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Micaiah Johnson @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social · 3h

Can’t believe tomorrow The Center for Fiction in Brooklyn is giving me and P. Djèlí Clark microphones to yap to our hearts’ content about books, history, and writing. Hope to see you there (or sense your presence virtually). centerforfiction.org/event/the-ce...

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The Center for Fiction Presents Micaiah Johnson on The Unhaunting with P. Djèlí Clark | The Center for Fiction

Step into the winding corridors and lavish interiors of Abernathy House as we welcome Micaiah Johnson to The Center for the launch of The Unhaunting, a literary horror novel that reimagines the haunte...

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 6h

WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.

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Wagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.bsky.social · 3h

"they're crazy" guess what rape does to your mental health! "she's broke" guess what rape does to your finances! "he's bitter" guess what surviving rape does to your vision of the world!

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 3h

#ELB: “How Trump Can—and Cannot—Still Mess With the Midterms” electionlawblog.org/2026/how-trump-…

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Mike Rothschild @rothschildmd.bsky.social · 3h

I'm trying to offer something in contrast to pessimism. Because I don't feel it. The GOP's numbers are brutal, gas and food prices are sky high, and many Trump loyalists are actively losing interest or turning on him. This is not 2024, or the aftermath of 2020. www.patreon.com/MikeRothschi...

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The Cranks are Cranking | Mike Rothschild

With a month until the 2026 midterms, the conspiracy theorist industrial complex is working overtime to seed confusion and lay the groundwor

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Mike Rothschild @rothschildmd.bsky.social · 3h

Trump can't just wish cancelling the election into existence. He would need backing from a huge number of prominent officials, members of Congress, military and business leaders, legal scholars, and an army of foot soldiers. With a month to go, he has none of that. www.patreon.com/MikeRothschi...

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The Cranks are Cranking | Mike Rothschild

With a month until the 2026 midterms, the conspiracy theorist industrial complex is working overtime to seed confusion and lay the groundwor

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Hi if anyone would like a pep talk in an upcoming That’s Marvelous newsletter let me know here! Also I’ve been working very hard on the newsletter and I’d love if you took a shot on subscribing which you can do for free or for money: www.thatsmarvelousnewsletter.com

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 3h

He mentioned journalists so I'm going to note that one of the reasons why I left the US was the high cost of healthcare. People my age are developing chronic conditions like back pain and seeking physical therapy or other diagnostic services. Tariffs and oil prices also affect US healthcare costs.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 3h

Just a reminder: Tillis persuaded the woman Hegseth allegedly raped to come forward with her story, and told her that if she did, it would sink the nomination. She did. At great risk to herself. Tillis then cast the deciding vote for Hegseth. Because he’s a goddamned coward.

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Outgoing Sen. Tillis regrets pivotal vote for Hegseth: ‘He’s an actor. He’s not a manager’

Outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis spoke to MS NOW about regretting his vote to confirm Pete Hegseth and his strained relationship with Trump.

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OGBobbyJoshson @jawalker.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

“The American Negro has had to accommodate a vast amount of hatred since he’s been here” -James Baldwin Somethings never change.

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 4h

sadly the huge leaps forward in machine translation are likely to deprive us of such reliable gems as "dry" and "fuck" in Chinese using the same simplified character or my all-time favorite "Racist Park" (which was also an accurate description of the park, as it happened)

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R.C. Brougham @captainruck.bsky.social · 12h

Found a couple pretty good ones in my files

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Elizabeth Anne, PhD @lacksauthority.bsky.social · 5h

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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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 7h

insane that he keeps doubling down on this -- and on the conditional in particular, which polls terribly www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-09-27...

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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 5h

Truly wild people can't even be bribed into approving of Trump. I am imagining parent trying to get kids to come to a birthday party by saying there will be a pony and the kids still refuses. Of c that implies that Trump's father would do such a thing and we all know Fred Trump hated Donnie, too.

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 5h

Another big story about Sleazy Susan. Can't be trusted! Thank you for your attention to this matter

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 5h

If you're in these states, *TODAY* is deadline to register to vote. Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas. Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check! And there's a lot happening across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️

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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 8h

This is how the new CBS keeps people from remembering that the longest serving GOP Speaker of the House ultimately went to jail for covering up child rape. Which is apparently always in season.

