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Michael Eisen @mbeisen.bsky.social · 58m

Finally, someone has solved a real problem with AI! No more having to take a paper in the format for a journal that rejected you, and reformat it for a new journal. Well done!! formatmypaper.com

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Brattleboro Literary Festival @vtbookfest.bsky.social · 5h

Meet the authors of Frank the Frog, #ColinBrooks and #MatthewPeake at 118 Elliot St in #DowntownBrattleboro this Saturday, October 18th. #2025BrattleboroLiteraryFestival #ChildrensLiterature #Fiction #PictureBooks #Illustrations

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Chris Frantz @chrisfrantz.bsky.social · 3h

Good Night From The Drummer, My Friends. Sleep Tight.

The Delfonics - Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) (Audio)

YouTube video by TheDelfonicsVEVO

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 9h

The biggest threat in Portland is getting caught in the the middle of an inflatable frog–unicorn dance-off.

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Josh Johnson @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social · 8h

New Stand Up Set youtu.be/mX85JmYVswQ?...

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Brattleboro Literary Festival @vtbookfest.bsky.social · 6h

#DeborahLeeLuskin will be joining the @writeactions.bsky.social and the #2025BrattleboroLiteraryFestival Spotlight Reading event on Saturday, October 18th at the #BrooksMemorialLibrary.

#Writers #Authors #LiteraryFestival #DowntownBrattleboro #Vermont

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Brattleboro Literary Festival @vtbookfest.bsky.social · 6h

The countdown is on for the #2025BrattleboroLiteraryFestival! We're excited to host an amazing group of authors and poets this weekend. Be sure to check out the latest schedule on our website. Please see the link in bio for more information. #DowntownBrattleboro #Vermont #Fiction #Nonfiction #Poetry

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 12h

The USC Thornton School of Music has appointed Solange as the school’s first scholar in residence

She will she will teach a course on music curation, host student-focused workshops and more

Solange to build programming and teach course at USC Thornton School of Music

Grammy winner Solange Knowles is bringing her expertise to the USC Thornton School of Music, where she has been named the school's first all-school scholar in residence.

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 11h

Our most recent newsletter starts to explore how AI could impact social media, journalism, and even politics in both good and bad ways, using an excerpt from Bruce Schneier and Nathan E. Sanders’s upcoming book: Rewiring Democracy.

If you're thinking about these same questions, it's worth a read.

🏛️🧨🪛 Will AI break democracy or fix it? Yes.

An excerpt from Bruce Schneier and Nathan E. Sanders' new book

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 11h

It’s time we talked about the elephant in the room.

How we talk to each other online, where we get news and information, and how the internet shapes our lives and communities, is rapidly changing.

Generative AI might rearrange everything we’re working toward.

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Maryana Bhak 박 @maryanabhak.bsky.social · 10h

@sanders.senate.gov, you're on the cover! 😀

Cambridge University Press - Linguistics @cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org · 21d

The first book-length analysis of memes from a linguistic perspective, proposing a new approach to the study of multimodal genres.

The Language of Memes by Barbara Dancygier & @lieven.bsky.social, Out Now

#LangSky #Linguistics 🐦🐦 #BookSky

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rohnertparkbirds @rohnertparkbirds.bsky.social · 12h

Plop!
A yellow spear
pierces the water.

Great egret, Oct. 2025, #RohnertPark, #California.
#birds #birdphotgraphy #haiku #sonomacounty #m43

A great egret with a crayfish in its bill.

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 16h

How well did we really know the terms of our bargain with social media when we agreed to participate?

Tracy Durnell argues we’ve traded authenticity for aesthetics, and privacy for belonging.

