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Hey, just a quiet reminder: it’s not true that people get more conservative as they age. Populations get more conservative as they age because poor and marginalized people die sooner. nymag.com/intelligence...

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We're in The Bad Place, folks. The existence of an overseas gulag to which you - yes, you personally - can be sent with no recourse marks the end of a whole period of American history. There's no going back after this. Even if these guys are defeated, the new order will have to look much different.

submitted 4 hours ago • 100 comments

More like astro-nots, am I right (help please help me)

submitted 4 hours ago • 1 comment

Genuinely don't know if I said this but I stand by it.

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Be the scrabbling you want to hear in the walls

submitted 9 hours ago • 10 comments

Kids, the bus is here!

submitted 18 hours ago • 14 comments

On a recent flight my seatmates learned I was a writer and asked my opinion on AI. They didn't understand genAI is based on work stolen from authors, and they DEFINITELY didn't know about the energy costs. Both shocked them. People just don't know.

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The UK version of YOU ARE THE DETECTIVE will be released one week after the US version, with its own cover, which is still to be revealed! 25 SEPTEMBER. YOU CAN SOLVE THE CASE. www.waterstones.com/book/you-are...

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A weekend boost. It's 1933, London. There has been a MURDER. The police cannot solve it, so they have given you the file. Can solve the case? There is a SEALED ENVELOPE IN THE BACK with the solution. September 16th--YOU ARE THE DETECTIVE.

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"so divine"

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The book comes out on September 16th. We will be signing preorders at @mysteriousbookshop.com here in NYC. We will personalize! And pre-ordering here supports the oldest mystery bookshop in the US! Thinking ahead to fall birthdays or holidays? GIVE MURDER. www.mysteriousbookshop.com/products/mau...

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In these weird and terrible times, it feels strange to announce things, but I made something I think will bring JOY! Do YOU want to solve a mystery? What if someone handed you the file with a sealed solution in the back... www.usatoday.com/story/entert...

submitted 3 days ago • 5 comments

Anecdotal reporting: I’m at Trader Joe’s doing an afternoon run when it’s normally dead and takes no time. Line all the way around the store and many shelves bare.

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Part of a reply-to thread on a @maris.bsky.social piece, but let me tell this story: I had to get up at 5 a.m. to fly very far for 2 events. Someone complained online that I didn't look like my author photo. And the librarian in charge of the event defended that comment publicly.

submitted 4 days ago • 9 comments

I seriously can not deal with this being real.

submitted 4 days ago • 18 comments

The bills that have failed have done so bc of the extraordinary, tireless, and thankless work of countless people working in coalition. I know things are bad and dark but find your friends, find your allies, choose a corner of this country to protect and fucking FIGHT for it.

submitted 4 days ago • 2 comments

Holy mother of god, this is literal abuser rhetoric.

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It always boggles my mind that I, a journalist, am expressly forbidden from trading stocks, but members of Congress, with vastly greater knowledge of market-moving news, are allowed to profit by front-running markets, and so may profit by in essence stealing from the public they represent.

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The two genders.

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“They were careless people…they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness…and let other people clean up the mess they had made…” -- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (April 10, 1925).

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It's officially #TakeActionForLibraries Day! To celebrate and advocate for libraries and library funding, we want every library lover to make their voice heard today. Head to ala.org/showup to take action by calling or emailing Congress, writing a letter to your local newspaper, and more!

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Banned Together, a new documentary on three young freedom to read advocates beings streaming today! Learn more about it here:

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I'm going to start saying "art of the deal" every time I do something really stupid and then start backtracking

submitted 5 days ago • 109 comments

Its Tariff Time in Sayswhovia and @dansinker.com is not doing well. But the always-calming presence of @maureenjohnsonbooks.com will surely take care of everything. Hey, wait. sayswhopodcast.com/episodes/mea...

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NYU medical system now has Amazon One palm scanners at check in. I looked down to see that there was a permission form on the screen that said I was giving my biometrics to Amazon--at the doctor's office. I noped out really quickly. But, wtf?

submitted 5 days ago • 9 comments

Finally what everyone asked for: higher drug prices

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This is literally how the Holocaust started, and honestly I'm tired of saying so

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Probably a great time to visit your local board game store and plow them with cash in order to: 1, get the games you want now before they run out of print and 2, before the store goes under.

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

WASHINGTON (AP) — AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists, citing 1st Amendment.

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Reminder: If you’re using thumbprint or facial recognition, you can be forced to hand over or open your phone. You can’t be forced to open your phone if you’re using a passcode. A passcode requires a search warrant. The more you know. #WeKeepUsSafe #Resistance #Resist #KnowYourRights

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AABB hosted a press conference about to protest Florida HB1539. Check it out here. Bet you'll recognize a few speakers. youtu.be/bYi_Ebu17uo?...

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