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Author, journalist: hacking, privacy, digital human rights, covid harm reduction. Shaped like the hole in your heart. patreon/violetblue

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This week's newsletter by @theinfophile.bsky.social is very centering, I highly recommend reading it: www.theinfophile.com/archive/eeda...

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Yep, BRB

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KNOW THE SIGNS

Is your child texting about #covid prevention?

Link: kck.st/3KhdUdS

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Richard Kadrey's avatar Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social
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The project to bring my lost novel, KAMIKAZE L’AMOUR, back into print is doing well, but there’s less than a week to go. Can you help me push it over the top? Please take a look at it and consider backing. Thanks!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/kam...

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BREAKING: Rishi Sunak resigns as UK Prime Minister

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Judith Butlerian Jihad's avatar Judith Butlerian Jihad @xanindigo.bsky.social
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I’ve seen a LOT of people on the skyline talking about having, or recovering from, covid lately. Please stay safe out there, everyone.

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Richard Kadrey's avatar Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social
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The Kickstarter to bring KAMIKAZE L’AMOUR back into print is doing well, but with a week to go it could use some help getting it over the top. Please take a look at it and consider backing the project. Thanks!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/kam...

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New: US and UK slammed by bad surges nationwide, CDC quietly acknowledges covid isn't seasonal and recommends layered protection (after 4+ years of us begging them to), video of an experimental long covid body scan at UCSF, Stevie Nicks masking, and more: www.patreon.com/posts/pandem...

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San Francisco -> Aotearoa -> Lovecraft Country 😬

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Hey. Checking in. Unclench your jaw and drop your shoulders. How are you holding up?

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Thank you for the first little lol I've had in a while as I agree very much about children and feel like an expat on a raft most days ❤️

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Nicholas Slayton's avatar Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social
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Seriously please. I'll turn the piece around fast.

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Violet Blue®'s avatar Violet Blue® @violetblue.bsky.social
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Ah yes the Summer wave, after the New Year's and then Spring wave but before the Fall and then Thanksgiving wave.

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Paul 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️'s avatar Paul 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @pault.bsky.social
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Just want to re-up some fundraisers including our own.

Wellington Pride is being sued by some trans-exclusionary Lesbians.
This case is very important because the anti-trans group is hoping for a legal precedent.

Give here:

givealittle.co.nz/cause/wellin...

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I'm beyond exhausted from two days of unpacking plus re-assembling furniture -- so I made a hot water bottle for my sore back and then *almost* forgot where I put it.

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New newsletter today! Yes, I learned a way to skip Google's "AI Overview" responses (for now)

EEDA Newsletter Vol 5, Res 13: Circumventing Google's AI Responses & Pride Month Resources

www.theinfophile.com/archive/eeda...

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Richard Kadrey's avatar Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social
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The project to being my lost novel, KAMIKAZE L’AMOUR, back into print is doing well, but with 2 weeks to go, it could use some help to push it over the top. Please take a look at the project and consider backing it. Thanks!
kck.st/4bRv91i

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I'm so excited, I found an app that uses the Māori sky map and I found Matariki! This way I can watch it rise even if it's cloudy (the app is Stellarium, free version). Mānawatia a Matariki — Happy Māori New Year!

About: natlib.govt.nz/blog/posts/m...

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🦝Pepper Raccoon: Trash Priestess 🦝's avatar 🦝Pepper Raccoon: Trash Priestess 🦝 @pepperraccoon.bsky.social
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tl;dr: I made a TONNE of new stuff, I worked really hard on it, and I'm dropping it all online NOW. Bon appetit!

BANDANA // GLASSWARE // ENAMEL PINS // STICKERS
All artist-designed and produced to my ridiculously high standards <3

SHARES APPRECIATED: pepperraccoon.com/collections/...

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Here are all the California sites if anyone feels like screaming: data.wastewaterscan.org/tracker/?cha...

I'll have the summary in tomorrow's Pandemic Roundup, plus the global snapshot and emerging news/trends. Stay safe out there!

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Seeing some crazy high/spiking SF-Bay Area-Silicon Valley covid wastewater levels right now. Very sharp increases and far, far higher than this time last year -- like many places around the world it's not been this high since 2022. Mask up that pretty face please.

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why would you mess with david tennant? he’s the dolly parton of england

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David Mohring's avatar David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social
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Great story on MBIE in the above #cybersecurity roundup.

Meanwhile tracking is rife on all of New Zealand mainstream News outlet websites & apps.

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Thank you! Reporting that one out was fun 😁

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I'll look for it and I'll be watching that blog. As much as it's hard to go back into that, I still feel like we need to know what really happened, moreso now with current events.

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Yes! I'll get a shot for you in a bit! It's made by a local artist, I'll see if I can find their info while I'm at it 😊

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Chuck Wendig's avatar Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social
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HEYOOOO it’s paperback release day!

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Violet Blue®'s avatar Violet Blue® @violetblue.bsky.social
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YESSS so well-deserved!!! This book is going to be a blast, let's make it happen! Link: kck.st/4bRv91i

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