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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

A true friend sends you photos of very attractive pigeons just because you love them.

Photo of a very attractive pigeon sent to me by a friend; white and grey dappling with a green, metallic flash on the neck, overlooking river with autumn trees and buildings in background.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

How could a slavery scandal involving the President of the United States be worse than we thought? This extremely long, extremely detailed, and fully sourced PROOF report explains. This—not the tariff war—is the most important story in America right now. I hope you will consider checking it out.

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The Trump-El Salvador Scandal Deepens

As President Trump prepares to fête brutal far-right El Salvadoran dictator Nayib Bukele in DC on April 14, the scandal involving a vile new international slave trade between the two men is growing.

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On a clear day @icanseeforever1.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

This moment when the penny drops that trying to implement bathroom bans is an impossibility for the former Tory Chief Secretary Simon Clarke is delicious.

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TJ Alexander (they/them) @tjalexandernyc.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Hey. NYers. Do me a favor and support the following assembly bills: NY A05464 aka the Freedom to Read Act, which will protect libraries & librarians & NY A05416 aka the Books Save Lives Act, which will require school libraries to maintain a collection of diverse books here's how🧵

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Ghost Puritan Gräfin Freudenberg🗽🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 @grafinfreudenberg.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

STOP TALKING ABOUT "RENTING" THINGS FROM THE LIBRARY! IT'S THE ONE SERVICE ON THIS BENIGHTED PLANET THAT'S STILL FREE!

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syd📚 @sydbereading.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Black History Month may be ending today, but that shouldn’t stop you from reading books by black authors year round 👀 Here are 31 books written by Black women that you can pick up in March 🧵 #blackbooksky #booksky

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Libro.fm @libro.fm · 28/02/2025

We care about small businesses because we are a small business. If you're not spending today, show up for your indie bookshop in other ways—such as following them on social media, leaving a positive review online, signing up for a newsletter, etc. Support doesn't always require budget 💕

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H.M.S. Brown - Author @grantscrossing.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Cruelty for the sake of cruelty.

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Michael LaBorn @michaellaborn.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Chicago area, let’s sell out this midnight release event. As of three hours ago, they had only sold 9 tickets. I just bought one and I want to see you there! Let’s support Black bookstores! www.eventbrite.com/e/1242908495...

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Nellie Cubed @nelnelnellie.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Here are a few writer/reader things you can do instead of shopping at right-wing businesses today. These ideas are from the amazing romance author @susannahnix.bsky.social on this Blackout Friday. Support authors and libraries today without supporting oligarchs. 🌶️📚💙 #romancelandia

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Things to do on economic blackout day to still support indie authors:

(Telephone emoji) Call your library to ask how you can request your favorite titles from romance authors be stocked locally and on Libby (or like) eBook loaning program.

(Hand with pen emoji) Write reviews on Zon, Goodreads, Storygraph, and other purchase locations. Reviews mean the world to us & yes, we need positive reviews on places like AppleBooks to be considered for sales / promotions.

(Bag of money emoji) Use cash, go to your local small business book store, and buy at least 3 books from them today.

There's more we can do together than apart. Let's do this thing!!!!

The cover of the book Pint of Contention by Susannah Nix is light and in the background. On top of that are the words:

Dedication
For every woman who's been called
a bitch (or worse) for being strong and capable.

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Matt Pearce @mattdpearce.com · 28/02/2025

Rousseau would have been a great blogger I think.

It will be said that a despot gives his subjects the assurance of civil tranquillity. Very well, but what does it profit them, if those wars against other powers which result from a despot's ambition, if his insatiable greed, and the oppressive demands of his administration, cause more desolation than civil strife would cause? What do the people gain if their very condition of civil tranquillity is one of their hardships? There is peace in dungeons, but is that enough to make dungeons desirable?
The Greeks lived in peace in the cave of Cyclops awaiting their turn to be devoured.

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TDPattillo @tdpattillo.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

I almost bought a book on Amazon today, but then I went to eBay and got it slightly used for half the price. Boycotting Amazon is fun AND easy.

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Rebekah is Pro-Choice @rebekahwriter.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

You know where you can go and not worry about breaking the economic blackout today? Your local library! All those books and you won’t spend a penny!

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H.M.S. Brown - Author @grantscrossing.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Hey friends - not asking you to spend money today but would appreciate your support if you can. 1. Add my books to your #Goodreads TBR. www.goodreads.com/search?q=H.m... 2. Check my books out from #Hoopla. 3. Share this post. #THANKYOU! #Smallbusiness #Indieauthor #MilitaryFiction #veterans

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Nellie Cubed @nelnelnellie.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

From the AMAZING children’s author and illustrator @mowillems.bsky.social.

FEB 2 8 2025|

AS long AS
YoU'Re
NOT SHOPPiNg TodAY-why NoT visit your
LOCAI LiBRARY?

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Grace 🏳️‍🌈 @creativestarting.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Yesterday on stream I ended up reading some of my own writing and that made me want to write again! So today we’re doing a bit of yapping and a few writing sprints if anyone wants to join and say hi 👋🏾 #CoWorkSky #Twitch #booksky #blacksky

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 26/02/2025

everyone seeing how when you takeaway the DEI the planes start falling out of the sky

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Libro.fm @libro.fm · 27/02/2025

Hi, just a reminder that when you use Libro.fm for your audiobooks, you support independent bookshops vs. large corporations that drive them out of business. We also pay taxes. And so do indie bookshops.

