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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
a little louder for the cheap seats in the back
One of the biggest myths is that men rape by mistake. Like, "Oh, they need consent training." But research is very clear: Sexual violence is not a mistake. It is an intentionally made decision by people who know they don't have consent. They just don't prioritize consent over things like status, power, domination, and sexual gratification.
For my research, I got a certificate of confidentiality from the National Institutes of Health, so my notes couldn't be subpoenaed. One of the reasons I call them perpetrators in my work is because every single person I interviewed confessed in that context. The first question I would ask them was, "When you received that email from Title IX that you were under investigation, did you know what it was about?" Every perpetrator I interviewed said "yes." If sexual assault were a miscommunication, you would be wondering, What have I possibly done wrong? That is not the way that any of them reacted because they knew.
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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 06/10/2026
Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.
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Punished Cat Guy (extra punished Cenobite version) @majima.club · 06/10/2026
“That’s What You Get,” (Riot! 2007)
"America is grateful all the time for our federal law enforcement officers who keep us safe," a DHS spokesperson said in a statement to Fox News. "We suggest Ms. Williams to thank them for their service, not belittle their sacrifice," the agency's statement said.

Williams, 37, then unleashed her response to the DHS' statement in an Instagram Story post Monday: "And may I suggest all Nazi bitches suck on my fat d***"
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Kath Barbadoro @kathbarbadoro.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Viewing this video changed the trajectory of my day earlier
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Tenebrous Press @tenebrouspress.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
RELEASE DAY! YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM, featuring New Weird Cosmic Horror from 30+ trans & gender nonconforming creators, is OUT NOW WHEREVER BOOKS ARE SOLD. Direct from us: store.tenebrouspress.com Prcoeeds benefit the Trans Doe Task Force & Trans Legal Services Network. Hail the Weird🖤☠️🏳️‍⚧️
Cover art by Mx Morgan G Robles, a swan alights on a cosmic sea, flanked by the colors of the trans flag.
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I Liv, I Die, Oliviagain Hill @machineiv.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“Free Speech” never applies to anarchists.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026
This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead
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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It's Banned Books Week. My fellow librarians, listen carefully: your book displays should be almost exclusively writers who are alive. Yes, I know classic literature is also being banned, but most of those authors are dead. They aren't suffering financially from bans and challenges.
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Rascal News @rascal.news · 10/09/2026
In Australia, a teacher runs Band of Blades every day for more than 30 students. @newmadras.bsky.social tells that story, alongside his personal recollections of the game and what makes it unique. It's not just a single narrative, it's...
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One Hundred Tales of Solidarity
The story of the greatest game of Band of Blades ever played and a love letter to the people I played two campaigns with.
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Media in my Downloads folder :steamhappy: @furry-hater.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Lee Mandelo @leemandelo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
PS: if you choose to go through Bookshop.org, they're currently doing 10% off the paperback pre-order! bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
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The Woods All Black
The Woods All Black is equal parts historical horror, trans romance, and blood-soaked revenge, all set in 1920s AppalachiaLeslie Bruin is assigned to the backwoods township of Spar Creek by the Fronti...
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Lee Mandelo @leemandelo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
One more month until the paperback release of The Woods All Black, and I'll have tour details for y'all soon! In the meantime, preorders are beloved and available anywhere books are sold 🖤👻
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Joy Content 🏳️‍⚧️🐒 @joycontent.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
we will not implement assets generated by ai into our games, we will only implement assets generated by ai into our games
"We will not implement assets generated by AI into our games." Capcom said in a March 2026 shareholders meeting. "However, we plan to proactively use it as a contributing technology to improve the efficiency and productivity of the game development process. To this end, we are currently exploring ways to implement it in various areas, including graphics, sound and programming."
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cambrian epic wet animal @dinoserious.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#invertober 2, king ragworm (Alitta virens) #invertober2026
colorblock drawing of a rather colorful king ragworm curling around itself. its labeled in stylized text, each word in an opposing corner. there are four point stars dotting the empty blue background space, and a little gold crown hovering over its head
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Transphobes Can't Read @lordaslan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Repost this if trans people should have access to dark magic...
