BOSTON folks! I would love to see you at Porter Square Books (Seaport location) TONIGHT, August 4, from 7-8 pm as I introduce my new book The Art of Pacing. Come learn how to pace yourself thoughtfully amid the cultural push for ever more speed and efficiency. Details and rsvp here: bit.ly/4z11cbi

Elizabeth Svoboda, author of The Art of Pacing, in conversation with Sarah Milby

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Text messages and videos obtained by the ACLU show that federal immigration agents who carried out last year’s raids in L.A. referred to Latinos with slurs such as “wet” (wetback) and “tonks,” reportedly derived from the sound a flashlight makes when hitting a migrant’s head.

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Immigration agents used racial slurs referring to Latinos in text messages, video obtained by ACLU

This merger should NOT be allowed to go through. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/b...

Judge Temporarily Pauses Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal

The delay is intended to give the court time to consider a lawsuit that argues the $111 billion merger violates antitrust laws.

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perhaps we should view nazi tattoos as disqualifying from here on out. i kind of assumed we'd already view them as disqualifying but was unpleasantly surprised so maybe from here we could all agree not to downplay nazi tattoos since they seem pretty indicative of broad disregard for human dignity

So excited for this event! Please join us!

Roberta Kwok@robertakwok.bsky.social · last mo.

Bay Area folks, I'll be giving a book talk about Lost in Curiosity in Berkeley on July 18! Event is at Mrs Dalloway's and I'll be joined in conversation by the wonderful @svobodster.bsky.social. Event details at mrsdalloways.com/event/2026-0... and more about the book at www.robertakwok.com/book

If you're a legit business using AI to write your approaches, first: DON'T. Second, be aware that this makes you sound like a scam and if you have a legitimate request, it's likely to be missed because it's got all the earmarks of a con. 2/2

After SCOTUS ruling, Stephen Miller said: "We can finally remove these Haitian migrants." If so, Springfield Ohio, in deep red Clark County, will now face major ICE raids. Springfield is the cite of the "pet eating" lie. There are up to 15,000 Haitians there: newrepublic.com/article/2124...

Mini Mamdani, you complete me. 🤙

Eli Valley@elivalley.bsky.social · last mo.

Is Mini Mamdani in the room with us now

Gutted for the staff affected by Scientific American's layoffs & for the uncertain future of a science magazine that fed curious minds & showed us what excellent science reporting looked like. I hate that the more we need good science writing (and writers), the fewer staff jobs there are to do it

Asher Elbein@asherelbein.bsky.social · last mo.

Employees at Scientific American were told today that the magazine has been sold to LabX Media Group, the outfit that runs Discover Magazine and IFLScience. And that means -- of course! -- editorial layoffs. The media mass extinction rolls ever onward.

Statement by @sciamunion.bsky.social on Springer Nature's sale of Scientific American and massive editorial layoffs right before a successful union vote is counted. www.wgaeast.org/wgae-scienti...

WGAE-Scientific American Union Statement on Springer Nature’s Sale and Layoffs | Press Room

The following is a statement from Writers Guild of America East members at Scientific American on today’s decision to sell Springer Nature and lay off staff: “Earlier today in an all-staff meeting we ...

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Just heard that Scientific American was sold to LabX Media and several senior editors have been fired. Check out Dan Vergano on Bluesky for confirmation. The people I know left in science journalism are like tardigrades surviving the harshest environment. #journalism #science

Scientific American is _the_ pillar of science journalism--publishing continuously since 1845. I'm really not sure what this all means

Dan Vergano@danvergano.bsky.social · last mo.

Scientific American is being sold to LabX Media, publisher of Discover: group.springernature.com/gp/group/med... They've fired me and other union staff, ahead of June 26 vote ratification. My rates are suddenly more reasonable, if you need editing or reporting - Argonaut2026@gmail.com

"Because faculty no longer control the curriculum, Texas A&M is quickly becoming an institution of dead dogmas." - Martin Peterson His full resignation letter below. Hear from him directly at our next Resistance Salon - June 24 @ 12pm ET. Register 👇 www.resistancestudiesseries.com/salon

thanks @theliteratelizard.bsky.social! Such an honor to see The Art of Pacing on this list!

