Awesome, informative article from @d0c092b1 about why online ID check laws are bad for the adult industry -- and everyone else, too. https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/09/age-verification-laws-and-the-existential-fight-over-porn.html 

 Seems weird that Americans obsess over free speech but have no concept of freedom for listeners. 

 Woooo! Cover reveal for my next nonfiction book, coming in spring 2024. Say hello to STORIES ARE WEAPONS: PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE AND THE AMERICAN MIND. It's about the deeply linked histories of state psychological warfare programs and culture wars in the United States, going back to our nation's founding. Published by the always-awesome W.W. Norton.

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 I was initially denied paxlovid for my COVID infection, but I could catch a ride in an unsafe, self-driving taxi prone to random behavior at intersections. Seems normal. My latest column for New Scientist is about how our priorities are wrong when it comes to new tech. https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934540-100-our-priorities-are-all-wrong-when-it-comes-to-new-technologies/ (Note: You'll need to create a free account to read the article.)

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 Who wants to join a campaign to bring back Far Out Space Nuts? @534afeaa and I think it's time for this timeless tale to get a high budget reboot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYL1a4BDPmo 

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 Want to win a free copy of the paperback of The Terraformers, plus a patch? Now you can (giveaway in the US only)! Paperback drops  9/19. https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/371119-the-terraformers

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