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3 Mar, 5 tweets, 2 min read
This has been retweeted a few zillion times and the problem is, it’s completely untrue.
Like, get mad at Biden about all kinds of things! Go for it! But don’t just lie to make people mad. https://t.co/j1jtw70EWV
Dude tweeted that “Biden decided” to drop $100 from unemployment because Manchin was making noises about it. But Biden is not actually Manchin, AND it was all still in negotiations in Congress AND it didn’t turn out that way. https://t.co/j1jtw70EWV
Like, leftists, I get you’re mad at Dems! I get you hate Biden! You have made that abundantly clear! But for god’s sake, don’t just lie outright to make people outraged. That doesn’t make you a brave fighter for the people, it makes you a Fox News host.
I will go a long way with you politically based on facts. But not if you lie to me.

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The thing that depresses me about the last few days of Copyright Discourse is how many people have cheerfully told me, in so many words, that yes, they really do want me to starve.
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Right! Here is your friendly neighborhood Salvia enthusiast weighing in to remind my fellow white people that white sage (Salvia apiana) is sacred to indigenous people, many of which have expressed the desire that we leave it alone because we’re killing it all off!
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I am in that weird space of “I feel bad for the suffering of individual animals” vs “get those goddamn invasive Axis deer out out OUT!”
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Every few minutes, the lead car would radio back a warning because there’d be a carcass in the middle of the road still intact enough that you’d have to swerve around it. And you’re doing it with these hundreds of pale white eyes staring at you out of the gloom.
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2 Mar
Since apparently some people need the reminder: Letting a book go out of print is not censorship! Books go out of print all the time! I myself have several books that are out of print in various formats. They have not been censored, they just aren’t being printed any more.
If you are yelling censorship because an author’s estate said “Mmmm...nah...let’s not keep printing those...” then I’m not sure what to tell you. Do you want the government to force those people to print the books? That seems excessive.
I must conclude that perhaps you are completely ignorant of the publishing industry, where books are not eternally in print. No, not even with POD. A gazillion books are out of print!
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10% is one of us saying enthusiastically “Okay, but I LOVED your book!” and then the author gets flustered and says “oh my god I didn’t actually expect you to read it wow thank you jeez”
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