Shea Fontana

Days at the Torunka Café: A Novel A Novel

14) Days at the Torunka Café
Satoshi Yagisawa
(Author)
Eric Ozawa
(Translated by)

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It seems pretty bonkers to hand over your entire accounting department to a system that apparently has no manual override function.

In the last year, I've had so payment issues ($ not received, sent to the wrong place, etc). I'm beginning to suspect AI. One exec told me, "The system says it's paid, so even though we agree it wasn't, we're having trouble issuing a payment because of the system." Any other freelancers seeing this?

Right, right, it's the specialized appetites of normal people wanting a hot beverage that's ruining society, not the outlandish appetites of uber rich who are trafficking and abusing women and children.

Shea Fontana holds the new dc super hero girls book cover.

Happy International Women’s Day!

Congrats!

We're no more than a few hours away from the next phase of digital propaganda: unverified videos of "liberated people celebrating" will go viral. Many of these videos will later be revealed to have predated the illegal war, or be entirely unrelated to current events

Upshot: verify before amplifying

A call script for elected representatives: U.S. attack on Iran: YOU: Hi, my name is [NAME]. I’m a constituent from [ZIP CODE]. YOU: I’m calling to demand [MOC/SENATOR] take urgent action after the United States joined Israel in launching strikes on Iran today. YOU: The Trump administration has again taken military action without any specific Congressional authorization. President Trump has also confirmed that the U.S. has undertaken “major operations” in Iran and has also said “U.S. lives might be lost.” YOU: I am calling on [MOC/SENATOR] to call for the following actions immediately: - Public clarification on the scope of U.S. involvement - Call for and support support the Khanna–Massie War Powers Resolution in the House. - Oppose ANY funding for military escalation without Congressional authorization. YOU: Are we or are we not at war with Iran? Congress needs to answer this question, and do it quickly. YOU: [OPTIONAL COMMENTS – e.g. Clarify you’d like a written response]

Do it now.

Yes, you can leave a message. Yes, call the DC offices.

Script here again.

SURPRISE! IT IS AN ANNOUNCEMENT!!

@susanlbridges.bsky.social and i wrote this very trans, queer YA romcom graphic novel that’s out in august

it’s funny, it’s sweet, it’s about learning to love what makes us different

YOU ARE GONNA LOVE THESE GOOFY TEENS
☀️🌴🎭🚜🐄🌈🏳️‍⚧️🩷

Got a little teary hearing the theme on the new Scrubs.

I continue to be fascinated by the phenomenon whereby an expert engages with any of the LLMs on their field of expertise and is instantly horrified by the wrong answers, and then goes on to use it for things they are not experts in as though it won’t be just as bad for those.

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

I’ve written for a lot of different companies in my career, and someday soon they’ll all be the same company.

Hey team! Don’t let this pass! Or even get a “respectable” show of yeas.

Mermicorno: Game On!: An Early Graphic Novel An Early Graphic Novel

We are just over 2 months out from the release of the first Mermicorno graphic novel. If you have early readers who like mermaids or unicorns, puns, and being creative, this book is for them! bookshop.org/p/books/merm...

It is possible, depending on the state jurisdiction of the contract, that the contract language isn’t legal. Some states have better workers rights protections. So even if it’s in the contract, it might not be valid.

Letz go even bigger and better,,, ALL Female US Olympians and Paralympian medalists are invited out to celebrate in Viva Las Vegas for the SHE GOT GAME Weekend ,,,

Hit a guy up and LETZ GOOO

If you’re a librarian or reviewer with a Netgalley or Edelweiss account, the new DC Super Hero Girls galley is up! Check it out!

Night Traffic

DHS reverses course on suspending TSA PreCheck after outcry The reversal came after discussions with the White House and TSA, an official said. DHS will still suspend the Global Entry program as the partial shutdown continues.

Global Entry uses automated kiosks to save staff capacity & expedite processing. Is Kristi Noem forcing employees to unplug kiosks & MANUALLY process passengers?

Truly as dumb as it gets.

Instead of punishing travelers, Trump should focus on negotiating urgent ICE reforms.

If you’re a librarian or reviewer with a Netgalley or Edelweiss account, the new DC Super Hero Girls galley is up! Check it out!

Why do I have to pretend that I'm going to print something in order to save it as a PDF. Why do I have to engage in a little ruse.

Literally impeach every single impeachable person in the entire chain of command, including Trump.

Here is @aoc.bsky.social thankfully telling everyone exactly what to do to stop a concentration camp from being built where you live.

Please take it to heart and take action.

update:

Wait, aren’t these systems designed to be more automated and thus requiring less human employees who would require this funding? Almost made you think it might just be vindictive.

So you get out your Fascism for Dummies book for the 15 things you do, and we tried to include as many of them as we could in the most artful way possible. How were we supposed to know that this clown car in Washington was going to basically use the same book that we used? So I don't think it's prescience so much as the sad familiarity of fascism and the karaoke menu of things that you go through to do it. You could list them from the show, or you could list them from the newspaper.

Tony Gilroy, creator of Andor, wasn’t allowed to use the word “fascism” during press junkets in 2025.

Interesting interview in The Hollywood Reporter.

www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-featur...

Tetia receives words of encouragement from an older lady, telling her, "The people that restrict your learning only seek to control you."

Witch Hat Atelier has good politics.

DOJ Removed Record of Multiple FBI Interviews with Underage Trump Accuser, Epstein Data Shows The FBI spoke at least four times with a woman who credibly accused Trump of sexually assaulting her when she was a minor, Epstein files show. That document is no longer accessible on the DOJ website.

This is not something that can be swept under the rug. The American people deserve answers about these serious accusations against the President.

Transparency and the accountability are the bare minimum.