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#EroticMusings 2 - Craft: Do you intentionally experiment with new techniques?
I did a lot of experimenting when I did prompt challenges, writing erotic flash fiction in October and April (using #Kinktober and

Everywhere EXCEPT Washington DC
#protest

What to know about counterprotests to Trump's June 14 parade
Dozens of pro-democracy advocacy groups are partnering to organize the No Kings events.

June 8, 2025 -- Flatbed train cars carrying thousands of tanks rolled into Washington ... (Heather Cox Richardson/Letters from an American)
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/june-8-2025
http://www.memeorandum.com/250609/p11#a250609p11

A look at Yahoo Creators, launched in March 2024, offering creators a 50/50 ad revenue split for posting original written content and has signed up 135 creators (Digiday)
https://digiday.com/media/yahoo-takes-cues-from-pla…

Yahoo takes cues from platforms as it offers more editorial control to creators
In June, Yahoo for Creators had its most lucrative month yet, reflecting Yahoo's gradual adoption of aspects of a creator platform.

Dissenter Headlines For June 9, 2025 https://thedissenter.org/dissenter-headlines-for-june-9-2025/

Did you know Australia exports 70% of its agricultural production, yet 3.4 million Australian suffered from food insecurity last year? # FoodSecurity # CSIRO
https://www.csiro.au/en/news/All/News/2025

First national stocktake of Australia's food system reveals hidden costs and big opportunities
A new report shines a light on the complex challenges and opportunities facing Australia's $800 billion food system.

H-Net Job Guide Weekly Report for H-USA: 23 June - 30 June
https://ift.tt/hCQR3N4
APPLY: LGBTQ Religious Archives Network Fall Intership—$1500 Stipend Riot Mueller 07/25/2024 -…
via Input 4 RELCFP

Madleen Gaza flotilla live tracker: Greta Thunberg, crew near Gaza | Gaza News | Al Jazeera
https://aje.io/p6b8m7?update=3762371
UN rights expert says Israeli speedboats surrounding Madleen
(Via @…

I'm glad tjat it seems we're finally approaching the bet-hedging phase of the hype cycle.
#ai

#WritersCoffeeClub 7 June: Describe some facet—hidden or overt—which can be found in each and every one of your works.
There's always someone who's gender-fluid, but you'll have to pay attention to find them.

Skyral, a London-based modeling and simulation startup developing AI-based digital twin tech for defense, healthcare, and other sectors, raised a $20M Series A (Lucy Adams/Tech.eu)
https://tech.eu/2025/06/04/uk-based-sk

UK-based Skyral raises $20M Series A to expand modelling and simulation tech globally
British modelling and simulation startup Skyral has secured $20 million in Series A funding, led by NOIA Capital in partnership with Accrete Capital, as it looks to expand the global reach of its AI-enabled digital twin technology across sectors including defence, national security, healthcare, and infrastructure. Founded in June 2023 and headquartered in the UK, Skyral is developing a next-generation platform that combines digital twin modelling with artificial intelligence to simulate comple…

Urgent action before 12.00 CET / 11.00 BST
Call for the Protection of the Freedom Flotilla and an End to the Gaza Blockade - Deadline 5th June 12.00 CET | Framaforms.org
https://framaforms.org/call-for-the-pr

H-Net Job Guide Weekly Report for H-Devil: 23 June - 30 June
https://ift.tt/jEm3U1a
APPLY: LGBTQ Religious Archives Network Fall Intership—$1500 Stipend Riot Mueller 07/25/2024 -…
via Input 4 RELCFP

Trump cyber executive order drops Biden-era provisions https://therecord.media/trump-cybersecurity-executive-order-june-2025

H-Net Job Guide Weekly Report for H-Buddhism: 23 June - 30 June
https://ift.tt/GYVgmir
APPLY: LGBTQ Religious Archives Network Fall Intership—$1500 Stipend Riot Mueller 07/25/2024 -…
via Input 4 RELCFP

Cowboys Headlines: Travis Frederick honored; news on former DE's arrest, longtime OL dies https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2025/06/06/news-headlines-june-5-…

some live updates:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/6/4/madleen-gaza-flotilla-live-greta-thunberg-activists-to-arrive-on-june-7

