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דובי שם @dubikan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I used to submit typos edits through the Kindle feature for that purpose, until I was told by an author that each time they get one of those they get penalized by Amazon, so I stopped.

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Zelensky: "When our strikes reached Yandex’s data centers, it suddenly became a little easier to breathe on many social media platforms. A lot of people noticed it. There was less hate, less division, and fewer provocations... It’s pretty clear where those bots were coming from."

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Jenna Avery @jennaavery.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

woo boy my two current family villains may be unredeemable! But it’s worth thinking about

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I love taking the train between San Diego and Los Angeles since it's such a gorgeous view but there's just no way it'll still exist on the same track a generation from now. www.instagram.com/reels/DeSCAh...

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Mekka Okereke @mekka.mekka-tech.com · 09/10/2026

It's not complicated. 1. He knows what he is talking about (competence) 2. He does not compromise with objectively evil and racist viewpoints just to appease centrists (integrity) 3. He speaks clearly and powerfully (conviction)

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Scott Edelman @scottedelman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

To have learned all this after being assured Saturday that the boilerplate author contracts now contained everything I'd asked for is particularly depressing. Even if the contract offered to writers is now perfect, I'd never allow myself to appear in any magazine which treated its artists this way.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 08/10/2026

Asimov's trying to grab all the rights to @donatoarts.bsky.social's work is egregious but it's not in isolation, either. Other publishers are attempting other rights grabs and restrictions that they weren't doing a couple of years ago. Why? Because fuck you, that's why. Remember the power of "no."

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John Picacio @johnpicacio.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

🧵 Attention, Fellow SFF Artists and Authors -- here is my response to Must Read Magazines, after they presented an Asimov's art contract expecting me to waive all Moral Rights and Copyright to my art. And, I would strongly advise the following to my fellow pros…. 1/

John Picacio’s response to Must Read Magazine’s request for his waiver of all Moral Rights and Copyright of his commissioned art for an ASIMOV’S assignment. Short version — Picacio says a resounding NOPE.

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

if Trump posts a trans slur on Truth Social which is aimed at you, and you say anything other than "can you guys fucking believe the President of the United States is out here posting trans slurs on Truth Social, fuck him into the sun for all eternity," you have failed the most basic of all tests

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

25 years ago today, the U.S. launched its war in Afghanistan. Weeks earlier, Barbara Lee was the only member of Congress to vote against the 2001 Authorization of Military Force, warning it would be a blank check for forever wars. History has proven her lonely and courageous vote right.

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 08/10/2026

Oh this is like when I threw BIRD BY BIRD across the room because the author was like "I worked so so hard on my stories!" followed by "And then I sent them to my father's literary agent!" Me: 🫩

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Jenna Avery @jennaavery.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Is this a threat? (I did not click the link…)

Screenshot of a text that reads, “If you've ordered from Amazon recently, today is the day to show support for the workers who packed your orders. >> https://f-am.org/l/EWv8kM

FAFO
End2End”

With the FAFO highlighted in yellow….

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Paolo Bacigalupi @paolobacigalupi.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I hate it when publishers do shady shit, just to see who will push back, and who will go along. Always push back.

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John Picacio @johnpicacio.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Question for any authors who have had recent contract dealings w/ Must Read Magazines & ASIMOV’S. Have they asked you to surrender copyright of your stories to them? They want me to create new cover art & they want to own copyright of the art. Seems like a pretty outrageous rights grab.

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Soraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 07/10/2026

It's a rape-ocracy from the top down

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Jeanne Veillette Bowerman @jeannevb.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🔥 WRITER WARNING: I'll be calling out a #writingsprint at 8 a.m. ET. Goal = as many mornings as possible. Further Goal = get shit done bc the clock is ticking. Rinse. Repeat. #scriptchat #BookSky #ScriptSky

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The Bride's Bloody Standoff in Kill Bill

ALT: The Bride's Bloody Standoff in Kill Bill

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Sometimes my wife and I like to send each other text messages as though they’re democratic fundraising messages, and I believe she has produced the jewel of the form.

, it's
and I
have some personal news to share with you.
Being a mom is one of the greatest joys of my life, and I feel deeply that we should have salad tonight
This year has been challenging in many ways, and I have immense gratitude for the kindness and support of family, community, and people like you who have continued to stand by me through everything. It means the world, and I wanted you to be among the first to know that squash is in the oven and kale is in the fridge.

As many of you are aware, ve been navigating one of the most challenging periods of my day while waiting for dinner.
Facing baseless federal hunger brought on by not eating since lunch, fighting for the working kids of this country, and now caring for a mean toddler and helping him grow up in a world that isn't always easy. But it has also reminded me exactly why I do this work and who I do it for.
I will never stop working to eat dinner. I will never stop fighting for what is right, even when there is also some feta in the fridge. And I will never stop being so very thankful that you are by my side in this important work and that there is tahini in the pantry for dressing
With love and gratitude,
stop to end

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Risa Wolf / Killerpuppytails @risawolf.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Beth Goder is kickstarting her first short story collection! Beth's work is deep & touching. If you like unique, surreal, & sometimes wonderfully meta work? I'd jump on this one. There's no story like a Beth Goder story. www.kickstarter.com/projects/bet...

kickstarter.com

An Expression of Silence: A Short Fiction Collection

Beth Goder's debut collection of her celebrated short fiction, with accompanying author notes.

