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Date: 2018-03-01 01:13 pm (UTC)I LOVED The Wonder Engine and would be very keen to hear what you think when you've finished it! ^_^
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Date: 2018-03-01 01:21 pm (UTC)Not as funny as the first book but the feels were stronger so I think it comes out ahead. And I'm going to re-read it today, too.
(After I educate Eva and then take a nap. Ana theoretically gets up at 6, but her mom isn't home so that means I'm up at 6, so.)
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Date: 2018-03-01 10:59 pm (UTC)This WIRED story
https://www.wired.com/story/how-liberals-amped-up-a-parkland-shooting-conspiracy-theory/
follows the tweet/retweet patterns to claim that folks decrying the bullshit "crisis actors" theories were, unintentionally, encouraging the spread of the "crisis actor" meme. IOW, any publicity is good publicity.
I want a different world, now.
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Date: 2018-03-01 11:35 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-03-02 12:26 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-03-02 12:52 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-03-02 05:09 am (UTC)