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AlfNoProblem ("Alf No Problem") wrote:

A self-checkout kiosk screen asking if I want to leave a tip. To whom?!?
#funny and #sad

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
ProPublica@newsie.social wrote:

Federal Judge Deems Trump Administration’s Termination of NIH Grants Illegal
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In a ruling issued Monday, the judge called the government’s directives “arbitrary and capricious” and ordered funding for some of the NIH grants, including many profiled by ProPublica in recent months, to be restored.

https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-nih-grant-terminations-illegal?utm%5Fsource=mastodon&utm%5Fmedium=social&utm%5Fcampaign=mastodon-post

#News #Trump #NIH #Law #Research #Science #Health #Medicine

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
emptywheel.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy wrote:

As you read CATO's report on how 65% of the people ICE has detained committed no crime, remember that @padilla.senate.gov was asking why Kristi Noem always invoked the same 6 cases when Noem's goons assaulted him. That's why.www.cato.org/blog/65-peop...

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
fesshole ("Fesshole 🧻") wrote:

In large Sainsbury's there's never loose bags in the veg section because they want us all to buy the packed stuff. I get loose bags from the bakery and leave them in the veg aisle. Then I rip open a pack of so organic shrooms, take 3, weigh and print. 30p instead of £1.65.

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Locusmag ("Locus Magazine") wrote:

The Adventures of Mary Darling by Pat Murphy: Review by Gary K. Wolfe https://locusmag.com/2025/06/the-adventures-of-mary-darling-by-pat-murphy-review-by-gary-k-wolfe/

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ely@a.bloodyno.se ("ely♡⁠") wrote:

websites can get pregnant

pzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:

Put bacteria in space, and what do they do? They evolve.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/06/21/microbial-evolutionin-spaaaace/

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
tomgauld.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Tom Gauld ") wrote:

Since it's almost Midsummer...

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breadandcircuses@climatejustice.social ("Bread and Circuses") wrote:

Of course I would prefer no cars at all, but this is certainly an improvement…

adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold") wrote:

Some people think that omg.lol and Micro.blog are similar or have competing elements. Let me be clear: No.

Micro.blog is primarily a platform underpinned by a business focused on growth. This is why its owner would sooner scrub a problematic name from its website than ever admit that there’s a problem.

omg.lol is primarily a community, underpinned by a desire to foster genuine honesty and safety. This is why its owner will loudly and proudly call out bigotry, fascism, and other bullshit. In this space, it’s principles over profit every time.

If you’ve been confused about the difference in strategy here, I hope this clears it up.

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
jglypt@social.lol ("jack") wrote:

back on omg.lol! I think I’m here to stay 😅

I love the vibes on it, much more interesting than mstdn.social, never mind all the fun extra stuff you get with it!

#mastodon #omgdotlol

pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:

I'm on a 20+ city book tour for my new novel *Picks and Shovels*.

Catch me at the #TUALATIN Public Library TOMORROW (Jun 22):

https://www.tualatinoregon.gov/library/author-talk-cory-doctorow

More tour dates (#London, #Manchester) here:

http://martinhench.com

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pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:

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pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:

Recent appearances:

* FediForum Keynote
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7%5FGs1t0qe78

* Science Fiction is EXPOSING Scams and AI Dystopia (Bad Faith)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlrKlp%5FIiko

* The Rideshare Guy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKeoCxJWVVE

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pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:

Upcoming appearances (cont'd):

* #DC: Enshittification at Politics and Prose, Oct 8
https://politics-prose.com/cory-doctorow-10825

* #SanFrancisco: Enshittification at Public Works (The Booksmith), Oct 20
https://app.gopassage.com/events/doctorow25

* #NewOrleans: DeepSouthCon63, Oct 10-12, 2025
http://www.contraflowscifi.org/

* #SanFrancisco: Enshittification at Public Works (The Booksmith), Oct 20
https://app.gopassage.com/events/doctorow25

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pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:

Upcoming appearances:

* #Tualatin Public Library, Jun 22:
https://www.tualatinoregon.gov/library/author-talk-cory-doctorow

* #London: How To Academy with Riley Quinn, Jul 1
https://howtoacademy.com/events/cory-doctorow-the-fight-against-the-big-tech-oligarchy/

* #Manchester: Picks and Shovels at Blackwell's Bookshop, Jul 2
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-evening-with-cory-doctorow-tickets-1308451968059

* #Manchester: Co-operatives UK Co-op Congress keynote, Jul 4
https://www.uk.coop/events-and-training/events-calendar/co-op-congress-2025-book-your-place

* Virtual: ORG at 20: in conversation with Maria Farrell, Jul 16
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/events/org-at-20-cory-doctorow-in-conversation-with-maria-farrell/

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pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:

My ebooks and audiobooks (from Tor Books, Head of Zeus, McSweeneys, Beacon, Verso and others) are for sale all over the net, but I sell 'em too, and when you buy 'em from me, I earn twice as much and you get books with no DRM and no license "agreements."

https://craphound.com/shop/

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pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:

My last nationally bestselling novel was "The Bezzle," an ice-cold revenge story of high-tech finance crime starring the forensic accountant Martin Hench.

https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250865878/thebezzle

Signed copies from Chevalier's Books:

https://www.chevaliersbooks.com/product-page/the-bezzle

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My latest nonfiction book is "The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation" from Verso Books:

http://seizethemeansofcomputation.org

Signed copies available from Book Soup:

https://www.booksoup.com/book/9781804291245

Both are national bestsellers!

