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@kaylarudbek.bsky.social
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Retrogrouch. Jackal. GenXer. Avid knitter and stoker, beginner in embroidery. I don’t automatically follow back. I block a lot.

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Kristine Smith @ksmithsf.bsky.social · 1h
“Before teaching young men how to run the world, teach them what to do when the world is one room, one woman, one terrible thing happening, and nobody wants to be the first man to ruin the evening.”
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 5h
interesting that conservatives were militantly “we must reward hustle” when the target was affirmative action at elite universities and now, when faced with the success of south asians and other groups, it is “i think we are too meritocratic”
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Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 2h
This. The AI people are vile.
A short thread from Blake C. Stacey.

Releasing so many results simultaneously is spamming the mathematical community into acceptance.

Like, that's just fundamentally a hostile act.

For whatever future we've got, the history of mathematics will be scarred by fashtech cocaine.
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Steve Huntsman @stevehuntsman.bsky.social · 2h
They really are trying to get around the fact that math is about having reproducible mental structures by preventing folks from participating in the point of the enterprise, which is to actually mentally reproduce these structures.
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Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 3h
The immensely wealthy men who run the AI companies are forcing the economy to serve their dreams and crowding out everyone else's.
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AI Versus Everything Else
The hyperscaler boom is crowding out other investment
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 05/10/2026
pedocon theory is a theory like gravity is a theory www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/o...
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Dennis Hastert, Powerful Politician Disgraced by Child Sexual Abuse, Dies (Gift Article)
The longest-serving Republican speaker of the House admitted in 2016 to abusing teenage boys decades earlier. He was 84.
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GOLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 04/10/2026
we are going to have to find an alternative to meta products for local communities and advertising, right now, it’s almost impossible to do any kind of local business or art project without it, but both their rules and support are so arbitrary and capricious that you can’t rely on them
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laura - yscmab out now on steam!! @freezydorito.lol · 03/10/2026
movie about a time traveler going back to 1999 to convince everybody working in y2k prevention to just let the computers die
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 22h
It should be illegal for the President to openly try to bribe people for votes, imo
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Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera @seanelorivera.bsky.social · 21h
San Diego is not expendable. Our lives are not bargaining chips. The President’s words were reckless, dangerous, and a betrayal of the people he swore to protect. I love this city, and I will never stay quiet when someone treats our families, neighbors, and communities like they are disposable.
Tonight, the President of the United States stood on a stage and told a cheering crowd, “Let them take out San Diego.” He went on to call the destruction of our city “a very small price to pay.”
 
San Diego is home to 1.4 million people. We are workers, families, children, veterans, immigrants, sailors, Marines, and people who love this city and call it home. We are not expendable. Los Angeles is not expendable. No American city is.
 
For a President to speak so casually about an attack on the people he is sworn to protect is reckless, dangerous, and treasonous. At a time when American servicemembers and their families are already bearing the consequences of his war with Iran, San Diegans deserve a President focused on keeping them safe, not talking about sacrificing them.
 
Every elected leader in San Diego, regardless of party, should condemn these comments without qualification. There should be nothing partisan about standing up for our city and the people who live here.
 
Our lives are not bargaining chips.
 
