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Jennifer

@Jennifer@bookstodon.com

Book nerd, science fiction & fantasy fan, dog and cat herder, beginner vegan. She/her. 📚😸🐶🍉🌱

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NewsDesk, to Israel
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"The United States halted a large shipment of offensive weapons to Israel last week in a sign of its growing concern over a possible military offensive on Rafah."

NBC News reports: "Israel already has a large arsenal, making the halt unlikely to stop an offensive."

https://flip.it/PJRtEz

#Israel #Biden #Gaza #Rafah #Hamas #Palestine #Ceasefire #News

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@caseyjonesed @NewsDesk exactly

Jennifer, to random
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THIS.

"I don’t oppose the butchery in Gaza because I love Hamas or hate Jews or love Islam or hate America. I don’t oppose the butchery in Gaza because I’m a lefty or a commie or an anarchist or an anti-imperialist. I oppose the butchery in Gaza because I’m not a fucking psychopath." #Gaza

https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2024/05/06/i-oppose-israels-atrocities-in-gaza-because-im-not-a-psychopath/

liverpoolrichard, to UKpolitics
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Mark Pack 🔶
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Cumulative seat change at May local elections in this Parliament:

Lib Dem: +768
Labour: +545
Green: +480
Conservative: -1,783
#ukpolitics #libdems

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@liverpoolrichard I don't understand how your system works. Does this mean the PM gets booted?

Jennifer, to scifi
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I need some new science fiction to read, who has some suggestions? I don't like military sci-fi. For reference, my favorite series is the Expanse, I also enjoyed Scalzi's Collapsing Empire, I love Robert Charles Wilson's books. I mostly enjoy space operas and unique stories about technology, for example I really liked the recent book Mountain in the Sea about AI and intelligent octopus. Suggestions from the awesome Bookstodon community? @bookstodon #Bookstodon #Scifi #ScienceFiction

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@h2lift @bookstodon ooh thanks, I'll definitely take a look!

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@bhalpin @bookstodon I started the first book but didn't finish, I should give it another try.

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@tkinias @Cara @bookstodon I haven't read that one but I've heard of it!

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@todwest @bookstodon agree that the future is pretty terrifying. If you liked the Clarke books, you might like the Expanse series. It's set about 200 years in the future and people have colonized the solar system. It's an epic nine book series that's honestly the best sci-fi I've ever read. It's not an idealist future, it's pretty realistic and mostly character based and I guess that's why I like it.

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@MythingPerson @bookstodon Murderbot is one of my all-time favorite fictional characters! I read this great keynote Martha Wells gave about the series. https://marthawells.dreamwidth.org/649804.html

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@SallyStrange @bookstodon ooh this sounds intriguing! I'll read the blurb!

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@LeslieES @bookstodon I read that and thought it was great! I think i saw that someone is making it into a movie!

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@kwheaton @isaactly_s @bookstodon I read Left Hand of Darkness for a book club and didn't really like it 😬 I greatly admire her though!

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@jens @todwest @bookstodon exactly. The TV show is VERY different from the books as far as characters. There is zero conflict within the Rocinante crew for one thing, I found that super annoying on the show. I thought the TV show was ok but the books are sooooooo much better. I haven't read Jack Reacher, I thought it might be too violent but I liked the first season of the TV show. I like historic fiction too, I'll check those out. A series I really like is Maisie Dobbs, set in post WWI era.

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@jens @todwest @bookstodon I watched the whole series and mostly enjoyed it, but I'd already read the books and kept having to explain things to my husband 😆 I will say the actor who played Amos was spot on, and later on there's a mashup of Drummer and Michio Pa and she's great too. I like the book series so much I have all the books and also all the audiobooks. The narrator is fabulous.

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@jens @todwest @bookstodon I really wanted to see what they did with Amos at the end of the last book!! You know what, lol. Sadly it ended with book 6.

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@jens @todwest @bookstodon I had some issues with Holden's ending, but overall agree. And loved the ending for Amos. Did you read the novella Sins of our Fathers? I was kinda annoyed book 9 didn't wrap up one storyline so the novella satisfied that. My favorite novella was Strange Dogs 😳😬

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@jens @todwest @bookstodon OMG you have to read them! So much additional information!

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@jens @todwest @bookstodon there's a collection now available so you buy them all instead of individually.

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@8petros @bookstodon thanks, I haven't heard of those first two! The Expanse is my favorite series!

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@DrorBedrack @bookstodon ooh I haven't read either of those, thanks!

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@LordWoolamaloo @bookstodon I haven't read those yet, thanks for the recommendation!

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@fskornia @bookstodon I have not read any of these, thanks!

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@jda @bookstodon excellent!

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@mariafarrell @bookstodon thanks!

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@thatgeoguy @bookstodon I loved it! But unfortunately do not like the sequels 😔

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@jpaskaruk @LordWoolamaloo @bookstodon blep!!

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