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"This could be a pretty neat sci-fi book if it weren't trying to shoehorn our leads into romance," series part 20047
May 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
"This could be a pretty neat sci-fi book if it weren't trying to shoehorn our leads into romance," series part 20047
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It's Independent Bookstore Day!
I'm an indie writer with my own store, and I've discounted all ebooks to $1.00 for today only.
theagahfstore.bigcartel.com
#IndependentBookstoreDay #BookSky #bookshop #bookstore #books
I'm an indie writer with my own store, and I've discounted all ebooks to $1.00 for today only.
theagahfstore.bigcartel.com
#IndependentBookstoreDay #BookSky #bookshop #bookstore #books
April 26, 2025 at 1:25 PM
It's Independent Bookstore Day!
I'm an indie writer with my own store, and I've discounted all ebooks to $1.00 for today only.
theagahfstore.bigcartel.com
#IndependentBookstoreDay #BookSky #bookshop #bookstore #books
I'm an indie writer with my own store, and I've discounted all ebooks to $1.00 for today only.
theagahfstore.bigcartel.com
#IndependentBookstoreDay #BookSky #bookshop #bookstore #books
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The problem with every post-Millennial generation is they got to go straight to high speed internet. Of course you'll get computer madness that way. Make them start with those old screeching modems and work their way up
November 10, 2024 at 12:14 AM
The problem with every post-Millennial generation is they got to go straight to high speed internet. Of course you'll get computer madness that way. Make them start with those old screeching modems and work their way up
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Good reporting here. Student paper gets what the bigs have missed. White House is actually threatening to defund all of bostons major hospitals www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Trump Admin’s $9 Billion Review of Harvard’s Grants Could Hit Boston’s Hospitals Hardest | News | The Harvard Crimson
The Trump administration’s sweeping federal review of nearly $9 billion in multi-year research funding tied to Harvard has sparked uncertainty across the University — but the brunt of the planned cuts...
www.thecrimson.com
April 15, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Good reporting here. Student paper gets what the bigs have missed. White House is actually threatening to defund all of bostons major hospitals www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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Who wants some good news?
The overwintering monarch population, which had plummeted last winter, has doubled this winter! www.worldwildlife.org/stories/east...
The overwintering monarch population, which had plummeted last winter, has doubled this winter! www.worldwildlife.org/stories/east...
Eastern Monarch Butterfly Population Nearly Doubles
The population wintering in central Mexico's forests occupied 4.42 acres, up from 2.22 acres during the previous winter.
www.worldwildlife.org
March 18, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Who wants some good news?
The overwintering monarch population, which had plummeted last winter, has doubled this winter! www.worldwildlife.org/stories/east...
The overwintering monarch population, which had plummeted last winter, has doubled this winter! www.worldwildlife.org/stories/east...
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Imagine the kind of husk you have to be to go out and do this for a living.
Marco Rubio in Canada: "The president has made his argument as to why he thinks Canada would be better off joining the United States."
March 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Imagine the kind of husk you have to be to go out and do this for a living.
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The final vote: 51-45, with 4 people absent.
CLOTURE FAILS, A CONGRESSIONAL SPORTS BAN WILL NOT HAPPEN.
Democrats hold firm, not a single dem voted for cloture.
MAJOR victory for everyone who called in today and this week in support of trans people.
CLOTURE FAILS, A CONGRESSIONAL SPORTS BAN WILL NOT HAPPEN.
Democrats hold firm, not a single dem voted for cloture.
MAJOR victory for everyone who called in today and this week in support of trans people.
March 4, 2025 at 12:04 AM
The final vote: 51-45, with 4 people absent.
CLOTURE FAILS, A CONGRESSIONAL SPORTS BAN WILL NOT HAPPEN.
Democrats hold firm, not a single dem voted for cloture.
MAJOR victory for everyone who called in today and this week in support of trans people.
CLOTURE FAILS, A CONGRESSIONAL SPORTS BAN WILL NOT HAPPEN.
Democrats hold firm, not a single dem voted for cloture.
MAJOR victory for everyone who called in today and this week in support of trans people.
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Sure would appreciate these systems in place as this new "mystery illness" gets rolling, though. Seems like a really good thing to add to the call your reps list.
A mystery illness in Congo has killed more than 50 people hours after they felt sick | CNN
An unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the past five weeks, health experts say.
www.cnn.com
February 27, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Sure would appreciate these systems in place as this new "mystery illness" gets rolling, though. Seems like a really good thing to add to the call your reps list.
