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Gavin, Small Beer (closed due to long covid), &c. @gavingrant.bsky.social · 2h

"I wanted to gie it laldie." Every day, Jackie. Every day.

Gavin, Small Beer (closed due to long covid), &c. @gavingrant.bsky.social · 2h

Jake Shears (Scissor Sisters, Rocky Horror) NYT Reading While Scared: "I love many writers, but well-written literary horror is my favorite. I feel like Laird Barron’s stuff goes really deep, and recently I read 'North American Lake Monsters' by Nathan Ballingrud, which is really frightening."

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Julia Is Waving, Not Drowning @booktweeting.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Uncle Ed continues with the good work

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Lauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

“One day, when it’s safe, when there is no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it’s too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will always have been against this”

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David Rowinski @djohnrowins.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I entered convenience store wearing my.READ BOOKS PUNCH NAZIS shirt Cashier: That's so violent Me: Are you a Nazi? Cashier: No Me: Well, focus on the reading part. Cashier: What if I'm illiterate? Other cashier: Then you couldn't have read the shirt Me: Correct

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Labor Campaign for Single Payer @labor4singlepayer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This is what the latest research shows would happen for an average family if we moved to #MedicareForAll instead of a profit-driven, privatized health care system. WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?

Threads post by @marks_wells_rector. Text reads:
"The new Yale Medicare-for-All study is bigger news than it's getting.
An average insured family of 4 pays about $10k/year today.
With M4A they will pay nothing unless they have income above $200K.
Above $200K: 6% only on income OVER $200K.
No premiums. No deductibles. No copays.
For most Americans, Medicare for All isn't a tax increase. It's a massive healthcare cost cut."

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Anya Johanna DeNiro @adeniro.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

younger folks might not (?) be aware of the Five Geek Social Fallacies, and while it's very old, it still has relevance today I think. (I don't know why it's showing a Twitter logo, this is NOT on Twitter--it's a good old fashioned blog from 2003!) plausiblydeniable.com/five-geek-so...

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Five Geek Social Fallacies

Within the constellation of allied hobbies and subcultures collectively known as geekdom, one finds many social groups bent under a crushing burden of dysfunction, social drama, and general interp

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Caryn Rose @carynrose.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Here’s Bruce the last time Morello was in the band and he asked Bruce if there was room on E Street for this AC/DC tribute. Oh and Pearl Jam were in Australia at the same time: www.youtube.com/watch?v=s25W...

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Highway to Hell - Bruce Springsteen (w Eddie Vedder & Tom Morello) - Brisbane Ent Centre - 26-2-2014

YouTube video by TheAussiemusicman

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Molly Templeton @mollytempleton.com · 23/09/2026

Absolutely love that we have the one and only @maris.bsky.social reading one of Ursula's tart and satirical and pointed publishing posts this week

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Gavin, Small Beer (closed due to long covid), &c. @gavingrant.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I love this straight talking sign at my dentist: "The whole world is short staffed. Please be kind to those that showed up."

White sign on a blue background that kind of looks like denim:
"The whole world is short staffed.
Please be kind to those that showed up.
Thank you!"

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Joe Flynn @chinajoeflynn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

For the 1039 at Camp As Sayliyah, and the others stuck in Afghanistan who believed the promises made by our government, I'd like you to send your Congressfolk a message that we are still a nation of immigrants. You can message them through this Afghan Evac page.

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Count Them In — #AfghanEvac

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Gavin, Small Beer (closed due to long covid), &c. @gavingrant.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Kiva is an easy way to make a real difference in someone's life. Will you join me in helping Izili Bénin in Cotonou to pursue their dream? www.kiva.org/invitedby/ga...

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Can you help Gavin support Izili Bénin?

Kiva is a loan, not a donation. With Kiva you can lend as little as $25 and make a big change in someone's life.

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Anya Johanna DeNiro @adeniro.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

FYI there’s a 25 percent enrollment discount for this class; just use code FALLSEMESTER at checkout. If you were on the fence now is a great time to sign up ! I promise you it will be worth your while !

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Guilherme Nunes @guilhernunes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

hen lost her fear of taking surf lessons

painting of a chicken surfing a comically large wave

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Gavin, Small Beer (closed due to long covid), &c. @gavingrant.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Just realized I missed an opportunity to rag on our tiny-minded fascist president by pointing out my wife is getting the Pease Prize.

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Caroline B 👩🏻‍🦼 @sunnystitcher.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Great. Now do the same for Neil Gaiman.

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Douglas Wolk @douglaswolk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Holy crap this is an amazing deal. Both volumes of "My Favorite Thing Is Monsters"! The first two volumes apiece of Krazy Kat, Popeye, Pogo and Prince Valiant! Introductions to both Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez! "The Frank Book"! "I Killed Adolf Hitler," one of the funniest books ever! MORE!

