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Darcy Conaty

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She/Her. Old queer nerd, recently retired. Books, games, currently LOTS of politics

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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 5h
It was the sadistic murder of mariners at sea that compelled me to write this for the Hill: To rebuild trust in maritime policy, the US must ratify the Law of the Sea thehill.com/opinion/nati...
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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 22h
Your 3rd dose today of Anthropic settlement madness (at least from me). Authors, CHECK YOUR CLAIMS! Your situation may have changed, per this email from the settlement administrator that some authors are receiving (subject heading: Anthropic Copyright Settlement: Allocation Updates)
We made updates that may affect your claim.
What Changed?
Wed, Sep 30,
2026 at 5:35 AM
Based on feedback from claimants, we updated how certain works are categorized.
In particular, where multiple claimants submitted default claims for the same
ownership interest in a work, we changed those works from agreement to
disagreement.
In addition, the portal is updated to reflect that some claimants changed their sole
ownership claims to default claims, and some claimants withdrew their claims.
What This Means for You
As a result of these updates, some works on your claim may now be categorized
differently. We encourage you to review the current allocations for your works.
How to Review and Update Your Allocations
Please use your claim number and PIN above to log into the portal below.
Claim Summary and Allocation Portal
For help making updates, please visit the allocation portal instructions.
If You Already Submitted Updates
If you already updated the allocation for a work, then you do not need to
submit those updates again. Any changes you submitted previously
through the online portal are recorded, but the portal is not being
updated in real time. If you submit multiple updates for the same
copyright number, your most recent submission will replace any earlier
submissionsWhat’s Next?
We will continue to work with claimants to help resolve disputes.
For works where all rightsholders are in agreement and where all necessary
payment information is provided, we expect to send a first round of payments in
November 2026.
If You Have Questions
Please contact us at 1-877-206-2314 or info@AnthropicCopyrightSettlement.com.
Regards,
Settlement Administrator
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
TЯ☭mp: “They [Canada] are gonna come in and they’re gonna say, ‘Sir, we are sorry.” Canadians: 🖕🏽😏😂😂😂🖕🏽
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Lydia @lunapuella.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026
My husband and his friends realised they thought they were good guys but still made like, ironic-sexist jokes. They introduced the 'sexism snake' where wherever one of them made a sexist comment or joke, the others would just start hissing. Didn't need to get into an argument about it, just hissing.
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Ben Adida @benadida.com · 28/09/2026
Had a conversation this weekend with 17yo son about how one day his morals will be tested, peer pressured. He'll be asked to just look away. It may be a friend he trusts. What you do when your morals are tested is who you are. Have the conversation with your sons. It's the least each of us can do.
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Robert "The Bobby Yaga" McNees @mcnees.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
There is no safe way for researchers to use the systems provided by OpenAI, Anthropic, or any of these other companies. They have all admitted that plagiarism is an integral component of what they do. If you put your work in – even if it's just to touch up a manuscript – they will take it.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
For those keeping score, this is the 41st emergency application filed at #SCOTUS by the second Trump administration—matching the (unprecedented) total that the first Trump administration filed across its entire four-year term.
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I spoke with danah boyd, author of Data Are Made, Not Found: A Story of Politics, Power, and the Civil Servants Who Saved the US Census, about how the 2020 census came together amid fractured politics and a pandemic, and what it means for the next one.
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The 'Jenga Politics' Threatening the US Census
A conversation with danah boyd, author of Data Are Made, Not Found: A Story of Politics, Power, and the Civil Servants Who Saved the US Census.
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“we are witnessing a rare, very possibly once-in-a-lifetime political liar” Credit to Daniel Dale for this deep dive into Trump’s lies, the topics he lies about most; why MAGA loves the lies & the impact of the press failure to consistently fact check Trump. www.cnn.com/2026/09/27/p...
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I started fact-checking Trump 10 years ago. Here are 15 things I’ve learned | CNN Politics
Ten years ago this month, in my old job as Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star, I started what I believed would be a quick little side project: fact-checking underdog presidential candidate ...
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Trump is raging at news orgs for refusing to cover his reception of Xi after he banned three from the White House. The real lesson here: When institutions join together to resist his abuses of power it actually works, sending him into a helpless fury. New from me: newrepublic.com/article/2158...
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Trump’s Angry Tirade Over Failing Press Ban Reveals His Achilles’ Heel
Trump is furious that news organizations are fighting back against his vile efforts to punish their colleagues—because collective resistance to his authoritarianism actually works.
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❌👑 Suz Brockmann @suzbrockmann.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Hey Massachusetts! We have ten ballot Qs this year! As you prep to vote early (from 10/17 - 10/30) or by mail (depositing your ballot in your local dropbox!!) for Dems up & down the ballot, here’s a handy short guide about those Qs from Progressive Mass to use & share w fam & friends! #NoKings
PM PRSGRESSIVE
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Your Progressive Guide to the 2026
Statewide Ballot Questions

VOTE YES ON 1
to expand the public records law to cover the Governor & Legislature. We're the only state that doesn't do that.

