Doctora Malka Older
@older.bsky.social
nerd with narrative disorder • humanitarian • sociopunk • evidence-based creativity • speculative resistance • predictive fictions • INFOMOCRACY • THE MIMICKING OF KNOWN SUCCESSES • …AND OTHER DISASTERS • GlobalVoices.org • ASU-CSI • opinions my own
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*fantastically captivating* books
February 13, 2026 at 4:49 PM
*fantastically captivating* books
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They are good and interesting and somewhat distressingly relevant
in case you didn't know, I also write books
Infomocracy: Book One of the Centenal Cycle
Book One of the Centenal Cycle
bookshop.org
February 13, 2026 at 4:51 PM
They are good and interesting and somewhat distressingly relevant
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I found a contact link for Goodreads to complain about the stupid sign-in link issue!
www.goodreads.com/about/contac...
www.goodreads.com/about/contac...
February 13, 2026 at 10:14 AM
I found a contact link for Goodreads to complain about the stupid sign-in link issue!
www.goodreads.com/about/contac...
www.goodreads.com/about/contac...
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A new blog post! In which I talk about the challenges of describing viewpoint characters without doing the Mirror Thing.
Mirrors in many guises: describing viewpoint characters – KJ Charles
kjcharleswriter.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:14 PM
A new blog post! In which I talk about the challenges of describing viewpoint characters without doing the Mirror Thing.
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www.bigissue.com/culture/film...
I've done quite a few interviews in the lead up to the release of Wuthering Heights. I really enjoyed the Big Issue's focus on
Heathcliff as Landlord (yet another thing that goes missing if you chop out the second half of the book in adaptation!)
I've done quite a few interviews in the lead up to the release of Wuthering Heights. I really enjoyed the Big Issue's focus on
Heathcliff as Landlord (yet another thing that goes missing if you chop out the second half of the book in adaptation!)
Wuthering Heights: Heathcliff is just a really terrible landlord
The new Wuthering Heights adaptation is in cinemas. Will the new film portray Heathcliff as a hearthrob or the cruel landlord of the novel?
www.bigissue.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:25 PM
www.bigissue.com/culture/film...
I've done quite a few interviews in the lead up to the release of Wuthering Heights. I really enjoyed the Big Issue's focus on
Heathcliff as Landlord (yet another thing that goes missing if you chop out the second half of the book in adaptation!)
I've done quite a few interviews in the lead up to the release of Wuthering Heights. I really enjoyed the Big Issue's focus on
Heathcliff as Landlord (yet another thing that goes missing if you chop out the second half of the book in adaptation!)
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This is BRILLIANT. Less 'Cathy!', more rent control please
www.bigissue.com/culture/film...
I've done quite a few interviews in the lead up to the release of Wuthering Heights. I really enjoyed the Big Issue's focus on
Heathcliff as Landlord (yet another thing that goes missing if you chop out the second half of the book in adaptation!)
I've done quite a few interviews in the lead up to the release of Wuthering Heights. I really enjoyed the Big Issue's focus on
Heathcliff as Landlord (yet another thing that goes missing if you chop out the second half of the book in adaptation!)
Wuthering Heights: Heathcliff is just a really terrible landlord
The new Wuthering Heights adaptation is in cinemas. Will the new film portray Heathcliff as a hearthrob or the cruel landlord of the novel?
www.bigissue.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:55 PM
This is BRILLIANT. Less 'Cathy!', more rent control please
shocking absolutely no one, @kjcharleswriter.com has done it again. *puts down How to Fake It in Society with a satisfied sigh, but only briefly because I'm probably going to start a reread in about five minutes*
February 13, 2026 at 4:50 PM
shocking absolutely no one, @kjcharleswriter.com has done it again. *puts down How to Fake It in Society with a satisfied sigh, but only briefly because I'm probably going to start a reread in about five minutes*
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it's probably been a few months since I've yelled about this series, so let me yell about this series again. I especially have yelled at my science journalist colleagues to read 'em!
in case you didn't know, I also write books
Infomocracy: Book One of the Centenal Cycle
Book One of the Centenal Cycle
bookshop.org
February 13, 2026 at 4:44 PM
it's probably been a few months since I've yelled about this series, so let me yell about this series again. I especially have yelled at my science journalist colleagues to read 'em!
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GOOD BOOKS
in case you didn't know, I also write books
Infomocracy: Book One of the Centenal Cycle
Book One of the Centenal Cycle
bookshop.org
February 13, 2026 at 4:39 PM
GOOD BOOKS
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As a political science nerd who is also a sci fi nerd this book was really fun. Thanks for writting it.
February 13, 2026 at 4:39 PM
As a political science nerd who is also a sci fi nerd this book was really fun. Thanks for writting it.
in case you didn't know, I also write books
Infomocracy: Book One of the Centenal Cycle
Book One of the Centenal Cycle
bookshop.org
February 13, 2026 at 4:38 PM
in case you didn't know, I also write books
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Koapyon, a bear in a bunny costume, is the mascot for the village of Kamikoani in Akita Prefecture.
February 13, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Koapyon, a bear in a bunny costume, is the mascot for the village of Kamikoani in Akita Prefecture.
