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I want this shit in my living room

small brain: free markets produce free press

normal brain: consolidation of media into monopolies makes the press unfree

large brain: despite media consolidation, media consumption is more diverse than ever

galaxy brain: media fucked because of phone

imo the threat posed by CBS News and CNN getting absorbed by pro-regime billionaires isn't that they're going to produce right-wing slop that convinces people to be right-wing, it's the dismantling of newsrooms capable of doing investigative reporting on the administration. Fewer eyes on the street.

I've reported 2-3 stories in my career that have sucked the spirit out of my body and this was one of them. But! Seeing the response of the fgc to help their brother genuinely put it right back. Im humbled to have been trusted with this. Help your neighbors friends those in need are all around you.

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guys, i cannot express in a single post how wonderful Steven Soderbergh's The Christophers is

Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel delivering lights-out performances of @edsolomon.bsky.social's rich, funny, inventive, incredibly moving screenplay, and you simply must watch it when it's out

Kansas informs trans residents their driver’s licenses become invalid on Thursday Some transgender Kansans said they had received the letters from the Department of Revenue. Others hadn’t by Wednesday evening.

“‘The persecution is the point,’ said Rep. Abi Boatman, a Wichita Democrat and the only transgender member of the Legislature, who received the [Kansas Dept of Revenue] notice on Wednesday.” To underscore that: a Kansas state legislator is among those whose driver’s license will be voided. (🎁 link:)

Watching the clouds in the sky and enjoying the natural beauty of existence on earth. A certain gothic existentialism looms overhead, but an intrinsic quiet always comes forth in moments of calm. The human hand’s perversity cannot taint what lies beneath the skin.

A square silver leather background with a hand embroidered kingfisher head and shoulders in profile looking up to the left.

"Silver Fisher"
Hand embroidery on leather.
A throwback to 2020
I was lurking down at the harbour recently in the hope to see any of the local Kingfishers. It was a fail. They will be heading off soon, spring is nearly here!
#ThreadPainting #embroidery #WildlifeArt #Birds

Paperbacks to Look Out For in March 2026: Part Two - A Life in Books Book reviews, snippets of book news, and alerts about books outside the glare of the publicity spotlight.

'Many years ago, when I was a reviews editor, I commissioned Andrey Kurkov to write for me. He was a delight to deal with. I've often thought of him over the last four years.'

On a Kyiv Mysteries series & other notable titles...

Paperbacks in March 2026: Part Two alifeinbooks.co.uk/2026/02/pape...

"People don’t change their minds in the face of evidence. People look for evidence that fits what they believe."

Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses "The legislature did not include a grace period."

It seems all Kansas-issued trans drivers' licenses are invalid, effective tomorrow

It is now illegal for trans people to drive a car until they surrender their license at a DMV (that most will need to drive to) and have it reissued with the wrong gender marker

This was never about woman's sports

Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses "The legislature did not include a grace period." ERIN REED FEB 25, 2026 88 5 21 Share Kansas Sate Capitol // farzinvousoughian

1. Numerous transgender people in Kansas are reporting that the state has sent them a letter demanding the immediate surrender of drivers licenses.

Those driving could be arrested, charged, and see privileges revoked.

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The Coast of Varengeville - 1882
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Buddy Guy’s screen time in ‘Sinners’ is brief, but his legacy runs deep His longevity is one of the reasons Ryan Coogler wanted the elder statesman of the blues to be in his movie, and he personally visited Guy at his club to ask him to join “Sinners.” “It was an honor to have him in the film,” Coogler told the Sun-Times.

Buddy Guy’s screen time in ‘Sinners’ is brief, but his legacy runs deep

Chapter 1 of Moby Dick, page 1 The phrase ‘Call me Ishmael’, the first sentence of the book, is highlighted in blue, with careful highlighting on the very big C at the start. Above this, written in ballpoint pen ‘His name’

Love the glimpse into the beautiful mind that notated this used copy of Moby Dick I got

star wars 3 // 35mm

star wars 3 // 35mm

Getting really sick of not being able to pick what type of content gets beamed into my brain, so I've decided to create my own RSS feed of stuff I'm interested in. This is hopefully step one in recreating my lifestyle as it pertains to consuming media, in a more thoughtful way.

Here’s the longlist for the 2026 International Booker Prize. image © India Hobson for Booker Prize Foundation Today, the Booker Foundation announced the 2026 longlist for the International Booker Prize, which recognizes international literature in translatio…

Today, the Booker Foundation announced the 2026 longlist for the International Booker Prize.

Broken Horses Q&A with Kate Beales Debut novelist Kate Beales has spent many years steeped in storytelling. A seasoned theatre practitioner, she has worked all over the world lecturing in and directing Shakespearian plays, facilitat…

Such a good interview. Here’s a writer who hung in there until, after many rejections, she found the right INDEPENDENT press for her novel.

I am so ordering Broken Horses!
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The search for truth - 1936
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Collecting nostalgic antiques is overrated. A real man collects swords, plays a spooky little tune on his baroque pipe organ, and then in a fit of rage, challenges you to a duel in his foyer. Before sending you off to your doom, he offers you a few slices of homemade banana bread for the road.

An Etruscan terracotta cinerary urn from the 2nd century BC. The frieze depicts a man using a plow as a weapon. The type was produced extensively in Chiusi. It reads AULE : PETRUNI : ATH : CUTNALISA, this is of Aulus Petronius, son of Arnth Cutnalisa. #EpigraphyTuesday

In the midst of some strangely gothic 15-17th century literary excursion. Nearly every character in these tales latches onto wild superstition or feverish neurosis. The modern psyche does not appear to be so different upon further inspection.

<the kind of stoned you can really only be in a hotel room> television commercials offer a look into a fantasy world that's devoid of advertising. I watched this prescription drug family attend a baseball game in a stadium where EVERYONE was wearing solid color shirts, no branding visible anywhere.

Maine ICE Protesters Sue Noem, Claiming First Amendment Wrongs Maine-based protesters against the Trump administration’s immigration-enforcement surge sued Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and other DHS officials Monday for allegedly collecting their personal data and threatening them in retaliation for exercising their First Amendment rights.

Maine-based protesters against the Trump administration’s immigration-enforcement surge sued Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and other DHS officials Monday for allegedly collecting their personal data and threatening them in retaliation for exercising their First Amendment rights.

A big fluffy husky mix with bright blue eyes and a prehensile tongue, swiping a pair of French fries out of my hand. From this angle she looks like a fur-covered balloon with tiny white feet.

yeah the world is a tire fire, but look at this dog

A federal judge in San Francisco is having trouble seating a jury in Elon Musk’s upcoming class action trial, reportedly due to "hate" toward the billionaire.

From a pool of 93, only 9 jurors were selected after questioning about if they could put aside opinions about Musk.

Clouded sky and grey/green still lake.

It’s a thin line between the story version that’s okay and the one it’s meant to be.

You, who went the extra distance. Nurturing the story’s phrasing.
Breathing life into it.
Until you released it.

Bravo. Brava.

❤️‍🔥

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