#EroticMusings Week 6 (July 6-12) Setting: Do you prefer to work with constrained settings or expansive? Revisit locations or move on?
Expansive locations, with some recurring. I want to evoke a sense of familiarity and homecoming - describing a place for the second, third, fourth time giving the reader a cozy feeling of having been there so often, that every part of the place is kn…

Some LGBTQ creators are seeing their brand partnership revenue for June's Pride Month dwindle in 2025, as advertisers pull back on their Pride marketing spend (Alexander Lee/Digiday)
https://digiday.com/media/pride-but-no-budget-lgbtq-creato…

Pride, but no budget: LGBTQ+ creators hit by ad spend drop
As brands pull back their spending on Pride Month marketing initiatives, LGBTQ+ creators are seeing their brand deals dwindle.

RT @…
#Hackathon with a 💰 £4,000 prize pot will take place from 9am-3pm (CEST) on 11, 12 and 16 June.
Entrants will be expected to use new data collected via our web-first panel survey to produce policy-relevant insights.
Registration closes…

Hackathon: Analysing CRONOS data and communicating key insights to policy makers | Infra4NextGen
Save the date for our next Hackathon on reusing, analysing and visualizing Infra4NextGen data to win prizes in various categories!

Celebrating Windrush Foundation’s 30th Anniversary event at The Tab Centre, London, SE13 on Saturday, June 21, 2025, from 6 pm to 8:30 pm.
Please arrive at 5:30 pm - (NO ENTRY AFTER 6:30 pm). Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/celebrating

and, 50 years ago today, following the dead session at ace’s, #JerryGarcia & merl saunders in #berkeley with a mystery drummer, presumably the same as the previous show. bob menke/louis falenga audience tape:

Lesser Goldfinch eating sunflower seeds. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. June, 2025. #laarboretum #goldfinch #lessergoldfinch

The hackathon FIRSTCON25 takes place physically at 37th ANNUAL FIRST CONFERENCE on Sunday 22nd June in Copenhagen.
GCVE.eu topic has been added to the hackathon.
🔗 About the hackathon https://discourse.ossbase.org/c/hackathon-firstcon25/12
🔗 GCVE.eu topic

hackathon@FIRSTCON25
FIRST is the global Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams and this category is for the hackathon at FIRSTCON25

From #Ukrainer @ukrainer_en@instagram.com
🧵 👇
On 6 June 2023, #Russia blew up the #Kakhovka Dam — unleashing a man-made #disaster

⚠️ Legacy alpha endpoints /llmstxt and /deep-research will be discontinued June 30, 2025
🔓 #Opensource alternatives available including #Firesearch project for deep research functionality

Join the second edition of the OpenSearch User Group Berlin. Learn about OpenSearch Project and Eliatra, get the latest news from the projects and meet the community over some drinks & snacks. 
📅 When: June 18, 2025 – 6.30 pm
📍 Where: Automat Berlin Gmbh, Schöneberger Ufer 65 | 10785 Berlin
Register now:

OpenSearch Project Berlin 2nd meetup, Wed, Jun 18, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup
Hi Everyone, we are very excited to announce our OpenSearch Project Berlin 2nd meetup on **Wednesday June 18th** **Agenda** 6:30pm Start (Drinks and snacks will be provide

"South Africa to ban highly toxic pesticide Terbufos"
#SouthAfrica #Pesticides

South Africa to ban highly toxic pesticide Terbufos
In a decision welcomed by advocacy groups and researchers, South Africa’s Cabinet has approved a ban on the import of Terbufos, a highly toxic pesticide linked to the deaths of six children in a South African township in October 2024. On June 12, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, Minister of Presidency, said the ban will be accompanied by […]

Join the 2025 Maine AI 'unconference' on June 13 in Orono for face-to-face discussions whose topics will be democratically chosen by the attenders. (We've got expert panels too.) Register by this Friday—more at https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jonippolito

Los Angeles police officers arrested journalist
💥Anthony Orendorff
-- while he was documenting a federal immigration raid in Pacoima on June 19.
❌He spent four days behind bars without bail on charges of battery of an officer
before the case was dropped and he was released. 
“It’s bittersweet because I’m out, but there’s a lot of people still in,” Orendorff said.
“There’s a lot of people we still got to fight for.
But this is a win for us … this is…

LAPD Arrest of Journalist at ICE Raid Fuels Press Freedom Fears
Anthony Orendorff was jailed for four days without bail before charges were dropped.

