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Chace Verity @chaceverity.com · 05/10/2026

This 1940s historical m/m romance about two radio stars reuniting after five years apart to finish what they started (their show! not their kiss haha...unless...) releases tomorrow! www.smashwords.com/books/view/2...

cover for Chace Verity's Radio Silence done in black and white typography with blood splatter along the title. At top, it reads: How far will they go to protect each other?

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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Elect! More! Renters! www.marketwatch.com/story/locked...

America's renters are emerging as a
political movement
Housing policy has long prioritized homeownership. As young Americans face the prospect of renting indefinitely, more tenants are seeking political clout.

Political groups are harnessing this angst. In early 2025, Run For Something, an organization that recruits and trains progressive millennial and Gen Z candidates for state and local office, launched an initiative that aims to get more renters elected.
Historically, candidates focused on policies like down-payment assistance that can make buying a house more affordable, but today, more 20- and 30-somethings are staring down at years or even decades of renting. "If you're only talking about making it easier to buy a home, young people are going to tune you outạỊAmanda Litman, co-founder of Run for Something, told MarketWatch. "When you get renters into office, it changes the tenor of debateẠỊ
Litman and other Run for Something staffers first began noticing that candidates in their pipeline were identifying themselves as renters around 2023. In some cases, people interested in running weren't sure if renting would be detrimental to their candidacy. After the activity surrounding the 2024 presidential election died down, Run for Something decided it made sense to build off momentum from areas like Minneapolis, Cambridge, Mass. and Austin, Texas, where elected renters had some success shitting zoning and other policy to be more renter-friend

Even beyond policy prescriptions, having renter candidates embrace their tenant identity has been useful for connecting with young voters, Litman said.
If a candidate rents, it may telegraph to a voter where they are on the class spectrum, what generation they're in and the kinds of affordability challenges they're dealing with, she said.
"It's a way to signal 'I'm one of you, I get it, I live life the way that you do," she added. "I feel that sense of instability. I feel that sense of lack of access to the American DreamỊi

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

One of the world’s leading war reporters with a very helpful analysis. See also her forthcoming book. www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/futu...

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The Future of Ukraine’s Drone Democracy

Transforming the military has changed the war—and upended politics.

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Helena Greer @blumagaincurios.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

All the stuff in this auction is SO INCREDIBLY COOL also like... I could not exist on this planet without the work Bree and Donna do to create community so I really would love it if the world GAVE THEM A BREAK.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 22/07/2026

Nearly 1,000 people have died from Ebola in DR Congo aje.news/vo7vr5

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Rebecca Nagle @rebeccanagle.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Peggy Flannagan is a citizen of White Earth Nation and progressive Democrat running for U.S. Senate in Minnesota. If elected, she would be the first Native woman ever elected to the Senate.

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Azure @aguyuno.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Algorithm update. Bunch of people have been doing this exact kind of thing to get around TikTok censorship and it’s wild. Feels like an analogue horror series

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 22/07/2026

If you're not part of your local Signal group, this Denver-metro-wide Signal group is designed to help you find where you should be. signal.group#CjQKICGBnCqx...

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Signal Messenger Group

Follow this link to join a group on Signal Messenger.

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Tal Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

part of this is because the very concept of spousal rape wasn't A Thing, let alone illegal, until staggeringly recently, which @sarahweinman.com wrote a great book about. spousal rape wasnt made illegal in all 50 states until *1993* www.sarahweinman.com/book/without...

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Without Consent

In December 1978, Greta Rideout bravely testified that her husband, John, whom she still lived with, had raped her. She was the first woman in United States history to do this, at a time when the idea...

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 16/07/2026

ICE shot & killed 2 more people within a week, bringing the total to 10 since Trump's return. We know from the cases of Renee Good & Alex Pretti, that DHS will lie to avoid accountability. We must get the truth and end this killing spree.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

When someone who consistently does and says terrible things dies, it's helpful. It means that they can no longer do and say terrible things. It's a form of cleansing the world. That's a positive thing.

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 12/07/2026

there are people who have made their entire life's work finding folks who are barely keeping their head above water and pulling them beneath the waves. when a shark finally gets them and their victim hits the surface and gets their first gasp of air, it's pretty normal to feel joy and relief.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Take your cue from the fascist in chief who is not sad at all and continues to only think of himself. He isn't mourning that man at all.

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azteclady @azteclady.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

I want my fridge to keep the stuff I buy cold, not to keep track of what's in there. I want the washer to wash not to keep track of how much detergent I use. I want things to do what they are supposed to do--just that, and ONLY THAT.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

The richest man owns X. The second and third richest men control Google. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. The seventh richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 20/06/2026

In October, the RSF massacred over 6,000 people in 3 days in El Fasher, Sudan. Now, in the RSF’s assault on al-Obeid, 500,000 civilians risk falling victim to that same brutality. We are not powerless to stop this. [1/2]

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Ella Dawson @brosandprose.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

This week on Rebel Ever After, I spoke with Leni Kauffman about her iconic art style that has come to define this era of romance book covers. She is SO humble, oh my goodness. Listen on apple podcasts here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...

