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Gamer, reader, occasional cook. Hi

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Kevin Butler @milesnaismith.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I don't remember who recently posted this, but it fits.
A ghost holds a thing of french fries and talks about potatoes.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 2h
There are GOP politicians who are not pedophiles or personally massively corrupt, but all of them are in submissive thrall to a president who *is* a corrupt pedophile, and who has, by virtue of his position, made the party into his own image. It now protects and valorizes immorality and corruption.
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 14h
I got really annoyed that so many stories about the "Cornell 7" case don't link to the underlying court documents. So I compiled the key filings from Jane Doe's civil suit and from a separate suit brought by one of the accused. Read them here: annabower.substack.com/p/read-the-c...
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Read the “Cornell 7” Documents
I compiled key court filings from Jane Doe’s civil suit and a separate suit brought by one of the accused. Read them on Slip Opinion.
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kilometres d’avis @wwwwww.website · 17h
the lesson of the Civil War is that aesthetic warrior-cult societies get their shit rocked by schoolteachers and store clerks who'd much rather be doing anything else
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Maggie McNeill @maggiemcneill.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"The Rocky Horror Picture Show" is now older (51 years) than any of the movies mentioned in its title song were when the song was recorded: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSSl...
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show- Science Fiction Double Feature
YouTube video by Dr. Frank-N-Furter
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Seamus Blackley @seamus.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A vinyl album is shown, which has been molded into a spiral scratch corresponding to a recording of my idol John Coltrane playing some saxophone music in his apartment. It is very special.
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Maureen Johnson @maureenjohnsonbooks.com · 03/10/2026
I have a @bookshop.org affiliate link page. Ordering my books from here helps indie bookstores. Also, I will donate any proceeds I get from this affiliate program to orgs that help trans people, especially kids. I'll ask for good recs whenever I receive funds. bookshop.org/shop/Maureen...
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Maureen Johnson Bookshop
Maureen Johnson is the #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of nineteen young adult novels, including the Truly Devious series, the Shades of London series, Suite Scarlett, and 13 Little...
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Small Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
JRR Tolkien: You paint that picture of the key scene from the Two Towers where Frodo and Sam fight Gollum? Donato Giancola: Sure did, Ron, real fuckin' sexy just like you asked. JRRT: What.
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Misery Highlight @miseryhighlight.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Hey. You matter. You’re one more person the zombies can eat before they get to me.
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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country. — Kurt Vonnegut
a photo of Kurt Vonnegut smoking
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mindflakes @mindflakes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The difference between a catacomb and a basement is skulls. Catacomb without skulls? Thats a basement. Skulls in your basement? Thats a catacomb. Tired of having to keep saying this
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Cephaccino! @cephaccino.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"Alright let's seize the day!" - me, trying to fit in with the 6am early crowd knowing full well I haven't gone to sleep yet
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Management Lessons from The Lord of the Rings is out now @drfionamoore.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
More great news this week. I'm honoured to be part of @clarkesworldmagazine.com's 20th anniversary issue, with what is likely the last Morag and Seamus story. Find out how a Welsh holiday tradition comes in handy when there's ghosts in the abandoned mine... clarkesworldmagazine.com/moore_10_26/
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The Mari Lwyd by Fiona Moore
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 01/10/2026
It all started on this day. Thank you for a wonderful twenty years.
Text in the center reads: 20 Years Oct. 2006 - Oct. 2026, clarkesworldmagazine.com

(right) Cover art for issue 241 by Marcel Deneuve is "Labyrinths of Azarax" and features a blue and white mechanical eye in a circular opening looking at a small, white, glowing humanoid figure standing on a large pipe in the tunnel. Many pipes line the walls, all heading out to the main room. Pipes are yellow and gray. Room beyond is blue.

