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Brian Walter @bdwlecteur.bsky.social · 24d

My latest for the Encyclopedia of Arkansas: an entry on Donald Harington’s 1975 novel, THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE ARKANSAS OZARKS. encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/the-...

Cover of Donald Harington’s 1975 novel The Architecture of the Arkansas Ozarks.

Novelist Donald Harington’s hand-drawn family tree for the Ingledews, the first European American settlers in his fictional Ozark town, Stay More.

Author Donald Harington standing next to an oversized reproduction of the cover of his 1975 novel, The Architecture of the Arkansas Ozarks.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · Jun 19

When a chatbot gets something wrong, it’s not because it made an error. It’s because on that roll of the dice, it happened to string together a group of words that, when read by a human, represents something false. But it was working entirely as designed. It was supposed to make a sentence & it did.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · Jun 19

Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.

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Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · Sep 24

Frankenstein — Bernie Wrightson

A full page illustration out in a Barren landscape I can't remember if this is Antarctica or an earlier scene in the book Baron phone Frankenstein confronts his creature who stands a couple of heads taller than him and this page is captioned across the top it was the wretch whom I had created

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 6d

The romanticization of the Louvre heist baffles me. A bunch of thieves stole jewelry that belonged to the collective people so some billionaire could give it to his mistress.

It's a symbol of how billionaires are parasites, not some cheeky populist move.

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Dr Pop Culture USA @drpopcultureusa.bsky.social · 6d

October 21, 1950

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Brian Walter @bdwlecteur.bsky.social · 7d

Just finished re-reading @sarahkendzior.bsky.social's THE LAST AMERICAN ROAD TRIP, a valediction embracing and deepening mourning. My students and I will finish discussing t this week, but they too will carry it with them the rest of their lives, no doubt. Highest and most grateful recommendation!

Brian Walter @bdwlecteur.bsky.social · 7d

Shared by an old friend from high school.

Living in the Shadow of the American Dream.

Brian Walter @bdwlecteur.bsky.social · 8d

Once again, @sarahkendzior.bsky.social sets the most chilling but urgent truths free. Highest and most grateful recommendation!

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 9d

I bet we hit 100K today. #NoKings

alexjungle.bsky.social @alexjungle.bsky.social · 9d

HAPPENING NOW: A MASSIVE crowd of protesters flood the streets of San Diego for a “No Kings Day” rally showing their love for America and standing up against the corrupt fascist Trump administration. look how huge it is

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 9d

The middle-aged guy in the camo cap holding an “I AM ANTIFA” sign:

Nick Covington @covingtonedu.bsky.social · 9d

These are the Iowans Republicans are calling pro-Hamas Marxists attending a Hate America Rally.

#NoKings #Iowa

Photo of a van with handicap parking tag and two signs that say GOP IS MORALLY BANKRUPT AND TRUMP WAS IMPEACHED TWICE

Older gentleman in a military cap holds no kings sign that says I AM ANTIFA

Two older people with grey hair walk up the sidewalk to the no kings rally

Veterans against fascism sign held by guy wearing a West Point shirt with his family

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10d

The war zone in Portland is out of control.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 10d

In the lead up to my birthday (Sunday), I am raising funds for @evlovesnyc.bsky.social - evloves.networkforgood.com/projects/224... - please support if you can. Also they welcome volunteers if you are in NYC.

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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 12d

"Everything they do is extremely violent."

Greta Thunberg on Israel:

Excerpt of greta thunberg article in link below

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Little White Lies @lwlies.com · 12d

🦋 Announcing for pre-order… 🦋

Little White Lies 110 – The Frankenstein issue.

A hand-crafted shrine to @realgdt.bsky.social’s masterwork of imaginative and personalised literary adaptation.

Cover screen print by LWLies’ art director @boglio.bsky.social featuring Oscar Issac and Jacob Elordi.

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Brian Walter @bdwlecteur.bsky.social · 12d

Highest recommendation!

Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 13d

I wrote about how all the beautiful dumb stuff really does matter, and why you should come out for No Kings Day on Saturday.

The opposite of complicity

Why showing up matters and what it can actually do.

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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 14d

Definitely not the stupidest. Trump is very smart at the things he needs to be smart at (crime, PR, media) and leaves the rest to the lawyers.

I don't know if "stupid" is the right word but the most wildly delusional was Turkmenbashi of Turkmenistan

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Tuffy @smtuffy.bsky.social · 13d

The pivot from “I’m building god” to “I’m building a jerkoff tool” is pretty funny

Reuters @reuters.com · 13d

OpenAI to allow mature content on ChatGPT for adult verified users starting December reut.rs/3J8NTAi

OpenAI to allow mature content on ChatGPT for adult verified users starting December

OpenAI will allow mature content for ChatGPT users who verify their age on the platform starting in December, CEO Sam Altman said, after the chatbot was made restrictive for users in mental distress.

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Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 13d

ICE on Walgreens Property in Chicago grabbing another BLACK citizen! This isn’t about deporting criminals.

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Movies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social · 14d

I feel like somebody else will say Valentino so here is stealth Italian Monty Banks, using his cultural powers of gesture for silent comedy.

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Lester K Spence @lkspence.bsky.social · 14d

What's mandate of Black Studies during this moment. What's our responsibility? Join us as we host the first of a series of public conversations in Baltimore, at the Baltimore Unity Hall. We'll be in dialogue with Paul Coates and Olakekan Kamau-Nataki. Next Wednesday from 6-8pm.

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Jonathan M. Katz @katz.theracket.news · 14d

Oh my God stop this. Trump has one goal always: getting shiny things he wants. The shiny thing he currently wants is a Nobel Peace Prize, and he thinks Bibi mouthing off could keep him from getting that. He will forget about it in a month.

Dr. Nick Posegay @nposegay.bsky.social · 14d

I have strong doubts that the 'ceasefire' will hold and lead to an actual peace deal, but it seems like, maybe, somehow, Trump kinda learned a lesson here...?

Screenshot from CBS news:

Trump tells Netanyahu to be "nicer … you're not at war anymore"
President Trump jokingly told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday in remarks at the Knesset to be "nicer," as "you're not at war anymore."

"Only by embracing the opportunities of this moment can we achieve our goal of ensuring that the horrors of recent years will never happen again. You don't want to have to go through this again," Mr. Trump said, turning to address Israeli lawmakers.

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 14d

I am seeing a lot of people reposting Lakota Man today bc it's Indigenous Peoples Day. A reminder that he is not well liked amongst many (most?) Natives on social media. Many of us blocked him a long time ago. Some of the reasons why are in this article.

www.dailydot.com/irl/lakotama...

Who is LakotaMan, the user behind one of the most popular Native American accounts on X?

John Martin is adored by white X users—but infamous among Native and Indigenous communities.

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 17d

Remember how people lost their minds when I said go to a protest but don't rsvp to one

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Brian Walter @bdwlecteur.bsky.social · 14d

Thread!

Johnnie Jae @johnniejae.bsky.social · 14d

Tommy Orange, the Cheyenne and Arapaho author of There There and Wandering Stars, has been named a 2025 MacArthur Fellow, one of the highest honors in the arts.

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#macarhurfellowship #MacArthurFoundation #redpopnews #tommyorange

Wandering Stars Align: Tommy Orange Named A 2025 MacArthur Fellow

When the MacArthur Foundation announced its 2025 Fellows, one name carried through Native communities like a spark. Tommy Orange, the Cheyenne and Arapaho author from Oakland, was named one of this ye...

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Red POP! News @redpopnews.bsky.social · 14d

Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! On Saturday, October 11, 2025, The Getty hosted an Indigenous Peoples' Day celebration in collaboration with the ChapterHouseLA.

#indigenouspeoplesday #redpopnews #thegetty #thechapterhousela #nativeamerican #indigenous

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