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garethhutchens.bsky.social @garethhutchens.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

“A teaching schedule was disrupted and students were invited to "drill for oil" by an industry-backed education program sponsored by major fossil fuel companies” www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...

abc.net.au

Inside the fossil fuel industry's push into Australian classrooms

At least 260 educational programs in Australia are sponsored by fossil fuel companies, according to a report by a climate advocacy group.

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Amorak Huey @amorak.bsky.social · 17h

So excited about my first PM Deal report! Also proud and grateful to have two poetry books forthcoming: Field of Want, Etruscan Press, Spring 2028 Definition of Elegy: New & Collected Prose Poems, Cornerstone Press, fall 2027

Publishers Marketplace
Deal Report
FIELD OF WANT
By Amorak Huey
Imprint: Etruscan Press
Cofounder of River River Books and professor at Bowling Green State University Amorak Huey's FIELD OF WANT, which explores distance, desire, and geography-in particular the fields of Ohio and the American Midwest-featuring the syntax of place, the light of the moon, the isolation of being alive, to Etruscan Press, for publication in April 2028.
Poetry
September 28, 2026

Screenshot of the first page of a book contract between Cornerstone Press and Amorak Huey for Definition of Elegy: New and Collected Prose Poems

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𝔉𝔲𝔫𝔢𝔯𝔞𝔩 𝔉𝔞𝔤 @wolvendaughter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Putting in prompts to get music you like? We already have that. It's called walking into a record store that smells of patchouli and asking the guy with the one-hitter behind his ear for recs.

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Russel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade thinks the reversal of the oil and gas exploration ban breached the EU Free Trade Agreement. How do we know? Because they accidentally leaked their own legal opinion in Sep 2024. newsroom.co.nz/2024/10/01/g... www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

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Geof Huth @geofhuth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Stoen 846: from time to time to

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Ana @fullmetalkitchen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"How a $60 loaf of rye bread went viral in NYC" hahahahahahahaha 𝗡𝗢

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Was interviewed by a US journalist today who asked if we were all panicking about terrorists at Fairford, which ended with me trying to explain dogging.

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Erik Kennedy @erikkennedy.com · 29/09/2026

What if we take an artform that has a unique power to connect people across space and time and strip it of its power to connect?? 🤔

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Techno Maus @mousedib.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

My theory is that the raf base stuff is literally just diesel thefts, but that the US government accidentally divulged another completely unrelated top secret terrorist threat

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Postcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Have just made a dried apricot & tinned pineapple jam.

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Aisling Walsh @aislingwalsh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Banville strikes again 😬

John Banville cancels appearance at Spanish festival after it drops Argentinian author over pro-Israel stance
Booker Prize-winning novelist was a headline act at Granada literary festival but withdrew over exclusion of author Ariana Harwicz: screenshot of article from the Irish Times

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 27/09/2026

Remember the random dude who got 49020939 articles of uncritical media coverage in the space of two days because he quit anthropic based on his fears of existential AI risk? Yeah..........he's a climate denier. So is the whole AI industry. www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/22/a...

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JP @jpbrammer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

dreamt I started a trend among gen-z of referring to each other casually as "girlyopteryx." like archaeopteryx, but also, girl.

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Madame Mayhem @imakemovies.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The Hallelujah Chorus but instead of 'Hallelujah' it's 'Capybara'

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Oga-Nyappy, a cat dressed in a deer costume, is the mascot for the town of Ogano in Saitama. On his chest is a waraji-katsu (a big pork cutlet shaped like a straw sandal). His interests are kabuki and bouldering.

A squinting cat mascot dressed in a deer costume walks through a crowd.

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Derek Pollard, PhD @doc-pollard.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Congratulations to Poets on Poetry Series author Jason Schneiderman on being awarded the 2026 Pegasus Award for Poetry Criticism by the @poetry.foundation! If you haven't read Jason's book yet, you can order your copy directly from @uofmpress.bsky.social here: press.umich.edu/Books/N/Noth...

