The grey sunken cunt of the world.

Apparently the deadline is tomorrow. (See the Bluesky posting over here for useful URLs.)

...Just doublechecked my entries in their database. They scraped essentially everything I've ever written. And confused Diane Wynne Jones with me, ffs. ...FUCKERS.

If you are US-based, get yourself on that list. Here's its URL:

libgen? library genesis? the largest free library in the world that’s been circulating on tumblr for decades because of how valuable of a resource it is?

the same site that powers education in third world countries and for working class students worldwide who can’t legally buy textbooks?

the same site that’s a community-maintained archive of as many written works as possible to ensure written works of art will be available no matter who tries to destroy or restrict them?

the same site that allows valuable scientific research be available to the whole world, to those can’t afford to pay hundreds for publisher access?

Watercolor by Luigi Bazzani , 1886

The same atrium photographed more than 130 years later 👇

Photo: © Luigi Spina - Pompeii Parco Archeologico.