VOTE YES ON 2
to enable public defenders to collectively bargain. Every worker deserves to have a union, including public defenders, who are often overworked and underpaid.

VOTE NO ON 3
to prevent private equity billionaires from rigging our elections in their favor. Top-two primaries empower corporate PACs and self-funders and turn MAGA voters into election kingmakers

VOTE YES ON 4
to enable voters to register & update registration on
Election Day. No eligible voter should be turned away due to clerical errors, and this reform is proven to increase voter turnout.

VOTE NO ON 5
to protect our state's ability to invest in health care, transportation, and public education. If Q5 passes, the rich would get millions in tax rebates, while the rest of us suffer from underfunded public services.

VOTE HOW YOU WANT ON 6
Q6 came up shy of our endorsement threshold: members valued nature and water conservation, but were concerned about dedicating existing funds, rather than raising new ones.

VOTE YES ON 7
to enable more starter homes across the Commonwealth.
We have a housing crisis, and large lot size requirementsVOTE YES ON 2
to enable public defenders to collectively bargain. Every worker deserves to have a union, including public defenders, who are often overworked and underpaid.

VOTE NO ON 3
to prevent private equity billionaires from rigging our elections in their tavor. Top-two primaries empower corporate PACs and self-funders and turn MAGA voters into election kingmakers.

VOTE YES ON 4
to enable voters to register & update registration on
Election Day. No eligible voter should be turned away due to clerical errors, and this reform is proven to increase

VOTE NO ON 5
to protect our state's ability to invest in health care, transportation, and public education. If Q5 passes, the rich would get millions in tax rebates, while the rest of us suffer from underfunded public services.

VOTE HOW YOU WANT ON 6
Q6 came up shy of our endorsement threshold: members valued nature and water conservation, but were concerned about dedicating existing funds, rather than raising new ones.

VOTE YES ON 7
to enable more starter homes across the Commonwealth.
We have a housing crisis, and large lot size requirements result in fewer homes being built.

VOTE NO ON 8
to protect our state's cannabis laws. We said NO to the war on drugs in 2016, and we shouldn't turn back time and destroy local economies.

