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Think you need to shell out the big bucks on a new computer to enjoy all the latest technology? Not anymore! In fact, a Microsoft Windows 11 Pro license can revolutionize your dusty old PC, and now it's only $14.97 (reg. — Read the rest
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redbirdpost_secret_feedIn this online exhibition of audio secrets, you will hear a collection of voicemails from friends, parents, brothers, sisters, partners, loved ones. Some are funny, many are brief and heartfelt. Listen here. Or upload your own voicemail, story, and photos.
Our profound gratitude to everyone who contributed their emotional voicemail and soulful story. Special thanks to exhibition curator, Savannah Morin, and the team at Automatic. This exhibition was made possible with the generous support of the PostSecret Patreons.
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TL;DR: Work on your self-growth, boost your professional skills, and become a trivia night menace with lifetime access to Headway Premium—now just $47.99 with coupon code READ20.
We're not saying you should cheat at trivia. But if you happen to absorb 15-minute summaries of the world's best non-fiction books on psychology, leadership, productivity, and random historical facts, and then happen to dominate your local pub's trivia team, well, that's just strategy. — Read the rest
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TL;DR: Pok Pok is a Montessori-inspired educational app for kids, and right now it's only $47.99 for a lifetime subscription. Use code DROP20.
Kids want screen time. That's not changing anytime soon. What can change is how that time gets spent. — Read the rest
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TL;DR: Get a lifetime license to Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2019 for just $29.97—no subscription, no AI hype, just the classic apps you actually use.
Here's a secret: you don't need some futuristic AI robot to help you write a grocery list or build a budget spreadsheet. — Read the rest
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If the Lebanese owner of Trump Burger thought his blatant support of Donald Trump would give him a free pass in Texas, he was sorely proven wrong when ICE arrested him in May. The 28-year-old MAGA man was accused of immigration fraud and now faces deportation. — Read the rest
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Speaker of the House "MAGA" Mike Johnson seems to have complicated situations revolving around his Washington DC housing choices that look like he's breaking the law.
Seems Mike is either living in his office or having his campaign pay his rent. — Read the rest
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Ben and Jerry's co-founder Ben Cohen and his activist group "Up In Arms" placed an emaciated doll asking riders to "Remember Hiroshima" inside Disneyland's ear-worm attraction.
The doll was spotted on the classic Disney ride on Sunday, August 3, a few days before the 80th anniversary of the 1945 Hiroshima bombing by the United States.
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I'm in love with Kiki the driving sheep! Kiki is an adorable sheep who happens to be paralyzed but who hasn't let that stop her from living the best life she can, with lots of help from her family at the Don't Forget Us, Pet Us, a nonprofit sanctuary and animal rescue. — Read the rest
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"What animal is featured on a flag of a country where the first small British colony was established in the same year that Sweden's King Gustav IV Adolf declared war on France?"
Rakhim Davletkali asked Google this question and he says it "failed miserably… Unless someone wrote an article about that exact thing, a plain full-text search engine cannot answer a question like this." — Read the rest
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August 8th, 2025: This weekend I'm at DUBLIN COMIC CON - hope to see you there! I've never done a comics show in Ireland so I am VERY EXCITED. – Ryan | ||
redbirdrysmiel for a few days. The trip up was borin, which is good: anything exciting would probably be bad news, or at least make you late for dinner.otw_news_feedThe 2025 OTW Board Election will be held on August 15-18, a week from today.
Elections, Communications, and Translation worked together to announce candidate and voting information. Voting instructions have been emailed to all eligible OTW members, and translated versions of voting instructions are available on the Elections website. Candidate answers to Q&A questions can also be found on the Elections website, and a live Candidate chat was held on August 2 via Discord.
Legal has been closely monitoring legal developments and proposals about internet age verification in the US, UK, and around the world and taking steps to ensure that the AO3 user experience will not change. They also responded to a number of user queries and dealt with a commercial company that has been using the AO3 trademark in a confusing way.
In early July, Accessibility, Design, & Technology resolved some issues and downtime related to creating bookmarks on AO3. They also deployed several releases of bug fixes and improvements, including a performance improvement for the page that administrators use to search for user accounts. Lastly, in conjunction with Systems having installed and set up new servers, they finalized some Elasticsearch upgrades. You can refer to the recent release notes for more details.
In June, Support received 3,348 tickets, while Policy & Abuse received 3,738 tickets. Their TOS Spotlight news post series has now concluded; if you missed it, we encourage you to look it over and contact Policy & Abuse if you have any further TOS questions.
Tag Wrangling continues to test processes for wrangling canonical tags in “No Fandom”—tags that aren’t specific to any particular fandom—and announced some new canonical tags on July 14. More tags will continue to be canonized and announced on a regular basis.
