Trust me, I'm an engineer! @Slugfarmer When I look at the people burning a Citizens' Advice Bureau, a library, mosques, attacking people of colour, doing Hitler salutes, burning cars, pulling down walls or grabbing gravestones to hurl at police, they look to me like people 'refusing to integrate'.

What advertisers do in the next few days could make a critical difference. Big brands know that their money gives them influence. They can use that influence to press social media companies to stop dangerous lies being promoted on their platforms /4 nytimes.com/2024/08/02/bus…

👋 We need your help. If you have any pictures or videos of the far right riots, or you have concrete details of anyone involved please email us at: [email protected] Thanks to everyone who has already sent in things, we have been blown away by the support! 🙌

People who are out counter protesting tonight, please join activist groups in your local areas and follow their guidance. Stay in groups. Be safe, be strategic, focus on the vulnerable groups that need our protection. Now's not the time for anarchy and chaos. Love & solidarity x

People of Bristol, please stay safe around Old Market today.

Anti fascist protest, Old Market, #Bristol #Refugeeswelcome

The crowd tonight is shoulder to shoulder near Sofa Project. Far-right Telegram chats have coordinated a gathering from 8pm outside a lawyers firm on West Street who specialise in immigration. They are going to find it very difficult getting anywhere close.

V personal thread with a public punch line A few days ago my sister was at the curfew tower in Cushendall.  She met a man from Liverpool.  They got talking and he realised he knew our Mum.  More importantly that HIS mum knew our mum …..

.Barrington Stoke has scooped 'The Deadsoul Project', the first instalment in "The Night House Files" series, a "thrilling" teen science fiction from Dan Smith 👇 thebookseller.com/rights/barring…

Things I *really* cannot wait for: - Murderbot TV series - Hollow Knight: Silksong - me to finish the next draft of my book (Only really want the third one done so I can go back to obsessing over the other two…)

I’ve noticed that a lot of the companies that email me are getting more and more careless with what they send out, often following it up with some sort of ‘Oops!’ message - sometimes more than one. I find it pretty annoying to be honest. However this has to be the funniest yet

I can’t wait to read this. Such a massively interesting topic and I just know Vanessa Kisuule has written a masterpiece here.

Went on a school tour as a parent today, and spotted that they had one of my books in the library. I did not jump up and down and go “THAT’S MY BOOK!” But I did have a cheeky little smile to myself 😀

Love it when I get sent pics of my books in shops, but recently friends have sent me some photos of my books in libraries too, and it’s so awesome! Here’s a couple from different libraries, one showing all the times it’s been stamped 🥰

From oppositional Turkish citizens, with solidarity: Stop saying "this can't happen in our country", expand grassroots coalitions, stay stubborn, find inspiration in the resilience of those who've experienced this before, keep up the fight for those who can't keep up the fight.