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Alicia Kennedy @aliciadkennedy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Interested in science memoir, hybrid memoir, queer memoir, or all of the above? Come to our salon on Sunday! alicia-kennedy.com/salon/p/the-...
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On Science Memoir with Karmela Padavic-Callaghan & Joseph Osmundson — ALICIA KENNEDY
Join us for a conversation on weaving the personal and the scientific together in memoir with two brilliant writers, Karmela Padavic-Callaghan and Joseph Osmundson, who have both put out genre-bending...
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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 26/08/2026
What a wild defense—“And it’s true that there are many socialist writers and intellectuals, but almost none of them are able to write the sort of wonkish, detail-oriented opinions coverage that a major magazine can use”—given how many people who can do exactly this have been laid off or out of work
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Ross Barkan got screwed
the scandal develops — what does naomi think? —the missing middle — the threat from AI — a murdoch publication
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Michael Rance @michaelrance.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Absolutely wild to be paid $360k to be the police chief of a city that you only live in part-time.
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⬡ Apsis ⬡ @apsis.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Long time no art, but unfortunately life has me needing some money! So I figured I'd try making some adopts for once rather than just collecting them :3 $20 flatsale each (or best offer) DM to purchase, sales will be tracked below this post :> RTs appreciated <3 #FurryArt #Adopts
A collection of adoptable character designs including a robotic kangaroo, a little green alien, a wizard cat, a moth, and a slime girl warrior
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Alicia Kennedy @aliciadkennedy.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
This week, I wrote about values and discerning reactions from reality. The picture is of my dog and a martini. www.aliciakennedy.news/p/on-values
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On Values
I took the bait and ended up in a rage.
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Beacon Press @beaconpress.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
@kpc.bsky.social kicks off their book tour with ENTANGLED STATES tonight! They have 3 events lined up. ⚛️ 5/20 at @bgsqd.bsky.social w/ @toomanyspectra.bsky.social ⚛️ 5/26 at Boyfriend Co-op w/ Leo Kirts ⚛️ 6/1 @greenlightbklyn.bsky.social w/ @sciam.bsky.social Come through, NYC!
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Michael Rance @michaelrance.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
I know this is old news, but none of the social media sites have the 'sauce' anymore. Everything has moved to group chats. There's a kind of pathetic desperation underneath all online posting at the moment. Like screaming at a bar patron, or pinning flyers to a rural lamppost. All a bit fruitless.
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Karmela Padavic-Callaghan (they/them) @kpc.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
My debut memoir is close to being out in the world and I’m feeling very lucky to have great launch events ready for you in both Manhattan and Brooklyn, in conversation with some amazing folks. I hope you can come by if you’re around!
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Michael Rance @michaelrance.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
this rocked
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Alicia Kennedy @aliciadkennedy.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
BOOK TOUR RECAP — a lot of recs, a lot of writer anxiety www.aliciakennedy.news/p/martinis-u...
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Martinis Up and Down the East Coast
Notes on the exhilarating ‘On Eating’ launch tour.
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kate wehwalt @katewagner.wehwalt.net · 10/02/2026
I have become increasingly skeptical of the idea that the vector of power art has on politics is in any way stronger or even equivalent to the vector of power politics has on art
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Alicia Kennedy @aliciadkennedy.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Please if you are not a writer or newsletter publisher, do not crusade about the evils of Substack at people trying to make a living in a dying industry. It’s not by shaming and browbeating that things will change.
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Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
judge doom from Who Framed Roger Rabbit with a down facing speech bubble
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Michael Rance @michaelrance.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
LOL, Substack is pivoting to TV??
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Introducing the Substack TV app, now in beta
Taking subscriber video to the bigger screen
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Alicia Kennedy @aliciadkennedy.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Data says that everyone who's squeakiest on social media never opens their wallet :)
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
U.S. citizen detained by ICE: “…they finally told me that they could offer undocumented family members of mine legal protection if I have any…or money, in exchange for giving them the names of protest organizers, or undocumented persons. I was shocked, and told them no.”
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Michael Rance @michaelrance.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
The far-right is completely delusional if they think that video exculpates them. Immediately after shooting her, the ICE agent calls the woman a 'fucking bitch' as she crashes and dies. This is absolutely insane. I don't think the administration understands the consequences of this
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 09/01/2026
i just watched this video and the fact that they believe this to be exculpatory is genuinely insane
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Michael Rance @michaelrance.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
i love her so much. whenever i get too depressed, i remind myself how lucky i am to share the world with Björk
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Alicia Kennedy @aliciadkennedy.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
I wrote about our trip to Copenhagen, and it includes a conversation with Thomas Hjart, sommelier of the Ark Collective of plant-based restaurants to discuss rigorously sustainable and interesting pairings. The return to a bit of podcasting! www.aliciakennedy.news/p/on-copenha...
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On Copenhagen
Gushing about a city I visited for six days—embarrassing!
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hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Jared Taylor, a prominent white nationalist whose annual American Renaissance conference serves as a "who's who" for the international white supremacist movement, was among those who attended the New York Young Republican Club gathering this weekend. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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New York Young Republican Club gala draws white nationalist, far-right Germans as elected officials skip out
The annual soiree took place as young Republican groups across the country are reeling from POLITICO’s reporting on a racist and antisemitic chat group among prominent leaders.
