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Alanna Smith @alannawrites.bsky.social · 23h

Just saying @alewingpromotes.bsky.social is one of the coolest, kindest guys in comics and deserves his flowers. Please be kind to creators!

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Alanna Smith @alannawrites.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Google also switched my Maps voice over to the AI one and she keeps saying "stop-puh sign" for no reason that I can discern

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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 30/09/2026

Loll Yudkowsky, Soares and such AREN'T SHILLS? The Yudkowsky who founded the eugenicist, rationalist cult? The one who predected singularity to be 2025? The one in the sex parties that women have to attend to "network? The rape orgies with dubious consent mechanisms that Soares coorganizes?

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Zoe TunnHELL ➡️ NYCC @zoewithasword.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

If you want to cry like a tiny baby and see an incredible life and career celebrated by literally everyone he knew, watch this

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Alanna Smith @alannawrites.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Already crying about the Pac tribute show and then I had to do my bimzelx injection and now I'm also crying about that. That freaking needle!! Why does it freaking burn?!?!? What a night

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Alanna Smith @alannawrites.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Steve is (extremely kindly)! answering Wanda questions today with SORCERER SUPREME 10 out, and I just wanted to chime in too. I don't think it was apparent from the outside how much of an underdog this Scarlet Witch run was, or what a miracle it was that we got to keep the story going so long.

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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...

But there’s also something about truth to pain. We talk a lot about truth to power, but I think it’s actually a lot harder to speak truth to pain. I say that as someone who went to medical school, realizing that in a lot of our politics right now, we’ve got to get a lot better at speaking truth to pain if we’re going to get through some of these challenges that we have.

What does “truth to pain” mean?

It’s one thing to look power in the eye and say: You’re wrong about this. But there’s a way in which pain is very difficult to reason with. Because when somebody is in their pain, they’re in their trauma. They see that pain, and they may not see what’s causing it.

I remember just very explicitly being in a trauma ward with a gunshot wound patient and watching this big guy with his hand on his gunshot wound. All the folks are trying to pull his hand off his pain, that point of his gunshot wound, this clear vulnerability.

And this emergency room doctor had the presence of mind to be like: Everyone, stop. And she looks him in the eyes, and she’s like: I get that really hurts, and I’m so sorry that you’re here. You don’t want to be here. We don’t want you to be here. But if you don’t let us fix this, you could die. So I’m going to take your hand, and I’m going to move it off, OK? Because I need to get there so that you can live.

She was speaking truth to pain. He understands he’s at the hospital, he needs care, but he also doesn’t want anybody to touch the wound. Which is a natural thing. And I think it is a really great metaphor for how we think about a lot of these challenges we talked about today.

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Evan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Definitely click through on this story for the quotes from the Third Way spokesperson, who AGREED Democratic candidates should NOT adopt Republican language on trans issues. I was floored - even tried to get Billie to put it in the headline. This is not just analysis, these quotes are news.

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Alanna Smith @alannawrites.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

37 gotv postcards written! 78 to go for this batch. (Though I still have to address them all...weep)

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A Tea Walks Home Alone at Night @teaberryblue.net · 28/09/2026

Hey friends! I’ve been informed that someone is using my name to send fraudulent acquisition queries to authors. Please note: my outgoing work email address should be from @penguinrandomhouse.com. I will not contact you about work from any other email!

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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Pay attention Dems. Gov Beshear won twice, in a deep red state, and never threw trans people under the bus. He led with compassion rather than the fear and cowardice we've seen from some of our Ohio candidates and party leadership.

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Alanna Smith @alannawrites.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I have to imagine the AEW locker room is still raw from the Rebel tribute show, Butcher's sudden death and Borden's frightening injury. It absolutely breaks my heart to think of what they're going through with the Pac news on top of all that. Goddammit. Life is too short.

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TDE Wrestling @tdewrestling.com · 28/09/2026

Unforgettable.

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Alanna Smith @alannawrites.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Chillin at home watching All Out a day late because the Nor'easter knocked our power out yesterday, writing some gotv postcards while it continues to pour and gust outside. Cozy!

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Alanna Smith @alannawrites.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This whole situation is an embarrassment but I think it's even more reason for sensible people to push (or fight!) to join their local Democratic committees. People who lead like this aren't entitled to their little fiefdoms. We don't have to let them determine the direction of the party forever.

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David Mack @david-mack.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

New Jessica Jones series in Dec with the original team! @brianmbendis.bsky.social @michaelgaydos.bsky.social & I'm creating covers- Covre #1 here! @alannawrites.bsky.social Link to Entertainment Weekly exclusive here: ew.com/brian-michae...

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Benjamin Percy @benjaminpercy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Josh Cassara put our families together at the Hellfire gala. A happier time. A bittersweet memory now. Krakoa forever.

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Alanna Smith @alannawrites.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I can't explain my obsession with their dynamic to anyone outside of wrestling without sounding absolutely batshit I fear www.youtube.com/watch?si=kR5...

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Does The New Level know who Swerve Strickland truly is? | AEW Dynamite, 9/23/26

YouTube video by All Elite Wrestling

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J. Margot Critch @jmargotcritch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Swerve and Hangman remaining undefeated in this.

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Andy Khouri @andykhouri.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Ben’s written a very moving tribute to Josh Cassara on Instagram here: www.instagram.com/p/Ddo-pP2Cam...