Mañana hay que salir a la calle con casco ante la posible lluvia de satélites Starlink debido a la tormenta geomagnética https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/g4-severe-geomagnetic-storm-watch-effect-2-june-utc-day

Call your Senators now. @… can make it easy, or just dial 202-224-3121 and ask the Capitol switchboard to connect you.
#USpol #bbb

This Week in Sports Trivia: June 12, 2025 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6419531/2025/06/12/this-week-in-sports-trivia-june-12-2025/

#PhantastikPrompts 05.06.:
Ist dein aktuelles Projekt ein Stand-alone oder Teil einer Reihe?
#DasLustmädchenDerKönigin ist beides - es ist Teil meiner Märchenreihe, aber kann unabhängig davon gelesen werden.

Soundtoys Donating 100% Of Sales On June 25 & 26 To Supporting LGBTQIA Civil Rights https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2025/06/25/soundtoys-donating-100-of-sales-on-june-25-26-to-supporting-lgbtqia-civi…

Soundtoys Donating 100% Of Sales On June 25 & 26 To Supporting LGBTQIA+ Civil Rights
Customers who purchase any Soundtoys plug-in, bundle, or upgrade during the campaign period will help support Lambda Legal’s legal advocacy, public policy work, and impact litigation efforts across…

Aurora activity could continue on Monday night, with displays possible in UK, North America and Australia | BBC Sky at Night Magazine
https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/aurora-june-2025

#WordWeavers 6 June: What object would you use to represent the sensory feel of your story?
I don't know ... A star. Only visible when it's really dark.

https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/06/03/china-address-tiananmen-massacre-36-years

China: Address Tiananmen Massacre 36 Years On
36 years after the killing of countless peaceful pro-democracy protesters in Beijing, the Chinese government still seeks to erase the memory of the June 1989 Tiananmen Massacre.

Oskar Kalbag,
December 9, 2011 - June 28, 2025.
You will live on in our hearts forever, my dearest couch buddy, incorrigible treat fiend, fluffy cuddle bundle, and best boy ever.
Thank you for all the joy you brought to our lives every single day and night.
Sleep tight, my sweet prince.
❤️

Spotify signs Dua Lipa's Service95 Book Club podcast and will make video episodes available from June 10; in the podcast, Dua Lipa interviews well-known authors (Jesse Whittock/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/spotify-sig…

Spotify Signs Dua Lipa Podcast ‘Service95 Book Club’
Spotify has scored a coup by signing pop star Dua Lipa's 'Service95 Book Club' video podcast.

It's June, so I've got my Javastation off the shelf for the first time in a couple of decades. This is a Javastation Krups, with 100MHz sparc, sold as a diskless workstation. I never realised it had a PPP ROM boot in! Anyway, I should get on and set up networking and a boot server.
(Note: the plastic on the clips on the doors is fragile, 2 just pinged off on me)
#retrocomputing

Ukraine, Russia begin second round of peace talks in Istanbul (Martin Fornusek/The Kyiv Independent)
https://kyivindependent.com/istanbul-talks-june-2/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250602/p16#a250602p16

Juneteenth is a campus holiday, but there are many ways to still engage with the history and observance of the event both online and in-person. https://belong.yale.edu/be-involved/engage/june-focus-juneteenth

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.02271 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_…

Prediction of the SVOM MXT camera end of life spectral performance based onproton irradiation results
SVOM, the Space-based Variable astronomical Object Monitor, launched on June 22nd 2024, is a Chinese-French mission focused on exploring the brightest phenomena in the cosmos - Gamma-Ray Bursts. Among the four instruments on board is the Micro-channel X-ray Telescope (MXT). The MXT camera features a 256x256 pixel pnCCD detector to perform X-ray imaging and spectroscopy in the 0.2-10 keV energy range. Cruising in a low-Earth orbit (600 km) that crosses the South Atlantic Anomaly, the MXT focal p…

The FOMO about the 10-year University of Cambridge REAL Centre Anniversary Celebration Conference is *real*.
If you can't be there in person, join online.
Incredible lineup.
12 June 2025
https://www.eventbrite.co…

