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iainpj.bsky.social @iainpj.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Well ... in the current day and age, one cannot be surprised. Disappointed, but not surprised. www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-featur...
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TV’s So White Again: Diversity Now Seen as “Optional”
After a couple years of major progress, creators of color are seeing “real regression,” the president of the TV Academy tells THR.
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iainpj.bsky.social @iainpj.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
On the one hand, the thumbnail history is fascinating. On the other ... good grief, they take forever to get to the actual topic of the headline! wgntv.com/news/cover-s...
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Building tied to Great Chicago Fire in danger of being demolished
Thursday, Oct. 8 marks the 155th anniversary of the start of the Great Chicago Fire. The disaster claimed thousands of Chicago buildings in 1871, but one building tied to the Chicago Fire legend is…
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 07/10/2026
Two men try to kill each other. And then they don't. "Heartwarming and humorous." — Library Journal, starred review /jb Amazon: www.amazon.com/Pursu... Apple: itunes.apple.com/us/... Nook: www.barnesandnoble.c...
The cover of The Pursuit of Happiness by Courtney Milan: two men, one white, one black, looking at each other, with the silhouette of a flag in the background.
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Queen of Swords Press @qospress.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
#Booksky POINT OF HEARTS (Astreiant #6) by Melissa Scott is the Deal of the Day at DriveThruFiction! site.drivethrufiction.com/product/5122...
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Point of Hearts: A Novel of Astreiant - Queen of Swords Press | DriveThruFiction.com
Secrets and danger stalk the streets of Astreiant…: Point of Hearts, Astreiant’s pleasure district, is being disrupt
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iainpj.bsky.social @iainpj.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
It'll be interesting to see how/if this all works out. (My money would be on "if" were I a betting man.) If it does work out, it'll be interesting to see exactly how the new producers get past the utter nonsense of the last episode. deadline.com/2026/10/doct...
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'Doctor Who' Bids Revealed: Producers Pitch To Regenerate Sci-Fi Show
The BBC is considering plans to regenerate 'Doctor Who,' with Jed Mercurio, STV Studios, and World Productions submitting bids to make sci-fi series.
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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com
As we join the great theoretical scientist, he is deep in thought. So still, quiet and focused that he might almost be asleep. But inside that brilliant mind, what new idea is forming? What certainty is being meticulously interrogated? What ingenious theory is ready to change our world forever? (the scientist snores lightly) Ah, it seems he actually is asleep. And that's fine. Science is hard and not every day can be a success. We will come back another time.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Is it safe for me to say on here that I do not believe the polls about the Midterms? I don't trust white voters to be honest about their voting intentions with pollsters.
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God @thegodshow.com · 05/10/2026
Dennis Hastert died. Who's that? He was the longest serving Republican Speaker in history, a registered sex offender and a serial child molester. But somehow most Americans don't know about him. Anyway, he's in hell now.
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
There are some signals that just the two childhood doses of mumps vaccine are not enough to hit a high enough VE to prevent outbreaks in congregate living. It's smart to get an adult booster before college, and especially if there's an outbreak locally!
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Donald Trump posted Tom Cotton’s cellphone number. So I just sent him a text. Will report back.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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iainpj.bsky.social @iainpj.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Given the ages of the people involved, I wonder how many of them will wind up with mumps orchitis. www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-con... "[...]orchitis can affect being able to have children, called fertility. This most often happens in people who get the infection during childhood or the teen years."
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iainpj.bsky.social @iainpj.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Once upon a time, you weren't allowed to attend college without up-to-date vaccinations. You especially weren't allowd to participate in team activities, since that's an environment conducive to passing diseases around to each other.
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iainpj.bsky.social @iainpj.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
SDSU is very lucky, odd as it sounds. This could be quite a lot worse, since the vaccine that prevents mumps is also the vaccine against measles, and there are clearly a lot of unvaccinated people on this team. www.espn.com/college-foot...
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San Diego State football team dealing with mumps outbreak
San Diego State's football team is dealing with a mumps outbreak as it prepares for Saturday's Pac-12 opener against Texas State.
