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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 3h

They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

“Let’s say there’s a world or time line I exist in where A.I. has been subject to regulation. It is ethical. It has no footprint environmentally,” the novelist Jeff VanderMeer, a prominent critic of A.I., told me over the phone. “With those guardrails in place, would I read an A.I. book? All I can say is no. And the reason is, in part, because I want to read something coming from a particular mind.” Using A.I., he said, “feels like a betrayal of the whole point of why you’re a writer.”

M. K. Martin @mkmartinwriter.com · 29/09/2026

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M. K. Martin @mkmartinwriter.com · 28/09/2026

Spaghetti-brained waste of tax-payer money. Can’t pay teachers, but can throw money at billionaire tech bros. #speirgorm

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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

please enjoy brand new tingler NOT POUNDED BY THIS FLOCK CAMERA BECAUSE SOMEONE CUT IT DOWN. HUH, INTERESTING. I WONDER WHO COULD’VE DONE THAT? out now here www.amazon.com/dp/B0HL6WHFVV and on buckaroo patreon www.patreon.com/chucktingle/...

cover of NOT POUNDED BY THIS FLOCK CAMERA BECAUSE SOMEONE CUT IT DOWN. HUH, INTERESTING. I WONDER WHO COULD’VE DONE THAT? on the right there is a concerned ladybuck with her hands up in a gesture of NO WAY BUD and on the left is an angry lookin sentient flock camera

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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 27/09/2026

THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANY POINT IN HISTORY WHERE IT HAS BEEN IN THE BEST INTEREST OF WOMEN TO DEPEND UPON THE BENEVOLENCE OF MEN

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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The hilarious truth from Denmark about the new Greenland deal with Trump! 😂 🇩🇰 🇬🇱

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Faith K. Falkner @faithfalkner.com · 27/09/2026

Be patient and kind to those who are making art right now. We're all self-funded and the richest, worst people in the world are trying to plaster over and erase our hard work.

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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Every stitch tells a story of love, community, and remembrance. Volunteers across MN created the "Stolen Neighbors Quilt" with 11,000 squares to honor Minnesotans detained by ICE. Each fabric square represents a neighbor, a family member, and a life impacted by deportation. We stand for Justice!

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 24/09/2026

"While Charlie Brown did once again accelerate toward the ball, miss it entirely as Lucy pulled it away, flip backward through the air, and land violently with a disquieting crunch, we do not believe that now is the time for a dramatic change in kicking strategy." buff.ly/X2RjqP5

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“Charlie Brown Must Stay the Course”: A Football Kick Autopsy Report by the Democratic Party

“While Charlie Brown did once again accelerate toward the ball, miss the ball entirely as Lucy pulled it away, flip backward through the air, and land violen...

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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

GIRL DINNER GOALS

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Like, if *all* the other many, many evils of generative AI haven't convinced you to not touch it, you'd think that extremely publicly aligning yourself with the very people who get aroused by murdering random people and kidnapping 5 year olds and making concentration camps, would.

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Polly Pallister-Wilkins @pollypw.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The film Meta removed from Instagram… bsky.app/profile/roel...

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Chris Mihos @chrismihos.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I get really annoyed seeing so many people say "Since everyone uses AI to write papers..." or "Referee reports now are just written by AI..." Look: Everything I have written has, for better or worse, been my own writing. Don't project your cynical expectations on my work. Seriously, screw gen-AI.

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Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️🦈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @stephaniejane.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

You have to love the Quakers; they’ve stood by the trans community for many years. Their main spaces are inclusive, with some minimal, legally compliant, outlying provision for bigots somewhere else. And you’re going to see this more and more from SPs. Hey, GCs, you got exactly what you asked for.

These include respecting the dignity and lived experience of every person, ensuring compliance with the Equality Act, protecting disabled people's access to accessible facilities, and maintaining robust approaches to tackling harassment or discrimination.
The policy also states that Quakers will not require trans, non-binary or intersex people to disclose or prove their status in circumstances where such evidence is not demanded of others.
Under the arrangements confirmed by trustees, toilet facilities labelled with a 'female' sign remain available to cisgender women, trans women, and others for whom those facilities best align with their lived experience.
Similarly, facilities labelled with a 'male' sign remain available to cisgender men, trans men, and others for whom those facilities best align with
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Self-contained single sex facilities, available to all users, are also available across the estate for anyone who is not comfortable in a trans-inclusive segregated space.

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Cathy Pegau 📚🌈🥊 - I should be writing! @cathypegau.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Many many thanks to everyone who has read my stories. Just getting your eyes or ears on them is a great honor. Your enthusiasm and support fuels the fire. Thank you for reading! Thank you for talking about the books you love! #Bookstagram #ReaderAppreciation

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If you read something, please say something.
Authors thrive on word of mouth recs, ratings, and reviews.
Thank you for reading!

