Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 02/10/2026If 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 261453186
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 02/10/2026Calling 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. 303168574989
osmotic.bsky.social @osmotic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Anti skip works way better than I remembered. Maybe it's something to do with being old and slow.. 010
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialMC Frontalot @mc.frontalot.com · 02/10/2026I'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...frontalot.bandcamp.comLive At MAGFest 2019, by MC Frontalot16 track album 13510
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.sociallauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 24/09/2026ME: 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 646090989
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialSteve Gale @stevewg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Colley Hill, Surrey: coffee break from birding the steep scrub. Love the plaque on the bench I’m sitting on 4397311236
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialCoyote & Crow Games @coyoteandcrow.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Like 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 14042
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialArs Technica @arstechnica.com · 18/09/2026An 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.arstechnica.comMicrosoft exec called AI scraping the “largest theft of labor in human history”Microsoft, OpenAI emails reveal fear of AI “doom loop” killing news orgs. 28830
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialJoCo Cruise @jococruise.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Announcing 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 411917
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialHigh Priestess, Low Patience @cheriepriest.com · 16/09/2026abandoned 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 328051
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialNisi Shawl @nisishawl.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Join 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... 11916
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialRaquel 🌈✨ @aistear.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Blumineck 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." 6497803925
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialChiaki Mitama 🐾🌭 @terrible.moe · 15/09/2026"including his touring band" is WILD. 1307
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialUna Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The Irish musicians, Beoga, who play alongside Ed Sheeran, have withdrawn from Sheeran’s tour. This is the statement they published on Instagram: 142103992157
osmotic.bsky.social @osmotic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Kroger is real concerned about small business owners in NYC all of a sudden 000
osmotic.bsky.social @osmotic.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Prosecutors 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. 000
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialNisi Shawl @nisishawl.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Students 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...hugohouse.orgYearlong in Speculative Fiction with Nisi Shawl | ClassLearn the core craft of speculative writing—worldbuilding, stakes, structure—and grow your work in a creative, community-driven cohort. 065
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialChris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 05/09/2026As 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. 692093425
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialopen mike eagle @mike-eagle.bsky.social · 04/09/2026it'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 110620
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialNisi Shawl @nisishawl.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Just 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...hugohouse.orgYearlong in Speculative Fiction with Nisi Shawl | ClassLearn the core craft of speculative writing—worldbuilding, stakes, structure—and grow your work in a creative, community-driven cohort. 02116
osmotic.bsky.social @osmotic.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Got 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. 000
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialMapQuest @mapquest.com · 27/08/2026We'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 🙂) 982101602400
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialArs Technica @arstechnica.com · 27/08/2026arstechnica.comRFK Jr. spews anti-vaccine rubbish as newborn revealed to have died from measlesKennedy and his allies have a history of downplaying vaccine-preventable deaths. 1011005440
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialRobin 🦋 @robinh2.bsky.social · 27/08/2026💙 @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social 392199895333
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialMake Some Noise @makesomenoise.dropout.tv · 26/08/2026If not for Tim Curry, Brennan wouldn't have gotten a job at CollegeHumor, and Dropout would be a very different place today... 21528583
osmotic.bsky.social @osmotic.bsky.social · 26/08/2026The 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. 030
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialEmily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 26/08/2026"We should never forget that Dolly Parton chose not to be a billionaire." 4927323
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialG. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 24/08/2026If you used an allegory like this in a novel, the editor would tell you it was too much. 211383483
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialQuinn murphy @gamefiend.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Yoshimitsu's final fashion form 0216
osmotic.bsky.social @osmotic.bsky.social · 22/08/2026A 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. 030
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialMartha Wells @marthawells.com · 21/08/2026My 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/- 6866457
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialRita, 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/... 32011
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialThe Onion @theonion.com · 19/08/2026Democratic Socialism: Myth Vs. Fact theonion.com/democratic-socialism-m… 158223526266
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialMatt Bors @mattbors.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Okay who made this comic? We are trying to find the creator for permission to include it in a book about my mister gotcha panel. 91635261
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialFantagraphics @fantagraphics.bsky.social · 17/08/2026SCAM 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. 1421481883
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialIan Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 15/08/2026If you’re worried about a watermark outing you as violating customer policies or compliance requirements, the watermark might not be the problem here 726449
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialThe Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Not 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. 7350462753
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialEmma 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...nytimes.comU.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. 26129
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialJason Song Quinn (Comms Open) @hulkhoquinn.bsky.social · 12/08/2026The 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. 131346642
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialSpooky Amy 🦇 @amythehobbitplays.bsky.social · 12/08/2026If you’re a bigot, screw you! 519350
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialvictoria scott @victoriascott.bsky.social · 11/08/2026everybody 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? 528075
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialThe Absalom Archives @absalomarchives.bsky.social · 10/08/2026I'll add a link when I get home but Pathfinder likers should specifically check out Dawnsbury Days! 2306
osmotic.bsky.social @osmotic.bsky.social · 09/08/2026I'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. 000
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialKashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 08/08/2026I blame the culture. Lack of respect for authority, pants too pulled up, getting hyped up on all that country music. 663180569
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialBlue the Science Dude @science-dude.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Brain 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... 49838
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialNisi Shawl @nisishawl.bsky.social · 05/08/2026I 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 10176
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 05/08/2026They could always sign up to give comment at a public meeting. 325415891
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialDelilah S. Dawson @delilahsdawson.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Getting 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. 13979279