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Lynda Carter @lyndacarter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Getting a pink slip means “you’re fired” - ouch. The Washington Post thinks the Secretary of War may be pink slipped. Here we go. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Good on him for doing this and speaking out! Story: buff.ly/hDrradV
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iainpj.bsky.social @iainpj.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I wonder if there's any way to tell if this ... helps? www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/... [...] "Asked recently if he had a hand in the team's surprising turnaround, the smiling pontiff responded 'No comment.'"
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Pope Leo XIV sends blessings to White Sox ahead of playoffs
The White Sox got a letter of support from Pope Leo XIV, a longtime fan and Chicago native, prior to Tuesday's playoff opener vs. the Astros.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
When I say we desperately need a Democratic doctor in the US Senate I mean it.
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iainpj.bsky.social @iainpj.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Also, now I really want to know what her expectations were. www.youtube.com/shorts/xo-7G...
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Technically correct #Shorts
YouTube video by Carisa Hendrix & Lucy Darling
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iainpj.bsky.social @iainpj.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
How to be sweetly read to filth on the internets. www.youtube.com/shorts/Wx03C...
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I’ll go everywhere
YouTube video by Carisa Hendrix & Lucy Darling
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iainpj.bsky.social @iainpj.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
And also... www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/24/p...
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Prosecutor at center of ‘Broadview Six’ scandal retires, says Boutros ordered grand jury transcript
Attorneys for the prosecutor at the center of the “Broadview Six” scandal said Thursday that U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros personally instructed her to get an expedited transcript of grand jury proceed...
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iainpj.bsky.social @iainpj.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
My goodness. This is just the case that won't stop giving, isn't it? www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/25/b...
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‘Broadview Six’ prosecutor pens fiery resignation letter saying US attorney pushed for felony charges
The now-retired prosecutor at the center of the “Broadview Six” scandal penned a fiery resignation letter to U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros this week.
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iainpj.bsky.social @iainpj.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
That ... sounds like a quite unusual tech meeting.
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iainpj.bsky.social @iainpj.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Jeez. Makes you wonder why California and friends even bothered. cordcuttersnews.com/paramount-wo...
cordcuttersnews.com
Paramount Won Big In Its Settlement With California, As Much of What The States Got Is Toothless & Mostly For Show | Cord Cutters News
After reaching a deal to end the lawsuit, Paramount extracted a far more limited set of restraints from California and the other states than the coalition’s lawsuit had sought, leaving the company fre...
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iainpj.bsky.social @iainpj.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Was there a big enough margin that the veto can be overridden?
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Charles Pulliam-Moore @charlespulliam.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The Emma Frost x Miss Piggy comic has hit the internet and it's so, so, so much more magnificent than I ever could have hoped for
Emma Frost: "Emma Frost, darling. I'm a telepath. May I read your mind to ascertain if you're telling the truth?"

Miss Piggy: "But of course, darling I am an open book, a tell-all memoir."Emma Frost telepathically witnessing the entirety of Miss Piggy's life.Wolverine: "Frost? She legit?"
Emma Frost: "She's..She's... She's everything. And I would die for her."
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iainpj.bsky.social @iainpj.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
So, at 3:40pm on September 19, Bluesky's Trending AI critter published the following: "Eastern Michigan upsets Wisconsin". and, I mean ... if by "upsets" they mean "Got pummeled very slightly less than expected" ... then sure. Otherwise ... not so much, no. (Eastern Michigan lost, 54-10.)
Bluesky trending erroneously publishes wrong result of game
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iainpj.bsky.social @iainpj.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A sequel to "Sweet Eliza" maybe?
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iainpj.bsky.social @iainpj.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Hey, it's modern days! He can be a widower whose husbands keep dying!
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iainpj.bsky.social @iainpj.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The *kindest* read I've seen was that Converse has no black people in its marketing department. (Or in the right levels of management.) Honestly, think it's a combination of that and all three options. (Though it may not be a dogwhistle by Converse itself but by its staff members. May. Be.)
