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Hey do y'all remember several years ago when we were all freaking out about net neutrality being overturned? Well despite net neutrality's win in 2024, a federal court just overturned it.

For those who aren't aware, net neutrality is the simple principle that companies like Verizon and Comcast should treat all web traffic equally – not pick and choose based on who is willing to pay more or who they like best. Big Tech companies obviously don’t like that – which is why they spent millions lobbying against it over the years.

Now, these megacorporations will be able to seize control back over our Internet. The likely result? Throttled access to streaming services, monopolistic pricing that cuts out competition, and a slower, walled off, and less free Internet for all of us.

And unfortunately, rulings like this will only get more common now that the Supreme Court has overturned the “Chevron deference” – giving judges, rather than qualified public servants, a blank check to toss out protections like net neutrality, environmental safeguards, or food safety standards.

When Trump’s FCC repealed net neutrality back in 2017, they gave big corporations total control over our Internet – putting free and open access at risk.

Internet providers responded by exploiting their newfound power to speed up certain websites, and slow down – or even block – others. They failed to provide crucial Internet infrastructure in rural areas, low-income communities, and communities of color. They even slashed firefighters’ Internet access during severe wildfires.

But over 126,000 people spoke out and we were able to reinstate net neutrality – until now.

The time has come again to take action: please sign this petition from Common Cause so we can reinstate net neutrality.

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Series title(s): A Document of Madness, The Better Strangers

Channel(s): The Borrowers That Lend, A Document of Madness, The Better Strangers, de Boy on Camera

The Borrowers That Lend present ‘A Document of Madness’, a vlogseries based on Shakespeare’s Hamlet. The plot revolves around Hamlet, a college freshman, and his journey to avenge the murder of his brother Kingsley.

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‘The Better Strangers’ is a web series adaptation of Shakespeare’s As You Like It and is the sequel to A Document of Madness. The Better Strangers follows the adventures of Rose Crantz, Jill Stern, Paulie Hathaway, Orlando de Boys and Adam Butler during their sophomore year at Wittenberg College.

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Welcome to LoLiLoDaily!

The 10 year anniversary of Lovely Little Losers by @thecandlewasters is coming up, and we are organising a fan-run daily experience. Follow along via substack as four flatmates embark on the uni experience in this 2015 Love’s Labour’s Lost inspired web series.

Emails will include youtube videos and other transmedia content like tweets. The first one comes this December, while the main body of emails runs from 15 July - 26 December 2025.

This blog is run by @thebirdscomeback, @galwithalibrarycard, @areadingturtle and @cardboardsean. The substack itself is run by thebirdscomeback and cardboardsean. Send your questions about the experience here or to one of us, and find other fans in the #lolilodaily tag! (NB this is entirely fan-run, the actual creators of the show are of course The Candle Wasters)

We’re so excited to revisit the losers with you all!

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Hello, 🌸

I hope my message finds you well 

I'm Momen Al Madhoun/ Digital Artist/ From Gaza 🇵🇸

I need your help to amplify my voice by sharing my artwork

"The work is about my beloved wife's suffering during a year of genocide" 🕊️

Please reblog my post and donate if you can 🙏🏻

Post Link

Thank you for your time 🌹🌹

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There is honestly so much good stuff going public domain in 2025 that I couldn't include it all. I had to leave off An American in Paris by George Gershwin! and Bolero by Maurice Ravel! and Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen as recorded by Marian Anderson!! And so much more! And a lot of directors (such as Hitchcock and Demille!) talkie debuts

Check out the full list here and tell me: which are YOU most excited about?

See this guy?

Yeah, he'll now be in the public domain too.

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mohammed and his family (verified) really need a boost rn! they are struggling to cover basics for 27 people, including mohammed's sister, who is pregnant and hasn't been able to get medical attention that she needs. you can read more of their story & donate on their chuffed page.

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I read 54 books this year. What keeps coming up for me (and has been since maybe...2022?) is how much of the modern works seemed to be "good or great concept with mediocre execution."

The majority of the books I've read in the past few years have suffered from flat characterization, confusing plot holes (ESPECIALLY the mysteries), overly repetitive or unnecessary lines, actual grammar and spelling errors, and underwritten themes despite there being clear avenues for them to be further explored. This is especially concerning since I read across genre, and this appeared to be present across young adult and adult fiction, regardless of whether it was mystery/romance/historical fiction/realistic fiction/thriller.

As these are all elements that an editor is supposed to help with, it begs the question: are editors just not willing or able to really take apart a book and put it back together in the time frame expected at this point? Because I would be willing to bet that much of the fault lies in the shortened life span of content. Creators are expected to produce something that can go viral for all of five minutes, and then do that again and again and again. That doesn't leave a lot of time to actually prep the book to be the best version of itself.

There also seems to me to be a serious lack of a distinct voice among modern writers. It wasn't until my 6th book of the year (Power Unbound by Freya Marske) where I thought to myself "oh yep this is a book by this specific writer" as opposed to the "then this happened, then I said this" style that seems very prevalent among current creators. And the books who didn't have this issue in my opinion were either slightly older (Idol Burning by Rin Usami, for example, was first published in 2020) or nonfiction (Disability Intimacy edited by Alice Wong).

It's sad, because even books where I generally enjoyed the plot and was interested in the characters still felt like it could have been better given another look-over by a sharp editor.

Is anyone else noticing this? Is it affecting your ability to enjoy content?

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Happy New Year 🎊 🎉

Dear friends,

While you celebrate Christmas, there are people in desperate need, struggling to survive, waiting for your support.

