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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 16h

Thinking of that time after Biden got elected, when a VERY fancy lawyer and Dem strategist called me on the phone like, “Moira, everyone at my firm is mad that the Title IX rules are going to be stricter, because it will be bad for our university clients to have to punish rape.”

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Bob Proehl @bobproehl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It suddenly occurs to me to mention that if you or anyone you know wanted to talk to a national news outlet in a way that is completely anonymous and through someone a friend of yours who is me could personally vouch for, that might be something you want to email bproehl @ wskg. org about.

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Elizabeth Sandifer @eruditorumpress.com · 16/09/2026

Volume 2 of Last War in Albion is now available in print. The story of how Watchmen set off a magical war for the soul of Britain. Also featuring The Cuddled Little Vice, my Hugo-nominated history of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman. Written for neophytes and deep fans alike. www.amazon.com/Last-War-Alb...

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Bob Proehl @bobproehl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Had a leftover sammich wrapped in one of those weird foil-paper hybrids and I was worried about reheating it in the oven at 350 because I was worried the paper would burn and then the ghost of Ray Bradbury punched me in the face.

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Bob Proehl @bobproehl.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Made the mistake of grabbing volume one of On the Calculation of Volume as I was picking up the new Marlon James and now here we are.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 09/09/2026

The alarms are all flashing red.

Screenshot of a thread on X by user Jacob Coxon (@hilbertspaess) detailing his resignation from Anthropic.
The first post reads: "I resigned from Anthropic today. I spent the last three years doing pretraining research at both OpenAI and Anthropic. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives. More thoughts below."
The second post reads: "Do not underestimate the power of this technology. These will soon be superhuman systems that can hack anything, revolutionize any field overnight, and acquire real power and resources. We have all witnessed the progress in each of these domains, and progress is not slowing."
The third post reads: "The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade. This is not a marketing stunt. If anything, many executives and senior researchers will couch their phrasing in the press to sound sensible - but I hear the same people express fear privately. No other human activity poses this level of danger."

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The first post reads: "A common response is 'if they truly believe this, why are they still building it?' At OpenAI, many have not deeply internalized the civilizational stakes. At Anthropic, the stakes are well-understood, but they are locked in a race to get there first - they believe no one else will act responsibly, so they must do it themselves, despite the risk."
The second post reads: "Accepting this race and entering the 'endgame' is a hubristic gamble that should not be launched from a private company's Slack. Attempting to speedrun alignment should require extraordinary confidence that there are no better trajectories available."
The third post reads: "I am optimistic about the potential for coordination. Warning shots like the Hugging Face attack have made pacing agreements between U.S. labs more viable. I don’t feel like we’re on track to prevent a global race, which may require costly actions such as a temporary ban on improving model capabilities."
The fourth post reads: "If you are a lab researcher, I urge you to consider what the next few years will actually feel like. Do you want to kick off a superintelligent RL run without a rigorous understanding of its mind? Should you put your head down because 'it’s happening anyway' - or take this moment to call for different conditions?"

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Duchess Goldblatt @duchessgoldblatt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Good morning, dumplings. I hope today that your coffee is hot and all your enemies drop dead.

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Tom Wallach @mdwallach.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I want to make sure everyone in the city is aware that SUNY Downstate operates a large and extremely skilled LGBTQ and gender affirming care clinic, and we have repeatedly reiterated our intention to go to jail before we stop.

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Bob Proehl @bobproehl.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

WAYNE’S WORLD (1992) is more than twice as old as “Bohemian Rhapsody” (1975) was when WAYNE’S WORLD was released.

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Jody Houser ✒️🗯️🎲 @jodyhouser.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

This. When an IP is owned by a living person who is using the money from said IP to inflict lasting harm on a vulnerable minority, there is no possible way to separate the art from the artist.

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Bob Proehl @bobproehl.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Yesterday I hosted a book fair for grown ups at @wskg.bsky.social. About 900 folks through the door in three hours. Apparently books are popular.

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Bob Proehl @bobproehl.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Anyone need 30 year old never been worn gear?

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

My man looks like the mayor from SPIN CITY joined the Waffen SS

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Bob Proehl @bobproehl.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Let’s keep big “fuck your and fuck this” energy aimed at this “Dolly stayed out of politics” bullshit.

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 25/08/2026

🚨BREAKING: Our union of over 12,000 baristas are officially calling for a Starbucks boycott. Read this statement penned by Starbucks workers on why a boycott from ALL customers, allies, and organizations is necessary to fight back against corporate greed:

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Bob Proehl @bobproehl.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Feeling those magnets jerk How do they work?

