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Modern autocrats don’t always wear uniforms or rule by fear. They use elections, media control and polished images. Understanding this “spin dictatorship” is key to protecting democracy, especially in the U.S, writes an expert on authoritarian regimes:

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I’m a few days late because I’ve not been feeling well, but Happy Pride you beautiful souls 💖 Keep on shining!

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Last issue, a body ended up in the lazy river. Who’s responsible?! Who’s next?! Why won’t the staff stop drinking and find the killer? You can back Someone’s Died At Adventure Mountain issue 2 by @morgantadgh.bsky.social and me! kck.st/3HkjZrv

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It's June 3rd which means it's S.I.R.'s official book birthday! 🥳 Now available at all bookstores, and coming to comic shops tomorrow. A #gl sports romance about fighting rich nepo babies/our inner demons with the power of love and motorcycles. 🏍️⚔️

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The COVID-19 vaccines are the closest humans have come to a scientific feat like blowing up an asteroid headed to Earth in real time and saving millions, if not tens of millions, of lives. And conservatives are like, "Witch!!"

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Time to clarify something. When authors say “Unbound haven’t paid me” that makes it sound like Unbound had some money, which they used to buy authors’ writing. Unbound had no money. The authors did: we had raised that money. They were holding it in trust. Unbound stole our money.

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Author Jojo Moyes on AI.

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Baby when the "general strike" extends to the tap of other people's creative work running dry?!?!?!?! Gonna be singing in cursive nobody understands. Doing TikTok dances that clap on the 1 & the 3. Printing signs typeset like this! Imagine having such bad taste you don't know shit from sugar 😬

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I urge everyone to read Unbreaking’s new page on everything the govt is doing to destroy & diminish medical research funding. It’s the best thing I’ve read on this topic: @lizneeley.bsky.social & co have such done an incredible job. unbreaking.org/issues/medic...

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unspeakable evil through vicious bureaucracy

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On the last day of #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth we'd like to highlight a couple of episodes where we discussed comics tackling especially difficult topics. In order: Episode 21, 17, 33 and 18. Take care of yourselves out there. theartofpod.carrd.co

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Have I mentioned I love drawing monsters and spooky things?? If you’d like a ghoulish commission or have any upcoming horror projects, get in touch!🔪👻

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Working on a bunch of cool projects that I can’t wait to unveil and talk about🥲

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Previously, i talked about how we have to do triage online to save your energy. But now i want to talk about using your energy effectively Picking Your Fight (and your battles) so you help people and don't go completely insane 101 🧵 1/10

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NEW: The US government has collected DNA from over 100,000 migrant children—including a 4-year-old—and uploaded their genetic profiles into a national biometric database meant for sex offenders and violent criminals. www.wired.com/story/cbp-dn...

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HHS cancels nearly $600 million Moderna contract on vaccines for flu pandemics www.statnews.com/2025/05/28/m... via @statnews.com

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As a reminder, I moved off Substack after four years on the platform. I'm happy to answer questions about that process, or the platform I currently use to publish Fingers (@beehiiv.com). DMs open or shoot me an email: [email protected].

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RFK Jr. threatens to bar government scientists from publishing in leading medical journals www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

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What is the role of the writer in times like these? At the 2025 #PENGala, we took the opportunity to pose that question to Rita Dove and @jodipicoult.bsky.social. #writers #writing #freedomtowrite

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This goes not just for extremists, but for most strangers with deeply different views. Odds are, they’re not any more open to your perspective than you are to theirs—and that’s not a great starting point. I prefer to protect myself and my time and remember:

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RFK Jr announces the removal of Covid vaccine for kids & pregnant people Has he seen a Covid placenta? You’re higher risk for everything when pregnant, including severe Covid. It causes low birth weight babies & all kinds issues. Next it’ll be “only sick kids & pregnant people die of covid”

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today is my birthday so it'd mean a lot of you could share my art and/or consider supporting my debut graphic novel 'On Starlit Shores' by pre-ordering or adding to your to read list! bio.site/lgions 🥹🌸

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Step 1: Person writes a bad article Step 2: You share the article to trash it Step 3: Person gets clicks from your share Step 4: Person writes more like that for clicks It's easy to not be in the above chain. Share smart takes from smart people. I can get mad on my own.

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Hey folks, I have a HUGE request from the Trevor Project and would appreciate help getting the word out. Trevor is now recruiting for it's 2025 National Youth Survey. They need people 13-24, LGBTQ+, in the United States to take it. This research is critical to LGBTQ+ rights. Take it here:

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Asking homeowners for permission would kill the break-in industry

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Harvard providing free U.S. civics courses in response to the Trump administration's attacks shows how to be petty for the greater good.

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A few years ago someone told to me that men aren’t taught to be men, they’re just taught to be terrified of being thought womanly, and that this demonization of “things women are or do” is just blunt misogyny, which is also behind homophobia and transphobia, and they were 100% right.

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Kind of disappointed when I see an AI art enthusiast promoted to some prominence within the writing community. If we do not stand up for one another as creatives, we will all go down with the ship. ☹️

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This EO is a lot of words for a rule that basically says, political appointees will overrule scientists in deciding what the government considers factual information.

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There are only two possible options available for Gender Criticals: suppress research, or ignore research. No matter how many studies and trials they do it'll always show the same thing

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Important 🧵

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Twitch made a new ART category image with AI. Do you have to tho??? Did it ACTUALLY need to be changed??? Anyway. I have made a little angry bunny protest to use as an overlay on my steam. If you have a twitch account, please help us protest and vote! twitch.uservoice.com/forums/31021...

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I'm told we've sold 323 t-shirts so far, which is bonkers. Can we get to 500 by next week? The money goes to helping scientists connect directly with classrooms all over the US. We need science communication more than ever now.

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Dogs are not allowed in the farmers market, so these corgis are waiting just outside the entrance and greeting people as they go in. Also begging for cookies as people leave. Brilliant strategy

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Am I working on a spicy lesbian vampire romance that I’m very excited about? Well, yes! Yes, I am😌

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this is excellent work & contains call/email templates at the end with callouts for the specific legislative mechanisms democratic senators could use to kill this part of the bill. read the piece. make the calls. there’s no earthly reason any senator’s phone should stop ringing in the near future.

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do not travel to the united states

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