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Elizabeth Anne, PhD @lacksauthority.bsky.social · 14h
never the wrong time for this classic
Screenshot of a tweet by @RobbtKraft reading “scientist: "does everyone here know what Watson and Crick discovered?" 
me from back of room: "Rosalind Franklin's notes"”
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iridescent-jstn @iridescent-jstn.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
This show is *great* … beautiful sound design (always a winner for me) and a rich story. I’m so looking forward to the season’s second half …
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iridescent-jstn @iridescent-jstn.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Recently listened to The Lovecraft Investigations, + the Aldrich Kemp mini pods All are great for many reasons but hats off to @thesounddesigner.bsky.social‘s work here Cinematic, never over-cooked, conveying mind-bending eldritch horrors and domestic tea-time convolutions with equal clarity. Superb
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 15/04/2026
THANK YOU TO THE READERS! 💙📚 My Black ass book about our quantum cosmos is a USA Today bestseller #62 overall and #18 in nonfiction (I think I counted that right). #2 in science and technology books 😍 www.usatoday.com/booklist/boo...
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The Edge of Space-Time: Particles, Poetry, and the Cosmic Dream Boogie by Prescod-Weinstein, Chanda
Genre: Philosophy & Social Aspects, Physics - Quantum Theory, Cosmology
Published: April 07, 2026
Previous Rank: 0
Buy at Bookshop.org
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Wasafiri Magazine @wasafirimag.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Using the term 'amuk' as her starting point, @mailbykite.bsky.social roots out the violences in colonial mistranslation, weaving in disability justice and personal experience in this extract from Wasafiri 123. Download the full piece for free throughout September: www.wasafiri.org/content/onli...
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Online Extract: On (Mis)Translation and the Vein of Resistance by Khairani Barokka
Using the term 'amuk' as her starting point, Khairani Barokka roots out the violences in colonial mistranslation…
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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Have you heard about the new #murderbot short story coming from Reactor this week? Today, we're thrilled to share two stunning full illustrations by Jaime Jones related to the upcoming novelette "Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy" by @marthawells.com 💫
A large, bulbous space station floating above a green and blue planetA large, metallic plaza filled with people, smoke, and hovering spacecraft
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Martha Wells @marthawells.com · 17/05/2025
I have a story in Storyteller, the Tanith Lee tribute anthology, which is up for preorder now. Look at all the great authors included: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/storytelle...
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Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology|Paperback
Sixteen new stories from some of today's most renowned authors. All inspired by the master storyteller Tanith Lee.
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Mathew Buck @filmbrainbmb.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Huge news on Patreon! Because of the Apple v. Epic ruling, they are not only dropping the 30% Apple Store charge on the iOS app, they are also halting the move to subscription billing for all creators - which would have affected creators like me, who use a "per video" structure than monthly.
From Patreon's Discord: "Yesterday, a U.S. court ruled in the Epic v. Apple case that Apple is no longer allowed to collect fees on purchases made outside of the App Store. 

This is a huge victory for creators and fans. The Patreon iOS app is the number one platform for fan engagement on Patreon, and we believe this ruling allows creators to get paid without Apple taking 30% of all in-app payments. 

We know many creators may have questions about how this ruling will impact your Patreon communities and how you use the Patreon iOS app. We’ve been working urgently to understand what this ruling means and how to take action to ensure that you and your fans benefit as much as possible. Here’s the latest:""We’re already working to update the Patreon iOS app to avoid Apple’s fees

As a first step, we are submitting an update to the Patreon iOS app in Apple’s App Store immediately to include an option for fans to use an alternative payment method to Apple’s in-app purchasing system. Once approved by Apple, this update would mean that new members in the U.S. who make purchases in the Patreon iOS app will be able to choose a checkout option that does not include Apple’s 30% fee.

Note: This pending app update, once approved and released in Apple’s App Store, will provide alternative checkout options for U.S.-based fans signing up for new memberships. At this time, this only applies for creators on subscription billing as legacy first-of-the-month and per-creation billing models are still unable to accept new membership sign ups in iOS.""The November 2025 subscription billing transition deadline is now on hold
This is still a developing situation, but we are moving forward under the assumption that the November 2025 deadline for all Patreon creators to switch to subscription billing is no longer necessary. 