45.4°C in Portugal yesterday, in June!
Unprecedented, there's that word again.
#extremeheat #globalwarming #climatechange
(That's 114 F)
Via

We in Game Workers Unite Ireland stand in solidarity with Animation Workers of Ireland, and the international trade union coalition happening to organise against the threat of AI in the animation industry, and we support their call to acton.
Join them Thursday 12 June at 14:00 at the Pâquier in Annecy!!
#Animation

Paycheck processor #ADP release grim data ahead of July 4th showing over 30,000 jobs lost across private employers in #USA.
While described as " a surprise move in the wrong direction" , I'm personally very #unsurprised

Cowboy Roundup: Dallas hiring 'strategic' position, Why to love George Pickens https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news/dallas-cowboys-hiring-strategic-position-why-to-love-george-pickens

Von #SP #SPSchweiz @spschweiz@instagram.com @…
Wenn Worte fehlen, helfen Memes.
Kontext: Der

SP Schweiz on Instagram: "Wenn Worte fehlen, helfen Memes. Kontext: Der Arbeitgeberverband will zusammen mit SVP, FDP und Mitte kantonale Mindestlöhne aushebeln, selbst wenn diese von einer Volksmehrheit beschlossen wurden. Wer 100% arbeitet und damit nicht über die Runden kommt, könne ja in die Sozialhilfe. Wir werden uns dagegen mit aller Kraft wehren."
4,536 likes, 129 comments - spschweiz on June 5, 2025: "Wenn Worte fehlen, helfen Memes. Kontext: Der Arbeitgeberverband will zusammen mit SVP, FDP und Mitte kantonale Mindestlöhne aushebeln, selbst wenn diese von einer Volksmehrheit beschlossen wurden. Wer 100% arbeitet und damit nicht über die Runden kommt, könne ja in die Sozialhilfe. Wir werden uns dagegen mit aller Kraft wehren.".

South Africa to ban highly toxic pesticide Terbufos https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/07/south-africa-to-ban-highly-toxic-pesticide-terbufos/

South Africa to ban highly toxic pesticide Terbufos
In a decision welcomed by advocacy groups and researchers, South Africa’s Cabinet has approved a ban on the import of Terbufos, a highly toxic pesticide linked to the deaths of six children in a South African township in October 2024. On June 12, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, Minister of Presidency, said the ban will be accompanied by […]

Looks like EU funding of #FLOSS will continue: "Open digital infrastructure, from search and identity to cloud and software governance, is now a strategic European priority."

NGI Forum 2025 marks a strategic shift from Next Generation Internet toward the Open Internet Stack
The Next Generation Internet (NGI) Forum 2025, the flagship event of the European Commission’s NGI initiative, took place in Brussels on 19-20 June, with over 200 on-site participants and many more via web stream. The Forum focused on accelerating the shift from research and experimentation to the deployment of sovereign, open digital infrastructures.

Apple's July 2022 to June 2024 transparency report shows it gave governments data on thousands of push notifications, which can include unencrypted content (Joseph Cox/404 Media)
https://www.404media.co/apple-gave-governments-data-on-tho…

Apple Gave Governments Data on Thousands of Push Notifications
Push notification data can sometimes include the unencrypted content of notifications. Requests include from the U.S., U.K., Germany, and Israel.

Mark Zuckerberg Already Knows Your Life—Now He Wants His AI to Run It (Gizmodo, 30 June 2025)
https://gizmodo.com/mark-zuckerberg-already-knows-your-life-now-he-wants-his-ai-to-run-it-2000622496

Mark Zuckerberg Already Knows Your Life. Now He Wants His AI to Run It
In a sweeping new plan, the Meta CEO is assembling an AI "Avengers team" to build not just a better chatbot, but a personalized intelligence that anticipates your needs, manages your schedule, and guides your decisions. Welcome to Life-as-a-Service.

