The week in Gaza, August 17 through 23, 2025
As the UK government continues to stifle dissent, the influence of Israeli arms corporations on UK government policy becomes glaringly obvious. London, 9 August 2025: Miles Pickering, an engineer from…
Another week in Gaza — August 10th through 17th, 2025
On August 10th, an Israeli strike on Gaza’s last functioning hospital killed Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif along with four others. Israel claimed al-Sharif was a member of Hamas, a…
A week in Gaza
From 3 to 10 August 2025, the conflict in Gaza saw rising civilian deaths, severe shortages of food and fuel, and a shift in Israel’s military strategy. Large protests in…
Breaking: Indications discovered at the EU
EU discovers ‘indications’ that Israel is in breach of human rights obligations The revelation that the EU has ‘indications’ of something not quite right in the way the state of…
She has really grown into her face — new short fiction in Psi-Fi
There is a new short story in Psi-Fi. She has really grown into her face by Benjamin Duncan. Hugo and Lydia always assumed their teenage daughter, Laura, would go through…
Humanity’s all shagged out (and I feel fine)
Let’s be clear: the slow death of humanity through mass infertility is a good thing. This nightmare vision of SF and dystopian literature is, to the well-organised mind, a dream…
If you are innocent, you have everything to fear
I spy with my little eye something beginning with you! I was sitting in the bath the other night when I was startled to see a periscope rise out of…
From Reagan to Trump 2.0: Billionaires astride the smoking remains of reality is a boringly predictable outcome
It’s 2025, and the United States — or what’s left of it — has entered its latest, gaudiest phase. President Trump (47, if you’re keeping score) sits in the Oval…
We need to talk about Adrian Chiles. But do we really have to?
We need to talk about that Adrian Chiles. Do we have to? I don’t want to. I don’t want to either, so let’s make it quick. Thing is, Adrian has…
Orange is the new fascist black
Apparently, some people are boycotting Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads this week for reasons of Suckerberg zucking up to the Big Orange One. Some people are just leaving those platforms…