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“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

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The real reason libraries are so valuable is that if anyone talks to you there, you can legitimately just shush them. Right to their face. And scowl too. Brilliant.

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DOGE recommended firing workers at: -FDA, which oversees Neuralink -FAA, which oversees SpaceX -USAID, which probed Starlink -CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X. "Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.

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I am part of the 25%. The lifestyle change is worth it. This is the way…

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@raskin.house.gov: "The whole anti-corruption crusade is an absolute fraud. They started by decimating the ranks of the inspectors general. These are the people whose job is actually, day in and day out, 365 days a year, to ferret out waste, fraud and abuse in the departments and the agencies."

submitted 4 days ago • 578 comments

taking a moment during the chaos of querying to celebrate having 4 fulls out to incredible agents 🥹 no idea what will happen but i'm so proud of my little book! #writingcommunity #amquerying

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I have eaten the plums that were in the icebox and which you were probably saving for breakfast Forgive me but You snooze You lose

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I’m hiring an Editorial Assistant. Want to work in licensed #publishing? Come join a great place to learn/grow working on amazing books with better people. Full details at the link: jobsearch.createyourowncareer.com/PRH_US/job/N...

submitted 5 days ago • 30 comments

Word of the day, for the umpteenth time, is ‘apricate’, the sister of ‘apricity’. It means to bask in the warmth of the sun, especially on a chilly day.

submitted 4 days ago • 103 comments

This author's note 🥰 From the Grim Reaper's Lawyer #booksky #fantasybooksky

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This video kicks ass: youtu.be/o2jzKo1RqWU?...

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I would trade every senator for Katie Porter

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Love is Blind is so funny because based on its name and premise you’d think they’d cast folks of all shapes and sizes when in reality it’s just the twenty or so meanest people you went to high school with

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I want an open world game that's all side quests. A game for people with executive dysfunction looking for productive tasks to help avoid the main task they don't really feel like doing. Is that so much to ask for

submitted 6 days ago • 173 comments

Just remember, the time between an apparent decisive victory (the destruction of the first Death Star) & an actual decisive victory (the destruction of the second Death Star) was 4 years, during which most of the time life sucked for everyone because the Empire was striking back all over the place.

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Of course there are reasons we don't let one person decide what government spending is and isn't legitimate, and chief among them is that this person could be someone who hasn't had a normal life in 30 years. This guy wouldn't know what to do in a grocery store, he's basically an alien

submitted 6 days ago • 64 comments

White Lotus is a prize an actor wins. If you do enough good character parts that highbrow critics like you but regular tv watchers don’t know who you are, Mike White takes you on vacation

submitted 6 days ago • 42 comments

Could we maybe not do a constitutional crisis? Trying to release a book this year.

submitted 6 days ago • 15 comments

Go read a book.

submitted 10 days ago • 403 comments

it was bad when the worst poster on my favorite website bought that website and made it terrible but it has been worse having that person also buy my country that i live in

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Mike Pence just reposted an old article he wrote about the limitations on the powers of a president. For some reason. Here is a part of it.

submitted 7 days ago • 2047 comments

In 2021 textile artist Emma Dyer documented her year in embroidery #WomensArt

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Dear #litagents and #publishers, are there any copyright issues if I want to start a blog on the same topic as my NF manuscript? do I retain the copyright or are there third-party issues? #askanagent #litagents #amagenting #writingcommunity #publishingjourney

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THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS X10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU Zelda doesn't believe in ❤️- she just pretends to for TV. A viral interview-> #fakedating hopeless romantic actor Henry. Chemistry & #forcedproximity-> 🎆🌶️ Is it real? Is it fake? Can Zelda overcome her fears and open her ❤️? #Cupit #CR #RC #FR #A #FBW

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Handsmaid’s Tale’s new season debuts in April but idk if I’m going to be able to watch it. Things are hitting a bit different this year 🥴

submitted 8 days ago • 208 comments

See here's how to do a headline. fortune.com/2025/02/13/e...

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looking back, AOL had it right. 30 hours of internet per month was the right amount.

submitted 9 days ago • 212 comments

I am no longer accepting the argument "there are bigger problems than this!" unless you are personally working to stop the ultimate Heat Death of the Universe.

submitted 9 days ago • 345 comments

Jennifer's Body x This Delicious Death Boys start to disappear in Lyric’s backwards backwoods hometown and her best friend/crush Eleanor was the last person they were seen with, leaving Lyric to investigate if something is monstrously wrong with her friend. #questpit #YA #Q #H #R

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Follow Eve, the "first woman," through 1,000 years of art history as her story is used as a tool of women's oppression and liberation in this ultimately celebratory work 🍎 Gorgeous artworks 🍎 Quality research 🍎 Historical context 🍎 Thoughtful discussion #QuestPit #A #NF #W

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I switched from Google to DuckDuckGo and I’m so happy I did. Every little bit helps

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Four 1920s teenage girls go on a grave-robbing spree in search of a mystical artifact. Things turn deadly when they catch the attention of a secret society hell-bent on keeping the artifact buried. Dark Academia Found Family Multi-POV Diverse race, physical ability, ND #questpit #Q #YA #F #HF #RF

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Presenting a MG horror adventure centered around generational curses, urban legends come to life, terrifying shadow worlds, and unbreakable friendships throughout grief, ghosts, and growing up. 🎃🐈‍⬛🪦 #MG #H #OS #questpit #editorsguide #editorguide

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When Zeus and Athena strike a deal,12-YO Medusa must travel to modern day Italy to find her own monstrous voice and learn to work together with her cranky sisters to rescue their aunt (Zeus’ oracle) from a revengeful sea monster that threatens to plunge the human world into chaos #Questpit #AG #MG

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Next up in our Agent + Editor #MSWL: Jessica Berg at Rosecliff Literary. Jessica is looking for a broad range of fiction and narrative nonfiction including Contemporary, Horror, Gothic Romance, Historical, Narrative Nonfiction & Memoir. Plus, tips on what works for memoir. youtu.be/FQmjPy4Ocb8

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We also have a LOT of Agent + Editor #MSWL Videos on the way! 💌You can get them in your email here: manuscriptwishlist.com/subscribe 📺Or browse them on our YouTube: www.youtube.com/@manuscripta...

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So touched by all of the love for my little #NF project - thanks to everyone’s kind support this pitch is starting to receive industry interest! So happy right now 🥹 Thank you so much to @hallejwrites.bsky.social and @mialiterary.bsky.social for an amazing #QuestPit! 🤍

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✨ Elsie had never been particularly fond of regular paintings. Elsie was, however, very fond of paintings that had come alive. ✨ 🖼️ a gallery of magical paintings ❤️ idiots in love 🕯️ Victorian era 💔 heartbreak 🪷 a creepy siren 🐈‍⬛ some (42) cats 🥀 can he be saved? #questpit #A #F #Q

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