iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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KD Casey — Read Breakout Year Today! @kdcaseywrites.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

rate hot dodgers, raise money for a good cause

allie! ally! allé! 👩🏽‍💻🥃✨🥳🌸 @allieiswriting.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

if anyone cares I have seen the love hypothesis and I have thoughts but my main ones are not about the movie in specific but the state of romance movies in general

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Tony Zhou @tyzhou.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Bluesky gives users the power to choose their algorithms, but how does this actually work in practice? In our new preprint, we explore the ecosystem of Bluesky custom feeds and the feed creators behind them! 🧵 arxiv.org/abs/2609.12958

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Middleware for Feed Recommendation in Practice: How Feed Creators Build, Maintain, and Sustain Custom Feeds on Bluesky

Scholars have long proposed third-party middleware as an alternative to centralized algorithmic feeds: feeds built and distributed by independent feed creators. This vision saw no large-scale instanti...

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Lauren Morrill @laurenmorrill.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

In hell, I hope

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Melanie/Mel @melonreads.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

111. Leave and Come Back by Lavanya Lakshmi Read 🎧: 8/23/26-8/26/26 #Romancelandia

Screenshot of Leave and Come Back by Lavanya Lakshmi with a cartoon illustration of leaves and wedding garlands and various Indian characters dressed up in saris and sherwanis, including a bride and groom.

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carol @bookish-notes.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

this author has THE best illustrated romance covers 😍 if only more romance books these days had these types of covers

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Melanie/Mel @melonreads.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I know when everyone thinks of Tim Curry, their mind immediately goes to his performance in The Rocky Horror Picture Show but I’m weirdly obsessed with his turn as the diabolical Cardinal Richelieu in The Three Musketeers. Anyways, that’s two greats gone in the span of 24 hours.

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Melanie/Mel @melonreads.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

When you discover you inexplicably have 3 full containers of ricotta in your fridge, the only thing left to do is make a lemon ricotta cake with an apricot jam glaze

Lemon ricotta cake with an apricot jam glaze

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Linda McConeghy Watson @thelindashow.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Love! 🔥🔥🔥

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b.andherbooks @bandherbooks.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

author you need to read! #romancelandia

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Janine Amesta @janineamesta.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Oh my goodness!!!! Look at my new cover! My illustrator Sugam Thakur is amazing. I'm obsessed! Love in the Time of Wildfires is a grumpy x sunshine romance between a cynical wildland firefighter and a spirited Latina wildlife behaviorist. Please share. Preorder the ebook here: tinyurl.com/mr49njcu

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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

School vouchers -- funded with billions in taxpayer money -- have become such a financial boon to private religious schools that one Michigan company encouraged churches to tap into what it dubbed “God’s new gold mine.”

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Public Money Is Fueling an Explosion of Private Schools. States Often Don’t Care How They’re Run.

As private schools proliferate, states are choosing a hands-off approach to regulating them. The backgrounds of school founders — sometimes with criminal histories — often don’t matter

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allie! ally! allé! 👩🏽‍💻🥃✨🥳🌸 @allieiswriting.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Legend of Billie Jean is on Tubi and I know what’s keeping me company during the morning Monday

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allie! ally! allé! 👩🏽‍💻🥃✨🥳🌸 @allieiswriting.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Ok, so I’m running a little late but everyone else is free to start without me #RomComBracket #RCBFireIsland

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Romance Ever After Podcast @romeverafter.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

ICYMI— the Fire Island watch party is happening this Friday at 9pm EDT. Please join in using #RomComBracket or #RCBFireIsland. And if you can’t join in then, use the tags whenever you get a chance to watch

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Jenny with a Green Ribbon Around Her Neck @readingtheend.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I read one time about this journalist who went to interview Paul Newman in his old age, and he said that Newman was extremely sweet and lovely for someone who hadn't heard the word "no" in twenty years. It has really stuck with me.

