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Library Director, Sci-Fi & Horror Author, all-around nerd. MLS. HWA member.

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Jon Frater @jonfrater.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Yes, YATA. I get what you're saying and you're essentially correct on every count from a purely linguistic perspective but. No. YATA. *shrugs*
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Khayyaam #LIUKANGGANG @khayyaamb.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Also there was this guy dressed as what he calls "New York Sora" in case you're wondering how ubiquitous Knicks merch is now
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Jon Frater @jonfrater.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I just backed The Guild: Ren Faire'd on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/fel...
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The Guild: Ren Faire'd
Help us celebrate The Guild's upcoming 20th anniversary by making the most epic renfaire movie of all time!
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Tech Workers Coalition @techworkerscoalition.org · 27/05/2026
🚨 Tech Workers Coalition and Collective Action in Tech are excited to announce the date for Circuit Breakers, our national tech labor conference! This year will be in NYC from Oct. 17-18th. Early bird tickets will be available soon, register for updates! techworkerscoalition.org/circuit-brea...
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Jon Frater @jonfrater.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
No Little Marco, the problem is that all your plans to fix the situation will fail because you're the one trying to fix it.
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LegalEagle @legaleagle.tv · 20/02/2026
I'm a law guy, not a politics knower, but "Trump illegally taxed/stole $175 billion from Americans" seems like good messaging.
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Jon Frater @jonfrater.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
BREAKING: Supreme Court Blocks Trump’s Tariffs in 6-3 Vote open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
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BREAKING: Supreme Court Blocks Trump’s Tariffs in 6-3 Vote
The Supreme Court blocked the ‘emergency’ tariffs Trump had imposed, breaking with its track record of greenlighting his overreaching claims to power.
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Peggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
I talked to @ilanaglazer.com about what's happening on the ground in Minnesota. It's horrific - but we have to talk about it.
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Jon Frater @jonfrater.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Call me naive, but I refuse to believe there's no third way to either being "ALL AIPAC" or "FULL NAZI." Maybe something like "Palestinians are People." Just my 2 cents.
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Jon Frater @jonfrater.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
The TL;DR: we should be "vigilant but realistic" about the dangers. Do not give these bastards one iota of more credit than they deserve. www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-cant...
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Trump Can’t Steal the Midterms
The case for being vigilant without panicking.
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Jon Frater @jonfrater.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Behold the glory! www.tokyoweekender.com/japan-life/n...
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Meet the Gorgeous Winner of Japan's Capybara Bath Contest
A capybara with a truly iconic name was crowned the champion of Japan's adorable capybara bath contest. Can you guess how long her bath was?
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
“it’s always a choice when journalists decide to clean up quotes – or not. It’s always revealing which politicians have “uh” or “um” removed...For instance, how often does the mainstream media let Donald Trump’s words speak for themselves?" Today’s First Draft email, on the media's coverage of AOC:
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First Draft: AOC Under (Unfair?) Attack
Prem on how reporters and Republicans want to undermine Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's big foreign policy event, Jesse Jackson's death, and more fallout from the Epstein files.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Listen to Rep. Raskin. We deserve better than Trump’s coverup. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Jamie Raskin accuses DoJ of cover-up after viewing unredacted Epstein files
Ranking member of House judiciary panel said ‘mysterious redactions’ in files obscured names of abusers
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Jon Frater @jonfrater.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
I'm attending Indivisible's event, “Storytelling, World Building, and Establishing a Better United States” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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Storytelling, World Building, and Establishing a Better United States · Indivisible
For a long time people told tales about going to the moon, then we in the US decided to **GO!** Our National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) was established on July 29, 1958. On July 20, 1969 the ...
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Jon Frater @jonfrater.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
I haven't been keeping up with @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social. That was my mistake; always share Solnit: www.meditationsinanemergency.com/auspicious-o...
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Auspicious Omens and Excellent Insubordination
I started this out as a letter to a friend who's feeling down about where we as a nation are at in this moment, and I am still learning how this newsletter thing works so thought I could use the newsl...
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Jon Frater @jonfrater.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
A good win for Hizzoner!
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Charles Barouch @hdwp.com · 04/12/2025
youtu.be/IQEoNq3mNl4?... @chuckwendig.bsky.social @caitlinburns.bsky.social @jonfrater.bsky.social @hdwp.com
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s1e19 Chuck Wendig & Caitlin Burns
YouTube video by Horror Words Podcast
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Donald Trump just called Lauren Boebert to ask her to remove her name from the petition to release the Epstein files. She does not plan to do so.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/11/2025
Q: In the interests of transparency, why not just go ahead and release the full Epstein files? LEAVITT: This administration has done more with respect to Epstein transparency than any administration ever
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Jon Frater @jonfrater.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
He might actually be that guy...
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Jon Frater @jonfrater.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Possibly wrong but officially NOT GUILTY
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Jon Frater @jonfrater.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
If you're into space opera incl. space pirates, double- and triple-crosses, space battles, and betrayal, The #RenegadeImperium boxes set is still priced to move: $2.99 for the whole set! But it won't last much longer so take the plunge now! www.amazon.com/dp/B0FX1S5ML9
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Renegade Imperium - Complete Trilogy: A Space Opera Adventure (Cadicle Universe)
Renegade Imperium - Complete Trilogy: A Space Opera Adventure (Cadicle Universe) - Kindle edition by Frater, Jon, DuBoff, A.K.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Renegade Imperium - Complete Trilogy: A Space Opera Adventure (Cadicle Universe).
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Jon Frater @jonfrater.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Better and better... newrepublic.com/post/202726/...