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Tad Suiter @retius.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I saw this on Facebook, and I feel like it's a joke made for like ten people. I am, however, one of those people, and I love it.

Image of ROM #1 from Marvel Comics, but it's "Rom of Finland" instead of "Rom Spaceknight."

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G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 15/08/2026

Does anybody *not* obsessively ponder their past mistakes, shortcomings, awkward moments etc etc? Is it normal to have a constant background loop of self-criticism going in your mind?

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Bob Proehl @bobproehl.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

The thing is, @imagecomics.com might have tempted me by saying that Ellis was going to finish TREES or INJECTION. I would have actually struggled for a moment with my own ethics. But a reprint of OCEAN and some new project that looks ass are easy to harden my "Yeah, fuck that guy" stance around.

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Popverse @popversesays.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Karen Berger in DC Comics' offices during her tenure in charge of Vertigo.

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Malaclypse the Middle @malaclypse.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

A couple of weeks ago I rode to Newburyport MA and saw this COVID memorial and realized this is the only one I have ever seen anywhere. And the fact that I nearly broke down seeing it is something I still think about.

For those who died and those who survived and all we list during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Bob Proehl @bobproehl.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

How excellent to wake up to Nate Grey AND Exodus discourse before I’ve even had my coffee. @josie.zone and @darrylayo.bsky.social showing up for work early.

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Bob Proehl @bobproehl.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

This is fun and a little exhausting, like most event comics.

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Bob Proehl @bobproehl.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Jokes on them; I’ve held the screen rights to William Carlos Williams’s Patterson since 1998. So much depends upon TIMING, motherfuckers.

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milk bottle champion @stepheniscowboy.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

King Arthur when his court wizard snubs Guinevere

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/07/2026

Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.

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Bob Proehl @bobproehl.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

We don’t talk enough about how lucky pretty much all writers are that @courtneymilan.com exists.

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Bob Proehl @bobproehl.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

After prolonged exposure to an Irish trio at the Cooperstown Farmers Market yesterday and a trip to Grassroots today, I ended up in the hospital with what the doctor said was elevated levels of fiddle. I guess the jig is up.

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𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐢 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭 🩷 @jastuart68.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Watching ICE agents literally run away from a Mount Laurel Starbucks without their coffee because the neighborhood completely rejected them is pure gold. South Jersey will make you unwelcome every single time you show your faces.

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Emily (spooky) @emilyrose.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

It’s worth noting that Taco Bell identified the source before the FDA did, and promptly pulled it from their stores. The FDA didn’t even name the source until Taylor Farms outed themselves, and hasn’t issued a recall. Basically, Taco Bell is now a more reliable authority than the FDA.

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Zack Quaintance @zackquaintance.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

*death of comics bookcase vol 2: reign of the comics bookcases

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But Dave Died 10 Years Ago This Very Night @daveexmachina.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

"now excuse me, I see a woman's ass I need to pinch"

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Bob Proehl @bobproehl.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I was noodling around to see if there was any word about William Gibson's third Jackpot novel, and was reminded... I don't think everyone understands how badly Trump's election fucked up people who were working in near-future sci fi.

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anti-zionist dog 🇵🇸 @puppydoggaming.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

i will say lindsey graham being asked by a reporter how mitch mcconnell is doing, answering “i don’t know, i’m going to check right now” and then dying is hilarious

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Robb @robbpettit.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

This could be an all-timer rule of threes

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Alex Reed @salexanderreed.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Excited to be speaking on a panel tomorrow about @3313books.bsky.social! 4pm EDT Autumn Leaves / Angry Mom in #Ithaca! Join me, @eruditorumpress.com, @bobproehl.bsky.social, Kevin Dunn, and Michael Fournier.

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Celeste Pewter @celestepewter.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Hey, I say this with nothing but respect for male allies: Please don't put your realizations for the sexism and misogyny that exists on the world on the women in your lives or timelines right now. We know. We are not holding your hands while you have this awakening. You have to do the work.

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🌒💀 evelynn 💀🌘 @ladyartaud.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

hey trans network: a girl I went to grad school with at Cornell hasn't been heard from in a while and a lot of my old colleagues are worried about her. her name is Anna. last we know she was living in Ithaca NY. if anyone has heard from Anna please let me know.

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Bob Proehl @bobproehl.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Spent the Fourth listening to Gordon Lightfoot and hanging with my Call of Cthulhu peeps, as the founders intended.

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