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April Wolfe @aprilwolfe.bsky.social · 21h

Quick question: what the fuck?

But they also said I don't have to trade with countries, so they're willing to stop a tariff-maybe a small one-but they're willing. Just think of it; they tell you to stop tariffing even small numbers, but you have the right to stop trading with a country.
Think of that; it's ridiculous. It's a terrible decision for our country. Do you know if they would have written one clause: Any money paid does not have to be paid. I took in hundreds of billions of dollars. We have to write it back, giving it back to people that were enemies of ours. You would have thought they would have done something about that. Give back hundreds of billions of dollars. I have other forms of tariffs I can have. I just got a tariff from Lindsey Graham. Lindsey Graham, first time in 50 years. But, I think, I think it's a shame. I think what the Supreme Court did is an absolute crying shame.

Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It is WILDLY frustrating to have students work so hard on their college essays & then have their parents pick fights w/them trying to get them to use AI at the end Do you know what message this sends to a kid who has poured their heart onto a page? When your final word is, "go ahead and cheat"?

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Do we seriously have to do Maoist newspeak every single time an 80 year old posts his idiotic ideas on the internet. It has been AI since before I was even born. Can literally anyone have a shred of dignity.

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Spokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 29/09/2026

Send Stephen Miller to The Hague.

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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I am >99% sure that Clean Sheet Night might be as good as it gets.* *laudatory

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 23/09/2026

I for one am tired of the “all of human existence should be quantified into spreadsheets, and things that cannot be quantified should be viewed as irrelevant and useless” faction running everything

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Erica @erohealthcomms.com · 24/09/2026

I don't think a lot of people are fully comprehending what is happening. We aren't being priced out of luxury. We are being priced out of normal every day regular basic lives. A house, car, groceries, childcare, insurance. These weren't extravagant expenses 20 years ago. Not even 15 years ago.

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Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

me: no worries (galadriel voice) but they were all of them deceived, for another worry was made

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

THIS 👇 HERE.......

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Megan Greenwell @greenwell.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I’m writing a book about teaching reading and what it even means to be “a good reader.” I want to talk to as many teachers, librarians, parents, and students as possible. If you have thoughts about reading, please get in touch at readingmachinebook@gmail.com. (And please pass along!)

THE READING MACHINE By Megan Greenwell
Imprint: Dey Street Books
August 10, 2026
Former Deadspin editor-in-chief and author of BAD COMPANY Megan Greenwell's THE READING MACHINE, a narrative investigation into how policy and profit reshaped the relationship between American children and books, changing what literacy is for and leaving millions of students behind in the process, to Libby Burton at Dey Street Books, at auction, by Anna Sproul-Latimer at Neon Literary (NA).
Rights: kent@neonliterary.com

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Cait Monroe @caitmonroe.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Care for an ARC? I would love more readers to get to meet Revni and Eavus!! Request an ARC here: forms.gle/gpumKiRpeDDk... #arcreaders #booksky #arcreview #bookcommunity #writingcommunity #advancedreadercopy #ARC #EarlyReviewers #IndieAuthor #readers

If your favorite parts of Game of Thrones were Arya/the Hound, Brienne/Jamie, Ygritte/Jon Snow...and pictures of those duos.

...tromping around together, bickering, occasionally getting forced into badass fights with strangers...wondering if they'll ever admit what the rest of us can see...

you will LOVE Shield Sworn. Cover of Shield Sworn by Cait Monroe. Arrows point to tropes: forced journey, slow burn, enemies to ???, found family, swords & shields & axes oh my!, grounded fantasy adventure, um, the captor/captive relationship here is not so clear

SHIELD SWORN releases October 20. Join my ARC team. It says link in bio, but the request form is also here: https://forms.gle/gpumKiRpeDDkG8Ue8

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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Come be an ARC reader! A captive warrior looking for escape. A conscript-slave hoping to buy his own freedom. The only way to survive is to trust each other--or sell the other one out first. ARC requests here: forms.gle/FTqw1ZDSrF4m... #booksky #arcreader #books #reviewcopy #bookreviewer

book cover for Shield Sworn by Cait Monroe. A shield with an ax behind it and a sword crossed in front. Moss and vines look like they are overtaking everything.

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andrea shea @whattheshea.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.

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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I think there should be a special place in Laggy WiFi hell for people who respond on gardening forums to requests for sources with "i own chickens/am a professional welder/have full time help and this is 100% not a problem I have"

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Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Rough Draft vs Final Draft

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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Welp, I didn't know I had a new crush, but here we are...

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🎃Autopsy of Ashley Lynch 🔪🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I would 100% support a law that says if any digital platform removes your access to media you paid for then they are required to refund you the entirety of the original purchase price. That would solve this whole thing in a hurry.

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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I'm so excited for people to get to read this beautiful book!!

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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I already reposted this once but it is SO infuriating because I couldn't even find it in a drop-down! I had to search for it by name.

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Dead Man's Online @spadetheskeleton.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Heads up windows 11 users, microsoft now has this setting enabled by default. Be sure to disable it :]

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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

In addition to the general ARRGGH!ness of this news, this is also SO STUPID. My daughter would like to go to West Point. She is brilliant & noble & has a strategy for med school & serving her country. Ain't no way she's going somewhere that bans proper science. They're going to lose candidates!

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Bo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

(1/3) With Dolly Parton's passing, I want to put good words on the wind for her. Feel free to quote reply with your own. Dolly became the single largest donor for the Moderna COVID vaccine because of a chance encounter and friendship with a Vanderbilt researcher Dr. Naji Abumrad years earlier. She

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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Blue crab, you say? [tying on bib] I'm on it.