VOTE YES ON 9
to protect our state's landmark gun safety law, which cracked down on ghost guns, banned machine gun conversion devices, and strengthened gun violence data collection.2026 BALLOT QUESTIONS
* YOUR PROGRESSIVE GUIDE
There are QR codes with the following labels:
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VOTE BY TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3
EARLY VOTING IS OCTOBER 17 - 30
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Philo of Alexan @philoof.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The folk protest music scene is back
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Edwin Park @edwincpark.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Trump Admin proposed rule would undermine the 2030 decennial census by excluding millions of non-citizen immigrants. As this @kff.org analysis points out there will all kinds of negative consequences including effects one might not expect like distorting federal #Medicaid matching rates.
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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Nor’Easter is heading towards the east coast so reminder that if you have any other option DO NOT put your body in flood water. It has raw sewage, gasoline, chemicals, medical waste, radiological waste and more — anything the water touches. People die from infections after contact with it.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens — the latest snafu in the department’s attempts to uncover illegal voters across the country. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DHS noncitizen voter claims unravel in Nevada as state confirms flagged voters are citizens
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens.
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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 26/09/2026
So apropos of nothing in particular, let’s talk about media tie-in novel pay vs. original work pay, shall we? Let’s say you write a novel. It’s set in your own world, your own characters, and titled The Original. You get a book deal! Look at you go!
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
As of today, the CDC has changed (reverted) their Covid guidance to make the vaccine recommended for all people over 18. In addition to being a smart public health move, this recommendation also means insurance must cover it. Read more here: www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/va... Listen to a breakdown here:
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Roz Loves Food @rozlovesfood.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
As a human getting my jab tomorrow, a PSA regarding one of the best pieces of advice I've ever read on the internet (seriously, a million thank yous to Rah)
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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 26/09/2026
A #BlueskyLullaby for tonight: Since yesterday would have been the 90th birthday of the late Jim Henson, and since today marks one month since Dolly Parton died, here they are singing a duet (with Henson voicing Kermit the Frog) on Dolly's variety show in 1987. See you around.
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Dolly Parton & Kermit The Frog – “Everyday People” from 'Dolly' episode 5 (1987)
YouTube video by Jason Kottke
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
why are the midterms any part of this decision might be a question
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Trump administration started a war of choice against Iran, which has proved a disaster, and now plans a second war. No popular support, no looming threat, just an imperial presidency.
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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
my power bill has gone up over 100% in the last two years please vote PETER HUBBARD and SHELIA EDWARDS for public service commission in georgia so maybe we can have some relief 😭 i am tired!!!!! (also here's a reminder to check your voter registration on a regular basis: mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/)
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GA My Voter Page
Use the Georgia My Voter Page (MVP) to check your voter registration status, find your polling location, view your county's early voting locations, review your sample ballot for upcoming elections, an...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: In a dangerous decision for voters, the Supreme Court authorized the Trump administration to overhaul a federal immigration database into a vast, centralized and deeply flawed database of personal information to initiate registration purges. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Supreme Court revives DHS use of flawed immigration database for voter purges
The decision lets the administration move forward with a key provision of President Trump’s first anti-voting executive order.
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APHA @apha.org · 25/09/2026
Data from cellphones, social media and other electronic means leave a digital footprint that can be used to build a case against people seeking abortions. Find out how public health educators and practitioners can respond in Public Health Newswire: vist.ly/5jvct
A woman shows concern on her face as she looks at her cell phone held in her hand.
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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#RevolutionintheHeart edited by @JonathanStrahan is featured in yesterday's #newbooks video! full video: youtu.be/PriivR0lonc buy the books: bookshop.org/lists/n... all links in bio. #booksky @titanbooks
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Chris Szego @chrisszego.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Get your read on, Toronto friends! This weekend is ALL ABOUT THE BOOKS. Word on the Street, the giant book-themed street party, returns to David Pecault Square (by Roy Thompson Hall). We'll be selling books at the Love & Shadows Stage: toronto.thewordonthestreet.ca/event-direct...
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2026 Festival Programming – The Word On The Street Toronto
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Kelsey @stuckyparty.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Don't rely on polls, go vote. And it's Texas, so take advantage of early voting to avoid Election Day Fuckery.
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Mariah McCourt @monsterteatime.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A lot of my gn work is adaptations and let me tell you; if you try to do it this way you are going to get the worst slop imaginable. I've seen what other co's have produced with this kind of thing. They are a MESS with truly no value. This is a collaborative medium for a reason.
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Mineral Cup & Ore Cup @mineralcup.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If you see sketchy surges of votes, please tag us to investigate.
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Amy McNally @infamousfiddler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If you are wondering, for some reason, why it is I am so fucking excited to see 5 strapping singers from Cornwall come over here to little ol' Wisconsin, it's not just because they can sing. And BOY CAN THEY SING: www.thecountrymen.co.uk/music/cornis...
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Cornish Lads Are Fishermen (R.Bryant)
Lyrics A well known acapella anthem from Roger Bryant of Cornish folk group Rum & Shrub, protesting about the lack of fishing, the demise of tin mining and the abundance of second home owners.&…
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Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 24/09/2026
I don't have time to write more, but ICE is working to remove people to third countries in violation of D.V.D. v. DHS. I've been up since 5:20 A.M. working with two other attorneys to prevent our client from being shipped out. If you rep someone at risk of third country removal, check on them NOW
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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Just saw someone referring to Daniel Thomas's Patriot Platform Blackshorts army as his "PeePee Boys" and I feel this should stick.
Screenshot of a couple of dozen white men from Patriot Platform in black hoodies and shorts standing in the street wearing black balaclavas, taken from Daniel Thomas's attempted blockade of the Daily Mail offices after they did an exposé on him which he claims gave his mum's address but it didn't, he doxxed her himself by using her full address to publicly register his business

