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Stan Carey"After a brief dalliance with literacy, humanity is returning to its oral roots."Not sure I go along with all the arguments here, but it's a considered essay on deep reading vs "digital orality" (paywall currently removed): <a href="https://www.vox.com/politics/414049/reading-books-decline-tiktok-oral-culture" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.vox.com/politics/414049/reading-books-decline-tiktok-oral-culture</a><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reading</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/literacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#literacy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#essays</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/communication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#communication</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/DeepReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DeepReading</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/orality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#orality</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/WalterOng" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WalterOng</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#internet</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a>

Stephen L. ThompsonThe Moon Before Mars: Why returning to the moon makes more sense than rushing off to Mars is my ebook containing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Essays</a> that describe my ideas on what can be accomplished on the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Moon</a> and with the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Asteroids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Asteroids</a>, and why <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mars</a> isn’t the destiny of humanity its cheerleaders make it out to be. <a href="https://books2read.com/b/bWkXOq" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://books2read.com/b/bWkXOq</a>

Bytes EuropePolitics and science can mix <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/1154507/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.byteseu.com/1154507/</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#activism</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Arizona</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/encounters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#encounters</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Essays</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ScientificResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScientificResearch</a>

EuropePolitics and science can mixEste articulo también está disponible en español. This past April, I attended one of the nation’s 1,400 “Hands Off”… <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Europe</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#activism</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/america" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#america</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#arizona</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Encounters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Encounters</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Essays</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Scientificresearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Scientificresearch</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#technology</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/unitedstatesofamerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#unitedstatesofamerica</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://www.europesays.com/2208341/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europesays.com/2208341/</a>

United StatesPolitics and science can mixEste articulo también está disponible en español. This past April, I attended one of the nation’s 1,400 “Hands Off”… <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#activism</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/america" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#america</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#arizona</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Encounters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Encounters</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Essays</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Scientificresearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Scientificresearch</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#technology</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/unitedstatesofamerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#unitedstatesofamerica</a> <a href="https://www.europesays.com/2208341/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europesays.com/2208341/</a>

Europe Says<a href="https://www.europesays.com/2208341/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europesays.com/2208341/</a> Politics and science can mix <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#activism</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/america" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#america</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#arizona</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Encounters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Encounters</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Essays</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ScientificResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScientificResearch</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#technology</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedStatesOfAmerica</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USA</a>

Pyrzout :vm:How Cybersecurity Fears Affect Confidence in Voting Systems – Source: www.schneier.com <a href="https://ciso2ciso.com/how-cybersecurity-fears-affect-confidence-in-voting-systems-source-www-schneier-com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ciso2ciso.com/how-cybersecurity-fears-affect-confidence-in-voting-systems-source-www-schneier-com/</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/rssfeedpostgeneratorecho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rssfeedpostgeneratorecho</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/SchneierOnSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SchneierOnSecurity</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/SchneieronSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SchneieronSecurity</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/CyberSecurityNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CyberSecurityNews</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Uncategorized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Uncategorized</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Cyberattack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cyberattack</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Democracy</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#essays</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#voting</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/trust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trust</a>

Schneier on Security RSSHow Cybersecurity Fears Affect Confidence in Voting SystemsAmerican democracy runs on trust, and that trust is cracking. Nearly half of Americans, both Democrats and Republicans, question whether elections are <a href="<a href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/651185/partisan-split-election-integrity-gets-even-" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://news.gallup.com/poll/651185/partisan-split-election-integrity-gets-even-</a>... <a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/06/cyberattacks-shake-voters-trust-in-elections.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/06/cyberattacks-shake-voters-trust-in-elections.html</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/Uncategorized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Uncategorized</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/cyberattack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cyberattack</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#essays</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#voting</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/trust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trust</a>

Paria sans portefeuilleGhassan Kanafani’s “Guerrilla Rhetoric,” Then and NowJay Murphy reviews “<a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/GhassanKanafani" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GhassanKanafani</a>: Selected Political Writings,” a collection of newly translated <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#essays</a> by the influential Palestinian philosopher, author, and activist. <a href="https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/ghassan-kanafanis-guerrilla-rhetoric-then-and-now/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/ghassan-kanafanis-guerrilla-rhetoric-then-and-now/</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Palestine</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/PalestineLiberation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PalestineLiberation</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/PalestinianResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PalestinianResistance</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/PFLP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PFLP</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@palestine</a>

