Writer, reviewer, traveler, and book lover. A Bookworm's Guide to the U.S. coming Fall 2027! Represented by Amelia Appel of @TriadaUS.
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"History was full of the bones of good men who’d followed bad orders in the hope that they could soften the blow. Oh, yes, there were worse things they could do, but most of them began right where they started following bad orders." — Terry Prachett, Jingo
Rubio: “The president does not like to see this image of a ballistic missile hitting an apartment building in Kyiv and innocent civilians being wiped out as a result.”
If Trump dislikes Russian ballistic attacks so much, then why withhold intelligence about Russian launches, stripping people in Kyiv of their chance to take cover and survive?
Why throttle Starshield speeds, rendering our jet-powered drone interceptors useless?
Something doesn’t add up. Either Rubio is living in his own reality, or this whole administration takes us for complete idiots.
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how convenient for corporations rn that any condition out of the ordinary will raise prices and the removal of that condition never seems to mean they lower them
Airfares will not return to pre-Iran war levels, American Airlines warns ft.trib.al/Vf1NEkw
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Catapult was one of the very few avenues BIPOC and working-class writers could access to the literary world via classes or generous editors who took a chance on pitches. I just feel so much for the editors, writers, and teachers, and the huge loss this means for us all.
The decision to suspend the publisher's editorial and educational arms will "consolidate our efforts around our book publishing program," the publisher said in a statement. pwne.ws/3jPFpSd
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One of the most successful things both parties have achieved is convincing Americans that our foreign policy has absolutely nothing to do with our domestic policy, and that the woes of the world aren't directly tied to our own.
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There was so much coughing in my high school kid’s friend’s science class that the teacher asked, “Does anyone have COVID right now?” and 6 kids raised their hands (out of about 25) 🤦🏻♀️
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I know I’m echoing the sentiments of many others here but this fucking sucks and couldn’t be more transparently retaliatory against a newly unionized workplace
lunch.publishersmarketplace.…
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Darren Seals helped organize the movement pictured in the 1st image and was later found shot inside his car, covered in flames. We resist KNOWING what's on the other side of it. Mfs too forgetful.
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this story
Advocates for people with incarcerated family say prisons often cancel visits for what they deem is excessive contact with loved ones. “There are so many other experiences like that where just a simple hug or a peck is constituted as excessive contact.”
boltsmag.org/california-pris…
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Shocking stat, which doesn't even take into account covid's role in triggering or worsening dementia.
Exercising (especially cardio, lower body strength & yoga) & healthy eating (aka plants) are key to helping lower your risk. So, too, is wearing a respirator in public spaces.
Dementia is expected to double worldwide within the next 25 years. New cases will rise from 11.4 million in 2023 to 24.7 million in 2050.
healthday.com/health-news/me…
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This may come as a shock to some, but I don’t want a cold either. Being sick sucks, why wouldn’t I avoid it if I can?
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On average men were diagnosed in 3 months. Women in 2 years.
Women's auto-immune diseases aren't trickier.
But doctors afford women less epistemological authority.
Women are simply considered less trustworthy, even, especially, about themselves.
theguardian.com/society/2026…
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I don't care if you like Sally Rooney's books or not. This is about the UK effectively banning an author's work because she is vocal in her support for the Palestinian people. I don't care whether you personally like her. Nor should you. It's about censorship. It's unhinged.
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Big part of this is the end of the social contract via the lifting of mask mandates, explicitly leaving disabled and immunocompromised people out in the cold. Ushered in a new era of hyperindividualism
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Pope Leo XIV: “Someone who says, ‘I’m against abortion,’ but says, ‘I’m in favor of the death penalty,’ is not really pro-life.”
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how has everyone forgotten that COVID tests had been notorious for false negatives since the very beginning of the pandemic? apathy towards curbing spread for years now has allowed mutations to far outpace the tech in any tests on store shelves. wastewater is HIGH rn! it’s COVID!
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But don’t forget, ppl who mask and advocate for clean air initiatives to protect themselves from illness and (further) disability are the “hysterical” ones not living in reality
Covid cases double in a month and hospital admissions rise five-fold, amid spread of new XFG variant trib.al/mkPcFTr
