Weeds have punctured through the vacant parking lot of Martin General Hospital’s emergency room. A makeshift blue tarp covering the hospital’s sign is worn down from flapping in the wind. The hospital doors are locked, many in this county of 22,000 fear permanently....
WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - Several top White House aides say they are confident protests across U.S. college campuses against Israel’s offensive in Gaza will not translate into significantly fewer votes for Joe Biden in November’s election, despite polls showing many Democrats are deeply unhappy about the president’s...
“The U.S. Census Bureau estimated 54.1% of 18- to 29-year-olds voted in 2020, which had the highest youth turnout overall of any election in the 21st century.”
I had a twitter discussion with another author making the same point… I pointed out that a) she had only written one book, and b) it was categorized under “Young Adult”, not “Fantasy”.
Kind of hard to “get more shelf space” when you only have one book.
In THIS case, the author actually does have a decent collection of books:
“She is best known for writing The Green Bone Saga, the first of which, Jade City,[2] won the 2018 World Fantasy Award and was named one of the 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time by Time magazine.[3][4] The Green Bone Saga was also included on NPR’s list, “50 Favorite Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books of the Past Decade”.[5]”
In the end, it won’t matter much. I’m not going to go so far as to say the President is a figurehead, but the real power in Iran comes from Ali Khamenei.
President Volodymyr Zelensky believes that Ukraine’s partners “are afraid of Russia losing the war” and would like Kyiv “to win in such a way that Russia does not lose,” Zelensky said in a meeting with journalists attended by the Kyiv Independent....
After the only hospital in town closed, a North Carolina city directs its ire at politicians (apnews.com)
Weeds have punctured through the vacant parking lot of Martin General Hospital’s emergency room. A makeshift blue tarp covering the hospital’s sign is worn down from flapping in the wind. The hospital doors are locked, many in this county of 22,000 fear permanently....
Despite polls, Biden aides insist Gaza campus protests will not hurt reelection bid (www.reuters.com)
WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - Several top White House aides say they are confident protests across U.S. college campuses against Israel’s offensive in Gaza will not translate into significantly fewer votes for Joe Biden in November’s election, despite polls showing many Democrats are deeply unhappy about the president’s...
You Compete Against the Classics (hilariouschaos.com)
I really love Tolkien and Jordan, and also GRRM… I would treat competing against them as entirely accepted and obvious....
Wore out playing with the cross body bag. (lemmy.world)
Her name is now “Willow”.
Wore out playing with the cross body bag. (lemmy.world)
Her name is now “Willow”.
Average British house price hits record high of £375,000 (www.theguardian.com)
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, known for brutal crackdowns against political opposition, dies at 63 (www.nbcnews.com)
Iran's president, foreign minister and others found dead at helicopter crash site, state media says (www.yahoo.com)
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'That did not happen': CBS host busts J.D. Vance on Trump's jobs record (www.rawstory.com)
North Idaho Has Drifted to the Extreme Right. One Republican Thinks It’s Hit Its Limit. (www.politico.com)
The Mac vs. PC war is back on? (www.theverge.com)
I find it hard to believe that, outside of work computers, many people would be choosing Windows over Mac or Linux, especially is AI is their goal....
The schools & police trampling on student rights don't understand the true meaning of "trespassing" (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Zelensky: 'Our partners fear that Russia will lose this war' (kyivindependent.com)
President Volodymyr Zelensky believes that Ukraine’s partners “are afraid of Russia losing the war” and would like Kyiv “to win in such a way that Russia does not lose,” Zelensky said in a meeting with journalists attended by the Kyiv Independent....