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Michael Rance @michaelrance.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
what a fucking loser. a complete and total loser
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Alicia Kennedy @aliciadkennedy.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
I'm just seeing this, but I've also lost a bunch of folks since leaving Substack. It sucks to see them proven right, but I'm confident things will turn around as I find more readers who aren't all-in on the walled-garden app experience.
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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
this scoop was fact checked by real American patriots ✅
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Phil Christman @philipchristman.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
as an experiment, I went through my posts here from the beginning of the year and sort of followed-up/factchecked stuff. it's long but might be interesting. (I also respond to some criticisms of my book) philipchristman.substack.com/p/a-year-in-...
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A Year in Information That I Willingly Passed On to Others
a reminder, a factcheck, so on
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josh @cohete.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
“A foodie’s appetite must have room for both pleasure and responsibility.” fascinating article!
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The Stranger @thestranger.com · 13/11/2025
Bruce Harrell conceded and said Katie Wilson’s name at last. Then Wilson stepped up at the Labor Temple, laid out her vision for child care, transit, and housing, and reminded supporters that pressure from the people is what will move the city. Seattle has a new mayor. Now the work starts.
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Harrell Concedes the Mayor’s Race, and Wilson Takes Her Victory Lap
Bruce Harrell conceded the mayoral race to Katie Wilson this afternoon. And he finally said her name in public. In a packed room full of aides, campaign staff, city council members, and supporters, Ha...
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
ICE goons kidnapped daycare worker from Rayito de Sol Nov 5 /25 Chicago WGN video
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Michael Rance @michaelrance.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
damn, Zohran quoting Eugene Debs in the first sentence of his victory speech…
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 05/11/2025
A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
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hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
In Zohran Mamdani’s New York, the assets of the Red Scare girls and related podcasts will be seized and redistributed to the people.
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Michael Rance @michaelrance.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
i love winning, and i especially love it when my enemies lose!!
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Michael Rance @michaelrance.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
redownloading Bluesky for one night because I’m intrigued to see what happens to this site when Liberals are actually happy
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Michael Rance @michaelrance.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
really interesting piece!
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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Cat running for office: But we're going to get rid of the humans because they've been treating us very badly. And our bowls will be full in the morning- perhaps fuller than ever before
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The Stranger @thestranger.com · 23/10/2025
The polling data is in and Progressives are in the lead - but we still need you to show up at the polls.
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The Polling Is In: Seattle Wants to Elect Progressives This Fall
Let&#8217;s start with the big news: Progressives are ahead. Among likely voters, 33 percent plan to vote for Dionne Foster, compared to 24 percent who plan to vote for Sara Nelson. Erika Evans is pol...
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Michael Rance @michaelrance.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
This is insane.
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Michael Rance @michaelrance.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
incredible read
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It's The Big Iron, Charlie Brown @big-iron.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Incredible
Is there a timeline, a regulatory environment, in which the internet does not turn into a highly efficient manufacturer of niche suicide cults?
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Brendan O’Kane @bokane.org · 17/10/2025
You're absolutely right — starting a land war in Asia wasn't just a bad call, it's 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗯𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀. Thank you for calling me out on that — really. I'll be extra-strategic from now on. Would you like me to get cracking on those 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿?
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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Logan Square neighborhood, Chicago. Man wearing a balaclava in a white, unmarked vehicle, pulls the pin on a tear gas canister and tosses it in the road. "Just trying to grab some lunch and these fucking losers showed up. FUCK ICE!" source: www.reddit.com/r/LoganSquar...
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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Cornell is cancelling a distinguished professor's classes on Gaza and suspending him because of the complaints of a student who previously served in Israel's military surveillance agency and was literally recording the comments of other students in class and deliberately derailing discussion.
Early last semester, Droubi said, students began approaching Cheyfitz with complaints that a graduate student in the “Gaza, Indigeneity, Resistance” class appeared to be recording them, possibly to “gather their names and comments” and intimidate them. “We believe that a student came to the course for the sole reason of surveilling and potentially harming students in the class,” Droubi said. “That ended up proving itself to be true because multiple students came forward and shared their concerns with Professor Cheyfitz.” Cheyfitz said one Palestinian student quit the class after telling him she felt upset and frightened.

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According to Cheyfitz, the graduate student often steered conversations away from the assigned readings—which at that point mostly focused on definitions of genocide and international law on Indigenous rights—to defend Israel’s conduct in the war in Gaza and argue with others in the class. “He clearly had not done the readings,” Cheyfitz said. “It was disruptive.”

Cheyfitz said he met with the graduate student in late January and spoke to him about concerns from his classmates. During the conversation, he asked the graduate student to drop the course, and by the next class, he did, Cheyfitz said. The graduate student, Oren Renard, a PhD candidate in computer science whose identity was confirmed by other students in the class, previously served in Israel’s elite military surveillance agency, Unit 8200, according to his LinkedIn profile.
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Michael Rance @michaelrance.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
jesus christ
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Dr. Cara Berg Powers @clbergpowers.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
WHEN DEFINITIONS ARE READ. For years, I have worked on messaging and communication with organizers, activists, and electeds, and especially with young organizers. We have to say what we mean and mean what we say. It should be clear, relatable, and connected to people's lives.
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