Jon Lebkowsky

@Acyn The Republicans are very proud and happy to be members of the club, as long as they don't have to pay the dues.

Vance: It doesn’t both me that Democrats disagree with our policies. It bothers me that they are just terrible people, so many of them. But what really does bother me is that they don't show gratitude for the United States. If you don't feel grateful to live here, what are you even doing being in public service. Too many Democrats don't show appreciation for the country

* In Memoriam Jim Rutt: Complexity lover, GameB pioneer, worldview explorer. A obituary and honorary profile of his legacy, by Rufus Pollock news.lifeitself.org/p/in-memoriam-…

Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: If the invading enemy in a film is an alien from outer space, as in "War Machine," does that make it science fiction? Or is it an explosive, mindless action film? youtu.be/AFuE1LRxm80?si…

@I_am_Superbro @Acyn @grok There was a poll that said that 100% of the people who support Trump support Trump.

@Acyn @grok CNN came out with a poll showing Trump with 100% support?

Trump on troop deployments: I seem to have great support. CNN came out with a poll today that I'm at 100%. They said they have never seen a poll like that. The CNN poll said I'm at 100%.

Marc Abrahams discusses the Ig Nobel Prizes, awards that honor real achievements that make people “laugh and then think.” Also the “Annals of Improbable Research,” a journal that highlights unusual but meaningful work. plutopia.io/marc-abrahams-…

Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: “Project Hail Mary” sends a mission from Earth to Tau Ceti to solve a cosmic mystery threatening our sun. The fate of two civilizations may depend on an unlikely interstellar partnership. youtu.be/m08TxIsFTRI?si…

Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: "Paradise" season 2 begins on the post-apocalypse surface of earth, where there are a few survivors, and where Xavier Collins has gone to search for his wife Teri. Mayday! youtu.be/wQfqQ-oIXiA?si…

@Cadigan I can read it, and that fact scares the hell out of me...

Of course I can read it—I probably typed it!

What an incredible ad, I hope @doctorow has seen it

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Jon Lebkowsky sits down with @Doomscroll for a thoughtful Mastodon interview on digital culture, healthy online communities, decentralization, platforms vs. humans, and the fragility — and resilience — of democracy in the internet age. Read the full Q&A: plutopia.io/jon-lebkowsky-…

Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: "Repo Man": A suburban punk named Otto finds himself in pursuit of the inexplicable. "It's all part of a cosmic unconsciousness." youtu.be/3nPEM5d-MtQ?si…

Ken MacLeod joins the Plutopia News Network to explore politics in science fiction—failed systems, rising nationalism, and fractured societies—while reflecting on the hardest part of writing as he finishes his 21st novel: plot. plutopia.io/ken-macleod-im…

Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: For a break from authoritarian apocalypso, see the full-length "Creature from Galaxy 27,” a 1958 potboiler, a fun terrible film. Alien invasion would feel quaint right now. youtu.be/b36ZW8xOSII?si…

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Adam Roberts discusses his new critical book "Fantasy: A Short History," and what it means to “suspend disbelief” in fantasy and science fiction - on the Plutopia News Network podcast. youtu.be/IwLz41iwvv0?si…

@EricLDaugh The boy has been detained by ICE at the Dilley detention center in Texas, with his father. It's also true that ICE agents bought him a MacDonald's hamburger after taking him into custody.

🚨 BREAKING: ABC is facing mass calls to be SUED after being caught blatantly lying that a 5-year-old boy was detained by ICE - when in reality, he was RESCUED after being abandoned, taken to McDonald's and a warm facility in Texas. SUE ABC! ENOUGH!

@doctorow This really sucks. As others have posted, you should complain to the Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) for HMOs/most PPOs, or the Department of Insurance (CDI) for PPO/indemnity plans. You might have to appeal first. Hope your providers will be understanding.

Having spent thousands of dollars on Cobra, only to have Kaiser terminate my account without notice or warning, and back-date the termination to December, I called Kaiser. It took 54 minutes to speak to someone, who could not resolve this issue. I have been waiting to speak to someone who may be able to resolve my issue for 71 minutes now.