David Monroe
@davidmonroe.bsky.social
Writer. Historian. Professional Graphic Designer. Gardener. Bibliophile. Fifth Gen Hoosier. Cyclist. Anti-fascist. Stream of consciousness. My Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/cUrH Buy me a ☕? https://ko-fi.com/davidmonroe
Sure, it's annoying to have to wait out a hold on a library book, but in a world where we're being told people are stupid and they don't read, how amazing is it that there are 7-100 people in your community RIGHT NOW wanting to read the same book as you?
Thank you so much to the local Indy businesses for providing these packets for free, and to the volunteers who buy or print the whistles, create the zines, and assemble everything. Proud of all of you. It's the kind of activism and mutual aid we need.
Rather than going after the tactics of progressives this morning, establishment Dems ought to ask why in so many places so many people are rejecting their policies and seeking people-oriented solutions and candidates who are willing and able to fight for them better than the old guard has been.
Welcome to the family, little Monstera. She was a present from someone I dog-sit for.
I love the IDEA of a 'National Night Out, where we meet and chat with our neighbors. We need more of that. But what I loathe is that it's so tightly connected with the cops.
Despite what the state says, zines are not a crime. This month only get this limited tote bag and zine bundle which includes our Zines are Not a Crime tote plus seven informative (and apparently incendiary) zines for your personal edification. Shop here: pmpress.org/index.php?l=...
The first vaccine rollout happened in mid-Dec 2020. But in early Dec, I started showing symptoms. Fatigue, shortness of breath, headaches, tinnitus, and brain fog. My symptoms abated about six months later, but the brain fog and intermittent aphasia stayed for fucking years.
Melissa Gira Grant@melissagiragrant.com · 3d agoif you hated covid "lockdowns" try long covid
boy, i can't wait to see what the gang gets up to on NEXT season of CAPE FEAR
There is no version of yourself you could become that would satisfy the people who hate you. So you might as well be who you are.
Ammie feels today's grey weather calls for a nap. I concur.
And when caught, lied through their teeth.
haversack@hsack121.bsky.social · 6d agoA Texas Deputy Searched 83,000 Flock Cameras To Track Down a Woman Who Had an Abortion Johnson County deputy used Flock Safety’s 83,000-camera network across 45 states to locate a woman suspected of self-managing an abortion www.gadgetreview.com/a-texas-depu...
This morning's garden harvest. Every day has been this much or more. I'm really pleased. This is just the best time of year.
futurism.com/artificial-i... Excuse me while I go cry
AI Companies Are Buying Antique Books, Ingesting Their Contents to Train Models, and Then Destroying Them at Incredible Scale, Even If Almost No Copies Remain
AI companies are quietly obtaining rare books, ingesting their contents, and then destroying them -- even if they're exceedingly rare.
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I wrote about the Nolan Odyssey for the LRB. I'll summarize some of my main points below, in case you don't feel like reading all that. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Emily Wilson · An Uncomplicated Man
As they say at the awards shows, I was humbled to learn that Christopher Nolan has read at least the first line of my...
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Helped a family member w/ yardwork. Her first home. The yard was terribly overgrown. I'll have to return to cut more random mulberries, Virginia Creeper, and California Privet, which is thriving! I love being in Bloomington in summer. Ate at The 'Spoon' for breakfast for dinner, which was the move.
Our neighborhood has always had red shouldered hawks, which sound cool and majestic. Two weeks ago a red tailed hawk moved in. He sounds like a deranged seagull and literally never shuts the fuck up. I named him Tua. My husband immediately said “you named the hawk ‘Tua’?” and I laughed and laughed.
Hired a contractor to replace the front door of the house. I also scheduled a grocery delivery. The delivery guy hit my car! The two guys the door guy brought with him left when they realized the cops were coming. Understandable. Now I have no door and a scratched-to-shit EV. It's been a morning
Whoever came up with the idea of shrink-wrapping the individual batteries shipped with timers, clocks, etc., is now probably the head of the Environmental Protection Agency in this regime.
Some evil dipshits stole the 2022 historic marker commemorating the origins of LGBTQ+ Pride in Indiana. It was located downtown on Monument Circle in Indianapolis. Bad news, phobes: LGBTQ+ Hoosiers have always existed in our state - and always will.
The first pizza I ever had. For years I thought it was what all pizza was… until I didn’t. Thankfully.
G-N-X-Kaiju@shadowkaiju.bsky.social · 2w agoI have fond memories of making this crappy pizza with my sisters..☺️
Lucille Ball is the reason why Star Trek: The Original Series was made. She bought the series despite objections from her board, and when NBC rejected it, she used her studio's money to fund a second pilot, which was unheard of at the time🖖🏻
Eric Alper @thatericalper.com · 2w agoWhat fact about a celebrity still blows your mind?
My wish for today is that you write something with your human brain. I don't care if it's a grocery list, an email, a letter to your cat or a poem about cookies. Writing is so uniquely human and magical and it should be celebrated.