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Alanna Smith @alannawrites.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I'm devastated to hear that the incredible Josh Cassara passed away. I was incredibly fortunate to be able to work with him on his earliest Marvel projects, and it was clear from the jump he had the juice. But that wasn't enough for Josh--he kept pushing, experimenting and evolving. A true artist.

a comic book spread where white tiger is thrown across trevi fountain.

a comic book page where the Champions stand around glaring at Black Widow.

a comic book page where Falcon and Patriot leap into action together.

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Nilah "Nine Jobs" Magruder @nilahmagruder.com · 23/09/2026

I have a lot of discussions with people who just don't believe individual action can have much of an impact even though world history is full of examples proving otherwise. By the way the two women who spearheaded this were Mary Manning and Karen Gearon. Nimrod Sejake was in Ireland in exile.

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Morning! Realmguard #7 is here! Is the search for Steve Rogers nearing its end?? pencils/inks by Lorenzo Tammetta colors by Rod Fernandes letters by Joe Sabino edited by @alannawrites.bsky.social and Lindsey Cohick www.marvel.com/comics/issue...

The cover for REALMGUARD #7 showign Black Panther flying towards someone with his claws outstretched

A panel from REALMGUARD #7 featuring the Scarlet Sorceress (aka Scarlet Witch) floating down surrounded by symbols of magic.

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Alanna Smith @alannawrites.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I am going to predict TSwift's Patient Zero based on nothing

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The Pub-Liking Universal Friend @johnb78.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Bluesky remains unbeaten

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 20/09/2026

I'm curious about why we're not hearing about the victims of these attacks (Hugging Face, for example) suing OpenAI or otherwise demanding restitution. 🤷

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

For years they've been saying you can't just ignore how AI is going to change all of our work habits and lifestyles but I have kind of just ignored it and it hasn't changed them lol

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Zoe TunnHELL ➡️ NYCC @zoewithasword.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"Future issues will feature stories from [...] many more!"

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AIPT @aiptcomics.com · 16/09/2026

Black Widow and White Widow are seeing red. 🔴 Marvel launches Black Widow: Black, White & Red Room this December, with @stephsmash.bsky.social, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Devin Grayson, JG Jones, and more exploring Natasha, Yelena, and the deadly legacy of the Red Room. #comicsky Details:

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Marvel unveils ‘Black Widow: Black, White & Red Room’ for December 2026

Natasha Romanoff and Yelena Belova take center stage as Marvel returns to the Red Room for a new four-issue anthology.

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ND Stevenson @gingerhaze.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Reading Moby Dick is either 200 pages at a sprint OR I get stuck for months because Ishmael won’t stop measuring a whale. I’m miserable. I’m obsessed. I want to throw myself into the sea. I want to give Herman Melville a wedgie

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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

trot with me if you want to pound

scene from TERMINATOR 2. top panel is giant truck chasing a young buckaroo through the la river. truck is labeled 'AI GENERATED BIZARRO EROTICA SLOP.' middle panel is chuck tingle showing up on his motorcycle. bottom panel is chuck aiming shotgun with label 'SINCERE, HUMAN-CRAFTED STORIES ABOUT BISEXUAL MOTHMAN THREESOMES'

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16/09/2026

yeah, this stuff is far from my area of expertise, but i have yet to see anyone convincingly explain how the causal chain is supposed to operate here. it feels like the "AI will kill us all people" spent too much time watching Terminator 2 and the Animatrix.

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Alanna Smith @alannawrites.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Important announcement! I will also not be opening for Ed Sheeran

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Delaney Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way ❄️ @infinitesnow.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

and another thing: i'm not complicit. please don't put in the newspaper that i'm complicit

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Dylan Macri, Cadhla182, Commissions Open @dylanmacri.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

What I'm doing is hating AI and brother I'm an goddamn savant

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

ai chat bots: NOT EVEN ONCE because (in addition to everything else) they are lying to you, they will lie to you, nothing you put in there will ever be safe or private

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Alanna Smith @alannawrites.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

When I was a teen, I loved wearing bucket hats, and at some point I decided I needed to grow up (???) and start wearing baseball caps instead (???) but I bought a bucket hat while on vacation and I have to report that teen-me was right, bucket hats are the truth!!

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights. We all know that's some BS.

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Bree (half of Kit Rocha) @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 13/09/2026

It's Check Your Registration Status Weekly season down here in the south! Tell a friend. Tell the group chat.

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Faïza @fayza.eurosky.social · 11/09/2026

Credit : vinn_ayy (IG)

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Alanna Smith @alannawrites.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The good news is my newest immunosuppresant is finally working on my symptoms! The bad news is it's also working on my immune system! So now I have a throat infection and maybe an ear infection! Woooooo (I'm okay I just have to take giant antibiotics)

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Jeremy Whitley @jeremywhitley.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Hey, @marveltokon.bsky.social lovers, it's popped up in conversation a few times now that people think The Promoter is a new character. Not so! The Promoter was created all the way back in 2017 for "Thor vs Hulk: Champions of the Universe" by me and Simone Buanfantino with @alannawrites.bsky.social

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Josh Trujillo 🏳️‍🌈 @losthiskeysman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Here are some amazing preview pages for NOVA: RETURN OF THE RINGS, and a run interview I did for Marvel revealing some of the story's secrets! Final orders are due on Monday, so be sure to pre-order yours now! www.marvel.com/articles/com...

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‘Nova: Return of the Rings’ #1 Puts Sam Alexander on a Collision Course with the Ten Rings of Power

Check out a preview of ‘Nova: Return of the Rings’ #1 before it hits stands on October 14.

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