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R.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD) @rsagarcia.bsky.social · 9h

YOU COULD WIN THIS QUILT! This Breast Cancer Awareness month I'm having a giveaway to help raise funds for the increasing costs of my breast cancer treatment. Every donation from today to Oct 31 will be eligible to win! See link for details! Kindly boost & share! www.gofundme.com/f/help-r-s-a...

Picture of a gorgeous, multicolored patchwork quilt bordered in maroon and purple, with pixelated design made from hundreds of unique patches in many different colors.

Closeup of a patchwork quilt showing individual patches with a yellow duck on a blue background, an orange starfish, floral patterns and abstract patterns in blue, white, cream, green, pink, yellow, maroon and red.

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Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 12h

This is a great thread about Ilhan Omar but I wanted to highlight this one because so many people do not realize that constituent services are part of what your elected folks are supposed to be doing, and it's rare that they'll go out of their way to bring it to your attention.

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Laurel Gale @laurelgale.bsky.social · 10h

A western meadowlark with places to be. #birds #nature #wildlife 🐡

A photo of a bird with brown, white, black and yellow markings as it flies past the camera.

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StuartStories @stuartstories.bsky.social · 16h

Amazing! Seems like this should help us create a plan for greater renewal. Like the opposite of Ice-nine.

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 18h

In 2 years, the world protected an area of ocean larger than the EU. About 5 million km² of ocean came under protection in the 2 years to April 2026, lifting global coverage past 10% for the 1st time. That’s the target countries agreed for 2020, albeit 6 years late buff.ly/CR7liDj #ShareGoodNewsToo

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World reaches milestone for nature: 10% of ocean now officially protected - UNEP-WCMC

Achievement is an urgent reminder that protected and conserved areas at sea need to triple by 2030

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Kenneth F. Duggan 🇨🇦 @kfduggan.bsky.social · 19h

In 13th-century England, lords with the right of infangthief could hang thieves in their jurisdiction who were caught in possession of stolen goods. If the thief was not in possession of stolen goods and the thief did not resist arrest, then the thief would be tried by royal justices. 🧵1/3.

A king wearing a crown and dressed in a blue tunic with a reddish-orange cloak is seated and holding a sword in his left hand while pointed at a scribe in orange, who is writing something down on parchment with a quill. Two other people in blue are standing behind the scribe. The blank space behind these figures is filled in with gold leaf.
Reference: British Library, Royal MS 11 D IX, fol. 6r.

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · 21h

Thrilled to share that our article, An Island through Time: Surface Survey and Selective Occupation on Strongylo (Antiparos), has been published in a new volume on small island archaeology 🇬🇷🏝️ #greece #archaeology #island

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 21h

The Society are delighted that Government funding has been announced for no less than four of the buildings on our Top Ten Endangered Buildings list!! 🧵

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Fraser MacDonald @frasermacdonald.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

I not only get these scams for me, I also get them for George MacDonald Fraser … & I’m not buying a ‘premium reader audit’ for either of us.

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Simon Coupland @scoupland.bsky.social · 23h

For #FindsFriday an exciting new discovery in Flanders - the first single find of an early dirham from Belgium. Identified by experts as North African, possibly a contemporary imitation, 173-175 H./789-790 AD. Most likely brought here from Frisia/ Denmark.

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Marta Zboralska @martazb.bsky.social · 23h

This is good www.history.ac.uk/fellowships-...

Fellowships and Bursaries will be available to historians who:
• have recently been made redundant or taken voluntary severance from a post within a UK university;
• or whose fixed term contract has not been renewed;
• or have been unable to secure permanent work in history since being awarded their PhD (the PhD must have been awarded between 3lst January 2024 and 3lst
January 2027);
• have a right to work in the UK that extends for the duration of the fellowship;

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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 23h

“Defibrillator” in ten languages: 1. Defibrillator (German) 2. Defibrillator (Dutch) 3. Defibrillator (Hindi) 4. Defibrillator (Igbo) 5. Defibrillator (Indonesian) 6. Defibrillator (Samoan) 7. Defibrillator (Swahili) 8. Defibrillator (Yoruba) 9. Defibrillator (Afrikaans) 10. Hjertestarter (Danish)

Keith Flint of the Prodigy sticks out his tongue while holding a pair of hjertestarters. Next to him are written the classic lyrics "I'm the hjerterstarter, twisted hjerterstarter" taken from their well-known song "Hjertestarter"

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 22h

Ellen Kushner’s Swordspoint too! And Pamela Dean’s Tam Lin!

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sunyi @sunyidean.com · 22h

I’m seeking a specialist beta reader for my SF book. Someone who has knowledge of microbiology, specifically phage science, ideally in the context of pathogens / vaccinations / medicine / lab environments. I can offer some pay (self funded, not asking Tor to cover it) and would ofc give credit.

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Alom Shaha @alomshaha.bsky.social · 23h

Even if you’re not a teacher, you should read this. So much good sense in it.

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Open Research, University of Aberdeen @openresearchuoa.bsky.social · 23h

📢Attention PGRs! You have two weeks left to enter our annual Carve your PhD! Competition. Give us the spookiest pumpkin or neep based representation of your thesis topic and win glory! honour! Bragging rights! And a £25 book voucher! Details at abdn.site/phD

Against a background of fall leaves, white ghosts with coffee mugs fly, interspersed are pictures of carved pumpkins showing: a skeleton with a visible implant, a python, and a relief-carved bear. The ghosts have speech bubble reading: Carve your PhD! a pumpkin-carving contest! Enter by 29 October. Rules at abdn.site/phD

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Arwen Curry @arwencurry.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

Here's Ada Palmer on the new Osamu Tezuka documentary, live now on Kickstarter! Back it here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tez...

