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codycaige.bsky.social
@codycaige.bsky.social
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zackpolanski.bsky.social
British.
October 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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alexhanna.bsky.social
"The AI Con reminds us that the fight over AI is not only about technology. It’s also about language, labor, and the stories we choose to tell about the future, which we can humanize rather than surrender to the myriad ways mass automation dehumanizes."

lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-...
The Return of the Luddites | Los Angeles Review of Books
Erik J. Larson considers “The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want” by Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna.
lareviewofbooks.org
October 31, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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canopyrobin.com
I'm so proud to announce my most ambitious pin to date: a miniature guide to the trees of Britain (and lots of Europe)!

Available now from my Etsy: canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/4386...
A rectangular enamel pin with two hinges on the left hand side. It looks like a book and has a picture of a tree on the front. The book is titled: Trees, a miniature guidebook. An open version of the pin shows assorted leaf shapes on the pages of the book. The leaves are labelled by species as oak, horse chestnut, sycamore, hawthorn, ash, alder, hazel, holly, lime, beech, and birch
October 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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hopenothate.org.uk
And we’re off 💛 The Weekend of HOPE is underway and we’re already seeing incredible photos, stalls, and community events from every corner of the country.

📸 If you’re taking part, tag us in your posts and use #WeekendofHOPE so we can see and share what you’re up to.
October 18, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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hopenothate.org.uk
🟡 Adding your name to the Record of HOPE: secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/178037/...
Biggest record of hope against hate
Add your name to show you’re with us >>
secure.hopenothate.org.uk
October 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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daveyfrankel.bsky.social
It's been tough going for small publishers for a while, but they continue to publish a lot of the most exciting new work, and are the main supporters of the short story as a form. Support indie publishing when you can!
www.thebookseller.com/comment/open...
Open letter on the future of small press publishing in the UK
The industry must work together to ensure the longevity of the UK’s independent presses.
www.thebookseller.com
October 12, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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spavel.bsky.social
This post needs an updated re-issue because AI companies have truly come up with some incredibly novel ways to push this technology that no one wants onto people.
The AI age is the "age of no consent"
"Inevitability" means design decisions are no longer informed by user needs; now they are unilaterally imposed. The users are the ones being designed.
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October 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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edzitron.com
Premium: The AI Bubble's promises are impossible. NVIDIA's customers are running out of money, GPUs die in 3-5 years, most 1GW data centers will never get built, and OpenAI's Abilene data center doesn't won't have the power it needs before 2028 - if it ever does.
www.wheresyoured.at/the-ai-bubbl...
The AI Bubble's Impossible Promises
Readers: I’ve done a very generous “free” portion of this newsletter, but I do recommend paying for premium to get the in-depth analysis underpinning the intro. That being said, I want as many people ...
www.wheresyoured.at
October 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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karenattiah.bsky.social
On top of everything going on--- I still have a Resistance School to run!

My classes for Race, Media and International Affairs 101 begin Monday, October 6th!

We are expanding the class size (but not by much!)

So you still have a chance to enroll! www.resistancesummerschool.com/fall-2025-re...
Fall Registration for Race, Media & International Affairs with Karen Attiah — Resistance Study Series
A virtual, seven week beginner and intermediate course on the history of race, mass media, and the modern world order.
www.resistancesummerschool.com
September 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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stephenkb.bsky.social
Terrific back and forth, this:
Opinion | Ta-Nehisi Coates on Bridging Gaps vs. Drawing Lines (Gift Article)
The writer Ta-Nehisi Coates joins Ezra Klein on the show to discuss how the left should think about the work of politics and persuasion in this moment.
www.nytimes.com
September 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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quercus632511.bsky.social
Re-visited a roadside site earlier this year ( as suggested by @sylvatica2024.bsky.social . Thanks Dave !) to re-aquaint myself with the very attractive and scarce Bastard Balm (Melittis Mellisophyllum) loads of different Colour variants ....Good to see them again. #FavouritePlant#wildflowerhour
September 26, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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elleisanisland.bsky.social
mayan figure from 1600 yrs ago, with accessories. earliest lego guy
A small ceramic mayan warrior. He comes with a helmet that fits over his head and is removable
September 21, 2024 at 6:21 PM
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mariabustillos.com
YAY! on so many fronts. @gilduran's call to republish a key work on techbro authoritarianism has raised >$10K for the author

@flaminghydra.com has been helping on the EPUB side. SO looking forward to reading 'Cyberselfish' by Paulina Boorsook, 25th Anniversary Edition

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gilduran.com Gil Durán @gilduran.com · Sep 24
1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).

But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
photo of paulina borsook
September 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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kitdewaal.com
The Royal Society for Blind Children (RSBC) urgent appealing to children’s authors, writers and publishers to donate stories to its new bedtime stories app.

The charity relies on stories in the public domain but are running out of books.