While additional information may come that alters Apple’s requirements for Patreon’s iOS app, we are optimistic that this ruling will give us additional flexibility in how we support creators on legacy billing models. However, for now, creators still need to be on subscription billing to be able to accept payments through the Patreon iOS app. 

For those who still want to proceed with switching to subscription billing, our team is happy to assist with the transition, since it still unlocks access to the latest growth tools on Patreon, like gifting, Autopilot and tier repricing. For creators on per-creation billing who are actively working with our support team to transition to subscription billing, our team will be in contact with you by  the end of the day tomorrow, May 2nd, with next steps to confirm how you’d like to proceed.""Where we go from here

When we first announced rolling out Apple’s in-app purchasing requirements last year, we shared that we used three principles to guide our decision in how we planned to move forward: transparency, control, and stability. In keeping with these principles, we’ll continue actively working to learn more, and we will communicate frequently and transparently as we go.

This ruling is a huge moment for creators and fans, and we will continue fighting for a future where creators are in control, communities thrive, and professional creativity is possible for all. "
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iridescent-jstn @iridescent-jstn.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Awesome thread live posting through Judge Reyes eviscerating the govt attrny in the tg ban TRO
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Tyler McBrien @tylermcbrien.com · 28/01/2025
At @lawfare.bsky.social, our searchable table of legal challenges to Trump's executive orders is filling up quickly. Please DM me if we're missing litigation on EOs within our bailiwick. A little crowdsourcing can go a long way. Link here: www.lawfaremedia.org/projects-ser...
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 09/03/2025
1. Major news in transgender care. Germany, Switzerland, and Austria have just released their trans youth care guidelines. They strongly recommend trans youth care and slam the Cass Review in England. Europe is not "pulling back" on trans care. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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New German, Swiss, And Austrian Guidelines Recommend Trans Youth Care, Slam Cass Review
The recommendations, released by the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany, come at a time when US politicians erroneously claim that Europe is "pulling back" on transgender care.
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Jessica Ritchey @jmritchey.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Every time some elected democrat sucks off Reagan, I think about Duane.
Duane Puryear holding the AIDS quilt panel he completed before his death. It reads "MY NAME IS DUANE KEARNS PURYEAR. I WAS BORN ON DECEMBER 20, 1964. I WAS DIAGONISED WITH AIDS ON SEPTEMBER 7, 1987 AT 4:45 PM. I WAS 22 YEARS OLD. SOMETIMES, IT MAKES ME VERY SAD. I MADE THIS PANEL MYSELF. IF YOU ARE READING IT. I AM DEAD..."
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Alice Ruppert 🐴🎮 @malicedafirenze.bsky.social · 23/09/2024
Aaaaah thank you all so much for your enthusiasm! 😱 Make sure to add the game to your wishlist on Steam if you're interested please 🙏🙏🙏 store.steampowered.com/app/2697000/...
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Windstorm: The Legend of Khiimori on Steam
Embark on an epic adventure in Windstorm: The Legend of Khiimori. Cultivate your Mongolian nomad camp and complete missions to build your legacy as an ancient courier rider. Tame and train horses with...
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Brian Keene @briankeene.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
If you purchased/paid $$$ for my books, YOU own those books, not the store/corporation you purchased them from. So, I'm okay with you stripping out the DRM so that you can continue to own the book. Solidarity. But please be cool and don't then upload it to a pirate site. My kids gotta eat, too. :)
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iridescent-jstn @iridescent-jstn.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
This show rocks and you should give it a listen. So happy they got this recognition!
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Zachary Gillan @megapolisomancy.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
It’s a must read for anyone who cares about the poetics of weird fiction atseajournal.com/potboiler-un...
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The Killing Bottle
A in-depth study of M. John Harrison’s writing techniques in the Viriconium stories.
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Ayana Elizabeth Johnson @ayanaeliza.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
As expected, the Trump team is already deleting climate info from government websites. In anticipation, our team at Urban Ocean Lab created a permanent archive of 100+ key resources and published a permanent archive: www.urbanoceanlab.org/resource-hub 👩🏽‍💻
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Deborah Beale @mrstad.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
RT'ing some @dawbooks.bsky.social content --- 'An icon of science-fiction, fantasy, graphic novels, and horror, here is a primer to help you explore the bold-genre defining works of Tanith Lee in eBook.' astrapublishinghouse.com/.../tanith-l... 📚 💙 🚀 🧙‍♀️