From this video: https://bsky.app/profile/localnotail.bsky.social/post/3mv3royfpc22m
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Attention Philly Families! It is critical that we show Drexel and city government that our enthusiasm for the Academy of Natural Sciences is going strong! Bring your kids, friends, & neighbors down to the parkway on Saturday from 2-6pm. It's a kid-friendly rally to support the academy!
dinosaurs and bugs happily party together at the Save the Academy family rally. Saturday September 26, 2-6pm 1900 ben Franklin parkway, come dressed as your favorite dinosaur, insect, animal, or just yourself! There's a duck billed dino, a triceratops, a brachiosaurus, a pterodactyl, a millipede, dragonfly, and beetle!
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 23/09/2026
NJ-02's Jeff Van Drew wants it both ways: distancing himself from the rule-breaking Vineland data center while a donor with a stake in it called his support "critical." No surprise. He had it both ways in 2019 too, betraying voters to switch parties to become a Trump Republican.
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N.J.’s largest AI data center hit with a stunning $1M fine for pollution
State regulators ordered the AI data center to either get permits or shut down 62 gas generators at its rapidly expanding facility.
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I Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 23/09/2026
“Let Donald Trump save face” is how you got January 6 *and* why faced no consequences for doing it.
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Nate Raymond @nateraymond.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"The order ​of the president of the United States I think fairly read expresses the view that transgender citizens don't exist," Judge Young told a DOJ attorney. "Please tell me I'm wrong." DOJ lawyer: "I can't."
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 23/09/2026
Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have prohibited future governors from handing over abortion providers, helpers, and patients to red states for criminal prosecution. The bill also barred extraditions involving transgender care.
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Newsom vetoes bill that would ban extraditions for abortion and gender-affirming care
California’s pro-repro rights governor rejects a key protection that 18 blue states have enshrined into law.
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Over a year ago, farm workers across Southern CA endured weeks of illegal, racist raids. The UFW & our partners fought back. Last week we won a preliminary injunction against the Trump Admin’s DHS aiming to prevent them from making warrentless arrests. Watch to learn more.
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
• OLD ENGLISH: Hwæt. We Gardena in geardagum, / þeodcyninga, þrym gefrunon... • MIDDLE ENGLISH: Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote, / The droghte of March hath perced to the roote... • EARLY MODERN ENGLISH: To be, or not to be, that is the Question: / Whether 'tis Nobler in the minde...
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Ash Oro @ashoro.co.uk · 22/09/2026
1/23 Sorry, this will be long... There is a lot of shouting about what happened in the Channel yesterday. So I want to go back to basic law. Not immigration policies or political rhetoric. At sea, the starting point is simple: Preservation of life comes first under all maritime conventions.
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Tobias S. Buckell @tobiasbuckell.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I've launched a GoFundMe to help me get my cats to a safer home in Scotland, and you can pay-what-you-want using the GFM system and get 15 of my books as eBooks as a Thank You every Friday as an update! www.gofundme.com/f/help-autho... That's almost 700,000 words of fiction, pay what you want!
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Donate to Help Author Tobias Buckell and His Cats Move to Scotland, organized by Tobias Buckell
Hi, I'm author Tobias S. Buckell, and these are my two cats, P… Tobias Buckell needs your support for Help Author Tobias Buckell and His Cats Move to Scotland
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Shecky @shecky.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
JFC Click through and then click "Read more." Fucking HELL.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Few patients appeal a health insurance denial, but a little-known process that requires insurers and plans to seek an independent opinion can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment. Here’s what experts say you need to know.
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This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.
When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges...
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Seán Padraic Birnie @seanbirnie.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A colleague recommended a scriptwriting app called Beat. It’s free on MacOS, and a tenner on iphone and ipad. Quite a bit cheaper than Final Draft, and the Support Beat message clinches the deal.
Support Beat
You can buy the iOS version or join my Patreon to fund the development.
Alternatively, instead of supporting Beat, help those in
fortunate people suffering from war, famine and natural catastrophes.
FREE PALESTINE.
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✨🐸 figmentpudding 🐸✨ (Pam Poovey Aspirant) @figmentpudding.com · 16/09/2026
I sense that someone is in need of a pocket frog to hold your trinkets Or a snuggly soft mothman just to hold Cats, bats and spooders coming soon and ~blankets~ www.figmentpudding.com
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Darcy Conaty @dconaty.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Great thread on a delusional pro se lawsuit against WoTC. (Yes, I realize that's an essentially redundant description.) "As detailed below, there are obvious, extensive, and insuperable problems with Plaintiff’s claims. First, linear time." 😂
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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 21/09/2026
Billionaires like Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos are buying political power to try to demolish our Social Security, our health care, and our democracy brick by brick. Vote in November to keep these oligarchs far away from our most vital programs.
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Alright, let’s all get on the same page about Vought/NIH/Trump. THEY👏WILL👏STOP👏AT👏NOTHING👏 The goal is to destroy the STEM ecosystem, universities, and democracy as we have known it. PERIOD. The only way to win is to impeach them all…which means we need Congress. HERE’S HOW WE WIN 🧵
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Caitlin Starling @caitlinstarling.com · 21/09/2026
folks writing about books: please confirm the actual publications of an author before referencing them! just had a trade review reference an AI slop book that’s been attached without permission to my name on some retail sites. so. that’s a great thing to wake up to.
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Marissa Lingen @marissalingen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Virtual book event with @jomiles.bsky.social hosted by @kevinhearne.bsky.social ! Come around Wednesday to hear about our boooooks!
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Alien Forests and Dubious Swords A chat with Jo Miles and Marissa Lingen Hosted by Kevin Hearne
Wednesday, September 23 7PM ET
Join the livestream at:
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@KevinHearneAuthor
Instagram: @kevinhearne
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv./kevinhearne
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