Shift-Command-4
Mac OS

As the country tumbles towards fascism, some members of the U.S. military have struggled with a choice:
⭐️defy illegal orders, or participate in the dismantling of American democracy.
In June
-- over the objections of local leaders, including Gov. Gavin Newsom
-- Donald Trump called up the National Guard and the U.S. Marines to quell protests in Los Angeles over immigration raids.
🔥That month, calls to the GI Rights Hotline spiked.
⚠️The hotline provides info…

Calls to GI Hotlines Rise as Service Members Consider Defying Trump’s Orders
Conscientious objector applications surge under Trump as military members fear becoming “the saber that he’s rattling.”…

Der #Brandanschlag im Maharaja #Restaurant #Aachen: Vor ein paar Tagen wurde das Restaurant Ziel eines Anschlages, bei dem viele Menschen hätten zu Schaden kommen können. Ich war eben da um bei …

Ma Lik on Instagram: "Der #Brandanschlag im @maharaja.aachen: Vor ein paar Tagen wurde das Restaurant Ziel eines mutmaßlich rechten Brandanschlages, bei dem viele Menschen hätten zu Schaden kommen können. Ich war eben da um bei den Aufräumarbeiten zu helfen, aber die müssen noch etwas warten (Versicherung usw.). Ich habe spontan ein Video mit dem Besitzer Paranjit Klos gemacht, in dem er zeigt, was dort alles passiert ist – aber auch wie riesengroß die Anteilnahme und Hilfe der Aachenerinnen und Aachener ist. WAHNSINN! Keep it coming!"
29 likes, 1 comments - likstagram on June 29, 2025: "Der #Brandanschlag im @maharaja.aachen: Vor ein paar Tagen wurde das Restaurant Ziel eines mutmaßlich rechten Brandanschlages, bei dem viele Menschen hätten zu Schaden kommen können. Ich war eben da um bei den Aufräumarbeiten zu helfen, aber die müssen noch etwas warten (Versicherung usw.). Ich habe spontan ein Video mit dem Besitzer Paranjit Klos gemacht, in dem er zeigt, was dort alles passiert ist – aber auch wie riesengroß die Ant…

#Jellyfin for #Roku 3.0.6 will be published on Monday, June 30, 2025 5:00 PM PT
🎉 New Features
- Add Folders sort option by 1hitsong
- Add Go To Artist to album option menu in recently added in music on home screen by 1hitsong
- Respect User Settings for Live TV by michaelcr…

It's not over. Join the fight this Monday, June 16th @ 5PM PT.

✅ No Kings: What's Next in the Fight? (Attendee Debrief Call)
https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/798722/?utm_source=indivisible

No Kings: What's Next in the Fight? (Attendee Debrief Call) · No Kings
On June 14, we told our governments and communities: No Kings! Join us on Monday night after the big day for a debrief call for everyone across the movement who attended a No Kings event. We'll talk about what we accomplished and what's next in the fight.

The deadline for FProper (SIGPLAN Workshop on Functional Programming for Productivity and Performance) full-paper abstracts has been extended to June 14th. (Which is also when the papers themselves are due.)
Send us your paper!
https://conf.researchr.org/home/icfp-s

@…
Not sure why it won't let me respond to your comment directly..
If you look at my feed at all, you will see I am far from a "Republican"
If one watches PBS Newshour with any critical media literacy their drift to the right is clear. They are always doing the "both sides", treating Trump and his Reublican minons as normal, etc. But the Republicans (who I am definitely not one of) have been working on this since Reagan and they really got going in 2005 https://www.democracynow.org/2005/5/12/a_right_wing_coup_at_pbs
https://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/june-23-2005-corporation-for-public-broadcasting-hires-former-rnc-chair

June 1, 2025 -- Even as government agents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ... (Heather Cox Richardson/Letters from an American)
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/june-1-2025
http://www.memeorandum.com/250602/p9#a250602p9

Soundtoys Donating 100% Of Sales On June 25 & 26 To Supporting LGBTQIA Civil Rights https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2025/06

Soundtoys Donating 100% Of Sales On June 25 & 26 To Supporting LGBTQIA+ Civil Rights
Customers who purchase any Soundtoys plug-in, bundle, or upgrade during the campaign period will help support Lambda Legal’s legal advocacy, public policy work, and impact litigation efforts across…

Here we are, in another moment rife with apocalyptic intensity, in a city trying to hold the line against the president it birthed through a shattering of democratic traditions and constitutional breaches.
Still, I can’t help but wonder what will put an end to this nostalgic moment.
We got a glimpse of what that might look like during New York’s Democratic mayoral primary on June 24, when the 33-year-old democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani crushed the former governor Andrew Cuomo. …

Opinion | Why Are We Doomed to Keep Reliving the ’90s?
The characters that dominated the end of the last millennium have an outsize influence on the current one.

