's second term, join us Wednesday, January 21 at 4:00pm ET for a virtual town hall where we'll discuss what's next in the fight ahead.
RSVP at action.aclu.org/signup/aclu-...
As we mark one year of resisting President Trump's second term, join us Wednesday, January 21 at 4:00pm ET for a virtual town hall where we'll discuss what's next in the fight ahead.
RSVP at action.aclu.org/signup/aclu-...
January 20, 2026 at 6:39 PM
We're in the fight of our lifetime to defend our rights and our democracy.
As we mark one year of resisting President Trump's second term, join us Wednesday, January 21 at 4:00pm ET for a virtual town hall where we'll discuss what's next in the fight ahead.
RSVP at action.aclu.org/signup/aclu-...
As we mark one year of resisting President Trump's second term, join us Wednesday, January 21 at 4:00pm ET for a virtual town hall where we'll discuss what's next in the fight ahead.
RSVP at action.aclu.org/signup/aclu-...
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Maybe Greenland could invade us instead?
January 20, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Maybe Greenland could invade us instead?
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From today, the Crime Writers Association will no longer be posting on X.
The safety and wellbeing of our members is always our priority, and following ongoing concerns around user safety, privacy, and recent AI-related issues, we’ve decided to step back from active use of this platform.
The safety and wellbeing of our members is always our priority, and following ongoing concerns around user safety, privacy, and recent AI-related issues, we’ve decided to step back from active use of this platform.
January 20, 2026 at 1:52 PM
From today, the Crime Writers Association will no longer be posting on X.
The safety and wellbeing of our members is always our priority, and following ongoing concerns around user safety, privacy, and recent AI-related issues, we’ve decided to step back from active use of this platform.
The safety and wellbeing of our members is always our priority, and following ongoing concerns around user safety, privacy, and recent AI-related issues, we’ve decided to step back from active use of this platform.
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Gosh, if only there were a constitutional mechanism for removing a president who is mentally ill and unfit to hold office.
January 19, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Gosh, if only there were a constitutional mechanism for removing a president who is mentally ill and unfit to hold office.
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Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
thezebra.org
January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
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Two events happening in the Upper Valley tomorrow. We are stronger together❤️
January 19, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Two events happening in the Upper Valley tomorrow. We are stronger together❤️
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I can’t accept the premise that this is the world I am passing on to the next generation. I refuse to leave this mess for them to clean up.
I will do what is necessary to ensure they have a safe and free future.
The haters go no further. It has to stop here.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/it-has-to-...
I will do what is necessary to ensure they have a safe and free future.
The haters go no further. It has to stop here.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/it-has-to-...
It Has to Stop Here
I spent my life waiting for the future, and now it is here.
charlieangus.substack.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:53 PM
I can’t accept the premise that this is the world I am passing on to the next generation. I refuse to leave this mess for them to clean up.
I will do what is necessary to ensure they have a safe and free future.
The haters go no further. It has to stop here.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/it-has-to-...
I will do what is necessary to ensure they have a safe and free future.
The haters go no further. It has to stop here.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/it-has-to-...
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It's a shame more white men over 35 aren't yelling at them then. Get to work.
ICE seems to get completely flummoxed when they’re being yelled at by white men over 35. They kind of put their heads down and shuffle their feet. It’s like their kryptonite.
January 17, 2026 at 6:08 PM
It's a shame more white men over 35 aren't yelling at them then. Get to work.
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The UK games industry is bigger than the fishing and steel industries.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘A gaming success story’: how Warhammer became one of Britain’s biggest companies
Worth £6bn and with revenues recently rising by 10.9%, the niche interest game has become a global business
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 11:00 AM
The UK games industry is bigger than the fishing and steel industries.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
wish I was in Seattle. this is amazing
If you are in Seattle, please go patronize this store because this is amazing content/promo 😂 (laughing to keep from crying, and I do kind of low-key want that orange spider plant I have never seen that before)
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
January 17, 2026 at 8:53 PM
wish I was in Seattle. this is amazing
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We are shocked, shocked (no we aren’t)
January 17, 2026 at 2:30 PM
We are shocked, shocked (no we aren’t)