The Literate Lizard@theliteratelizard.bsky.social · 2mo ago

My weekly post on new nonfiction on @dailykos.com in part discusses the many books written and published now urging us to stay strong and involved in these troubled times. It's in the air, people! We're going to get through this and win! www.dailykos.com/stories/2026... Authors on Bluesky in comment

My book The Art of Pacing is finally out this week from Simon & Schuster! 🎉 Drawing on interviews with Olympic athletes, creative folks, activists, workers, and others, it explores science-backed ways to pace yourself sustainably (and even thrive) in this landscape of ongoing chaos. bit.ly/3SLKeNa

D-Day commemoration at Omaha Beach, June 6, 2024. A D-Day veteran to Ukrainian President Zelensky: “You’re a savior of the people. My hero.” Zelensky: “No, no, you saved Europe. You are our hero.”

A sure sign of an author scam is when the guy who runs the "Nothing But Reading Challenge," who was "genuinely intrigued" by your book, doesn't bother to capitalize his last name.

The reason you see the outpouring — print, wire, broadcast — is because 60 Minutes writ large and Scott Pelley, in particular, are the gold standard and the real deal. It’s journalism as we dream of it. Bang on the door, go to the war zone, spend time, get to know the people. Tell *the* story.

Jim LaPorta@jimlaporta.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Factual thoughts: Scott Pelley and Henry Schuster were embedded with my Marine infantry unit in 2009—it was incredibly violent in Helmand. They told our story well. Years later, my unit suffered multiple suicides, they came back to cover that too.

Turns out screaming “DEBATE ME!” at strangers is… not actually a great way to change minds. People are far more open to changing their views when conversations feel less like a cage match and more like two actual humans talking. theconversation.com/debate-me-do...

“Every record has been destroyed or falsified…… History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.” - George Orwell -

Frank Figliuzzi@frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social · 2mo ago

While we slept the DOJ deleted all press releases about charges against January 6 defendants: www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

UPDATE: “A human smuggling case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation helped galvanize opposition to Trump's immigration policies, was thrown out on Friday.” www.newschannel5.com/news/judge-d...

TFW when your 82-year-old Midwestern dad can’t take your call because he’s too busy organzing against ICE.

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt was booed throughout this commencement speech at the University of Arizona for his praise of AI. This comes just a week after another commencement speaker who mentioned AI was booed at a school in Florida. Read more: www.404media.co/ucf-ai-comme...

Starts next week: Over 4 Wednesday’s Two free seats And several pay-what-you-can seats available

Martha Crawford@whatashrinkthinks.com · 3mo ago

We start by thinking about the group you need, and the needs that we share with others. Not your expertise or authority. Not marketing services or skills Shared human needs.

Feeling overwhelmed with all of this. LISTEN. Another Louisiana resident (Marshawn is the only name we have) testifies against the state’s racial gerrymander, speaking truth to power up and down the hearing room and predicts how this story will end. Speak your truth, fight and believe.

"Hey Siri, how can I make polling suck more?"

G Elliott Morris@gelliottmorris.com · 3mo ago

February: Gallup says that due to cost reasons it will no longer do presidential approval polling May: Gallup says it is exploring "digital twin" technology that replaces human respondents with AI/LLM-generated answers news.gallup.com/opinion/meth...

Trump did not write the Art of the Deal, Tony Schwartz did.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo ago

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin: "President Trump literally wrote the book on the art of the deal. He's the strongest leader of your and I's time. Period."

Doing an image search for "soccer ball emoji" will drive you to the brink of madness. Behold what bleak future you have wrought. Behold madness.

Prime Minister Péter Magyar inaugural speech: "The psyche of the whole country was poisoned by politics that was artificially inciting hatred. The Hungarian state is not allowed to do anything like this ever again... This era is, once and for all, finished."

This story was broken by The Cornell Sun, which @nytimes.com nowhere cites. As a former editor-in-chief of The Sun — and in the name of brave, amazing college newspapers everywhere — do not treat student journalists as truffle pigs, taking what they've sniffed out without credit or compensation.

Cornell President’s Car Bumps Into Students After Confrontation Over Gaza

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