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( Heya just as fyi - it looks like the website isn’t responding atm - “Your access to this site has been limited by the site owner”.
Trying to get to it from a browser in Germany. )

Online Extract: On (Mis)Translation and the Vein of Resistance by Khairani Barokka Using the term 'amuk' as her starting point, Khairani Barokka roots out the violences in colonial mistranslation…

Using the term 'amuk' as her starting point, @mailbykite.bsky.social roots out the violences in colonial mistranslation, weaving in disability justice and personal experience in this extract from Wasafiri 123.

Download the full piece for free throughout September:

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Parent Company of the Big 4 Sewing Pattern Brands Sold to a Liquidator - Craft Industry Alliance The legacy sewing pattern brands Simplicity, Butterick, McCalls, and Vogue, commonly referred to as the Big 4, have been sold to a liquidator.

the big 4 sewing pattern brands are being sold off for parts. if you want patterns, get them *now*.

(if you're secretly a zillionaire who likes sewing patterns, call the liquidator immediately with your chequebook)

craftindustryalliance.org/parent-compa...

Chain of Being by Cai Gwilym Pritchard falls into this category for me

A large, bulbous space station floating above a green and blue planet

A large, metallic plaza filled with people, smoke, and hovering spacecraft

Have you heard about the new #murderbot short story coming from Reactor this week? Today, we're thrilled to share two stunning full illustrations by Jaime Jones related to the upcoming novelette "Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy" by @marthawells.com 💫

Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology|Paperback Sixteen new stories from some of today's most renowned authors. All inspired by the master storyteller Tanith Lee.

I have a story in Storyteller, the Tanith Lee tribute anthology, which is up for preorder now. Look at all the great authors included: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/storytelle...

From Patreon's Discord: "Yesterday, a U.S. court ruled in the Epic v. Apple case that Apple is no longer allowed to collect fees on purchases made outside of the App Store. This is a huge victory for creators and fans. The Patreon iOS app is the number one platform for fan engagement on Patreon, and we believe this ruling allows creators to get paid without Apple taking 30% of all in-app payments. We know many creators may have questions about how this ruling will impact your Patreon communities and how you use the Patreon iOS app. We’ve been working urgently to understand what this ruling means and how to take action to ensure that you and your fans benefit as much as possible. Here’s the latest:"

"We’re already working to update the Patreon iOS app to avoid Apple’s fees As a first step, we are submitting an update to the Patreon iOS app in Apple’s App Store immediately to include an option for fans to use an alternative payment method to Apple’s in-app purchasing system. Once approved by Apple, this update would mean that new members in the U.S. who make purchases in the Patreon iOS app will be able to choose a checkout option that does not include Apple’s 30% fee. Note: This pending app update, once approved and released in Apple’s App Store, will provide alternative checkout options for U.S.-based fans signing up for new memberships. At this time, this only applies for creators on subscription billing as legacy first-of-the-month and per-creation billing models are still unable to accept new membership sign ups in iOS."

"The November 2025 subscription billing transition deadline is now on hold This is still a developing situation, but we are moving forward under the assumption that the November 2025 deadline for all Patreon creators to switch to subscription billing is no longer necessary. While additional information may come that alters Apple’s requirements for Patreon’s iOS app, we are optimistic that this ruling will give us additional flexibility in how we support creators on legacy billing models. However, for now, creators still need to be on subscription billing to be able to accept payments through the Patreon iOS app. For those who still want to proceed with switching to subscription billing, our team is happy to assist with the transition, since it still unlocks access to the latest growth tools on Patreon, like gifting, Autopilot and tier repricing. For creators on per-creation billing who are actively working with our support team to transition to subscription billing, our team will be in contact with you by the end of the day tomorrow, May 2nd, with next steps to confirm how you’d like to proceed."

"Where we go from here When we first announced rolling out Apple’s in-app purchasing requirements last year, we shared that we used three principles to guide our decision in how we planned to move forward: transparency, control, and stability. In keeping with these principles, we’ll continue actively working to learn more, and we will communicate frequently and transparently as we go. This ruling is a huge moment for creators and fans, and we will continue fighting for a future where creators are in control, communities thrive, and professional creativity is possible for all. "

Huge news on Patreon! Because of the Apple v. Epic ruling, they are not only dropping the 30% Apple Store charge on the iOS app, they are also halting the move to subscription billing for all creators - which would have affected creators like me, who use a "per video" structure than monthly.

amazing. thank-you for doing this live posting 🙇🏻‍♀️

Awesome thread live posting through Judge Reyes eviscerating the govt attrny in the tg ban TRO

At @lawfare.bsky.social, our searchable table of legal challenges to Trump's executive orders is filling up quickly.

Please DM me if we're missing litigation on EOs within our bailiwick. A little crowdsourcing can go a long way.