IndieAuthors.Social NewsGet Lost in a Book: How to Begin Reading as an AdultWant to begin reading as an adult? Whether you've never been a big reader or lost your reading spark along the way, these tips and tricks will help you get into books. <a href="https://bookriot.com/how-to-begin-reading-as-an-adult/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bookriot.com/how-to-begin-reading-as-an-adult/</a><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Essays</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/HowTo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HowTo</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/TheHeadline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheHeadline</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/indieauthors" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@indieauthors</a>

Dimly Lit Corners<a href="https://c.im/tags/Goals2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Goals2025</a> Moving away from the constant upgrade cycle & moving closer to the ideals of <a href="https://c.im/tags/PermaComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PermaComputing</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MalleableSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MalleableSoftware</a> Design and setup a redundant system of old/used, cheap, low-power devices running ia: <a href="https://c.im/tags/Guix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Guix</a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/FreeBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeBSD</a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/macOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#macOS</a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/HaikuOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HaikuOS</a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/Plan9Front" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Plan9Front</a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/X11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#X11</a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/P9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#P9</a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/NFS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NFS</a>, all working together Become an expert on <a href="https://c.im/tags/MicroControllers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MicroControllers</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ESP32" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ESP32</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/STM32" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#STM32</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/RP2040" class="mention hashtag" 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rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#P9</a> Get an <a href="https://c.im/tags/3DPrinter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#3DPrinter</a> and learn to use itDesign and build my own portable 8dot <a href="https://c.im/tags/braille" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#braille</a> terminal & try out if 3x3 or 3x4 dots is also workable.Design and build my own low-power computers, their OS, and toolsWriting more of my own tools <a href="https://c.im/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DIY</a><a href="https://c.im/tags/SmallTalk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SmallTalk</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ObjectPascal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ObjectPascal</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Prolog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Prolog</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Scheme" class="mention 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class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ReticullumNetwork</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/RNodes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RNodes</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MeshCore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MeshCore</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Meshtastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Meshtastic</a> Start an <a href="https://c.im/tags/InternetResiliencyClub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InternetResiliencyClub</a> Add <a href="https://c.im/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tor</a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/I2P" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#I2P</a> support by <a href="https://c.im/tags/WebProxy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WebProxy</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SolarPowered" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SolarPowered</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SelfHost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfHost</a> over <a href="https://c.im/tags/I2P" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#I2P</a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/OnionService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OnionService</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Blog</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Wiki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wiki</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Repositories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Repositories</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/GopherHole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GopherHole</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Darcs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Darcs</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Mercurial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mercurial</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SelfHost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfHost</a> my own <a href="https://c.im/tags/EmailServer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EmailServer</a>, which will only accept email from <a href="https://c.im/tags/KnownServers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KnownServers</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CommunityEmail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CommunityEmail</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MutualEmailAcceptance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MutualEmailAcceptance</a> Share files via <a href="https://c.im/tags/BitTorrent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BitTorrent</a> over <a href="https://c.im/tags/I2P" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#I2P</a> DIY <a href="https://c.im/tags/HomeAutomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HomeAutomation</a> DIY <a href="https://c.im/tags/GardeningAutomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GardeningAutomation</a> DIY <a href="https://c.im/tags/GreenHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GreenHouse</a> Get a house cat, train the cat, use voice and gesturesStart asking money for advice & technology supportBuild/program my own opportunistic and strange cryptocurrency miners <a href="https://c.im/tags/BTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BTC</a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/XMR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#XMR</a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/ZEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ZEC</a>, etc <a href="https://c.im/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow 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class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WriteMore</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PublishMore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublishMore</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Letters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Letters</a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/Essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Essays</a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/Missives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Missives</a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/Reports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Reports</a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/Treatise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Treatise</a> …<a href="https://c.im/tags/Incomplete" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Incomplete</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Ongoing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ongoing</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/NotFinal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NotFinal</a>

LongreadsIn this week's Top 5:—Documenting Israel —Detective Google —Parade pondering —Thoughtful foraging —Bowling forward <a href="https://longreads.com/2025/06/20/the-top-5-longreads-of-the-week-568/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://longreads.com/2025/06/20/the-top-5-longreads-of-the-week-568/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/longreads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#longreads</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Top5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Top5</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/nonfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nonfiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#essays</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reading</a>