Anyone willing to donate should contact media@rsbc.org.
September 23, 2025 at 8:37 AM
codycaige.bsky.social
One of many @zackpolanski.bsky.social conversations that have made me hopeful recently.
September 23, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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bestforbritain.org
Let me save you some time: No, they don’t.

Reform UK’s plan is economically devastating and unconscionably cruel.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/22/what-are-nigel-farages-immigration-plans-and-do-his-sums-add-up
What are Nigel Farage’s immigration plans – and do his sums add up?
Reform UK leader’s hardline plans were lauded by rightwing press. But are they coherent and will they save money?
www.theguardian.com
September 23, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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kitdewaal.com
London Writers Award now open, great prizes, lovely people and different categories. Also details available in different formats.

Details in link below.

Please share :)

www.spreadtheword.org.uk
Picture of diverse cast of writers meeting together at a literary event
September 23, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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bearlypolitics.co.uk
A poorly thought out, vindictive and completely unworkable policy by Reform UK fell apart the moment it brushed up against reality?

I am shocked. Shocked I tell you.

It’s almost as though they have, yet again, proven they are not in any way or form a serious party.
Farage plan to save £234bn from migrant benefit cuts 'falling apart' True size of savings under Reform's immigration policy in doubt as it emerges 4.2m EU nationals would be exempt from
September 23, 2025 at 5:35 AM
codycaige.bsky.social
101 was (is!) an amazing course and I know 102 will be too. So relevant and needed to help navigate the crazy world we’re in. The tiers & options to join make it super accessible wherever you are, with bursaries that you can support if you want to pay it forward for someone else. Join in! We Move :)
karenattiah.bsky.social Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · Sep 22
Friday, Sept. 26, is the FINAL DAY for signups for my independent class, Race, Media and International Affairs 101 and 102.

We WILL NOT new enrollments after 11:59 pm on the 26th.

Classes start Oct. 6th!

Enroll here: www.resistancesummerschool.com/fall-2025-re...
Fall Registration for Race, Media & International Affairs with Karen Attiah — Resistance Study Series
A virtual, seven week beginner and intermediate course on the history of race, mass media, and the modern world order.
www.resistancesummerschool.com
September 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
codycaige.bsky.social
Am I sharing this because I believe Reform are a genuine threat to U.K. democracy (despite being fairly incompetent) who are stoking hate and promoting lies? Yes. Does it help that I get to reference a headline calling a significant number of them wankers? It does a bit, yes.
hopenothate.org.uk HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · Sep 19
Reform UK’s conference earlier this month revealed a party entranced by conspiracy theories and riven by internal division – with one of its own employees calling Reform’s Kent councillors “wankers” who “hate” and “fight with each other”.

hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/18/r...
Reform’s Kent councillors are ‘all wankers’ who ‘hate each other’, Reform staffer says – HOPE not hate
HOPE not hate can reveal that Reform’s councillors in Kent are “all wankers” who “hate” and “fight with each other” – according to the party’s...
hopenothate.org.uk
September 19, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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hopenothate.org.uk
💥 NEW: “I’d shoot Starmer myself.” That’s what Reform UK councillor John Allen said just days ago.

Our investigation revealed his comments and The Guardian has now confirmed he has been suspended by party HQ. ❗

hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/19/s...
‘I’d shoot Starmer myself’: the bloodthirsty bigotry of yet another Reform UK councillor.
Racist, homophobic and violent comments from John Allen, Reform UK councillor in Northumberland
hopenothate.org.uk
September 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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mims.bsky.social
shout out to @edzitron.com who is the whole reason my story this week exists -- he turned me on to the trend!

go read Ed:

www.wheresyoured.at/how-to-argue...
headline: Cutting-Edge AI Was Supposed to Get Cheaper. It’s More Expensive Than Ever. dek: With models doing more ‘thinking,’ the small companies that buy AI from the giants to create apps and services are feeling the pinch
August 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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caterwaul.bsky.social
one very real, concrete way to help feed Gaza right now is through donating to World Central Kitchen
wck.org World Central Kitchen @wck.org · Aug 21
WCK’s mobile bakery in Gaza is currently producing 45,000 loaves of bread every day. With more supplies, including flour and fuel, we'd be able to more than double that daily output and support more Palestinian families in need. #ChefsForGaza
August 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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jax1712.bsky.social
Help and support an independant media @bylinetimes.bsky.social news outlet... stand-up against the right wing trash and lies.
August 16, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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danielsohege.bsky.social
One of the key symbols of support for refugees is the heart. I get that the ghouls who are attacking City of Sanctuary have probably never received a heart, or Valentine's message, but this was about showing love and compassion, nothing more. It's grotesque that people are complaining about this.
Charity behind Valentine's Day cards for asylum seekers reported to watchdog Sir Gavin Williamson calls for investigation after City of Sanctuary encouraged pupils to write heart-shaped messages to migrants
August 14, 2025 at 7:05 PM