the year is 2026. you're a jewish american woman. the world leader you most respect is the catholic pope. everything's fine.

Writers put their livelihoods on the line for this.

Watch the dirty tricks in Hungary (of all places) because they are also, as Neil Diamond would sing, "coming to America." Orban is more powerful and upsetting than goulash. open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

Monocle is, really, the LinkedIn of media. Just better dressed.

When dumb folk run things and don’t understand stuff like facts. Ideology is easy. Thinking is hard.

The president speaks genocide open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

Today's the day @jonbois.bsky.social right?

The idea that the rest of the world should do something about Trump, but it's completely ridiculous to expect the American people to do something about Trump, really is the perfect distillation of the American mindset.

this is not a "stark warning," you disgusting quislings. This is a declaration of genocidal intent. Now I realize you won't dare to say as much/agree with Trump's takes/can't be arsed to worry about anything but your Amazon purchases and gas prices, but jesus fucking christ

The shame is our inability to restrain our homegrown evil, and to have lived in such a complacent way that we allowed it to ascend.

I think people are allowed to draw conclusions about the American people based on their decision to put this man in office bsky.app/profile/pear...

The Mortar asked me to choose an article from the newsletter from their first few months of publishing "great writing from the world’s most exciting independent publishers." I chose this one on a brief history of chopsticks. The Mortar is a great newsletter. you should subscribe if you can.

New Full Bleed pod up. I spoke to David Wolf, editor of @theguardian.com's Long Read section and The Long Read magazine, which is nothing more than a magazine devoted to the joy of reading. Among other things. Available at the link below or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Maybe we're more discriminating now. In the ferment of its newness, the community handed out likes like candy. But like candy those likes grew brittle and unsavory. Maybe.

OMG.

PSA to Canadian writers that the annual claim period for Access Copyright is open, for books/articles from 2005 to 2024. This is: - a different thing than PLR, which is libraries - typically not big $ (for me anyway - I get ~$150 a year) but every bit helps - open until May 31 www.accesscopyright.ca

Happy whatever holiday you're celebrating and/or avoiding.

I’m collecting cool famous people against AI like Pokémon.

I received an email from an obviously impersonated person with a job offer so I played along and apparently my own consultancy is hiring.

Bonne fête de l'Angine de Poitrine à tous ceux qui la célèbrent ! ⚜️ 🎸 🔺 Happy Angine de Poitrine Day to all who celebrate! anginedepoitrine.bandcamp.com/album/vol-ii

New Full Bleed pod up. I spoke to David Wolf, editor of @theguardian.com's Long Read section and The Long Read magazine, which is nothing more than a magazine devoted to the joy of reading. Among other things. Available at the link below or wherever you listen to podcasts.

This is definitely someone we should be giving all the world’s money, land, and water to.

I think the best political message right now (in the US to be clear) is a simple question: Is This What You Wanted? You could even do it with emojis. Some folk will say yes, of course. Entire states. But fuck them.

How old am I? I was forgetting birthdays before the internet.

I mean, I don't know how "Good" this Friday actually is, help me out here.

Great. Read if you love the idea of stuff written by humans. From @marisakabas.bsky.social The Handbasket:

This quote from Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell has been in my head the last few days

"Theodore Roosevelt created the national forests to protect them from exactly the kind of industrial plunder this administration is enabling. Gifford Pinchot built the Forest Service from scratch...to ensure that America’s forests would be managed by trained professionals in the public interest."

Nothing is sacred. This guy is going to be driven out of the province

She's read the unredacted files. I don't expect anything from her because she made her bed and it will take her forever to unwrap the sheets, but she's read them all. She's seen the photos.

Soyons honnêtes. Il n'aimait pas TOUS les Québécois.

I always expect laughter. Some. Or giggles. Or someone saying “Oh please.” But what do I know? I’m Canadian.

With only the slightest apology for my language: Who the fuck actually wants these damned data centres?

Did he break any of those bones in his face? Did he use a hammer at any time? Did he do damage to the beauty?!?! Think of the beauty!

The hotter the climate, the more women are born. There is an irony here that is oddly delicious.

China is more dystopian than not. But they cleaned up their air!

We have a tote for all your magazines over at @magazeum.bsky.social

Whenever I watch a clip from American TV I always end up asking one question: why are you shouting?

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Every single angle to every single story is about American decline, which would have happened eventually - nothing lasts forever - but the acceleration of it is amazing and is usually an own-goal.

In the age of Deep Fakes and AI everyday is April Fools.

Maybe it's me.

Of course it does.

Maybe it's me.

yeah, I’m working on this right now

Could AI get any less appealing?

This is so on the money it's frightening which makes it hilarious which makes it more frightening.

Nothing is free. Ever.