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Author Cat Winters, a white woman with brown hair and black-framed glasses, wears a sticker that says, "Oppose the National Book Ban Bill, HR 7661." It includes a QR code that leads to https://www.bookweb.org/advocacy-action-center. She's also wearing a black Authors Against Book Bans shirt, and behind her there's a tote bag that says, "READ BANNED BOOKS."

I discovered that wearing a sticker with a QR code when you want people to oppose a national book ban bill produces immediate results. I attended an event, and people scanned and sent letters to their reps on the spot.

You can easily send a letter, too, at www.bookweb.org/advocacy-act....

Interesting. I tried Nalini Singh once and it felt very tropey. But that was years ago.

I just realized that I'm familiar with that collection. I believe he writes in English; this is not a translation?

Thank you for the resources. And it would be hard for anyone writing zuihitsu NOT to be familiar with Kimiko Hahn ... 😄

The workshop I'll be giving will be very much a beginners workshop.

The Oregonian exposes Google and Amazon's massive water use for data centers | The Reynolds Center Google wanted to expand its data center in Oregon, it refused to disclose the amount of water it consumed and how much more it would need.

businessjournalism.org/2023/11/oreg...

Google data center water estimates go public, residents in Roanoke and Botetourt react A proposed Google data center campus in Botetourt County could use between 2 million and 8 million gallons of drinking water per day, according to an executed agreement between the developer and the W...

one google data center in virginia

two million gallons of water per day

information only released under court order & risk of contempt

At this point I honestly don't know. They're .... uh .... hidden. But I'll think about it.

“God is non-binary.”
Thank you for this.
#Voices4Victory
#DemVoice1
#Pinks
#SheShed

I really use to source a sense of pride from Canadian media being willing to tell the truth when American media would not but now that is no longer the case. CBC has tried to tailor coverage as to not upset Carney and he is still gutting their budget. I wish journalists would have stood strong.

That sounds like a fun read

@thelonelycrowd.bsky.social When are you open to submissions again?

Tesla sued after Austin shooting suspect allegedly assaulted co-worker A 65-year-old woman says the automaker ignored warning signs before Ndiaga Diagne, the suspect in Sunday’s mass shooting, assaulted her. She sued Thursday.

the Austin mass shooter was a Tesla employee who assaulted a coworker during a company-allowed prayer break late last year

the company refused to give the victim her assailant's name so she could press charges, and he went on to become a mass shooter

www.statesman.com/business/art...

Biden: "We're in a tough spot, folks. We've got an administration that doesn't share any of the values we have. And I don't think I'm exaggerating."

Wow.

I'm a slow writer these days ...

TEMPLE LAMENT Bereep-Bereep is the Indigenous name for Mount Cole. It translates as ‘wild’ in the language of the Beeripmo balug group of the Djab wurrung people.…

Here's a link to my short film Temple Lament that was shown at the UNFIX NYC 2025 Film Festival and at Melbourne Documentary Film Festival.
Enjoy: vimeo.com/1037315566

poetrye ys the technologye of hope

Yay!

What are your favourite books or movies without much drama?

I'm reading Becky Chalmer's Monk novels right now, and movie-wise, I love Kiki's Delivery Service.

#amreading
#writingcommunity

798 words so far on my novel, plus some poetry stuff. How about everyone else? #writingcommunity

Lovely t-shirts. A bit too pricey for me here in Canada.

I should have posted this earlier. Anyway, this is a 75 word story adapted from my WIP. Thanks, @paragraphplanet.bsky.social

Who was that? Benebell by any chance?

Indonesia suspends its participation in Board of Peace

“Indonesian FM Sugiono said the decision to suspend participation was taken because of the latest military escalation in the region, which has directly affected the foreign policy priorities of countries involved in the initiative”

Do you write a lot of ghazal?

I have a feeling that ghazal is the only non-western poetic structure beside haiku that has some popularity. Am thinking about writing an essay comparing the two. Any thoughts are welcome!

Vancouver city staff recommend dropping Mayor Ken Sim's bitcoin motion | CBC News Vancouver city staff are taking stock of what council motions they should work on for the rest of the year — and one of the motions on the chopping block is a pet project from Mayor Ken Sim.

Here’s my story on Vancouver staff recommending that the city stop considering Ken Sim’s bitcoin dreams

I’m told there’s very little chance the mayor ends up “dying on this hill” as he promised last year

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

continues to be very funny that vancouver built a brand new neighbourhood on the edge of the city and after a decade there’s no school or community centre or transit and the developer in charge of everything is pulling out

good job good effort

He Almost Died From A Burst Appendix. A For-Profit Jail Medical Provider Dismissed It As Heartburn. A new lawsuit in York County, Pennsylvania, highlights a pattern of allegations of medical neglect by for-profit correctional healthcare company PrimeCare.

He Almost Died From A Burst Appendix. A For-Profit Jail Medical Provider Dismissed It As Heartburn.

A new lawsuit in York County, Pennsylvania, highlights a pattern of allegations of medical neglect by for-profit correctional healthcare company PrimeCare. theappeal.org/york-county-...

CNN: Approval for President Trump's East Wing ballroom project – from a government commission that oversees planning for federal buildings and land in the nation's capital – is delayed after it received over 32,000 comments from the public overwhelmingly opposing the construction.

Zelenskyy laughing (wearing green shirt), small Ukraine flag (yellow / blue) next to him

On the 6th day of the US and Israel war with Iran, the US and Israel begged Ukraine for help.

I love the touching points between haibun and zuihitsu

orrin's pillow book, floating on a brush