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Humble Comic Bundle: 50 Essential Fantagraphics Titles by Fantagraphics

Fill your digital shelves with this collection of 50 fantastic Fantagraphics titles! Pay what you want and support the Freedom of the Press Foundation!

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Susan Stinson @susanstinson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Walking home in the rain Sunday, I passed Historic Northampton and saw Bathsheba Hull carrying a basket walk into the barn, followed by someone holding an umbrella over her head. It was a glimpse of a play about a moment in this free Black woman's 18th century life when the town took her land.

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Simon and Gargamel @kellylink.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Took a photo of the pond in Easthampton, MA & it looks like a reference image for a Richard M Powers sf novel cover. (www.richardmpowers.com)

A weird spoked stem with a small shiny russet colored bulb on each of the 7 spokes. This sits at the bottom of the photo & extends half way up against a dappled, chemical green, algae layer coating a small pond.

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Gavin, Small Beer (closed due to long covid), &c. @gavingrant.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

We really do earnestly believe reading Small Beer books could kill all humans. They're TOO GOOD. There is a >10% chance they might END THE WORLD within the next decade. This is definitely not a galaxy-brained marketing stunt. Of course we're still selling the books—we will until the END OF THE

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Gavin, Small Beer (closed due to long covid), &c. @gavingrant.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

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Liz Hand @elizabethhand.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

My new book is out next month, 3+ years in the writing. Was it worth it??? Now’s your chance to let me know! So far it’s got raves from PW, Kirkus, and Booklisr, whew. It’s on pre-order at 25% off today through Friday.

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Gavin, Small Beer (closed due to long covid), &c. @gavingrant.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Tell Governor DeSantis to Stop the Execution of Daniel Conahan. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

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Tell Governor DeSantis to Stop the Execution of Daniel Conahan

DRAFT

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Stacy Whitman @stacylwhitman.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

If you're self-published within the last 5 years (to be able to help people with current data) and are willing to anonymously share your print costs and print run numbers, can you please fill this form out and share with your self-published friends? zurl.co/nNR5L

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Anonymous self-publishing costs survey

Fill out this form.

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Weightless Books @weightlessbooks.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Weightless Books was made before vibe coding, has never been touched by vibe coding, and as far as I'm concerned it never will. It can look and function like it was made in 2010 til I die if it means I can avoid interacting with these awful revenants made from the stolen property of writers I love

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Manderley Press @manderleypress.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

We are preparing for Halloween this year with our most spine-chilling title so far. The Haunting of Lamb House is a modern gothic masterpiece, set in Lamb House in Rye - one of England's most celebrated literary and historic houses - and written by master storyteller Joan Aiken. Pre-orders are open!

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Gavin, Small Beer (closed due to long covid), &c. @gavingrant.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Nope. “developers who'd be forced to individually contact each rights holder for permission, paying out potentially billions for copyrighted works would be prohibitively costly” As it should be. Each of those works was *work.* Stop whining and either pay writers or change your model.

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Hal Duncan @halduncan.com · 04/09/2026

re last repost: I stand by my assertion that if someone is being "deported" to somewhere they didn't come from, the correct term is simply "transportation" as in the Victorian practise of shipping convicts off to colonies, this is barbaric 19th century shit and "deportation" is a euphemism here

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Tedra Osell @tedos.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

This is a tremendous read

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Jo Comerford @jocomerford.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

In this video, I ask a few of my most fervent commenters: * How did you know I was a lesbian? * Is it "loser" or "looser"? * And...how do you pronounce "twatwaffle"? And finally, how can we find a way forward, together?

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Katherine Addison/Sarah Monette @pennyvixen.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

PUT HARRIET TUBMAN ON THE 20, YOU COWARDLY RACIST SCUMBAGS IMPEACH TRUMP & VANCE & THE CABINET. I MEAN IT. IMPEACH THEM ALL. 1 BY 1. REGULATE AI & BAN DATA CENTERS UNTIL THE TECHBROS HAVE *WORKABLE*, *SUSTAINABLE* *SOLUTIONS* TO ALL THE PROBLEMS THEY CAUSE TAX THE RICH *E*P*S*T*E*I*N*

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soleil ho @soleilho.com · 02/09/2026

shopping around for project management tools for COYOTE and I am begging all of these companies to let users just opt out of AI entirely. give me a button to push to make it so I never get asked about agents or any of that bullshit again please. I will pay extra!!! I just want to make to-do lists!!

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Lawrence Schimel @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

One of the more-infamous pieces of art created from material sourced from my dad's going-out-of-business #vintage #jewelry parts warehouse in NYC cjssales.com is this Swarovski-encrusted model made for an endocrinologist: The Family Jewels. 😂😂

A metal representation of the male endocrinology system, including kidneys, bladder and genitals, all encrusted with multicolored Swarovski crystals, on a base likewise encrusted with crystals and silver letters spelling out:

THE FAMILY JEWELS

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Lawrence Schimel @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

My dad (92 years old!) has lost his lease in #NYC because building was sold. He must be out of the office by end of the year. So if you or anyone you know might be interested in #vintage #beads, #stones, #crystals, #chain, or other #jewelry parts or supplies, check out CJSSales.com Please share!

