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Rachel Parris @rachelparris.bsky.social · 1h

Hey folks. In total honesty my tour is NOT selling well. I’ve sold 30 tickets in a 400 seater in Birmingham, and not much more elsewhere. If you like musical comedy, if you like standup, then please come see my show! And spread the word! The Rachel Parris Songbook tour starts in Nov! Link in bio! 🎶

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lizardbreath 🦎🪦🎃 @spindlypete.bsky.social · 1h

great question jeffrey s thanks for asking. the answer is: literally never in my life, because i am not horrible

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No surprise: snowflakes melt instantly when exposed to a little warmth. Most in the younger generations have been indoctrinated to believe that there should be no acceptance of any type of challenge. How many times have you heard a young customer service person tellng you that you are being too abusive when you challenge in a calm, unthreatening manner? Look at the signs in any business - profit or non-profit - warning people that "abuse" is not tolerated. you will find that be not smiling you will be deemed abusive. These are failing generations unable to deal with reality abnd will pay the steep price that all sheep ultimately pay.
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Jen Donohue @authorizedmusings.bsky.social · 2h

the Apex Magazine kickstarter is at $7590 out of their $21,000 base goal! the more markets we have, the healthier the ecosystem will be, and Apex is GOOD!! We love Apex! share! donate! share! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

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Apex Magazine 2027

An award-winning digital literary journal of science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror.

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Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 1h

You're still procrastinating, it's months away! This is what I did. Then the months passed, the instructions arrived in the mail, and it was easier to do it than reschedule. And they found polyps, so, good job past me.

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Shecky @shecky.bsky.social · 2h

Evergreen.

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Stephen Geigen-Miller @stephengm.bsky.social · 2h

"It should be illegal to dislike me, personally" is a key belief that underpins the entirety of the modern right, from the youngest incipient incel to the abusive grandparent whose kids have sensibly gone no contact.

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Andy Pearlman @apearlma.bsky.social · 6h

Mr. Mustard, candlestick, in library

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Moxie Meow @moxiemeow.bsky.social · 8h

What the FUCK is this shit? "You must be open to sex, or you are a criminal?" This is surely the next frontier in hatred. Coming soon to a western nation near you! bsky.app/profile/wear...

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Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com · 13h

Oh no Please help Elise

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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

They hounded Aaron Swartz to death for downloading papers from jstor but society is now supposed to just accept mass theft because this thing can write that TPS report *for* you. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_S...

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Aaron Swartz - Wikipedia

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Rook @arookbird.bsky.social · 7h

I love cheddar (or any aged, fatty cheese) with dried sausages.

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K.A. Doore @kadoore.com · 8h

Y'know, I used to laugh at the incredibly cheesy 90s "let's shrink some kids and look at the inside of a computer!" school videos but at least it showed us that computers were machines and there was logic in how they worked, not magic.

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Rook @arookbird.bsky.social · 7h

I want some cheese with that, but otherwise, perfection

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Rook @arookbird.bsky.social · 7h

That looks fantastic

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Rook @arookbird.bsky.social · 7h

Coffee is the best thing in the world Particularly when the little bird wakes up squealing at the top of her lungs with sheer glee for being alive

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M. Alasdair @malasdair.neocities.org · 9h

oh fun one, i was delivering a pizza and the customer gave the wrong address (right no., wrong street... goofy). plugged it into the android maps application and it *invented a civic address* to direct me to. wasted thirty mins of my life

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 17h

Sometimes my wife and I like to send each other text messages as though they’re democratic fundraising messages, and I believe she has produced the jewel of the form.

, it's
and I
have some personal news to share with you.
Being a mom is one of the greatest joys of my life, and I feel deeply that we should have salad tonight
This year has been challenging in many ways, and I have immense gratitude for the kindness and support of family, community, and people like you who have continued to stand by me through everything. It means the world, and I wanted you to be among the first to know that squash is in the oven and kale is in the fridge.

As many of you are aware, ve been navigating one of the most challenging periods of my day while waiting for dinner.
Facing baseless federal hunger brought on by not eating since lunch, fighting for the working kids of this country, and now caring for a mean toddler and helping him grow up in a world that isn't always easy. But it has also reminded me exactly why I do this work and who I do it for.
I will never stop working to eat dinner. I will never stop fighting for what is right, even when there is also some feta in the fridge. And I will never stop being so very thankful that you are by my side in this important work and that there is tahini in the pantry for dressing
With love and gratitude,
stop to end

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Usman T. Malik @usmantm.bsky.social · 16h

Elise Tobler, editor of the fabled SHIMMER magazine and now THE DEADLANDS is hospitalized after cancer and an infection. She made SFF an inclusive, interesting place and broke out many authors. Help if u can gofund.me/6ea1bf7a4

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Donate to Help Support Elise While She Recovers, organized by Sean Markey

hello. friends if you're reading this, you're likely a Friend of The Deadl… Sean Markey needs your support for Help Support Elise While She Recovers

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Rook @arookbird.bsky.social · 16h

Let's go, folks. Keep this moving!