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Benjamin Riley @benjaminjriley.bsky.social · 6h

A little inside baseball (perhaps with ballpark franks): I was provided a still shot of the graphic below but didn’t know it wouldn’t be animated in the final version. I’m biased but…pretty cool. As child of the 80s I also love the Trapper Keeper vibe. @lopatto.bsky.social you feel me?

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 6h

This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead

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Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 6h

Sorry this is just wrong and is the logic of Jim Crow. Do we disenfranchise people in abusive relationships? What about old people in a nursing home? People getting mental health treatment? People serving in the military?

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Ted McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · 7h

the politics you support are not a terrible thing that happened to you, sorry

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Ted McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · 7h

"He’d supported what Trump had said about deporting undocumented immigrants convicted of crimes, but none of what he was learning now sounded like that." sometimes following an immensely complex process to the letter gets you kidnapped. sometimes baby steps toward adulthood get you feature articles

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Ted McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · 7h

it takes something special see a man hounded out of his future by politics you've helped legitimize step in front of a truck and then ask how the trucker feels

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 7h

Kav is starting to miss Alito and, the reason is an old problem with Kavanaugh. He has ONE point and all his brain can do is repeat that point again and again. Alito is able to shape his (Fox news talking) points to the argument in front of him.

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 8h

Kavanaugh just had his practice at being Sam Alito when Sam Alito is gone. He's all the way out on doing anything about climate change, but he just asked a line of questions that Alito would have done if he was there.

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 8h

Holy shit, ten minutes in and the Supreme Court appears to be doing... law. Not politics. They're actually trying to figure out laws instead of which side of the culture war to bang on. I don't know how long it's going to last but it's pretty neat. New term smell, yo.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 8h

There are GOP politicians who are not pedophiles or personally massively corrupt, but all of them are in submissive thrall to a president who *is* a corrupt pedophile, and who has, by virtue of his position, made the party into his own image. It now protects and valorizes immorality and corruption.

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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 7h

Congratulations @somtoihezue.bsky.social and all the other Ignyte Award winners! You can read his (multiple) award-winning story here: clarkesworldmagazine.com/ihezue_02_25/

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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 8h

Discourse: wow this guy has unpredictable politics! Zach Bryan: ICE is gonna come bust down your door D: a mystery! Zach: I’m a total libertarian D: an enigma! Zach: I just think insulting transgender people is completely wrong D: 🤔🤔 Zach: cops — cocky motherfuckers, ain’t they?

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

1. Tonight at Gillette Stadium, Zach Bryan, one of the biggest country music artists in the world, wore a Free Palestine shirt onstage. Gillette Stadium is owned by Robert Kraft, who pushed Ed Sheeran and his promoter to drop Macklemore from his tour. Bryan isn’t just a major country artist.

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 10h

Sadly, there are many stories of campus sex abuse and rape, so why did the shocking allegations at Cornell become a front-page story? Elite impunity for Ivy League boys felt like the last straw in a nation where presidents and QBs strut untouchable My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/corn...

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For a fed-up America, the elite impunity of the Cornell rape case is the last straw | Will Bunch

A nation’s frustration with rich and powerful men boils over after a stunning rape allegation at an Ivy League college.

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𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℍ𝕚𝕤𝕥🎃𝕣𝕪 𝕠𝕗 ℂ𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕒 ℙ💀𝕕𝕔𝕒𝕤𝕥 @thoc.bsky.social · 8h

But doctor," cried the patient in despair, "there is no one on 'the other side' that I like or respect enough to want to have lunch with! The shithead fascist pedophile-protectors at all that's left at this point, doc! There's nothing laudatory about mud wrestling with pigs, doc!"

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Annalee @flowerhorne.com · 8h

These people need editors No, not newsroom editors; they need science fiction editors who will form reflect their nonsense until they learn to string cause and effect together until the results are plausible and coherent

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 8h

New Story Day: "Congratulations on your Magic Sword™" is now out in Lightspeed Magazine! Magic weapons keep turning against their owners over "improper usage." This story is a list of tips to keep you on your magic sword's good side! Legendary weapons, man. They're a real double-edged sword.

