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She/her, they/them. Writer, Researcher. Work in Strange Horizons, Tin House, Electric Lit, and more. linktr.ee/knownforms

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Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 23h
Urgent help needed for Mahmoud's child Ahmed, who he is caring for along with his siblings after his brother in law was killed in Israel's genocide. Ahmed is in critical condition from an infection that's been eating away at his body for a long time now. They desperately need funds for medicine:
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💚 Help Mahmoud Care for His Family and Four Orphaned Children
My name is Mahmoud Mohammed, and I am from northern Gaza.
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Steve Edwards @the-big-quiet.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Tonight at 8 p.m. EST! www.terrain.org/events/sept-...
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Online Reading with Joe Wilkins, Hannah Dela Cruz Abrams & Steve Edwards - Terrain.org
Terrain.org September 29, 2026 online reading featuring Joe Wilkins, Hannah Dela Cruz Abrams, and Steve Edwards. Registration required.
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Ren "Stop Israel’s Murder of Palestinians” Jender @renjender.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Convincing people that *thinking* isn't important.
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is great from @christinalamb.bsky.social on how the nuns that stitched the Bayeux Tapestry were able to smuggle in (often in the borders of the Tapestry) the stories of women and especially to illustrate how sexual violence takes place in war www.thetimes.com/article/5c86...
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Each woman smuggled into the Bayeux Tapestry tells a powerful story
Like most wars the tale is centred on men, but nuns wove a compelling subplot into the margins
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The Shipman Agency @shipmanagency.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Our client, the brilliant novelist Maaza Mengiste, has been named a MacArthur fellow! She joins our three other fellows: Reginald Dwayne Betts, Natalie Diaz, and Keeanga-Yamhatta Taylor. We are so proud of all of them!! www.macfound.org/fellows/clas...
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Maaza Mengiste
Revealing the human costs of political violence through a compelling blend of history, memory, and imagination.
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Mel🏳️‍🌈 she/they universal healthcare now @knownforms.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Resign @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social you have failed us. Abolish ICE/DHS or get out if the way you useless POS.
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Micheeel @micheeel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Since the war began, Nurse Hammam has treated Gaza's wounded for free & still a volunteer. He needs us to help his homeless and hungry family and his epileptic brother who suffers from epilepsy & severe seizures. Let’s not fail them💔Please donate to buy food & medicine🤲 chuffed.org/project/1844...
Nurse Hammam at work wearing a blue scrub and white hospital gloves, examining a patient's ankle.Nurse Hammam at work in a hospital ward, placing metal fixators on a patient's lower legs.Selfie of Hammam in his tent's patio, with all types of belongings in the background (clothes, shoes, furniture, tools..etc)Selfie of Hammam with his disabled brother inside a tent with the unicef logo on the fabric
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G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 29/09/2026
We put this together very last-minute, BUT if you're in Seattle and feel like popping by on your lunch break tomorrow, I'll be at Phoenix Comics on Capitol Hill to explain the entire Bad Seeds event to you personally! Plus sign anything you like.
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Seating chart for today’s AI meeting at the White House—Trump is seated between Jensen Huang and Elon Musk:
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
Super Intelligence Luncheon
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Seating Chart | East Room
[image of seating chart]
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Steenz! @oheysteenz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I had a conversation w a Lyft driver a few weeks ago that I still think about. I hope this musician, eager to share her art, finds her way to teaching. While the conversation started rocky, Im glad she got an opportunity to talk about her ambitions. Piano teachers are way more valuable than A.I.
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Tricia Lockwood @tricialockwood.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I am going to request the most michael moorcockian yessongs-ass gossamer axe-coded cover for this new book and yes the breasts will be embossed
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Becky Spratford @raforall.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Happy Pub Day to Something Followed Us Home: Tales of Latiné Horror. Y'all need to add multiple copies to your libraries ASAP. Congrats to editor @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social & all the authors. My official review is here: raforall.blogspot.com/2026/08/what...
