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I feel like I'm losing my mind. Here is the transcript of what Zohran Mamdani actually said about the phrase "globalize the intifada." This is his "refusal to disavow it." This is what has people terrified. Just fucking read it. Source: podscripts.co/podcasts/the...

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All set up for the local authors’ day at the beautiful Bellflower Bookshop in Qualicum Beach, BC📚💞

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Zohran Mamdani is saying things like “poverty is a policy choice and politicians have a duty to their constituents to make their lives affordable” and it is making a lot of politicians very very scared that they may actually have to start doing some actual service in their public service jobs.

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Here is a good thing. I put together a FREE TOOLKIT with the Brooklyn Public Library's Books Unbanned team to help raise and support the next generation of anti-book ban, pro-library advocates. Check it out: bookriot.com/freedom-to-r...

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Hey! We're turning one month old in the storefront this Monday and we're looking to the future! Whether you're a Buffalo local or a visiting publisher or author planning a tour or reading, we're opening our space up for events, & now there's an interest form you can fill out on the site❤️

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This is so true. 99% of book bans have the intended effect: you never hear about those books again. The 1% of banned books that become infamous bestsellers elsewhere are not the norm.

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Just a reminder that if you’re an author and you’re feeling a certain way about the Mahmoud decision, there’s a place for you: www.authorsagainstbookbans.com

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I'm reading this article and the Shakespeare example is fascinating. "lectio difficilior potior: The reading that is stranger is stronger." YES!

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IDF soldiers have now themselves admitted they have been ordered to murder aid-seekers in Gaza. Truly an atrocity built on atrocity. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

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Safety planning & preparation for organizers & community leaders in this moment of growing authoritarianism in the US is essential. And, as I learned as an international accompanier in Colombia under an authoritarian government, we must also bring our values of community, care, & joy to that work.

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And while everyone rages at @hhsgov.govmirrors.com, Health Canada is 🤫bringing in pretty steep cuts. They are cutting 🚨$1.2 Billion🚨next 2 years. #H5N1? #Measles? Ongoing effing #COVID? #LongCOVID and all its impacts? I'm sure military spending will improve our health and pandemic response.

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@wired.com is on it again with top-notch reporting. This time it's confirmation of serious issues in ICE detention —suicides, pregnancy complications, sexual assaults— that generated 911 calls. Many events go unreported, with details often withheld by authorities. 🧾 www.wired.com/story/ice-de...

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While the world watches Israel's war with Iran, Netanyahu's extremist government continues to starve and massacre Palestinians in Gaza. Today, Israeli forces again opened fire on people desperately trying to collect food aid, killing dozens. Over 56,000 have been killed so far.

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This is a constant thing in progressive leaning people. “Well, workers shouldn’t BE tipped; they should make a living wage!” “People shouldn’t be driving in cities.” “Nobody should be shopping at or selling on Amazon.” We don’t live in that world yet. Take steps to get there. Do what YOU can.

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Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place before all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪

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I know, its late in 2025 to share a blog with Amazon alternative stores, subscription services, library apps etc. But I wanted to include those -with notes for indie authors- in reflections on why I pulled my ebooks from Zon in May, & some thoughts on marketing wide/ after Amazon. 📚💙

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Something the Mamdani win demonstrates is the extent to which the reigning cadre of ancient, establishment, centrist Dems think it’s more important to be on good terms with their GOP colleagues than it is to represent their own voters, and how thoroughly sick of this literally everyone is.

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In 2021, ProPublica obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing.

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“Measles infection has been confirmed in three unvaccinated Chilliwack residents since June 20, 2025.” www.fraserhealth.ca/news/2025/Ju... - @fraserhealth.ca #Chilliwack #Measles

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Trump’s war on journalism just claimed its biggest victim yet. www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

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I am not exaggerating when I say I have started stocking up on paper versions of how-to books because I simply no longer believe that it will be possible to find reliable information online in the not-too-distant future

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Okay. I've decided on four articles to ask students to read. These are mostly suggestions from @davidhiggins.bsky.social (thanks!). Also tagging @margotlyautey.bsky.social who wanted the list. 1. This is a shorter piece on the environmental costs of AI: www.teenvogue.com/story/chatgp...

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STOP USING AI AND CHATGPT IT IS TOO DAMN HOT OUTSIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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As the heatwave continues and people head to the pool, a very important point about drowning - the movies get it wrong. In real life, drowning can be silent. There's no splashing, waving, or yelling. That's why you have to always watch kids at the pool. 1/3

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The grace of patience of Rep Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social to the complete unpreparedness and ignorance of the Secretary here is... something to watch. 'Billion. With a B, yeah.'

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I literally warned against exactly this in my dissertation and i am very tired of eugenicist fascist authoritarians using all the things we've warned about as a fucking shopping list

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Complete tangent to what Bree's talking about here, but it got me thinking again about how librarians should be actively resisting genAI as a book rec tool. Book recs take real thought and skill. 🧵

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Want to read the first chapter of FIEND? almakatsubooks.com/wp-content/u...

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If we can't assign them to do research outside of class, that's less learning. If we have to take up class time to do in-class writing to be sure they're not using LLMs, that's less learning. If we can only do half as much reading as we used to as recently as 5 years ago, that's less learning.

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My God. My God.

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It’s not lost on us that a new social platform isn’t exactly top of mind. Tech execs joining the U.S. military. More war. And here we are, grateful for everyone with us in this moment. A social platform isn’t all that social without good people supporting it.

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Every spring I teach a kids' novel-writing workshop. At the end, we write ✨bios & dedications✨ (1st time, for most!) The things they say, y'all😂🥹 -SO much love for their characters -IRL inspo drops -thanking their besties for brainstorming notes -also they really like insulting their readers😅

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🔥Heat is difficult to capture in an image — it’s not nearly as visible as other extreme weather events like hurricanes or tornadoes. Raising awareness about the dangers of extreme heat and protections against it in your reporting help people stay safe — and the images you choose matter. 🧵

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I cannot believe how many of you people defended this while calling everyone else campists

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Canada might actually bring science back to healthcare. Word is: aerosol protections are coming. This draft respirator standard? Might be the canary. www.ohcow.on.ca/wp-content/u...

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My buddy Damien does AI-hype takedown 800x smarter and more eloquently than I can, give this a listen!! Also really excited to have discovered NDAF, we love neurodivergent folks getting the chance to talk about the things we're passionate and knowledgeable about

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People make art under hellish conditions locked up in prisons as just one example. It's because making things affirms our humanity. So yes, make art during fascism. What are we fighting for? A free society FOR ALL where we can revel in beauty, culture and all good things.

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MIT just pubbed a study on ChatGPT users. “Brain scans revealed neural connection collapse... a 47% reduction in brain connectivity. When researchers forced ChatGPT users to write w/o AI, they performed worse than people who never used AI at all. It's not just dependency. It's cognitive atrophy.”

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If you were too young in 2003 here is what Bush told the American people: 1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money 3) We won’t need a lot of troops 4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq 5) We’ll find WMDs 6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators 7) It will be easy 8) It won’t take long All lies.

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"infectious disease specialists are warning the virus is "impossible to contain," given the current level of transmission. The province reported another 24 cases on Friday, including 14 in the north zone, nine in the south and one in the Edmonton zone." Mask up #yeg! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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I just hounded my representative and you can and should, too. Even Republicans.

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