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author of books. host of the otherppl podcast. in-depth interviews w writers. founder of DeepDive. hermit. good at walking. https://linktr.ee/bradlisti #booksky

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was walking through the lobby of my hotel and saw a little boy who looked like the little boy from 'the shining' and almost told his mom "he looks like the little boy from 'the shining'"

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met a listener from kenya!

05.03.2026 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bawitdayatollaaaaaaah

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Oligarchs Are Building The World's Biggest Propaganda Machine. Their Success Isn't Guaranteed. America's wealthiest, shittiest people are trying to hoover up the entirety of new and old media companies in a bid to pummel the plebs with propaganda. But what they want, and what they actually get,...

Over at the newsletter I wrote about the Paramount/Warner deal, how it's best viewed as a well-funded attack on informed consensus, and how we still have collective agency to determine whether or not it actually succeeds.

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CNN: More than 1,000 civilians killed in Iran since war began, rights group reports
By Helen Regan
More than 1,000 people, including children, have been killed in Iran since the war began on Saturday, according to US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).
The rights group said as of Tuesday afternoon ET, at least 1,097 civilians had been killed, including 181 children.
More than 5,400 civilians, including 100 children, have been injured, HRANA reported.
The group said its report is preliminary and is veritying hundreds more reported deaths.

CNN: More than 1,000 civilians killed in Iran since war began, rights group reports By Helen Regan More than 1,000 people, including children, have been killed in Iran since the war began on Saturday, according to US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA). The rights group said as of Tuesday afternoon ET, at least 1,097 civilians had been killed, including 181 children. More than 5,400 civilians, including 100 children, have been injured, HRANA reported. The group said its report is preliminary and is veritying hundreds more reported deaths.

At least 1,097 civilians had been killed in Iran so far, including 181 children.

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lost in baltimore, part 2

05.03.2026 00:33 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Americans are exhausted by endless wars built on lies and paid for with American and foreign lives.

I'm urging my colleagues to vote YES on the War Powers Resolution authored by Khanna-Massie and stop Trump's illegal war in Iran.

04.03.2026 23:02 β€” πŸ‘ 791    πŸ” 117    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 5
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New Course: 'How to Write Literary Collage' (20% Off This Week) A new DeepDive course with David Shields. Use code SAVE20 before March 8β€”and come say hello if you're at AWP.

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04.03.2026 22:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

don't stop talking about the epstein files

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Get in, losers. We’re going to the nerd convention.

See ya tomorrow. Booth T330.

#AWP26

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Otherppl with Brad Listi: 1024. Tobi Coventry is the author of the debut novel , available from Abrams Books. It was the official February pick of the . For the past ten years, Coventry has worked as a book scout for film and television productio...

This @bradlisti.bsky.social Otherppl chat with Tobi Coventry is soooooo good!

otherpeoplepod.libsyn.com/1024-tobi-co...

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i took it out. it was pure reflex

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I was at a restaurant in Baltimore and accidentally dropped my winter hat in the toilet

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