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Inside: Blue Bonds; and more!
Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2025/10/04/fiscal-antifa/
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Today's threads (a thread)
Inside: Blue Bonds; and more!
Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2025/10/04/fiscal-antifa/
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@pluralistic Gotta say, I've not heard of Blue Bonds before, but it seems they could solve a lot of America's problems.
I'm on a tour with my new book *Enshittification*!
Catch me next in #Cambridge, MA; Washington, #DC and #Brooklyn!
Full schedule with dates and links at:
https://pluralistic.net/tour
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@pluralistic you're taller than I thought
Hey look at this
* FCC Reconsiders Ban on Big Four TV Networks Being Owned by One Company https://gizmodo.com/fcc-reconsiders-ban-on-big-four-tv-networks-being-owned-by-one-company-2000665921
* Open Printer https://www.crowdsupply.com/open-tools/open-printer
* Bankification Nation https://www.levernews.com/bankification-nation/
* Apple removes apps that allow anonymous reporting of ICE agent sightings https://www.startribune.com/apple-takes-down-app-that-allows-people-to-track-and-anonymously-report-sightings-of-ice-agents/601485533
* What Europe’s New Gig Work Law Means for Unions and Technology https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/10/what-europes-new-gig-work-law-means-unions-and-technology
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#20yrsago Ebook DRM that encourages identity theft gets a huge makeover https://web.archive.org/web/20051011041018/https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/004026.php
#15yrsago Security company ad tricks people into thinking their houses were burgled https://copyranter.blogspot.com/2010/10/adt-shows-you-how-easy-it-is-to-break.html
#15yrsago Firefighters watch as house burns to the ground: owner had not paid annual firefighting fees https://web.archive.org/web/20101003021723/https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/local/firefighters-watch-as-home-burns-to-the-ground-104052668.html
#15yrsago Sky Marshals to lose their cushy first-class seats? https://web.archive.org/web/20160521034617/https://www.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424052748703431604575521832473932878-lMyQjAxMTAwMDIwOTEyNDkyWj.html
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#15yrsago Michael Swanwick writes a story about autumn on fallen leaves https://www.flickr.com/photos/54366973@N04/5035946705/in/photostream/
#15yrsago Why the copyright wars matter: a reply to Helienne Lindvall https://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/2010/oct/05/free-online-content-cory-doctorow?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
#15yrsago William Gibson nails my philosophy in life https://memex.craphound.com/2010/10/04/william-gibson-nails-my-philosophy-in-life/
#10yrsago Car accidents aren’t accidents https://www.wired.com/2015/10/stop-calling-daughters-death-car-accident/
#5yrsago Why I love the Haunted Mansion https://pluralistic.net/2020/10/04/build-back-better/#grim-grinning-ghosts
#5yrsago Normal isn't enough https://pluralistic.net/2020/10/04/build-back-better/#post-pandemic
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Yesterday's threads: When your ISP pays you; and more!
https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/115311470787004386
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My latest novel is "Picks and Shovels," a historical technothriller set in the Weird Era of the PC, about Ponzi schemes, techbros, and the dawn of enshittification:
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250865908/picksandshovels
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My next nonfiction book is "Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It," out from MCD/Farrar, Straus and Giroux on October 7:
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374619329/enshittification/
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My ebooks and audiobooks (from FSGxMCD, Tor Books, Head of Zeus, McSweeneys, Beacon, Verso and others) are for sale all over the net, but I sell 'em too, and when you buy 'em from me, I earn twice as much and you get books with no DRM and no license "agreements."
