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Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

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: Blue Bonds (04 Oct 2025)

A US $100 bill, tinted blue. Benjamin Franklin has been replaced with the bear from the California state flag. The FRANKLIN caption in the scrollwork below the portrait oval has been replaced with KROPOTKIN.
A US $100 bill, tinted blue. Benjamin Franklin has been replaced with the bear from the California state flag. The FRANKLIN caption in the scrollwork below the portrait oval has been replaced with KROPOTKIN.
A US $100 bill, tinted blue. Benjamin Franklin has been replaced with the bear from the California state flag. The FRANKLIN caption in the scrollwork below the portrait oval has been replaced with KROPOTKIN.
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jalal
@jalal@satori.cafe replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

@pluralistic Gotta say, I've not heard of Blue Bonds before, but it seems they could solve a lot of America's problems.

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@ownohmanny@mastodon.ie replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

@pluralistic you're taller than I thought

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Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

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: Announcing the Enshittification tour (30 Sep 2025)

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Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

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Pluralistic: Blue Bonds (04 Oct 2025)

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Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

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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WATCH: Cory Doctorow explains enshittification

The author and activist on why everything suddenly got worse -- and how to fight for a better future
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Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

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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Computational Neuroscience Center

Neuroscience, AI, and Society

Neuroscience, AI, and Society A seminar series featuring scientists, thinkers, and writers on the intersections of neuroscience, artificial intelligence and society. Upcoming Seminars The Reverse-Centaur's Guide to Criticizing AI Cory Doctorow December 4 2025 7:00 pm, Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center Theater (3930 Brooklyn Ave NE)
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Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

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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Hay Festival

Hay Festival After Hours

Hay Festival After Hours
Web Summit

A post-American, enshittification-resistant internet | Web Summit

CloudFest USA

CloudFest is the world's #1 cloud computing event, and we're coming to Miami Florida!
Eventbrite

An Evening with Cory Doctorow

Bestselling science fiction author Cory Doctorow joins us for ENSHITTIFICATION
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Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

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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Cory Doctorow launches Enshittification | Librairie Drawn & Quarterly

Drawn & Quarterly is an internationally renowned publisher of the world's best cartoonists.
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4D Conferencia 2025

🚀 La cita imprescindible del diseño, la creatividad y la tecnología.🎤 La conferencia anual de 4D.cat reúne a mentes inquietas y voces disruptivas para inspirar, conectar y transformar ideas en acción.🗓️ ¡Reserva la fecha y forma parte de la experiencia!
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TYPE Books on Instagram: "💫 Just Announced! 💫 Join us on Monday, October 27th @ 7pm for the launch of Cory Doctorow’s much anticipated new book Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to do About It. Cory will be joined in conversation by Dan Werb, author of The Invisible Siege and winner of the 2022 Writer’s Trust Prize for Nonfiction.

Preorder Enshittification today at the link in bio and stories 🖤

No RSVP required to attend. Doors open at 6:30pm ✔️"

24 likes, 0 comments - typebooksjunction on September 23, 2025: "💫 Just Announced! 💫 Join us on Monday, October 27th @ 7pm for the launch of Cory Doctorow’s much anticipated new book Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to do About It. Cory will be joined in conversation by Dan Werb, author of The Invisible Siege and winner of the 2022 Writer’s Trust Prize for Nonfiction. Preorder Enshittification today at the link in bio and stories 🖤 No RSVP required to attend. Doors open at 6:30pm ✔️".
Ottawa International Writers Festival

Enshittification

8:00pm, Saturday Oct 25 at Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa — "Remember when the internet was young and alive, vibrant and accessible and free? Cory Doctorow does, and he knows what’s gone wrong—and he sees a way forward. This is a magnificent book." - James Gleick
Attention: Conference

The Attention Forum: October 23/24th 2025

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