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Minerva Zimmerman @grumpymartian.bsky.social · 18h

Anyone I know into Roblox or have a kid who is?

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The Onion @theonion.com · 06/10/2026

Tilly Norwood Moved To Trash Folder By Deranged Fan

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Stellbound: Stellraiser II @antlervel.vet · 06/10/2026

Just had one of those “if it weren’t for my horse” moments in the laundromat as a woman on her phone said “I mean yeah, of course it’s bad, you look like a scarecrow”

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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Porcupine noms: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu...

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Kitty Chandler @mightybattlecat.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Him: What are you reading? Me: People are screaming about other people who breastfeed bats again. Him: … people who what? Me: You heard me. Him: Why? Me: The world may never know.

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Lizard @lizardky.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

So, what that means is, when they "talk", you've just got them sending inputs to each other. It's like those bouncing ball things executives used to have on their desks in the 70s. Action and reaction. A closed loop. Ouroborous.

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Lizard @lizardky.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I keep hearing these stories about AI's "collaborating" or "talking with each other". Dudes! (non-gendered, exasperated) They are machines that take input text and return output text. They have no awareness. They do not know if the input text is from a human or another LLM.

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Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

People are not putting respect to middle-grade and YA horror names. The Goosebumps series especially, is still pretty scary even after all of these years.

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Rook @arookbird.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I have a terrible cold sore 😐 and it ITCHES

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Dr Dean Burnett @drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

"By using AI, tasks like essays that used to take hours can be completed in minutes!" Sure, like how if I arrive at the gym and immediately go for a shower, my workout is done in record time. And if I throw my sandwiches straight in the bin, I can finish my lunch in under 10 seconds.

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DB Maggi @dbmaggi.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The best argument I've ever heard for universal basic income (UBI). "The reason we don't call that work is because it doesn't make rich people money." 🎤Craig Fay

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Fun @funkelly.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

an inclusive company that makes sure the victorian child ghost in your attic isn’t overlooked this holiday season

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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Very important, but I really do want details on the outlier five year old, and especially want details on the 8% of almost adults who are not allowed to leave their own home. Both should draw many questions (albeit in opposite directions)

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Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Morning (New Yorker cartoon, by Rose Anne Prevec)

A man sits at a restaurant table holding two chips. A woman sitting opposite, with the chips directly in front of her, while he has an empty plate, says “I can't believe how much more relaxed I feel since you told me to calm down.”

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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

thread. yes, this.

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Elizabeth Anne, PhD @lacksauthority.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

never the wrong time for this classic

Screenshot of a tweet by @RobbtKraft reading “scientist: "does everyone here know what Watson and Crick discovered?"
me from back of room: "Rosalind Franklin's notes"”

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Louisa @louisathelast.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The good news about the plague is that it’s generally pretty treatable with antibiotics these days. The bad news about the plague is, well, everything else about it, really

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 05/10/2026

Every day I have a new reason to hate AI, but today’s is that they faked the work of one of my longtime collaborators.

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Evan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Who could have imagined that the exact same sort of trumped up anti-science attacks on gender affirming care could be used against doctors and parents for vaccinating kids? Oh right, me.

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Skyla Dawn Cameron @skyladawn.ca · 04/10/2026

So yeah, it fucking matters what she's saying and where. No one gives a fuck if she wants to shit-talk someone to some friends, but that's not what she's doing. She's left public spaces but continues doing this anywhere she can get an audience/attention. Meanwhile, authors are caught up in it.

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Skyla Dawn Cameron @skyladawn.ca · 04/10/2026

Do you not see the explicit threat there? To the people whose books they have under contract, the careers they can affect? Because sure, don't work with fascists, BUT...fascism in this case has been "anyone Emily is mad at" just like abuser has come to mean anyone who disagrees with Emily.

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Skyla Dawn Cameron @skyladawn.ca · 04/10/2026

...and this contract cancellation was announced to other Atthis authors, via official Atthis channels, as "we have unpublished Crilly for his protection of fascism...there are other titles still under consideration as we will not be associated with fascism."

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Skyla Dawn Cameron @skyladawn.ca · 04/10/2026

Lest anyone think "She can call people fascist abusers all she wants in her private Discord" a) 80 members + soliciting people to join is not private, b) his contract was cancelled after he spoke out publicly first without naming his publisher then in support of Jason Sanford's statement...[cont]

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