(left) Cover art for issue 1 by Tomasz Pietrzyk is "The Town of the Towers" and features a surreal town of yellowy white distorted towers with reddish orange roofs that overhang the towers and rise to a point. Mishapen dark windows and doors are scattered about on the buildings. Orange sky gives the entire piece a warm tone.
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I've said it before, I've said it again: Bluesky has a disproportionate and extremely loud percentage of users who think it's morally righteous to abuse people as long as it's for a good enough cause, and an even larger percentage of users who specialize in justifying why causes are good.
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TimOfLegend @timoflegend.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Only 18 hours left to back this crazy thing! 18 hours left to bet on which prototype we polish up and ship! 18 hours to get more tahirts!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/dou...
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Amnesia Fortnight 2026, Indie Reboot
A Double Fine Productions Game Jam, Documentary, and Kickstarter Campaign
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Random three-body problem @threebodybot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Initial conditions: m1=81.3 m2=49.1 m3=20.8 (solar masses) v1x=-2.06 v1y=3.347 v2x=2.329 v2y=0.365 v3x=-5.083 v3y=-0.079 (km/s) x1=-8.0 y1=0.0 x2=31.0 y2=-25.0 x3=16.0 y3=32.0 (AU from center) Music: Where is My Mind? – Pixies/Cyrin
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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Official monthly data is in, and US solar power generation hit a new record high, up 21% compared to this time last year!
a graph of US monthly solar generation
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Bluesky USGS Quakebot @usgs-quakebot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
M4.0 #earthquake detected 6 km W of Burley, Washington at 9/29/2026 2:05:58 PM PDT This reflects data from the U.S. Geological Survey that is subject to change. Visit the USGS page linked below for the latest #quake information
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M4.0 - 6 km W of Burley, Washington
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake located 6 km W of Burley, Washington was detected at 9/29/2026 2:05:58 PM PDT. This information is subject to change. Please visit the USGS event page for up-to-date details.
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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
bluesky does not seem to really be talking about this but today Stevie Wonder unleased 4 songs that didn't make "Songs in the Key of Life." music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Songs In The Key Of Life - The EP
EP • Stevie Wonder
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Kathleen De Vere @kathleen.loadingreadyrun.com · 28/09/2026
It’s Pizzamas! That means you can give $10 bucks to charity AND get an all-new, extremely weird one-shot! This one features an extended P.G. Wodehouse parody, a ton of classic Nerdfighter memes, and the best batch of pre-gen characters I’ve ever designed! pizzamas.com/collections/...
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2026 Pizzamas TTRPG One Shot - The Timeless Island
The adventure continues! The island of Vlogrill experiences a big shake up when destabilized faultlines go critical, unleashing a magical explosion so violent it causes not just an earthquake, but a t...
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Whelp. After 15 years of me saying “every shark swimming through a flooded city street after a storm photo on social media is fake,” we may finally have a real one. I’m awaiting confirmation from folks with better eyes than mine. abcnews.com/video/136803...
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Shark spotted in New Jersey floodwaters during nor'easter
A dogfish shark was spotted swimming through floodwaters in Surf City, New Jersey, heading up a resident's driveway and then toward Barnegat Bay on Saturday.
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Tim Gaedke @timgaedke.com · 26/09/2026
talent is a lie
a cartoon picture of a frog throwing a crooked looking clay vase with the words “talent is a lie, just do it anyway”
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Lisa Guerrero @lisaguerrero.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
maga has CDS.
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Prof. Feynman @proffeynman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
You’re not learning if you’re not confused half the time.
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Jezza Morgan ; @porpster.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Happy Saturday! It's time for another Casey Kasem American Top 40 flashback #AT40. This week, we travel back to September 26, 1970. Who will be #1? Listen to Casey on SiriusXM 70s on 7, and follow this 🧵 to find out.
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Rob DenBleyker @robdenbleyker.com · 26/09/2026
one of the greatest joys of life is pressing buttons and clicking your mouse and seeing things happen on your computer screen
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Dave @davebower.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
in a similar vein, $20 will get a lot of hydrogen
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Bless the memory of Stanislav Yevgrafovich, the Man Who Saved the World. At a moment when it mattered, he chose humanity.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
On Dolly Parton Day, I'm remember how she... -Gifted millions of free books to kids -Ensured musicians she worked with got union benefits -Helped fund medical research and the COVID vaccine -Donated millions to communities hit by natural disasters -Funded high school band programs She is missed!
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Ann Leckie @annleckie.com · 24/09/2026
Also? People have all kinds of experiences and reactions to those experiences, and find different things helpful or hurtful. If you've read something that upset you, I'm sorry, please feel better soon, but this does not mean that the book in question is morally flawed or won't help someone else.
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Greg Otto @gregotto.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is symphonic
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High Priestess, Low Patience @cheriepriest.com · 22/09/2026
ICYMI: Coming this April from Hachette's new novella imprint, Union Station - SHOUTING DISTANCE, which you can read more about and maaaybe click through for a preorder (if you are so inclined) 👇👇👇 www.cheriepriest.com/blog/coming-...
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Shouting Distance: Coming This April — The Haunt*
As some of you no doubt saw on the ol’ socials: I’ve got something new coming out in April, from Hachette’s new novella imprint Union Station! Shouting Distance is… well, let’s call it a weird sout...
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This Week in Videogames @thisweekinvideogames.com · 23/09/2026
Dwarf Fortress co-creator Tarn Adams says he has no need for GenAI, because his artists are bursting with cool, weird ideas like meat biomes and sphincter doors. "[Tolkien] didn’t have a sphincter door. I mean, I don’t think he did… Who knows what’s going on in, like, Minas Morgul though."
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27 Chaotic Minutes with Dwarf Fortress Creator Tarn Adams
Tarn Adams talks about Dwarf Fortress, his favourite bugs of the last 20 years, and why it's incredibly important to have a "meat biome"
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Vlad Oligarchsky @opulenceihazit.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
There's a massive category error problem where people expect the social sciences and humanities to work like the natural sciences, where being an expert means you are extremely unlikely to make terrible *practical* mistakes (unless due to carelessness). A chem PhD won't make a basic chem mistake...
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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 23/09/2026
(3/3) Watch the full seven-song performance, streaming free on YouTube now.
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Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour (Philadelphia Freedom Cut Part 2)
YouTube video by BruceSpringsteenVEVO
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Jeff Fecke @jkfecke.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
One of the reasons I have disdain for the wrongest online leftists is they assume that it's just simple to throw a switch and make M4A happen. It is not. You don't change an $8T industry overnight. A lot of people would lose their jobs. A lot of people would be worse off. And you have to sell that.
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Rabid Hedgehog @mindfulhedgehog.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Everyone scores the young because they don't know s*** and they don't bother to vote.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Now let me be Dr. Buzzkill. The reason polls like this always fall short of reality is that Democrats LOVE to day "Yes, I'm voting to remove the fascists" and then they forget what day Election is. Prove me wrong, and show up.
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Steve Gale @stevewg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Colley Hill, Surrey: coffee break from birding the steep scrub. Love the plaque on the bench I’m sitting on
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This warning from David Letterman to the media from just a year ago feels sadly too relevant today. He is right: You can't appease a tyrant.
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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I found an eBay store whose deal seems to be "a head shop closed in 1974 and we were able to buy out the inventory fifty years later" www.ebay.com/str/boutiqec...
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Security Measure | eBay
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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 22/09/2026
The idea of AI curing all diseases is, IMO, silly. Biomedical research is mostly limited by data, not ideas. Imagine saying AI will build a world-champion basketball team by replacing basketball coaches with hyperintelligent AI. You see the problem. Someone still needs to dribble and make shots.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 21/09/2026
Don't fuck your staff, folks
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Meredith Rose @mrose.ink · 21/09/2026
One reason you shouldn't get mad about big accounts blocking you is that the alternative is to engage with you, which then positions you for the receiving end of a dogpile. If you come into a big account's replies and act a fool, blocking is the *humane* option.
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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
when ai leaves u behind
7 panel comic.

