Steve Howell
@stethohow.bsky.social
Pro-Democracy Reader, Writer, Freelance Editor, IG & Threads: : stethohow
Substack: steventhomashowell.substack.com
Substack: steventhomashowell.substack.com
“Why do You keep so many books?,” they ask me.
“It’s not a “Florida” thing. It’s not a “Texas” thing. It’s a 21 states out of 50 thing. The government wants to dictate to half of this country's states what they can read & what they can think. They want public institutions of democracy & civic engagement to be mouthpieces of government beliefs.”
This week, we learned 21 states are eager to dismantle your First Amendment Rights.
It should be bigger news.
Here's the story, and here's what you can be doing about it. These are YOUR RIGHTS that the states want to steal from you.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
It should be bigger news.
Here's the story, and here's what you can be doing about it. These are YOUR RIGHTS that the states want to steal from you.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
December 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
“Why do You keep so many books?,” they ask me.
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Babe wake up, new Sumerian myth just dropped. phys.org/news/2025-07...
Study translates fragmentary ancient Sumerian myth around 4,400 years old
A recent study by Dr. Jana Matuszak, published in the academic journal Iraq, examines the mythical narrative contained in a tablet (Ni 12501) dating to the Early Dynastic IIIb period (ca. 2540–2350 BC...
phys.org
July 23, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Babe wake up, new Sumerian myth just dropped. phys.org/news/2025-07...
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A term I'll hang on to from McCracken's A Long Game is "the ventriloquail," for a sentence where a character simultaneously speaks and takes an action that makes speech impossible. ("You look wonderful!" she said, drinking her martini.) Ventriloquails drive me nuts. This is a good shorthand for why.
December 20, 2025 at 1:29 PM
A term I'll hang on to from McCracken's A Long Game is "the ventriloquail," for a sentence where a character simultaneously speaks and takes an action that makes speech impossible. ("You look wonderful!" she said, drinking her martini.) Ventriloquails drive me nuts. This is a good shorthand for why.
Help your library to shun AI slop.
December 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Help your library to shun AI slop.
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Are these the same companies that told us the robot could do it?
December 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Are these the same companies that told us the robot could do it?
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El mayor parque solar de China reverdeció un desierto... por accidente.
Un "error" maravilloso.
Un "error" maravilloso.
December 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
El mayor parque solar de China reverdeció un desierto... por accidente.
Un "error" maravilloso.
Un "error" maravilloso.
Two Worlds
Plant City, Florida
2020
Plant City, Florida
2020
December 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Two Worlds
Plant City, Florida
2020
Plant City, Florida
2020
Long enough ago to argue that the use of fire has shaped human evolution.
Scientists have discovered the oldest evidence of ancient humans igniting fires.
The question of how far back human ancestors conjured fire is deeply intertwined with some of the biggest outstanding mysteries about human evolution.
The question of how far back human ancestors conjured fire is deeply intertwined with some of the biggest outstanding mysteries about human evolution.
Scientists discover oldest evidence of human-made fire in a 400,000-year-old hearth
A new archaeological find pushes back the timeline on when humans mastered the ability to make fires, a transformative technology.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Long enough ago to argue that the use of fire has shaped human evolution.
Christmas night: "But Santa, you've hardly touched your Zardoz cookies."
December 14, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I'm looking at you, Mac OS 26.2/Tahoe.
December 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I'm looking at you, Mac OS 26.2/Tahoe.
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Follow me for more life hacks.
December 10, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Follow me for more life hacks.
Was that three cups of espresso, or four?
December 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Was that three cups of espresso, or four?
I enjoy seeing the beauty of faraway places.
December 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I enjoy seeing the beauty of faraway places.
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The Immigrant — Walid Ebeid, 2015
oil on canvas
166 x 142 cm
oil on canvas
166 x 142 cm
September 17, 2024 at 9:15 AM
The Immigrant — Walid Ebeid, 2015
oil on canvas
166 x 142 cm
oil on canvas
166 x 142 cm
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Julie Jonquet-Caunes www.instagram.com/julie.jonque...
December 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Julie Jonquet-Caunes www.instagram.com/julie.jonque...
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Someone did an Inktober in the marker section.
December 13, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Someone did an Inktober in the marker section.
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i think you can make a pretty credible case that taking a stand on abrego garcia gave the administration its first high profile, high salience defeat
December 12, 2025 at 12:41 PM
i think you can make a pretty credible case that taking a stand on abrego garcia gave the administration its first high profile, high salience defeat
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We're all tired. Here's some truly useful information.
#SIGNALBOOST
#SIGNALBOOST
From the 50501 community on Reddit: Resisting Trump is exhausting. So, I wanted to make it easier. Over 6 months, as a married dad with a day job, I found tactics we all can use - overwhelmed students...
Explore this post and more from the 50501 community
www.reddit.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
We're all tired. Here's some truly useful information.
#SIGNALBOOST
#SIGNALBOOST
Watch the liar's body language.
FBI OPS DIRECTOR: Antifa - that's our primary concern right now. CONGRESS: Where is Antifa headquartered?
FBI: [Pauses]...We are building out the infrastructure right now.
CONGRESS: What does that mean?
FBI: Well, that's very fluid.
FBI: [Pauses]...We are building out the infrastructure right now.
CONGRESS: What does that mean?
FBI: Well, that's very fluid.
December 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Watch the liar's body language.
What. The. FuckisthisA.I.bullshit.
IN DEPTH | If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
www.independent.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
What. The. FuckisthisA.I.bullshit.
Brilliant.
December 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Brilliant.
Dude. Somebody take him back to Florida and medicate him.
“Deadhead Fed hair”.
Maybe time to limit his public events.
Maybe time to limit his public events.
December 10, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Dude. Somebody take him back to Florida and medicate him.
OPEN REBELLION
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
OPEN REBELLION