Shantell PowellSomeone pointed out to me that they couldn't find my publications list on my blog. I've remedied that. <a href="https://shanmonster.dreamwidth.org/1025779.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://shanmonster.dreamwidth.org/1025779.html</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/IndigenousCreatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IndigenousCreatives</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Blog</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ShortStories</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Author</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CNF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CNF</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Poetry</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Essays</a>

UK<a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/176250/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europesays.com/uk/176250/</a> When It Comes to Clothes, ‘Made in USA’ Has Always Meant Made by Immigrants <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#essays</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LosAngeles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LosAngeles</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/style" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#style</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/textbelowcenterfullbleed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#textbelowcenterfullbleed</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#us</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/web" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#web</a>

ChrisL64<a href="https://toot.io/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#introduction</a> I consume too much <a href="https://toot.io/tags/coffee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coffee</a> and solve too many <a href="https://toot.io/tags/crosswords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#crosswords</a> and <a href="https://toot.io/tags/chess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#chess</a> puzzles. ¶ I do as much <a href="https://toot.io/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reading</a> as I can: <a href="https://toot.io/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#poetry</a>, <a href="https://toot.io/tags/flash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#flash</a>, <a href="https://toot.io/tags/essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#essays</a>, <a href="https://toot.io/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#books</a> of all sorts (<a href="https://toot.io/tags/literary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#literary</a> fiction + <a href="https://toot.io/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#scifi</a>, <a href="https://toot.io/tags/mysteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mysteries</a>, and <a href="https://toot.io/tags/espionage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#espionage</a>. I read what I like, when I like! ¶ I was once an upstanding member of the <a href="https://toot.io/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#writing</a> community---creator of <a href="https://toot.io/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#poetry</a> and short <a href="https://toot.io/tags/essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#essays</a> on <a href="https://toot.io/tags/words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#words</a> and <a href="https://toot.io/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#etymology</a>, among other things---and am working on my return. ¶ I have two dogs (seen here) and one spouse (not seen here).

Longreads"Deep down, I think we all sensed the ways that Jackass, as we saw it, was a kind of community-building, of getting closer to those you love by partaking in the stupidest, most humiliating, most dangerous acts imaginable. " — Natalie Marlin for Bright Wall/Dark Room<a href="https://www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2025/05/30/laughing-with-the-pain?src=longreads" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2025/05/30/laughing-with-the-pain?src=longreads</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/jackass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#jackass</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/movies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#movies</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#essays</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#transgender</a>

formuchdeliberationWhy ‘ocean time’ reveals new ways of seeing the world | Aeon Essays…An appreciation of the immensity embedded in the ocean’s cycles offers a way to reimagine our relationship with time... <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/oceans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#oceans</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#water</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#essays</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#environment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/time" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#time</a><a href="https://formuchdeliberation.wordpress.com/2025/06/04/why-ocean-time-reveals-new-ways-of-seeing-the-world-aeon-essays/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://formuchdeliberation.wordpress.com/2025/06/04/why-ocean-time-reveals-new-ways-of-seeing-the-world-aeon-essays/</a>

Longreads"I cherished the whole sequin-heavy, three-hour, glittery, multicultural spectacle that was our continent’s pop music Olympics." <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/longreads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#longreads</a> @vesnajaksic @ElectricLit <a href="https://electricliterature.com/eurovision-reminds-me-of-a-country-that-no-longer-exists/?src=longreads" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://electricliterature.com/eurovision-reminds-me-of-a-country-that-no-longer-exists/?src=longreads</a><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/longreads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#longreads</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/nonfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nonfiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/eurovision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#eurovision</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#essays</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#europe</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#immigration</a>

Longreads"While his father was supposedly driving Porsches and cashing paychecks from GQ Magazine, Thompson was growing up the only son of a nurse in Anchorage." —Will Steinfield for Chilkat Valley News <a href="https://www.chilkatvalleynews.com/2025/05/15/haines-man-finds-long-lost-father-in-scotland/?src=longreads" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.chilkatvalleynews.com/2025/05/15/haines-man-finds-long-lost-father-in-scotland/?src=longreads</a><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/longreads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#longreads</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/family" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#family</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#essays</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/nonfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nonfiction</a>

Europe Says<a href="https://www.europesays.com/2113261/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europesays.com/2113261/</a> We Are Living Through a Creative Inflection Point <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ArtificialIntelligence</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Essays</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GenerativeAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GenerativeAI</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#technology</a>

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