An interview with Mario Kart World producer Kosuke Yabuki on balancing chaos and accessibility, redesigning core mechanics, and more, ahead of its June 5 launch (Christopher Cruz/Rolling Stone)
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-ga

The Making of ‘Mario Kart World’: ‘We Have to Think About the Chaos’
Mario Kart World producer Kosuke Yabuki talks the interconnected world, 150cc speed, and the driving cow

#EroticMusings Woche 1: (1-7. Juli) Setting.
Wird Sexualität in deinem Setting unterdrückt oder gefeiert? Ist das Setting an sich erotisch aufgeladen?
Erytan ist in Sachen Sexualität frei. Alles, was Erwachsene einvernehmlich miteinander tun wollen, ist legitim und Erotik wird nicht ins Hinterzimmer verbannt, sondern ist regulärer Teil des Alltags. Weil ich meinen Fokus beim Sc…

H-Net Job Guide Weekly Report for H-AmIndian: 23 June - 30 June https://networks.h-net.org/group/announcements/20072017/h-net-job-guide-weekly-report-h-amindian-23-june-30-june

Dead Money Blues: Almost $30 million in cap space used on these 6 former Cowboys https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2025/06/02/june-2-cowboys-2025-cap-space/83987812007/

The countdown is officially on! Berlin Buzzwords 2025 is just around the corner, taking place from 15 to 17 June. We can't wait to welcome you to our 16th edition!
If you're planning to join us onsite in Berlin, make sure to get your Standard Ticket by June 8th. After this date, these will be replaced by our Last Minute Tickets for an increased rate. 
Get your ticket now:

Tickets
Join us for two days of exciting talks, workshops and discussions, and of course our barcamp on Sunday! Berlin Buzzwords will take place as a hybrid conference online and in our venue Kulturbrauerei in Berlin.

#EroticMusings Juli 2025
Wie angekündigt, darf ich mit Erlaubnis von @… das Hashtaggame ins Deutsche übersetzen und mache das um einen Monat versetzt. Hier sind die Fragen für den Juli:
Ich hänge sie gleich noch in Einzelposts an diesen hier dran, zw…

Tansu Çiller, and the corruption of her neoliberal government, was one of the primary drivers of the neoliberalism-to-fascism pipeline* in Turkey that exacerbated inequality, alienated and marginalised huge swaths of the population, and eventually led to Erdoğan’s fascist/Islamist takeover.
Carve her name, indeed; right next to Margaret Thatcher’s.
* Sound familiar, Americans?
#tansuCiller

CarveHerName (@CarveHerName@mstdn.social)
Attached: 1 image #OnThisDay, 25 June 1993, Tansu Çiller wins a vote of confidence to become prime minister of Turkey. She was the first woman to hold the post. #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory

Lesser Goldfinch on a sunflower stalk. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. June, 2025. #laarboretum #goldfinch #lessergoldfinch

Set-lists primed and ready for the trad jazz that ain't yer dad's trad @… at the spacetime place of #Toronto #DromTaberna Friday June 6th 8pm.
It's like Bix said, why do I like this #jazz? Because I don't know what's going to happen next, do you? Nolan, Pat Smith, Patricio Llovet and I will be joined by Paul Callander and Sean McCarthy for you #jazzintoronto heads, I heard 'bass sax' and signed on! So, really, anything is possible! 😊
there is only a quantum probability we will resemble this:

NFL news roundup: Buccaneers WR Chris Godwin adding Jr. to jersey nameplate, honoring late father https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-news-roundup-latest-league-updates-from-thursday-june-12

Google services, AWS, Spotify, Cloudflare, and other services appear to be in a partial outage, according to Downdetector (Ben Schoon/9to5Google)
https://9to5google.com/2025/06/12/google-cloud-outage-june-12/

It’s not just you, Google and many other web services appear to be in a partial outage right now
If you’re struggling with Google services right now, you’re not alone as it appears that a partial outage is affecting...

