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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
If NFL broadcasters are going to treat Deshaun Watson being ok at QB as a sign that he has been Redeemed For His Past, they must remain ideologically consistent. If he starts playing badly again they have to blame it on his failure to repent for his heinous sexual misconduct
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 02/10/2026
Calling all NYC artists — painters, filmmakers, poets, musicians and more! Did you know our city provides grants to support your work every year? And this year, we're DOUBLING the amount — from $5,000 up to $10,000 per artist! Deadlines are approaching fast — apply today at nyc.gov/artistgrants.
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osmotic.bsky.social @osmotic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Anti skip works way better than I remembered. Maybe it's something to do with being old and slow..
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MC Frontalot @mc.frontalot.com · 02/10/2026
I'd be negligent to refuse you this information: that I too have a Bandcamp Friday thing, my semi-secret live album, available now but vanishing at midnight Pacific. frontalot.bandcamp.com/album/live-a...
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Live At MAGFest 2019, by MC Frontalot
16 track album
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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 24/09/2026
ME: So I can't put anything else on the scale? ANUBIS: No. Just your heart ME: No money, no good deeds? ANUBIS: No ME: What about steam points? I've got a ton of steam points ANUBIS: The point is to be lighter than the feather ME: I was just hoping to finally do something with the steam points
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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 23/09/2026
This is neat!
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Steve Gale @stevewg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Colley Hill, Surrey: coffee break from birding the steep scrub. Love the plaque on the bench I’m sitting on
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Coyote & Crow Games @coyoteandcrow.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Like many small businesses, we're struggling. The best way to support us? Buying our digital offerings! You can get tons of playable Coyote & Crow stories from a host of Indigenous creatives. Buy them, then leave reviews or posts somewhere, mentioning the writers & artists. bit.ly/3V2p8v9
Written by Tali Inlow, Cover art by Nala J. Wu, Interior art by Mackenzie Neal

Native First Nations tabletop games gaming rpg ttrpg roleplaying representation futurismWritten by Will Thompson, Cover Art by Kristy Peigan, Interior art by Tate AllenWritten by William McKay, Cover art by K. Nami Leong, Interior art by Nicholas M. Phillips.Written by Riana Elliot, Cover and interior art by Sadekaronhes Esquivel
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 18/09/2026
An OpenAI executive similarly warned that publishers would face an “existential threat” from commercial products trained on news content in an internal message, according to newly unsealed documents.
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Microsoft exec called AI scraping the “largest theft of labor in human history”
Microsoft, OpenAI emails reveal fear of AI “doom loop” killing news orgs.
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JoCo Cruise @jococruise.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Announcing the JoCo Cruise 2027 Featured Guest lineup, including Nebula winners such as @isabel.kim, @scalzi.com and @maryrobinettekowal.com, actors @pftompkins.bsky.social and @thatbronzegirl.bsky.social, and folk singer @vancegilbert.com! Visit jococruise.com for more info! #jococruise #cruise
Performers Jonathan Coulton, Daphne Always, Ally Beardsley, Jasmine Bhullar, Jim Boggia, Boys Go To Jupiter, Simone Giertz, Vance Gilbert, Isabel J. Kim, Mary Robinette Kowal, Aimee Mann, Mollylele, Zac Oyama, Paul and Storm, Riz Rollins, John Scalzi, James Sheppard, Nadine Smith, Paul F. Tompkins, Varietopia, Janet Varney and Sabrina Wu
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High Priestess, Low Patience @cheriepriest.com · 16/09/2026
abandoned malls and cubical farms are 21st century decrepit mansions and musty crypts, reminders that once upon a time, these things and the people who built them had fortunes, now spent; they signal the fragmenting of order, a new world replacing the old, and the fragility of power structures
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Nisi Shawl @nisishawl.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Join me or @ktempestbradford.com for a live @writingtheother.com worldbuilding workshop where we work through writing exercises that dive into aspects of a world/culture that authors often overlook. 📅 October 17th and 18th 🪙 $100 - $150 Scholarships available! writingtheother.com/worldbuildin...
On the left a lush world growing out of a book floating in the air with clouds and birds. a waterfall cascades out of the setting. On the right, text identifying the class title.
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Raquel 🌈✨ @aistear.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Blumineck lo ha vuelto a hacer 🥹 le aplaudo hasta que se me caigan las manos, bravo. "Be masculine, be feminine, be neither, or be both. But be kind."
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Chiaki Mitama 🐾🌭 @terrible.moe · 15/09/2026
"including his touring band" is WILD.
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Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The Irish musicians, Beoga, who play alongside Ed Sheeran, have withdrawn from Sheeran’s tour. This is the statement they published on Instagram:
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osmotic.bsky.social @osmotic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Kroger is real concerned about small business owners in NYC all of a sudden
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osmotic.bsky.social @osmotic.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Prosecutors launched a legal harassment campaign against Aaron for "exceeding authorized access" under CFAA by distributing publicly funded papers. Yet somehow cops stalking women with Flock aren't facing charges.
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Nisi Shawl @nisishawl.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Students call me a legend! Want online access to my teaching brain? Want a scholarship? Want to pay in installments for months and months of speculative fiction learning? Sessions start soon--in 10 days! Sign up here: hugohouse.org/product/year...
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Yearlong in Speculative Fiction with Nisi Shawl | Class
Learn the core craft of speculative writing—worldbuilding, stakes, structure—and grow your work in a creative, community-driven cohort.
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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
As a former professional football player, I can confidently say that this essay is incorrect from every conceivable angle, and contributes heavily to the culture of toxic masculinity that still infests high schools and colleges across the country.
