Mark Cantrell, @man0words.bsky.social

A journalist by trade (@Journo_Mark), novelist by inclination, I'm the author of the novels CITIZEN ZERO (2017) and SILAS MORLOCK (2013). He/Him.

[Mark Cantrell, @man0words.bsky.social @Man0Words]

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[Paul Lewis @paullewismoney]

Truly terrifying new state power to control what people say https://t.co/BTVhJ1TsCT not least here on X.

[Matt Kennard @kennardmatt]

Zionist stormtroopers shot 355 bullets at this little girl

Before they killed her, she spoke to emergency responders

"I'm not speaking because my mouth is bleeding," she told them. "I don't want to get my shirt dirty, so I don't trouble my mom"

Zionism must be eliminated

[Daniel Stride @strda221]

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[David Barnett @davidmbarnett]

For today's @ObserverUK I interviewed Duncan Jones about bringing @2000AD's ROGUE TROOPER to the big screen -- and what dad David Bowie might have thought.

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[Mark Cantrell, @man0words.bsky.social @Man0Words]

Seems like a good day to plug my novel, Citizen Zero. Can't think why...

https://t.co/w3yNMcP7Vv

#books #scifi #novels

[Mark Cantrell, @man0words.bsky.social @Man0Words]

A wildlife charity's poll to discover the nation's favourite butterfly isn't just a bit of summer fluff, it's about raising awareness of a very real conservation issue.

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#nature #wildlife #conservation

[Richard Seymour @leninology]

'If the cause is deprivation and state failure, why are we not witnessing violent riots against austerity, stagnant wages, rising bills, and failed governments? ... Why is ethnic purification the answer to social malaise?'

I wrote this on the pogroms:

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[Mark Cantrell, @man0words.bsky.social @Man0Words]

Saddened to hear about the death of fellow Bradfordian, David Hockney. Of course, he was a great artist and I'm just a scribbler of little repute, but dare I suggest that in his art he declared there's more to Northern cities than just crumbling old mills. R.I.P

[Mark Cantrell, @man0words.bsky.social @Man0Words]

Needs a lot of tweaking, but I think I've finally found a free theme for my Wordpress blog I can actually work with.

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#writerslife #authorlife #blogging

[Mark Cantrell, @man0words.bsky.social @Man0Words]

From a graveyard to a Leeds city centre park, international artist's mural invites reflection on the changing nature of space...

https://t.co/EsLUsbiLZ3

#public #art #Yorkshire

[nazir afzal @nazirafzal]

Murder of Henry Nowak is NOT our “George Floyd”

A jury found Floyd was killed by a white police officer, actions celebrated by some on the Right
Nowak was killed by a Sikh civilian, condemned by everyone & deserves to rot in jail

Sarah Everard was our “Floyd”
Never forget her

[Mark Cantrell, @man0words.bsky.social @Man0Words]

Buy Citizen Zero direct from the publisher and cut out the middle man. That way you'll be supporting small press, independent publishing.

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#books #scifi #novels

[Mark Cantrell, @man0words.bsky.social @Man0Words]

AI made flesh, but what becomes of the human?

Citizen Zero, a sci-fi thriller with a dystopian contemporary edge, from Inspired Quill.

https://t.co/sUqOnyqHtb

#scifi #dystopian #fiction #novels #books

[Mark Cantrell, @man0words.bsky.social @Man0Words]

Just finished the latest chapter of my novel. Now I need to figure out what happens from here...

#amwriting

[Mark Cantrell, @man0words.bsky.social @Man0Words]

Digital arts and culture activities offer a critical gateway for older people who might otherwise be excluded from the online world.

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#technology #culture #digital

[Mark Cantrell, @man0words.bsky.social @Man0Words]

It's been a long day, up in Leeds for a big property industry event, totally knackered -- but, hey, I made a friend 🤣

[Mark Cantrell, @man0words.bsky.social @Man0Words]

Bradford council recently sold the Wool Exchange (£770,000 it went for at auction), which prompted me to dig this old piece out of my archives...

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#books #heritage #bookshops #architecture

[Mark Cantrell, @man0words.bsky.social @Man0Words]

This could be straight out of the backstory of my novel, Citizen Zero...

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#AI #surveillance #technology #socialjustice #dystopia

[Mark Cantrell, @man0words.bsky.social @Man0Words]

We're required to let AI speak for us, write for us, think for us, until brain implants are perfected that will turn us into meat puppets animated and controlled directly by AI algorithms. Ghosts haunting a flesh shell, trapped in a Tech Lord's silicon dream...

#scifi #dystopia

[Mark Cantrell, @man0words.bsky.social @Man0Words]

A mysterious coin unwittingly used to pay a bus fare in Leeds was minted by an ancient civilisation more than 2,000 years ago; now its journey has finally ended (for now)...

https://t.co/xSEHZ7daHz

#heritage #history #culture