Donald, keep our name out of your mouth.
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Nicola Kelly @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I have spent weeks shadowing the RNLI and I can tell you, they do it out of nothing more than compassion. Wrote about the heroes I've met over the years in this free-to-read post. nicolakelly.substack.com/p/the-rnli-a...
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The RNLI aren't traitors; they're heroes
I have spent weeks shadowing lifeboat crews. Here's what they do and what it's like.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The guy sneering at "your precious liberal arts degree" majored in Philosophy at Harvard
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Mary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
If we had a federal government that wasn't firmly up the ass of Big AI, they'd make it a crime for an AI to put people in mortal danger by sending them into wilderness areas with fictional instructions. If a human kept doing this, they'd probably go to jail, even under existing laws.
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Jim Rossignol @rossignol.bsky.social · 21h
This gets said constantly, but it worth reiterating: Games Workshop being bigger than fishing is important to shout about because you wouldn't know it from government talking points, which are rarely about anything creative or artistic. Growth won't involve fish or steel, it will involve goblins.
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Witchy Annie 🏳️‍⚧️ 🔞 @possmom.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"JK Rowling is already a billionaire and everyone already knows about Harry Potter, what's the point of boycotting?" Nobody thinks boycotting will bankrupt her. We know she's gonna die rich. We're just asking you to show a shred of solidarity with trans folk. Absolute low bar bare minimum shit.
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Julie Hotard Ph.D., writer, effects of disinfo on social systems @upine.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
The public doesn't understand how these people operate. That's why every book club in the U.S. shd read @mkonnikova.bsky.social 's The Confidence Game, a history of con artists. Also Babiak's Snakes in Suits. And Hoffer's classic The True Believer And @brianklaas.bsky.social 's book
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Corruptible Who Gets Power & How It Changes Us | Powell's Books
A provocative and revelatory look at what power is, who gets it, and what happens when they do, based on over 500 interviews with those who (for a while, at least) have had the upper hand--from the cr...
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Tim Goodacre - Writer @timgoodacre.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Reminder: the far-right is global, and the US is not the only country suppressing protest movements and interfering in elections.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I don’t think everyone realizes how bad things are for US science: For the fiscal year that just ended, the Trump regime withheld $1.4 billion from the National Science Foundation’s research budget, which is about 1/5 of its primary research budget.
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National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress (Gift Article)
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
No one can fill this void left by the theft of basic research funding.
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kaylarudbek.bsky.social @kaylarudbek.bsky.social · 6h
Why can’t recruiters properly read my resume and not waste time trying to sell me on jobs where a) I may be vastly overqualified b) my qualifications aren’t in the correct area c) I have no expertise in this particular field? IMAO, AI has made this problem worse than when I was younger.
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kaylarudbek.bsky.social @kaylarudbek.bsky.social · 8h
Catholic Bishops Should Condemn Trump Calling the Destruction of Los Angeles and San Diego a "Small Price to Pay" in Iran War mikefoxcatechist.substack.com/p/catholic-b...
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Catholic Bishops Should Condemn Trump Calling the Destruction of Los Angeles and San Diego a "Small Price to Pay" in Iran War
The crowd cheered when Trump offered Los Angeles and San Diego as sacrifices in his war with Iran. Catholic bishops should not remain silent.
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 11h
So... "cable"... we're just doing cable again.
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⛧ Mother Suspiria ⛧ (Stina Marie) @stinasdemons.com · 13h
Enough internet for now. Off to make Art and read books 🚨📣 ⬇️⬇️⬇️ PSA/GENTLE REMINDER ⬇️⬇️⬇️ 📣🚨
You seem to be doomscrolling a lot for a girl who has books to read
[Image of girl with a face mask on, holding a mug, standing in front of a lake]
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I remember being a little salty before I had read Pope Leo’s encyclical on AI that he had invited the Anthropic guy to be there. It made me nervous he had gotten snowed and would pull his punches. It feels so good to learn that actually Anthropic was livid and almost pulled out of the event
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
the man who has a full meltdown every time he has to imagine the barbarism of 20th-century surgery is NOT going to take "we brought measles back and implemented food poisoning at scale" very well
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
every single thing about all our lives would improve about a thousand percent if RFK was replaced overnight by one Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy, complete with his futuristic medical technology can you IMAGINE him reviewing the reports of what his predecessor did
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thethinblackduke.bsky.social @thethinblackduke.bsky.social · 11h
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thethinblackduke.bsky.social @thethinblackduke.bsky.social · 11h
RFK Jr is a sociopath.
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Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 13h
Silicon Valley taking over our defense!
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Witty Librarian of City Of Heroes @paulwartenberg.bsky.social · 13h
I would tie transit to population density and workplace distances. Also linking airports to downtown business centers and sports buildings.
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Phil M 🦻🏼💚 🍉 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @phillm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
When they talk about reducing red tape, remember this image.
Grenfell Tower, a black smouldering carcass of the building shorty after the fire, in 2017.
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Dr. Nick Posegay @nposegay.northsky.social · 05/10/2026
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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Jen Williams | STONEBOUND out next year! @sennydreadful.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Bluesky book people! Fantasy books to rejuvenate your love of fantasy - GO! (no DCC pls, not my bag)
