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As France’s Marine Le Pen stumbles, her far-right protégé seizes the limelight
Jordan Bardella’s glitzy book tour encourages speculation about a palace coup at the top of the National Rally party.Victor Goury-Laffont (POLITICO)
A federal court recently said the Internet Archive is not protected by fair use doctrine.
In September, a federal appeals court dealt a major blow to the Internet Archive—one of the largest online repositories of free #books , media, and software—in a #copyright case with significant implications for publishers, #libraries , and readers
#fairusedoctrine #fairuse
https://reason.com/2024/11/10/courts-are-coming-for-digital-libraries/
[…] “It was a surprising outburst from Roberts, seen as one of the masterminds of the conservative blueprint which could change the shape of the US government. Roberts, who said earlier this year that the US was “in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be”, is a highly influential figure on the right.” | #books #journalism
Nicolas Padamsee's novel of radicalisation & terrorism, England is Mine (2024) is both an 'easy' read & a downbeat deception of how the far right can radicalise young men online. Its a compelling narrative of gradual dehumanisation & how the disaffected can find themselves competing to retain the 'respect' of extremists on-line. Its by no means a comfortable read, but offers a warning about the impact of loneliness on young men.
@bookstodon
#books
I'm a woman in my 30s. I was born in #Québec City, I moved to #Vancouver for my first real job as a #translator and, a few years ago, I moved to #Ottawa with my husband so we could afford a house.
I mostly write in English, but don't hesitate to toot at me in #français!
I've worked in multiple fields... my favourite were my years with Library and Archives #Canada, which I absolutely loved. I now work in #agriculture.
I love #videogames, mostly #FFXIV right now. I have an #ebike. I love #books and #cooking. I miss #travel.
I'm very much pro (vaccine, science, choice, mask, etc.).
Come say hi 👋
I love #cats, have 2; #squid (arsehole) and #newton (fatso).
#music is important to me and I have something playing most of the time.
#sewing and #knitting are my hobbies as well as #gardening. I sound like an old woman! Oh wait I am!!
Love #books have way too many. Too many on #baking and #crafts
Oh I talk too much and laugh way too loud - might also find me dancing in the aisle of my local supermarket.
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https://www.buzzsprout.com/2084729/episodes/16092506-environmental-warfare-in-gaza-a-conversation-with-shourideh-molavi
#ecocide #GazaEcocide #herbicides #ChemicalWarfare #oPt #Palestine #Palestinians #CounterForensics #StateViolence #StateCrime #books @palestine
🔗 · https://poligraf.tumblr.com/post/742077010256510976/book-of-life-by-nicholas-roerich
#arts #artshare #paintings 🎨 #NicholasRoerich #books #nature #life #interbeing #unity #oneness
"At Silent Book Club, there’s no assigned reading… it’s BYOBook. Join us at the Purple Couch Bookshop to socialize from 6:00-6:30pm. Staff will be on hand to help you find a great read if you need one. Then, from 6:30-7:30, pick a spot and read whatever makes you happy."
https://purplecouchbookshop.com/upcoming-events/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGePqpleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHXbJ9y2v0fD1OyPJ8ZRZom1nzuvx68DmBiUnudUSuYP6XezmtK9Sh-QrFg_aem_JLByjTmn3jHGvD24chsmGw#thursday-april-4th-at-6pm
#BookClub #books #CoffeeShop
Events and Book Clubs
Special EventsClosed Thanksgiving DayMonday, December 2 at 7pm – Author Tereska JamesWednesday, December 4 from 5pm-8pm – Fundraiser for North Andover High School Music ProgramSaturday,…The Purple Couch Bookshop
🔗 · https://poligraf.tumblr.com/post/741986851884302336/book-of-wisdom-by-nicholas-roerich
#arts #artshare #paintings 🎨 #NicholasRoerich #writing #books #wisdom #purpose
Maybe children’s books tend to be recommended by ‘adults’, promoted by people and newspapers with a financial interest and bought by their parents based on the author name? Just a thought and maybe something to discourage (not the book buying of course).
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/nov/10/jamie-oliver-pulls-childrens-book-from-shelves-after-criticism-for-stereotyping-indigenous-australians-ntwnfb
#Literature #Children #Bookstadon #Books
An indispensable guide to understanding the Israel–Palestine conflict, and how we might yet still find a way out of it.
@bookstodon
@palestine
#books
#nonfiction
#history
#Palestine
#Israel
#IlanPappe
In my latest blog post I talk about three books that help me to understand, resist and find hope: The Unaccountability Machine, Stories Are Weapons, and The Dispossessed.
https://rinsemiddlebliss.com/posts/2024-11-08-consolations-of-philosophy/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
#blog #books #philosophy
Far-right Jordan Bardella’s book publisher sues, alleging ad campaign was censored
The 29-year-old National Rally leader’s book hits shelves on Saturday.Victor Goury-Laffont (POLITICO)
The tool scours more ethical booksellers than #Amazon in one click and the cheapest result is as cheap or cheaper than Amazon for the majority of searches?! 🤯
Give it a whirl when searching for your next online #book order. 📖 👇
https://ethicalrevolution.co.uk/amazon-alternatives/?ebs-path=%2Fbooks%2Fm%2Fis%3A9781835189870-is%3A9781835189924%2Fa-single-act-of-kindness-samantha-tonge&ebs-authors=Samantha+Tonge&ebs-cover=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.ethicalbooksearch.com%2Fimg%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fblackwells.co.uk%252Fjacket%252Fs%252F9781835189870.jpg%26sig%3Dc92504ecddf40771036e43399a20b33a8781fad18a9c938cb5267757f1d99ee8%26width%3D150&ebs-title=A+Single+Act+of+Kindness
#AmazonAlternatives #BoycottAmazon #bookstodon #books
Amazon Alternatives - Ethical Revolution
Join me in taking step A, “Amazon Alternatives”, in the A-Z of simple steps to a better world! Includes an Ethical Book Search tool!Ethical Revolution
If you're interested in Matisse and/or portraiture, then John Klein's Matisse Portraits (2001) will be a treat. Exploring the meaning of portraits & self-portraits & then relating this to Matisse's paintings & drawings, Klein constructs a really interesting account of the artist's method & how his interests informed his portraiture. Lavishly illustrated & well presented, this 20 year old book is well worth seeking out.
@bookstodon #art #books
#books #bookstodon #reading #ReadingChallenge #AmReading
So the Q. is: do they return to reading later in life (I know, I did; I hardly read at all at 18, but by my late 20s was reading much more);
or are they finding other forms of reading offer equal pleasure & value (on screen perhaps?).
Or are they rejecting reading books for pleasure altogether?
Perhaps reading is just changing & they will they (re)discover the joy of books later?
#books @bookstodon
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/nov/05/report-fall-in-children-reading-for-pleasure-national-literacy-trust
À ma mère 🙌
#FemmesInspirantes #Courage #Famille #HéroïnesSilencieuses #Détermination #AmourMaternel #HistoiresVraies #ForceDesFemmes #Résilience #VoixDesFemmes #books #selebunga #blog #mastodon
"How Israel makes a killing from the occupation.
Israel’s military industrial complex uses the occupied, Palestinian territories as a testing ground for weaponry and surveillance technology that they then export around the world to despots and democracies. For more than 50 years, occupation of the West Bank and Gaza has given the Israeli state invaluable experience in controlling an “enemy” population, the Palestinians. It’s here that they have perfected the architecture of control. "
https://antonyloewenstein.com/books/the-palestine-laboratory-how-israel-exports-the-technology-of-occupation-around-the-world/ @palestine @israel
#Technology #Occupation #Surveillance #Israel #Palestine #Books
The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel Exports The Technology Of Occupation Around The World - Antony Loewenstein
How Israel makes a killing from the occupation. Israel’s military industrial complex uses the occupied, Palestinian territories as a testing ground for weaponry and surveillance technology that they then export around the world to despots and democra…Antony Loewenstein
The Fridgularity us about an AI becoming self aware, taking over all digital technology, and only wanting to talk to one dude (a frustrated web designer) through his web enabled fridge.
(Yes, that's a raven on top of the fridge.)
https://geni.us/TheFridgularity
#sciencefiction #SFF #humor #humour #ai #technologicalSingularity
#book #books
https://www.aitrainingstatement.org
#AI #training #creative #creativity #writing #writingcommunity #bookstodon #books #book
Statement on AI training
An open letter on AI training signed by creators around the world.Statement on AI training
Now the reviews are trickling in, and every reviewer highlights how exciting it is to find unknown myths about the well-known gods and heroes.
🤷♀️
(Still looking for an English language publisher, btw.)
#mythology #books #bookstodon #storytelling #writing #publishing
Pompeii Latte Art Caffe is running a promotion with a custom made Silent Goddess hazelnut-brownie latte ☕️
#coffee #latte #mythology #bookstodon #books #GreekMythology #RomanMythology
Each year they hold a three fave reads extravaganza, which eventually produces a books of 2024 list.
Here are my three:
https://shepherd.com/bboy/2024/f/mark-a-rayner
#book #books #bookstodon #writing #writingcommunity #reading #readers
Want to know Mark A. Rayner's Top 3 Books of 2024?
Mark's top 3 reads of 2024 include Kafka on the Shore and two other amazing books. Discover what makes these books unmissable!Shepherd
It’s 1000 years in the future. The Earth is a distant memory. And the Doucettes have seen better days.
It’s not every day your space station is blown to bits beneath you in the opening volley of a senseless war. In the aftermath of this attack, the Doucette's find themselves careening from one fantastic space adventure to another as their lives are upended in ways they can barely comprehend.
https://mahoneyj.substack.com/p/captains-away?r=1wgmq
#books
I drank like 5 cups of latte during the shoot.
I can see the gods now.
#mythology #books #bookstodon #storytelling #coffee #image
Then I was told 3 minutes before stage time that... my #mythology book is not being sold at the festival.
Because... by Hungarian law, you can't sell #lgbtq content within 200 meters of a school.
So 8pm, at an adult literary event, I couldn't actually sign. Greek mythology. Because there is a school building nearby.
#books #bookstodon #Hungary
The market is about to be flooded with Christmas books with AI generated images.
Don't buy Christmas books with AI generated images.*
*Or any AI gift books for the winter holidays, actually
#AI #books #bookstodon #art
It is coming out in Hungary on the 16th from Trend Kiadó.
It contains 25 little known stories from Greek and Roman mythology - including variants of myths not included in most popular collections. Sourced and researched, and re-told by a storyteller.
If anyone has any suggestions, let me know :)
#books #bookstodon #publishing #mythology #Classics
My Forgotten Greek and Roman Myths book is advertised with the CW "Non-traditional content." 😂
(Context: According to a new Hungarian law, any book containing LGBT+ content has to be labeled as "non-traditional". Including the famously traditionally straight Ancient Greeks, apparently.)
#books #queer #LGBTQ #mythology #myths
A little old lady in a traditional Transylvanian dress (skirts and petticoats, blouse, head scarf, etc.) was sitting on the tram, completely absorbed in a book.
The book was an erotic thriller titled "In the bed of the mafia"
Go little old lady
#reading #books #bookstodon #Budapest