- Wed, 12:07: RT @MSmithsonPB: This is from former Daily Mail pol editor https://t.co/LPhHZmuLky
- Wed, 14:01: Looking for bolts… (@ Alppi-Rauta in Helsinki) https://t.co/0jlfUZKiS1
- Wed, 14:13: The man with some bolts. (@ Ruuvi-S�ve Oy in Helsinki) https://t.co/QCcrn7L2gI
- Wed, 17:46: A good day’s work. Thanks to @KathrynDuval for the picture (and much else). https://t.co/XCkJUHTP4L
- Wed, 23:19: RT @worldcon75: We have had to close membership sales. Please see full announcement: https://t.co/ypRr9FPKix
- Thu, 09:11: Wow. Tove Jansson illustrated The Hobbit at the request of – Astrid Lindgren! @stskontu #WorldCon75
- Thu, 09:13: RT @Nukapai: Morning! #worldcon #worldcon75 #moomin #finland #tolkien #hobbit @ Worldcon 75 https://t.co/e5o2KqXZe6
- Thu, 09:13: RT @Larmand69: First #worldcon75 presentation of the day: Tove Janson’s illustrations for the Hobbit #tolkien… https://t.co/B9HAgBeBtp
- Thu, 09:26: Tove Jansson drew Gollum as very big (in 1962) because Tolkien added description as “a small slimy creature” only in 1966 edition of Hobbit!
- Thu, 09:29: Tove Jansson’s 1962 Gollum and Bilbo (pre-1966 editions of Hobbit not clear that Gollum should be *small*)… https://t.co/bPy5YIl5Ma
- Thu, 10:23: Got my first ever resolution passed at #WSFSBM! https://t.co/EmHFyfHws5
- Thu, 10:25: RT @worldcon75: #WSFSBM D.6, D.7 & D.8 referred to Hugo Awards Study Committee. https://t.co/1MIuFPkbkb https://t.co/bIAc7xtRD8
- Thu, 10:45: How America Went Haywire https://t.co/d1bZ6FkKhk Very good analysis!
It’s not a conscious satire; I think the last option is closest to the truth, though Priest very often brings a depressed inward-looking sort of sullenness to his settings and the IRGB certainly has that. The authorities are oppressive but not especially efficient, and anyway the country (like humanity as a whole) appears to be under attack from Mysterious Forces.