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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

What Pablo Torre did was ridiculously impressive. Uncovered a conspiracy between rich guys, withstood a propaganda campaign by one of the richest guys in the world with a pretty good reputation, didn't buckle or panic, and just kept reporting. That's some Pulitzerin' right there.

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mandkips.bsky.social @mandkips.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I’m sorry some of the complaints for poke worlds are so funny. Like have you ever been to a convention

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headfallsoff @headfallsoff.com · 20/08/2026

i have done what many said is impossible. i have made an order guide for playing the entire kingdom hearts series, for normal people. i hope this can be a helpful resource to at least one person out there:

docs.google.com

Kingdom Hearts: Normal Person Order

Normal Person Order A complete guide for the entire Kingdom Hearts series, in release order, as simply as possible, without missing anything. by headfallsoff Introduction It may feel intimidating to...

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The “check engine” light on your dashboard @aklingus.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Do you understand what a dereliction of journalistic duty it is, in an article ostensibly about Sophie Cunningham, to get a quote *from the fucking founder of XX-XY Athletics* but not a single quote from a transgender person or organization bsky.app/profile/itsm...

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mandkips.bsky.social @mandkips.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

16. im at 170 books. please save me from myself

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mandkips.bsky.social @mandkips.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

15. just gonna post this review of Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski from my gr:

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mandkips.bsky.social @mandkips.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

14. no........................... thats wild to me

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mandkips.bsky.social @mandkips.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

12. I don't want to count it because it was open reading but we had a graphic novel unit in world lit and i ate that shit up. but for traditional books the one i remember enjoying the most is A River Sutra by Gita Mehta

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mandkips.bsky.social @mandkips.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

11. I'm sorry this is a wild question. there is so much good nonfiction out there yall. expand your reading taste. see the 5 below for some underrated ones i really love

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mandkips.bsky.social @mandkips.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

10. i have a lot of books i feel sort of guilty about liking lol but the one that comes to mind is long live evil by sarah rees brennan. its basically white people Transmigration Isekai and i was so expecting to be middling on it but i loved it lol

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mandkips.bsky.social @mandkips.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

9. I tend to read most on my commute to and from work since I walk to the train and then walk from the train station to work.

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mandkips.bsky.social @mandkips.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

7. I've been a reader as long as I can remember. But shoutouts to The Royal Diaries series, Magic Tree House series, A to Z mysteries, and all the classic fairy tale and fable books my parents kept around the house

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mandkips.bsky.social @mandkips.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

6. see my storygraph post below lol

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mandkips.bsky.social @mandkips.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

5. Mostly at second hand stores. I read too much to buy shit full price

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mandkips.bsky.social @mandkips.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

4. catch me in the fantasy/sci fi section first and then i just wander around aimlessly lol

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mandkips.bsky.social @mandkips.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

3. this is such a hard question lol. i love basically all genre fiction. fantasy, sci fi, mystery, horror and historical. Especially mixes of all of the above.

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mandkips.bsky.social @mandkips.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

2. Top 5 in no order The Changeling by Victor LaVelle The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin Human Acts by Han Kang Anna Karenina by leo tolstoy Tehanu by Ursula K. Le Guin

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mandkips.bsky.social @mandkips.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

1. I'm not typically a re-reader but its probably the phantom tollbooth by Norton Juster

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mandkips.bsky.social @mandkips.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I love doing these so like im not even going to do a like thing im just gonna answer all 20 of these

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mandkips.bsky.social @mandkips.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

also im not touching the black best friend crit she lobs with a ten foot pole lmfao classists are fucking wild dog

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mandkips.bsky.social @mandkips.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

and im someone who deeply dislikes a LOTTTT of greek myth retellings but for the woke reason of they're fucking not well written and dont have anything interesting to say instead of just hating because its a retelling.

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mandkips.bsky.social @mandkips.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

re the whole odyssey em*ly wilson review debacle i just want you all to know this is why i roll my eyes at every fucking "classist" who logs online and gives every greek retelling negative 3 stars.

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one dozen bats at a keyboard @panasonicdx4500.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Spain-Argentina is the first World Cup “Colonizer vs Colonized” match that makes me say “well, let’s consider the nuances”

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Unseen Japan @unseenjapan.com · 08/07/2026

Yu Miri won the Akutagawa Prize, Japan's top literary honor, and her novel Tokyo Ueno Station won the US National Book Award. Yet critics say her Korean heritage disqualifies her from commenting on Japanese politics.

