The Rainmaker Behind the Curtain
How J.D. Barker, Behind-the-Scenes Book Doctor, Became One of the Most Strategic Minds in Modern Fiction…
https://indieauthormagazine.com/the-rainmaker-behind-the-curtain/
The Rainmaker Behind the Curtain
How J.D. Barker, Behind-the-Scenes Book Doctor, Became One of the Most Strategic Minds in Modern Fiction…
https://indieauthormagazine.com/the-rainmaker-behind-the-curtain/
Can baseball revitalize rural Japan? Five new recruits from the U.S., France and Australia are drumming up excitement and bringing fresh energy to the dairy town of Betsukai, Hokkaido. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/09/01/issues/hokkaido-betsukai-pilot-spirits-baseball/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #issues #baseball #hokkaido #betsukai #hokkaidofrontierleague #betsukaipilotspirits #mitsuruhonma
The Tokyo-based event platform More Than Music is not just about live shows — its founders are in the game to uplift musicians, seed connections and make community. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/08/25/issues/more-than-music-concerts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #issues #livemusic #expats #musicfestivals #musicians #shimokitazawa #zushi #kanagawaprefecture #japanesebeaches
https://www.europesays.com/2355317/ Let’s welcome refugee and immigrant children to classrooms #Advocacy #content #ia #IAContentSharing #Immigration #Issues #K12 #neutral #Overall #OverallNeutral #primary #PrimaryU0026SecondarySchooling(K12) #Refugees #Schooling #Secondary #Sharing #social #SocialIssuesU0026Advocacy #u0026
Virginia Council on Environmental Justice hears community concerns around New River Valley https://www.byteseu.com/1308312/ #Chemicals #concerns #council #environment #issues #leaking #NewRiverValley #RadfordArmyAmmunitionPlant #Virginia #VirginiaCouncilOnEnvironmentalJustice
In the name of solidarity, the volunteers of the Tokyo chapter of Food Not Bombs are cooking up meals, donating supplies and coalescing a community for those in need. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/08/18/issues/food-not-bombs-tokyo-volunteers-homeless/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #issues #homeless #expats #volunteers #homelessness
Microsoft's latest Windows 11 24H2 update breaks SSDs/HDDs, may corrupt data
#HackerNews #Microsoft #Windows #11 #SSD #issues #data #corruption #update
New federal sanctuary cities list leaves out Columbus, all of Ohio https://www.byteseu.com/1291163/ #Advocacy #Bondi #columbus #Department #donald #DonaldTrump #Fox #FoxNews #Government #Immigration #ImmigrationLaws #issues #justice #laws #Negative #News #of #OH #Overall #OverallNegative #Pam #PamBondi #Politics #social #SocialIssuesU0026Advocacy #trump #U.S. #U.S.DepartmentOfJustice #u0026 #VISA #VisaU0026Immigration
I'd forgotten how good the Issues comedy shows were. Watching them now reminds me of the topical issues and the politicians and media figures who talked about them;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6Vu70oDLlA
There were numerous variants, beginning with 1990 The Issues, with an ensemble cast of up and coming comics, led by veterans David Mcphail and Jon Gadsby. 1990 was followed by Bumper Issues, More Issues, and so on.
Donald Trump, MAGA estranged their family. A podcast healed them. https://www.byteseu.com/1273939/ #Advice #AdviceAndRelationships #and #content #donald #DonaldTrump #Entertainment #Europe #Family #FamilyIssues #Fatigue #issues #News #Politics #relationships #Sensitive #SensitiveSubjects #Sharing #Subjects #trump #TrumpFatigue #USAT #USATContentSharingEntertainment #USATContentSharingNews #USATContentSharingPolitics
This nonprofit is fighting to preserve ‘survivor’ trees from Hiroshima’s atomic bombing — and share their seeds with the world. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/08/09/issues/green-legacy-hiroshima-atomic-bomb-trees/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #issues #hiroshima #hibakusha #nagasaki #atomicbombings #nuclearweapons #wwii #unitednations
To avoid self-hosting a full-fledged code forge, you might want to simply store issues in the git repo itself. Have you tried using git-bug, git-issue, or some other decentralized bug tracker?
* https://github.com/git-bug/git-bug
* https://github.com/dspinellis/git-issue
Last time I tried git-bug I failed to import my issues from GitHub and gave up, but maybe it works now, it seems there is a new & more active maintainer.
Traditional Japanese crafts are facing headwinds with the changing times. Can non-Japanese artists play a part in keeping these lineages alive? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/08/04/issues/japan-craft-tradition-international-artists/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #issues #expats #japanesecrafts #kochi #kamakura #kochiprefecture #kanagawaprefecture #ishikawaprefecture
Issue #52 – Build a Career That Lasts: From Big Wins to Everyday Habits
Steff Green reveals how she turned quirky Paranormal Romance into a thriving six‑figure business—and the lessons that can help any indie author grow with purpose and stay in love with the work.
https://indieauthormagazine.com/issue-52-build-a-career-that-lasts-from-big-wins-to-everyday-habits/
These aren't your typical "real" protestors. They aren't well-meaning #students out protesting fossil fuel use, or Israel, or student debt, or creeping fascism. They aren't the tree-hugging crowd protesting environmental #issues.
They don't seem to actually believe any of the stuff they're pushing. Like I said, they didn't even make their own signs. They're pretty obviously being paid to be there, and they do exactly the minimum they're told to do, and no more.
So, the only real effect this has is that it corrodes our functioning society. Who would pay for fake protests to do that?
I'm hoping it's #foreign. Russia and China do these sorts of things, trying anything they can to hurt their enemies and fracture their #unity. If Canadians, for example, stop trusting media reports about the war in Ukraine, or about China's brutal suppression of #Tibet and persecution of #Uyghurs, we might stop shipping arms to #Ukraine, or criticizing China at the UN. Both of those countries have the motivation, the resources, and the experience to do this here in Canada.
So, fellow #Canucks - have you noticed any of these so-far-out-there-they-can't-be-real protests in your city? What are the slogans on their signs?
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Economic toll of mass deportations is already visible in California https://www.byteseu.com/1245937/ #Advocacy #California #center #content #donald #DonaldTrump #economy #Europe #Immigration #issues #Modular #ModularStory #money #N4NNews #people #PeopleU0026Society #Pew #PewResearchCenter #Politics #Research #Sharing #social #SocialIssuesU0026Advocacy #society #story #trump #u0026 #USAT #USATContentSharingMoney #VISA #VisaU0026Immigration
Both a booming business and soft power tool, Thailand’s BL (boys’ love) dramas are winning hearts in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/07/28/issues/thai-boys-love-japan-fandom/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #issues #thailand #boyslove #fandom #idols #tvdrama #softpower
https://www.europesays.com/2265992/ Indian equities remained resilient in June despite geopolitical issues: Report #america #geopolitics #indian #Issues #june #Politics #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #UnitedStatesPolitics #US #USPolitics #USA #UsaPolitics