AI companies scraping websites at scale is a real problem. But a proposed NY law could make it harder for libraries, journalists & researchers to preserve the web and investigate the powerful. That's why we've joined @eff.org & others in a letter to Gov. Hochul. blog.archive.org/2026/08/04/i...

The year is near completion and I've been incredibly busy with projects, language revitalization, and public history courses that I forgot to social media. I feel like I'm massively behind in everything at the same time knowing nothing about anything.

here we go again

The problem is that Trump is caught between his desire to get out of this war and his imperative not to agree to anything which can be characterized as 'the JCPOA, only worse.' But Iran *needs*, for deterrence reasons, to humiliate him and he needs, for political reasons, not to be humiliated.

A Teapot Dome In Every Pot@tobellz.bsky.social · 2w ago

The IRGC has been pretty consistent that a giant stack of cash will do it. We know they can get Trump to agree to giving them money, but I'm not sure the markets can twist Trump's arm hard enough to get him to actually go through with it.

Hey, everyone, I wrote a thing! ⬇️ And it's Robert Aickman's birthday today! His writing is a comfort to me, in the best unsettling way, so I hope that comes across and people enjoy the read:

Deep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein@deepcuts.blog · last mo.

This Pride Month, Deep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein has invited guests to review classic works of gender transition and identity. As a mid-week special, please enjoy: Ultimately and Irrevocably Tragic: Robert Aickman’s "Choice of Weapons" (1964) by Stina Patton deepcuts.blog/2026/06/27/u...

not a single denomination for any world religion other than Christianity. "evangelical" is not a denomination. Unitarian Universalists shunned. All Mormons are LDS now. Denies "belief coding" for atheist and inter-faith groups. Sectarianism is military policy now

This is awful news Please read PERSEPOLIS if you haven't already. Or re-read it.

Le Monde in English@english.lemonde.fr · 2mo ago

Marjane Satrapi, author of 'Persepolis,' dies at 56

🧵 The story goes that during the campaign against Silla, Empress Jingū was given the Manju 満珠 and Kanju 干珠 by Ryujin, the sea deity, to control the ebb and flow of the ocean tides. They were delivered by his daughter Tamayori-hime. Jingū and Tamayorihime are two thirds of the Hachiman trinity. ⛩️

The life and death of Bert Christman is almost as strange as the fictional life of the characters he co-created. As CitGA shows, his death made headlines and not just in the US but in other allied countries. There was an amount of outrage over it as well.

Comics in the Golden Age@comicsinthega.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Today is the birthday of artist & writer Bert Christman (May 31, 1915-Jan. 23, 1942), most known for cocreating the Sandman (Wesley Dodds). In WWII, he served with the American Volunteer Group that later became known as the Flying Tigers & was killed in action in 1942.

A day after The Late Show ended, Colbert hosted an episode of public access program Only In Monroe, reviving his 11-year-old gag. How bad is CBS/Paramount taking it? They issued copyright complaints for a show they don't own. 🤣 CBS would hate it if you watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DlF...

I don't think I've said this in awhile, but if you've read Orwell's novel "1984," but not his essay "Politics and the English Language," you're missing out on how to help keep the actual NewSpeak from subconsciously infiltrating your language. "The great enemy of clear language is insincerity."

Indigenous organizers warn that Big Tech’s AI boom is driving “data colonialism” in Native communities, with corporations eyeing roughly 103–160 massive data centers on or near tribal lands. www.democracynow.org/2026/4/22/kr...

Data Colonialism: AI Data Centers on Indigenous Land

The artificial intelligence industry’s data center boom is the latest chapter in a long history of environmental racism and resource exploitation in vulnerable Native communities, says Oglala Lakota a...

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ICE has violated almost 100 court orders. Let me say that another way. 100 times ICE was caught brazenly ignoring the law. 100 times a court told them to immediately stop. And 100 times they ignored the order. That's an out-of-control agency that shouldn't get another dime.

Trump is gonna torch the GOP to smithereens for five minutes of dopamine and they'll sing his praises while he's doïng it.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo ago

Q: What do you say to the American people who question how much longer this will take? Obviously you know they're having higher gas prices TRUMP: You're such a disgrace. Did you hear what I just said? How many years was Vietnam?

When children’s bodies bear the brunt of federal immigration enforcement, it’s not merely a matter of collateral damage. ICE targets kids to make life so unbearable for their families that they feel they have no choice but to leave the US. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

The Return of Family Detention

Under the Trump Administration, thousands of immigrant children have been detained, and many have suffered from medical neglect.

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Tribal libraries fill critical gaps in communities, despite limited staff. ictnews.org/news/tribal-...

Tribal libraries fill critical gaps in communities, despite limited staff - ICT

Tribal libraries are funded by a mix of federal, tribal, and state dollars

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I never imagined a future where the President of Iran and a Shia Muslim is defending the first American Pope from President Trump and his goverment. I have to sit for a while and contemplate. For those curious Jesus is a prophet in Islam.

American artist Thomas Tenney (Robotech, Force Works and more), battling COPD, homelessness and other issues, needs help

Crushing Comics (aka @krisis)@crushingcomics.bsky.social · 4mo ago

One of my most-wanted Marvel omnis is Force Works, a 90s Avengers comic that launched with unusual, striking artwork by Tom Tenney that stuck in my brain for 30yrs. Tom needs our help with dealing with COPD and homelessness. Support the creators who made the things you love. gofund.me/ead137bd8

Lee Falk establishing Julie was a blessing for the Swedish production team who have told several more adventures of her stint as the Phantom. For those not in the know, she was the twin sister of the 17th Phantom in the late 1800's who sometimes shared the role with him.

Comics in the Golden Age@comicsinthega.bsky.social · 4mo ago

GIRL PHANTOM?! A girl?! As the Phantom?? A girl as a costumed hero? Well, that's just crazy. Totally insane. Who could ever believe such a thing...

The eighteenth-century, pioneering, American instrument maker, mathematician and astronomer, David Rittenhouse, was born 8 April 1732 #histsci #histtech thonyc.wordpress.com/2012/04/08/a...

“…and then he missed it” – David Rittenhouse and the Transit of Venus 1769

Sometime ago I wrote of the 18th century French astronomer Guillaume Le Gentil and the misfortune that he suffered in his attempts to observe the transits of Venus in 1761 and 1769. Although nobody…

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HR 7661, the Federal book banning bill, is unfortunately still alive. Please call your reps and say NO ON HR 7661! You can read the bill's full text here and see if your Congressperson is one of the 19 co-sponsors: www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

Authors Against Book Bans@authorsabb.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Phone calls to reps are still the best way for citizens to influence legislation. If you've avoided the phone thus far, use this tool from @everylibrary.bsky.social to help oppose H.R. 7661. If you do that today, you can take the rest of the weekend off! :)

👏🏼The Choctaw Nation has purchased a warehouse in Oklahoma that ICE was trying to buy and use as a detention center. www.projectsaltbox.com/p/choctaw-na...

Choctaw Nation Buys Former Big Lots Warehouse, Closing Off Oklahoma ICE Detention Site

The sale is the second time in months that a large Oklahoma warehouse pursued by ICE for detention use has instead gone to another buyer.

projectsaltbox.com

South Africa has reburied the remains of at least 63 Khoi and San people after they were dug up many years ago and sent to Europe for "research.' apnews.com/article/sout...

Bodies of Africans were once dug up and sent to Europe for research. Now they are coming home

South Africa has reburied the remains of at least 63 Khoi and San people after they were dug up many years ago and sent to Europe for research.

apnews.com

Sadly, the most frequently seen/read popular histories of science are created by scientists, who with the utmost respect, often do not know the subject (exceptions exist, of course, but its almost a general rule ime). History is more complex, dark, and not as linear, either, than often presented.

Matt ”What? It’s already August?” L@matt18l.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Another reason why scientists should not do history of science stuff, even in newspaper columns or on YouTube. Not even (especially not) Neil de Grass Tyson. They all indulge themselves in some Whig History bullshit.

As we celebrate Women in Horror Month, let's not forget that women editors have played a crucial part in the horror we read, helping to shape the genre. deepcuts.blog/2018/11/28/e...

Editor Spotlight: Ellen Datlow

H. P. Lovecraft’s work, and fiction inspired by his entire mythos, continue to sell…and sell…and sell. […] Even though so many reprint and original anthologies continue to b…

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"Tell me,—don't move your arm,—tell me of battles, Louis." "There was once a King in Carcosa," I began. But the little maid was already asleep. —Robert W. Chambers, "The Silent Land"

Hell ya, i got to help interview @sgj.bsky.social about his rerelease of Night of the Maniquin along with @reading1000lives.bsky.social for the podcast @skiffyandfanty.com Found on all the cool podcast thingies or follow the link for the Youd Tubed version. youtu.be/H84ZtZiUMjc?...

853. Stephen Graham Jones (a.k.a. The Slasher) -- Night of the Mannequins

YouTube video by Skiffy and Fanty

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This would effectively ban SEX & THE CTHULHU MYTHOS. Which has never ignored the existence of transgender authors and characters.

Sage Deviant 🏳️‍⚧️@trans.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Text excerpt of H.R.7661 on Congress.gov, ending its definition of "sexually oriented material" with: “(ii) involves gender dysphoria or transgenderism.”. Legislation can be seen in full, including a link to contact your member of congress at: www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c... (Alt text added)