Book cover for NOTHINGISM by Jason Schneiderman, published in the Poets on Poetry Series by the University of Michigan Press, edited by Derek Pollard. The background is deep purple. The title, NOTHINGISM, appears as large, light purple text running vertically down the left side of the cover. On the right side, in gold text that contrasts with the purple background, is the subtitle POETRY AT THE END OF PRINT CULTURE. The author's name, JASON SCHNEIDERMAN, appears in white text below the subtitle. In the bottom right corner is a simple illustration of a tan cardboard box. The overall design is minimal and contemporary, using typographic elements as the main visual focus.

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Anthony Etherin @anthonyetherin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

TRANSMOGRIFICATION (Anagrammed Lines) Transmogrification! Instigator for manic magic — for transition. Strict origin of a man arising into cat form.

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Jacques-Yves Cousteau @runflysmile.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Evening lights 😊 Baltic Sea Latvia 🇱🇻 #Latvia #Sea #BalticSea #Sunset

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Biodiversity Pics @biodiversitypix.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🐉 Natural history of the animal kingdom for the use of young people Brighton: E. & J.B. Young and Co., 1889. [Source]

Illustration from an 1889 natural history book showing six detailed lizards grouped around a tree and rocky terrain near water. The labeled species include a Chamaeleon with a curled tail and textured skin, a Sand Lizard with a slender body, a Wall Lizard resting on a rock, a large Iguana with spiked dorsal ridges, a Basilisk featuring a prominent sail-like crest, and a Flying Dragon characterized by wing-like flaps along its body. The image highlights the Flying Dragon’s unique gliding adaptation, linking it to the "dragon" keyword. The background is softly colored, emphasizing the reptiles' scale patterns and natural habitats.

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Granite Man @granitedhuine.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I can handle being an adult for maybe 3 to 4 hours a day, but the full 24-hour commitment is uncalled for.

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Erik Kennedy @erikkennedy.com · 26/09/2026

I left my copy of this on a bus, but I had read it before I lost it. A deserving winner!

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Kevin Riggle @kevinr.free-dissociation.com · 26/09/2026

You see, only a good AI with a lot of guns can save us from a bad AI with a lot of guns

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old fruit pictures @pomological.xor.blue · 25/09/2026

carman peaches, painted by james marion shull, 1923

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John Attridge @johnattridge.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

How it feels to hyphenate an adjectival phrase but not hyphenate an identical noun phrase

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Simon Groth @simongroth.com · 25/09/2026

“see strange mountains”

A Queensland tourism ad from 1966: Queensland?
a wonderful place for a holiday!
Bask in the year-round sunshine from Coolangatta to Cooktown. Queensland will never cease to surprise and delight you with its multitude of different attractions.
Why not do what I did.. see the
QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT
TOURIST BUREAU
Let the people at the Bureau, who know their State, arrange everything for you... travel, accommodation, tour itiner-aries. The Bureau provides a complete, efficient, FREE travel service.
"see strange mountains"
"enjoy tropic fruits"
"cuddle Koalas"
"life's a breeze on the Reef"

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Marc Daalder @marcdaalder.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Sick of going to the bookstore and seeing all this paywalled content

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Kate Elliott @kateelliottsff.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I am not first and will be far from the last to say this: I have purchased so many books because I saw them recommended or publicized here on bsky. I cannot urge you all enough to KEEP TALKING ABOUT BOOKS. I know it's easier to talk up someone else's book, but this also means you, the shy author.

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Erik Kennedy @erikkennedy.com · 25/09/2026

How fucking *dare* they call it Praxis.

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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Yemeni Anthropomorphic Stele (3rd–1st Century BCE)

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fatalist.bsky.social @fatalist.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

And in some fields, like translation, bosses thought it was the former but it is, in fact, the latter. Asking a translator to "edit" an MTLed output is so much worse than just letting them work.

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

That the electorate could even contemplate such a man rather than reject him outright shames us all. That our founding laws could permit him to get in a position where the electorate could choose him shames our laws. That our institutions have not bodily removed him shames our institutions.

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Michael Collett @seraphcollett.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

It's like when people say, "shark infested". It's not infested, you idiot. That's their house. Bears will bear. Stay out of their home.