Link here: www.lawfaremedia.org/projects-ser...

New German, Swiss, And Austrian Guidelines Recommend Trans Youth Care, Slam Cass Review The recommendations, released by the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany, come at a time when US politicians erroneously claim that Europe is "pulling back" on transgender care.

1. Major news in transgender care.

Germany, Switzerland, and Austria have just released their trans youth care guidelines.

They strongly recommend trans youth care and slam the
Cass Review in England.

Europe is not "pulling back" on trans care.

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Duane Puryear holding the AIDS quilt panel he completed before his death. It reads "MY NAME IS DUANE KEARNS PURYEAR. I WAS BORN ON DECEMBER 20, 1964. I WAS DIAGONISED WITH AIDS ON SEPTEMBER 7, 1987 AT 4:45 PM. I WAS 22 YEARS OLD. SOMETIMES, IT MAKES ME VERY SAD. I MADE THIS PANEL MYSELF. IF YOU ARE READING IT. I AM DEAD..."

Every time some elected democrat sucks off Reagan, I think about Duane.

Windstorm: The Legend of Khiimori on Steam Embark on an epic adventure in Windstorm: The Legend of Khiimori. Cultivate your Mongolian nomad camp and complete missions to build your legacy as an ancient courier rider. Tame and train horses with...

Aaaaah thank you all so much for your enthusiasm! 😱

Make sure to add the game to your wishlist on Steam if you're interested please 🙏🙏🙏

store.steampowered.com/app/2697000/...

If you purchased/paid $$$ for my books, YOU own those books, not the store/corporation you purchased them from. So, I'm okay with you stripping out the DRM so that you can continue to own the book. Solidarity. But please be cool and don't then upload it to a pirate site. My kids gotta eat, too. :)

This show rocks and you should give it a listen. So happy they got this recognition!

It’s a must read for anyone who cares about the poetics of weird fiction atseajournal.com/potboiler-un...

Is anyone making an accessible list of all the anti-trans stuff the Trump administration is doing, or should I do that?

I know people are reporting on the individual actions, but I'm thinking something that can be used as a reference guide.

Lawfare are compiling a list of all the EOs; might be a useful starting point www.lawfaremedia.org/projects-ser...

As expected, the Trump team is already deleting climate info from government websites. In anticipation, our team at Urban Ocean Lab created a permanent archive of 100+ key resources and published a permanent archive: www.urbanoceanlab.org/resource-hub 👩🏽‍💻

Where to start reading the works of Tanith Lee - Astra Publishing House An icon of science-fiction, fantasy, graphic novels, and horror since the late 60s, Tanith Lee pioneered many of the archetypes and subverted tropes we recognize in today’s genre fiction. DAW […]

RT'ing some @dawbooks.bsky.social content ---
'An icon of science-fiction, fantasy, graphic novels, and horror, here is a primer to help you explore the bold-genre defining works of Tanith Lee in eBook.'
astrapublishinghouse.com/.../tanith-l... 📚 💙 🚀 🧙‍♀️

A warm toned digital illustration on a dark background. A pale, mammalian creature with closed eyes bares its carnivorous maw, held wide open. A star with a happy smile sits between its teeth, more featureless stars floating above it. A large flower stalk sits over the creature’s head, and small, simplistic mammals leap over it. The bottom left features a small antlered deer with a star above its back. Below the large, main creature reads “WE HAVE ALWAYS SURVIVED AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO” in a horizontal text. To the right of it in a vertical text reads “OUT OF DEFIANCE AND OUT OF LOVE”. Together both texts frame the lower right side of the artwork.

figured it would be nice to wrap up this sketch this weekend! :-) 🌟💛

Movie: Furiosa

Sofia Samatar's The Practice The Horizon and the Chain

Saturation Point by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Siege of Burning Grass by Premee Mohamed

With 2024 in the rearview, let's talk about some of the great SFF and SFF-related stuff that's been published in the past 12 months that might be considered for the Hugos.

Will continue skeeting more works to this thread over the next few weeks.

1/X

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The shop asks for a password - is that on purpose? 🙇🏻‍♀️

Connect Engineering Apprenticeship - Careers at Airbnb

LOVE seeing teams like @AirbnbEng invest in meaningful software apprenticeship programs.

"Candidates from underrepresented backgrounds and unconventional paths are encouraged to apply." - sounds like Cloud Resume Challenge champions to me!

careers.airbnb.com/connect-engi...

NSW National Parks app | NSW National Parks Heading to a NSW national park? Be prepared with the free NSW National Parks app. Download now.

Lastly, there is no mobile services (no towers) in national parks and they are BIG. So, you can't use Google Maps.

We built an app that allows you to download the map prior to leaving onto your phone, then use the gps blue dot inside the download map: www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/app

Hike safely!

eyaaaahh finally getting around to following people here, who i used to follow on twitter …