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Congratulations on your Magic Sword™ - Lightspeed Magazine

Congratulations on your Magic Sword"! For all inquiries as to its powers and perils, please consult the Virtue Exercises Manual". However, we know new users sometimes get in over their heads. That’s w...

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the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

yes. the big takeaway from the crucifixion of Jesus is that capital punishment is good.

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Christ Himself accepted the death penalty

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Dr. Nick Posegay @nposegay.northsky.social · 10h

This is the oldest sample of Hebrew text with European musical notation. It's an autograph manuscript of Obadiah the Proselyte, a Norman-Italian priest who converted to Judaism in 1102. He traveled to Egypt and Syria, using his knowledge of Gregorian Chant to record Hebrew poetry. @theul.bsky.social

Torn brown paper manuscript with about 20 red-ruled lines with sporadic musical notes and Hebrew text. The background is a blue and a yellow label reads T-S K5.41 (https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-TS-K-00005-00041/2).

Torn brown paper manuscript with 6 lines of Hebrew text and musical notation. The background is blue and a yellow label reads T-S K5.41 (https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-TS-K-00005-00041/1)

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Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 9h

Why does editorializing able to make its way into headlines? As soon as we use adjectives to describe a person, we tell the reader how we believe that person to be. They could also have put: "A speaker uncomfortable with the truth" - and yet... www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/b...

Karoline Leavitt, Trump’s ‘Machine Gun,’ Has a New Gig at Fox News
A fierce and nimble speaker, Ms. Leavitt is the second of Mr. Trump’s former press secretaries to join the cable news network.

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CBS Philadelphia @cbsphiladelphia.bsky.social · 9h

Dennis Hastert — the former House speaker who was later sentenced to prison time over hush money payments made to cover up sexual abuse of teen boys — has died at age 84.

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Dennis Hastert, disgraced former House speaker, dies at 84

Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, who represented Illinois for two decades in Congress and was later jailed for violating banking laws, has died.

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 9h

Much like after the 2020 election, Trump’s attempts to manipulate his way to victory will depend on whether or not he can get enough people in enough positions of influence to go along with his schemes. We must not help him by perpetuating the Trumpist assertions of inevitability.

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Annalee @flowerhorne.com · 9h

The job of a journalist is to have some skepticism about extraordinary claims from people in power who stand to gain from public credulity

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𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℍ𝕚𝕤𝕥🎃𝕣𝕪 𝕠𝕗 ℂ𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕒 ℙ💀𝕕𝕔𝕒𝕤𝕥 @thoc.bsky.social · 9h

“There’s so many Chinese there, especially the Chinese Cultural Center […] something’s up.” <Blood starts to leak from my ears as I read this>

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 9h

dennis hastert died. he was a pedophile. he was the republican speaker of the house. neither the media nor democrats ever talk about it.

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Taulby Edmondson @taulby.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

He derailed classes too. He brought in print outs of right-wing screeds from the Internet about the Lost Cause and how slavery and capitalism can't ever be talked about together. I never bent and let him fucking have it after the course was over but it seems admin is now increasingly on his side.

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Taulby Edmondson @taulby.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This guy sent me inflammatory emails weekly about how I was a disgrace to his alma mater and should have my Ph.D stripped. He went to admin himself, because I wouldn't teach what he wanted. Fortunately they ignored him, but guess what admin did for me to help w/ the harassment: not a goddamn thing.

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Taulby Edmondson @taulby.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I have a real-life example of this shit. One time an old uni donor audited my Civil War course and harassed me all semester b/c he didn't like scholarly teaching. Instead, he told me, and administrators, that I should give old racist perspectives equal due because he and "people believe it."

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Marty Lederman @martylederman.bsky.social · 22h

Samuel Alito: We won't overturn Obergefell because it's engendered reliance interests. Jan Crawford: Well, many people had organized their lives around Roe v. Wade. Alito: No, they didn't. Women merely had an "abstract" interest in "ideas about the kind of society that they were going to live in."

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The Alito Court: A rare interview with the influential Supreme Court justice

Justice Samuel Alito discussed his opinion in the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade, the leaked draft and its aftermath, same-sex marriage rights and why he's not retiring yet.

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