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open mike eagle @mike-eagle.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
it's bandcamp Friday and we got treats. various stereoheaded vinyl and these compact discs that the kids love. buy rap albums. they make great gifts. openmikeeagle.bandcamp.com/music
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Nisi Shawl @nisishawl.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Just checked and for my online Hugo House class (Yearlong in Speculative Fiction) there are 7 students registered. Cap is 16. And hey, scholarship applications are open now! Here's a link: hugohouse.org/product/year...
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Yearlong in Speculative Fiction with Nisi Shawl | Class
Learn the core craft of speculative writing—worldbuilding, stakes, structure—and grow your work in a creative, community-driven cohort.
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osmotic.bsky.social @osmotic.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Got paged at 04:20 and figured I might as well run by the store after. It was weird how many cars were in the Safeway lot before 6am. Once inside it was obvious: grocery delivery drivers buying orders. I feel particularly old this morning.
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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 27/08/2026
We're not changing the name of Lake Ontario. Name it whatever you want at your leisure: gulfof.mapquest.com/lakeontario (tag us so we can see your work 🙂)
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 27/08/2026
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RFK Jr. spews anti-vaccine rubbish as newborn revealed to have died from measles
Kennedy and his allies have a history of downplaying vaccine-preventable deaths.
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Robin 🦋 @robinh2.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
💙 @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social
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Make Some Noise @makesomenoise.dropout.tv · 26/08/2026
If not for Tim Curry, Brennan wouldn't have gotten a job at CollegeHumor, and Dropout would be a very different place today...
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osmotic.bsky.social @osmotic.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The saying "they were the best of us" gets used a lot when somebody dies. It's never been more accurate. She really was the best of us.
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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
"We should never forget that Dolly Parton chose not to be a billionaire."
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G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 24/08/2026
If you used an allegory like this in a novel, the editor would tell you it was too much.
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Quinn murphy @gamefiend.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Yoshimitsu's final fashion form
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osmotic.bsky.social @osmotic.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
A grand jury in Ohio refused to indict the dude caught on video destroying a flock camera. I take back a few of the bad things I've said about Ohio.
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Martha Wells @marthawells.com · 21/08/2026
My Ukrainian publisher Ranok asked me to pass along the news that on 8/1 a warehouse was bombed by Russia, burning about 8 million books, including the print runs of their translated Murderbot editions, + The Cloud Roads & Witch King. This really hurts the publishing house, and 1/-
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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
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Rita, antifascist🏴 @oldsquida.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
“The White Power movement of the 80s & 90s thrived because of the involvement of women: women were crucial to the social club aspects & were very much active participants in planning, recruiting, etc. 1/2 social.treehouse.systems/@PallasRiot/...
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The Onion @theonion.com · 19/08/2026
Democratic Socialism: Myth Vs. Fact theonion.com/democratic-socialism-m…
MYTH: The government will take away your money and give it to the poor.

FACT: You are the poor.
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Matt Bors @mattbors.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Okay who made this comic? We are trying to find the creator for permission to include it in a book about my mister gotcha panel.
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Fantagraphics @fantagraphics.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
SCAM ALERT: Do not order from www.fantagraphics-us.com, it is not a legitimate website! They have cloned our real website and are stealing people’s credit card information. If you want to order directly from us, please do so at www.fantagraphics.com.
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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 15/08/2026
If you’re worried about a watermark outing you as violating customer policies or compliance requirements, the watermark might not be the problem here
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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Not to be some wild-eyed innocent, but I think it should be slightly bigger news that The Lancet have crunched the numbers and found that Musk's USAID cuts will kill 14 million people. And that's just by 2030. That's 9,600 people a day, every day, until the next world cup rolls around.
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Emma Molls @emmamolls.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
"Other members of the alleged conspiracy were said to include the local chapters of the S.E.I.U. and the Democratic Socialists of America, a state teachers’ union — and even the Grease Pit, a small bike shop in Minneapolis." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/u...
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U.S. Investigated Left-Leaning Groups During Minnesota Immigration Crackdown (Gift Article)
The government conducted expansive surveillance, infiltrated group chats and obtained financial records of organizations never accused of crimes.
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Jason Song Quinn (Comms Open) @hulkhoquinn.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The thing about the comics industry under the boys club, those 60+ victims are probably more “blacklisted” than any of these guys ever will be. Then w/ this announcement, it tells all their future victims, don’t bother either. Never forget, a lot of these victims just wanted to make comics too.
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Spooky Amy 🦇 @amythehobbitplays.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
If you’re a bigot, screw you!
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victoria scott @victoriascott.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
everybody keeps acting like I'm being melodramatic when I refer to these as concentration camps but what the hell else would you call where we've put her and her family?
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The Absalom Archives @absalomarchives.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I'll add a link when I get home but Pathfinder likers should specifically check out Dawnsbury Days!
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osmotic.bsky.social @osmotic.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
I'd just add that gen X and millennials know damn well how we got screwed over and we need to fight like hell so they can't sacrifice anyone else to their greed.
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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 08/08/2026
I blame the culture. Lack of respect for authority, pants too pulled up, getting hyped up on all that country music.
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Blue the Science Dude @science-dude.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Brain drain rocks US science community; Impact on our ability to innovate will be felt for decades. More US-trained PhDs are fleeing after graduation than any time in past 30 years. This does not bode well. We not just passing the torch; We’re yeeting it. 🧪🔭 doi.org/10.1063/sr.2...
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Nisi Shawl @nisishawl.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I am giving away a bunch of my cat's meds and furniture because she died. All free. Here's part of the list, with the rest in my comments: 3 vials Frontline flea treatment 1@12 oz. tin KMR kitten milk replacement* 2 Feliway cat pheromone cartridges 1 Feliway cat pheromone dispenser
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
They could always sign up to give comment at a public meeting.
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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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