The spate of orders has fuelled speculation among booksellers that AI companies are acquiring the books to scan their contents before pulping them. www.theguardian.com/technology/2... #Books #AI via @theguardian.com

Secondhand booksellers in UK and Ireland suspect AI firms behind ‘strange’ bulk orders

Development comes after Anthropic was found to have spent millions on books to scan for ‘data acquisition’

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The President of the United States is a sexual deviant.

People will come Ray. They'll come to Iowa for reasons they can't even fathom. They'll arrive at your door as innocent as children, longing for the past. "We won't mind if you look around," you'll say. "It's only $20 per person. Plus you can get $50 in free bets when you sign up for an account."

I made a childhood dream come true when I joined the Royal Navy but it wasn’t all plain sailing as I was due in court the day I joined up… Read this 4-book series of raw and gritty memoirs to find out about the rascal I was before, during and after my service ⚓️🇨🇶 amzn.eu/d/0ipGXoR2

Born in Stockport - Grew up in the Royal Navy: Book One

Born in Stockport - Grew up in the Royal Navy: Book One eBook : Perkins, Maurice: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

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99c sale: Kate’s father is worried about his friend. He thinks Larry's new, younger wife is lying about his dementia. Then a murder raises the stakes, and Kate’s father is a suspect. Readers say: “Love this series!” “What a wonderful book.” “A perfect 5 stars.” tinyurl.com/msamcpf2 #mystery #books

The real question the MSM should be asking is, who's the poor person who had the unenviable job of sanitizing the catering truck post-switcheroo?

The Nerd Reich, by journalist @gilduran.com, parses the rising tide of authoritarianism embraced by leading tech investors and the ‘Network State’ ideology. www.inc.com/sam-blum/thi... #Books #AuthorInterview by @samblum.bsky.social via Inc.com

This Journalist Says Tech Billionaires Are Trying to Take Over U.S. Democracy. Here's What He Wants You to Know

The Nerd Reich, by journalist Gil Durán, parses the rising tide of authoritarianism embraced by leading tech investors and the ‘Network State’ ideology.

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Better Half once again made breakfast for dinner. In the process, she restored my faith in humanity.

This article is almost 10 yrs old... study after study shows that publicly funded stadiums rarely deliver financial windfalls... so can we fucking wake up www.aeaweb.org/research/wil...

Will cities ever break the habit of paying for stadiums?

Local governments keep offering up incentives despite economists' misgivings

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We’re reading less. And it’s making us stupid. www.theguardian.com/science/vide... @madifinlay.bsky.social & @iansample.bsky.social & @falkhuettig.bsky.social via @theguardian.com

We’re reading less. And it’s making us stupid

Books have never been trendier, but studies show that as more and more things compete for our frazzled attention spans, we’re reading less and less. This is a problem because reading has a wealth of c...

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I keep a 55-gallon escape drum handy in case Better Half asks me to do stuff.

I've got to get back into my writing groove. November and my editor's (mutually-agreed upon) deadline will be here quicker than Trump can change diapers. #Writing #WritingLife

These books will have you soaring above the clouds. Buy one today and fly to new heights. www.amazon.com/-/e/B00DUNR9IU #humor #satire #mystery #adventure #flying #taxes #IRS #drama #Hollywood #Vietnam #gossip #AIDS #police #CIA #terrorists #ebooks

In Vegas, any change in the weather is a spectator sport.

People: You can't just post one line from a song and expect everyone to know the song. Me: Na-na-na-na, hey hey hey, goodbye

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People: You can't just post one line from a song and expect everyone to know the song. Me: JEREMIAH WAS A BULLFROG

One America, where people are smart enough to know you don't form plurals with apostrophes. Another America, where people are stupid enough to use apostrophes to form plurals.

New phone.

SNL: Who Dis?

ALT: SNL: Who Dis?

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for a junk drawer to legally qualify as a real junk drawer, what is the ONE absolute mandatory item it must include? Used birthday candles.

Casey Stegman@caseystegman.com · last wk.

for a junk drawer to legally qualify as a real junk drawer, what is the ONE absolute mandatory item it must include? a power cord that doesn’t connect to any device in your home

Seven Literary Sins: Bad habits and secret pleasures www.thedial.world/articles/new... via @thedialmag.bsky.social

Seven Literary Sins — The Dial

Bad habits and secret pleasures.

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"But those billionaire friends provide jobs. And unless you take care of them, those jobs are absent." @aarondfordnv.bsky.social, we found your next campaign ad. thenevadaindependent.com/article/trum... via @thenvindy.com

Trump talks up Nevada GOP candidates in Vegas while touting the economy and tax policies - The Nevada Independent

Gov. Joe Lombardo made a surprise appearance, saying the president's ties with wealthy business owners help Nevadans.

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¿Dónde está Mitch McConnell?

Say what you will about Bret Stephens, but this time, he ain't wrong. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/o... #Writing #AI via The New York Times

Opinion | I’m Begging You: Never Write With A.I.

It’s bad for your brain and worse for democracy.

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Why is it there's never a chocolate fudge lava cake around when you really need one?

Gloria Shepherd comes home to find Seven Angels changed for the worse. She goes up against a corrupt sheriff, white supremacists, a pill-pushing doctor and a Russian trafficker in pursuit of a Ukrainian girl. My crime novel SEVEN ANGELS: bookshop.org/p/books/seve...

Seven Angels

From the author of "That October." "Keith Roysdon is a masterful storyteller and I was absolutely spellbound by SEVEN ANGELS. Set in a small Tennessee town beset by criminals - some petty, some monstr...

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Wife. Courier. Spy. She joined the Resistance to beat the Germans, but they're closing in and she’s running out of time. "What an incredible story!" mybook.to/madamefiocca eBook/Paperback/Audio #HistoricalFiction #womensfiction #WW2

Now I'm tempted to call some random radio show and ID myself as Mike from Florida.

I found two suspect charges to my credit union checking account for $100 each from Open AI. I've never done business of any kind with OpenAI. Y'all, watch out for this crap.

Delighted to see Can You Solve the Murder? at #2 on Good Housekeeping's list of murder mystery puzzle books! 🔍 www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/lifestyle...

Could you be the new Poirot? 10 fiendish murder mystery puzzle books where you play detective

Think you could hack it as a detective? Put the "ze little grey" cells to work with these interactive mysteries.

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"One of the gists of the story is that we don’t tell hero stories about women in the outdoor world and they kind of get left out of the narrative." @hhansman.bsky.social finds role models in 3 complicated women who loved the wild outdoors www.kjzz.org/the-show/202... #Books via @kjzz.org

In 'Fierce Country,' author finds role models in 3 complicated women who loved the wild outdoors

Heather Hansman never had a lot of women to look up to — heroines whose stories she could emulate in recreation and conservation. So, she found them — and wrote about their trailblazing stories.

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It's a good thing some new and renewed whodunits are coming to PBS and Acorn because as a Baltimore Orioles fan, I have nothing left to cheer for. (tho a White Sox/Brewers World Series would be nice)