Our Stories and Our Selves
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Podcast about how our minds make stories and stories make us. By https://bsky.app/profile/kirsty-sara-writes.bsky.social
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What The Hell Is Going On, a thread:
I’ve seen some thinkpieces and posts about Portland protests that fail to understand the long-term hyperspecificity of Portland culture/humor, and frame it as a sort of shitposting meme-pilled ironic thing. Which is wrong.
So I’m gonna give you my breakdown.
I’ve seen some thinkpieces and posts about Portland protests that fail to understand the long-term hyperspecificity of Portland culture/humor, and frame it as a sort of shitposting meme-pilled ironic thing. Which is wrong.
So I’m gonna give you my breakdown.
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1/3 There’s a strong relationship between Reform / far right support and the Brexit Leave constituency. A continuation of the refusal to accept that Britain is poorer and more unequal not due to immigration but because it is no longer subsidised by an Empire. theconversation.com/brexit-how-t...
Brexit: how the end of Britain’s empire led to rising inequality that helped Leave to victory
The link between empire, inequality – and Brexit.
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Today in AI Is Not A Good Source For Learning About The World's Most Misunderstood Body Part, meet this ChatGPT gem.
Funnily enough, we're actually going to talk about how most of this is kinda sorta right (for small values of right), as a cautionary tale about generative AI.
Funnily enough, we're actually going to talk about how most of this is kinda sorta right (for small values of right), as a cautionary tale about generative AI.
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Nicole Chung
@nicolechung.bsky.social
· Sep 3
Periplus, a mentorship collective serving US-based early-career writers of color, is now accepting applications for our 2026 class of fellows! Apply by 9/20: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
You can learn more about Periplus (including fellowship eligibility requirements) here: bit.ly/periplusfaq
You can learn more about Periplus (including fellowship eligibility requirements) here: bit.ly/periplusfaq
PERIPLUS: An FAQ
PERIPLUS: AN FAQ Updated August 2025 Hi! Thanks for your interest in Periplus, a mentorship collective serving U.S. writers who are Black, Indigenous, and people of color. We're glad you’re here. Rea...
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former kids who read too many books and didnt know how to pronounce the words you learned gang say hey
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Daniel Kennedy
@fliglman.bsky.social
· Aug 24
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jacob riyeff
@riyeff.bsky.social
· Aug 12
Counterpoint: There is has never been a more urgent time to write a book. Technofascism is, among other things, an attempt to capture and enclose literature and literacy. Print is a rent strike.
is there anything more pointless right now that writing a book? feels that way to me
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Matt Seybold
@mattseybold.bsky.social
· Aug 12
is there anything more pointless right now that writing a book? feels that way to me
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On how a story mutates as it spreads across the British media…
The Telegraph's M&S trans shop assistant tall tale turned into a malicious game of telephone...
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/the-telegr...
The Telegraph's M&S trans shop assistant tall tale turned into a malicious game of telephone...
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/the-telegr...
The Telegraph's M&S trans shop assistant tall tale turned into a malicious game of telephone...
Who needs proof when you got vibes?
brokenbottleboy.substack.com