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John Atkinson Grimshaw's Park Row, Leeds, oil on canvas, 1882
December 8, 2024 at 8:15 AM
John Atkinson Grimshaw's Park Row, Leeds, oil on canvas, 1882
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Called it.
I’ve seen enough.
Bashar Al-Assad will lose his seat and possibly his head to the insurgency.
Bashar Al-Assad will lose his seat and possibly his head to the insurgency.
December 8, 2024 at 8:25 AM
Called it.
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I used to be a Mesolithic archaeologist. In 2020 Covid19 hit me, crashed me. My pleas for help continue. Year 5 chronic #LongCovid, now bed-bound, unable to walk, no income or support, bankruptcy close, house repossession on horizon. Please help and share if you can 🆘
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Long Covid victim year 5, Spence seeks help to stay afloat
Dear friends, colleagues and philanthropic folk, my pleas for help continue. Year 5 chronic #LongCovid since 2020, now bed-bound and unable to walk, no income or support, bankruptcy close, house repos...
microburin.com
September 6, 2024 at 8:31 PM
I used to be a Mesolithic archaeologist. In 2020 Covid19 hit me, crashed me. My pleas for help continue. Year 5 chronic #LongCovid, now bed-bound, unable to walk, no income or support, bankruptcy close, house repossession on horizon. Please help and share if you can 🆘
microburin.com/2024/09/06/l...
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Blocking anyone who is mildly sus immediately and without particular emotional engagement is obviously the best way to go but once in a while it would be nice to have a block option that ALSO produces an animation of the profile being flushed down a toilet or maybe the text melting gruesomely away
December 7, 2024 at 2:41 AM
Blocking anyone who is mildly sus immediately and without particular emotional engagement is obviously the best way to go but once in a while it would be nice to have a block option that ALSO produces an animation of the profile being flushed down a toilet or maybe the text melting gruesomely away
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In a masterclass on online sleuthing, the Texas Observer uncovers the real people behind four major neo-Nazi X accounts. (Spoiler, the handful of male millennial professionals includes, allegedly, a marketing professional, a retired (?) engineer and a bank VP.) www.texasobserver.org/revealed-ope...
Revealed: the Operators Behind Four Major Neo-Nazi X Accounts
Anonymity has long been a tactic used by extremists to spread their ideology while avoiding social consequences, from Klansmen hoods to online pseudonyms.
www.texasobserver.org
December 5, 2024 at 6:47 PM
In a masterclass on online sleuthing, the Texas Observer uncovers the real people behind four major neo-Nazi X accounts. (Spoiler, the handful of male millennial professionals includes, allegedly, a marketing professional, a retired (?) engineer and a bank VP.) www.texasobserver.org/revealed-ope...
I read to my jug of water in the summer.
Someone please explain this to young people:
Reading might not make you cooler.
But it does make you smarter.
And wiser.
And kinder.
And more interesting.
And way more attractive.
And okay, I lied, it DOES make you cooler.
#booksky
December 6, 2024 at 10:34 AM
I read to my jug of water in the summer.
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Someone please explain this to young people:
Reading might not make you cooler.
But it does make you smarter.
And wiser.
And kinder.
And more interesting.
And way more attractive.
And okay, I lied, it DOES make you cooler.
#booksky
December 5, 2024 at 11:23 AM
Someone please explain this to young people:
Reading might not make you cooler.
But it does make you smarter.
And wiser.
And kinder.
And more interesting.
And way more attractive.
And okay, I lied, it DOES make you cooler.
#booksky
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*Sits billionaires down*
*takes a deep breath*
Say after me, Judge Dredd is a warning not an aspiration.
*takes a deep breath*
Say after me, Judge Dredd is a warning not an aspiration.
December 6, 2024 at 7:31 AM
*Sits billionaires down*
*takes a deep breath*
Say after me, Judge Dredd is a warning not an aspiration.
*takes a deep breath*
Say after me, Judge Dredd is a warning not an aspiration.
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YUS
December 5, 2024 at 8:47 AM
YUS
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It’s a dark day for research in Aotearoa New Zealand and the ramifications for the country are huge. Minister Judith Collins has just announced our blue-skies funder will no longer fund humanities & social science research and that 50% of what is funded must have economic benefit.
