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Congratulations to Pip Adam for winning the Ursula Le Guin Prize 2026 with "Audition"! Audition by Pip Adam A spaceship called Audition is hurtling through the cosmos. Squashed immobile into its largest room are three giants: Alba, Stanley and Drew. If they talk, the spaceship keeps moving; if they are silent, they resume growing. Talk they must, and as they do, Alba, Stanley and Drew recover their shared memory of what has been done to their former selves – experiences of imprisonment, violence and misrecognition, of disempowerment and underprivilege. Pip Adam’s uncategorisable new novel, part science fiction, part social realism, asks what happens when systems of power decide someone takes up too much room – about how we imagine new forms of justice, and how we transcend the bodies and selves we are given.

The European Parliament said it could not explain to European citizens why funding for farmers, security and research should be cut while global tech giants benefited from access to the Single Market without contributing to the EU budget. It proposed a digital levy aimed at large global tech companies. #EU #DigitalTax #TechGiants #EU

The author wrote that OneEuropeOneMarket was becoming a top EU priority, calling it the only condition for a stronger Union and the only way to reduce dependencies. They said expanding the Single Market would boost investment, bring jobs and savings back to Europe, and help the EU compete with the United States and China. The post tagged the Delors Institute and IESPEGA. #UE #MarchéUnique #Investissements #EU #US #CN

Mythology of the British Isles by Geoffrey Ashe Beginning with the giant Albion, after whom the country was once named, Geoffrey Ashe explores the myths whose roots lie in the different British regions. Taking in fairy-folk, druids and King Lear, and the tales of Merlin and King Arthur that continue to hold sway in the nationâ€s imagination, he uncovers their sources and underlying ideas as well as their handling in tradition and literature. An unforgettable and illuminating exploration of the legends of the British Isles. From the misty centuries of British and Irish prehistory to the height of the dark age, comes tales of giants and fairy-folk, druids and saints. From King Lear and King Arthur, to Fingal, Beowulf, Gwendolen and Guinevere these are the legendary characters who shaped the nation. But who were they? In Mythology of the British Isles, Geoffrey Ashe explores these compelling and ancient stories, seeing how they have taken on fresh significance as historical and archaeological research has uncovered the truth behind each legend.

God knows I can’t stand football. This ridiculous and degenerate excuse for a sport is a hideous symbol of the pervasive human idiocy I have witnessed throughout my life. It wouldn’t be so bad if I hadn’t also followed the professional career of my friend Cristiano Ronaldo—whom commentators yesterday described as “past it” and “a grumpy old man.” If you ask me, football fans ought to undergo psychiatric evaluations. The treatment Cristiano Ronaldo has received throughout his professional career has been utterly unacceptable, and I have therefore decided to punish football in Portugal. It is sad that the Portuguese people will now witness the slow decline of football in their country, but that is simply how it is: when giants clash, it is the little people who get trampled. Cristiano Ronaldo will be the last great thing Portugal produces in football.

Tech industry has, from its inception, extracted value from the place where it exists while also actively poisoning it. Today’s tech giants have contaminated and colonized Silicon Valley, organized like a series of company's feudal clusters, private cities https://t.co/1iGI0INWIW #TechIndustry #SiliconValley #EnvironmentalImpact #US

Special critique reserved for online giants: "Tech platforms aspire to sovereignty. They seek to set the terms of access. They want to dictate regulatory rules—or even bypass them. They want to control our data, spread disinformation, and steal our children’s childhood.” #TechGiants #DataPrivacy #Regulation #Therearenospecificcountrymentionsinthetweet.Thus #theresultis:

O briefing agora para os militantes do MBL tentar reviver meu cancelamento de 2020 por causa de piada de humor negro KKKKKKKKKKKKKKK Sabe quem me cancelava naquela época? Sleeping Giants, Felipe Neto, Castanhari... quando eu falo que é MBL = ESQUERDA, não é atoa. E fica mais irônico, pq tempos atrás estavam ao lado do Léo Lins dizendo lutar pela "liberdade de expressão". Kim Kataguiri já foi acusado de NAZISMO Mamaefalei e Renan Santos já foram acusados de ESTUPRO E assim como esses casos, o meu também foi arquivado por falta de provas.... mas o meu não vale né? Mas faz parte, tô mexendo com partido SUJO, não espero nada de diferente. #Cancelamento #LiberdadeDeExpressão #Humor

Technology must work for people, not people for technology. This is why @Europarl_EN proposes a digital levy on tech giants, as a new own resource for the #EUbudget. The choice is clear: either tech giants pay for access to our Single Market, or EU cuts funding for security, #DigitalLevy #TechGiants #EUBudget #EU

One Europe One Market Plan at the core of #SOTEU in Strasbourg. It is a strategic and wise choice. In the world of giants 🇨🇳🇮🇳🇺🇸, EU 🇪🇺 has to scale up and integrate. Otherwise the single European countries can only be colonies. @DelorsInstitute @iespega @IEuniversity #OneEurope #SOTEU #EIntegration #CN #IN #US #EU

Funny how pacing AI down became consensus overnight but saying it 6 months ago would've gotten you called a luddite and AI doomer. I'm used to it because my work warns about tech overtaking humans, but now that even the tech giants agree I understand I might've underestimated it. https://t.co/eR3vxvy5mp #AIEthics #TechDebate #Luddite #Nospecificcountriesarementionedinthetweet.