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A screenshot of a social media graphic with a light pink background and red vertical line on the left margin. The text reads: "The imperative to participate—as media users, content creators and curators, and members of virtual communities—has become a defining aspect of digital life... What sets participation in the contemporary digital era apart from preceding manifestations, however, is its omnipresent and compulsory qualities." Below this, additional text states: "We feel obligated to weigh in on 'Social Media Events'" (with red underline). "The 'online disinhibition effect'" (with red underline) "means we reveal more about ourselves to people online than we would in person. Our increased participation has had follow-on effects: by training us to share everything, social media has evaporated our expectations for privacy" (highlighted in blue) "and built a culture of sousveillance and surveillance."

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Chris Frantz @chrisfrantz.bsky.social · 20h

Good Morning From The Drummer, My Friends.

Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve?) (TOTP, 1978)

YouTube video by Domino Recording Co.

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Chris Frantz @chrisfrantz.bsky.social · 1d

Good Night From The Drummer, My Friends. Sleep Tight.

Carla Thomas - Gee Whiz

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Brattleboro Literary Festival @vtbookfest.bsky.social · 1d

Great news! We'll be live streaming #OceanVuong's discussion on Saturday, October 18th. Watch the Livestream from home or the #BrooksMemorialLibrary. #2025BrattleboroLiteraryFestival #Fiction #Author #Livestream #DowntownBrattleboro #Vermont

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Ciara the Author 🇵🇸✍🏻🏴🤠📸🦌🦭🌹 @serialciara.bsky.social · 8d

I'd encourage everyone to download Borrowbox - it's an app that allows you to register with your local library and borrow their audiobooks and ebooks. Currently listening to Many Different Kinds of Love by @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social.

The cover of Michael Rosen's "Many Different Kinds of Love"

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The Cure @thecure.com · 1d

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PRE-SALE TICKETS FOR CARDIFF ON SALE WED 15TH
SIGN UP AT THECURE.COM

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 5d

📚 Add this to your reading list 📚

In their upcoming book Rewiring Democracy, Friends of New_ Public Bruce Schneier and Nathan E. Sanders explore how generative AI could transform our democracy, and how citizens can use it to make democracy stronger and more participatory.

Rewiring Democracy

AI is changing democracy. We still get to decide how.AI’s impact on democracy will go far beyond headline-grabbing political deepfakes and automated mi...

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Maryana Bhak 박 @maryanabhak.bsky.social · 1d

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 8d

Social media changed the game, and we’re seeing parallels in generative AI's potential to disrupt and transform.

In this excerpt of their new book, Bruce Schneier and Nathan E. Sanders make some predictions about AI's impact on our democracy and remind us we still have agency to shape the outcome.

🏛️🧨🪛 Will AI break democracy or fix it? Yes.

An excerpt from Bruce Schneier and Nathan E. Sanders' new book

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Ian Winick, Translator & Copywriter @ianwinick.bsky.social · 2d

Always a pleasure to chew the fat with our old friend @metalkevin.bsky.social!

Lord of Adders Black: A Blackadder Podcast @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social · 2d

In our brand-new episode, New South Wales podcaster and British comedy enthusiast @metalkevin.bsky.social makes a welcome return to our podcast to talk about what he loves about Blackadder The Third and why, for him, it is the quintessential series of Blackadder.

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"It's The Lying I Find Most Hurtful"

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lastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · 1d

OK people this is not a drill - my cousin has expressed an interest in philosophy, she needs a book recommendation. What's a good thing to read if you have no philosophy background?

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Chris Frantz @chrisfrantz.bsky.social · 2d

Good Night From The Drummer, My Friends. Sleep Tight.

Muddy Waters - Hoochie Coochie Man Lyrics

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Maryana Bhak 박 @maryanabhak.bsky.social · 2d

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 2d

Portland, OR, 2025

Protester in frog costume stands in front of tank (meme of Tiananmen Square “Tank Man”)

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Mel Wardle @melwardlepoet.bsky.social · 2d

Aston Society of Poetry’s next special guest Harry Fletcher will be sharing his poetry and speaking about his experiences as Young Poet Laureate of Staffordshire 2024-2025. If you’d like to hear Harry please contact Mel or Marcello for the Zoom link! Open mic spots available!

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