Freelance journalist (mostly for the Guardian Long Read) and author of Karachi Vice. I am also on Substack @samirashackle.https://bsky.app/profile/samirashackle.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/samirashackle.bsky.social/post/3mlvd47htkk2tVery good and informative thread. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 May 2026 12:22 +0000at://did:plc:j2ohrew2axr7wpgrsqfoev4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvd47htkk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/samirashackle.bsky.social/post/3mlqetdtmc22oI am getting so many obviously AI-generated emails telling me my book has been selected for a book club, or that "your podcast The Audio Long Read is fire!" Can't actually be bothered to see what the scam element is but I assume there is one.13 May 2026 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:j2ohrew2axr7wpgrsqfoev4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqetdtmc22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/samirashackle.bsky.social/post/3mlnrsvhjzc2oThis is a pretty damning resignation letter. Seems to sum up the problem of inertia at the heart of government very well. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2026 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:j2ohrew2axr7wpgrsqfoev4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnrsvhjzc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/samirashackle.bsky.social/post/3mkrwxgccp22oThis is a good statement by Sadiq about the horrific attack in Golders Green. It’s so disheartening to see politicians like Farage already using it to stir up division. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 May 2026 10:41 +0000at://did:plc:j2ohrew2axr7wpgrsqfoev4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrwxgccp22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/samirashackle.bsky.social/post/3mkrwgxy6hc2oInformative thread. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 May 2026 10:32 +0000at://did:plc:j2ohrew2axr7wpgrsqfoev4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrwgxy6hc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/samirashackle.bsky.social/post/3mkp7gz243k27This story is absolutely insane. Somehow each paragraph is madder than the last. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yxley0pp5o30 Apr 2026 08:35 +0000at://did:plc:j2ohrew2axr7wpgrsqfoev4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkp7gz243k27https://bsky.app/profile/samirashackle.bsky.social/post/3mkahi4zuhk2fSuch an interesting (and depressing!) post. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Apr 2026 11:49 +0000at://did:plc:j2ohrew2axr7wpgrsqfoev4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkahi4zuhk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/samirashackle.bsky.social/post/3mk3ixp5huc2zExcellent piece about trophy hunting as conservation by my friend Cal Flyn. It's an extract from her excellent book which is out next month! https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/21/hunters-who-believe-shooting-big-game-can-save-africa-wildlife22 Apr 2026 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:j2ohrew2axr7wpgrsqfoev4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3ixp5huc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/samirashackle.bsky.social/post/3mk3ivt7bzk2zState of the media industry: emailing editors who asked me to let them know when I was back from maternity leave, to find that many have been made redundant.22 Apr 2026 12:31 +0000at://did:plc:j2ohrew2axr7wpgrsqfoev4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3ivt7bzk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/samirashackle.bsky.social/post/3mj7wo7xplc2wIn 2014, Tareena Shakil ran away to Syria with her toddler. Realising she had made a terrible mistake, she escaped within a few months. After time in prison and a long process of rehabilitation, she is now reinventing herself as a TikTok agony aunt https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/11/from-isis-recruit-to-influencer-tareena-shakil11 Apr 2026 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:j2ohrew2axr7wpgrsqfoev4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj7wo7xplc2w