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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 2 months ago

Today's threads (a thread)

Inside: Margaret Killjoy's "The Sapling Cage"; and more!

Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2024/09/24/daughters-of-the-empty-throne/

#Pluralistic

The Feminist Press cover for Margaret Killjoy's 'The Sapling Cage.'

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Jordi (Majestic Trumpet) @Jorsh@beige.party · 2 months ago

@pluralistic

Is this the same Margaret Killjoy who created Feminazgûl?

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 2 months ago

@Jorsh Yes.

Jordi (Majestic Trumpet) @Jorsh@beige.party · 2 months ago

@pluralistic

Awesome 🤘

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 2 months ago

TODAY (September 24th), I'll be speaking in person at the Boston Public Library!

https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/events?startDate=2024-09-24&endDate=2024-09-24

Today, Tor Books publishes "Spill," a new, free "Little Brother" novella about oil pipelines and indigenous landback!

https://reactormag.com/spill-cory-doctorow/

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 2 months ago

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Margaret Killjoy's "The Sapling Cage": Epic fantasy as queer coming-of-age.

https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/113192730820089133

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 2 months ago

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Upcoming appearances

* The Right to Read, Boston Public Library, Sep 24
https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/66cf2d8bf520192f005fcc50

* SOSS Fusion (Atlanta), Oct 22
https://sossfusion2024.sched.com/speaker/cory_doctorow.1qm5qfgn

* TusCon (Tucson), Nov 8-10
https://tusconscificon.com/

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 2 months ago

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Hey look at this

* An Abridged History of Safari Showstoppers https://webventures.rejh.nl/blog/2024/history-of-safari-show-stoppers/

* RIP, Dewayne Hendricks https://www.zeroretries.org/p/zero-retries-0170?open=false#%C2%A7my-thanks-to-dewayne-hendricks-wadzp

* Forbes Marketplace: The Parasite SEO Company Trying to Devour Its Host https://larslofgren.com/forbes-marketplace/ (h/t Metafilter)

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 2 months ago

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#15yrsago British Airways adds a “fly next to your children” fee http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8274200.stm

#15yrsago Al Franken reads the Fourth Amendment to DoJ official at PATRIOT Act hearings https://washingtonindependent.org/60611/al-franken-reads-the-4th-amendment-to-justice-department-official/

#10yrsago Insecure printer firmware hacked to play Doom https://www.wired.com/2014/09/doom-printer/</a.

#5yrsago Son of Ghostnet: the mobile malware that targets Tibetans abroad https://citizenlab.ca/2019/09/poison-carp-tibetan-groups-targeted-with-1-click-mobile-exploits/

#5yrsago A list of companies that contract with ICE https://memex.craphound.com/2019/09/24/a-list-of-companies-that-contract-with-ice/

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 2 months ago

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#5yrsago 45 Google whistleblowers tell tales of workplace retaliation after reporting abuse https://www.vice.com/en/article/45-google-employees-explain-how-they-were-retaliated-against-for-reporting-abuse/

#5yrsago Dynasties: in-depth reporting on the wealthy, influential political and corporate families that not-so-secretly rule Canada https://memex.craphound.com/2019/09/24/dynasties-in-depth-reporting-on-the-wealthy-influential-political-and-corporate-families-that-not-so-secretly-rule-canada/

#5yrsago At the UN, Greta Thunberg excoriates world leaders and her elders for climate inaction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWEpTok6AJo

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 2 months ago

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#5yrago Trial begins for the “cum/ex” bankers accused of stealing €447m and trying for €60b https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/sep/20/the-men-who-plundered-europe-city-of-london-practices-on-trial-in-bonn

#5yrsago Here’s how to take Wired’s advice and get your own e-scooter, for a fraction of the cost https://memex.craphound.com/2019/09/24/heres-how-to-take-wireds-advice-and-get-your-own-e-scooter-for-a-fraction-of-the-cost/

#5yrsago Permanent Record: Edward Snowden and the making of a whistleblower https://memex.craphound.com/2019/09/24/permanent-record-edward-snowden-and-the-making-of-a-whistleblower/

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 2 months ago

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#5yrsago @annaleen ’s “Future of Another Timeline”: in which punk feminist time travelers battle Men’s Rights Advocates who want to stop feminism from every emerging https://memex.craphound.com/2019/09/24/annalee-newitzs-future-of-another-timeline-in-which-punk-feminist-time-travelers-battle-mens-rights-advocates-who-want-to-stop-feminism-from-every-emerging/

#5yrsago Nerf unveils “DRM for darts” https://memex.craphound.com/2019/09/24/nerf-unveils-drm-for-darts/

#5yrsago Far-right Australian billionaire demands $500k and a vow of silence from a satirical vlogger https://gizmodo.com/billionaire-threatens-to-sue-youtuber-for-calling-him-f-1838392409

#1yrago Joe Biden is headed to a UAW picket-line in Detroit https://pluralistic.net/2023/09/24/joe-biden-is-headed-to-a-uaw-picket-line-in-detroit/

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 2 months ago

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Yesterday's threads: What the fuck is a PBM? and more!

https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/113187617328743079

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 2 months ago

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My latest nationally bestselling novel is "The Bezzle," an ice-cold revenge story of high-tech finance crime starring the forensic accountant Martin Hench:

https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250865878/thebezzle

Signed copies from Chevalier's Books:

https://www.chevaliersbooks.com/product-page/the-bezzle

My latest nonfiction book is "The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation" from Verso Books:

http://seizethemeansofcomputation.org

Signed copies available from Book Soup:

https://www.booksoup.com/book/9781804291245

Both are national bestsellers!

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 2 months ago

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My ebooks and audiobooks (from Tor Books, Head of Zeus, McSweeneys, Beacon, Verso and others) are for sale all over the net, but I sell 'em too, and when you buy 'em from me, I earn twice as much and you get books with no DRM and no license "agreements."

https://craphound.com/shop/

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 2 months ago

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Recent appearances:

* Rethink: Is the internet getting worse?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0022z9r

* Annie's Book Stop Of Worcester
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYM3WOPOMC0

* @defcon 32 - Disenshittify or die! How hackers can seize the means of computation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EmstuO0Em8

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 2 months ago

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