Reposted by kukuwa.Rude1 Haunted Badness. ⁂ @rude1.blacksky.team · 06/10/2026Finally saw myself out here boooooiiiiii 631233
Reposted by kukuwa.Rude1 Haunted Badness. ⁂ @rude1.blacksky.team · 06/10/2026The billionaires (and trillionaire) and their platforms Gotta Go. Don’t even care how they Go now, but they gotta Go. 5426126
Reposted by kukuwa.Rude1 Haunted Badness. ⁂ @rude1.blacksky.team · 06/10/2026Crazy email to wake up to. 530141
Reposted by kukuwa.American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Let books be. Today kicks off #BannedBooksWeek, an annual observation started more than 40 years ago in response to a sudden surge in attempts to censor or remove books in libraries, schools, and bookstores. Sound familiar? Find ways to get involved and spread the word: bit.ly/4yvixbB. 261282637
Reposted by kukuwa.The Shipman Agency @shipmanagency.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Our 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...macfound.orgMaaza MengisteRevealing the human costs of political violence through a compelling blend of history, memory, and imagination. 1149
kukuwa. @kukuwa.blacksky.app · 29/09/2026so many gems were dropped during today’s event in Brooklyn! have fun!! 010
kukuwa. @kukuwa.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman by Deesha Philyaw 🤩 my highly anticipated (non-work related) book of the fall ✨ 2123
kukuwa. @kukuwa.blacksky.app · 26/09/2026✨ Early praise for Anena’s memoir by Kiese Laymon (“beautifully particular and unexpectedly relentless”), Leslie Jamison (“glimmers with careful attention”), and Morgan Jerkins (“a strong debut by a keen and astute observer”). Preorder now! 📚 us.macmillan.com/books/978125...us.macmillan.comThe Lies We Tell for AmericaNamed A Most Anticipated Book for Fall by Publisher’s Weekly!A brilliant, piercing, and funny exploration following one woman’s journey in navigating the... 031
kukuwa. @kukuwa.blacksky.app · 26/09/2026thrilled to be working with Chibundu on her next novel! 😍 0273
Reposted by kukuwa.Brooklyn Book Festival @bkbookfest.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Don your raincoats and umbrellas, our authors would love to see you! Due to the predicted high winds and rain from the Nor’easter, all Brooklyn Book Festival author programs will be moved indoors. 21710
Reposted by kukuwa.Rude1 Haunted Badness. ⁂ @rude1.blacksky.team · 23/09/2026> The Mozilla Foundation isn't holding back its disdain for Big Tech leaders. > Wannabe kings don't rule the internet. We do. AT Protocol and the broader open social web is one of the ways we take back power from Big Tech. (If you see me out in these New York City streets, let me know.) 641399
Reposted by kukuwa.Blacksky Algorithms @blackskyweb.xyz · 23/09/2026Acorn is one piece of a larger effort to build community infrastructure on the open social web. If your community needs a place to gather, you can start building one now. acorn.blacksky.communityacorn.blacksky.communityAcorn — a platform your community ownsCustom feeds, your own moderation rules, member badges, and a branded client — on infrastructure your community controls. 07010
Reposted by kukuwa.Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I did more literary positivity for the new Book Gossip newsletter. 515515
Reposted by kukuwa.Blacksky Algorithms @blackskyweb.xyz · 21/09/2026New heat from our Head of Trust and Safety @jdot.blacksky.team on why it is important to build a culture of digital safety! blackskyweb.xyz/building-a-c...blackskyweb.xyzBuilding a Culture of (Digital) SafetyBlack culture is in a lot of ways synonymous with how internet culture exists writ large. From what is now described as “Gen-Z slang” (or as Black people have always known it, AAVE) to our methods of ... 07739
Reposted by kukuwa.Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 16/09/2026What a lovely conversation I had with you all and a breath of fresh air. thank you for having me. 419637
Reposted by kukuwa.Alexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I have had some great teachers in this life, and she was the one who taught me what I could call the survival techniques to being a writer. I wouldn't have made it this far without her. I'm grateful to her, for her. Rest in peace, Annie. 17972157
Reposted by kukuwa.Blacksky Algorithms @blackskyweb.xyz · 15/09/2026Meet the Blacksky Team! @rude1.blacksky.team @rishkebab.blacksky.team @marisa.blacksky.team @jdot.blacksky.team @drkalyncoghill.blacksky.team 114338
Reposted by kukuwa.Rude1 Haunted Badness. ⁂ @rude1.blacksky.team · 15/09/2026Blacksky was one of the 1st PDSs to allow open sign ups We are also now the largest PDS deployment that doesn't run any of bsky's code Sorry for the turbulence. It was the one-time price to pay for being able to build features like private accounts or sign-in via phone number w/o waiting on Bluesky 9566133
Reposted by kukuwa.Kay Coghill, PhD. @drkalyncoghill.blacksky.team · 14/09/2026Me looking at the book I just got in the mail from @kukuwa.blacksky.app knowing I have a TBR list the length of a CVS receipt. 5263
kukuwa. @kukuwa.blacksky.app · 14/09/2026😅😅😅 the tbr list keeps growing, we are all unwell! add it to the list, you can take your time with this one whenever you’re ready 😌 110
