Richard Ford Burley, writer and editor

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(They/He) Writer of stories, novels and poems. MOUSE and DISPLACEMENT out now from Prospective Press.

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Hey look, WSJ lying to its readers again. "More than 1,200 coal-fired units have shut down in the U.S. and Europe since 2000, according to Global Energy Monitor. This has made electricity systems more vulnerable to extreme weather, as coal is a stable source of energy, albeit highly polluting"

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If you want to know why Putin is rattling the nuclear saber it's in part because he's killed So. Many. Russians. that he's got to come up with another weapon to use

Economist estimates that "between 462,000 and 728,000 Russian soldiers were out of action by mid-June—more than Russia’s estimated invading force in February 2022." www.economist.com/graphic-deta...

How many Russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine?www.economist.com Four charts illustrate a grim new milestone

I have zero patience for accelerationists. Zero.

Accelerationists should be clear on what they're willing to accelerate

"Christian values, larger families and fewer immigrants" is just white ethnonationalist christofascism.

I know they get rolled all the time but for the Times to get rolled by “actually they just want to reclaim the values of Western civilization as they see it … with larger families and fewer immigrants” is the Times putting the 14 words in the paper

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I will bang this drum forever: in THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE FREE: THE GERMANS, 1933-45 Milton Mayer interviewed 10 ordinary Germans after WW2 to learn how fascism took hold. There was never a moment when everyone woke up:

if you’re waiting for everyone around you to wake up, you’ll wait forever. this is how the people grinding our bones to make their bread WANT you to be. paralyzed, alienated & purposeless

Jesus Christ

I know the latest NZ election outcome was less than good, but jesus.

Ugh god this was a throwaway response last night, but actually I could see the far right here doing it. The dictator in chief becomes an AI puppet and the loaded SCOTUS rules that he's not dead and we just get a forever king that's just a cycling-through of the worst people imaginable forever

Maybe he'll just L Ron Hubbard it and never legally die

Good luck, France. Polls close at 8pm. :/

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Remember, Trump again at the debate refused to say he would accept the election results but biden olllld

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To everyone pushing "AI", I wish you a very always having sand in your underwear everything tastes like rotten fish always feeling like you're chewing on aluminum foil day

Well this is grim

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Well this is grim

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These are hateful bills target and ostracize vulnerable kids. They also speak to the misogyny of their authors, who are certain that anyone assigned male at birth is inherently better at sport. Sport can be a fun part of normal childhood. It needn’t be a high stakes gambit for college admissions.

Facing legislation that could reshape their lives, transgender teenagers became advocates in N.H. - The Boston Globewww.bostonglobe.com Bills heading to Governor Chris Sununu’s desk could block transgender teenagers from the sports teams, locker rooms, and bathrooms they identify with. So these teens spoke out.

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If they’re comfortable killing other people, they will eventually be comfortable killing you. You can learn that lesson the easy way or the hard way.

And if there was ever any doubt, there's going to be another season of Solo Leveling. Looking forward to that, too.

‘#SoloLeveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-‘ #Anime Reveals New Teaser Promo

‘#SoloLeveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-‘ #Anime Reveals New Teaser Promodlvr.it It's been over a decade since the sudden appearance of the "gates"—the paths that connect our world with a different dimension.

Nice! Really enjoyed the first season :)

2nd ‘#ShangriLaFrontier’ #Anime Season Sets Premiere Date With New Promo & Visual

2nd ‘#ShangriLaFrontier’ #Anime Season Sets Premiere Date With New Promo & Visualdlvr.it Check out this new interview with manga creatores Katarina & Ryosuke Fuji!

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Oh, this is good. This is very good.

Why is the pundit class so desparate to push Biden out of the race? | Rebecca Solnitwww.theguardian.com Yes, Biden had a bad debate – but so did Trump. The media is once again repeating the mistakes of 2016

Make a band more vegetable: Tarosmith

make a band more vegetable: Spinach of Mercy

I just did, you should too!

This July would be a great time to submit something to Kaleidotrope. Because after July, the zine will be closed again until October. kaleidotrope.net/guidelines/

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Actually, this might be a good line to get people to realize how awful the GOP SCOTUS ruling on presidential immunity is: if the president decides to sexually assault children that he has flown in for some official function, he's immune from prosecution

I'm sure it was an official act

Amazing

Daaamn: this rant about 14 years of Conservative rule in the UK. www.tiktok.com/@awakening_w...

TikTok - Make Your Daywww.tiktok.com

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www.cnn.com/2024/07/05/s... Waiting for NYT to tell us why this is bad for Biden.

Earth’s inner core has slowed so much it’s moving backward, scientists confirm. Here’s what it could mean | CNNwww.cnn.com Scientists say they’ve confirmed Earth’s inner core has been slowing down. Here’s what it could mean — and why the topic has been the subject of fierce debate.

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Well, you see, Trump was *cognitively fit* when he sexually assaulted teenage girls. … … wait that makes it worse

Biden has a bad debate night: calls to step down Documents released that show two underage women accused Trump of raping them on Epstein’s island, under oath: total media silence except in a few blogs and foreign news The media double standard is incredible to see

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The name “Arkansas for Limited Government” is fuckin fantastic and we need more of that energy from people working for progressive causes. Well done and good luck to them!!

THEY DID IT!!

Good morning. Here's some Kawase Hasui to make your Saturday more beautiful

#KawaseHasui (Japan, 1883 – 1957) Mount Kamaga, Hida 1933 #japanese #woodblock

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There are many things that infuriate me about the pundit class right now, but probably one of the top on my list: Project 2025 has posted their plans for every single federal department on their website. They have a training academy for prospective appointees. Where are the hard hitting op-eds?

It's the start of a new #anime season, and if you don't know, there's shows that aren't on Crunchyroll. HiDive has Oshi no Ko, Season 2, I Parry Everything, and something called Dungeon People that I'm thinking of checking out, at least. I mean yeah, CR has way TF more, but still.

Hope everybody in Boca Chica is battening down the hatches.

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The fact that Trump is actually weakly attempting to pretend he doesn’t back Project 2025 = EXACTLY why you need to be telling everyone you know about their evil, violent plans.

Don't let his lies scare you out of sharing the details of Project 2025 with everyone you know — especially those who are on the fence about their vote this year. There's good reason to believe knowing about Project 2025 focuses people's minds on the stakes. www.salon.com/2024/07/05/p...

Project 2025 was supposed to boost Donald Trump's campaign — but now it may be backfiringwww.salon.com Trump's authoritarian game plan is breaking through to people who haven't heard of it — and it's scaring them

This is not the worst take I've ever heard

for me the Biden conversation is entirely about whether he can win in November. i’m not worried about whether he can actually do the job because i don’t think it’s a real job.

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Even a tepid choice can be a momentous change when the alternative is evil