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Auburn Scallon

@wsauburn.bsky.social

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Guidebook author & localization editor. I’m into pop culture, performing arts, politics, podcasting, critical travel writing, & conscious language. they/she. https://auburn.contently.com/

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Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · Oct 18

Hey fans (and future fans) of Central Europe: We’ve got a new Moon Guide to Prague, Vienna, and Budapest out in the world!

Some of the guiding principles I used:

1 awesome public transport and walkability, so no car required to do all the fun stuff

www.moon.com/titles/jenni...

Cover of the Moon Guide to Prague, Vienna, & Budapest showing the Prague Castle dominating the skyline, the authors Jennifer D Walker and Auburn Scallon, and the buzzwords “palaces & castles” “art & music” and “coffeehouses & beer gardens” — cue music for these are a few of my favorite things!

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Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 2d

All the Broadway babies know this is a bonding experience:

“Sitting in the computer lab,
4am before the final paper is due, cursing the world 'cause I didn't start sooner, and seeing the rest of the class there, too!”

youtu.be/ut6YtMXjaZY?...

Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 2d

The only silver lining of this season is that it led me to your awesome podcast! 😬

Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 2d

I love a good word game, including @flaminghydra.com’s Hydranym.

Editors share a weekly theme & combo of letters. Subscribers create a phrase & vote for their faves. This is my first time with a winning idea!

Cheers to worker-owned journalism and creativity 🥂

flaminghydra.com/annals-of-hy...

Screenshot of contest results from the Hydranym:

THEME: MILITARY

W A H S H B

“We appreciate
hypermasculinity-Sign here, boys!”
Auburn, 12 votes

“Walk around hometowns shooting harmless bystanders”

max entropy, 12 votes

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Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 3d

Pretty sure I know the focus and will be clicking as fast as possible! 👀

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 4d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 4d

Greta Thunberg, deported to Greece, says the targeting of the Sumud Flotilla is "not the story" @teenvogue.com — instead, she says:

"Israel once again violated international humanitarian law by preventing aid from getting into Gaza while people are being starved.”

Greta Thunberg On Her Detention: I'm "Not The Story" — It's Israel Violating International Humanitarian Law

“I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me. But that is not the story.”

www.teenvogue.com

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Kyra Freestar @kyrafreestar.bsky.social · 5d

Young people anywhere in the country can check out ebooks and audiobooks from the Seattle Public Library.

www.spl.org/programs-and...

#BannedBooksWeek #BooksUnbanned

Books Unbanned

Teens and young adults ages 13 to 26 living anywhere in the U.S. can access our entire collection of e-books and audiobooks.

www.spl.org

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Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 5d

“[Dutch] Foreign Minister David van Weel said on Friday that it was “unlikely” the government would approve the export of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel amid mounting public anger.” 🤞

www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...

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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 8d

This is who @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social is. Brilliant. Fearless. I fucking hate typing this shit out: Free Eman.

Amplify amplify amplify please.

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 8d

@emanabdelhadi.bsky.social tells these cops about themselves.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 7d

Let’s give these motherfuckers bribing and kidnapping children as much attention as possible

The Intercept @theintercept.com · 7d

With deportation continuing apace amid the federal government shutdown, advocates speculated that the latest scheme to pay off immigrant children was deliberately timed by ICE and its parent agency, the Department of Homeland Security, to minimize public attention.

ICE Targets Unaccompanied Immigrant Children, Offering Payment for Deportation

ICE confirmed its plan to pay unaccompanied immigrant children in exchange for their agreement to be deported.

interc.pt

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Lindsey @lindseydanis.bsky.social · 7d

Queer travelers deserve more than glossy destination lists. We deserve the context, tools, and confidence to move through the world on our terms. That’s what my newsletter delivers — twice a month, straight to your inbox.

🏳️‍🌈 Sign up now for travel insights + bonus guides you’ll actually use.

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Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 7d

Of all the newsletters out there (that I so often bookmark & intend to read), @theflytrapmedia.com is one I open and devour every time!

the-flytrap.ghost.io

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Dr. Nneka D. Dennie @nneka.bsky.social · 9d

i had this exact question so fyi in case you do too: if your book was in the atlantic list but published after 2021, it's not part of the settlement www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/faq#q-49

51.
My work was on The Atlantic’s list of LibGen files. Why is it not on the Works List?
The Works List only includes works that meet the Class definition (as identified in FAQ 5). A work on The Atlantic’s list of LibGen files may not meet the Class definition for many reasons, including, for example:

Anthropic did not download any works from LibGen after July 2021. To compile its list, The Atlantic used metadata from LibGen as that database existed in 2025. Between July 2021 and 2025, more books were added to LibGen. Your work would not be part of the Class, and therefore not on the Works List, if it was added to LibGen after July 2021 (and also not present in the files Anthropic downloaded from PiLiMi in August 2022).

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Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 9d

The Stephen King list is WILD.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 9d

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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Rainesford Stauffer @rainesford.bsky.social · 10d

Looking to speak to organizers & other experts for Teen Vogue about actions young workers can take when everything, including work, feels pointless/overwhelming. Tips on getting through the day? Is it about plugging into community beyond work? [email protected] or DM

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Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 10d

I hate this for you (but totally get it). 😢 Hoping some art, friends, and joy sneak their way into your day and overshadow all of… *gestures wildly*

Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 12d

Pretty sure this is due for a renaissance

youtu.be/0jvRfLOVfeY?...

THE CUTTING EDGE (1992) | Official Trailer | MGM

YouTube video by Amazon MGM Studios

youtu.be

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Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 12d

an elderly woman is asking what is a weekend

Alt: GIF of the perplexed Dowager Countess of Downtown Abbey asking “what is a weekend?”

media.tenor.com

Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 13d

Oh the kiss absolutely sent me (you’ll know it when you see it)

Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 13d

Wages start at $16/hour for generalist raters & $21/hour for super raters, according to workers.

“They are people with expertise who are doing a lot of great writing work, who are being paid below what they’re worth to make an AI model that, in my opinion, the world doesn’t need,”
👇

Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 14d

“AI isn’t magic; it’s a pyramid scheme of human labor,” said Adio Dinika, a researcher at the Distributed AI Research Institute based in Bremen, Germany. “These raters are the middle rung: invisible, essential and expendable.”

How thousands of ‘overworked, underpaid’ humans train Google’s AI to seem smart

Contracted AI raters describe grueling deadlines, poor pay and opacity around work to make chatbots intelligent

www.theguardian.com

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 13d

Wait, are those donuts????

Jon Walker @jonwalkerpdx.bsky.social · 14d

This is literally what the actual "siege" of the auxiliary ICE building looks like

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Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 14d

Some pictures aren’t just worth 1,000 words, they make me want to read (or write) them myself.
🥾🌳👀

Zuzana P @zuzanap.bsky.social · 14d

Journey's at an end...

#photography #forest #Czechia

Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 14d

Such a great shot!
(And I want to know the whole story of how it ended up there)

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nicole froio @nicolefroio.bsky.social · 14d

this should be a bigger fucking story honestly.

Médecins Sans Frontières @msf.org · 15d

“We have been left with no choice but to stop our activities, as our clinics are encircled by Israeli forces... This is the last thing we wanted.”

We have been forced to suspend our activities and leave Gaza City.

MSF forced to suspend activities amid Israeli offensive in Gaza City | MSF

The intense Israeli forces' offensive in Gaza City, Palestine, is putting our staff and patients at an unacceptable level of risk to continue our lifesaving activities.

www.msf.org

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