Panel 1:
A Red Guy with AI across his chest looks like he’s about to run away. A Yellow Guy stands next to him. Red Guy says “I’m the future, buddy. You comin’?”
Yellow Guy replies “Nah”

Panel 2: 
Red Guy is almost out of the panel. He leans in and says “Enjoy getting left behind, pal”
Yellow Guy replies “ok”

Panel 3:
Yellow Guy stands alone.

Panel 4: 
Close up on Yellow Guy, there is a quiet “huff-huff-huff” noise coming from behind him

Panel 5:
Yellow Guy turns to look behind him

Panel 6: 
Close up on Yellow Guy’s face as if from the point of view of an attacker.
Yellow Guy yells “Jesus Christ”

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AI Red Guy is now chasing the Yellow Guy. 
Red Guy: “Use me”
Yellow Guy “No”
Red Guy “USE ME”
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jenny tightpants @jtp.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"i have created the machine that thinks." you fucked up a perfectly good graphics card is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
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jenny tightpants @jtp.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
i don't care if the danged chat bots are "thinking." that's not my problem. stop putting them in my computers
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Digital Tolkien Project @digitaltolkien.com · 21/09/2026
Today is the 89th anniversary of the publication of The Hobbit. Here's a thread on interesting glimpses the book gave us into the legendarium Tolkien had at that stage already been working on for over twenty years but which readers at the time would have had no sense of.
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Steven (with a PH) @sjksalisbury.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Christening a baby is nothing like christening a ship. I know that now. Once again I can only apologise.
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