TikTok goes dark in the U.S. TikTok has gone dark in the U.S., the result of a federal law that bans the popular social media app for millions of Americans — at least for now. TikTok users began receiving a message about the ban around 10:30 p.m. Eastern. As of Saturday evening, the…

TikTok goes dark in the U.S.

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I am still learning how to do this on bsky. I wanted to say that I really love your app and it has made a wonderful addition to the joy in my life. I shared it with my mom and she is enjoying it too! I downloaded it after reading "How to do Nothing, Resisting the Attention Economy" by Jenny Odell.

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home page of Birds of the World

Birders/avian scientists built strong bonds over on the old Twitter - we so enjoyed sharing with its vibrant community. In the last year most of that community moved to other platforms, esp. here on BlueSky. We will now concentrate our outreach efforts here, and hope it remains open, fair, and fun!

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Dystopian?

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Octavia Butler predicted fire disaster in Los Angeles in 1993 book 'Parable of the Sower' Since the fires began, Butler's works have been cited for anticipating a world - and, particularly, a Los Angeles - wracked by climate change, racism and economic disparity.

I just read this: abc7.com/post/octavia...

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The cover of the book Parable of the Sower.

Cannot stop thinking about how Octavia Butler wrote a book in 1993 about climate change. It opens with deadly fires in LA in 2025. In the story, a fascist President has just won office with the campaign slogan "Make America Great Again."

She was a modern day Nostradamus. If only we'd listened.

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Well, this is interesting...

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