Book cover image for Something Followed Us Home edited by Cynthia Pelayo. Details in the link
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Cynthia Pelayo @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Thank you!!!
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Mel🏳️‍🌈 she/they universal healthcare now @knownforms.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
IMPEACH AND REMOVE TRUMP. TRY HIM IN THE HAGUE FOR WAR CRIMES.
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Andrew Schreck @andrewschreck.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
i don't think cis guys realize how much power they can shift in a conversation just by casually telling their friends
"that's fucked up, man" when someone says something
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Maybe the reason the economic vibes are so off isn't that things are *worse* than the great recession but because back then we all thought the pain was temporary, whereas the things that are wrong with the economy today have all been getting worse for a long time and show no signs of improving
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Amy Hoy @amyhoy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
high-concept pitches ("x meets y") usually don't work but this one really, REALLY does. omg
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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Men, stop telling women you denounce sexual assault and start telling your male friends.
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Our Game Magazine @ourgamemagazine.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
USWNT roster for the upcoming matches with Spain is out. Emma Hayes named 26 players, including Ashley Sanchez, Jordan Silkowitz, Evelyn Shores, Trinity Byars, and Pietra Tordin! Girma, Coffey, Swanson return! Sanchito!
GOALKEEPERS (3): Claudia Dickey (Seattle Reign FC; 11), Jordan Silkowitz (Bay FC; 0), Phallon Tullis-Joyce (Manchester United, ENG; 7)

DEFENDERS (8): Tierna Davidson (Gotham FC; 70/3), Emily Fox (Arsenal FC, ENG; 78/1), Naomi Girma (Chelsea FC, ENG; 54/3), Avery Patterson (Houston Dash; 14/1), Lilly Reale (Boston Legacy FC; 9/0), Tara Rudd (Washington Spirit; 12/0), Gisele Thompson (Angel City FC; 11/0), Kennedy Wesley (San Diego Wave FC; 7/1)

MIDFIELDERS (7): Sam Coffey (Manchester City FC, ENG; 46/5), Lindsey Heaps (Denver Summit FC; 178/40), Claire Hutton (Bay FC; 20/1), Rose Lavelle (Gotham FC; 122/29), Evelyn Shores (Angel City FC; 0/0), Mallory Swanson (Chicago Stars; 103/38), Lily Yohannes (OL Lyonnes, FRA; 20/1)

FORWARDS (8): Trinity Byars (San Diego Wave FC; 0/0), Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current; 14/1), Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit; 57/13), Emma Sears (Racing Louisville FC; 21/6), Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage; 28/3), Pietra Tordin (Portland Thorns FC; 0/0), Alyssa Thompson (Chelsea FC, ENG; 32/4), Sophia Wilson (Portland Thorns FC; 63/25)
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Thomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
i should clarify, when i write people doing bad things, it's because i am bad. they are me. more importantly, when you read about those bad things, they also become you. that's how story works. in fact, you are going to think about murder before this skeet ends. how's that feel, sicko.
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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I am convinced they are arguing for regulatory capture because most of their products if exposed would show that the worst breeches were just vibe coding and human malfeasance
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Andrew @andrewhsowards.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A lot of the work that went into this was done by my former colleague at the FPD, one of the smartest and most dedicated lawyers I ever knew, Paula Harms. She passed away last year unexpectedly and I really wish she could see this.
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Lilith Treah 🏳️‍⚧️ @riveroceansea.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I will die with no helps I is need 437$ more to pay rents I has beg in tears please helps me please do not lets me die I has no one I am beg with my life ko-fi.com/lilith99680/...
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Wole Talabi | Preorder THE FIST OF MEMORY @wtalabi.com · 29/09/2026
Hey US friends! Want to read a novel that's kinda Nigerian John Wick meets Arrival by way of The Three Body Problem, Or what you'd get if Carl Sagan's Contact and Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai had a very African baby? I've got you. Win a free copy here: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
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Book giveaway for The Fist of Memory by Wole Talabi Sep 26-Oct 26, 2026
Enter to win one of 10 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Sep 26-Oct 26, 2026. We're giving away 10 copies of a unique and philosophical sci-fi t...