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Reminder that ebola is one of those diseases which gets an enormous amount of press, but while serious, can be controlled. There's even a successful vaccine!
But by dismantling the systems which work to control ebola, the EXTRA-frisky doomsday diseases also get a pass.
But by dismantling the systems which work to control ebola, the EXTRA-frisky doomsday diseases also get a pass.
Breaking: Hours after Elon Musk reassured Cabinet that efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak in Uganda had only been “accidentally canceled very briefly,” the Trump administration terminated at least four of the five contracts for Ebola-related work in that country.
nyti.ms/4ikHi1Q
nyti.ms/4ikHi1Q
Contrary to Musk’s Claim, Ebola Containment Efforts Were Slowed Then Stopped, Former Officials Say (Gift Article)
The contracts financed Ebola screening at airports and protective equipment for health workers, and helped prevent transmission by survivors of the disease, according to a former U.S.A.I.D. official.
nyti.ms
February 27, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Reminder that ebola is one of those diseases which gets an enormous amount of press, but while serious, can be controlled. There's even a successful vaccine!
But by dismantling the systems which work to control ebola, the EXTRA-frisky doomsday diseases also get a pass.
But by dismantling the systems which work to control ebola, the EXTRA-frisky doomsday diseases also get a pass.
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Me: I *have* to put more positivity into the world. More art. More enthusiasm for what is good. Stop sliding towards violence as an inevitability. We live the lives we make.
Also me: Wonder how many nails I can stick in this bat.
Also me: Wonder how many nails I can stick in this bat.
February 27, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Me: I *have* to put more positivity into the world. More art. More enthusiasm for what is good. Stop sliding towards violence as an inevitability. We live the lives we make.
Also me: Wonder how many nails I can stick in this bat.
Also me: Wonder how many nails I can stick in this bat.
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Anyone born after the mid 1980s won't remember this, but people didn't used to get an SSN assigned at birth.
You had to apply for an SSN when you were ready to start collecting taxable income for the first time.
You had to apply for an SSN when you were ready to start collecting taxable income for the first time.
February 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Anyone born after the mid 1980s won't remember this, but people didn't used to get an SSN assigned at birth.
You had to apply for an SSN when you were ready to start collecting taxable income for the first time.
You had to apply for an SSN when you were ready to start collecting taxable income for the first time.
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Musk has no technical skills whatsoever, but he wants to appear smart. So he takes bits of information like this, told to him by junior engineers, and regurgitates it to appear smart.
Musk did this with the Twitter stack and Twitter's senior architects called him out publicly, then he fired them.
Musk did this with the Twitter stack and Twitter's senior architects called him out publicly, then he fired them.
One of Musk's defining qualities is that he is a conspiracy theorist when it comes to government. He will see some ambiguous information or be presented with an easily debunked tale and he immediately believes the worst.
February 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Musk has no technical skills whatsoever, but he wants to appear smart. So he takes bits of information like this, told to him by junior engineers, and regurgitates it to appear smart.
Musk did this with the Twitter stack and Twitter's senior architects called him out publicly, then he fired them.
Musk did this with the Twitter stack and Twitter's senior architects called him out publicly, then he fired them.
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it's very weird to live under authoritarianism as just a random person and have the mad king and his scheming vizier's every passing thought fully available to us because they are mass broadcasting all of them as posts because they are addicted to posts
February 16, 2025 at 6:46 AM
it's very weird to live under authoritarianism as just a random person and have the mad king and his scheming vizier's every passing thought fully available to us because they are mass broadcasting all of them as posts because they are addicted to posts
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what we’re seeing is that the courts are willing to rule against the government on certain things but there’s no one to actually enforce it.
February 9, 2025 at 5:03 AM
what we’re seeing is that the courts are willing to rule against the government on certain things but there’s no one to actually enforce it.
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Archived version of NYT article: C.D.C. Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Spread Between Cats and People #H5N1
archive.ph/HpDnj
archive.ph/HpDnj
archive.ph
February 7, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Archived version of NYT article: C.D.C. Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Spread Between Cats and People #H5N1
archive.ph/HpDnj
archive.ph/HpDnj
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CDC Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Spread Between Cats and People
The data, which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households. Scientists called on the agency to release the full report.
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The data, which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households. Scientists called on the agency to release the full report.
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February 7, 2025 at 12:38 AM
CDC Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Spread Between Cats and People
The data, which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households. Scientists called on the agency to release the full report.
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The data, which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households. Scientists called on the agency to release the full report.
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Trump’s ICE raids are made much less effective, and sometimes fail, when people know their rights.
