Pitchaya Sudbanthad
@pitchaya.bsky.social
Author of the novel BANGKOK WAKES TO RAIN, selected as a best book of the year by the NYT, WaPo, and Kirkus.
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“Why is literacy important?”
Socioeconomic Politics Nerd: *rambles on about civic engagement, material enrichment, individual well-being, etc*
Joyce Carol Oates: If you are literate, you can drive a billionaire into a mental breakdown!
Socioeconomic Politics Nerd: *rambles on about civic engagement, material enrichment, individual well-being, etc*
Joyce Carol Oates: If you are literate, you can drive a billionaire into a mental breakdown!
November 11, 2025 at 4:39 AM
“Why is literacy important?”
Socioeconomic Politics Nerd: *rambles on about civic engagement, material enrichment, individual well-being, etc*
Joyce Carol Oates: If you are literate, you can drive a billionaire into a mental breakdown!
Socioeconomic Politics Nerd: *rambles on about civic engagement, material enrichment, individual well-being, etc*
Joyce Carol Oates: If you are literate, you can drive a billionaire into a mental breakdown!
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Musk immediately confirms Joyce Carol Oates' assessment.
November 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Musk immediately confirms Joyce Carol Oates' assessment.
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An artist painting among the ruins in the aftermath of the San Francisco earthquake in 1906
November 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
An artist painting among the ruins in the aftermath of the San Francisco earthquake in 1906
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did you know that most independent booksellers do not get healthcare through their jobs and navigate insurance markets on their own? do you know most independent booksellers don't make a lot of money?
anyway for no particular reason here's a reminder to donate to BINC: bincfoundation.org
anyway for no particular reason here's a reminder to donate to BINC: bincfoundation.org
Home - Binc Foundation
The Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation and Macmillan Publishers are proud to announce that applications are open for the Macmillan Booksellers
bincfoundation.org
November 10, 2025 at 11:49 AM
did you know that most independent booksellers do not get healthcare through their jobs and navigate insurance markets on their own? do you know most independent booksellers don't make a lot of money?
anyway for no particular reason here's a reminder to donate to BINC: bincfoundation.org
anyway for no particular reason here's a reminder to donate to BINC: bincfoundation.org
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Politicians like Cuomo are a relic of the past. (Did I want to title this one “Don’t Let The Door Hit You On The Way Out”? Yes, I did.) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/o...
Opinion | It’s Not Just Cuomo Who Lost. It’s Cuomoism.
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Politicians like Cuomo are a relic of the past. (Did I want to title this one “Don’t Let The Door Hit You On The Way Out”? Yes, I did.) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/o...
"As of November 5th, it estimated that U.S.A.I.D.’s dismantling has already caused the deaths of six hundred thousand people, two-thirds of them children."
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:09 AM
"As of November 5th, it estimated that U.S.A.I.D.’s dismantling has already caused the deaths of six hundred thousand people, two-thirds of them children."
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This person took this when they called the race
November 5, 2025 at 6:07 AM
This person took this when they called the race
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Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
SAY. THAT. SHIT!
SAY. THAT. SHIT!
November 5, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
SAY. THAT. SHIT!
SAY. THAT. SHIT!
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Trick-or-treat at Brooklyn's oldest operating bookstore, Community Bookstore on 7th Ave.
November 1, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Trick-or-treat at Brooklyn's oldest operating bookstore, Community Bookstore on 7th Ave.
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New awareness campaign
November 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
New awareness campaign
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The US funds the bulk of biomedical research globally by far. It's not like other countries can simply take up the slack. The more likely: people leave research, new people don't become researchers. There is no happy ending. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Top researchers consider leaving U.S. amid funding cuts: 'The science world is ending'
A poll from the journal Nature found that 75% of researchers in the U.S. are considering leaving the country. That includes a man who’s been dubbed the "Mozart of Math." Stephanie Sy examines what’s b...
www.pbs.org
November 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The US funds the bulk of biomedical research globally by far. It's not like other countries can simply take up the slack. The more likely: people leave research, new people don't become researchers. There is no happy ending. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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When you see Mamdani looking all normal doing normal person things—petting bodega cats, riding public transport—you realize just how bizarre and estranged our average candidate for public office is. Rich martians in flesh suits
November 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
When you see Mamdani looking all normal doing normal person things—petting bodega cats, riding public transport—you realize just how bizarre and estranged our average candidate for public office is. Rich martians in flesh suits
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What a genius thing to say to a city that speaks 800 languages. (Literally.)