My name is Ghazal Naseer, and I am a 16-year-old girl from northern Gaza.

The war has torn my life apart, separating me from my parents and forcing my siblings and me to live in a tattered tent in southern Gaza.

’ I felling into a deep depression and attempted suicide several times ’

We have nothing no food, no safety, no clean water.

I humbly ask for your support.

Your donation, no matter how small, can make a huge difference and bring hope back into our hearts.

Please help us and share our story.

Please Take Action Now‼️

GFM Donations Link Here 🍉🇵🇸

https://gofund.me/2ecd8e3d

Thank you . ❤️

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Alice Rackham, Classic Alice

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just a reminder that "say her name" is a phrase and movement for Black women and girls who have been victims of police brutality and other anti-Black violence. i get wanting to show solidarity for briana boston and the undeniably unfair persecution and arrest of someone for saying a phrase, but let's not co-opt language from a movement centered around fighting against erasure of violence against Black women and girls, and misogynoir, while trying to lift up the story of someone else. solidarity work means being mindful throughout

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Favorites: Power Unbound (Freya Marske) or Crafting In The Real World (Matthew Salesses)

Least Favorites: Under Your Skin (Sabine Durrant) or Suburban Hell (Maureen Kilmer)

it’s time. tell me ur favorite book you read in 2024. also least favorite if you’ve got one!

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Hey, yall remember that "Nonprofit Killer" bill? Well it DID pass the House in November. And it's up in the Senate next year.

The ACLU has a simple form you can fill out to send a message to your senators at https://action.aclu.org/send-message/dissent

I strongly recommend signing. Or if you prefer to contact your Senators directly: https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm

If you don't know what to say, the ACLU link above has some good language.

The incoming Republican Senate is going to think this bill is a good idea, UNLESS THEY RECEIVE OVERWHELMING RESPONSE FROM THEIR VOTERS that you do NOT want it.

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This is your annual reminder to watch Dear Natalie this holiday season! It’s a delightful take on A Christmas Carol. 

(You can watch my full review of it here.)

Another Christmas-specific webseries to watch this time of year is 5 Reasons to Hate Christmas. A wlw rom-com fit for a queer-friendly version of Hallmark.

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URGENT HELP SAVE THE LIFE OF MY CHILD

Dear humanity,

Please Help Me – My Son May Die at Any Moment.

I'm Amal, a mother of three children, living under the weight of the genocide taking place in Gaza. 🍉

Here’s my story, and I’m reaching out with a hopeful heart 💔✨, hoping someone will feel what my family and I are going through.

My son is suffering from a severe and life-threatening injury after being shot by Israeli drones. He urgently needs medical treatment outside Gaza.

Time is running out, and we are facing a critical situation. I am asking for your generosity to help us save him either through a donation or by sharing this urgent plea with others

I beg you, i kiss your feet, to help my son. My son may die at any moment

I lost most of my family. I'm afraid to lose my son too 🥺 .

So I humbly ask you to donate even a little or at least reblog my post.

Please Donate now:👇👇 👇

Gofundme.com

paypal.com

Thank you for your compassion and kindness

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Submissions are now OPEN for Issue #11 and Issue #12!

Issue #11 | General Submissions

Subs are open until 11:59pm EST on December 31, 2024. Issue #11 will be published on April 1, 2025.

Send us your dead doves, your blorbos, your plinkos, your wretched meow meows yearning to be free; that thing you wrote that made you think, “I don’t know where this belongs”; the stuff you’d never show anyone you know IRL. Give us your shameless, self-indulgent smut; the manuscript to the video essay you dictated to your YouTube subscribers in your head; your thoughtful explorations of trauma and identity; your Pepe Silvia wall; your sci-fi, your fantasy, your romance, your realism. We want anything and everything. As long as you identify as a fan, we want to read your work.

We are currently looking for:

Short fiction (only 1 piece at a time, max 12k words; if flash [under 1k], you may submit up to 5 pieces in one document)

Nonfiction (personal essays, articles, or meta, max 12k words)

Check out our MSWL!

SUBMIT HERE (fee waived)!

Issue #12 | Novella Submissions

Subs are open until 11:59pm EST on December 31, 2024. Issue #12, the Doubles Issue, will be published on July 1, 2025.

You know those 20k one-shots that give you a reading hangover for days? Those are the vibes we're looking for in our 2024 novella issue. What we value most is an earnest portrayal of character, interesting relationship dynamics, and well-crafted prose that prioritizes clarity and voice. And if you want to add a truly tasteless amount of smut, that's fine too. 

We are currently looking for:

Novellas between 15,000 and 35,000 words

Thank you for your continued support over the last 2 years. :') We can't wait to read your work!

SUBMIT HERE!

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The LezWatch.TV show of the day is “I Put the Bi in Bitter,” with 3 characters and an overall score of 70.25. - #LWTVsotd #IPutTheBiInBitter - https://lezwatchtv.com/show/i-put-the-bi-in-bitter/

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There's a new episode of Right Here Write Queer out now, wherein @writingwolverina interviews Valerie Gomez about Latine mental health and representation in queer romance. Listen wherever you find your fave podcasts!

Valerie Gomez (she/her) is the author of the contemporary queer Latine romance Cover Story and its sequel novella Coming Home, as well as the cozy queer romance novella A Handyman for the Holidays. You can connect with her on instagram @ valeriegomez_writes

Carolina Cruz (they/them) is the author of the vampire horror romance Blood in the Water and the queer fantasy series The Creed of Gethin (beginning with The Unwanted Prophet). You can connect with them here @writingwolverina