The paperback artwork of Olivia Dade's books Spoiler Alert and All The Feels, both of which feature fat women alongside straight-sized men. Everyone is gorgeous! Beneath the artwork, Leni Kauffman is quoted as saying "SPOILER ALERT was my first big publisher project. It was also the first time I was asked to draw a plus-sized woman. I don't get asked to draw that body type very often, so it meant a lot to me."

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

LISTEN TO @adamserwer.bsky.social (as a general rule but please especially here)

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

If this sounds like you, I encourage you to look into my two favorite genres of country music — 1. I will die for my union and the cops who shot us are going to Hell, and 2. I just killed my husband and it’s the best thing I’ve ever done.

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Jonny Cash did not shoot a man in Reno just to watch him die only for you to settle for morgan wallen

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

absolutely incredible example of AI making up problems to solve that aren’t real problems nobody needs “inspiration” on how they like their coffee??????? are you serious????? I’m asking ChatGPT to tell me what tastes good??? “computer, what do I want for breakfast?” this is dystopian actually

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 15/04/2026

Here's your friendly Tax Day reminder that not only did Republicans give massive tax breaks to the rich last year, but Trump’s billionaire Cabinet also axed the IRS’s new free filing tool, so now Americans have to pay more to get their taxes done. itep.org/trump-admini...

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

"sorry I can't come to your once-in-250-years party. I'll be busy doing something it would actually make much more logical sense to do four days later. I bumped it up on purpose so I could throw it in your face. eat shit forever, amen" there is no hater on earth like a hater from Chicago

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/04/2026

Q: How would it not be a war crime to strike Iran's bridges and power plants? TRUMP: Because they killed 45,000 in the last month. They kill protesters. They are animals.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Indefensible rhetoric by any measure and clearly being used to lay foundation for atrocities. For the record, the Persian civilization specifically dates back more than 3,000 years and human habitation in the region more than 100,000.

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Gwen Snyder is uncivil @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Never trusted SURJ and am now feeling extremely vindicated

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G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 03/03/2026

(To be clear, since this is the internet: I was against profiling the first time, and I am against it now. I am pointing out the hypocrisy of the response to Christian religious violence vs religious violence from literally any other quarter.)

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Ella Dawson @brosandprose.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

PSA: My debut romance novel BUT HOW ARE YOU, REALLY is super cheap right now on the 'zon, it's only $15!! There will not be a paperback, so this is the best price point yet. Come get your new favorite college reunion millennial angst second chance romance here: www.amazon.com/dp/0593473779

Ella holds the hardcover copy of her book But How Are You, Really. She is beaming!

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Getting shown up in the arena of elite impunity by *the British monarchy* is an incredible “America at 250!” achievement

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

This thread is the we are going to win thread, is the kids are alright thread, is the STOP ICE thread, is the civil society rising thread; read it through.

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The Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 16/02/2026

Bumping this up! Hailey was one of the first transfeminine ppl to run for political office in Brazil. She's the founder of a transfeminist community and an incredible writer/translator/teacher. Cancer sucks. Please please help if you can! Even a little bit is really appreciated.

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Kirsti Miller @kirstimiller30.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

The NHS closed Tavistock over trans care concerns – there were just eight complaints all from cisgender people. 1. JK Rowling 2. Maya Forstater 3. Helen Joyce 4. Graham Linehan 5. Kathleen Stock 6. Posie Parker 7. Wes Streeting 8. Rosie Duffield www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...

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NHS closed Tavistock over care complaints – there were only eight

An eye-opening FOI report has revealed that just eight people complained about the Tavistock gender clinic's care provision in 10 years.

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Your regular reminder that "social media addiction" is a made-up thing and using the language of addiction for social media use causes people to pathologize their perfectly normal use and destroys their ability to self-regulate www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Overestimates of social media addiction are common but costly - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Overestimates of social media addiction are common but costly

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

This is what public service is supposed to be about.

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azteclady @azteclady.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

📌 #Romancelandia "First they came for the erotica writers" 🧵 on D2D and the puritans coming for personal agency in the long run 👇🏽

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 06/02/2026

HEY Y'ALL! Did you miss all the Leftist Supply Depot jokes? Do you want to be part of the mysterious organization that results in a baffling number of dash cams dropping from the sky and into the hands of Minneapolis organizers??? We got you: amzn.to/3NY2y3s (if you hate amz plz go here instead)

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Stand With Minnesota

Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.

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