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OwenTyme , to bookstodon
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Free Ebooks for honest reviews!

Use the code 'P6YFQ' at the Smashwords store!

When a snake demon in an expensive, tailored suit takes an irreverent stab at American Presidential politics, the Hunter takes a literal a stab at him, to save the nation!

However, with both parties back a demon, does it matter which one wins?
Careful, or we might get a Demon for President!

https://www.smashwords.com/books/1573797

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appassionato , to bookstodon
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A Post-Truth World: Politics, Polarization, and a Vision for Transcending the Chaos by Ken Wilber, 2024

A piercing examination of our current social and political situation through the lens of Integral Theory—by the framework’s founder, cutting-edge philosopher Ken Wilber.

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“Baker’s brave defense of her community’s right to read is a testament to the vital role librarians play in upholding free speech and creative expression in the face of censorship.”

New today: In Llano County, a local librarian fought back against prompting a federal court fight and national recognition but losing the job of her dreams. https://www.texasobserver.org/library-books-censorship-smalltown-texas/

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ChrisMayLA6 , to bookstodon
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This week I've been mainly reading, no. 158.

Ayobami Adebayo's novel of Nigerian politics, A Spell of Good Things (2023), weaves together the tales of two middle-class families, one impoverished by job loss, the other holding on to their status, into a story line that starts slowly but accelerates towards a devastating act of political violence. A novel of a failing society, it presents an uncompromisingly grim picture of Nigeria; a difficult but engaging read.


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OwenTyme , to bookstodon
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Facebook actually tried to censor one of my books! Can you believe that? Has this happened to anyone else?

In my case, it seems to come down to their software being unable to tell the difference between political satire and pushing a fake political candidate.

Their software made the decision! So dumb!

Here's my promo page for the book in question, if you're curious: https://owentyme.us/books/ashen-blades/demon-for-president.html

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The cover of Demon for President!, illustrated by Ryan Johnson. (Foreground) Two blond-haired, blue-eyed, tall and slender brothers of German descent, shaking hands, facing the viewer for what could almost be a photo-op. Their clothing is clean. The one on the right is in a gray suit and red tie, matching his Republican affiliation. He wears a "Snake Pride" pin on his lapel and round-framed, brass Windsor glasses. He smiles somewhat evilly. The one on the left wears a black suit and blue tie, matching his Democrat affiliation. He wears a "Tyme to Vote" pin on his lapel and somewhat more modern glasses than his brother, though still brass. His expression if more serious and stern, without a smile. (Background)At the bottom of the frame, seen between the brothers, a modern city of skyscrapers is in flames, belching out large plumes of smoke! The light from the fires is so intense, the two brothers are outlined in its glow. At the top of the image, the flag of the United States waves. It's been splashed with blood, while smoke and sparks from the fires rise past it.

OwenTyme , to bookstodon
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Facebook actually tried to censor one of my books! Can you believe that? Has this happened to anyone else?

In my case, it seems to come down to their software being unable to tell the difference between political satire and pushing a fake political candidate.

Here's my promo page for the book in question, if you're curious: https://owentyme.us/books/ashen-blades/demon-for-president.html

@bookstodon

The cover of Demon for President!, illustrated by Ryan Johnson. (Foreground) Two blond-haired, blue-eyed, tall and slender brothers of German descent, shaking hands, facing the viewer for what could almost be a photo-op. Their clothing is clean. The one on the right is in a gray suit and red tie, matching his Republican affiliation. He wears a "Snake Pride" pin on his lapel and round-framed, brass Windsor glasses. He smiles somewhat evilly. The one on the left wears a black suit and blue tie, matching his Democrat affiliation. He wears a "Tyme to Vote" pin on his lapel and somewhat more modern glasses than his brother, though still brass. His expression if more serious and stern, without a smile. (Background)At the bottom of the frame, seen between the brothers, a modern city of skyscrapers is in flames, belching out large plumes of smoke! The light from the fires is so intense, the two brothers are outlined in its glow. At the top of the image, the flag of the United States waves. It's been splashed with blood, while smoke and sparks from the fires rise past it.

quite1enough , to actuallyautistic
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Dear Mastodonians!

I need help in searching any international organizations as a guarantor or something similar, that can help moving out of due to medical and political reasons.

Thing is due to my health condition I have high chances to be left alone here to starve. I wrote around 250 emails to different organizations with little to no result 🥲

Any help or advice will be highly appreciated, ty! 💖

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18+ Uair , to actuallyautistic
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@actuallyautistic
I don't post on that site, so I will here.

Dude misses a couple ginormous points. Nik Kristoff has always been a right wing apologist. The other point is one that always gets me, that the US ranks 187th out of 250 nations in population density. The whole argument that we can't support more people is absurd. We have the resources to take care of a billion more, easy, at a great standard of living. The "immigration crisis" has always been a bald-faced lie.

https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2024/06/shorter-liberals-militarizing-the-border-is-bad-when-trump-does-it-and-good-when-biden-does-it

wiki on population density:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_population_density

appassionato , to bookstodon
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Stories Are Weapons: Psychological Warfare and the American Mind by Annalee Newitz, 2024

In Stories Are Weapons , best-selling author Annalee Newitz traces the way disinformation, propaganda, and violent threats―the essential tool kit for psychological warfare―have evolved from military weapons deployed against foreign adversaries into tools in domestic culture wars.