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Meg Elison @megelison.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Please remember that for every VE Schwab and Stephen King, there are a lot of banned Black, queer, and POC writers you've never heard of, to whom it is maybe not a badge of honor but a denial of their voice. Being banned is not a marketing opportunity, unless one is already rich.
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Funranium (AKA Phil Broughton) @funranium.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
We normally mention her work as part of why the fluoroscopes vanished from shoe stores. Yes, it's fun and all to let kids see their toes wriggle inside their shoes but not the best idea. In my field, she is far more important for her work at Hanford.
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 05/10/2026
Seeing the beauty of Switzerland’s Alpine treasures melt away was a sobering experience
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Seeing the beauty of Switzerland’s Alpine treasures melt away was a sobering experience
It remains a spectacular vista, but the snow caps and glaciers are now fading before our eyes
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Oisin Coghlan @oisinc.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This iconic photo of Bertie Ahern in the Tolka flood waters in 2002, was taken by Colin Keegan, who died in traffic collision last Saturday. Colin was kind enough to let us use the photo for free in the first postcard campaign I ran in @foeireland.bsky.social in 2005. May he rest in peace.
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Looks like there’s an mRNA vaccine against pneumonic plague. Eat your heart out, RFK Jr. advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Novel Bivalent mRNA‐LNP Vaccine for Highly Effective Protection against Pneumonic Plague
The study investigates mRNA-lipid nanoparticle vaccines targeting Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague. Combined F1+LcrV mRNA vaccination elicited robust immune responses and protected mice....
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VERTICAL📼BLANKING📺INTERVAL @vertiblank.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A Hark! A Vagrant classic
Watson: Oooh, what’s that you’ve got?
Franklin: My final report
Watson: Little Rosie Franklin’s research! I bet it’s something!
Franklin: ROSALIND.
Crick: Oh, that’s a big name
W: You’re getting fancy on us! Tell me—
F: Ah. I love this game.
W: Is it a scientific breakthrough in feelings?
F: Well, I suppose I have to go into hysterics or have a baby somewhere, good day gentlemen
W: GO, GO
[W and C slip a look at F’s notes]
C: Nice
W: Quit hogging
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badly drawn boo! 🎃👻🧛🏼‍♀️ @soapachu.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I'm sorry, what virus? Because Y. pestis is a bacterium.
Independent newspaper article about a Russian lab worker who's died of 'suspected plague' after "being exposed to virus by broken test tube". Yersinium pestis is a bacterium, not a virus.
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Shava Nerad @shava23.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The term for the day is optogenetics. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Nobel Prize for Medicine for showing inner workings of the brain
US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and his German colleagues Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have been awarded for their work.
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Diane Duane @diane.dianeduane.com · 05/10/2026
Okay, off this: now trying to remember who here was (correctly) cranked off about someone pushing the heretical view that (paraphrasing here) Jesus was Too Swole And Powerful To Actually Die. @clairewillett.bsky.social, might it have been you? 😁
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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It's Banned Books Week. My fellow librarians, listen carefully: your book displays should be almost exclusively writers who are alive. Yes, I know classic literature is also being banned, but most of those authors are dead. They aren't suffering financially from bans and challenges.
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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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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Diane Duane @diane.dianeduane.com · 22h
An old favorite. 😄
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Olivia Waite @oliviawaite.com · 05/10/2026
There is a bleak sort of pleasure in telling people who bring up AI in casual conversation, “Actually, I’m one of the authors AI stole from. Not an exaggeration. The judge ordered them to send me a check.” It hits them different when it’s a real person saying it.
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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This ancient Greek figure from the 2,500 year-old Douris Cup looks uncannily like someone working on a laptop! 😲 💻 He’s actually writing with a stylus on a hinged wax writing tablet! The technology has changed, the posture has not! 😂 Altes Museum, Berlin 📷 by me
My photo shows detail from an ancient Greek red-figure kylix (drinking cup) of a young man shown in profile seated on a stool facing right. He wears a knee length cloak (himation) over his left shoulder, which is shown in folds around his waist and upper legs. His right shoulder, chest, and arms are bare. His dark hair is short, and he wears a band around his head. He is looking down at an open rectangular wax writing tablet which he is supporting in his left hand above his lap. In his right hand he holds a metal stylus pen poised over the writing tablet. The wooden writing tablet is hinged like a book and, from this angle, resembles a modern laptop. The figure is part of a scene depicting school lessons in ancient Athens, painted by Douris around 480 BC. On display at the Altes Museum in Berlin.
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Elise (they/them)🇦🇺 🏳️‍⚧️ @eliseswords.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026
Trans Authors, For Trans Awareness Month (exact dates Nov 1st-15th), I'm putting together a Trans SciFi & Fantasy Bundle. (Note: its best to submit a book you won't be using for my Trantasy & Queer Fantasy bundle, running Dec 20th -Jan something 😉) Sign up form: is on my discord or I can DM it!
Trans Fantasy & SciFi 
Itch Bundle
Nov 1-15th

Eligibility & Genre: 
The author is trans -including nonbinary- and the book is some form of Fantasy or Scifi.
Plot-central trans (and LGBTQIA+) themes are welcome, but not required.

Genre NOTE: I am hosting a Trantasy Bundle in Dec (20th-Jan 10th) for fantasy, so if you wish to participate in that too, please enter a different book in each bundle, if possible.

Preorders: Pre-orders are welcome, if your book releases within 5 weeks of the bundle's end date. Please state the release date in your Itch book description, so readers know when they can download your book.

Categories: YA and Adult Fiction, novellas and full length novels.
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ScrivenerApp @scrivenerapp.bsky.social · 17h
The #ScrivenerMadeSimple Playlist is packed with quick tutorials to help you master the tools you need, without slowing down your writing. Explore the full playlist here: buff.ly/RCmD1wh #FinishThatDraft
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