In June, Tag Wrangling handled over 526,000 tags, or over 1,200 tags per volunteer! \o/
Open Doors finished importing all fanfiction from the Harry Potter archive FictionAlley and is now processing fanart hosted on the site. You can find all imported works in the FictionAlley collection. Unclaimed works are currently restricted to logged-in AO3 users, but per Open Doors’ agreement with the archivist, they will be unlocked 30 days after the import is fully completed.
All FictionAlley creators should have received one or more emails with links to claim, orphan, delete their works, or prevent the import of any additional works of theirs in the future. If you were a creator and did not receive this email, please contact Open Doors for assistance. You can also contact Open Doors if you would like to prevent future imports of your Harry Potter works specifically.
The import process for HarryPotterFanFiction.com and MuggleNet Fan Fiction are also underway. If your email address has changed since you were a member of either archive, or you would like Open Doors not to import your works, please contact Open Doors. Please refer to the import announcements for a full list of how Open Doors can assist you.
Elsewhere, Open Doors has continued their importing work on My Mongoose, an archive for The Sentinel.
Communications’ Con Outreach team wrapped up Capital City Comic Con in Lansing, Michigan, USA—thank you to everyone who tabled and who said hi to us! You can check out con attendees’ fanwork recommendations in the convention’s AO3 collection.
Fanlore’s themed month for July, Fandom in Color, was a big success! They’re now planning their next editing challenge, Stub September, which will be themed around animals with swords this year. Check out Fanlore’s social media (Bluesky, Twitter/X, and Tumblr) for announcements about the challenge, which will run from September 8-21.
Transformative Works and Cultures is finalizing their upcoming general issue, volume 46, which will be published on September 15. Their upcoming Latin American Fandoms and Music Fandoms specific issues are still accepting submissions until January 1, 2026. Lastly, they collaborated with Communications on an OTW website page about the TWC committee, outlining the team behind the publication and spotlighting TWC’s Fans of Color research prize.
Board held the quarterly Board meeting on July 20 on Discord. There were 44 attendees, and minutes will be available soon on the OTW website.
Alongside preparing for the Board meeting, Board and the Board Assistants Team collaborated across the OTW and made progress on several goals, including the OTW Crisis Management Plan, OTW Procurement Policy, Cybersecurity Report, Paid Staff Transition, and researching nonprofit training resources.
Finance is wrapping up 2024 reconciliations and working with auditors for the 2024 audit.
Volunteers & Recruiting conducted recruitment for three committees this month: Communications, Fanlore, and Policy & Abuse. Volunteers & Recruiting also closed out all projects carried over from previous years and plan to start new projects this year in accordance with their 2025 roadmap goals.
From June 23 to July 22, Volunteers & Recruiting received 175 new requests, and completed 124, leaving them with 102 open requests. As of July 22, 2025, the OTW has 926 volunteers. \o/ Recent personnel movements are listed below.
New Communications News Post Moderation Volunteers: Deniz (News Post Moderation Volunteer)
New Open Doors Volunteers: Kriti S (FCPP Intern)
New Support Volunteers: moonlithic, SlantedKnitting, and 23 other Support Volunteers
New Translation Volunteers: 1 Translation Volunteer Manager and 1 Translation Task Assistant
Departing Communications Volunteers: 2 Fanhackers Volunteers
Departing Communications News Post Moderation Volunteers: 2 News Post Moderation Volunteers
Departing Policy & Abuse Volunteers: 1 Policy & Abuse Volunteer
Departing Support Volunteers: Jennifer D2 (Liaison to User Response Translation), Geraldine and 2 other Support Volunteers
Departing Tag Wrangling Volunteers: demilyver, Goodwin, Ratty, and 11 other Tag Wrangling Volunteers
Departing Volunteers & Recruiting Volunteers: Ducky (Volunteers & Recruiting Volunteer) and 1 Tool Implementation Lead
For more information about our committees and their regular activities, you can refer to the committee pages on our website.
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According to Stars and Stripes, the Air Force intends to purchase two Tesla Cybertrucks, not to use in combat, but to blow up with precision-guided munitions.
The list of 33 vehicles to be acquired, as outlined in the contract solicitation documents, includes sedans, Bongo trucks, pickup trucks, SUVs, and two Cybertrucks. — Read the rest
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Donald Trump can't stop collecting medals he never earned, and now he's comparing his minor ear graze to actual combat wounds because apparently being a five-time draft dodger wasn't quite insulting enough to veterans.
As reported in The Daily Beast, Trump told a room full of Purple Heart recipients – you know, people who actually bled for their country instead of hiding behind daddy's money – that his minuscule assassination attempt injury "wasn't that easy" for him either. — Read the rest
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A YouTuber tried to stealth camp in his custom-made Los Angeles dumpster on the Venice Beach boardwalk.
YouTuber Prestongoes keeps a positive attitude despite facing numerous self-imposed setbacks. Poor design left him unable to roll, steer, or reliably move his extremely heavy camper around. — Read the rest
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