Andrew Cuomo's closing message to New York voters: "Diversity can be a weakness"
November 2, 2025 at 4:45 AM
What a genius thing to say to a city that speaks 800 languages. (Literally.)
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Billie Eilish raised $11.5M for work tackling food insecurity and the climate crisis, just from her tour.
She challenged Zuckerberg, sitting in the audience, to act. He didn't clap.
She challenged Zuckerberg, sitting in the audience, to act. He didn't clap.
"If you are a billionaire, why are you a billionaire? No hate, but give your money away, shorties"
consequence.net/2025/10/bill...
consequence.net/2025/10/bill...
Billie Eilish Calls Out Billionaires After Announcing Her Own $11.5 Million Charitable Donation
The pop star put her money where her mouth is while calling on billionaires to do the same during the WSJ. Innovator Awards on Wednesday night.
consequence.net
October 30, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Billie Eilish raised $11.5M for work tackling food insecurity and the climate crisis, just from her tour.
She challenged Zuckerberg, sitting in the audience, to act. He didn't clap.
She challenged Zuckerberg, sitting in the audience, to act. He didn't clap.
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kind of annoys me when people use the aesthetics of graffiti to show they're edgy and cool while also calling for more punitive laws, which punish the graffiti artists who give that aesthetic its cultural meaning
October 30, 2025 at 9:28 PM
kind of annoys me when people use the aesthetics of graffiti to show they're edgy and cool while also calling for more punitive laws, which punish the graffiti artists who give that aesthetic its cultural meaning
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Hare and hedgehog costumes, from the 1862 fairytale-themed ball of the Jung-München Artist’s Association. More in our latest post: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/maskenfest/
October 30, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Hare and hedgehog costumes, from the 1862 fairytale-themed ball of the Jung-München Artist’s Association. More in our latest post: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/maskenfest/
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Today, a coalition of seven charitable foundations announced the launch of the Literary Arts Fund, a historic philanthropic investment of at least $50 million to strengthen the nonprofit literary arts field in the U.S.
October 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Today, a coalition of seven charitable foundations announced the launch of the Literary Arts Fund, a historic philanthropic investment of at least $50 million to strengthen the nonprofit literary arts field in the U.S.
One ruination after another
White House approves increased oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s national wildlife refuge
National Petroleum Reserve lease sales and permitting for road through Izembek wildlife refuge were also approved
www.theguardian.com
October 26, 2025 at 12:21 PM
One ruination after another
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this headline hums with ancient autumnal dread
October 23, 2025 at 12:41 PM
this headline hums with ancient autumnal dread
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The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
October 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
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ICE tries it with NYC. Canal Street wasn’t having it.
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October 22, 2025 at 5:02 AM
ICE tries it with NYC. Canal Street wasn’t having it.
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Our annual gala allows WWB keep publishing writing from all over the globe, bringing global lit to students, and much more. In a hard moment for arts funding, this event is more essential than ever. Grab a ticket to the 10/29 gala and help make WWB’s work possible: wwborders.live/2025Gala
October 22, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Our annual gala allows WWB keep publishing writing from all over the globe, bringing global lit to students, and much more. In a hard moment for arts funding, this event is more essential than ever. Grab a ticket to the 10/29 gala and help make WWB’s work possible: wwborders.live/2025Gala
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A US tech bro corp in the US has decided the night sky should go away. They've made that decision for everyone on Earth.
Naturally they've named the first searing orbital array (many times brighter than the moon) after Eärendil, the light bearer, from Tolkien's work
www.space.com/space-explor...
Naturally they've named the first searing orbital array (many times brighter than the moon) after Eärendil, the light bearer, from Tolkien's work
www.space.com/space-explor...
Company's plan to launch 4,000 space mirrors alarms scientists
Reflect Orbital says their light-on-demand idea has generated significant interest from commercial and government customers.
www.space.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:10 AM
A US tech bro corp in the US has decided the night sky should go away. They've made that decision for everyone on Earth.
Naturally they've named the first searing orbital array (many times brighter than the moon) after Eärendil, the light bearer, from Tolkien's work
www.space.com/space-explor...
Naturally they've named the first searing orbital array (many times brighter than the moon) after Eärendil, the light bearer, from Tolkien's work
www.space.com/space-explor...