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TEZUKA! God of Manga

Featuring Katsuhiro Otomo, Riyoko Ikeda, Naoki Urasawa, Go Nagai, Toshiyuki Tomino, Masao Maruyama, Rintaro, Ada Palmer, and more!

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David Hofer @hofer.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Spirited Away for Tax Purposes

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

I'm super excited to be part of this in the spring, a remote writers' retreat for disabled writers!

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Daniel Bellingradt @dbellingradt.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

This too would have been a bestselling #earlymodern broadside.

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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 15/10/2026

On behalf of everyone at Clarkesworld, we would like to thank all the subscribers who joined during our recent subscription drive. Because of you, we've been able to give all our staff and contributors a raise for our 20th anniversary.

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Mark Eli Kalderon @markelikalderon.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

On dynamic pricing: a friend just asked me to check the price of a phone on Amazon. I got £529 and they got £440 Can’t help but think of Kant’s virtuous shop keeper who charges a fixed regular price even of inexperienced customers

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Gabriel Flynn @gabrielflynn.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

AI researchers warn technology 'months away' from being able to connect to wifi using eduroam

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Australia’s High Court has ruled that the climate impact of coal burned overseas needs to be considered. In a landmark decision earlier this week the court ruled that the approval of a massive coalmine expansion in the Hunter Valley was invalid. Guardian buff.ly/vDI3Mhg #ShareGoodNewsToo

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‘A real-life moment from The Castle’: the retired Australian couple who took on a coal giant and won

Wendy Wales and Tony Lonergan’s four-year fight over MACH Energy’s Mount Pleasant coalmine went all the way to the high court

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

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‘A real-life moment from The Castle’: the retired Australian couple who took on a coal giant and won

Wendy Wales and Tony Lonergan’s four-year fight over MACH Energy’s Mount Pleasant coalmine went all the way to the high court

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Who Framed Rodger Rabbit for Tax Purposes?

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Toasttocin (LittleBitsOfFluff) @toasttocin.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Little Pam is so pretty. She is a gentle soul, but loves to play, with the softest fur you have ever felt. She is smart, affectionate, and a proper little lady when it comes to manners. She is looking for her forever family. She can ✈️ to you. realcruzancats.org #catsofbluesky #islandkitten #adopt

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smokin' joe rudeboy @twistedsoup.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

okay maybe not everyone is as into Machiavelli as imo they should be, but i just CLAPPED WITH JOY. The Beforecast is truly my favourite podcast right now, and it isn't even close, despite no lack of excellent podcasts

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Oops; meant to say “wild”. 😅

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

I plan to! As soon as some travel is over.

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Just recorded anew episode of Beforecast and it is *dynamite*! About the wood events of Machiavelli’s childhood. Coming out in 2 eeeks, right after another great one about his Discourses on Livy.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 15/10/2026

BREAKING: President Trump cancelled the Pentagon's planned livestream of a firing squad execution after nationwide backlash. Everyone who spoke out and pressured the administration to reverse course made a difference. But enough is enough — it's time to end the death penalty entirely.

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 15/10/2026

Almost 145,000 workers are set for a pay boost as the London Living Wage rises to £15.45 an hour. Since I became Mayor in 2016, there has been a sevenfold increase in the number of accredited Living Wage Employers to more than 4,300.

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Liberal Crone @brendaanna.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Interesting post and website. I'm glad incarcerated people are being given opportunities to better communicate with loved ones. This project sounds like it could be a lifeline for them and for former prisoners trying to reintegrate into society and avoid recidivism.

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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 15/10/2026

Here's a #SpookySeason phone lock screen from tonight. check out that beak! 🪶 🐦‍⬛

A crow flying in front of a gradient background from Blue to muted orange to bright orange . The background is oversaturated to better fit the vibe , it was mostly just Orange in person

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June @jamrolls.jiv.us · 15/10/2026

I have out of curiosity submitted some of my entirely human-written longform text (essays, not novels, but certainly more than just sentences), and had it flagged as nearly 100% AI. I was shocked, but not that shocked.

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Katie Spoon @kspoon.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

We wanted to understand why academics leave their jobs (doi.org/10.1126/scia...). We asked: “Tell us your story: what needs/needed to be different about your position?” I thought we would get a few hundred responses and I’d learn a bit more about the context of academic retention for myself.

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Gender and retention patterns among U.S. faculty

Women faculty are more likely to leave their jobs than men, most often due to workplace climate, rather than work-life balance.

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Greg Machlin @gregmachlin.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

@adapalmer.bsky.social won the John W. Campbell award (overseen by the same voting body as the Hugos) and her feed is full of delight. She knows what she's talking about!

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Reminds me of the best parts of the early Generation X. ❤️

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Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcculloch.com · 15/10/2026

hi yes also i wrote a book about this (the human authorship bit, mercifully, post-dates because internet, but is an interesting development!)

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🎃 Zack o' Lantern 🎃 @zackdavisson.com · 15/10/2026

Hino is my wife's favorite comic artist, so I put a lot of passion into this one. I had to do right by Miyuki! Includes a fairly long essay as well on who Hino is and his role in horror comics in Japan.

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Protestantism is wild.

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