A selfie with my dad (on his 90th birthday, 2 years ago) at his jewelry warehouse. Boxes and boxes of vintage glass beads, seed beads, chain, Swarovski, Preciosa, copper, metal, findings, etc. Wholesale only. Must have Tax ID.

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Chaz Stein @charlottestein.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

The reason JKR is suddenly saying more and more “moderate” seeming things is not because her views are “moderate”, you daft shits. It’s because she is registering that her extremely overtly transphobic points are now making her very unpopular.

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Mark Janello @markjanello.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

You fuckers made me do it. The Racist Academicals Patter Song.

[RACIST ACADEMICAL]
I am the very model of a racist academical,
With footnotes and citations to make bigotry seem credible,

I traffic in ideas that have long since been discredited,
Like human races being real and IQ is inherited!

I’ll sign an open letter that legitimates my bigotry,
My gender ideology is thuggery and piggery,

If criticized it’s academic freedom I will hide behind,
My high and mighty principles shan’t be questioned by your tiny mind!

[CHORUS OF CHUDS]
His high and mighty principles shan’t be questioned by your tiny mind!

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Weightless Books @weightlessbooks.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Today we add new publisher Carynx Press out of the UK! OATHS AND OFFERINGS is their first anthology, featuring new, folklore-inspired tales from Northern writers: weightlessbooks.com/oaths-and-of...

Cover for OATHS AND OFFERINGS: A CARYNX ANTHOLOGY OF FOLKLORE, featuring stylizzed branches, fish, rabbit, snake, oak leaves, knife, and fruit arranged in a red circle

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Gavin, Small Beer (closed due to long covid), &c. @gavingrant.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Kiva is an easy way to make a real difference in someone's life. Will you join me in helping Farzona in Yavan to pursue their dream? www.kiva.org/invitedby/ga...

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Can you help Gavin support Farzona?

Kiva is a loan, not a donation. With Kiva you can lend as little as $25 and make a big change in someone's life.

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Gavin, Small Beer (closed due to long covid), &c. @gavingrant.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

"This finance industry support [for Seth Moulton] comes as Markey has pushed to eliminate a tax break that benefits private equity and venture capital fund managers."

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Venus's Unruly Child @saturnexalted.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

It's a very late entry into a lifetime of iconic roles, but this may be my favorite Tim Curry performance. Recorded after he suffered a stroke jn 2012, Auntie Whispers is simultaneously unsettling and warm, lovable-- basically his entire persona distilled. youtube.com/watch?v=ITx0...

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Auntie Whispers | Over The Garden Wall | Cartoon Network

YouTube video by Cartoon Network

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Paul Rosenzweig @rosenzweigp.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Has to be Dolly today. But let's do something a bit different. My, what a range of style she had ...

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Michael J. [Fox] DeLuca @michaeljdeluca.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

@boriscrito.bsky.social and I will be representing @stelliform.press at LACon this weekend. What a time to stand up for Canadian climate SF! For a copy of @tkrex.bsky.social's THE WILDCRAFT DRONES or @syr.bsky.social's WHAT A FISH LOOKS LIKE imported just ahead of the new tariffs, come find me

Print copies of What a Fish Looks Like by Syr Hayati Beker and The Wildcraft Drones by T.K. Rex, in my hand, with some Canada goldenrod and my late August garden in the background

Mycology in Spec Fic: Separating Fact From Fiction Friday, August 28, 2026, 4:30 PM, 263B
Being Latinx and Creative in an English-Speaking Medium Friday, August 28, 2026, 7:30 PM 256B
Book Launch: The Fabulist – Nick Mamatas, Bruce McAllister, and Michael J. DeLuca Saturday, August 29, 2026, 9:00 AM San Simeon A
Autographing: Michael J. DeLuca Saturday, August 29, 2026, 4:30 PM Pedestrian Bridge

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Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Tim Curry: the unexpected answer to the question “what if Tom Baker was also David Bowie?”

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Tim Curry in Rocky Horror: How 'bout that.

ALT: Tim Curry in Rocky Horror: How 'bout that.

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Sean Padilla (He/They) Will Write a Good Song About Anything @seanpadilla.blacksky.app · 25/08/2026

Whenever a music legend dies, I like to honor their life by listening to as much of their discography as I can in chronological order I’m gonna do that with Dolly Parton’s solo albums, and post links to all of my favorite songs of hers in this thread

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Gavin, Small Beer (closed due to long covid), &c. @gavingrant.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Before every Dolly thing today on youtube there's been an Moulton ad. Hey, Seth, I 100% agree Ed's too old. Damn him for not setting someone to run in his place. But Ed supports everyone not everyone-except-trans peeps, you rotten potato, so I'm voting for him.

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