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Alex Kourvo @alexkourvo.bsky.social · 3d

Woot! Way to go!

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Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · 5d

I have been saying for a few years now that people really need to take a seriously long look at the center of that venn diagram where the circles are marked "AI Culture" and "Disregard For/Violation Of Consent." The whole "AI Actress" situation is more of why.

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M. Belanger @sethanikeem.bsky.social · 5d

I did my undergrad thesis on the European witchcraze, and a key motivator in accusations and arrests was to seize the property of the accused

Stoking the moral panic to continue the arrests was very profitable for those in positions of authority.

I say this for no reason …

Kristina Cooke @kristinacooke.bsky.social · 6d

I spoke to a Venezuelan woman who was arrested in this raid and later released with her 4yo son. She said agents broke down their door, pointed guns at them and made sexualized remarks about Venezuelan women. When she returned to her apartment it was boarded up and all her possessions were gone.

Ted Hesson @tedhesson.bsky.social · 6d

US Border Patrol raid sweeps in citizens, families as Chicago crackdown intensifies, w/ @reneehickman.bsky.social @kristinacooke.bsky.social www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 8d

Hey authors, the official list of Anthropic works is available for searching.

secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup

Submit a Claim

secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com

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Makkon @makkon.bsky.social · 7d

a flow-chart with 2 islands. "Do I need AI?" that flows into a final island saying "No"

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Alex Kourvo @alexkourvo.bsky.social · 12d

Is anyone else suddenly getting lots of ads for Disney + (Hulu, ESPN) offering massive discounts? Like, suddenly they're hurting for subscribers?

I have only one thing to say.

Go fash, lose cash.

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L. D. Lewis, Peach Jolly Rancher 🍬 @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · 15d

It's popular, I think, to be demure about one's own writing or to distance oneself from something well-written as if it popped into being fully formed and independent of our making it.

So before imposter syndrome returns: I have read it again, and I wrote the fuck out of this mermaid book, y'all.

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Ann Arbor District Library @aadl.org · 14d

AADL was excited to sponsor Main Street Area Ann Arbor's first-ever Street Art Encounter and present the AADL Awesome Art Award to DeVaughn Collins for his Dune-inspired Afrofuturist piece!

View more photos from the event: https://bit.ly/3KmHkdE

Library Director Eli and staff member pose for a photo in front of a Dune-inspired Afrofuturist art piece by artist DeVaughn Collins, the winner of the AADL Awesome Art Award at Main Street Ann Arbor's first-ever Street Art Encounter.

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Alex Kourvo @alexkourvo.bsky.social · 14d

I got my Covid booster today! Zero side effects so far. My arm doesn't even hurt.

It wasn't hard to find a vaccine near me. Really glad the new one is being rolled out.

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Alex Kourvo @alexkourvo.bsky.social · 14d

Woot! Keep going!

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Alex Kourvo @alexkourvo.bsky.social · 14d

This is the way.

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Alex Kourvo @alexkourvo.bsky.social · 15d

So sorry. Sending hugs.

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Zig Zag Claybourne @zzclaybourne.bsky.social · 15d

You like witches (not a question).

Amazod has the witchy BREATH WARMTH & DREAM paperback at...

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12 BUCKS!

Look, it's too late in the day for cute marketing talk. Buy this. And since you'll already be on the site, buy the 2nd in the series too. Then get some new forks because you deserve it.

Breath, Warmth, and Dream

Breath, Warmth, and Dream [Claybourne, Zig Zag] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Breath, Warmth, and Dream

www.amazon.com

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Alex Kourvo @alexkourvo.bsky.social · 17d

Books save lives!
www.theguardian.com/books/2016/a...

Book up for a longer life: readers die later, study finds

Survey of more than 3,500 people finds that reading books – markedly more than periodicals – appears to deliver a noticeable ‘survival advantage’

www.theguardian.com

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Alex Kourvo @alexkourvo.bsky.social · 17d

So pretty!

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Alex Kourvo @alexkourvo.bsky.social · 17d

Hey writers, guess what? You don't have to know exactly how to revise your novel before you start. Just start.

More here: alexkourvo.com/2025/07/01/a...

Ask the Editor: How Do I Revise My Novel When I Don’t Know What I’m Doing?

Dear Alex,I wrote my first draft (hooray!) and now it’s time to revise it (boo!). Just kidding. Sort of. I’m aware that revising takes different skills than writing the first draft, but I’m a write…

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Alex Kourvo @alexkourvo.bsky.social · 17d

I'm going to be sad to say goodbye to Abbott Elementary on Hulu, but needs must.

➼ amihan (he/hymn) @therosecleric.bsky.social · 20d

Guys when they say boycott Disney they especially mean Marvel. They especially mean Star Wars and Hulu and all your faves. Come on now.

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Alex Kourvo @alexkourvo.bsky.social · 18d

I feel compelled to remind you that your local library lends out DVDs.

They probably have every Disney movie that your kids want to watch.

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Alex Kourvo @alexkourvo.bsky.social · 19d

Woot! Way to go!

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It's The Weekend 😌 @craigweekend.bsky.social · 20d

Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)

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Alex Kourvo @alexkourvo.bsky.social · 20d

Oh, no, D.D.!

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Alex Kourvo @alexkourvo.bsky.social · 20d

Did you know that reading fiction helps you make better decisions? It's true.
introvertdear.com/news/introve...

Why Introverts Love Reading (And Shouldn't Stop, According to Science)

Introverts: There’s no group more notorious for their bookworm-ish ways.

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Alex Kourvo @alexkourvo.bsky.social · 20d

This is the way.

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🇪 🇸 🇹 🇭 🇪 🇷 @esthersantos.com · 21d

probably because everyone is trying to cancel their subscription. womp womp, disney.

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Alex Kourvo @alexkourvo.bsky.social · 23d

I know it's a tiny, petty annoyance in the grand scheme of things but man, this new Mac OS update is WEIRD. #amwriting

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