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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

“Let’s say there’s a world or time line I exist in where A.I. has been subject to regulation. It is ethical. It has no footprint environmentally,” the novelist Jeff VanderMeer, a prominent critic of A.I., told me over the phone. “With those guardrails in place, would I read an A.I. book? All I can say is no. And the reason is, in part, because I want to read something coming from a particular mind.” Using A.I., he said, “feels like a betrayal of the whole point of why you’re a writer.”

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joe @shariauncle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

increasingly feels like my Perfectly Fine liberal arts education was an artifact grabbed fleeing a burning temple

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emily fraser 🌿🐌✨ @emilyesfraser.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I’m only seeing people with ME or Long Covid sharing this. If you’re not affected, can you please read it & share? Ableist propaganda goes viral all the time, which encourages outlets to publish more of it. Can we please make the truth go viral instead?

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It should be a scandal, the way ME/CFS and Long COVID patients are treated. Millions and millions of people. Most of us are too tired to effectively advocate, which is why it’s such a relief to see real attention. Help this break containment!

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Bad news if, like me, you believed for 24 hours that you had two brains

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The Sick Times @thesicktimes.org · 23/09/2026

The Telegraph recently published an article about "sickfluencers" titled “How having a disability became cool." We've republished a piece by Julia Doubleday at The Gauntlet pushing back against the article, which she calls "absurd on its face." thesicktimes.org/2026/09/21/c...

A young woman stands by a staircase with a backdrop of tree canopy. She wears a white, high quality mask and has long dark hair. She wears a teal sweatshirt and black pants. The text reads, “The Gauntlet x The Sick Times. COVID-19 — not TikTok — is disabling young women “Sickfluencers” are symptoms of a mass disabling event. By Julia Doubleday.”

“The country is sicker than it’s ever been before” — now why would that be? Six years after COVID-19 hit, four years after the virus has been allowed to run totally rampant without mitigation, the country is sicker than it’s ever been before, but we can’t come up with any reason why that would be other than “women be faking?”

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 22/09/2026

I'm of two minds about this information

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The world’s largest battery-electric aircraft flew for the first time on the 12th of August, a 27-minute test flight over upstate New York that cost about five dollars in electricity. Heart Aerospace’s 30-seat prototype is a big step toward a commercial version. buff.ly/i3f0PhR #ShareGoodNewsToo

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The largest all-electric plane ever flew for 27 minutes, on $5 of electricity

Heart's X1 demonstrator flew for 27 minutes from a regional airport in upstate New York, running on battery power the entire time. The aircraft reached 1,100 feet...

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Today is the day! A journey that Astra and I started as an essay in The Guardian is now officially out in the world. End Times Fascism – And the Fight for the Living World is in bookstores now. If you are inclined, please buy one from an indie bookseller or borrow it from your local library.

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Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas @mnystudio.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Yours truly, featured in the latest edition of BC BookWorld - Read it here! buff.ly/iFwVNsT @bcbooklook #artist #michaelnicollyahgulanaas #philosopher #onthecover #artnews

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Libro.fm @libro.fm · 04/09/2026

I wish everyone knew they could get their audiobooks through their indie bookstore!

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It's ME(Jaime) @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton was an uncredited producer on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. When she learned the only female producer was making less than her male counterparts, Dolly cut her a check for the difference, on the spot.

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Emanuel Maiberg @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

We put a tracking device in a shipment of rare books acquired by an anonymous buyer. It ended up at an Amazon facility where the company scans books for training data and destroys them in the process: www.404media.co/we-tracked-a...

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We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility

We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.

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Jacky @jacky3344.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

For me the key sentence from that Lauren Leek article is here: "A monoculture is efficient right up until the weather changes." As someone in retail food where the local supply chains are collapsing - that's the important bit. At the moment. laurenleek.substack.com/p/temperatur...

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Temperature Zero for Culture: Why Everything Is Starting to Look the Same

What 640 London shopping streets, 4,000 Billboard hits, a million films and synthetic AI personas tell us about why everything is flattening into sameness and how to regulate the algorithms behind it.