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jam-orbital @jamorbital.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I miss when technology just did the thing it's supposed to and didn't fucking annoy you all the time. Do you remember when the phone would ring and you would actually pick it up, and it was probably someone you knew? I remember that. That was nice.
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Lætus @bajamothblast.vanadiel.network · 02/10/2024
now that it's october im legally allowed to post this
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Godless Communist Orc @16tonsthericher.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
September 30th October 1st
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Jeremy Kun @jeremykun.com · 29/09/2026
3rd circuit rules AI training on copyrighted material is NOT fair use. Wow! chatgptiseatingtheworld.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
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BREAKING News: Third Circuit affirms summary judgment rejection of fair use defense by ROSS Intelligence in AI training
Opinion under seal for now.
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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
a righteous act
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Time for this classic again.
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🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What if you all just left trans folk the fuck alone? What if that happened? Why not give that a try?
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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful
An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.
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gamera obscura october edition @ohrobin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Google earth has updated its satellite images of Gaza. The destruction is almost incomprehensible.
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vicky "with a gun" cardew @wrengarden.northsky.social · 29/09/2026
i guess the thing that gets me is like. how do you look at this and not understand it for what it is: genocide, broadcast live to your kitchen counter, your bus stop. what the fuck are we doing
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Cliff PervoSCARY @pervocracy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
a very common phenomenon is people rejecting the conclusions of propaganda, but accepting the premises. you can passionately disagree about how the trans problem should be handled, and it will still keep you from asking "what do you mean, 'trans problem?'"
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World Champ Game Co @worldchamp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
make your voice heard. MANIFESTO is a solo game of writing after a violent statement. dice generate headlines as authorities search for you, write statements of revolution and hope they don't find you. $20 book at Worldchamp.io/store, free download from worldchampgameco.itch.io.
A hand holding a zine called Manifesto in front of a gallery wall. A hand holding open the zone Manifesto with a quote from an anti fascist manifesto A hand holding open the Manifesto zine showing rules for creating or defining your character
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micah @nemerevermore.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
putting this on the main feed because it is an evergreen thought I have about the "all the fascist homophobes are secretly gay" trope
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The Jizz Wizard 🏳️‍⚧️ @peetersteele.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Nine Inch Nail fans at a gig, getting ready to shout "Fist Fuck!" as loud as they can during Wish.
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Spongebob Can't Wait - Eagerly Excited
ALT: Spongebob Can't Wait - Eagerly Excited
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Aysha U. Farah @ayshaufarah.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
really great one. Lee is one of my buds and it's really fun to geek out to a writer about their book to them specifically. if you're a summer sons fan this is an especially great listen!
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Kate Hagen's House of Horrors 👻 @thathagengrrl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Paraphrasing the great Roxy Demento from Twitter here but: what do you mean you don't like fat girls it's like...here's a girl and there's more of her.
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TheAfterwords @theafterwords.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#DEAL ALERT! Heads up one-clickers - MADE THINGS, another book by @aptshadow.bsky.social, is also on #sale on #Kindle US for today only! amzn.to/3Tn8J4c #MadeThings #ad #amazoncom
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Made Things
Welcome to Fountains Parish--a cesspit of trade and crime, where ambition curls up to die and desperation grows on its cobbled streets like mold on week-old bread.
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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 25/10/2024
Welcome to pre-9/11 country music, here's a Molotov cocktail and the address of your cheating bastard husband
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BluLibrarian @blulibrarian.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It's one of those songs I would hear in the wild in bars/restaurants whose vibes were already incompatible with mine. The glimpses of what'sbig on Streaming Radio was always informative, if not actually giving me anything I would choose to listen to.
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🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
We live in an increasingly isolationist culture that encourages you to be emotionally stunted. Books and stories should be about experiencing minds different from yours. They should expand your empathy and emotional intelligence. But that doesn't happen if the reaction is constantly this:
Scroll of Truth meme, final panel where the adventurer throws the scroll in disgust because they did not like the truth
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🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This is part of what I'm referring to with many people demanding stories that reassure them they're a good person. They want the moral instruction because otherwise, rather than processing the reading experience, there's a thrum of "am I bad? am I bad? what if someone finds out I'm bad?"