Here are some links to know your rights trainings that are taking place this week.
Here are some links to know your rights trainings that are taking place this week.
Some Know Your Rights Workshops + Webinar happening THIS WEEK
🗓️ 1/29 | @nipnlg.bsky.social | Community Defender Training
RSVP: secure.nationalimmigrationproject.org/np/clients/n...
🗓️ 1/30 | @aclu.org | KYRs Webinar
RSVP: act.aclu.org/a/2025-kyr-t...
🗓️ 1/31 | Van Buren Branch Library (Newark, NJ)
🗓️ 1/29 | @nipnlg.bsky.social | Community Defender Training
RSVP: secure.nationalimmigrationproject.org/np/clients/n...
🗓️ 1/30 | @aclu.org | KYRs Webinar
RSVP: act.aclu.org/a/2025-kyr-t...
🗓️ 1/31 | Van Buren Branch Library (Newark, NJ)
January 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Trump’s ICE raids are made much less effective, and sometimes fail, when people know their rights.
Here are some links to know your rights trainings that are taking place this week.
Here are some links to know your rights trainings that are taking place this week.
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Trump’s executive order redefining birthright citizenship was immediately challenged by a coalition of Democratic state attorney generals.
January 29, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Trump’s executive order redefining birthright citizenship was immediately challenged by a coalition of Democratic state attorney generals.
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For example, Trump’s funding freeze was immediately challenged in court by a council of nonprofits; Democratic state attorney generals had also pledged to fight the order.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com
January 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
For example, Trump’s funding freeze was immediately challenged in court by a council of nonprofits; Democratic state attorney generals had also pledged to fight the order.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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If you are looking for people who are fighting back against the Trump administration—I’ve seen people say that there is a dearth of fighting back, and I agree that I’m unhappy with the amount there is—one of the places to look is who is filing the lawsuits to directly challenge his orders.
January 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
If you are looking for people who are fighting back against the Trump administration—I’ve seen people say that there is a dearth of fighting back, and I agree that I’m unhappy with the amount there is—one of the places to look is who is filing the lawsuits to directly challenge his orders.
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Throwaway character *singing, carrying flaming pitchfork bc why not*: Let's burn it all down!
Frank *singing, grabs character by ear*: You can't, kid, we LIVE in this town!
Frank *singing, extinguishes flaming pitchfork*: Dismantle and rebuild, not burn to the ground!
JAZZ HANDS
Frank *singing, grabs character by ear*: You can't, kid, we LIVE in this town!
Frank *singing, extinguishes flaming pitchfork*: Dismantle and rebuild, not burn to the ground!
JAZZ HANDS
January 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Throwaway character *singing, carrying flaming pitchfork bc why not*: Let's burn it all down!
Frank *singing, grabs character by ear*: You can't, kid, we LIVE in this town!
Frank *singing, extinguishes flaming pitchfork*: Dismantle and rebuild, not burn to the ground!
JAZZ HANDS
Frank *singing, grabs character by ear*: You can't, kid, we LIVE in this town!
Frank *singing, extinguishes flaming pitchfork*: Dismantle and rebuild, not burn to the ground!
JAZZ HANDS
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hey!
Fantasy Magazine is currently open to submissions from BIPOC writers (today through Jan 25th)
send us your fantastic stories!
full guidelines here (PLEASE read the full guidelines before submitting)
Fantasy Magazine is currently open to submissions from BIPOC writers (today through Jan 25th)
send us your fantastic stories!
full guidelines here (PLEASE read the full guidelines before submitting)
Fantasy Magazine Guidelines - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
updated January 22, 2025
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January 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
hey!
Fantasy Magazine is currently open to submissions from BIPOC writers (today through Jan 25th)
send us your fantastic stories!
full guidelines here (PLEASE read the full guidelines before submitting)
Fantasy Magazine is currently open to submissions from BIPOC writers (today through Jan 25th)
send us your fantastic stories!
full guidelines here (PLEASE read the full guidelines before submitting)
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Yeah, let's do this. we all need some giggles.
January 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Yeah, let's do this. we all need some giggles.
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The "he's not gonna listen to her" reactions are missing many points. Lots of other people are also hearing it. Lots of people can see him hearing it, then weigh what she's said with what he'll do. Lots of people can see her refusal to surrender these ancient teachings to the latest face of empire
Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
January 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The "he's not gonna listen to her" reactions are missing many points. Lots of other people are also hearing it. Lots of people can see him hearing it, then weigh what she's said with what he'll do. Lots of people can see her refusal to surrender these ancient teachings to the latest face of empire