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Úna-Minh's ✨ Open to Work ✨ @unaminh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Please support this fundraiser for Eoghan Sweeney's family. Eoghan was a pioneer in early digital journalism and gave back to many so generously and inspired so many journalists in their careers, including mine! Donate if you can, but please do share if you can't.

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M. K. Martin @mkmartinwriter.com · 21/09/2026

From Ireland with lasers...love. Ó Éirinn le léasair...grá. #SpeirGrom #RuralPhoto #Rainbow

A cloudy afternoon over a rural one-lane road, which passes a white house with trees at the front and back. A rainbow appears to be beaming from the clouds to the house.

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Karen Eisenbrey @kareneisenbrey.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

We're rolling out a prequel series now, but this trilogy is finished and can be read on its own.

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Thomas Edmund @thomasedmund.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

By Samantha Bise

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M. K. Martin @mkmartinwriter.com · 18/09/2026

“Why do you hate brunch? Know who else hates brunch? Fascists. You’re a brunch-hater!” - Vote Blue No Matter Who Unless They’re A Socialist Liberal, probably.

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Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Breaking: In a potentially landmark decision, a major data centre project in Mayo has had planning permission overturned over climate concerns. More on @virginmedianews.bsky.social this evening.

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Specialist_K @thevaliantone.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I have some slots open for cultural & sensitivity readings in October! Check my pinned post for details. (Highly recommend this service, especially if you’re using Asian themes, elements or characters in your storytelling.) #SffChat

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M. K. Martin @mkmartinwriter.com · 18/09/2026

Oh, I am SOOOO ready for this one. Buckle up, buttercups! Octavia Butler Ray Bradberry N.K. Jemisin Ursula Le Guin Fonda Lee M.R.Carey Stephen King Robin Hobb Douglas Adams John Scalzi Martha Wells David Brin Frank Herbert Alix E. Harrow Rebecca Roanhorse Kristine Katheryn Rusch Terry Pratchett

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M. K. Martin @mkmartinwriter.com · 18/09/2026

All spec fiction is based on a “What if…” question (agree with @gaycannibalism.bsky.social) Sci-Fi: science/tech are a fundamental story element. Focus: What could/will we become? Fantasy: magic is a fundamental story element. Focus: Who were we and why? If things were different, who would we be?

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M. K. Martin @mkmartinwriter.com · 18/09/2026

Dia duit! I’m a reader, writer (mostly SFF, but some horror and book club stuff) & editor (don’t notice my typos, plz!) A fundamental element is pacing. I can’t deal with boring stories, which is often due to pacing problems. So when do I summarize & when do I slow down and luxuriate in the scene?

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M. K. Martin @mkmartinwriter.com · 18/09/2026

Y’all, she’s going to get me in TROUBLE & she think I live in the US For context, Alli has been harassing a trans woman for hours cuz she isn’t a fan of candidates like Talarico who throw trans folk under the bus to appeal to bigoted voters Screenshoted as Alli is blocking to avoid accountability

Screenshot of Alli Roberts post on Bluesky: thank you for plainly admitting you intentionally lied, defamed and harassed a queer person for standing up to facsim. all the screenshots are saved, MK. for you, there are consequences because we both live in the US

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M. K. Martin @mkmartinwriter.com · 18/09/2026

This person has been harassing @sloanelysbeth.bsky.social, posting and reposting an out-of-context screenshot and misgendering her. Now she’s upset because people are interacting with her on a public platform on her public account that she could mute or block from.

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The Flytrap @theflytrapmedia.com · 17/09/2026

Flytrap subscribers (which you can become RIGHT NOW with a 40% off discount on annual subs: f.mtr.cool/l3me0ok05m ) allow us to publish so much LGBTQIA+ content! A taste of the gayest things we have published so far👇

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Feminist cultural criticism against the algorithm

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M. K. Martin @mkmartinwriter.com · 17/09/2026

Great advice! Instead, spend time and money appreciating artists with integrity like BEGOA, Aaron Rowe, Lukas Graham, and Finneas (yes, Billie Eilish’s brother). #Complicit #EdSheeran #Pink

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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026

Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!

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M. K. Martin @mkmartinwriter.com · 17/09/2026

Misleading headline. Kraft is donating “aid to the region” not specifically to Palestinians. Know who else lives in that region?

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M. K. Martin @mkmartinwriter.com · 17/09/2026

So wishing someone ill (say being sent to a concentration camp) isn’t harassment? Or is it only harassment if the ill wish is against a bigot? I recall several accounts being locked or banned for wishing ill on JKR.

