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One of my favorite former students has an article up on the Sigma Tau Delta's (English honor society) blog: english.org/wordy-by-nat...

What Our Kids Are Losing - Sigma Tau Delta

Students are outsourcing their thinking and research, using ChatGPT to write their essays and aggregate their sources. The work we have our students do isn’t...

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Thomas Fortenberry @thomasfortenberry.bsky.social · 2w ago

Finally! My initial word came through! Wordle 1,863 1/6* 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

You can gild a turd, but it’s still a turd.

Quantian @quantian.bsky.social · 2w ago

After intensive discussion I have concluded that it is necessary to build an entire Potemkin internet exactly as it appeared in 2005. You get Wikipedia, forums, news sites, whatever, but no short form video, social media, or AI. When you graduate college you get the password to the real Internet.

I think I'm having so much problems writing this summer because the ms I poured all of my blood save for about a pint into is not placed yet. Sigh. I guess I'll write some bad poetry.

For those of us who grew up with Black mothers, we knew when to keep our mouths shut. These men just learned that today. And you better show respect and come correct. "But what upsets me most, please look at me. . .". Damn.Love my representatives from Massachusetts! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmZ3...

'I Will Not Yield!': Ayanna Pressley Lights Into Russell Vought—Then Snaps When French Hill Steps In

YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News

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Greg Pak@gregpak.net · 3w ago

We're living in 1980s apocalypse movies.

Way past time for politicians to pledge to destroy this industry.

Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 3w ago

The creator of Roger Rabbit (who is 85 years old by the way) is a good sort Crossposted with @openvibe.social

Gary K. Wolf •
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I've had to unfriend a few fans lately, all for the same reason. They made ridiculing, unkind, and in some cases outright cruel comments about pictures I posted of young women cosplaying Jessica.
More than a person, Jessica is a state of mind. To play Jessica, you need self -confidence, a sense of humor, and a Jessican -attitude-. There is no such thing as a Jessica cosplayer being too short, too flat chested, too heavy, too thin, too unattractive, too black, too Asian, or even too male!!! All Jessica, any Jessica, every Jessica is good Jessica.
I'm not giving any warnings or second chances. A single disparaging comment on a Jessica cosplayer, and I'm throwing you out of the rainbow colored Toontown Tent.

Joan Sebastian Guerrero (via NYT via his FB page) and ICE's horror (via NPR, photo credit Robert F. Bukaty, AP). A beautiful young man with a nearly perfect smile. I keep thinking about these two images, side by side, two different articles. I'm so worried that there'll be no recourse, no justice.

A picture of a very handsome Joan Sebastian Guerrero
via Facebook through New York Times article.

An image of the shooting of Mr. Joan Sebastian Guerrero. There is a large pool of blood on the curb and beside it, someone has written "This is blood" in chalk, all caps.

Richard Butner @richardbutner.com · 3w ago

The Uncanny Magazine Kickstarter is live. You know what do do.

Uncanny Magazine@uncannymagazine.bsky.social · 3w ago

PLEASE REPOST AND SHARE WIDELY!!! We need your help once again, you magnificent Space Unicorns! Behold the Uncanny Magazine Year 13: The Space Unicorn Believes in YOU! Kickstarter!!! buff.ly/Gab1zWu

Uncanny Magazine Year 12 Covers by Paul Lewin, Katy Shuttleworth, and Galen Dara

Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫@lookitup.baby · 3w ago

RIP to one of editorial cartoons' greats: www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

Pat Oliphant – RIP

Editorial cartoonist Pat Oliphant has passed away. Patrick Bruce (Pat) Oliphant July 24, 1935 – July 13, 2026 Cormac Dodd at The Sante Fe New Mexican is reporting the death of Pat Oliphant. Pat Olipha...

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ICE agents shouldn’t be executing people on the street even if they ARE the target of the warrant

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 3w ago

Two movies I know him for more than JP: "Possession," one of his early films that is brutally creepy, and "In the Mouth of Madness." He will be missed!

Sam Neill, the New Zealand actor who was perhaps best known for his star turn as Dr. Alan Grant in the “Jurassic Park” series, died on Monday in Sydney, Australia. He was 78. Read more about his life and legacy: nyti.ms/3SWU8vI

I wish you could smell this fresh peach cobbler!

A picture of a peach cobbler in a cast iron pan.

Caturday with my murder fluff!

A black cat lounging in front of a white pillow covered with blue starfish.

Krystal Kavita Jagoo, MSW (She/Her/Hers) 🇹🇹👊🏽✍️🏾♊️♊️♏️@equitableforall.com · 4w ago

Caturday with my murder fluff!

DATE: Saturday, July 25, 2026 TIME: 7-9 pm EST Given how Alice Wong's activism helped me to feel pride in my disabled personhood, I am hosting a workshop to celebrate her legacy!🔥🔥🔥 Free sign-up here, if needed!🫂 forms.gle/PTamAHjBDvJu... Monetary contributions welcome, if able!🙏🏾 PayPal @kjagoo

Taking Alice Wong's Advice for Disability Pride

For this Disability Pride month, please join us on Zoom to celebrate the legacy of the late Alice Wong, as we learn together in community!✨

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New comic from @theoatmeal.bsky.social . I read this as a metaphor not for only trying and failing, or suffering and surviving, but of creating art. In writing (or any art), we have so many hurts along the way--rejection, mistakes, or the work of it--that leave scars. AI can't leave scars!

Scars - The Oatmeal

An oracle comic

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So upsetting. I cannot imagine being a doctor in an antivaxxer/MAHA world. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/w...

As Parents Reject Vitamin K Shots, Some Babies Develop Devastating Bleeding

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Alexandra Gallant-Lee@alexandragallant.com · 4w ago

This short thread!

I did a couple things recently where I got the opportunity to talk to college students about the creative process and why so-called AI is robbing them of experiencing the joy and the learning that comes with that creative journey. Hearing later about how much it resonated makes me very happy!

Qasim Rashid, Esq.@qasimrashid.com · 4w ago

Mitch McConnell hasn’t been seen or heard from in 25 days in the hospital. Yet he still has a job, still getting paid, and getting unlimited world class healthcare. The man who voted against a living wage, against universal healthcare, and against guaranteed paid leave, is now getting all three.