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Elon Musk recently posted on his site that another lawyer and I are “undermining civilization.” He goes on to ask if we suffered childhood trauma and concludes by suggesting we are suffering from “generational trauma.” This is my response. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-o...

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Finally did 2024 wrap-up with some of my favorite speculative fiction of the year! Incl brilliant novels by @rsagarcia.bsky.social, Sarah Langan, @victormanibo.com @jfoster.bsky.social and @atsayre.bsky.social! benfrancisco.net/2025/02/18/f...

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The funniest thing about this is that he actually ticks some of the boxes for a Bond villain. He’s even building his own supervillain lair off the coast of Dubai.

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TOMORROW NIGHT! BBB returns to Barrow's Intense on 2/18 @ 7pm with readings from amazing authors #AlayaDawnJohnson, @jfoster.bsky.social, @taranhunt.bsky.social & @schanoes.bsky.social who read while YOU sip delicious gingery drinks! And it's free! 📚🍹🎙️ More: brooklynbooksbooze.com

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New episode!

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Sunday night pizza!

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Holy cow. Serious national security implications of the Musk-Trump sledgehammer approach. National Nuclear Security Administration internal email: “The termination letters for some NNSA probationary employees are being rescinded, but we do not have a good way to get in touch with those personnel.”

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It's Saturday! But what're you doing TUESDAY? We know: Hearing awesome stories from authors #AlayaDawnJohnson, @taranhunt.bsky.social, @jfoster.bsky.social & @schanoes.bsky.social ! Meanwhile, you get to sip delicious drinks at Barrow's! 📚🍹🎙️ More: brooklynbooksbooze.com

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Snowy February continues, but BBB plows through it all with our next event 2/18 @ 7pm with authors #AlayaDawnJohnson, @taranhunt.bsky.social, @jfoster.bsky.social & @schanoes.bsky.social who read while YOU sip delicious drinks! And it's free! 📚🍹🎙️ More: brooklynbooksbooze.com

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10 days from now, BBB is BACK! Mark your calendars for 2/18 @ 7pm to hear amazing authors #AlayaDawnJohnson, @jfoster.bsky.social l @taranhunt.bsky.social t.bsky.social & @schanoes.bsky.social bsky.social read while YOU sip delicious gingery drinks! And it's free! 📚🍹🎙️ More: brooklynbooksbooze.com

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this is an ultra marathon, so nourish yourself accordingly. the internet is sugar gels, a quick energy boost, but try to run on that alone and you’ll bonk human connections are water—gotta get as much of that in you as you can. education & exercise are protein: strength for the long run.

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Oh my “The trouble with all this is that even if someone sincerely intends to exit The Com after years of consorting with cybercriminals, they are often still subject to personal attacks, harassment and hacking long after they have left the scene.” krebsonsecurity.com/2025/02/teen...

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Last night's earworm which bounced through my brain each time I woke was ... "I Need You" by Jon Batiste. youtu.be/AXT00sWwuTQ

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This is excellent news. Muskrat and his shitler youth have not been vetted, not did they have the same background check all us Treasury Employees had. They are the wrecking ball. A unauthorized, Taxpayer paid wreaking ball. Through YOUR information and mine. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

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Surprisingly, we find ourselves thanking a Trump appointee—so thank you, Judge. Judge Carl Nichols of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia announced after a hearing that he would issue a temporary restraining order to halt the imminent administrative leave of 2,200 USAID employees.

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It’s #FridayReads time and we need books right now. Smart books. Rebellious books. Queer books. Bilingual books. Let’s go. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. Here, have an angry horror/crime hybrid about friendship, revenge, & colonialism. www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...

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Hey, here’s another book I liked. You might like it too. #FridayRecs

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NEW: An internal email obtained by WIRED from a threat intelligence team monitoring US Treasury systems advised labeling DOGE operatives an "insider threat," adding that it recommended suspending their access "immediately." | www.wired.com/story/treasu...

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The Barnes & Noble Pre-Order Promo gives BN Members 25% off pre-orders, like THE BEWITCHING, out this July. Use coupon code PREORDER25 at checkout. Ends 2/7. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-bewitc...

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There is something funny about these nazi larvae being like “i would never date interracially.” Yeah bro I’m sure the ladies are just fucking lining up

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Hardly new info, but BSky should know: Warsaw's water quality is monitored by eight clams with magnets attached to their shells. If contamination in the water causes the clams to close, the magnets trigger an alarm and shut off the city's water supply. Thank you, little guardian molluscs. 🧪🌏🚰

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The February BBB is coming up FAST! Mark your calendars for 2/18 @ 7pm at Barrow's Intense to hear amazing authors including #AlayaDawnJohnson, @jfoster.bsky.social @taranhunt.bsky.social & @schanoes.bsky.social read while YOU sip delicious gingery drinks! & it's free! More: brooklynbooksbooze.com

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While some information has been restored, scientists are still alarmed over the removal of data. It's not clear what has changed, and some pages remain offline.

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Humpback whale songs have statistical patterns in their structure that are remarkably similar to those seen in human language. www.newscientist.com/article/2467...

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Thank you @indiewire.com.web.brid.gy 🥵 www.indiewire.com/criticism/mo...

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A desperate search for a missing child.

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Cdog in the sun

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The US media has failed this week. We would much better understand the current coup and installation of Musk’s junta if the media was covering it overseas. My attempt at such a clear-eyed dispatch: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/musk-s-jun...

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NEW: A 25-year-old who's worked for Elon Musk companies now has direct control over a Treasury system disbursements from which amount to a fifth of the US economy. He does not, our sources say, have "read only" access, but high-level admin privileges on a mainframe housing all the code.

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So glad to get one of my crown jewels back into print...and with my great friends @badhandbooks.bsky.social. THE END IN ALL BEGINNINGS is a great way to introduce yourself to my work. The new cover has that occult paperback look that's so cool! Starting to have plenty of my work to pre-order!

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Another week, another #MustRead horror: @dreadcentral.bsky.social find the 'true religion' in Heretic, @bloody-disgusting.com select 7 films which take a different approach to the haunting, @crimereads.bsky.social revisit The Shining from the pov of an author ... 1/2

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60 days!!! <squeeeee!>

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Sunday night pizza!

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Happy book birthday to my pal @jfoster.bsky.social, whose new novel ALL THE TEETH IN THE WORLD hits bookstores today!

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Be on the Look Out For ... Blood on Satan's Claw ... ... wait, WHAT?! That's right, the novelization of the classic folk horror film, written by the original screenwriter Robert Wynne-Simmons is available for pre-order now.

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Well, here we go... Andy Cox, whose Black Static magazine was the cornerstone of the UK dark/weird/horror fiction scene is back with a brand new thing. Remains, illustrated from start to finish by the amazing Richard Wagner, is a stunning new magazine of horror fiction. remains.uk

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Cold outside, FUN inside at BBB's Jan reading! TXS to @thatemilymunro.bsky.social #LancelotSchaubert #GordonLinzner #LJCohen & #DonaldMaas & #AlexanderSirkman! 👀📚 Up for 2/18: @taranhunt.bsky.social @schanoes.bsky.social @jfoster.bsky.social & #AlayaDawnJohnson! 📷: randeedawn.com/.../brooklyn...

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Gay marriage is legal in Thailand as of today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzCl... (I love this video.)

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Look what came in the mail today. Not one but two books from the charming and talented @jfoster.bsky.social! Can't wait to dig in.

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