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Euronews @euronews.com · 22/09/2026

Russia quietly modernises bomb shelters in Moscow and St Petersburg ➡️ l.euronews.com/H1a5

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CEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Waking Mariah from her seasonal slumber this early is one of the signs of impending apocalypse.

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Natalie Jones @nataliejones.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Seriously good news from the EU. Arctic oil and gas drilling makes no sense from an energy security or a climate/environment perspective. Now the ball is in Norway's court - will they develop Arctic oil and gas regardless? www.reuters.com/business/ene...

reuters.com

EU to keep opposing new Arctic oil drilling, despite pressure from Norway

The European Union will maintain its opposition to new oil and gas drilling in the Arctic, a European Commission spokesperson said on Monday, despite Norwegian pressure to drop the EU ban.

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Erik Kennedy @erikkennedy.com · 22/09/2026

I bet goalkeepers wish they were allowed to fuck around on their phones during the slow parts of matches.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

sometimes you've gotta put the watercoloring brush down and give ruining the world another go

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Chris Miller @thelittlepakeha.net · 22/09/2026

This isn't cute or funny actually. Right wing grifters only do this when they're *very* distressed!

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Felix Geiringer @barristernz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I'm at Unity Bookshop Wellington for the Nicky Hager book launch. The event is not due to start until 6 pm, but the room is mostly full already and filling up fast.

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Artificial Intelligence and Creative Writing: A Policy of Sorts. I've posted versions before, but I update this each term following conversations with students. Here's my Fall '26 edition. In no way definitive! Learning as I go.

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This is a course for those interested in writing not as means to an end but as an end in itself. Recently... I read a story in New York magazine titled, “Everyone is Cheating Their Way Through College,” by James D. Walsh....
I didn’t think AI would be a temptation for creative writing students. “Everyone is Cheating Their Way Through College” persuaded me that for many students of all sorts it’s not a temptation but a condition. You sleep in a bed, you wear clothes, you don’t scream at teachers. Just the way it is. Maybe AI is becoming that, too, part of “just the way it is.” Maybe it is that already.
My mind raced through ideas about how to “beat” AI. The article dismantled them. Then I thought, “That’s not my job.” I’m a writer and a teacher. I’m not a cop. If you want to work with me on writing, we can do that. If you want to cheat, you have the ability to do that, too, and the truth is, I probably can’t stop you.... Per Dartmouth’s policy: “Students may not use GenAI tools for submitted coursework unless expressly permitted.” I do not permit it....
I’m interested in working with students for whom writing feels, somehow, good. Even if sometimes it’s painful. Who seek that feeling anyway. A feeling of being, of alertness. Of purpose; of intention. Of practice.
This is a course for those who are interested in using writing to experience some variation of this feeling. Sometimes it comes in a moment of clarity, sometimes in the making of a lyrical juxtaposition. There are so many more emotional, intellectual, and spiritual possibilities that arise from the act of shaping language... There is no paycheck, or even a finished book held in hand for the first time, that has ever brought me as much complicated pleasure as the arrangement of words. Maybe you’re like this, too. Or maybe you want to be. If so, I designed this course with someone like you in mind.

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John Holmes @jhaue.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

‘Jaw-dropping’ El Niño bursts through temperature record months before peak The latest data shows the temperature rise at the heart of El Niño in the Pacific Ocean has now reached 3.05C. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

theguardian.com

‘Jaw-dropping’ El Niño bursts through temperature record months before peak

‘Godzilla-level’ phenomenon is supercharging the climate crisis and will have a huge impact on communities across the world

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Erik Kennedy @erikkennedy.com · 21/09/2026

'The modern "AI-powered university" is, in fact, a form of neoliberal governmentality that does not disrupt, but rather reorganizes and intensifies, the disciplinary regimes of the twentieth century.' ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/fp...

ojs.lib.uwo.ca

Old Discipline, New Medium: LLMs and the Neoliberal University | Feminist Philosophy Quarterly

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Betsy Wetsy @betsyross.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

sorry, my ancestors begged me to delete that

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