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Mamdani Adds Lina Khan to Team of Women Leaders After Election Win
Zohran Mamdani has named his transition team—and it’s amazing.
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Jon Frater @jonfrater.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Freudian slips are a helluva thang
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Jon Frater @jonfrater.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Best goddam NY Post front page I have ever seen in my 58 years as a NYCer:
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Thank you, New York City. Together we made history. Now let’s get to work. transition2025.com
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Jon Frater @jonfrater.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Even fucking Mississippi... www.newsweek.com/democrats-mi...
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Democrats flip two seats in deep red Mississippi, break GOP supermajority
The outcome in Mississippi adds to a national pattern in which Democrats are making legislative gains in red states.
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Jon Frater @jonfrater.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
“Every race. It’s basically been every race. Governors. Mayors. Long-held [Republican] dog-catchers. School boards. Water boards. Flipped a dungeon master in a rural Iowa D&D club. State senators. State reps. A janitor in Duluth. State justices. Three [Republican] Uber drivers. Just everything.” HCR
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Jon Frater @jonfrater.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Le sigh...
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Jon Frater @jonfrater.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
It's a simple rule of #capitalism that I've been talking about for 3 decades: you want a #corporaton to change its tune, you kick it in the #revenues: medium.com/@carmitage/w...
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We Brought Kimmel Back in 6 Days. Now Let’s Destroy Sinclair’s Censorship Machine.
We won this round. What do the next steps look like?
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Jon Frater @jonfrater.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
#BigGrandioseStupidEnergy www.theissue.io/americas-big...
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America’s Big Stupid Energy, or What Happens When Stupid Goes Radioactive and Melts a Society Down
If I had to put a name to it, I’d call it Big Grandiose Stupid Energy. It’s just ripping through, out of, into America these days. I don’t think the country’s ever been stupider. And that’s sort of l...
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Jon Frater @jonfrater.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Demanding context for Kirk but not Kimmel? IDK, folks...sounds like a load of hogwash to me...
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Feel like I’m going insane with the revisionist history that Charlie Kirk fostered open debate. He chilled speech and his targeting of professors for wrongthink led to threats, harassment, and being forced out of their jobs. His legacy is chilling speech right now, about him
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Yet more of the levers slipping into the hands of the few.
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Lizard @lizardky.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
You have to remember, the people running this country now are evil. They don’t merely disagree on the proper ratio of guns to butter, which is what our system is set up for and expects. They enjoy inflicting pain for pain’s sake.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
America has officially entered its Dark Ages. God help us all—because there's no longer any reason to believe Congress or the courts or media will. We have lost our way to a degree I never thought possible, and I am not going to pretend to have any answers about how we find our way back. We may not.
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Jan-Werner Mueller @jwmueller-pu.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Very helpful thread on the role of “debate” at universities:
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Martha Wells @marthawells.com · 13/09/2025
Great Alexander Skarsgård interview about playing Murderbot: www.youtube.com/watch?v=D69u...
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Why playing #Murderbot was exactly what Alexander Skarsgård needed | Full Interview | D. Watkins
YouTube video by Salon
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
The Republican-led US government is throwing its full weight, at the federal and state levels, behind punishing teachers, soldiers, or immigrants for their speech about the killing of a conservative pundit. It's as absurd and laughable as it is dangerous and dystiopian.
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Jon Frater @jonfrater.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
I understand that CK's remarks re: 2A happened within a larger context about gun rights and violence and so on, but I don't see how insisting on that context matters. Does knowing all this make him less dead? Does it make his kids less fatherless? IDK, folks... www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVc9...
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Charlie Kirk claims gun deaths are 'worth it' to protect second amendment
YouTube video by The Independent
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Manny Otiko @mannyotiko.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
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Kirk’s Death Is the Right’s New Blunt Instrument
Right Using Killing to Silence Criticism
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Manny Otiko @mannyotiko.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
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When the Far-Right Eats Its Own: Charlie Kirk, ‘Groypers,’ and the GOP’s Civil War
MAGA realizes the shot came from inside the house
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D.R. Forge @drforge.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Awesome discussion about #mentalhealth and #horror and absolutely stellar readings! Well done @jonfrater.bsky.social, @hdwp.com and @chwallisuk.bsky.social
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/08/2025
This is not a coding error.
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Mary Geddry @magixarc.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Trump’s rewriting the map. Abbott’s issuing arrest warrants. Tulsi’s charging #Obama with treason. And the sky? On fire. Redistricting coups, #Epstein cover-ups, and 16 million acres of climate collapse. #uspolitics open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...
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Lines, Lies, and Smokescreens
From gerrymanders to grand juries to wildfire smoke, the Trump regime is rewriting the map, the truth, and the atmosphere.
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Susan Kaye Quinn is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱 @susankayequinn.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
For a long time, I resisted reading Murderbot, despite all the accolades (for reasons I'll get into in a sec). I just finished watching it on Apple+, it's brilliant, #hopepunk AF, you should definitely watch/read it. 1/n
Murderbot series poster on Apple+ TV
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Jon Frater @jonfrater.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
It took YEARS for Obama to get a Blackberry deemed secure by the NSA but this guy says let's use an off the shelf civ app for top secret comms? #OpSecFail all around, Walz.
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Jon Frater @jonfrater.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
you can be weird and STILL be cute. just saying
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Jon Frater @jonfrater.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Library humor
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Abby Chava Stein @abbystein.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Honestly, great queer Jewish news for Pride weekend: @bradhoylmansigal.bsky.social, the Democratic nominee for Manhattan Borough President - who is an out and proud queer Jew (married at CBST!) - endorsed @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social! 🫂❤️
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