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Small book publishers worry following the abrupt closure of Small Press Distribution, which was one of the last independent book distributors in the US (Adam Morgan/Literary Hub)
https://lithub.com/the-small-press-world-…

“The Small Press World is About to Fall Apart.” On the Collapse of Small Press Distribution
Last week, Diane Goettel was on vacation in Florida when she saw an alarming email on her phone. After 55 years, Small Press Distribution (SPD)—one of the last remaining independent book distributo…

"Filling Gaps in the Mineral Cabinet" - Wikiedu (the educational arm of #Wikipedia) interviewed NDSU Mineralogy student Zoe M, having noticed our students' work over the years on creating Wikipedia articles on new #minerals.

Filling gaps in the mineral cabinet
In Wiki Education’s Wikipedia Student Program, students are assigned to edit a Wikipedia article on a course-related topic by their higher education instructor. For some students, they pick s…

Judge Juan #Merchan has finally had enough of #Trump siccing his rabid disciples on the judge's daughter.
The gag order in Trump's New York election coverup case has been extended to include staff and family members of the Court and DA Alvin Bragg's office. Trump can (and surely will…

Judge expands gag order after Trump's attacks on his daughter in hush money case
The judge presiding over Donald Trump's impending New York criminal trial expanded a partial gag order Monday night following the former president's online attacks against his daughter.

Pluralistic: Boeing’s deliberately defective fleet of flying sky-wreckage (01 May 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow https://pluralistic.net/2024/05/01/boeing-boeing/

I'm still learning about health vs body size and this article does a good job addressing the complexities revealed by the popularity of Ozempic and similar drugs.
"By treating obesity as a disease rather than as a moral failing, these drugs and the doctors who champion them do bolster the more righteous aims of fat activists to divorce size from moral judgment. But these drugs also exist for weight loss, and their entire justification is the argument that obesity is a health …

Here’s Who Should Pay for Everyone’s Ozempic
The people responsible for getting us into this situation, of course.

My #Flancia is [[distributed federated incremental fractal altruism]], what is yours like? :)

On Greg Olear's Prevail podcast, Dahlia Lithwick talks about #SCOTUS - court packing, judicial mindsets, the Federalist Society, term limits, issues before the court, and more.
"No other constitutional democracy is in thrall to a court the way the United States is."

‎Prevail with Greg Olear: Feelingsball: The Leonard Leo Industrial Complex, SCOTUS Nihilism, and the Doctrine of Sad (with Dahlia Lithwick) on Apple Podcasts
‎Show Prevail with Greg Olear, Ep Feelingsball: The Leonard Leo Industrial Complex, SCOTUS Nihilism, and the Doctrine of Sad (with Dahlia Lithwick) - Mar 1, 2024

... this is not a franchise that i ever expected to be rebooted (i've only seen DEATHSTALKER 2)
https://www.screendaily.com/news/daniel-bernhardt-to-star-in-reboot-of-roger-cormans-deathstalker-f…

Daniel Bernhardt to star in reboot of Roger Corman’s ‘Deathstalker’ films (exclusive)
Raven Banner handles international sales, will distribute in Canada.

Ukrainian Theatre’s Wartime Journey. Ukraine in Flames #593: https://benborges.xyz/2024/04/02/ukrainian-theatres-wartime.html

"Filling Gaps in the Mineral Cabinet" - Wikiedu (the educational arm of #Wikipedia) interviewed NDSU Mineralogy student Zoe M, having noticed our students' work over the years on creating Wikipedia articles on new #minerals.

Filling gaps in the mineral cabinet
In Wiki Education’s Wikipedia Student Program, students are assigned to edit a Wikipedia article on a course-related topic by their higher education instructor. For some students, they pick s…