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Upcoming appearances:
* #Boston: Enshittification with Randall Munroe (Brattle Theater), Oct 7
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cory-doctorow-at-the-brattle-theatre-tickets-1591235180259?aff=oddtdtcreator
* #DC: Enshittification at Politics and Prose, with Rohit Chopra, Oct 8
https://politics-prose.com/cory-doctorow-10825
* #NYC: Enshittification at the Brooklyn Public Library, with Lina Khan, Oct 9
https://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/cory-doctorow-discusses-central-library-dweck-20251009-0700pm
* #NewOrleans: DeepSouthCon63, Oct 10-12
http://www.contraflowscifi.org/
* #NewOrleans: Enshittification at Octavia Books, Oct 12
https://www.octaviabooks.com/event/enshittification-cory-doctorow
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Upcoming appearances (cont'd):
* #Chicago: How Platforms Die with Rick Perlstein (University Club), Oct 14
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-platforms-die-with-cory-doctorow-tickets-1747916117159
* #LosAngeles: Enshittification with David Dayen (Diesel), Oct 16
https://dieselbookstore.com/event/2025-10-16/cory-doctorow-enshittification
* #Calgary: Literary Death Match (Calgary Wordfest), Oct 17
https://wordfest.com/2025/imaginarium/show/literary-death-match/
* #Calgary: Big Tech’s Betrayal—and How to Break Free! (Calgary Wordfest), Oct 18
https://wordfest.com/2025/imaginarium/show/big-techs-betrayaland-how-to-break-free/
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Upcoming appearances (cont'd):
* #SanFrancisco: Enshittification at Public Works with Jenny Odell (The Booksmith), Oct 20
https://app.gopassage.com/events/doctorow25
* #PDX: Enshittification at Powell's, Oct 21
https://www.powells.com/events/cory-doctorow-10-21-25
* #Seattle: Enshittification and the Rot Economy, with Ed Zitron (Clarion West), Oct 22
https://www.clarionwest.org/event/2025-deep-dives-cory-doctorow/
* #Vancouver: Enshittification with David Moscrop (Vancouver Writers Festival), Oct 23
https://www.showpass.com/2025-festival-39/
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Upcoming appearances (cont'd):
* #Montreal: Montreal Attention Forum keynote, Oct 24
https://www.attentionconferences.com/conferences/2025-forum
* #Montreal: Enshittification at Librarie Drawn and Quarterly, Oct 24
https://mtl.drawnandquarterly.com/events/3757420251024
* #Ottawa: Enshittification (Ottawa Writers Festival), Oct 25
https://writersfestival.org/events/fall-2025/enshittification
* #Toronto: Enshittification with Dan Werb (Type Books), Oct 27
https://www.instagram.com/p/DO81_1VDngu/?img_index=1
* #Barcelona: Conferencia EUROPEA 4D (Virtual), Oct 28
https://4d.cat/es/conferencia/
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Upcoming appearances (cont'd):
* #Miami: Enshittification at Books & Books, Nov 5
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-cory-doctorow-tickets-1504647263469
* #Miami: Cloudfest, Nov 6
https://www.cloudfest.com/usa/
* #Burbank: Burbank Book Festival, Nov 8
https://www.burbankbookfestival.com/
* #Lisbon: A post-American, enshittification-resistant internet, with Rabble (Web Summit), Nov 12
https://websummit.com/sessions/lis25/92f47bc9-ca60-4997-bef3-006735b1f9c5/a-post-american-enshittification-resistant-internet/
* #Cardiff: Hay Festival After Hours, Nov 13
https://www.hayfestival.com/c-203-hay-festival-after-hours.aspx
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Upcoming appearances (cont'd):
* #Seattle: Neuroscience, AI and Society (University of Washington), Dec 4
https://compneuro.washington.edu/news-and-events/neuroscience-ai-and-society/
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Recent appearances:
* Enshittification (The.Ink)
https://the.ink/p/watch-cory-doctorow-on-why-everything
* Why Everything Is Getting Worse (Majority Report)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQW6UxY144Q
* Enshittification (Cornell)
https://ecornell.cornell.edu/keynotes/view/K091225/
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I'm on a tour with my new book *Enshittification*!
Catch me next in #Cambridge, MA; Washington, #DC and #Brooklyn!
Full schedule with dates and links at:
https://pluralistic.net/tour
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