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Claire Iníon BouliSneachta @claireissimo.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Have also done something similar. Highly recommend. #SpéirGhorm #SpéirGorm #SpeirGorm

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M. K. Martin @mkmartinwriter.com · 16/09/2026

So if my granny left Co. Meath when she was 2 and never came back, I can be Irish but if I was born here, grew up here, worked here for years but had immigrant parents I’m not Irish? IDK, sounds racist to me. #SpeirGorm

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Scott Lynch @scottlynch78.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

At some point you figure out that "being apolitical" in the public arts always means getting on your knees for the rich, the bigots, the fascists and authoritarians. It never means anything else, and those people are somehow never obligated to set their own politics aside on behalf of anyone else.

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Cormac @cormacos.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

More of his support acts bailing on what is probably the biggest opportunity of their career because some things are worth more than money. I’ll go see BEOGA wherever they play next. Fair play.

“We have made the decision to depart as Ed Sheeran’s band on the remaining US Loop tour, following the silencing of Macklemore by zionist lobbies.
We are a traditional Irish band who never saw ourselves playing in stadiums of that size and that opportunity is not lost on us. We have been friends with Ed for over 10 years now and will continue to be. We believe in dialogue as a means of progressing the plight of the Palestinian people.”

“As musicians, playing to those crowds every night is the stuff of dreams but to play in venues that silence anyone advocating for a Free Palestine is simply not an option for us.
It’s important that everyone knows that the real enemy is the zionist lobby. They have worked tirelessly to silence artists who want to speak freely about a genocide happening before our eyes, for fear of retribution.
Research how much Robert Kraft has done to fight the BDS movement. That will give you a sense of what we’ve all been up against.
We were there for Macklemore’s performance and speech. We fully supported his message, so did most of the audience in Met Life Stadium which terrifies the lobbies. Go back and read the transcript if you’re in doubt.”

“We are Irish people who understand colonialism. As founding members of the Irish Artists For Palestine movement, we are committed activists for justice and will continue to be.
This whole episode is once again serving to distract from the real issue, over 1000 Palestinians have been killed since the most recent so-called ceasefire.
Up the workers.
Free Palestine.
BEOGA”

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

"The new EHRC is discriminatory & excludes trans, non-binary & gender diverse people from swathes of public life, including their working lives. The law must be changed. The EHRC guidance is unworkable, is absurd & it is cruel" Maria from the @cwunews.bsky.social at #TUC26

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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Bills might be an ongoing nightmare, but indie books are the best kind of dream! Can’t wait to dive into these beauties! Thank you so much, darlings and darklings! I adore books in the post! ♥️ Currently reading Shadowbeast! The rest are on deck 🥰

Credible Threats, a gift wrapped book, Shadowbeast and Scourge

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Elise (they/them)🇦🇺 🏳️‍⚧️ @eliseswords.eurosky.social · 14/09/2026

Asia Pacific Authors Reminder, If you sell books on Itchio/ Kofi/ your website etc- I'm still seeking more authors for my Asia-Pacific Authors Blog. And I'm happy to open it up to Kobo -So Direct & Or Kobo. Would anymore Aussie/ Kiwi/ Asian or Islander Authors like a sign up form?

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Raven Books @ravenbooks.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The president of the United States is in Ireland this weekend

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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

In my decades of public service, I have rarely been as angry as I was the day the damning inspector general’s report was released about the EPA's response to the World Trade Center collapse. Read my new piece on the lessons of 9/11 at @theatlantic.com: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🍂 Some autumnal and Irish spook-inspired prints. Irish made, and available here: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints

Two prints, the púca and crows, against an autumnal leaf background.

#SpéirGorm #SpéirGhorm #Ireland #Art #BuyIrish

Two prints, the turnip versus pumpkin and the Morrigan, against an autumnal leaf background.

Two prints, Irish spooks and Queen Of Winter, against an autumnal leaf background.

Two prints, the rook and Don't Shrink, against an autumnal leaf background.

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Gretchen Felker-Martin PRE ORDER CHIMERA 2.16.27 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

I regret nothing, I don't apologize, kiss my ass.

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Eldritch Girl Podcast @eldritchgirlpod.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

JOIN ME (+other authors) on Friday 02 Oct for a free virtual reading of dark spec fic stories. I'll be doing a quick taster reading from THIRTEENTH. #SWSW #Horror #SFF #Fantasy #BookSky #AuthorSky Hosted by Strong Women, Strange Worlds. Registration now open: www.eventbrite.com/e/first-frid...

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First Friday - Third Thursday QuickRead

6 authors * 8 minutes each - come find your next favorite read with us!

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

These are the only types of Irish data centres we care about in this neck of the woods:

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