#PhantastikPrompts 1.7.: Alle Geschichten wurden schon tausendmal erzählt. Worin bist du originell?
Wurden sie nicht. Oder zumindest nicht dort, wo ich an sie herankomme, in einer der (vielen!) Sprachen, in denen ich lese. Und selbst wenn, kenne ich sie nicht, weil sie nischig sind.
In einem Überblicksartikel über Cozy Fantastik wurde die Behauptung aufgestellt, diese wäre …

Pornhub's parent company plans to stop serving adult content in France as soon as June 4, in protest of government measures forcing it to verify visitors' ages (Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/pornhub-suspend-porn-france/

Pornhub to suspend porn in France
Porn industry giant protests Paris’ measures to verify the age of users.

Mamdani follows in AOC’s footsteps,
having defeated an entrenched figure of the establishment with grassroots progressive support.
So this was a sweet moment.
Mamdani has received supportive words from both Senator Chuck Schumer…
And Governor Kathy Hochul…
Hopefully, formal endorsements are forthcoming.
An unintended, but hopeful consequence of Mamdani’s win is that, at 33 years old, he has inspired other young people to want to run for office themselves.…

Good News For Progressive Views The Week Of 6/20-6/26
On Tuesday, Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani shocked New York politics by defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary for NYC mayor.

Google is ending PayPal account integration in Google Wallet for US users, effective June 13, after stopping new PayPal account linking in April (Mishaal Rahman/Android Authority)
https://www.androidauthority.com/paypal-killing-google-wallet-inte…

PayPal is killing Google Wallet integration for users in the US
PayPal has long let you link your PayPal account to Google Wallet, but that integration is ending soon in the US. Here's what'll happen.

June 11, 2025 -- While President Donald Trump is trying to project strength by ordering ... (Heather Cox Richardson/Letters from an American)
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/june-11-2025
http://www.memeorandum.com/250612/p13#a250612p13

Large Wild Iris. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. June, 2025. #laarboretum #flowers #flower

Nintendo says it didn't send any Switch 2 review units to outlets as "important features and updates" will only be available via an update on its June 5 launch (Andy Robinson/Video Games Chronicle)
https://www.

It’s official: There are no Nintendo Switch 2 reviews. Here’s what that means for us, and you | VGC
Nintendo’s decision not to facilitate pre-launch Switch 2 reviews is disappointing news for everyone…

Dallas Cowboys minicamp dates 2025: Full list of offseason workouts https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news/dallas-cowboys-minicamp-dates-2025-full-list-offseason-workouts

JOBS> H-Net Job Guide Weekly Report for H-Buddhism: 9 June - 16 June https://networks.h-net.org/group/announcements/20070802/h-net-job-guide-weekly-report-h-buddhism-9-june-16-june

#PhantastikPrompts 25.06.: Welche Bedeutung hat das Wetter im WIP?
Es ist ein wichtiger Teil des Settings. Das Wetter bestimmt den Tagesrhythmus (Ich brauche noch ein erytanisches Wort für "im Sommer halten alle Siesta"), was bei Slice of Life ziemlich wichtig ist.
Leute versuchen im Sommer, Dinge am kühlen Morgen zu erledigen und treffen sich überwiegend abends u…

Pope Leo’s first US episcopal appointment,
San Diego’s Bishop-designate Pham, a Vietnamese refugee,
invites priests and faith leaders to “stand in solidarity”
with migrants at courthouse
on June 20, as they make court appearances.
https://bsky.app/profile/richraho.bsky…

Rich Raho (@richraho.bsky.social)
Pope Leo’s first US episcopal appointment, San Diego’s Bishop-designate Pham, a Vietnamese refugee, invites priests and faith leaders to “stand in solidarity”with migrants at courthouse on June 20, as they make court appearances.

New York City Mayoral Poll: Mamdani Catches Cuomo In Rank Choice Voting (Camille Mumford/Emerson Polling)
https://emersoncollegepolling.com/new-york-city-mayoral-poll-june/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250623/p22#a250623p22

Tinder is mandating new users in California verify their profiles using facial recognition technology starting June 30 in a bid to reduce impersonation (Kerry Flynn/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/30/tinder-face-check-safety

Exclusive: Tinder to require Face Check for new users in California
The video selfie feature aims to curb impersonation.

