Thread by @doctorow

Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: Mashing the Bernie meme; Know Nothings, conspiratorialism and Pastel Q; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2021/01/31/rhy…

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Mashing the Bernie meme: What if every video game, except Bernie with mittens?

https://twitter.com/doctorow/status/1355940461983088640

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Know Nothings, conspiratorialism and Pastel Q: What if it's all a big fat lie?

https://twitter.com/doctorow/status/1355958815112323072

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#15yrsago Kerouac curator invents copyright laws to keep photographers away thomashawk.com/2006/01/open-l…

#15yrsago Table of newspaper mentions of of “fair use” and ‘copyright” since 1993 web.archive.org/web/2006090717…

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#15yrsago EFF suing AT&T for helping NSA illegally spy on Americans eff.org/cases/nsa-mult…

#15yrsago MPAA puts TSA goon in charge of enforcement web.archive.org/web/2006020903…

#15yrsago Law firm fires clerk for personal opposition to DRM web.archive.org/web/2006020303…

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#10yrsago Batman: billionaire plutocrat vigilante tor.com/2011/01/31/bat…

#10yrsago Escher/escalator mashup b3ta.com/board/10320990

#10yrsago Senate filibusters explained web.archive.org/web/2011020508…

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Yesterday's threads: Thinking through Mitch McConnell's plea for comity; Further, on Mitch McConnell and comity; Understanding the aftermath of r/wallstreetbets; and more!

https://twitter.com/doctorow/status/1355589598462676998

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* Boskone, 58, Feb 12-15, boskone.org

* Keynote, NISO Plus, Feb 22-25, niso.plus/cory-doctorow-…

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Recent appearances:

* Monocle Reads monocle.com/radio/shows/me…

* Hedging Bets on the Future (Motherboard Cyber):
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* Applying the Pandemic Mindset to Climate Change:
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Today's top sources: Super Punch (superpunch.net), Naked Capitalism (nakedcapitalism.com).

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