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Why would this be suspicious to you, Jorro? Is it just because they're now entering a space where you hadn't seen them before? Instagram and TikTok have been awash in campaigns with similar stories, because a lot of people are struggling. You can find videos of everyday Gazan suffering & industrious families begging for help everywhere.
In this case, the GoFundMe is for shrapnel removal, probably lower priority amid diminished regional services and therefore costly. Why presume a scam?
Agreed.
We had a highly promising search system (I was of the generation expressly trained in Boolean searches in primary school, because people were so excited about the possibilities of the internet as a research tool), and then it was compromised via ad / sellout promo placement and the counter-market of search-engine optimization tools.
Now this latest nightmare of mediocre data synthesis is the cherry on top. We had good things! And we're terrible stewards of them, it seems.
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Before we move on to the next next natural disaster/ political fight / ongoing war, please note that potentially thousands of people have just lost their homes or place of business to #Milton. For them the hurricane is not over.
U.S. folks - if you cannot make personal donations please consider contacting your state and federal legislators about providing more emergency funding.
Is this the modern internet you hoped for, when 21st-century systems were still a twinkle in everyone's 20th-century eye?
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We'll try again some other time, eh? 🤗 Off to teach.
Thank you for this. It is so lovely to chat about film with folks who deeply love it.
I should mention that I spent part of today watching in-depth videos about Cambodia, the Killing Fields, S-21, and Operation Menu.
I have cried many tears today, and am looking forward to a film, after all is said and done, that reminds me the world contains more than pain - even when pain is a huge part of it.
We humans are not all that.
It is extraordinary whenever we rise above the cruelty so many of us carry, and pursue care and empathy for one another instead.
I've seen BLACK NARCISSUS, THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP, 49TH PARALLEL, and A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH.
The only reason I shied from this one is that I too am not generally enamoured by ballet as narrative material - even though THE RED SHOES shows up on tons of top lists. But that shall be rectified soon!
Such a good film! Enjoy your return!
I too am waiting for all 6 episodes before I binge! Enjoy!
Well hot dog, that sounds brilliant.
When I finish my work today, I'm going to put on THE RED SHOES (1948). Definite oversight in my film-going life, and one I look forward to rectifying soon.
Anyone else planning to put on something fun/enriching tonight?
Was just reading that myself. These effing times we live in.
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Kobo Books based in Toronto has been carrying my books for a while now. I just added them to Kobo Plus, a subscription service kind of like Kindle Unlimited but not as expensive. Instead of buying the book, readers buy a subscription & check out the book. My books will be available to read in these countries.(see the link)
I like the idea of English-speaking readers in far-away places like Finland & Hong Kong reading about my Tucson detective Letty Valdez.
https://kobowritinglife.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360058975432-What-is-Kobo-Plus
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If you see a tornado, and it appears to be moving from your point of view, that's a relatively good sign (for you) because it means it's not moving directly toward you.
If you see a tornado and it does not appear to be moving, don't wait to try to figure out whether it's moving toward you or away from you; pick your fastest available mode of transportation and move as close as you can to a direction 90° away from the line between you and the tornado.
Just remember: we're all nightmares to someone.
The trick is learning to love the nightmare you are to yourself.
(Deep-sea chimaera, if curious.)
I've got about an hour and a half between obligations, so I started a #CoSoCall.
If you're around, pop on.
https://call.counter.social/beXSVB0qUm
This'll be a call for super chill people supporting people in a time of bad vibes, okay?
"When we help others, we help ourselves."
Darned skippy, Margaret Killjoy. 💜
She had a two-parter last week on Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff that discusses mutual aid response work in North Carolina, from her personal experience visiting Asheville after Helene.
This is a beautiful meditation on how we come together, and how we can find healing for our own wounds in being present for others. Be where you can. Do what you can. Let it be enough.
Woo! Sold an SF essay this morning. Not the same as an SF story, but it's a good warm-up to getting more fiction back out in queue - and I do love celebrating histories in this genre.
Still have to finish a book review today, though, and then deal with an unpleasant slice of US history for Rewind Wednesday.
Errands first--and one other person who sent me a series of frantic messages late last night proooobably needs a reply sometime soon. 🤦♂️
Hope you and your loved ones are keeping safe. 💛
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