
Earlier this month Shepard was interviewed by Simone, a junior journalist from KidScoop Media, a platform that gives kid reporters the opportunity to have their voices become a part of the national conversation. Simone and Shepard discussed his art, activism, his favorite city, and his inspiration when working on his new book, The Art of Saving Democracy: An Action Kit for Making Change. Check out the full interview below.
Thank you the People For the American Way for coordinating the interview and Writers Bloc LA for hosting.
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Good headline from the NYT for a change: President Narcissus and the Fetid Reflecting Pool.
Mayor’s office grants extra 12 months to run pilot while London force procures long-term supplier
The Metropolitan police have been granted a 12-month extension to a pilot project with the spy-tech firm Palantir while the force carries out a procurement process.
The development comes weeks after the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, blocked a £50m deal between the Met and the US company to automate intelligence analysis in criminal investigations.
Continue reading...Experts say law not enough to stop children accessing harmful content online and more ‘convincing strategy is required’
More than 80% of under-16s in Australia said they were still using social media three months after legislation banning them from it came into force, research shows.
Australia is the first country to ban social media for children. Since December 2025, under-16s have been prohibited from having accounts with many social media platforms including TikTok, X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.
Continue reading...Teruhide Tomori has added a photo to the pool:
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