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I Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 29/09/2026
Expanding on this, this is why the Diddy case and the Cornell case got reopened and it shouldn’t take embarrassing national outrage to produce these decisions if these offices were doing the job they’re imagined as doing.
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brittany spanos 🧿 @ohheybrittany.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
my latest cover story is on megan thee stallion for marie claire 🧡 we went deep on her health scare during moulin rouge, life after klay thompson and what to expect with her upcoming album ‘act iii’ read here: www.marieclaire.com/culture/mega...
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Lindsey Boylan @lindseyboylan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This man is a monster. He seeks out women survivors because he hates them. And he hates them because he hates himself. He has harassed me and other women survivors many times over the years. It must end. He should never have a job anywhere.
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Mel🏳️‍🌈 she/they universal healthcare now @knownforms.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It's true.
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Suzan the chalant goth @sillysyntax.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My books will make you a lesbian.
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New York Amsterdam News @nyamnews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"For the city to take a million value for a $50,000 debt is illegal, unconstitutional, and frankly, stealing." NYC settles for $60M over property seizures. See more: bit.ly/4hRBPSq  #TPT #HousingJustice
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 29/09/2026
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation," former special counsel Jack Smith said during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. to.pbs.org/4hwiB3E
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WATCH: Jack Smith says he would prosecute Trump again for 'serious crimes against our nation'
Smith, who in 2022 led investigations into Trump and secured two indictments, said he made decisions in the case "without regard” for Trump’s “political association activities, beliefs, or candidacy i...
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Autumn Wolff | Lesbian Romance Author @autumnwolff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Biiiiiig stretch
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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 29/09/2026
52-54% of welfare recipients in Arkansas are white, which is why the ad should have featured a black woman
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Ayo @darrylayo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Totally correct
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I disagree with this completely.
This is a birds of a feather flock together situation. Men are not ostracized from male spaces if they respect women, they just flock together. If you find a good egg he's likely surrounded by good eggs and vice versa.
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The thing about raising a son who genuinely respects women is that he will be completely ostracized from most male spaces.
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Principal of Beauty 🇯🇲 @gingiesmom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It would mean a lot to me if you share this afspwalks.donordrive.com/participants...
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Please support the Atlanta Walk this fall to help #stopsuicide
Please support the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to help save lives and bring hope to those affected by suicide. Donate or register to walk!
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Patch Zircher @patrickzircher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Meiko Kaji (star of Lady Snowblood) struttin' through the subway in the 1970s.
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Punished Cat Guy (aka Johnny Bag o’ Snails) @majima.club · 29/09/2026
This is Howard. Howard has many many concerns and if you are in the DFW area, Howard would love to live with you while he works on himself. He is VERY food motivated (much like me) and struggles to make sense of simple concepts and loud sounds (also like me).
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EnchanTRIS✨✨✨ @myobsexssions.blacksky.app · 29/09/2026
Just applied to be a poll worker for Election Day. I know they’re planning to invalidate votes. And threaten ppl. Gonna put my Spanish skills to use and try to help the elderly. Just doing my part to try to help keep this damn country from eating itself alive.
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Kathryn Salamander 🦎✨ @transsalamander.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It's very difficult for me to keep track of the names of every scumbag online, but I recognize this guy's name and pfp. What I find a little unsettling here is I hadn't logged him as in the like, "Would get along with Matt Walsh" bucket. This is monstrous behavior on a scale you don't often see.
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Stephen Blackmoore @stephenblackmoore.com · 29/09/2026
DAGGERBOUND by @tkingfisher.com us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
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Daggerbound
DELUXE EDITION—a beautiful hardcover featuring bright pink sprayed edges, a foil case stamp and endpapers.New York Times bestselling author T. Kingfisher r...
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Micaiah Johnson @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Happy Publication Day to The Unhaunting and to me! It’s actually a dual publication day because in the dead of night I put out this month’s My Favorite Thing. It is depressing, has nothing to do with the book, and probably too personal but it was in my brain: www.patreon.com/MicaiahJohns...