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stories about abuse are allowed to exist without reducing themselves to moral instruction. i think sometimes when people complain about the “romanticization” of abuse, what they're actually objecting to isn't necessarily the way abuse is being represented, but the fact that the representation doesn't provide them with constant moral reassurance. like, there is a difference between “this story frames abuse as desirable or inherently romantic” and “this story depicts abuse in an erotic/ambiguous/complicated way and doesn't repeatedly tell me that abuse is bad, therefore the depiction itself is irresponsible.”
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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Eugenics is the tool of the oppressor. We do not need it. We will not use it. Hate to break it to you, but this means: Mentioning “the gene pool” The concept of IQ and BMI Standardized tests “Gifted” AND “special” education Rawdogging viruses “Social Darwinism” “Effective altruism”
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New Flesh 🇵🇸 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 @esedia.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A rich vein for Elizabeth Bernstein.
Screenshot of latest articles by Elizabeth Betnstein

HEALTH & WELLNESS
Why Are So Many Adults Cutting Off Their Parents?
Many experts believe that estrangements are becoming an epidemic, driven by shifting family norms and changing therapy practices.
By Elizabeth Bernstein
17 hours ago
ELIZABETH BERNSTEIN
Is Your Therapist Biased? Personal Agendas Are Creeping Into the Therapy Room
More mental-health professionals appear to be espousing their own ideology or adopting cultural trends, such as encouraging victimhood and estrangement.
By Elizabeth Bernstein
August 22, 2026
HEALTH & WELLNESS
The Surprising Benefits of Small Talk
Our digital way of life is giving us fewer reasons to make casual conversation with strangers. But what do we lose when small talk disappears? A lot, researchers say.
By Elizabeth Bernstein
August 3, 2026
ELIZABETH BERNSTEIN
Are Therapists to Blame for the Rise of Adults Cutting Off Their Parents?
Many moms and dads believe that their adult children are getting bad advice-and a growing number of researchers agree.
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Sarah Clarke - Not your doll @damselindystopia.northsky.social · 27/09/2026
LGBTQ+ youth are hugely overrepresented in homeless populations cos their folks kick them out or chase them out. Where is the moral panic over that? Why do we, as a culture, place the blame for bad relationships on abused kids and not their abusers?
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Sarah Clarke - Not your doll @damselindystopia.northsky.social · 27/09/2026
I'm not gonna quote post that estrangement article doing the rounds cos I ain't giving them the metrics but part of being in queer community is knowing a lot of people who are estranged from family. None of them broke contact for trivial reasons.
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Mike Schuster @mcs212.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
These experts also don't remember that happening and wonder if you're producing false memories because they would never do that
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⛧ Mother Suspiria ⛧ (Stina Marie) @stinasdemons.com · 27/09/2026
Happy Sunday! 👻
gwentrification:
skeletonin is the happiness chemical released when you see a ghoul or perhaps a ghost
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It looks like this:
[Image of a glittery skeleton holding its hand up to its mouth with floating hearts in the background]
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Talia "ATTACK DOGS is out now!" Bhatt ⚢ @taliabhatt.itch.io · 27/09/2026
Transphobia is genuinely an elite fixation that is much less popular than most politicians and media outlets would have you believe.
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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
VPN bans are a direct response to age-verification. Legislators are frustrated that people are getting around their surveillance, but rather than rethink their strategy, they're doubling down and banning VPNs. Fight the Flock-ing of the internet.
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ThemBOO! @thembo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"He'll move Left once he's in office" yeah lol the rich guy who no longer needs anything from you will suddenly bravely pursue stuff he doesnt care about now that he's in the club. For sure. You must be good at poker
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Yell In a War @jelenawoehr.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
it really needs to be more openly discussed that all the people advocating for “we should be fine with losing basic skills if we get more systems thinking” are men, meaning socialized to expect to be able to offload basic tasks of daily living onto a wife as part of their compensation for existing
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shaunt @shaunvids.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
join the military, you get to starve on a rusting ship that repeatedly sails into and out of the range of enemy missiles in order to manipulate gambling websites where people bet on your death
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Aubrey Gordon @yrfatfriend.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It is profoundly alienating to see how gleefully folks are turning back the clock on body politics by *decades.*
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Hannah Who @notablyuncool.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Remind your trans friends and family that your life is objectively better because they’re in it.
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