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Dear Ottumwa, That wasn’t a curse, that was your fucking liberation coming for you. But if you really want a curse, may every Church men’s group find themselves battling bedbugs and lice that never ever affect their wives or children, and the curse will lift when they give up the vice of patriarchy.

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J. R. Moock, jr. @jrmoockjr.northsky.social · 1h

Don’t love people giving Thomas Merton his flowers for opposing McCarthyism without mentioning that he was also a pest who had a questionable relationship with his much younger student nurse while in hospital.

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Xero now with 100% more 🎃 @artificer-ind.bsky.social · 2h

Did you know? I have a growing collection of art, associated lore, and game ideas for your creative and TTRPG needs. Best part? It's absolutely free. Check it out. If you like it, join one of my tiers to get lots more! www.patreon.com/collection/2...

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This free collection features original art and creative writing that will drop some inspiration on you for your own stories, games, and more. Enjoy! Explore…

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Micah @rincewind.run · 2h

the reason “AI will create so much abundance we will have a utopian society” rhetoric falls so flat is that the people building it will never, ever share their bounty unless it is taken from them and we all know it

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Orcspiration @orcspiration.bsky.social · 3h

YOU CANNOT GRIND THE BONES OF YOUR ENEMIES INTO DUST TOMORROW IF YOU DO NOT TAKE YOUR MEDICATIONS.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 3h

Such a good thread both for letting you know what's going on in Paris and for showing standard police tactics. Telling protesters to disperse while blocking all the exits, singling people out with the intent to harm, and using tools that we know cause serious bodily harm? That's the cop playbook.

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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 06/10/2026

Bay comrades PLEASE vote for this. If it fails the consequences will be dire for transit and it will hollow out the entire Bay Area.

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Xero now with 100% more 🎃 @artificer-ind.bsky.social · 6h

If you missed it, wallpapers of this are now live for free on my Patreon. Enjoy!

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 6h

Asimov's trying to grab all the rights to @donatoarts.bsky.social's work is egregious but it's not in isolation, either. Other publishers are attempting other rights grabs and restrictions that they weren't doing a couple of years ago. Why? Because fuck you, that's why. Remember the power of "no."

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Crewman Six, She/They @crewmansix.bsky.social · 5h

Does anyone actually *like* the "so, tell me about yourself" question in interviews? Cuz I vacillate between wanting to claw my skin off and "I dunno, I'm an adhd goblin who writes stuff, makes stuff, and reads a lot?" ... And apparently neither one is an appropriate response. Which is just rude.

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 20h

If I have to see one more interview of tom tillis peddling his garbage book while he makes excuses for the mess he helped get us into I am going to lose it

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Howard Lee @hlee.bsky.social · 21h

Margaret Hamilton, who led the 100-person team that wrote the onboard software for the Apollo missions, guiding Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to a safe landing on the moon, died Sept. 30 in Cambridge, Mass. She was 90. 🧪 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/o...

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Margaret Hamilton, Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions, Has Died

Margaret Hamilton, the first female programmer hired to work on the space project at M.I.T., was 90.

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 20h

Pssst, the shop is briefly open and we've got TWO sales going on! Sale #1: to celebrate the launch of our first seasonal items and just for funsies, almost everything is 25% off. Sale #2: the stuff that isn't 25% off is 50% off because we have some clearance stuff I need to get rid of!

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Shop Handmade goods inspired by our fictional worlds by TheBrokenCircle located in Vance, Alabama.

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 21h

bit of a long shot, but I have two clients wrapping up their contracts who I just found out aren't renewing, and a possible third in December. anyone out there - ideally in A) Portland or B) the arts, but I've kind of done everything tbh - looking for a grantwriter with 20+ years experience?

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 21h

I'm convinced this is why it got randomly mentioned on multiple TV shows not even on a WB-owned network the billionaires all got together at the weekly meeting

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Sandstone @quartzen.bsky.social · 21h

Reminder if you limit interactions on your posts by default to open them up again if you post something where you do want wider replies from beyond your circles- I've seen two locked down "please boost" posts (one looking for recommendations and one looking for freelance clients) so far this week...

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 21h

An absolute giant.

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Shannon Downey @badasscrossstitch.bsky.social · 22h

Chicago, this is a two ballot election. Please please please do your research ahead of time, fill out a sample ballot, bring it with you.

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Crow @abbyjane.cloverdalelane.com · 07/10/2026

Y'all, it's almost time!!!

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Samhain Night @samhainnight.bsky.social · 22h

Ah ha hahahahahahahahahahahahaha! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 #Karma #WhatGoesAroundComesAround

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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 22h

I REALLY like this @anildash.com piece on 'unalive' and algospeak in general, particularly the exploration of the implications for a generation of people growing up steeped in it.

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We are going to kill “unalive” - Anil Dash

A blog about making culture. Since 1999.