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pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:

Yesterday threads: Oregon bans the corporate practice of medicine; and more!

https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/114715946842745326

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pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:

#10yrsago Schneier: China and Russia probably did get the Snowden leaks — by hacking the NSA https://www.wired.com/2015/06/course-china-russia-snowden-documents/

#10yrsago The snitch in your pocket: making sense of Stingrays https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/notetoself/episodes/stingray-conspiracy-theory-daniel-rigmaiden-radiolab

#5yrsago Juneteenth in the Internet Archive https://pluralistic.net/2020/06/20/everybody-knows/#juneteenth

#5yrsago "Longshot" NYPD surveillance transparency law passes https://pluralistic.net/2020/06/20/everybody-knows/#Quis-custodiet-ipsos-custodes

#5yrsago Everybody Knows https://pluralistic.net/2020/06/20/everybody-knows/#slicey-boi

#1yrago How to design a tech regulation https://pluralistic.net/2024/06/20/scalesplaining/#administratability

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pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:

#20yrsago Canada’s DMCA introduced https://web.archive.org/web/20051027190726/http://www.michaelgeist.ca/home.php?blog%5Fdisp%5Fvars=days&blog%5Fdate=20050620&day=20&month=06&year=2005&blog%5Farch=2&v=99

#20yrsago Dead online game resurrected by dumpster-diving its servers https://games.slashdot.org/story/05/06/21/0133233/classic-mmog-raised-from-the-dead-by-past-players

#15yrsago Mickey Mouse, amphetamine shill https://www.erowid.org/library/books%5Fonline/mickey%5Fmouse%5Fmedicine%5Fman/mickey%5Fmouse%5Fmedicine%5Fman.shtml

#15yrsago Economic reality versus ideology: spending cuts and recovery https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/18/opinion/18krugman.html

#10yrsago UK High Court’s insane ruling: ripping CDs is illegal again https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/06/european-copyright-madness-court-strikes-down-law-allowing-users-rip-their-own-cds

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pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:

Hey look at this

* FTC competition comment jointly submitted by EFF and Authors Alliance https://www.eff.org/files/2025/06/05/ftc%5Fcompetition%5Fcomment%5Fjointly%5Fsubmitted%5Fby%5Feff%5Fand%5Fauthorsalliance.pdf

* McMansion Hell urges all New Yorkers to Rank Zohran Mamdani #1 for Mayor of NYC https://mcmansionhell.com/post/786540193484341248/mcmansion-hell-urges-all-new-yorkers-to-rank

* Arbitration Information https://arbitrationinformation.org/docs/problems/

* Apple to Australians: You’re Too Stupid to Choose Your Own Apps https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/apple-australians-youre-too-stupid-choose-your-own-apps

* Steps towards an Ecology for the Internet https://arxiv.org/html/2506.06469v1

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pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:

Daniel de Visé's 'The Blues Brothers': Far more than production gossip - an unmissable portrait of a turning point in American comedy and music.

https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/114721571602813434

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pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:

I'm on a 20+ city book tour for my new novel *Picks and Shovels*.

Catch me at the TUALATIN Public Library TOMORROW (Jun 22):

https://www.tualatinoregon.gov/library/author-talk-cory-doctorow

More tour dates (#London, #Manchester) here:

http://martinhench.com

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pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:

Today's threads (a thread)

Inside: Daniel de Visé's 'The Blues Brothers'; and more!

Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2025/06/21/1060-west-addison

#Pluralistic

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Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
limebar ("Lime Bar") wrote:

@pluralistic how absolutely bizarre... i just listened to the soundtrack yesterday for the first time in ... a decade? then today your article
EDIT ok not so weird... released 45 years ago yesterday

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ChemicalEyeGuy@mstdn.science ("Preston MacDougall") wrote:

Glad #midsommar. #SummerSolstice

pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:

I'm on a 20+ city book tour for my new novel *Picks and Shovels*.

Catch me at the #TUALATIN Public Library TOMORROW (Jun 22):

https://www.tualatinoregon.gov/library/author-talk-cory-doctorow

More tour dates (#London, #Manchester) here:

http://martinhench.com

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pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:

This isn't a book about a movie; it's a rich and engrossing tale of an extraordinary creative collaboration that found an unlikely foothold at just the right time and place. It's a sensitive, funny, and revealing account of Belushi, Aykroyd, and the comedians, impresarios and friends in their orbit. Even if you didn't wear out a VHS cassette and memorize the whole damned movie, you will find something surprising and delightful in these pages.

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pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:

Which is where I came in, I suppose. That's how I got here, in this form, with a hard drive full of R&B, blues, country swing, jazz, boogie woogie and jump blues that vie with Talking Heads for play in my shuffle.

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