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Alex

You can’t understand the current political moment without understanding that a lot of nominally left-wing people and causes have been enlisted in the defense of extremely reactionary projects. Here’s the head of Fight For the Future, who today was ranting against age verification laws, saying we shouldn’t tax cryptocurrency because that’d be “surveillance capitalism” (my eyes are rolling back so far in my head that I just advanced two balls in a 9-ball game) #book #books #bookstoread #bookstodon

Fight for the Future, and creator of a song called Surveil-Jance Capitalism" that purports to be inspired by and about the same issues outlined by Zuboff-urged followers to contact their congressional representatives by stating that "decentralization is our best bet for having a future internet thats not based on surveillance capitalism and where people have basic rights. Cryptocurrencies are just sort of the tip of the iceberg, messy (and often scammy) proofs of concept for something much more important" (Greer 2021b). Zuboff's argument is turned upside-down and played against itself, so that the specific ideology, practices, tech-nologies, and even entities that brought us to where we are today, we are told, are the solutions to the problem they have created. Greer misstates the stakes of the bill, contending that compelling wealthy people who profit from cryptocurrency trading to pay taxes would interfere with "an internet that's not based on surveillance capitalism." Some commentators pushed back on Greer and asked for detailed explanations for why we should accept any of the propositions offered, but no explanations were forthcoming.
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S. Kaeth

NO FOOLING! Check out these 47 epic fantasy ebooks! If there's any romance in the books in this sale, it's low or no spice (closed door/fade-to-black) at the most. There's also a giveaway prize of 8 paperbacks and 10 ebooks, for 2 winners.

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My Stone Age fantasy Between Starfalls is in this sale, and right now, all signed paperbacks sold from me are 30% off.

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A Romanesque city with towers and waterfalls glows in the sun, and a person stands closer to the camera, looking at it. The text reads Epic Fantasy Book Sale and Giveaway.
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John Turiano

BOOK REVIEW

⭐⭐⭐/5
Eve and Nate are married and teach at the same school. However their marriage is on the rocks and a student of theirs, Addie, is infatuated with Nate. But Addie has a history of involvement with another teacher and a dark side that is slowly revealed. The storyline is predictable until the end and that's where it doesn't quite work for me. I'm glad the story took a few turns but unfortunately it was too much and for me, far-fetched. This was my second McFadden read and I enjoyed the first, D Ward, much more.

I didn't want to ruin the ending for others, but anybody else feel the same way?

More reviews at jturiano.com/book-reviews-fict

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Garc

What if your job was to die—over and over again?

Edward Ashton’s Mickey 7 is a snarky sci-fi adventure that asks big questions but keeps the tone light.

👉 Check out the full review to see if this snarky sci-fi adventure is your next read!

#SciFi #EdwardAshton #BookReview #Mickey7 #SpaceColonization #SciFiFantasyBooks #Bookstoread

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Worn Out Spines · Mickey 7 by Edward Ashton | Book Review
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John Turiano

BOOK REVIEW

⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
Marley and three of her closest friends are given a dare, but what starts as a dangerous high school prank, quickly turns deadly. The two teenage couples decide to cover up the crime, and we all know that never goes well. It's a familiar storyline, but this one has plenty of twists and turns. Marley is targeted by an unknown caller who may know what they did. The tension builds as her friends fear she will go to the police. As her friends begin to turn on her, she has to rely on an ex-boyfriend for help but she's not sure even he can be trusted. When the police come knocking on her door, she is forced to act quickly. The ending wasn't what I expected and that was refreshing.

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jturiano.com/book-reviews-fict

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