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Wole Talabi | Preorder THE FIST OF MEMORY @wtalabi.com · 09/10/2026

Africanfuturism is an anchor point for science fiction that is not just by Africans, or set in Africa, but about Africa. This is an excellent sampler from my brilliant publisher @dawbooks.bsky.social Its a great deal! www.humblebundle.com/books/africa...

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African Futurism: Nnedi Okorafor, Wole Talabi, and Adam Oyebanji by DAW Books

Read daring, imaginative science fiction stories in this African Futurism ebook bundle! Pay what you want and support BINC!

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Paladin Jane @paladinjane.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I have a whopping 93 books preordered at this very moment (nope, no book buying problems here, no sir) and this is one of the ones I'm most excited about because The West Passage was so utterly phenomenal

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 27/08/2026

gift link. new vaccines should be dropping soon. if you need help finding your underlying condition, ask a friend our bluesky.

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Uncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Uncanny Magazine Year 13 Kickstarter is NOW 95% FUNDED with 4 DAYS TO GO!!! Only $2444 to get us over the line and start working towards some phenomenal stretch goals!!! LET'S DO THIS, YOU MAGNIFICENT SPACE UNICORNS!!!

Digital drawing of a simple purple cartoon narwhal against a purple background with dots for stars. The number 4 is drawn above the narwhal and hand drawn text below reads ‘I AM A SPACE UNICORN!’

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Paladin Jane @paladinjane.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Check out all the stunning jewelry I just got from @peculiarityshop.bsky.social, including a pair of aurora opals my mom got me as a gift.

Four pairs of dangly earrings. The top pair look like an aurora in gemstone, the middle pair are green jade teardrops in gold over sterling, the left pair have raw and faceted garnets with black dragon claws around the faceted stones, and the right pair have green onyx in a floral-ish geometric silver colored setting and silver colored dragons hanging off them.

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Lindsay @neomeruru.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

RT myself to save a life. This one was heinous. Remember for whom the bell tolls — all phishing attempts are stupid and obvious until the one that catches you when you’re exhausted, high, disregulated, or old.

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Amalia S. Levi, PhD @amaliasl.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

🤬 You do not "fill the gap" in archives. You ask *why* the gap is there in the first place. That is where the real information resides. Also: LLMs train on digitized materials. Do you have any idea how little has been digitized? LLMs train on a *sliver* of the human past and human knowledge.

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Paladin Jane @paladinjane.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

A historical fantasy set in 1100s England had the farmers growing potatoes. No, there was no alternate history explanation for this.

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Paladin Jane @paladinjane.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Baltimore peeps, this looks really cool and tickets are on sale now! I got mine already.

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Paladin Jane @paladinjane.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

As a grad student I once worked for a scholar on a community archives project that included a timeline of the history of his field. I quickly discovered that his text was almost entirely plagiarized AND that his source (pre-AI!) got a lot of things wrong, including many citations.

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Paladin Jane @paladinjane.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

I buy over 100 books a year. I've got 79 books preordered right this moment. Bluesky is the main place I get my info on new releases, from authors, publishers, and reviewers talking about great books.

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Paladin Jane @paladinjane.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

My earrings from @peculiarityshop.bsky.social came in and WOW. Plus, the labradorite earrings are a gorgeous match for one of my labradorite pendants from @oishinythings.bsky.social.

From the top: earrings made from Guatemalan jade, lapis lazuli, and labradorite banded with a silver swirl motif.

Blue-green labradorite earrings and pendant.

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Paladin Jane @paladinjane.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Dang, this is such a great bundle. Everything I've already read in it has been excellent. I'm excited to read the rest of it.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 06/01/2026

1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts? Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from. Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!

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2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!

This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!

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Paladin Jane @paladinjane.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

I absolutely loved One Message Remains! This is another of my favorite books of this year. Every story is a gem.

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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

This #thanksgiving, snap up 3 of Solaris' Indigenous Fantasy Books from @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social Caskey Russell & @karinlow.bsky.social for just 0.99 each, (website exclusive) geni.us/Solarissale And they're all series starters, so there's a lot more indigenous fantasy in your future! 1/2

Against an orange leafy background, white text reads "Solaris' (Conveniently priced) 0.99 indigenous fantasy books to read this Thanksgiving...plus 1 to preorder!

Book covers for

THE DOOR ON THE SEA by Caskey Russell (Tlingit inspired)
BLACK SUN by Rebecca Roanhorse (inspired by the pre-Columbian Americas)
THE MOUNTAIN CROWN by Karin Lowachee (indigenous dragonriders vs. the gold rush)
THE KILLING SPELL by Shay Kauwe (Hawaiian urban fantasy)

White text "*Website exclusive. Titles available will vary by country. Ends 23:59 GMT on 4th December 2026."

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Paladin Jane @paladinjane.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Mad Sisters of Esi was one of the best books I read this year! (And I've read over 300 books this year, so I really mean it when I say this was one of my favorites.) Gorgeous writing that takes you on a magical, surreal journey through time, space, and sisterly relationships.