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Today is #SevereMEawareness Day, so I'll just leave this here. It does a good job illustrating how this chronic illness wrecks people's lives and why they can't advocate for themselves. Art by Kornelia Paulsen #MECFS #chronicillness

A graphic with 6 boxes: 1) M.E.: How it can shrink one's life bits by bits. 2) Before M.E.: A cityscape cartoon with work, cafe, party!, travel, gym, houses. 3) "Mild M.E." Work and home stand on a pillar. 4) "Moderate M.E." Just the home is on the pillar. 5) "Severe M.E." Just the bed is on the pillar. 6) "Very severe M.E." The box is dark.

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cageyratfish (UTC-7) 🐟🏳️‍⚧️ @cageyratfish.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

omg people please stop trying to get *any* kind of timely wildfire & any other emergency, safety & navigation info from Google. THAT INCLUDES TRYING TO USE GOOGLE MAPS OFF-HIGHWAY! just don't do it! go to the SOURCE, in this case BC Wildfire & the municipal & regional govts of the area you're in

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Libro.fm @libro.fm · 07/08/2026

Big news, readers: Ebooks are coming! 🎉 We’re excited to share that in the coming months, you’ll be able to enjoy both ebooks and audiobooks on Libro! Every purchase you make will benefit your chosen independent bookshop. What are we most excited about? 🔽

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

It took me about 6 bobs burgers to make this rhombic dodecahedron. Both parts of the process were a good time. #origami

A light-skinned hand holds a small, intricate origami model. A rhombic dodecahedron.

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westwardrain.bsky.social @westwardrain.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Interesting that USGS lists the major fault types - not sure why Haida Gwaii is listed as "other" but suspect it is due to recent studies about the newly emerging subduction fault (?) paging @earthquakeguy.bsky.social

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

On July 23, 1983, Air Canada Flight 143 took off from Montreal on a flight to Edmonton. Halfway through the flight, while at 41,000 feet, the Boeing 767 ran out of fuel, forcing a landing at a racetrack in Manitoba. This is the Gimli Glider story. 📸 Wayne Glowacki 🧵1/20

The photo depicts a historical scene involving the "Gimli Glider," a Boeing 767 aircraft that famously glided to a safe landing after running out of fuel. In the image, the aircraft is positioned in the background with its nose elevated and wings spread, parked on a runway. In the foreground, two open-wheel race cars are visible, with people in racing suits attending to them.

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Jake Wildstrom @dwildstr.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Between this and the discovery that solar panel shade can actually _increase_ certain crop yields, people are discovering that there are truly extraordinary opportunities to make better use of the earth's surface area with solar panels. There's so much power waiting to be harnessed!

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Sonja Boon @storiedselves.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Canadian arts and culture folks: the federal government has launched a (methodologically flawed) survey on "the Cultural Sector's readiness for Artificial Intelligence". If you're ready to resist or refuse genAI, here's your chance to let them know. pch.research-recherche.ca/f/s.aspx?lan...

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National Survey on the Cultural Sector’s Readiness for Artificial Intelligence

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Chris Hutchings #ChoirsForClimate @hutchingsmusic.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

"Five electric aircraft have been purchased, with options for a further five... they are expected to enter passenger and cargo service in 2029." Excellent news. These have a range of just under 300 miles and can carry five people: ideal for these routes. Bigger ones coming hopefully!

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Mira @thefreeradical.org · 16/07/2026

my unholy creation. its actually working, it hasnt been an hour yet and the air quality in my place is noticeably better. i can breathe in comparable comfort, and my eyes dont hurt! link to build ur own here: engineering.ucdavis.edu/news/science... beware walmart, they overprice their filters

instructions for making a corsi-rosenthal box. too many to print, so see the link i give

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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Why I’m a fan of the Oxford comma.

TORONTO STAR
BOOK REVIEW
Sylvia Plath, a New York vigilante and Shah of Iran featured in latest historical fiction

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com Many more here: www.theguardian.com/profile/tom-gauld

Title (in a yellow star): "Offers at our Bookshop"

Panel 1: Buy two, get one free
A figure approaches the till with three books

Panel 2: Buy four, get a free tote bag
The cashier holds up a tote.

