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War Criminal Responsible for Millions of Deaths Dies at 100 Henry Kissinger was one of the US empire's proudest, most prolifically murderous foot soldiers.

Just a reminder of the type of coverage @teenvogue.com could have given us on Cheney if they hadn’t fired all their political staff

Donate to Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover, organized by Lexi McMenamin More than half the team at Teen Vogue was laid off this week by our parent co… Lexi McMenamin needs your support for Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover

thank you for the outpouring of support!

those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.

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Guillermo del Toro quote "...think about wealth for me for example. A wealthy man that has enough..."

"not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite somebody to beer..."

"...you're rich. If you have, whatever-"

"- yachts and planes and islands and you STILL need more? You're not rich."

Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."

The Politics of Mourning After Itaewon A group of anthropologists explore why South Korea faced a failure of prevention—and mourning—after the deadly 2022 Itaewon disaster.

After the deadly 2022 Itaewon crowd crush, South Korea faced a failure of prevention—and mourning. A group of anthropologists explores how grief was managed, marginalized, and ultimately erased, raising questions about who we remember and why.

www.sapiens.org/culture/mour...

'FREE PEOPLE READ FREELY' hoodie

Small pouches with different graphics that say: 'This is my library joy bag,' 'Check out sustainability,' and 'Manga sparks joy!'

'library' hoodie

'Friend of my Library' hoodie

Our fall sale is happening right now at LibraryGiftShop.org, which means it's the perfect time to layer up with library advocacy and joy! Save 20% on everything thru Sunday, Oct. 19.

If I see you posting AI slop, it's an instant block. Even if you think it's cute or says a lot about society. If you are purporting that some AI slop is real news, I will report you for misinformation, and then block you. Sloppers should be marginalised.

A graphic with a photo of Brennan Lee Mulligan that says "Phone Bank with Zohran, Wednesday, October 8th at 6pm."

TONIGHT (and especially for followers outside of NYC who want to get involved):

Join @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social on a special phonebank at 6pm!

Sign up: volunteer.zohranfornyc.com/phonebank-fo...

No I am so ready I need to see more

1-866-952-4456 to tell Netflix that in no way do you want Elon fucking Musk determining what you watch.

I just called, got through in about 15 seconds, and told them that I strongly support queer inclusion in their programming and that I will cancel my subscription if they cave.

So- I got to pay two things this month. Gotta pay for a new door as my dog dug a hole in it and pay my phone bill. The total is around $260. I’d love if it gets paid very soon. Please dm if you’d like art from me.

Or you can help on kofi: ko-fi.com/missalppy

watercolor and gouache painting of a girl wearing a feather cloak and holding a small blue flame, surrounded by crows and an overgrown forest

My sixth piece for my solo show @gallerynucleus.bsky.social! 🐦‍⬛

#illustration #fantasyart #magicalforest #forestspirit #watercolor #gouache

Jane Fonda Relaunches Committee for the First Amendment With Support of 550 Celebrities Including Pedro Pascal, Viola Davis and More Jane Fonda has relaunched the Committee for the First Amendment with the support of Pedro Pascal, Viola Davis and more.

Go, Jane, go! She's rounded up hundreds of Hollywood figures to revive the First Amendment organization her father championed. Fonda, in her late eighties, is in her prime as a climate champion and a powerful voice for justice.

The federal government shutdown, which begins today, will have cascading effects across the nation and our economy... A protracted federal shutdown may induce more dramatic effects on libraries, the nation, our economy, and our democracy. Show up for our libraries, American Library Association.

Today marks the beginning of the first federal government shutdown since 2019. ALA is concerned about the impacts on federal library workers, as well as the cascading impacts in communities nationwide.

Read more about what this means for libraries: americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-sc...

It is making me so irrationally angry and I know it isn't personal but I want to fight every time I see it. More than a decade of warnings and evidence and yet...

Genndy Tartakovsky shared test footage from his film ‘The Black Knight’. It follows a knight who controls a 20ft suit of armor. Sony isn't sure there's an audience for the film and haven’t greenlit it yet.

After Kpop demon hunters success I don't understand why Sony are dragging their feet on this!

The problem with having read all of @nkjemisin.bsky.social’s books is now I don’t have any new NK Jemisin books to read

Through her creative platform, Saint Heron, Solange has launched The Saint Heron Library, a digital archive dedicated to making rare and out-of-print works by Black authors, poets, and artists accessible to all.

🔗 library.saintheron.com

this might flop, but so be it!

if you are an author (pubbed or not!) who has a question about publishing/ career/market/ANYTHING, comment and ask! i'll answer the best i can :)

note: my opinions are not law or The Only Way, i'm just trying to help

I'm being so real right now, learn how to engage in media as art and not a reflection of your own real life morals. consume things that make you uncomfortable and understand why it makes you uncomfortable. Don't just base yours and others morals standings on the media you consume.

YouTube video by GLITCH KNIGHTS OF GUINEVERE: PILOT

The Knights of Guinevere trailer got 5 million views in ~3 weeks.
The pilot episode got 5 million views in *less than a day*!
Very very cool~
#KoG #Glitch

youtu.be/MCAdbUaMlAE?...

When you suddenly have 4 audiobooks (another on the way) and 2 ebooks in from the library all at once. Time to lock in lads

A message from Dana Terrace

As you cancel streaming services, here is a casual reminder that only 16% of Americans read for pleasure anymore, and your local library has hundreds or thousands of books you haven't read.

They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.

Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.

YouTube video by GLITCH KNIGHTS OF GUINEVERE: PILOT

Knights of Guinevere PILOT

youtu.be/MCAdbUaMlAE

STEWART: “Comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether— we’re the banana peel in the coal mine… authoritarians are the threat to comedy, music, art, thought… progress.”

Nailed it.

all fascists are cowards, if you tell them no they run scared, if you try to appease them they sense weakness and attack harder

"I just want to say, go birds, fuck ICE and free Palestine," "Hacks" star Hannah Einbinder at the #Emmys