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Issue 30, Spring 2026 - Tahoma Literary Review Here is our thirtieth issue, published at an in-between moment when winter has not yet loosened its grip and the promise of spring remains uncertain. The

We're open for 10 more days -- till April 30. Check out our fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Plus, we are now considering graphic narratives and poetry in translation. tahomaliteraryreview.com/issues/issue...

These are all good but the last three are for locals

The IRS Wants Smarter Audits. Palantir Could Help Decide Who Gets Flagged Documents show the tax agency is testing a Palantir tool to surface “highest-value” audit and investigation targets from a maze of legacy systems.

The IRS is using custom built #Palantir software to help streamline how it identifies fraud cases as part of a pilot program… and documents show the agency wants to further deepen its relationship with Palantir.

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Islands of Abandonment, Life in the Post-Human Landscape, by Cal Flynn. As if Annie Dillard walked into THE WORLD WITHOUT US: a beautiful, lyrical exploration of the places where nature is flourishing in our absence Some of the only truly feral cattle in the world wander a long-abandoned island off the northernmost tip of Scotland. A variety of wildlife not seen in many lifetimes has rebounded on the irradiated grounds of Chernobyl. A lush forest supports thousands of species that are extinct or endangered everywhere else on earth in the Korean peninsula's narrow DMZ. Cal Flyn, an investigative journalist, exceptional nature writer, and promising new literary voice visits the eeriest and most desolate places on Earth that due to war, disaster, disease, or economic decay, have been abandoned by humans. What she finds every time is an "island" of teeming new life: nature has rushed in to fill the void faster and more thoroughly than even the most hopeful projections of scientists. ISLANDS OF ABANDONMENT is a tour through these new ecosystems, in all their glory, as sites of unexpected environmental significance, where the natural world has reasserted its wild power and promise. And while it doesn't let us off the hook for addressing environmental degradation and climate change, it's a case that hope is far from lost, and is ultimately a story of redemption. The most polluted spots on Earth can be rehabilitated through ecological processes, and in fact they already are.

2021 #70
An outstanding work of literary non-fiction, well researched, beautifully written, and one of my favourite books of 2021. A journey through places now abandoned by people and recovered or recovering with little or no human intervention. Big blurb in the alt text.
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Photo of a brilliantly blue and indigo bird with a bright red and yellow bill with its aquamarine wings stretched high as it stands in a bunch of dense green water plants

Home from Florida and ready to sleep for days. But I couldn't resist finding this shot in the thousands I took. I was so excited to find visible Common Gallinules at last at Orlando Wetlands that I didn't even hope for the rare Purples. Then I saw 6 in 50 feet of walking. 😂 Florida, man. #birds

I know money is tight for so many, but here goes: during Sexual Assault Awareness Month, I am raising money for Callisto, a survivor assistance resource. I almost couldn’t believe it was real when I first researched it. It *is* real & I joined their board. give.projectcallisto.org/fundraiser/7...

This makes me wonder: what is the strangest recession indicator that you are sure of?

The most obscure thing that you're *sure* is a recession indicator, something which you don't hear basically anyone else mention?

Center for the Art of Translation to Open Literary Space in San Francisco The new headquarters of the nonprofit, which is home to Two Lines Press, will feature event spaces, offices, and a bookstore dedicated exclusively to translated literature. It is slated to open in 202...

"There is an urgent need for places where languages meet, stories cross, & people recognize their connection to one another." With community support, CAT is opening a permanent home for literary translation. Read the news in @publisherswkly.bsky.social.

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Motion Pictures Invaded Fairhaven * Spellbound with Beth Ann I'm launching a new blog series on when motion pictures invaded Fairhaven, Massachusetts. Join me as I explore my town's rich film history!

When Motion Pictures Invaded Fairhaven, Mass #SouthCoastMA #SilentFilm #FilmSky

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generation lead never fails

NYT article on Mrs. Bezos and this in screenshot: ‪More Perfect Union‬ ‪@moreperfectunion.bsky.social‬ · 21m A worker died at an Amazon warehouse in Oregon last week. For more than an hour, workers were instructed to continue working as the man lay dead. One worker wanted to help, but a manager told them to “Just turn around and not look. Let’s get back to work," according to @thewesternedge.bsky.social .

Your post about the World's Longest Press Release appeared like this in my feed.

Literal ghost network

Please support the CREEP Act to protect everyone from violent tenants. Right now you have to be in a relationship or related to someone to get a civil protection order, unlike in 43 other states!

Osprey and barracuda, Everglades National Park, USA #birdoftheday #JKLMNOP #birdphotography #bird #birds #osprey #barracuda #everglades #florida #birdsofprey

A lovely mossy boulder with a face. I walked past this venerable stone gentleman on Dartmoor when I was beginning to write my first novel, Villager, and it whispered all 104,000 words of the book to me. So now I have to pay it all of my royalties. Unfortunately my ex-publisher stopped paying me royalties last year. Understandable, the boulder was not happy. But now I have a new publisher and the book has been republished. So remember if you purchase a copy you will be helping a boulder to eat, pay the rent on his riverside moss garden, and feed his boulder family.

Yes it could be argued that keeping up with world events is important but alternatively can I interest you in hugging an ancient mossy boulder that looks like a face and quietly listening while it tells you stories from centuries cloaked in mist.

the head of this Leviathan, in the creature’s living intact state, is an entire delusion

Pope is weak on crime would be the all time funniest last post before It Happens

I genuinely believe that people don't appreciate just how much of all the bad vibes right now are still largely a COVID hangover. It was a profoundly traumatizing event for American society, on the order of the civil war or the great depression and we've largely decided to just pretend

I can't quite express the joy of seeing Viktor Orbán, the man who took my grandparents' native land to the brink of dictatorship, concede power after 16 years of autocracy and corruption. This is personal.

Budget cuts are effectively book bans in the places there are no book bans, and they are hurting not just libraries and readers, but publishers and authors too.

Just choked on my sandwich. 😂

Isn't he brilliant? A Polish Crested Chicken.

I haven’t said anything because I’m superstitious but now I can: hi other challenger trauma kids who also ended up working their whole lives to be like Ronald McNair. Unclench your jaw.

Couldn't watch, only peeked afterward.

also just have to keep reminding myself how incredible it is to see all these women in leadership positions at NASA

Nichelle Nichols you will always be famous

GOOD NEWS! Researchers at Stanford University have developed a UNIVERSAL vaccine known as GLA-3M-052-LS+OVA, that protects against a wide range of respiratory viruses, bacteria AND even allergens. The vaccine is delivered intranasally AND provides broad protection in the lungs for several MONTHS.

Sigh, another editor I worked with has been let go.

I was expecting it to be a rough year (years?) but it’s still hard, and emotional.

I feel sad for all the book folks just being chucked aside, and it’s hard to not feel angry at well… everything.

This is a shoebill stork (Balaeniceps rex), a real African wetland bird famous for its massive shoe-shaped beak and dinosaur-like vibe.

we're overdue for a new kind of cheez-it. i think havarti's ready for its big break

How to disable AI Mode on Google Search - gHacks Tech News Have you tried AI Mode on Google? You want to disable that, don't you?In March 2025, Google announced Gemini 2.

I got the script to disappear AI overviews off in my browsers. I never see Google's AI overviews anymore. uBlock Origin is an extremely helpful add on.
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