Meta's plan for launching glasses that people can use to secretly identify strangers on the street is to do it "during a dynamic political environment" when people who care about why that's bad are "focused on other concerns."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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Do Europeans think it's more important to prioritise European autonomy (+) or preserve the US-Europe alliance (-)?
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February 13, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Do Europeans think it's more important to prioritise European autonomy (+) or preserve the US-Europe alliance (-)?
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yougov.co.uk/internationa...
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The Project 2025 author is using millions of dollars in USAID money for his own security detail.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show
The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an archit...
www.reuters.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:46 PM
The Project 2025 author is using millions of dollars in USAID money for his own security detail.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
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As a direct result of the obscene actions of Russell Vought and Elon Musk in destroying USAID, we can expect “at least 9.4 million additional deaths by 2030, if the current funding trend continues.
About 2.5 million of those deaths are projected to be children under the age of 5.”
About 2.5 million of those deaths are projected to be children under the age of 5.”
One year on from dismantling of USAID, study projects that global aid cuts could lead to 9.4 million deaths by 2030 | CNN
It’s been one year since the Trump administration dismantled the US Agency for International Development (USAID), with aid cuts leading to the closure of HIV clinics in South Africa, the termination o...
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February 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM
As a direct result of the obscene actions of Russell Vought and Elon Musk in destroying USAID, we can expect “at least 9.4 million additional deaths by 2030, if the current funding trend continues.
About 2.5 million of those deaths are projected to be children under the age of 5.”
About 2.5 million of those deaths are projected to be children under the age of 5.”
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No, I did not get a side gig writing @nytimes.com headlines.
I wouldn't say no to one though.
www.nytimes.com/2021/06/22/s...
I wouldn't say no to one though.
www.nytimes.com/2021/06/22/s...
When an Eel Climbs a Ramp to Eat Squid From a Clamp, That’s a Moray (Published 2021)
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:26 PM
No, I did not get a side gig writing @nytimes.com headlines.
I wouldn't say no to one though.
www.nytimes.com/2021/06/22/s...
I wouldn't say no to one though.
www.nytimes.com/2021/06/22/s...
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Trump justifies his brutal immigration tactics by painting illegal immigrants as criminals. But in reality, they commit fewer crimes than native-born Americans.
My @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social Chart
My @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social Chart
February 13, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Trump justifies his brutal immigration tactics by painting illegal immigrants as criminals. But in reality, they commit fewer crimes than native-born Americans.
My @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social Chart
My @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social Chart
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The logic of this, the same logic for why non-citizens wouldn't risk voting, is so obvious after just 5 seconds of thought. It's a certain kind of madness that it has to be demonstrated time and time again.
Trump justifies his brutal immigration tactics by painting illegal immigrants as criminals. But in reality, they commit fewer crimes than native-born Americans.
My @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social Chart
My @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social Chart
February 13, 2026 at 3:09 PM
The logic of this, the same logic for why non-citizens wouldn't risk voting, is so obvious after just 5 seconds of thought. It's a certain kind of madness that it has to be demonstrated time and time again.
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With alt text:
February 13, 2026 at 1:39 PM
With alt text:
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eating each other that their religion centers it, they take blood from young people to try to revitalize the old, etc. etc. I'm going to track it down because it feels like something you would enjoy
February 13, 2026 at 1:12 PM
eating each other that their religion centers it, they take blood from young people to try to revitalize the old, etc. etc. I'm going to track it down because it feels like something you would enjoy
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there is an amazing academic piece of work (article??? book???) that I cannot find the title of which is written from the perspective of a non-european (Maori?) contemporary of the Europeans that turns all of the tropes of the "man-eater" around, talking about how these weirdos are so obsessed with—
February 13, 2026 at 1:11 PM
there is an amazing academic piece of work (article??? book???) that I cannot find the title of which is written from the perspective of a non-european (Maori?) contemporary of the Europeans that turns all of the tropes of the "man-eater" around, talking about how these weirdos are so obsessed with—
COMEMIERDAS
“.. using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought ..”
@reuters.com
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@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...
February 13, 2026 at 12:59 PM
COMEMIERDAS
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We really need to figure out a workable non-MOOC system for teaching the people! I think I, and many other academics, would have fully enrolled courses outside of a traditional university setting.
I had a dream last night that I designed a new First Year Seminar called “The Art of the Dinner Party” where students spent the semester reading and writing about the social, political, economic, gendered, and cultural history of hosting—and it culminates in an actual dinner party.
February 13, 2026 at 12:56 PM
We really need to figure out a workable non-MOOC system for teaching the people! I think I, and many other academics, would have fully enrolled courses outside of a traditional university setting.
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Dit is bijvoorbeeld strobouw van woningcorporatie Trudo in Tongelre: www.strotec.nl/biobased-str...
Trudo woningen met StrotecGevels - %
Woningbouwcorporatie Trudo in Eindhoven vervangt woningen in de Rustenburgstraat met biobased StrotecGevels.
www.strotec.nl
February 13, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Dit is bijvoorbeeld strobouw van woningcorporatie Trudo in Tongelre: www.strotec.nl/biobased-str...