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🌈Dr. Frizzle @swilua.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

In other news, I spent a couple hours learning about the math involved in large language models and I AM SO MAD! IT IS LITERALLY JUST SPICY AUTOFILL IDKY I THOUGHT THE DIP$h!+s IN MY OLD PROGRAMMING CLASSES WOULD BE SMARTER THAN THEY ARE THEY ARE LITERALLY JUST WORSHIPPING A REFLECTION OF HUMANITY

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 22h

Very annoying that despite being told that we are all paid protestors I don’t have anyone to text my credit card bills to and tell them to pay them

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Crewman Six, She/They @crewmansix.bsky.social · 22h

Why is there suddenly a big white bar at the bottom of the web app in dark mode, making it nigh impossible to see the navigation buttons on my phone? This is recent and I don't like it at all.

Truncated screenshot, with part of a post from Dr Frizzle visible before it cuts off to BlueSky's navigation bar at the bottom. BlueSky is dark mode. Underneath THAT is a big white bar where the phone navigation bar, also in white mode, completely obscured white buttons are hiding.

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

People always ask “where are you going to get the money to pay for stuff like housing and healthcare and public transit” and the answer is the same as it’s always been Make the rich pay their fair share

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Wendy Sparrow @wendysparrow.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Also, authors have common enemies. AI slop machines that are killing slush piles and anthologies. Lay vs lie. Whom. And sneering genre critics who create lists that are solely Shakespeare. We need to support each other through these troubled times.

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SirFox @sirfox.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

That sandwich you got from Chick-fil-A helped to fund this happening. Thanks.

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 07/10/2026

Our new book, What Goes On Inside a Tide Pool / Lo que pasa dentro de una poza de marea, follows a hermit crab on her search for a new shell, offering a vivid story about the rich life of tide pools. Available at the Aquarium’s store or online in both English and Spanish. Shop at: bit.ly/4xVu82n

A physical book for kids called What Goes on Inside a Tide Pool, the cover is illustrated with an underwater scene

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Rachel Smythe @rachelsmythe.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Next week!!!!!! I'm so excited. tinyurl.com/y5dsewcr

Hades and Persephone bookends by Weta workshop

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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 23h

So true. The carceral system is vile AND crimes of power cannot be managed in the community. The PNT article made me cry with rage for her. I curse those men with wasting and pain and everything they deserve.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 07/10/2026

A lot of people are struggling right now. Including your queer and trans fam, and your artists friends, and the people who are both. The mental health pressures are real and the consequences are potentially devastating. Check on your people. Let them know how much you love having them around.

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Xero now with 100% more 🎃 @artificer-ind.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

New piece featuring Lucanis complete, and it was great getting to bust out my pop art style again. I call this one "Patron Saint of Coffee & Spite," and since it's my birthday month, I'll be giving wallpapers of it to everyone for free. Those will be up asap. #digitalart #veilguard

A pop art style digital illustration of Lucanis from Dragon Age: Veilguard, depicted in Saint motifs, rendered in purple, pink, green, and gold. He is in his casual attire, and bringing a steaming cup of coffee to his lips.

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Crewman Six, She/They @crewmansix.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

A little support goes a long way. If you’d like to help me keep creating, consider buying me a Ko-Fi! #KoFi #Support #Tip ko-fi.com/crewmansix/tip

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Crewman Six, She/They @crewmansix.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Stable Accomplishments Some goals once reached outpace rewards sparkling bright at the distance that lured you but the glow still twinkles where neither time nor loss can diminish the thrill of your accomplishment. #WritingCommunity #Poetry ko-fi.com/post/Stable-...

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

they always show their asses eventually because the thing is that you cannot truly, sincerely care about women if you don’t care about trans women. the minute you carve off any one subcategory of women you claim are “lesser” in some way, you’ve declared women’s rights to be conditional by definition

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Nicholas [redacted] @borninawar.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

When I was a journalist I used to try to structure my sentences so the very last word had some punch. I never dreamed of doing it this well.

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Crewman Six, She/They @crewmansix.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Somehow them, The Onion, and student reporters being the loudest voices of responsible journalism isn't even a surprise anymore.

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Dr. Stephanie @punkrockscience.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

brb, reallocating my subscription funds from the NYT to McSweeney’s

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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

whoa. plot twist for the very nature of your existence

cover of TURNED GAY BY THE EXISTENTIAL DREAD THAT I MAY ACTUALLY BE A CHARACTER IN A CHUCK TINGLE BOOK featuring handsome shirtless buckaroo on the right and on the left is a swirling galaxy with a smiling face on it

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Picard Tips @picardtips.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Picard management tip: Be the team coach for your crew, not their loving parent, nor their drill sergeant.

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AJ Mirabelle @ajmirabelle.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Maybe nuts, but it seems like this is the perfect time for like CNN or The Wash Post (or better - the 2 together) to announce that they are dropping the "non partisan" concept & embracing the progressive/liberal position. This admin doesn't reward them for fluffing him; there's a gap in the market.

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scha·den·freu·de @blisterpearl.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

🍬🍭🍫

j.g_rubel:
Taught my kids how Socialism works.
Let them Trick or Treat while I stayed home. Then took all their candy.
Socialism 101

johnrashotte:
The socialism part is where the community came together and fed your kids for free.
The capitalism part is where you made them do all the work and stole from them.

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