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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Oh wait! Figured out how to get rid of the garbage Gemini button in Chrome: - Right-click - Unpin Gone!

screenshot of the Gemini button in Google Chrome, below it is a prompt saying "unpin" if you right click

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Suzanne Palmer @zanzjan.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

For anyone concerned there may be something to the Tylenol-autism BS, I present:

Graph showing that GMO use in corn in the US correlates to global pirate attacks, courtesy of Spurious Correlations, tylervigen.com

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Paladin Jane @paladinjane.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Also not a bad idea to ask your doctor to check your MMR titers even if you are fully vaccinated, because immunity can wane on any of the three. I got mine checked earlier this year and discovered I was no longer immune to mumps. Sibling was no longer immune to measles. Find out the easy way!

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Evil Hat @evilhat.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Explore and celebrate the queer experience with this special Pride deal from @bundleofholding.com ! For $9.95 pick up Star Crossed, Moonlight on Roseville Beach, and Thirsty Sword Lesbians. Level up to add Yazeba's Bed & Breakfast and more. Just three days left! bundleofholding.com/presents/Pri...

The covers of Thirsty Sword Lesbians, Moonlight on Roseville Beach, Star Crossed, Yazeba's Bed & Breakfast, and Advanced Lovers & Lesbians against a rainbow watercolor background. Caption: Bundle of PRIDE, www.bundleofholding.com

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Brandon O’Brien, but wearing a wolf mask @therisingtithes.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Just about a day and a half left in this StoryBundle! Check it out before it's gone!

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

GUYS. The comment period for this ends in THREE DAYS. PLEASE if you have even a little bit of time, submit a comment here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD... Let them know EVERYONE should be able to get COVID vaccines. They BACK DOWN when WE PUSH BACK. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...

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FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say

The FDA announced it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others at high risk of serious illness

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Lynne M. Thomas 🏳️‍🌈🚀🦄 📜 @lynnemthomas.com · 09/05/2025

Just because I am not surprised does not mean I'm not angry. Carla Hayden, like every other *actually qualified federal worker* that has been shamefully treated in this unconscionable manner deserves better. www.npr.org/2025/05/09/g...

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President Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden

Hayden, who became the first woman and the first African American to serve as the Librarian of Congress when she was appointed in 2016, was abruptly fired via email late Thursday.

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Paladin Jane @paladinjane.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

A TTRPG indie game bundle with Yazeba's Bed and Breakfast (which has been on my list to check out), and it supports a group that helps folks in my community? YES PLEASE

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Katina Rogers @katinalynn.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

My Slate piece on the widespread NEH grant cancellations is live. So much gratitude to everyone who took the time to talk with me these past few days while fighting fires on every side. #humanities #highered #neh slate.com/news-and-pol...

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Say Goodbye to Small-Town Libraries and Museums, Thanks to Trump’s Latest Cuts

The NEH budget is tiny. The loss is huge.

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Jamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

"There’s no local, American substitute for Heart, or Eat the Reich, or Honey Heist; you can’t just swap out one piece of art for another."

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Paladin Jane @paladinjane.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

The Siege of Burning Grass and Sinophagia are excellent and I *highly* recommend this bundle!

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Get ready to lose a shit-ton of library services.

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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

I propose a new rule: Library vendors don't get to call themselves our partners if they aid in the censorship of material Christ almighty, what are we even doing 📚 www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Reed noticed abundant searches for information on current events. “In the early days of Covid 19, ‘coronavirus’ was one of the top searches, and there were a lot more for ‘online education,’ ” she said. “Some of the searches will break your heart too: seeing ‘gun control’ as a top search, ‘depression,’ ‘anxiety.’ But it’s important children have that access. And the way organizations are implementing stopwords, so much access is restricted.”

Jennie Rose Halperin, executive director of Library Futures, agreed that digital censorship obscures data without leaving a literal gap on the bookshelf. Until recently, she said, “no one knew what a database was, so they came for the books.” But, Halperin noted, once so-called parents’ rights groups and conservative organizations focused on data providers such as EBSCO, ProQuest, Sage, Cengage Group, and Follett Content Solutions, they took steps to scare entire organizations into compliance.

According to the Neo-Censorship report, this resulted in content providers implementing “local controls” on databases, particularly related to health and race. “Under even the smallest of threats, the companies have provided the tools or have secretly put on the tools—we don’t know—that apply the content blocking on these systems,” Halperin said. “It’s more wide-reaching than banning a list of books” because a stopword may be assigned to an entire database and restrict every student from that term.

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Matt @mattlibrarian.eurosky.social · 08/03/2025

Librarianship won't love you back! @fobettarh.bsky.social's Vocation Awe should be required reading!

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Vocational Awe and Librarianship: The Lies We Tell Ourselves – In the Library with the Lead Pipe

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Paladin Jane @paladinjane.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

I am going to preorder this the instant it's available, because wow does this premise perfectly appeal to me in every way.

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

everything is so shitty, read this story about a genuinely good man who saw he had an opportunity to save millions of lives and threw himself into doing so. the world is full of heroes like him.

