Jon Strother

It was a good night indeed. 🧡

Yes! ❤

The Only Recording of Woody Guthrie Singing the Protest Song 'Deportee' Has Been Released for the First Time The singer-songwriter recorded the audio on a reel-to-reel tape machine in his apartment in the 1950s. Now, the previously unheard song has been restored using A.I. audio technology

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Banned Books List 2025 What books are banned in 2025? Thousands of titles have been removed from public schools across the country.

The link near the bottom of the page has a searchable database. I was glad to see my school district has no banned books.
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This is sickening. We now live in a police state. It only took 9 months. I weep for this nation.

I expect it is a purge of non-loyalists for the upcoming declarations, whatever those might be. We'll know soon enough.

To get good at something, you have to be bad at that thing. Lots of bad at a thing makes you good at a thing. Shortcuts are for people who've quit before they even started. The master has failed more times than you've ever tried but didn't quit. Embrace the bad, get good.

📚💔 Can a young girl and her dragon overcome secrets and misunderstandings to save a life? Discover the magic of friendship and courage in "Cross-eyed Dragon Troubles." #BookRecommendation #YoungAdultFantasy #kindleunlimited

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It really does. :(

I know I avoid it like the plague, or at least try to.

Looks interesting.

When AI Becomes a Weapon: The Rise of Sophisticated Book Marketing Scams - todnewman.com scams against writers using AI

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LAST CHANCE TO GRAB THIS FREEBIE!
The Secret Humankind - Book 1 of the Discoveries of Julia Xero

This was such a fun read and has pretty much everything to hook the reader and leave them wanting more.

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#urbanfantasy #conspiracythriller #booksale #freebook

Free copies up for grabs of THE SECRET HUMANKIND
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She keeps her head down and cleans up messes. When the body count starts rising, will trying to make a living get her flushed?

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#psychicsuspense #urbanfantasythriller #freebooks

Group Works To Archive National Parks Signs Before They Disappear Save Our Signs is collecting photos of interpretive signs and displays in national parks to preserve a record in case they disappear.

This is important. Don't let Trump erase our history. What they are doing is truly Orwellian. Don't just take pics of the signs either, but of the monuments as well.
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America Is At a Crossroads | Mad Utopia Get more from Mad Utopia on Patreon

I don’t know who wrote this but I agreed. Edited to fit my own particulars, added and deleted a few items. The sentiments of the original post remain true. I will not “work together” with this administration when every single capitulation emboldens him further. No way. ~jms
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Black letters on a magenta background reading: I use Scrivener’s text to speech function for editing. It is incredibly useful. But its pronunciation sucks. My main character’s name is Irene. As in, Goodnight Irene. In Scrivener is Rhymes with weenie. My main character. By the time I’m done I’ll be hearing Irenie in my sleep. Now THIS is where AI could actually be useful.

read it! do it! go!

Folks are crazy to come here right now.

Banned Books | Mad Utopia Get more from Mad Utopia on Patreon

Barnes and Noble has a page on banned books (well 34 pages actually). I looked it over and have some thoughts.
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City of Stairs (Divine Cities Series #1)|Paperback An atmospheric and intrigue-filled novel of dead gods, buried histories, and a mysterious, protean city—from one of America's most acclaimed young science fiction writers. The city of Bulikov onc...

I have finished Robert Jackson Bennett's Divine Cities trilogy. I’ve rarely poured through three books in succession so quickly. I found the writing fresh, the story arc intriguing, and the characters quite compelling - fantasy with a dose of espionage.
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Leaders of global online extortion and exploitation group 764 charged reut.rs/4cVjxvz

A clarion call for the times. :(

A quote, white test on a black background. "If coruption is powerful enough it's not corruption. It's the law." - Robert Jackson Bennett, City of Stairs

The State Department is changing its mind about what it calls human rights The agency's annual human rights reports are being purged of references to prison conditions, political corruption and other abuses.

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My flash, Castles In the Sand, is up on Mad Utopia. Please give it a read and a like. Comments are nice, too.
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Friends, if you're in the Books of Horror group on Facebook, I would love your vote for BLOOD COVENANT in the Brawl. I've never made the final round before and it would be great to make it this time. Thanks!

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She does nice work.
www.sarahaboardman.com

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I have never heard of this site before. Check out the stock market action of your politicos. The best government money can buy.

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