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Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I am also embargoed on sharing my thoughts until tomorrow, but Kathryn and I had a lively discussion of it for next week's @tvisgoodpod.bsky.social

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allie! ally! allé! 👩🏽‍💻🥃✨🥳🌸 @allieiswriting.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Be there or you know just tag me whenever you can get there…

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 04/07/2026

Today marks 250 years since a small group of newspaper editors, farmers, and soldiers signed a document declaring our nation's independence — a truth that feels self-evident now but was revolutionary then.
What a privilege us Americans have, to live in a nation that every one of its inhabitants can shape. What an honor us New Yorkers have, to look out over our city's waters from the shores where so many Americans bravely entered their country for the first time.
Today and all days, let us remember that patriotism is not pretending our nation is without flaws. Patriotism is every act of righteous dissent — because loving our country means fighting for the best version of it.
Happy Fourth of July, New York City.

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victoria zeller🫛 (RISEBALL, summer ‘27) @dirtbagqueer.rocks · 04/07/2026

CABO VERDE, THE ONLY TEAM IN FIFA WORLD CUP HISTORY TO BE UNDEFEATED IN REGULATION

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Jessie Mihalik @jessiemihalik.com · 02/07/2026

And y’all have definitely come out swinging for my auctions, so expect extra surprises in the boxes for sure!! Here’s a search link that should show you all four of my auctions: www.32auctions.com/organization...

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Romancing the Vote 2026

Silent auction 'Romancing the Vote 2026' hosted online at 32auctions.

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Jessie Mihalik @jessiemihalik.com · 02/07/2026

I snapped one of these right up! This little guy perfectly represents me when I write, lol.

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allie! ally! allé! 👩🏽‍💻🥃✨🥳🌸 @allieiswriting.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Even if I don’t win this, please know that you all are free to talk to me about Killjoys whenever you want

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Vulture @vulture.com · 02/07/2026

Danny Glover and his family went on the ‘Today’ show to discuss the actor’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis. They told Lester Holt Glover has been experiencing symptoms for a few years.

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Danny Glover Has Alzheimer’s Disease

Danny Glover and his family went on the ‘Today’ show to discuss the actor’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis. They told Lester Holt Glover has been experiencing symptoms for a few years.

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allie! ally! allé! 👩🏽‍💻🥃✨🥳🌸 @allieiswriting.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I could also just send you things and if you wanted to write me back I would be cool with that

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allie! ally! allé! 👩🏽‍💻🥃✨🥳🌸 @allieiswriting.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Well if you hadn’t heard! One of you nerds wants to chit chat with me about these movies

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The Lever @levernews.com · 30/06/2026

Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. took four months off from Congress, fully paid, to treat depression. Time and again, he’s voted against paid sick leave legislation. www.levernews.com/sick-leave-f...

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Sick Leave For Me, Not For Thee

Rep. Tom Kean Jr. took four months off from Congress, fully paid, to treat depression. Time and again, he’s voted against paid sick leave legislation.

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Why Choose: A Romance Bookstore @whychoose-tucson.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

So uh…hi friends! We regularly forget that bluesky exists but we had to come over and join the fun for @romancingthevote.com! The auction starts TOMORROW and we went ahead and dropped in a full year of personally curated romance shipped every other month right to your mailbox!

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We Choose from Why Choose

Auction item 'We Choose from Why Choose' hosted online at 32auctions.

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Olivia Waite @oliviawaite.com · 26/06/2026

If you haven’t seen the truly gorgeous beaded octopus I made for this, WELL: www.32auctions.com/organization... Gold and glass and vintage crystal and his eyes glow in the dark!

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Opulent Octavio the Octopus

Auction item 'Opulent Octavio the Octopus' hosted online at 32auctions.

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Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

💔💔💔

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Reese Ryan @reeseryanwrites.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Thrilled for 12th-grader Kameirah Johnson, winner of this year's Google Doodle contest. Wishing her all the success in the world as she uses the scholarship award to head off to NYU to study both art and economics. www.today.com/video/meet-t...