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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Important Public Health Update Hi all, Please pay attention. I just spoke with CDC officials they say we should prepare for potential human cases of Bird Flu. 1/

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Grace Lawson @grace-lawson-edits.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Do you write romance novels? Do you write queer novels? I edit mostly queer romance. This will affect all of our work. They want to criminalize our work under the guise of "protecting children." MF romance isn't safe, either. They will ban it all.

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Jeanne (she/they) @fangirljeanne.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

FYI, Amazon will no longer enable the downloading of ebooks to exterior devices starting February 26th. Here’s a tutorial on how to download your ebooks off of Amazon. You can use Calibre (free software) to reformat the kindle books to be used on other devices. www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2DQuRqn/

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Replying to @BookishbyJennaavh I got you! 🫶 #thecozyarchivist #ebooks #ereader #kindle #kindlegirlie #kindlealternative #boox #booxgocolor7 #kobo

TikTok video by candice🍿📚🏁

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WrongTypeOfHero 🔪🕷️ Spider / Sackboy Horror VTuber @wrongtypeofhero.bsky.social · 07/10/2024

I feel like I need to tap the sign cause I keep seeing people trying to "dunk" on hateful peeps on my feed. This ISN'T TWITTER. Please don't make it into it.

An info-board summarising the difference between Twitter/X and Bluesky and the potential advantages that come with the latter.

The original post is from @milesmeelezz.bsky.social . Please go support them and their amazing artwork.

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🌸 Kat 🌸 @kathumanart.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

The golden rule of piracy should always be to never take from individual creators. Steal all you want from big corps but individual artists are out here giving you free work constantly and scraping by on the bare minimum. There is NO excuse!!

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Nellie Cubed @nelnelnellie.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

If you’re worried about putting a post in a genre feed because it might not get as much traction as it would on BookSky, you can just add the 💙 after the 📚. Then the post goes into both the genre feed & BookSky. A horror book post with the 🩸📚💙 emojis would go to the horror feed & the BookSky feed.

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tohdraws @daryltoh.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Noise - When you are trying to sleep, but your werewolf housemate starts licking his paws at 3am.

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Grace Lawson @grace-lawson-edits.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Fun fact, Grammarly is terrible at editing, too. One of the issues I deal with is correcting mistakes made by AI in writing. Even the regular grammar and spell check on Word and Google Docs makes mistakes. Mistakes only a human can spot.

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xX_Doctor_Cucumber_Xx @possumdementhe.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

If I see an AI cover, I assume that other shortcuts were taken in the writing.

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Marie 🇨🇦⚜️ @blammarie.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Oh hey that reminds me. If any indie author out there needs a cover, I am offering to make an illustrated cover for you in exchange for beta reading one of my several WIPs (genres include scifi, fantasy, romance). You can check out my art style here: cara.app/blammarie Signal boost appreciated

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Grace Lawson @grace-lawson-edits.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

FYI, AI also doesn't properly edit your book, either.

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Grace Lawson @grace-lawson-edits.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Never Let Me Go by Lyla Dane comes out Jan 28th. Here is my review.

Cover for the book. Pink and white font list the title and author name. There is a large pink circle that says Advanced Reader Copy.
The cover art is a black and white photo of a muscular man facing to the side while looking at the camera. He is wearing a black tank top. He has shaggy dark hair, a day or so of beard scruff, and tattoos down the arm facing the camera.

A book that I didn't want to end, but couldn't put down. Gavin is broken down, literally beaten, and tormented by his past. As a result, he lashes out at everyone, including Beck, his former best friend. Beck finds Gavin in a downward spiral at rock bottom, and gently, slowly, and through so much pain, helps Gavin bring himself back from the brink.

Thoughts while reading
Damn, crying at page nine already?
Take a hint, Kyle. Damn.
Wrestling into sex, okay, that's interesting.
Gavin's dad can rot. Hateful old fuck.
Spicy (three pepper emoji)
Gavin is literally feral, omg.
They broke the bed (shocked face emoji)
And I'm crying again, teeth.
Beck really is too good for this world.

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Manny Crespín @mannycrespin.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

🔁🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️📚🤓👓 Good Evening #Bluecrew!!

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Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Right, you fucks, if you live in the UK sign this. If you don’t live in the UK share it as some of your followers might and they should sign this.

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angel💀 @sabattons.com · 08/01/2025

sometimes I think about the microeconomy of commissions and get emotional if only for the fact there are many artists who are able to make a living based on the interest and good will of fellow working class folks who want to indulge in art. I hold onto that when I start to despair.

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Grace Lawson @grace-lawson-edits.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Will be posting a review of this book soon because, wow. I know it's early, but this may be my favorite for 2025.

A picture of the book cover for Never Let Me Go by Lyla Dane. The font colors are pink and white over a gray background with a black and white picture of the cover model. He is facing to the side while looking at the camera, is wearing a black tank top, and has tattoos down his muscled arm. His hair is dark and shaggy, and he has a next day beard scruff.

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Grey @jukebox-draws.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

Realized I haven’t actually posted any Folk art on here! So to give a frame of reference for my cosplay, here’s how I interpret Ash (and Lonan and Nua) from the folk trilogy! @authorlilymayne.bsky.social #folk #folktrilogy