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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Cover reveal! So excited to share SHIELD SWORN with the world. Releases Oct 20! Preorders available now, ARC requests here: forms.gle/LPjuoXct3G8L... @aukletpress.bsky.social @caitmonroe.bsky.social

Cover of Shield Sworn by Cait Monroe. A Viking-looking shield on a dark background, with a Norse ax behind it and a Roman gladius sword on top. Vines and miss are beginning to grow over everything.

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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I figured out what the list of things demanded of Canada reminds me of: the scene in Braveheart when he gives a long list of treaty demands ending with that the English bend over to kiss their own ass. It is so bizarrely, purposefully trying to pick a fight that I don't understand it in the least.

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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

In retrospect, that time when I was 12 years old and saw a psychic who told me, "You will yearn for more FDA inspectors," now makes total sense. She was a real one.

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Not sure what else anybody might need. Even if you don't care about the environment. Even if you don't care about IP theft. Even if you don't care about a world full of incompetence. "It literally makes you dumber."

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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

You guyyyysss...Cait Monroe has a cover reveal coming!! If you like Vikings, Rome, Celtic Britain, slow burn enemies to lovers, and imperialist minions asking themselves, "Are we the baddies?" you will LOVE Shield Sworn. ARCs applying now! Follow @caitmonroe.bsky.social or @aukletpress.bsky.social

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 18/08/2026

This is part of my "minimum standards" requirement. None of this "the past is behind us, let's move forward" shit. More of the "this country will never do this again, and I'm going to make sure of it."

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Plenty to reflect about re: the Arday affair, but I'm going to repeat this one thing. The playbook the right used here is effective even though it's not especially sophisticated, as it relies on the audience to do the dirty work. I've been calling it "Trojan horse propaganda", let's go with that. 1/

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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Hello new followers! For my books, follow @aukletpress.bsky.social and @caitmonroe.bsky.social. ARC form is open for SHIELD SWORN, a slow-burn historical fantasy adventure ❤️‍🔥⚔️☠️ forms.gle/NbCFam6PcG45... I mostly post ♥️ for my kids and art & complaints about AI and current events 😤 Welcome!

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ARC Request Form

Thank you for your interest in receiving an Advance Reader Copy for Shield Sworn! What is an ARC reader? ARC readers receive a copy of a book just before it's published for the purpose of helping r...

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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

My small press is calling for ARC readers and it about to get REAL repetitive in here! Sorry not sorry- I can't wait for you all to read Shield Sworn by Cait Monroe! Follow @aukletpress.bsky.social for more info. #BookSky

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Cait Monroe @caitmonroe.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

ARC applications are now available for SHIELD SWORN! If you like grounded, historically-based fantasy, slow burn enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, and clashing empires, apply today for a FREE COPY!! forms.gle/nHSRRNvfsEoi... #BookSky #IndieAuthors

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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

This whole essay is revolting, but this part in particular...HOW DOES BEING CONSTANTLY SURVEILLED SOUND FUN??? "Have you tried this? Let me give you tips on this." Oh my fucking god Carl leave me alone. In what universe is waiting for a robot to constantly tell you what to do next enjoyable???

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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Somebody was talking about Miss Congeniality today and I thought I'd look it up because it's been a while and... What the hell is this?? Miss Secret Agent?? 😂

A photo of the thumbnail for the romcom classic Miss Congeniality (2000) that looks like an AI generated poster for a comedy in which a 20 ft tall space alien masquerades as a human in a beauty pageant, and the title says Miss Secret Agent in really generic font

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Ross Sayers @rosssayers.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

[James Stewart as Odysseus] now listen here, Agamemnon, I'm going home, y'see. You keep your fancy armour, I'm getting off this crummy ol' beach. [Spotting the Cyclops] now here's a curious fella, he's only got one peeper

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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

People who reject procrastination as an important part of writing have no idea the thrill of stumbling down an AskHistorians or YouTube rabbit hole and suddenly discovering crazy amazing facts or stories that crack open your next plot.

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

"Sorry, my product randomly breaks the law sometimes" is not something we would tolerate from other industries. Maybe we shouldn't tolerate it with AI

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Delilah S. Dawson @delilahsdawson.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Getting real sick of slop midwives pleading for a 'respectful discussion' of AI as relates to the arts. Your use of AI to 'make art' is not respectful. It benefits from stolen art, destroys the planet, and does not make you an artist any more than someone driving 26.2 miles is a marathoner.

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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I have abandoned my family for a few days to finish some writing deadlines, and am housesitting alone & I decided to go to bed, & less than 10 mins later I am in bed. Is this what it is like to have no dog and no kids?? Do you people live like this all the time?? I am flummoxed and flabbergasted.

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Julia Is Waving, Not Drowning @booktweeting.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

🚨FOR PETE’S SAKE PEOPLE, DO NOT EAT THINGS YOU THINK MIGHT BE WILD CARROT/QUEEN ANNE’S LACE UNLESS YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY SURE WILD HEMLOCK LOOKS A LOT LIKE WILD CARROT AND IS BAD NEWS FOR THE HUMAN BODY www.dcmga.com/wp-content/u...

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Dr Surekha Davies, Historical Monster Consultant (she/her) @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

No, it's not okay to use genAI for research- or writing-adjacent activities. Those actions are also part of writing and thinking and research! Don't fall for the con of genAI boosters. Hang onto your humanity. 2/ buttondown.com/surekhadavie...

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Hallo friends, and welcome, new readers! I hope you’re managing to navigate safely whatever weather challenges may have come your way this year. In today’s...

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