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Where to start reading the works of Tanith Lee - Astra Publishing House
An icon of science-fiction, fantasy, graphic novels, and horror since the late 60s, Tanith Lee pioneered many of the archetypes and subverted tropes we recognize in today’s genre fiction. DAW […]
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Julian Miholics @pansybeast.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
figured it would be nice to wrap up this sketch this weekend! :-) 🌟💛
A warm toned digital illustration on a dark background. A pale, mammalian creature with closed eyes bares its carnivorous maw, held wide open. A star with a happy smile sits between its teeth, more featureless stars floating above it. A large flower stalk sits over the creature’s head, and small, simplistic mammals leap over it. The bottom left features a small antlered deer with a star above its back. Below the large, main creature reads “WE HAVE ALWAYS SURVIVED AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO” in a horizontal text. To the right of it in a vertical text reads “OUT OF DEFIANCE AND OUT OF LOVE”. Together both texts frame the lower right side of the artwork.
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An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog @hugobookclub.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
With 2024 in the rearview, let's talk about some of the great SFF and SFF-related stuff that's been published in the past 12 months that might be considered for the Hugos. Will continue skeeting more works to this thread over the next few weeks. 1/X hugoclub.blogspot.com/2024/03/open...
Movie: FuriosaSofia Samatar's The Practice The Horizon and the ChainSaturation Point by Adrian TchaikovskySiege of Burning Grass by Premee Mohamed
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Forrest Brazeal @forrestbrazeal.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
LOVE seeing teams like @AirbnbEng invest in meaningful software apprenticeship programs. "Candidates from underrepresented backgrounds and unconventional paths are encouraged to apply." - sounds like Cloud Resume Challenge champions to me! careers.airbnb.com/connect-engi...
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Connect Engineering Apprenticeship - Careers at Airbnb
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CosmicRami 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @rami.spaceaustralia.com · 08/01/2025
Lastly, there is no mobile services (no towers) in national parks and they are BIG. So, you can't use Google Maps. We built an app that allows you to download the map prior to leaving onto your phone, then use the gps blue dot inside the download map: www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/app Hike safely!
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NSW National Parks app | NSW National Parks
Heading to a NSW national park? Be prepared with the free NSW National Parks app. Download now.
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iridescent-jstn @iridescent-jstn.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
eyaaaahh finally getting around to following people here, who i used to follow on twitter …
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Abra / Jessica Conwell, Carmella Creeper's Gender Doula🏳️‍⚧️ 🇲🇽🌼 @pairofclaws.bsky.social · 22/02/2024
On that note: Trans authors (I mean authors who are trans, NOT cis people who write about trans people), drop your book links here and I'll try to repost as many as I can throughout the day. Cis people: Repost trans authors' book links. Cis people who want to complain about being excluded: gtfo
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ændra. @aendra.com · 28/11/2024
Hot off the presses! 🔥📰 The new Trending News feed takes the 📰 News feed and sorts it by popularity. This is a work-in-progress I've been developing with @devingaffney.com, more info soon! bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Josie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Nikki Giovanni, the charismatic and iconoclastic poet, activist, children’s book author and professor who wrote, irresistibly and sensuously, about race, politics, gender, sex and love, died on Monday in Blacksburg, Va. She was 81. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/o...
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Nikki Giovanni, Poet Who Wrote of Black Joy, Dies at 81
As a writer, she tackled race, gender, sex, politics and love. She was also a public intellectual who appeared on television and toured the country.
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iridescent-jstn @iridescent-jstn.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
a terrible photo of El Teide at dawn. But you can see the strength of the volcano.
El Teide volcano at dawn, the peak glowing softly pink from early winter snow, a clear sky but for one horizontal pink cloud, and in the foreground dry heather scrubland occupies the lower half of the image. It is calm, so calm.
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iridescent-jstn @iridescent-jstn.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Five families of light on the Day of the Dead
A small jade buddha statue sitting on a flat rock, surround by five dodecahedronal pierced-wall brass candle lanterns, which contain lit candles, and together cast a complex overlapping geometric pattern of light and shadow on the wall behind. The overall tone of the image is warm and golden.
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