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Award-Winning Author Yu Miri Harassed Online After Criticizing Japanese Government

Yu Miri is one of Japan's most celebrated authors. Yet some feel that, due to her background, she has no right to criticize the country.

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Kath Barbadoro @kathbarbadoro.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I don’t have any feelings for the us flag or for any nation’s flag bc I think nationalism is poison but you can’t say “yall” while getting mad about the USA

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one dozen bats at a keyboard @panasonicdx4500.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

“The Supreme Court ruled that trans people can be banned from public life and that there’s no limits to how much money can be dumped into politics, but it also ruled 5-4 that birthright citizenship isn’t dead yet so it’s really more good than bad for Democrats”

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mandkips.bsky.social @mandkips.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

also pairing this with the new ML wang which has a pair of warlords wives falling in love. im fucking EATING

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mandkips.bsky.social @mandkips.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

mortal follies is so good, fuck the haters. we need more lesbian Byronic heroes paired with kind but quick witted ingenues thanks

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mandkips.bsky.social @mandkips.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

finally getting around to reading the bluest eye because of our book club and nearly started crying reading the introduction by jacqueline woodson

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JP @jpbrammer.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I went from reading a few books a year to around one a week. I wanted to write down how I got there, how it involved rethinking my relationship to attention, and why I believe reading books can heal your brain. I hope this gives you something useful! johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/how-i-lear...

johnpaulbrammer.substack.com

How I Learned to Read Way, Way More

I had to rethink my relationship to attention

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Triple-Q @triple-q.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

The illusion of free choice meme.

left is Xenoblade Genesis is good, right is Xenoblade Genesis is sucks

they both lead to Another three years of Three Houses discourse for some reason

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

NEW: Organizers in San Diego are still patrolling immigrant neighborhoods to watch out and inform people about ICE. Over the last year, they've had to come to terms with what they've seen out of Minneapolis, and adapt their training and strategies. Important new reporting out of SoCal:

boltsmag.org

Amid ICE Violence, San Diego’s Volunteer Patrols Remain Undeterred - Bolts

Community members continue watching immigrant neighborhoods as disputes between local officials and the sheriff have fueled uncertainty about the region's sanctuary protections.

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mandkips.bsky.social @mandkips.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

honestly the biggest problem is that we put shit on the ballot that basically every joe shmoe can make the absolute worst decision on everytime.

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mandkips.bsky.social @mandkips.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

also every political pundit being like why is the CA voter like this and its like dog ive lived here my whole fucking and i still dont have a fucking clue

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mandkips.bsky.social @mandkips.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

its so funny seeing people not from sf comment on the house race because if you knew like anyone from the bay they could have told you what was up lmfao

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mandkips.bsky.social @mandkips.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

as a hitman fan and as someone who's been watching paul play 007, we've had a lot of fun comparing and contrasting the two. Of course, Paul is much more eloquent and thoughtful about it compared to me in our chats like "meanwhile agent 47 is like. give me a gun"

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mandkips.bsky.social @mandkips.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

also heres some asian centered nonfiction with under 3k ratings on GR

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mandkips.bsky.social @mandkips.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

its nearly the end of AAPI month so here's some novels ive read that have under 3k ratings on GR by asian authors i think you should read

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mandkips.bsky.social @mandkips.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

in general im sort of over using identity politics to be like oh is this book going to be authentic or whatever that is simply not interesting critique to me anymore

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mandkips.bsky.social @mandkips.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

anyways book social media is a mistake you all like being nasty for no reason.

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mandkips.bsky.social @mandkips.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

its a fucking setting man. how did the story make you FEEL. what did it make you THINK about. what is it TRYING TO SAY. Are you going to say anything other than a snappy one line gotcha to go viral on the internet?

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mandkips.bsky.social @mandkips.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

and then these people are like. but clearly its intending to be historically accurate!!!! like 1) no. and 2) full stop authenticity is made up. its a sham. we're all just playing fucking pretend dog.

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mandkips.bsky.social @mandkips.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

its so fucking cringe when people are like omg why isnt this *insert fantasy novel that has any time of similarly historical setting* accurate to real life. its a fucking fantasy fucking novel mate. it doesnt have to be historically accurate.

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mandkips.bsky.social @mandkips.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

i have -3 followers on here, but please check out the game my partner has been working on for a hot minute!!! its a really interesting game!!! my bike was a piano a la vanessa carlton's thousand miles video!!!!

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mandkips.bsky.social @mandkips.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

anyways m.l wang does in blood over bright haven what rf k*ang thinks shes doing in babel and i will not be taking any questions at this time

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