“I used to think, Oh, now I’ve discovered the way—and then that way wouldn’t work for the next book.” We've unlocked our interview with Gerald Murnane. buff.ly/3Z70oAu

ℹ️ Confirmed: Metrics show that connectivity has collapsed on Russian internet operator Nodex, as the company reports a cyberattack from Ukraine resulting the destruction of its networks; the incident affecting fixed-line and mobile services is ongoing 📉

Evacuation Warnings have been issued as far south as I-210 in Pasadena for the #EatonFire. PLEASE EVACUATE IF TOLD SO OR IF YOU ARE IN DANGER.

Link to evacuation map protect.genasys.com/zones/US-CA-XL…

📣 The John Dryden Translation Competition 2024-2025 is now open, with prizes awarded for the best unpublished literary translations from any language into English. Sponsored by BCLA_Official & British Centre for Literary Translation 📚 Find out more: bcla.org/prizes-awards/… Deadline is 3 February 2025

As of 3 pm, 154,433 of LADWP’s 1.5 million customers remain out of power. Communities with the most impacted customers are Sherman Oaks, North Hollywood, Pacoima, Woodland Hills, Los Feliz, Highland Park, El Sereno, and Eagle Rock. More: ow.ly/HGbG50UCijB

The CA wildfires illustrate the very real threat to human health posed by climate change. Entire communities are being displaced, with people facing trauma, health risks from hazardous smoke & the loss of homes and lives. We must stop burning fossil fuels. theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j…

"An important shift occurred in 2018, when the Chinese government permitted rainbow trout to be labelled and sold as salmon"

Hospital trust makes face mask plea amid flu spike bbc.in/3WeFcrp

LMAO. Cartoonist Barry Blitt. “On January 20, 2025, the next leader of the United States—and of the free world—assumes power,” Blitt said. “Also on that day: Donald Trump is sworn in.” archive.md/KXdMA

Tesla Recalls 240,00 Vehicles After NHTSA Opens Probe. "...a reverse current could occur when turning them on, potentially causing a short circuit in the vehicles' computer boards and resulting in the rear-view cameras to become inoperative." newsweek.com/tesla-recalls-… LMAO

What a joke. Musk & Ramaswamy have sent reps to > a doz fed agencies incl. Treasury, IRS and the depts of Homeland Security, Veterans Affairs, and Health & Human Services. > 50 staffers already working out of SpaceX. Unclear who is paying them. archive.md/ij2AV

Elon’s estranged daughter has re-entered the chat

US Securities and Exchange Commission - Musk failed to properly disclose his ownership of Twitter, which allowed him to buy shares of the platform at “artificially low prices.” edition.cnn.com/2025/01/14/bus… The official press release and details: sec.gov/enforcement-li…

"It's sad to say that since the 1980s we've said this is what's going to happen and it's happening just as predicted, if not a little bit faster and a little bit worse." This.

"a rapid unscheduled disassembly"? I think you mean it exploded.

More than a quarter of English councils expect to have to sell homes to balance their housing budgets while over a third have cut back on repairs and maintenance in what has been described as a crisis in social housing finance. theguardian.com/society/2025/j…

I remain hopeful that everyone on my book-related list (dealers (incl rare books), libraries, archival institutions, bookshops etc) x.com/i/lists/192007… will make the move to Bluesky. There's an active (and growing) number of ppl and orgs, there.

Morgan S has contacted investors ahead of a planned sale of up to $3bn of debt they and others such as Bank of America & Barclays lent to EM to complete his Twitter buyout. The banks hope to sell senior debt @ 90-95c on the $, retaining more jr holdings archive.md/hiccx