Reposted by kukuwa.Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 13/09/2026We launched an inaugural writing workshop for our research group last week. Trying to have craft talks with academics. i started with this piece for discussion. It was very generative but now I have to keep finding good academic writing to share. 416511
kukuwa. @kukuwa.blacksky.app · 13/09/2026Like hello??? I’m charged up. brooklynbookfestival.org/event_type/f...brooklynbookfestival.orgFestival Day - Brooklyn Book FestivalWe are looking forward to seeing you at the 2026 Brooklyn Book Festival. 011
kukuwa. @kukuwa.blacksky.app · 13/09/2026every year I go solo to the Brooklyn Book Fest and even when I plan my schedule to a T, I always still miss out on an incredible panel. the line up is so mf good this year—so excited to see friends speak and writers I admire all in one space (and for free) 🤓 110
kukuwa. @kukuwa.blacksky.app · 08/09/2026us.macmillan.com/books/978125...us.macmillan.comBackstitchFrom a powerful new voice in fiction comes a stunning multigenerational epic, spanning from 1920s Haiti to 1990s New York, centered on the disappearance of a... 010
kukuwa. @kukuwa.blacksky.app · 08/09/2026popped out in the neighborhood this weekend with exclusive, early copies of BACKSTITCH by Idrissa Simmonds-Nastili, a multigenerational debut novel that centers around the disappearance of a young girl during Brooklyn’s Labor Day Weekend. Forthcoming February 2027 @flatironbooks.bsky.social 🇭🇹🇬🇾🇻🇨🇵🇦 1116
kukuwa. @kukuwa.blacksky.app · 22/08/2026Amazing! 😍 And Nina’s incredible new novel MEET ME IN THE GARDEN just published; I’d love to send you a copy—it’s such a beautiful novel! 110
Reposted by kukuwa.Alexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 22/08/2026I was moved to hear from a trans former student this week about how much it helped her figure out her gender expression to read Jan Morris in my class back in 2018. I always introduce Morris as a trans pioneer, and that was who she needed to find. A reminder that a syllabus can change lives. 771892
kukuwa. @kukuwa.blacksky.app · 22/08/2026a flatiron spring/summer 2026 showing!! @vanessahua.bsky.social @rasheed.bsky.social 110
kukuwa. @kukuwa.blacksky.app · 15/08/2026and harry styles should’ve ehm gotten on his knees because renaissance still is that girl! 110
Reposted by kukuwa.Rude1 Haunted Badness. ⁂ @rude1.blacksky.team · 12/08/2026And of course, Blacksky was both a community and a community project before it was a company. Thank you all for rocking with us. It's my hope that this fellowship will help me take Blacksky further than it's already gone. Upwards and onwards 🚀 2584
Reposted by kukuwa.Rude1 Haunted Badness. ⁂ @rude1.blacksky.team · 12/08/2026Very excited to announce that I am a @mozilla.org Fellow working on @blackskyweb.xyz to create community spaces on the open social web (e.g. @atproto.com) Personally proud to represent the ATmosphere as a part of this cohort and on a global platform.mozillafoundation.orgRudy FraserRudy is a Mozilla Fellow who builds open-source tools that give communities more control over social media. 48767147
kukuwa. @kukuwa.blacksky.app · 11/08/2026I did, and then a month later I realized I actually didn’t need it because the mobile app definitely allows the camera to scan barcodes 😭 010
kukuwa. @kukuwa.blacksky.app · 09/08/2026happy book lovers day! once upon a time @smashfizzle.bsky.social put me onto Libib, and i’ve never looked back. behold… all the books in the Fraser household 🤭📚 www.libib.com 160
Reposted by kukuwa.Rude1 Haunted Badness. ⁂ @rude1.blacksky.team · 06/08/2026I am really excited to see Blacksky grow like this. It has been a community effort all along and this growth calls for bigger servers, more features, and an ever better experience for you all. Let's go! 012721
kukuwa. @kukuwa.blacksky.app · 04/08/2026nothing like seeing @flatironbooks.bsky.social very own SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER on Obama’s summer reading list 🤭 031
Reposted by kukuwa.Kay Coghill, PhD. @drkalyncoghill.blacksky.team · 03/08/2026If you will be in the NYC area for the @atproto.nyc community day on 8/22, @blackskyweb.xyz will be hosting a community mixer in Brooklyn on 8/20! Spots are limited, so be sure to sign up asap via the link below. And no worries, we have more events coming. Stay tuned! luma.com/6n8btnybluma.comBlacksky Community Mixer · LumaJoin the Blacksky for an evening mixer with their team and others building in the AT Protocol space. We’re gathering in Brooklyn for good conversation, fresh… 14622
Reposted by kukuwa.Rude1 Haunted Badness. ⁂ @rude1.blacksky.team · 03/08/2026> Rudy deserves a lot of credit for taking those early risks when it was much harder to build and being the first to prove that it can be done, but it’s getting easier and easier. We are seeing more and more BlueSky and BlackSky-style networks pop up pretty often Shoutout the Original Risk Takers™️ 1026254
Reposted by kukuwa.Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Please get in touch if you’d like to join the cultural critics group at the Freelance Solidarity Project. We have to look out for one another. open.substack.com/pub/freelanc...open.substack.comA Statement on Industry-Wide Cuts to Cultural Criticism2025 has been a year of devastating disinvestment across arts and culture criticism. 35519