Panel 3: Buy one, get talking to staff, leave with five
Customer leaved happily, carrying a full tote and waving to tthe wo staff

Panel 4: Buy none, get a guilty feeling
Customer skulks out of the shop

Panel 5: Buy three as gifts, get the urge to keep them
Customer walking home already reading the books

Panel 6. Get overexcited, buy twelve...Get home, get eye-roll from partner
Customer arrives home reading a book and carrying two full totes.

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

everybody SHUT UP and look at this bird

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Just logged into Wordpress, and I had to solve a math problem to prove I'm not a bot. 4+10. Nailed it on the first try. Can bots not do this? AI can break into national security systems but can't count? Should we be keeping this knowledge from them??! Please don't comment with the answer to 4+10

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It's ME(Jaime) @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Every time I work on the pacing data I'm just so bowled over by the quality and depth of everyone's insight. "Pacing is distributing tasks across time and energy" is baller

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

This project could change the system to help thousands of #MECFS patients like me - consider donating!

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Okay here's my Disability Pride Month Story Recommendation Thread! I'll update it across the month with books and short stories that I love. (It won't be daily because I am quite disabled and life is about to avalanche on me.) So! Here are things that ruled and that you should read.

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Douglas Cheape @douglascheape.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

They tell me I’m uncultured, but I’ll always recognise a bit of Beethoven.

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Anna Orridge @anna-orridge.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

"This was an insight that I too gained in illness, and it is part of what I tried to write about in Piranesi: that there is a whole world endlessly going on, endlessly being beautiful, regardless of whether anyone is there to see it or not." Very moving piece ♥️

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🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 @joycomes.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

The beautiful, colorful, giant Australian cuttlefish grow up to 1 m long. They are the largest of cuttlefish they can alter their skin color, pattern, and texture to imitate their surroundings to camouflage.

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Coast Funds @coastfunds.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

How do some Haida youth spend their summers? At the ‘Laana DaaGang.nga (Swan Bay) Rediscovery program! This multi-day camp program supports empowers kids to learn leadership skills and Haida cultural values. 🔗 Read more about the camp's impact: ow.ly/e9mm50Z6kZA

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Empowering a New Generation of Leaders on Haida Gwaii

The 'Laana DaaG̲ang.nga Swan Bay Rediscovery program supports Haida youth to step into leadership roles that benefit their careers, community, and the revitalization of Haida culture.

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Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Trying something a little different at Blood in the Machine this week, something that no one has ever attempted or thought of before: A podcast. The idea is to document the vital and widening resistance to big tech and AI, and give the mic to the voices behind it.

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The AI industry is pouring hundreds of millions into US elections

Plus: Fiery resistance to a nuclear AI data center and A24's Google debacle. Welcome to the first episode of BLOOD IN THE MACHINE: THE SHOW, with the great AI and crypto watchdog, Molly White.

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Candice @candicemakes.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

My neighbor has a band. They were practicing late into the night, so I sent the following text. "Tell your bass player he needs a click track; he's consistently a 32nd note late on the attack." The music stopped entirely shortly thereafter.

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

It's rare to find a genuinely funny behave-yourself tourism ad (Iceland are maybe the best at it), but in 2024, a group of BC destinations pulled off the impossible with "A Poo with a View" 💩 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp9m...

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Bad House Guest Ep4 - 'A Poo With A View'

YouTube video by Don't Love It To Death

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

This is great! Anyone know if emerg guidelines for #MECFS exist in Canada? I went to the ER last year. Had an ok time with it, but in my experience each doctor’s knowledge and approach to chronic illness really varies.

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Laura Elliott @tinywriterlaura.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

it’s time for a sale! for one day only (25th June) you’ll be able to get Awakened on kindle for less than… well, basically anything else you need to buy these days, so go go go summer horror fans! @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social UK: amzn.eu/d/0bvnPgb3 US: a.co/d/0dngAfYo

Publicity still showing Awakened on an Amazon kindle, listed in an orange bubble with £0.74 for the UK price and $0.99 for the US price. ‘For one day only on 25th June 2026, follow the link to redeem today!

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Haawa @haidagwaiimuseum.bsky.social for putting the All Islands Art Show online! As someone who's housebound a lot, it's really nice to have access this way. So many great pieces in here, including horse head bookends, which we were too late to take home lol haidagwaiimuseum.ca/all-islands-...

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All Islands’ Art Show 2026 - Haida Gwaii Museum

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