Great local reporting here. Because this is America, fascism will be a largely decentralized phenomenon, rooted in towns and counties. But also tied together through national media, and rooted in one of our two national political parties. www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/4...
When we set out to look at far-right extremism in Upstate New York, we had a few basic questions. First, we wanted to know the status of the far-right movement here. What do people believe in? What gr...
new from me — I talked to a bunch of professional bureaucracy navigators about how to be an effective squeaky wheel in our vast and complicated city:
Whether you want to repair a broken mailbox, reserve public park space or get a new street tree planted, here’s how to be an effective squeaky wheel.
This is a GREAT read. It crushes the AI conversation, thoroughly. "JUST SAY NO TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN YOUR CREATIVE PURSUITS, PLEASE, JFC, WTAF" by @chuckwendig.bsky.social Advice: Don't skim. Take the time to read the whole thing.
Art is about people. This is obvious and simplistic on the face of it but I think it’s important to remind ourselves of this– Art is about people. It is by people. It is for people. Art…
RIP Terry Bisson
Author Terry Bisson, 81, died in the early hours of January 10, 2024. locusmag.com/2024/01...
Author Terry Bisson, 81, died in the early hours of January 10, 2024. Terry Ballantine Bisson was born February 12, 1942 in Kentucky. After attending Grinnell College in Iowa from 1960-62, and batt…
I had some thoughts about Elon banning journalists while Bill Ackman threatens to sue journalists, as they pat each other on the back for being "free speech absolutists." www.techdirt.com/2024/01/10/f...
On Tuesday morning, former politician Tulsi Gabbard, who had to have the 1st Amendment clearly explained to her by a judge after she filed a ridiculous lawsuit to restrict the free speech of others…
In February, I'll be hosting an evening of Selected Shorts at Symphony Space. Should be a fun evening; dramatic readings by pro actors of my work, Le Guin's, and more! Tickets available for in-person if you're in NYC, or virtual. www.symphonyspace.org/events/selec...
Symphony Space is a performing arts center on the Upper West Side of Manhattan offering theater, film, literature, music, dance and family entertainment. Our mission is to connect art, ideas, and comm...
I think I’ve identified these five publications (not 100% sure it’s the same five, since some could have self-deactivated). By my count there are still at least a couple dozen accounts with explicitly Nazi content, and many dozens more that are explicitly fascist, white identitarian, etc.
the e-bike revolution is more impactful than electric cars
E-bikes and scooters displace 4x as much demand for oil as all of the EVs in the world.