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My Favorite Thing: A Quote from The Little Prince, and also Absence. | Micaiah Johnson
(Alternatively titled: "Please stop asking if my parents are proud of me" or "Something waits for me in the divine for resisting the urge to
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Tweed is such a beautiful fabric to wear this time of year because it produces, in Dolly Parton's phrasing, a coat of many colors. Even a solid-colored brown is not just brown, but bits of red, blue, and yellow to produce something that looks lifted off the Scottish landscape.
There are two photos taped together. The top shows a brown stone building with a brown thatched roof. It's surrounded by green grass, stone walkways, and blue-gray sea. Below is a checked brown tweed that reflects the colors in the landscape above it. There are two photos taped together. The one at te top shows a rocky hillside with green and straw-colored grass, gray rocks, and a tan sandy beach below. The blue waters are crashing at the shore. Below is a green herringbone tweed that reflects the colors in the landscape above it. There are two photos taped together. The top shows a field of green and straw colored fields with bits of purple flowers. Below is a a series of checked brown tweed that reflect the colors in the landscape above it. A swatch book of solid-colored tweeds. The green tweed has visible flecks of red, gold, and blue.
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Ari Drennen @aridrennen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trump’s Education Department says 2,000 gold medals were “stolen” from women and girls. The number came from HeCheated, an anti-trans website that counts nearly every first place it can find, from middle school meets to events with one entrant. www.thenewtranssexual.com/p/the-rights...
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The Right’s “Stolen Medals” Number Comes From a Site That Counts Middle School Meets and One-Person Races
Trump’s Education Department repeated the claim that over 2,000 gold medals were “stolen.” The group that built the number never said which of the site’s results it counted.
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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 29/09/2026
today's incredibly groovy not quite random theater photo: Julie Newmar (before she was fired), birthday girl Madeline Kahn, Charlotte Rae, and I'm not quite sure who, in rehearsal for David Rabe's Boom Boom Room (1973). Also fired en route: director Julie Bovasso.
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✨Sailor Scout Austin✨🔜PAXU @sailorsctaustin.blacksky.app · 29/09/2026
Never ever in your life sleep on a Banana project.
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Laila Lalami @lailalalami.com · 29/09/2026
Department of Very Bad Ideas: Fresno is considering privatizing its libraries. If you live in the area, pls attend the Oct. 20 Board of Supervisors meeting to let them know how you feel about the privatization option. abc30.com/post/fresno-...
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Fresno leaders sound alarm over possible privatization of county libraries
Fresno County Supervisor Luis Chavez said a report scheduled to be presented at the Fresno County Board of Supervisors meeting on Oct. 20 will outline ways to save $8 million. He said the report appea...
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Shannon E French @sefrench.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Literally every member of the Putin-backed Wagner group should be up on war crimes charges. This is horrific.
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Gerry Canavan @gerrycanavan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If you worked with Wesleyan University Press on a book, check your Anthropic allocation. In the last few days they went through and assigned themselves 100% of the allocation.
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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 29/09/2026
“After executing the Release Agreement, you will be unable to recover any damages or other relief from the … lawsuit, and you will also be unable to bring claims on your own behalf,” the letter states. buff.ly/VKQtPHI
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xAI Looks to Buy Out Southaven Residents Who Agree Not to Sue It, Letter Shows
Artificial intelligence giant xAI is offering buyouts to residents of Southaven, Mississippi, if they agree not to join a lawsuit against the company.
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America's Voice @americasvoice.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Minnesotans are paying the price for the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda. Under the administration's Operation Metro Surge, a wave of violence stomped on personal freedoms and deprived residents of the ability to go to work, visit the doctor’s office, and attend school. #EndTheICETax
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The ICE Tax Imposes Yet Another Heavy Price All Minnesotans Must Pay
The Twin Cities know first hand the pain and violence of ICE raids. Another casualty is their economy.
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