#PhantastikPrompts 23.6.: Was war die schlimmste Szene, die du je geschrieben hast?
Der Frühtee in "Zerrissen zwischen Gefühl und Pflicht".
Der hat mich psychisch beim Schreiben und bei jeder Überarbeitung zerlegt.

Senate Republicans are under mounting pressure from
doctors and medical associations
to reject massive cuts to health care and food assistance
as they rush to complete a draft of the budget reconciliation bill
designed to implement Trump’s agenda.
Despite an ongoing debate over deep cuts to Medicaid
— cuts experts say would devastate already underfunded health systems especially in rural areas
— Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) pus…

Doctors Warn Medicaid Cuts in Senate Budget Bill Will Kill Their Patients
Protests against Medicaid cuts continued on June 25, which led to the arrests of 60 activists at the Senate.

Shopify partners with Coinbase to enable USDC payments for its merchants through Coinbase's Base layer-2 network, starting with a limited group of merchants (CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/06/

Coinbase (COIN), Shopify (SHOP) Partner to Enable USDC Payments on Base for Merchants Worldwide
The integration is set to roll out on June 12 to a limited group of early access merchants, with wider availability expected later in the year.

#PhantastikPrompts 22.06.:
Wie hältst du es mit der Recherche? Recherchierst du vor dem Schreiben, während des Schreibens, vor dem Überarbeiten?
Kommt auf den jeweiligen Fall an.
Für #DieRosenVonElsett recherchiere ich Themen wie "Neuro-Reha", "Ak…

Having to go to a food bank sticks with you
– it's time politicians knew about it
Amie, a town councillor and mother-of-two, had no choice but to use a food bank.
She’ll be joining more than 700 campaigners in Westminster on 18 June calling for urgent action against the rising tide of poverty in the UK
They are calling for an essentials guarantee,
which would help ensure universal credit provides enough to cover the essentials of life -- without having to g…

Having to go to a food bank sticks with you – it’s time politicians knew about it
Anti-poverty charities are calling for the government to introduce an essentials guarantee and prevent people needing to go to a food bank.

#PhantastikPrompts 18.06.:
Arbeitest du reale Vorfälle in deine Geschichten ein?
Eigene Erlebnisse und Dinge, die um mich herum passieren. Allerdings stark anders zusammengepuzzelt, verfremdet, bis zur Unkenntlichkeit. Sollte meine Familie die Bücher je in die Hände kriegen (was nicht passieren wird - sie lesen nicht auf Deutsch und queere Erotik erst recht nicht), würden s…

Nvidia executives, including Jensen Huang, have sold $1B worth of company stock in the past 12 months, with $500M in share sales occurring in June 2025 alone (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/36f346ad-c649-42ac-a6b6-1a8cc881e0bb

Nvidia executives cash out $1bn worth of shares
Chief executive Jensen Huang leads wave of insider selling as AI demand boosts stock to record high

#PhantastikPrompts 17.06.:
Wie bist du zu dem Genre gekommen, in dem du schreibst?
Eine Reihung von Zufällen.
Teils durch die Lektüre von Desasterotik-Zitaten, woraus zwei Erkenntnisse wurden:
- Das könnte vermutlich sogar ich besser.
- Leute veröffentlichen Sachen, die weitab von perfekt sind, und es wird trotzdem gekauft und gelesen.
Ich wollte es zumi…

OpenAI says it is "working on implementing a mitigation" to a ChatGPT, Sora, and API issue causing "elevated error rates", starting at around 3am ET (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/684141/openai-chatgpt…

ChatGPT is having some issues
OpenAI’s ChatGPT service is currently down for some users after the platform started experiencing performance issues on Tuesday morning.

#PhantastikPrompts am 12.06.:
Hast du dir schon einen Klappentext überlegt? Magst du ihn teilen?
Nein, das kommt bei mir wirklich ganz, ganz zum Schluss, wenn ich einen Text mehrfach durchgearbeitet habe und daher weiß, was sozusagen die Kernthemen und Konflikte sind.

Ich plane, ab Juli hier im Fediverse eine deutschsprachige Version der #EroticMusings zu hosten.
Das ist eine wöchentliche Aktion, sowohl, weil das Original eine ist, als auch, weil ich mehr nicht hinkriege.
Wer hätte denn schon mal Interesse daran, mitzumachen?
Ich tagge auch mal die Gruppe @…