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iainpj.bsky.social @iainpj.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
In other words, the kids understand why they're being asked these questions, and tailor answers accordingly. Actual data may be revealing that they're ... "fibbing" a bit about their actual use.
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iainpj.bsky.social @iainpj.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
It doesn't surprise me that AI use may correlate with lower science scores. But the abrupt huge drop between "never" and "once or twice a year" is genuinely startling, and frankly makes me suspect that there's some savage social desirability bias happening here.
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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Bigfoot’s exit line was “I better not have to come back. Or it’s going to be your face that’s ‘not real.’” That’s what happened.
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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 18/09/2026
I was looking at the website of a dedicated romance bookstore in Devon and saw they had a section called "Books written with AI that are actually worth reading", and when I tell you I was inhaling deeply as I clicked. Should have known better. Props to Moonlit Chapters in Barnstaple, good work.
post reading: Look, if your using Gen AI to generate content in any form, then you need to rethink whether this community is for you.

I've seen an influx of authors, readers and bookish businesses using Gen AI in some form on their socials (and websites)  and somehow i am flabbergasted every time.

We should all know by now that Gen AI steals from creatives. So using it while claiming to love authors is a choice. Using it as a bookish business when you are making money off of your love of books, is a choice.

And its the wrong bloody choice. And you should see yourself out.
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iainpj.bsky.social @iainpj.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Literally the only thing I really know about him is the thirst trap photo that, for some bizarre reason, Rethugnicans are all hot and bothered about. (I mean, he takes a good underwear photo, but still.)
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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 17/09/2026
Hemingway describing F Scott Fitzgerald's mouth was basically foretelling Jeremy Brett: "a delicate long-lipped Irish mouth that, on a girl, would have been the mouth of a beauty. .... The mouth worried you until you knew him and then it worried you more."
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KitchenBeard @kitchenbeard.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Well, drat. That's no fun. www.them.us/politics/gri...
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No, There Wasn’t a Grindr Outage at the 2026 Republican Midterm Convention
​We investigate the claims circulating on social media about the Republican National Midterm Convention in Dallas.
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Ain’t that the honest truth!
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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iainpj.bsky.social @iainpj.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
www.youtube.com/shorts/8dijv...
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You would never ever be OK with being considered inherently dangerous.
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🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 16/09/2026
Trans rights is inherently a bodily autonomy issue. Just like abortion rights is. We can't have gender equity or reproductive freedom without trans rights. Full stop. You can yell at me and make up shit that you claim I've said if it makes you feel better. I don't care. I'm right. And you know it.
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iainpj.bsky.social @iainpj.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
One must ask: how on earth did you explain that edit to the document writers?
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iainpj.bsky.social @iainpj.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It will be interesting to see if this happens. On the one hand, it's shocking that Emmy would even consider a move off broadcast. On the other, broadcast has been getting fewer Primetime Emmy nominations every year, so ... www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/e...
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Prime Video in Talks to Take Over Emmys Telecast
The Television Academy's deal with the big four broadcast networks ended with NBC's airing of the 78th awards.
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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
They bought that Mitch McConnell at Spirit Halloween.
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iainpj.bsky.social @iainpj.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
And Widows Bay's first season shocks Hacks' finale season to take Outstanding Comedy #Emmys
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iainpj.bsky.social @iainpj.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Harrelson and McConnaghey were clearly told to vamp to fill some time, because #Emmys were running short -- maybe they could move a couple categories back out of Creative Arts to the main ceremony next year.
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iainpj.bsky.social @iainpj.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
As expected, "The Pitt" takes outstanding drama series to match up with Noah Wyle's best actor. Overall, drama category awards were more widely distributed than expected.
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iainpj.bsky.social @iainpj.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"Widows Bay" is just rolling over "Hacks" final season, isn't it? #Emmys
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iainpj.bsky.social @iainpj.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
My goodness. Matthew Rhys is having himself a night, isn't he?
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