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appassionato , to bookstodon
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Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism by George Monbiot & Peter Hutchison, 2024

Neoliberalism is the dominant ideology of our time. It shapes us in countless ways, yet most of us struggle to articulate what it is. Worse, we have been persuaded to accept this extreme creed as a kind of natural law. In Invisible Doctrine, journalist George Monbiot and filmmaker Peter Hutchison shatter this myth.

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OwenTyme , to bookstodon
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When a snake demon in an expensive, tailored suit takes an irreverent stab at American Presidential politics, the Hunter is literally forced to take a stab at him, to save the USA from getting a Demon for President!

Book #3 of Ashen Blades, Demon for President! is now available for pre-order, coming to online bookstores June 10, 2024!

https://owentyme.us/books/ashen-blades/demon-for-president.html

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politicdormouse , to histodons
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Marthe de Vogüé, Marquise de Mac Mahon (1860-1923). political activist, leader of "Dames Royalistes" from 1900s until her death. Early C20th leading female figure in v right wing Action Française French Royalist movement. Protested at French Republic division of church & state, heavily involved in . Wanted restoration of French royal family. New page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marthe_de_Vog%C3%BC%C3%A9%2C_marquise_de_Mac_Mahon @wikimediauk @histodons @CarveHerName

avldigital , to litstudies German
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for the "The Self: and of Contemporary -Narration", which will take place in Munich on November 21-22, 2024.

🗓️Deadline for Abstracts: July 1, 2024

📌Further Information: https://www.avldigital.de/de/vernetzen/details/callforpapers/the-textual-self-aesthetics-and-politics-of-contemporary-self-narration/ @litstudies @germanistik @italianstudies

bibliolater , to psychology
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Imagined otherness fuels blatant dehumanization of outgroups

Given the cruelties that humans are capable of inflicting upon others, understanding the origins of blatant dehumanization is of paramount importance if we aim to ultimately curb such atrocities. This study demonstrates that merely perceiving the other as seeing the world in a fundamentally different way can lead people to conceive of them as subhuman.

van Loon, A., Goldberg, A. & Srivastava, S.B. Imagined otherness fuels blatant dehumanization of outgroups. Commun Psychol 2, 39 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44271-024-00087-4

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bibliolater , to psychology
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Imagined otherness fuels blatant dehumanization of outgroups

Given the cruelties that humans are capable of inflicting upon others, understanding the origins of blatant dehumanization is of paramount importance if we aim to ultimately curb such atrocities. This study demonstrates that merely perceiving the other as seeing the world in a fundamentally different way can lead people to conceive of them as subhuman.

van Loon, A., Goldberg, A. & Srivastava, S.B. Imagined otherness fuels blatant dehumanization of outgroups. Commun Psychol 2, 39 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44271-024-00087-4

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bibliolater , to histodon
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F. A. Hayek, Libertarianism, and the Denationalization of Money

Hayek found support within the American libertarian movement. Libertarians realized that Hayek’s radical proposal would limit state control over the monetary system and allow for the free exchange of gold.

McIntosh, W. (2024) ‘F. A. Hayek, Libertarianism, and the Denationalization of Money’, Modern American History, pp. 1–20. doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/mah.2024.19.

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bibliolater , to philosophy
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A United States of Europe

A free and unified Europe was first imagined by Italian radicals in the 19th century. Could we yet see their dream made real?

https://aeon.co/essays/could-we-recover-the-radical-vision-of-a-free-and-united-europe

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credit: David Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries. Page URL: https://archive.org/details/dr_europe-00224068

Uair , to actuallyautistic
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Hello all! I read a piece indicating there's an audience for political rants, and I do have a distinct take on that stuff. In my first post, I talk about the way the spook agencies shape the narrative by controlling the entertainment. Richard Pryor and Bill Hicks got induced cancer, Eddie Murphy had to stop being smart in public, and Bill Cosby got a voice because he validated white racism.

https://open.substack.com/pub/poloniousmonk/p/hello-everyone?r=1xr9v7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Barros_heritage , to sociology Spanish
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THE FREEDOM ARCHIVES

“The Freedom Archives contains over 12,000 hours of audio and video recordings as well as print materials dating primarily from the late-1960s to the mid-90s. These collections chronicle the progressive history of the Bay Area, the United States, and international movements for liberation and social justice.”

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@histodon
@politicalscience
@politicaltheory
@sociology
@culturalheritage

https://freedomarchives.org/

Books_of_Jeremiah , to historikerinnen
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A 1969 letter from a Papal envoy to Vladika Danilo of Montenegro and the Littoral, with an offer of rewards for the removal of Njegoš's chapel and remains and replacing them with a big mausoleum which would house the remains of a Montenegrin woman (who would be canonised).

@historikerinnen

https://booksofjeremiah.com/post/letter-vladika-danilo/

TexasObserver , to bookstodon
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Did you know it was none other than Texas Observer matriarch Molly Ivins, one of his most piercing critics, who gifted Rick Perry with his enduring nicknames—“Governor Goodhair” and “The Coiffure”?

In a sprawling new biography, Brandon Rottinghaus revives the long, large, and colorful tale of Perry’s rise and reshaping of politics. https://www.texasobserver.org/rick-perry-biography-governor-politician/

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scotlit , to random
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A 🎂 🧵for John Galt (1779–1839), born , 2 May. His novels & short stories are sharp political satires & fascinating chronicles of Scottish life.

Read our INTERNATIONAL COMPANION, ed Gerard Carruthers & Colin Kidd – also available online via Project MUSE


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