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 28/02/2025

If George Dale in Muncie, Indiana could risk his life - and spend regular time in jail - to constantly make fun of the KKK in his newspaper in the 1920s, we can take no shit from MAGAs today. dansinker.com/posts/2025-0...

We know this in part because George Dale printed their names in his newspaper, part of his unrelenting, unceasing, and unflinching attack on the Muncie Klan.
It nearly got him killed, when hooded men broke into his house and tried to shoot him. Dale said that he wrestled the gun away and killed one of them instead.
And hating the Klan sent him to jail repeatedly, rounded up by the Klan cops and put in front of a Klan judge with a Klan-packed jury. It was reported at the time that he was sent to the Muncie jail so often that inmates would applaud when he'd return.

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Turning the national archives into a propaganda machine is the literal antithesis of what an archives should be.

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Smart Bitches @smartbitches.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Maryland friends: Gov Moore has some new resources if you're a fed affected by *gestures wildly*

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Evil Hat @evilhat.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

In partnership with @drivethrurpg.com and four other publishers, we are proud to support the Queer Love Bundle. All proceeds benefit @outrightintl.bsky.social to help strengthen the LGBTIQ human rights movement. Five great games for a worthy cause. Get it here: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

The covers of five games: Thirsty Sword Lesbians, The Romance Trilogy, Mobile Frame Zero: Firebrands, Honey & Hot Wax, and Star Crossed. Caption: Queer Love Bundle at DriveThruRPG. Great games from your favorite designers. Proceeds support Outright International. Two illustrations adorn the image. On the left an medusa type warrior woman with seashell armor and octopus tentacles for hair. On the right, two gentlemen in elegant 18th century wardrobe lean over a wooden table, playing Jenga.

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Sam Cross (she/her) @poparchives.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

From my archival heart and soul: FUCK!

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Paladin Jane @paladinjane.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

In light of RFK's nomination, I asked my doctor to check my MMR titers, since @rahaeli.bsky.social mentioned that immunity can wear off. Turns out that even with the full 2-dose series in childhood, I'm no longer immune to mumps, so MMR booster, here I come!

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

If you want to read a new book coming out but don't want to buy it, a great thing you can do is ask your local library to order it. The more requests they get, the more likely they are to acquire it and then lots of people will get to read it who othewise wouldn't.

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Lynne M. Thomas 🏳️‍🌈🚀🦄 📜 @lynnemthomas.com · 17/01/2025

:sigh: the National Archivist has not been ordered to publish and certify it, though. Tell me again how archives are neutral. :headdesk:

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Day 2 sharing teaser #HistoryPix for "Inventing the Renaissance" (out in one month!). Often in Florence one sees buildings like this, where one section is rough stone standing out amid stucco neighbors. It's actually a remnant of the old Guelph-Ghibelline feuds that so long rocked Medieval Italy 1/?

A photo of a street in Florence. Many tourists walk along and the buildings are all shops and eateries. In the center, conspicuous between buildings of yellow or beige stucco, is one building made of crude-looking yellowish stone, very rough and undecorated, with few windows and all small compared to its neighbors. A couple doors down, a second conspicuous stone section like this sticks up, also strangely blank and rough amid its yellow neighbors. Both stop about half a story above the roofs of the three-story buildings on either side of them.

An orange book cover showing Cellini's statue of Perseus holding aloft the severed head of Medusa, her neck streaming gore. The title "Inventing the Renaissance: Myths of a Golden Age" is superimposed over the statue, with the word "the" pierced by the sword. The author's name "Ada Palmer" appears below.

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Al Kennedy @alkennedy.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Seen a few "at least we'll always have [writer/artist/performer name here]". You might not! When the details of Whedon's behaviour came out, people were saying it about Gaiman! Putting people on a pedestal only sets you up for damaging yourself, and discourages other victims who haven't come forward

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Tachyon Publications @tachyonpub.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Our first newsletter of '25 hits on Jan 2. Make sure you've signed up for the Tachyon newsletter to get a free book! We're giving away one digital title a month for all of 2025 to everyone who is signed up for the newsletter! To sign up visit buff.ly/3OUAknx #Tachyon30 #giveaway

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Paladin Jane @paladinjane.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

In case any uranium glass collectors are out there in these blue skies, Holly Antiques in Holly, MI has a whole lot of fabulous pieces. Here's the hand-painted uranium glass I picked up there over the holidays. @funranium.bsky.social

A frosted pale green glass vase/ewer with hand-painted flowers and bird.

A frosted pale blue glass vase/ewer with hand-painted pink flowers and leaves.

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Grant Howitt @gshowitt.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Twas the night before Christmas And all through the air Came the growling and snarling Of three GODDAMN BEARS Please enjoy A Very Honey Heist Xmas. PDFs and author’s notes here: www.patreon.com/posts/very-h...

The entirety of a one page roleplaying game called A Very Honey Heist Xmas. There’s a little drawing of a bear on it. You can download a text-only version here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/very-honey-heist-118286257

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