Mike @Mikeegan@qoto.org

For a long time, when I'd read a comic with Lex Luthor in it, and he'd be... I dunno, conspiring with a guy who's super power is that he is mediocre at riddles, and maybe Solomon Grundy or someone like that, in order to launch their army of poison turtles into Metropolis, I'd scoff and say, "it's unrealistic that the world's richest man would waste his time and money on something that's only going to showcase to the world how incompetent he is."

I owe DC comics an apology.

So this is happening

“Ultimately, this Russian defeat is a validation of Ukraine’s military strategy of corrosion and the approach taken by its senior leadership. They are succeeding and the Russians know it.” My latest on the Russian withdrawal from #kherson, at @SMH

https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/kherson-retreat-why-putin-needs-a-story-that-may-even-include-some-facts-20221110-p5bxbc.html

Just realized that my novel PACIFIC STORM has been out in the world for two years. This is my climate novel, and it's a fast-paced near-future thriller. "Politics, terrorism, and heavy weather collide!" I hope you'll check it out: https://mythicisland.com/pacific_storm.php

@christianp

When it came time to reckon with social media’s failings, nobody ran to the “web3” platforms. Nobody asked “can I get paid per message”? Nobody asked about the blockchain. The community of people who’ve been quietly doing this work for years (decades!) ended up being the ones who welcomed everyone over, as always.