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Auburn Scallon
@wsauburn.bsky.social
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Guidebook author & localization editor. I’m into pop culture, performing arts, politics, podcasting, critical travel writing, & conscious language. they/she. https://auburn.contently.com/
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Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · Oct 18
Hey fans (and future fans) of Central Europe: We’ve got a new Moon Guide to Prague, Vienna, and Budapest out in the world!

Some of the guiding principles I used:

1 awesome public transport and walkability, so no car required to do all the fun stuff

www.moon.com/titles/jenni...
Cover of the Moon Guide to Prague, Vienna, & Budapest showing the Prague Castle dominating the skyline, the authors Jennifer D Walker and Auburn Scallon, and the buzzwords “palaces & castles” “art & music” and “coffeehouses & beer gardens” — cue music for these are a few of my favorite things!
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soleil ho @soleilho.com · 13h
COYOTE put together some tips and resources that will always be free to access www.coyotemedia.org/what-we-can-...
What We Can Do About ICE
ICE is in the Bay Area. And yes, we can all do something about it.
www.coyotemedia.org
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Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 1d
I love a well-researched, deep-dive look into trivial pop culture.
🎃 ☕️
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Lindsey @lindseydanis.bsky.social · 1d
It’s those *other AIs* no really
Headline about AI assistants getting the news wrong with a pop up window asking to summarize the article using AI
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Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 2d
Once you get further into it, @davechen.bsky.social’s LIB podcasts are very much worth a listen (If only to hear others equally flummoxed by this cast)!

bsky.app/profile/dave...
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The Flytrap @theflytrapmedia.com · 2d
Want to support the publishing of feminist journalism? We're currently offering 15% off for new subscribers to celebrate our first birthday! Become a Friend of the Flytrap today! https://f.mtr.cool/eyntitnkli
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Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 3d
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.
The Pink Panther pointing at his chest
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Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 3d
Counts as writing in my book — that’s basically stretching before your group workout class!
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Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 5d
I can think of one but not two. Care to share titles?
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404 Media @404media.co · 8d
A publicly-sourced archive of more than 10,000 national park signs and monument placards went public as part of a massive volunteer project to save historical and educational placards from around the country that risk removal by the Trump administration.

🔗 www.404media.co/save-our-sig...
‘Save Our Signs’ Preservation Project Launches Archive of 10,000 National Park Signs
More than 10,000 images of signs, placards, quotes, photos and more are part of the crowdsourced effort from over 300 national park and monument sites around the U.S.
www.404media.co
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Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 9d
One of my favorite stories of resistance from the Prague Spring — citizens painted over street signs, and small towns used an “I am Spartacus” approach, so that invading Russian troops didn’t know where they were going.

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Screenshot from Wikipedia: Alexander Dubček called upon his people not to resist. Nevertheless, there was scattered resistance in the streets. Road signs in towns were removed or painted over—except for those indicating the way to Moscow. Many small villages renamed themselves "Dubček" or "Svoboda"; thus, without navigational equipment, the invaders were often confused.
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Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 10d
Did your favorite niece not tell you? 😉

www.thewrap.com/the-lowdown-...
‘The Lowdown’ Creator Sterlin Harjo Explains That ‘Reservation Dogs’ Cameo in the Premiere
The Lowdown is finally here and we are breaking down the first scene, which features an unlikely Reservation Dogs handoff.
www.thewrap.com
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Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 10d
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impavid.us 🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 13d
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
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Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 11d
This whole thread of Mister Global National Costumes (and commentary) is the joy we all need today.
bevismusson.bsky.social Bevis Musson @bevismusson.bsky.social · 11d
Mr Ecuador. Look at how happy he is. This is a chap who is just *thrilled* to be there. Also look at how tiny his feet look peeping out of those giant fluffy trousers.
A photo of a contestant at Mister Global 2025
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Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 13d
All the Broadway babies know this is a bonding experience:

“Sitting in the computer lab,
4am before the final paper is due, cursing the world 'cause I didn't start sooner, and seeing the rest of the class there, too!”

youtu.be/ut6YtMXjaZY?...
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Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 13d
The only silver lining of this season is that it led me to your awesome podcast! 😬
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Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 14d
I love a good word game, including @flaminghydra.com’s Hydranym.

Editors share a weekly theme & combo of letters. Subscribers create a phrase & vote for their faves. This is my first time with a winning idea!

Cheers to worker-owned journalism and creativity 🥂

flaminghydra.com/annals-of-hy...
Screenshot of contest results from the Hydranym: THEME: MILITARY W A H S H B “We appreciate hypermasculinity-Sign here, boys!” Auburn, 12 votes “Walk around hometowns shooting harmless bystanders” max entropy, 12 votes
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Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 15d
Pretty sure I know the focus and will be clicking as fast as possible! 👀
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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 15d
Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 16d
Greta Thunberg, deported to Greece, says the targeting of the Sumud Flotilla is "not the story" @teenvogue.com — instead, she says:

"Israel once again violated international humanitarian law by preventing aid from getting into Gaza while people are being starved.”
Greta Thunberg On Her Detention: I'm "Not The Story" — It's Israel Violating International Humanitarian Law
“I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me. But that is not the story.”
www.teenvogue.com
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Kyra Freestar @kyrafreestar.bsky.social · 16d
Young people anywhere in the country can check out ebooks and audiobooks from the Seattle Public Library.

www.spl.org/programs-and...

#BannedBooksWeek #BooksUnbanned
Books Unbanned
Teens and young adults ages 13 to 26 living anywhere in the U.S. can access our entire collection of e-books and audiobooks.
www.spl.org
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Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 17d
“[Dutch] Foreign Minister David van Weel said on Friday that it was “unlikely” the government would approve the export of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel amid mounting public anger.” 🤞

www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 19d
This is who @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social is. Brilliant. Fearless. I fucking hate typing this shit out: Free Eman.

Amplify amplify amplify please.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 19d
Let’s give these motherfuckers bribing and kidnapping children as much attention as possible
theintercept.com The Intercept @theintercept.com · 19d
With deportation continuing apace amid the federal government shutdown, advocates speculated that the latest scheme to pay off immigrant children was deliberately timed by ICE and its parent agency, the Department of Homeland Security, to minimize public attention.
ICE Targets Unaccompanied Immigrant Children, Offering Payment for Deportation
ICE confirmed its plan to pay unaccompanied immigrant children in exchange for their agreement to be deported.
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