Vichy 2.0

Who is brave enough to write this novel?

There is always a better way!

Who is Diplo again? lol

Volunteers turn a fan's recordings of 10,000 concerts into an online treasure trove In 1989, an up-and-coming rock band from Washington called Nirvana played in Chicago for the first time at a club called Dreamerz.

I cannot overstate how extraordinary this is! An absolute treasure for music lovers and music history.

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The rehabilitation of the luddites is a beautiful thing

So fantastic!!! Huge felicidades amigo!

American decline is due, in large part, to the persistent efforts by rich people to ensure that their own progeny retain wealth and power no matter how stupid and lazy they are.

Here’s a gentle reminder that reality is not the TV show The West Wing, that a few politicians stood up to Nazis, and that doing nothing leads to global war and genocide.

Criticizing Israel is not antisemitic, because Israel and Judaism are not one and the same.

Here’s proof:

"There are no small fascisms" Dasa Drndic.

You're a senator. Do anything, jfc.

AI is anti-student and anti-teacher. Daily use leads to deep cognitive deficits. This isn’t about how we “feel” about AI. It’s a clinically terrible tech that will silo out students ability to think creatively and critically. And hurt them long term.

Writers on Writing: Jennifer Egan and Michael Zapata Award-winning authors Jennifer Egan and Michael Zapata will reflect on the work and craft of writing.

This Thursday! Just a few seats remain (but you can also stream on Zoom for free) for our Writers on Writing event with @newberrylibrary.bsky.social -- we can't wait to welcome Jennifer Egan to Chicago! She'll be in conversation with @michaelzapata.bsky.social.

www.newberry.org/calendar/wri...

[The Apollo 11 plaque] reads: "We came in peace for all Mankind." As the United States was dropping 7 ½ megatons of conventional explosives on small nations in Southeast Asia, we congratulated ourselves on our humanity. We would harm no one on a lifeless rock. - Carl Sagan

Writers on Writing: Jennifer Egan and Michael Zapata Award-winning authors Jennifer Egan and Michael Zapata will reflect on the work and craft of writing.

Calling Chicago!!! Please join me at the @newberrylibrary.bsky.social on Thursday, 4/9, at 6pm for a conversation with @michaelzapata.bsky.social!!!
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We could not be more excited to welcome Jennifer Egan to Chicago next Thursday, 4/9, in conversation with @michaelzapata.bsky.social, for our next Writers on Writing event.

This is FREE to attend either in person at the Newberry Library or on Zoom.

Register here: buff.ly/17NhVCB

Mil gracias :)

Very excited for this one. Live and direct, and on Zoom :)

It will be shut down in one to two years.

Ever wonder why ants build colonies that last generations without trashing their habitat? Or how bees pollinate without poisoning the flowers? No intelligent species will destroy their environment in the disguise for development and profit—nature proves it.

imagine that. lol

Meta misled users about its products’ safety, jury decides The jury ordered Meta to pay $375 million in penalties.

Huge result here and the CA jury still deliberating. The idea that social platforms are defective products is going to pick up a lot of steam: www.theverge.com/policy/89991...

Spain & Mexico to send humanitarian aid & solar panels to Cuba. Mexico is rallying CELAC against the illegal US siege. In addition it is acting as a launching pad for international aid.

"Mexico will continue to provide all possible humanitarian aid to Cuba; these are times of solidarity."

The highway to fascism is a quick one.

BuzzFeed Nearing Bankruptcy After Disastrous Turn Toward AI Three years after its pivot to AI, the writing is on the wall for BuzzFeed. The company said there's "substantial doubt" it can keep going.

This is the destination of every company that tries to replace creative human workers with AI slop.
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Corporatism is the fascist marriage between state and corporations. We live in Mussolini‘s wet dreams.

This interview with the great @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social was a "wow" moment for me. Thanks, New York Times and David Marchese.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/m...

I couldn't help noticing the question that seemed the most Times-like to me.

Every comment is a novel.