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Jenna Avery @jennaavery.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

What do the "backs" of the buildings and the busy roads look like @volts.wtf? In studying urban design in grad school we talked a lot about facing the street, eyes on the street, housing over retail; the big idea would be not "turning away" from the street.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 06/10/2026

please give me the democratic party of republican fearmongering, part one million

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Jenna Avery @jennaavery.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This is both so smart and (should be) so obvious for us to do in the US

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Watch this before you go Prime Day shopping.

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Jenna Avery @jennaavery.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I can’t help noticing that I’ve just seen two shows where “we“ drop the bombs ourselves. It’s out there, flitting through the zeitgeist. This is walking right up to that line.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026

For the last couple of weeks I've been tapping on this sign hard enough to break my finger.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 06/10/2026

Everybody's loving this clip, for good reason, but it should remind everyone that cities therefore have an obligation to build enough housing that all these marginalized and outcast people can come and afford to live in them on minimum wage *without* becoming homeless. YIMBY!

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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

"You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you." — Ray Bradbury

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🎃 Norah “Cabin in the” Woodsey 🎃 @norahwoodsey.com · 06/10/2026

🚨Free shipping!🚨 You can buy paperbacks of my most popular novels on Bookshop - The States and The Control Problem

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026

There does seem to be an interesting subset of folks who seem huffily annoyed that creators might want to be compensated for their stolen work by the people whose intentional acts of theft has literally allowed to become billionaires, I mean, how dare we, right

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026

To the person noting there is not enough money in the world to license every piece of intellectual property stolen for "AI" training: you're sooooo close to the point, friend, keep going, you'll get there if you try

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Andrew Deck @andrewdeck.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

ChatGPT is adding the signatures of real New Yorker cartoonists to its AI-generated images. So far, I've found the signatures of more than 15 contributors. "It’s slop, and unlike the other slop that I’ve encountered, this is slop that’s pretending to be me." www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/chat...

Left: A cartoon generated by ChatGPT and signed with Emily Flake’s signature that was posted to a Reddit forum in June. Right: A real Emily Flake cartoon published in The New Yorker on August 20, 2026 and licensed via The Cartoon Bank.

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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

👇🏼

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Horned Lark Press @hornedlarkpress.com · 06/10/2026

One month before an election has us feeling some kind of way. It’s a mood. Tired of techbros and the one percent buying governments and need a world where they don’t win? We got you. Stories by @lilithsaintcrow.com, @jomiles.bsky.social, & @marissalingen.bsky.social. Out now wherever you buy books!

Books to give you a little hope and inspire you to fight oppressive systems:
COYOTE RUN
THE FINAL CHRONICLE OF YENEH
A DUBIOUS CLAMOR

3 ANTI- FASCIST
READS

$#1 Coyote Run New York Times bestselling author Lilith Saintcrow serves up science fiction pulp in a North America fractured by drones, bioweapons, and ideology, giving us a heroine practically made out of violent resistance. "A GNARLY, ADRENALINE-PACKED SPRINT OF A TALE, BRIMMING WITH GUTS, GRIME, AND DELICIOUSLY BLOODY ANTIFASCIST CATHARSIS." -LAUREN THOMAN, AUTHOR OF YOU SHOULDN'T BE HERE Your revenge fantasy come to life Badass, angry and grungy female characters Breaking into a secret prison camp Shape Shifter$ #2
Horned Lark Press
The Final
Chronicle of Yeneh by Jo Miles
Alien first contact tangles up with portal fantasy in this lush, adventurous tale, perfect for anyone who grew up dreaming of visiting Narnia or traveling to the stars.

Let's talk about the connection between colonialism and capitalism
Sci-fi rewilding
Nepo-baby redemption arc
A socialist xeno biologist
Incredible world building

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Horned Lark Press
The Final
Chronicle of Yeneh by Jo Miles
Alien first contact tangles up with portal fantasy in this lush, adventurous tale, perfect for anyone who grew up dreaming of visiting Narnia or traveling to the stars.

Let's talk about the connection between colonialism and capitalism
Sci-fi rewilding
Nepo-baby redemption arc
A socialist xeno biologist
Incredible world building

#3
A Dubious Clamor by Marissa Lingen
Enjoy a world of sorcerous aunts, musical magic, and moody swords in this delightful tale of finding one's balance in an unbalanced world.

Pining for your ex
Immigrants: we get the job done
Enchanted swords, fed up harpies
and musical
magic
The power of community

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Seriously, watch and share this.

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Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

also, many public universities were built with the promise that they would always be either free or low cost for everybody who wished to go, such as the UC system here in California. We all got the bait and switch after the first generation got theirs

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Jessica Price @delafina777.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This should be so obvious that it doesn’t need to be said, but given what kind of weekend it’s been on here, apparently it does: If you don’t want old rapists running the world, in office, in the board room, making decisions for all of us get comfortable with “ruining” young rapists’ lives

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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

You guys want to hear a short but adorable story that happened right in front of me at the baggage claim in NYC yesterday? I wasn't part of it and there are bits I didn't catch but holy crap, I can't stop thinking about it.

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Jenna Avery @jennaavery.bsky.social · 04/10/2026