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TODAY Exclusively Reveals the 2026 Doodle for Google Winner

Every year Google holds a competition where students submit their artwork for a chance to be displayed on the search engine’s website and win a $55,000 scholarship. This year's winner, twelfth-grader ...

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DL White @booksbydlwhite.blacksky.app · 04/06/2026

Coming June 30 #BlackBooksky

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allie! ally! allé! 👩🏽‍💻🥃✨🥳🌸 @allieiswriting.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

it's time for my once in a blue moon newsletter! if you've got some romance news to share (books, movies, tv, etc) hit me up at newsletter@alliekparker.com #romancelandia

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Joe Adalian @tvmojoe.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Doing a rare late-shift story to write up tonight's shocking, if unsurprising, news that CBS has fired Scott Pelley for candidly expressing concerns over what's going on at 60 Minutes. Up now at @vulture.com www.vulture.com/article/scot...

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CBS Fires Scott Pelley After Heated 60 Minutes Exchange

The move comes after the TV news icon accused Bari Weiss of trying to “murder” the show.

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Jennifer Prokop @jenreadsromance.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

genre romance for decades was allowed to do this, but the trade off was that everyone looked down on it and made fun of it. Now that it's gained mainstream acceptance, the books are way less sexy and fun.

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allie! ally! allé! 👩🏽‍💻🥃✨🥳🌸 @allieiswriting.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Holy childhood trauma, they added The Brave Little Toaster to Disney+

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Joe Adalian @tvmojoe.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

The first two screenshots are from the AI-generated summary USA TODAY —a paper known for its brevity and just the facts style— insists on inserting ahead of its human generated reporting. The last one is what a USA TODAY human wrote. Anyone who just read the AI slop would be sorely misinformed*

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The Freedom 250 nonprofit, backed by former President Donald Trump, is staging a 16-day Great American State Fair on the National Mall from June 25 to July 10, 2026. Several announced performers-including Morris Day, Young MC, and Milli Vanilli- have withdrawn, saying they were not informed of the event's political ties, while others such as Martina McBride and C+C Music Factory remain on the lineup. The fair will feature rides, livestock shows and daily themed programmine and admission is free with
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• Young MC posted on May 27 that he will not perform, stating he was never told about any political involvement and that SPIN described the event as Trump-backed.
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Who has pulled out of performing at Freedom 250's Great American State Fair?

Here is who has called off:
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• Young MC
• Milli Vanilli
• The Commodores
• Martina McBride
• Bret Michaels

Morris Day and Young MC, on May 27, announced they would not be taking part in the event scheduled to run from June 25 to July 10.

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allie! ally! allé! 👩🏽‍💻🥃✨🥳🌸 @allieiswriting.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

love the daily jumpscare of logging onto facebook to see what ancient picture my high school homeroom teacher has posted

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@AuthorMsBev @authormsbev.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Hear ye! Hear ye!! A girl is pleased to announce that HULU has picked up the option for our beloved Blessings series. Our writer, the very talented Sonay Hoffman will now begin creating the pilot's script. More details to come.

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Man Dancing Happily

ALT: Man Dancing Happily

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Frederick Smith, Ed.D. @fsmith827.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Made a playlist to accompany the story in Love Is A Contact Sport, a Black, Queer, Second Chance, College Reunion, MM romance out 6/16/26 on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social. Preorder links in bio. Apple: music.apple.com/us/playlist/... Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/55q... #LoveIsAContactSport

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

A strong contender for best casting in history.

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Carole V. Bell @cvbell.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Classically Kennedy Ryan, Score is a vivid and visceral portrait of messy, undeniable love.💕

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Charish Reid @charishreidauthor.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

I'm so pumped to hear this! 🎉🎉

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allie! ally! allé! 👩🏽‍💻🥃✨🥳🌸 @allieiswriting.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

ok, i want to correct myself because i misread, the shadowy organization staged an internal coup to remove their one member who was open to these changes

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