December 4, 2024 at 1:09 AM
It’s a dark day for research in Aotearoa New Zealand and the ramifications for the country are huge. Minister Judith Collins has just announced our blue-skies funder will no longer fund humanities & social science research and that 50% of what is funded must have economic benefit.
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Robert Winthrop Chanler, Leopard and Deer, 1912
December 4, 2024 at 12:25 AM
Robert Winthrop Chanler, Leopard and Deer, 1912
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me in the family group chat
December 3, 2024 at 4:22 PM
me in the family group chat
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Friends, I would appreciate a boost :)
Awards season is upon us! Please don’t forget my science-fantasy-noir novel #SleepingWorldsHaveNoMemory is eligible for:
Nebulas
BSFAs
BFAs
WFAs
Locus
Hugos
SFWA members can download a copy here: www.sfwa.org/forum/topic/...
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!
Awards season is upon us! Please don’t forget my science-fantasy-noir novel #SleepingWorldsHaveNoMemory is eligible for:
Nebulas
BSFAs
BFAs
WFAs
Locus
Hugos
SFWA members can download a copy here: www.sfwa.org/forum/topic/...
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!
December 3, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Friends, I would appreciate a boost :)
Awards season is upon us! Please don’t forget my science-fantasy-noir novel #SleepingWorldsHaveNoMemory is eligible for:
Nebulas
BSFAs
BFAs
WFAs
Locus
Hugos
SFWA members can download a copy here: www.sfwa.org/forum/topic/...
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!
Awards season is upon us! Please don’t forget my science-fantasy-noir novel #SleepingWorldsHaveNoMemory is eligible for:
Nebulas
BSFAs
BFAs
WFAs
Locus
Hugos
SFWA members can download a copy here: www.sfwa.org/forum/topic/...
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!
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Watch out for the “I wish to politely disagree” AI bots, looking to farm engagement. A recent addition to #bluesky. My advice: block on sight.
December 3, 2024 at 5:24 PM
Watch out for the “I wish to politely disagree” AI bots, looking to farm engagement. A recent addition to #bluesky. My advice: block on sight.
The spiritual death of the creator economy gotshorttakes.substack.com
December 3, 2024 at 1:15 PM
The spiritual death of the creator economy gotshorttakes.substack.com
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This is huge.
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries 👇
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/e...
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries 👇
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/e...
European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 2, 2024 at 9:19 AM
This is huge.
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries 👇
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/e...
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries 👇
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/e...
Vlad the Impala
a close up of a gazelle 's face with its ears spread
ALT: a close up of a gazelle 's face with its ears spread
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December 2, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Vlad the Impala
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"We cannot continue to participate in the social network feed of a man who proclaims the death of the media and therefore of journalists... X is a platform that no longer serves the public interest at all, but the special ideological and financial interests of its owner and his political allies"
European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 2, 2024 at 3:12 PM
"We cannot continue to participate in the social network feed of a man who proclaims the death of the media and therefore of journalists... X is a platform that no longer serves the public interest at all, but the special ideological and financial interests of its owner and his political allies"
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Adverbs are not going to magically unravel your novel.
A creation works not because of individual elements, but the balanced interaction of the constituents.
So, too many adverbs (like too many nouns, verbs, or adjectives) is probably not ideal.
But do not fear or blame the adverb.
A creation works not because of individual elements, but the balanced interaction of the constituents.
So, too many adverbs (like too many nouns, verbs, or adjectives) is probably not ideal.
But do not fear or blame the adverb.
December 1, 2024 at 11:45 PM
Adverbs are not going to magically unravel your novel.
A creation works not because of individual elements, but the balanced interaction of the constituents.
So, too many adverbs (like too many nouns, verbs, or adjectives) is probably not ideal.
But do not fear or blame the adverb.
A creation works not because of individual elements, but the balanced interaction of the constituents.
So, too many adverbs (like too many nouns, verbs, or adjectives) is probably not ideal.
But do not fear or blame the adverb.
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Want to give a present to an author but you're on a budget?
December 2, 2024 at 11:11 AM
Want to give a present to an author but you're on a budget?
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Please watch this heartfelt video by @jessiegender.bsky.social. Humans don't make "content." We make stories.
How AI Is Killing Our Ability to Dream
YouTube video by Jessie Gender
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November 30, 2024 at 10:33 AM
Please watch this heartfelt video by @jessiegender.bsky.social. Humans don't make "content." We make stories.