Here's a simple way to disable AI mode in Google. I just did it, and I feel like a new, freshly showered woman! www.engadget.com/big-tech/how...

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"Everywhere American voices disappear, other powers will fill the gap." On the destruction of America's foreign broadcasters, and the dismantling of organizations that identify and monitor Russian, Chinese and Iranian propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

'To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair.' Arundhati Roy, The Cost of Living #BookwormSat 🎨 Courtenay Kusitor

Important. Clear, concise, imperative. Please watch.

there’s a popular digital guide written and used by police that recommends sharing links with URL tracking elements to capture people’s IPs. Linkumori is a browser extension that purifies URLs before trackers can log you.

“If I were talking to a young writer, I would recommend the cultivation of extreme indifference to both praise and blame because praise will lead you to vanity, and blame will lead you to self-pity, and both are bad for writers.” We’ve unlocked interview with John Berryman. buff.ly/bOWysA8

Ahead of a new story of mine on BBC radio four, you can listen (should you wish) to a couple of other pieces of mine. Together they'll make a loose folk horrorish trilogy. here's The Death of Wildflowers:

A gift, because at this point I have nothing else to give. www.nytimes.com/2020/03/18/b...

Very happy indeed to have a short story commissioned by the BBC! Broadcast 3.45pm July 11th, on Radio 4 and Sunday 13th at 11.45pm www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Want to push back against the bigoted attacks targeting trans and gender-nonconforming people? Here are specific ways you can help—with your time, money, and everyday actions.

Today, people—from students to federal workers, from immigrants to the LGBTQ+ community—find themselves forced to fight deportations, surveillance, and the drastic erosion of fundamental human rights. So, WIRED dedicated a whole issue on How To Win A Fight. Start ⬇️: www.wired.com/story/editor...

Happy Bloomsday to my fellow Joyce fans. If you don't know what Bloomsday is, but would like to learn more, here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloomsday. Image Credit: Irish Times

Heads up: Buried in a 1,000-page bill is a section that would freeze every state’s ability to enforce A.I. laws for the next 10 years. That means no new protections from A.I. scams, deepfakes, or impersonation. Bad idea.

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My #UnboxYourWords' June writing prompt is writing joy, inspired by this from @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social “Joy doesn’t betray but sustains activism. And when you face a politics that aspires to make you fearful, alienated and isolated, joy is a fine act of insurrection.” substack.com/home/post/p-...

Currently reading. Not my usual fare, but I'm enjoying it at the recommendation of a friend. Wry humor, interesting characters, smart, intriguing plot, nicely paced. I'm hooked and will probably read more by Chris Pavone.

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Brian Henry #poetry

Credit: Writing Down the Bones Deck Natalie Goldberg #SundayWriting #writing #freewriting

Currently reading. Already on chapter eight. It's excellent. #reading #PercivalEverett #PulitzerPrize

Who’s up for a body-horror love story? If you act fast, you can read it before my husband does. Many thanks to @aaronburch.bsky.social & @havehashad.com for giving this cringey cnf a good home.

“Pull the heart of your work out of your chest and lay it out there for the gods, that’s all I’m asking of you,” he told them. “Not much.” 1 Writing Class, 35 Years, 113 Deals, 95 Books www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/b...

A Word on Statistics Wisława Szymborska #poetry

"On Tyranny" will be #2 on the NYT paperback and #13 in the combined e-book and paperback this week. I am glad it’s useful. New hardback is just out. And free posters to use and share are here. timothysnyder.org/resources/

Loved it. Many aspects struck a personal chord. My weird Catholic childhood in a tiny, small-minded town, my mom's involvement w/Charismatics, her mental health struggles, how it all negatively affected me...was there throughout the book. It was quiet, but powerful. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ #BookerPrizeShortlist

Just think about the good you could do for someone just by listening to them closely for five minutes.

Art has a special role to play in this moment. It can tell a story far more effectively than someone like me. Artists, please do your thing!

"Leap" Joy Sullivan #poetry

Anyone else kind of amazed we're all still here, breathing, reading, doom scrolling...and holding out for another tomorrow for some godforsaken reason? Rhetorically speaking. Is there such a thing as soul naproxen? Because mine needs a dose. How is your heart? No. Really. How is it?

New essay up: Should we talk about the weather…? Should we talk about the government?

This one hurts 🤕

Important thread. Dell is a trusted journalist with Wired.

“People should be doing everything they can to be as kind as possible and to enjoy each other’s company. Any art, any anything, that helps us do that is worth having. But if it doesn’t, it isn’t.” This week, we’ve unlocked our Art of Nonfiction interview with Adam Phillips. buff.ly/aoLP8Od

Currently reading and enjoying at the recommendation of a friend.

"Sweet Sweet Agency" Sophie Robinson #poetry

"The way to tell if the [US] has crossed...to competitive authoritarianism...is to see if people feel safe opposing those in power. Can they safely protest? Publish criticism of the government? Support opposition candidates? Or does taking a stand against those in power lead to punishment...?"

from "These Days People Are Really Selling Me on California" Joy Sullivan #poetry

George Saunders: Shame on the White House www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/o...

"FFS" is all I have to say on most days anymore. I'm exhausted. Yet, I persist. It doesn't make any sense.

"This Spring" James A. Pearson #poetry

For anyone on this Sunday evening (or for whom it's already Monday), who needs to hear these words as they apply to any important relationship in their life... Credit: Zoe Crook