William A Owen
@williamaowen.bsky.social
Writer. Energy Policy. Former EBook nerd. Former Brooklynonian. Sort of an all around, everyday kind of entity trying to acclimate to the burbs, be a dad and a hubbo, and find a little pie now and then. 40+ Pie, Books, Comics, MTG, Science, Pie. He/Him
#WoleTalabi 's novella "Descent" will officially be featured in the Locus anthology! Please enjoy this clip of a small part of the story as we push for the next goal, a variant hardcover design by artist #JohnPicacio !! Visit the site for info http://kck.st/4wtYJ6... [in bio]
Money out of politics. Money in your pocket. Medicare for All. Michigan... We won. I am so proud to be your Democratic nominee for US Senate. Let's win in November.
SCREEN Act, which would have required mandatory age-verification for sites (like this) that allow "material harmful to minors" failed to pass out of committee after thousands and thousands of people called their Senators. More work ahead!
Alison Boden@alisonboden.bsky.social · 15h agoThe SCREEN Act just failed to pass in the Senate Commerce Committee! 🎉 Enormous thanks to the thousands (!!) of you who told your Senators to vote no! Your voice matters and you should feel good that you made a difference. Obviously, the fight isn't over, but this was an important victory.
Just a note that @jbendery.bsky.social is 100% worth following. Always finds stories like these that matter, and yet are a bit under the radar.
Jen Bendery@jbendery.bsky.social · 15h agoFormer J6 federal prosecutors are begging senators -- mostly GOPers, but a handful of Dems are in there, too -- to stop confirming election deniers to lifetime federal courts seats. “Please stop poisoning our courts." www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...
Noise. Pollution. The Ozone Layer. Acid Rain. AIDS treatment. Cancer cures. Crime rates. Child abductions. As much as we consume doom and gloom in our media, humans are very, very good at solving problems when we want to. We just have to want to.
Constantine@ajaxsinger.bsky.social · yesterdayFood, man. Food is so much better than it was in 1986. All of it. Poor-people food, restaurant food, fresh food, frozen food. Food is just a hell of a lot better.
"saudi arabia owns EA" is going to be the headline you see basically everywhere for this one but "jared kushner is about to use EA as a vehicle for trump administration bribes" is equally relevant imo
![The firm is fully owned by Jared Kushner and has a staff of approximately 20 people.[2][5] By 2024, the firm had returned no profits to its investors.[6] The firm has been controversial due to conflicts of interests arising from Kushner soliciting funds from Middle Eastern governments while also working as an envoy having direct and indirect dealings with those governments in his role in the second Trump administration.[7] According to reporting by Bloomberg News, investors in the firm do so with the expectation of influencing the Trump administration.[8]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2jjromh55tf7pp7s4hsvurf4/bafkreihebdzjog2hp37o2q3enjyrsi46btqktev76ogpneczsrrzl55fo4)
Wario64@wario64.bsky.social · yesterdayEA Announces Completion of Acquisition by PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners www.ea.com/news/ea-anno...
Hi, folks. Just a quick reminder that @scryfall.com has automated processes that handle whether cards that were just added are reprints or not. Those run overnight. We JUST added the Miku cards. Just now. Literally. The reprint job won't run for another ~12 hours or something. Please be patient!
A massive congratulations to @spice8rack.bsky.social for raising over £3200.00 for @warchilduk.bsky.social and counting. It did such a fantastic job and I'm honoured to have been able to witness the escapades across the MagicCon Amsterdam weekend. We need more positivity like this in Magic spaces.
Big wins for Secret Lair deck (or deck-like) products. They note in the article that this is something they will likely try with future Commander decks or releases like Dandan in the future as well.
Allan S@squadronhawk.bsky.social · 2d agoGood news
my wife's boss has a son who takes latin and plays magic at summer camp. i gifted him the promo raging kavu and he wrote me this note, ft a handprinted and meticulously trimmed pair of magic cards. the kids are alright.
HI, I'm getting top surgery but it's very expensive. I don't like asking for donations for something cosmetic, especially when others have real needs. If you're interested in helping, all I ask is try out my deckbuilding website Commander Template, and if you like it consider subscribing for $5.
Xbox's 1,600 person "reset" didn't hit 14 layers of management. It hit devs who built the worlds you love. Faceless brands don't make games - people like Ben Carnow and his team do. #SaveGameWorkers and tell Microsoft to end these cycles of layoffs: shorturl.at/5ruBE
Democrats need to be in the business of winning elections right now, everything else comes second. Ben Wikler joins the LP Podcast to talk about big tent politics and uniting behind a common goal. Watch: https://youtu.be/qmCVz1X-kCw
It’s a sad day for the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Shorter David Ellison:
Paul Rudd: C'mon Give Me It!
Alt: Paul Rudd: C'mon Give Me It!
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Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · 2d agoGenuinely a choice to give the son of a billionaire column space to argue for him to further consolidate the media, especially given the pretty abysmal track record of on journalism he has already implemented at CBS
I wrote about a frustrating, brilliant novel that deals with how devoid of connections and curiosity the world has become, and then, fittingly, I wrote (again) about how AI is ruining the book publishing industry. www.themarisreview.com/the-maris-re...
The Maris Review, vol 116
The theme of the week is how AI is making the world (more) stupid What I read this week The Vivisectors by Missouri Williams What to do with this frustrating, brilliant novel! I almost wanted to t...
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It seems like a good day to post this. #Vaccines are rad, but what do I know. #PublicHealth #IDSky #MedSky 🧪
I put my whole heart to writing this. It’s one of my favorite things I’ve written. It means a lot to me. If you have time @maro254.bsky.social I’d like to hear your thoughts. I got some of my veggies from your podcast.
CASCADE CASCADE - SUMMER VACATION@cascadecascade.com · 2d agoThank you, Richard Garfield. A love letter by @strixhavendropout.bsky.social. www.cascadecascade.com/garfields-gi...
So tidy that B of A and Chase are also two of the biggest US banks for fossil fuel, along with Citi and Wells Fargo. Investing in harm since....
Senator Ron Wyden@wyden.senate.gov · 2d agoBombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:
