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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 09/10/2026

if you don’t keep up with the youth i want you to know they’ve renamed “tramp stamps” to “cake toppers” which feels like the first advancement for feminism in a long time

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Jody DiPerna @jodydiperna.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

We didn't want the computers to write for us. We just wanted the volume of the ringtone and the alarms to be decoupled. Why would I trust you to analyze datasets when you can't even do this.

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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I’ve covered death row cases for nearly a decade and witnessed several executions. What happened to Christa Pike wasn’t an anomaly. It could happen anywhere. With another execution planned for this week in Texas, let me explain why. THREAD 🧵

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

In AI and Political Freedom, leading tech insider Matthew Botvinick reveals how #AI may threaten our democratic institutions and enable autocracy—and how to guard against this. Available now (1 December UK pub). Learn more: buff.ly/sL8ymR4 #ArtificialIntelligence #Democracy #PoliSci

AI and Political Freedom: The Risk to Democracy and How to Respond by Matthew Botvinick

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Elsa @erli.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I can't stop thinking how wrong the tech bros have understood creativity and creators. Or even just having hobbies. #erliart

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Jody DiPerna @jodydiperna.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Join me for a reading by two of my faves, Willie Carver, Jr and Natalie Sypolt, at Riverstone Books (Sq Hill) on Monday, Oct 12. We're going to talk about their books, about working poor, mountain towns, fracking, the Dollar Store and we will certainly talk about Mothman, too.

Flyer for event: Riverstone Books Presents An Evening with Willie Carver and Natalie Sypolt in conversation with Jody DiPerna. Monday, October 12th at 7:00 pm. Willie will read from his new novel, Tore All to Pieces and Natalie will read from her new novel, If Only the Rain Would Come.

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Jody DiPerna @jodydiperna.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

They know it's going to blow up and they are trying to make money off the collapse, too. These mutherfuckers.

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Michael Mishak @mjmishak.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Online sportsbooks say they do not want business from problem gamblers. So @propublica.org's Jake Pearson spent 10 weeks on DraftKings testing how the company would react to someone displaying all the hallmarks of a compulsive bettor. Spoiler: It made him a VIP. www.propublica.org/article/draf...

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I Deliberately Bet Like a Problem Gambler. DraftKings Made Me a VIP.

Amid growing public health concerns, operators like DraftKings have touted “responsible gaming” tools and prompts. But as I went off the deep end, I found they were no match for the incentives and pro...

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Jody DiPerna @jodydiperna.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

100% correct. It's not like it's free. Co-pays, pay for this test and that test. Shit man, it's expensive to go to the doc, even if you have insurance.

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Jody DiPerna @jodydiperna.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

In an administration full of dumb shit, this is one of the dumbest. You guys villify sick people and now you want to bitch about people who never filed a claim? Maybe because they're healthy and didn't go to the doctor? Shew. When I was young, I went years and years without seeing a doc.

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Jody DiPerna @jodydiperna.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

6/ You want to protect pedos? Ban 'The Bluest Eye.' If you care at all about young people, you should be handing that book out daily. www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news...

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Toni Morrison's "The Bluest Eye" removed from Cobb County school libraries

Toni Morrison's 1970 novel "The Bluest Eye" is the 30th book removed from Cobb County school libraries since 2024.

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Jody DiPerna @jodydiperna.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

5/ Banning 'The Bluest Eye' does nothing but protect PERPETRATORS of violence against children. These books may help people who are abused find their voice or just help them as they protect their little inner flame until they can get out of the situation they are in.

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Jody DiPerna @jodydiperna.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

4/ These aren't books with sexuality that children should be shielded from. We're not handing out copies of Playboy. Banning this book gives cover to guys like Epstein and Larry Nassar and R. Kelly and Jerry Sandusky.

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Jody DiPerna @jodydiperna.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

3/ "this hasn't only happened to me. I'm not a freak. Other people have been through this or something similar." Works of literature like 'The Bluest Eye' (and 'Bastard') may actually embolden a victim to speak out and advocate for themselves.

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Jody DiPerna @jodydiperna.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

2/ Separate from the fact that Morrison is the greatest American writer, this book is a bridge to children and young people caught in family and other systems where they are experiencing abuse. 'The Bluest Eye' may simply make that person feel less alone--

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Jody DiPerna @jodydiperna.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

1/I have a theory about removing this book--separate from the blatant racism and misogyny. This book is always, *always* targeted. As is Dorothy Allison's brilliant "Bastard Out of Carolina." These books are not sexual. They are about violence perpetuated on girls, sexual violence against children.

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Jody DiPerna @jodydiperna.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This bears repeating all day every day.

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Jody DiPerna @jodydiperna.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

It's all fine. This is all fine and totally normal and this happens all the time with a functioning democracy.

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Jody DiPerna @jodydiperna.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"Effort alone I loved. Some days I would have been hapy to push a pole around a threshing floor like an ox, for the pleasure of moving the heavy stone and watching my knees rise in turn." -- Annie Dillard, 'An American Childhood' Thank you for the wonder and effort and lighting the way.

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Jody DiPerna @jodydiperna.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

She grew up here. Her family is still here. People just know her in a way that they may not otherwise.

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Jody DiPerna @jodydiperna.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Reporting in from Pittsburgh where we KNOW Bari Weiss. She’s a fraud and a grifter.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 15/09/2026

WARREN: You and Kennedy are keeping these pharma deals secret. The companies say they are immaterial. You still want the American people to believe they are a great deal? KLOMP: Billions of dollars have been saved in out-of-pocket transactions— WARREN: Then show me the receipts.

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Jody DiPerna @jodydiperna.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Completely accurate and true. The only good AI is dead AI

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Jody DiPerna @jodydiperna.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Just added this to my email signature. "This email may contain typos because it was written by a human and is not AI Slop." Too much? I don't think so.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Here's an anecdote: On 9/10/2001, The Onion staff had a New York launch party at the Bowery Ballroom to celebrate the staff's move from Madison, Wisconsin to New York City. They woke up hungover, took a week off, and then produced one of the greatest front pages in the history of newspapers.

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Jody DiPerna @jodydiperna.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

And breathe. There is still some magic in the world. It is a beautiful planet. We really should try to save it.

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Jody DiPerna @jodydiperna.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Citation fucking needed. (tm, Maintenance Phase)

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Ben Railton @americanstudier.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Happy Labor Day weekend! There’s power in a union, & solidarity in my 292nd #ScholarSunday thread of public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, please share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️ +

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#ScholarSunday Thread 292 (9/6/26) – Black and White and Read All Over

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Jody DiPerna @jodydiperna.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I think he stole one of Marv Alberts toupees

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Jody DiPerna @jodydiperna.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Grew up playing it. Love that game

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Jody DiPerna @jodydiperna.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Every day I wake up and the wrong person is dead. Rest in Power, Gloria. Thanks for everything.

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Matt Ford @mford.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The federal law that makes this illegal basically says “it’s illegal” and nothing else. Congress should amend it to say that any U.S. currency featuring living people isn’t legal tender.

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Jody DiPerna @jodydiperna.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Mitch McConnell's been dead for two and a half months and the mainstream media is just like, what? Ignoring that? Get your shit together. #DeadMitch #DeadManServingInTheSenate

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Jody DiPerna @jodydiperna.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Who me? Just went for a run and near the end, while I was listening to Clear Blue Morning, a butterfly flew alongside me for a second and I burst into tears. On the jogging path. Like an idiot. More thoughts on #Dolly. pghrev.com/dolly-parton...

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Dolly Parton of Appalachia - Pittsburgh Review of Books

What is there left to say about Dolly Parton? About her stupendous talent. About her remarkable philanthropy that should put all of the billionaires and

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Jody DiPerna @jodydiperna.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Arrest this child for vandalism right this second

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Just a Dad 📎 @dadmakingcans.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

2022: Dolly Parton donates $1 million to fund pediatric infectious disease research 2025: Donald Trump cuts $12 million in grants for pediatric medical research