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Für das Love & Literature-Festival in Hamburg gibt es übrigens jetzt wieder die Möglichkeit, vorab Tagestickets oder Tickets für das ganze Festival zu kaufen. (13. - 16.08.) Kosten genauso viel wie an der Abendkasse, aber es gibt noch Goodies dazu: www.startnext.com/bb-love-lite...

Beyond Borders: Love & Literature -- Last Call

Ein genreübergreifendes Literaturfestival in Hamburg aus marginalisierten Perspektiven braucht in Zeiten des Rechtsrucks eure Unterstützung!

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Fae: “Tell us your true name.” Me: “…Just my name? No birthdate, no SSN, no fingerprint scan, no address, no mother’s maiden name? Are you sure you’ve even got the right Olivia Waite? There’s like six.” Fae: “What the hell kind of bargains have you been making?” Me: “They call it health insurance.”

This Day in Labor History: August 3, 1931. The Unemployed Council in Chicago led black residents in protecting the furniture of a 72 year old resident of South Side being evicted from her home The cops responded by firing into the crowd, killing 3 people. Let's talk organizing around black tenancy!

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Und eine neue Folge "Nerd ist ihr Hobby". Wir sprechen über "I saw the TV Glow", den kulturellen Impact des Films, unsere Erfahrungen als Queers die in der Zeit aufgewachsen sind und Themen, die der Film anbietet. Bei der Überschneidung von Queerness und Nerdthemen mussten wir früher oder später.

We saw the TV Glow

Jasmin und Serina sind queere Millennials, die mit Buffy aufgewachsen sind und in diesem Podcast geht es um die Überschneidung von Queerness und Nerdtum, eine Folge zu "I saw the TV Glow" war unvermei...

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Today I learned that baby cranes are called "colts" because their legs are so long and they can run around like idiots shortly after hatching. This is delightful, I enjoy knowing this.

photo of two sandhill crane colts that are about 50% leg and 50% neck and head and taking some big steppies.

TIL: “The customer is always right” isn’t the full quote! The expression is “The customer is always right behind you, their teeth long and wicked and gleaming in the candlelight. Run. RUN.”

After "the US healthcare system incentivizes going to the doctor as little as possible" and "Covid isn't nearly over, but reopen everything anyway", omnipresent AI slop is the third RL phenomenon that makes perfect sense as long you assume the world is led by a conspiracy of vampires. #vamily #vtm

The new digital world of post-truth and AI slop has turned out beautifully for the Masquerade. No one believes in anything anymore. Everything is staged, posed, faked. Vampires take advantage of it, though they still have to be careful not to draw too much attention. This is a point of contention between elders

This week two of my favorite movies got a limited rerelease: The Bad Guys 2 and The Fifth Element. The only screenings I could find were on the same day, so I decided to take The Bad Element challenge. I left the theater feeling inspired to draw some fan art! #Dreamworks #Fanart

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"Huh," said the dragon. "Would you care to explain?" "Yes, I'm not a princess all the time," said the milkmaid. "Only on bright spring days. Once they end, I turn back into me." "How come?" "Oh, I was bitten by a princess." "Again, how come?" "She couldn't help herself," the milkmaid grinned.

Date: What do you do? Me: I'm a kleptozoologist Date: Isn't it cryptozoologist? Me, stuffing my pockets with lobsters from the tank: that's a common misconception

say what you will about AI, always-on voice recording and auto dictation has been a game changer for my workflows. Save post and close app. Yeah Footlong meatball sub on white. No veggies. Don't toast it. Ranch and barbecue sauce. Yeah, ranch and bargecue sauce. More. More. Little more please

Die Bundesregierung will dem einzigen bundesweit tätigen queeren 🌈 Jugendhilfe-Träger Lambda e.V. die Finanzierung streichen. Das darf nicht passieren! Jetzt erst recht nicht!

„Diese internationale Steuerflucht trug erheblich zu der Verschärfung von Ungleichheiten, dem Anstieg der Staatsverschuldung und dem Triumph eines Ohnmachtsgefühls bei, dem Nährboden, auf dem gegenwärtige reaktionäre Bewegungen gediehen sind.“

Buch: Reichensteuer aber richtig, G.Zucman