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Brent C. Lambert @brentclambert.bsky.social · 17h

Funny enough the anniversary of this bad boy's release is tomorrow! So that's kind of cool.

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Wole Talabi | Preorder THE FIST OF MEMORY @wtalabi.com · 7h

Incredible to see THE FIST OF MEMORY featured as one of October's best sci-fi and fantasy books from LitHub! lithub.com/time-travel-...

Wole Talabi, The Fist of Memory
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In this first contact technothriller, a mysterious spaceship carrying an alien hive mind called the Irunmole appears above Nigeria. As the extraterrestrials prepare their arrival, down on the surface several strangers find their fates linked. Itumeleng is a South African astronomer who has put aside his family’s faith and traditions, yet it’s those visions that aid him in identifying the Irunmole in the first place. Meanwhile, conflicted assassin Tope takes another typical job from witchdoctor Baba, only for everything to go sideways and send her on the run—right in the path of Itumeleng, who also recognizes her from his visions. Add in another assassin, obsessed with the singular memory of the title, and you have a thrilling new take on first contact.

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Lightspeed Magazine @lightspeedmagazine.com · 15/09/2026

The 2026 LIGHTSPEED + NIGHTMARE Kickstarter is NOW LIVE! Check out our star-studded lineup of authors & peruse our rewards: subscriptions, signed books, rare magazine collectibles, t-shirts, mugs, and other fun stuff. Thank you in advance if you're able to offer your support.💖 bit.ly/LS-NM-26

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I have a new novella out in the 20th Anniversary edition of Clarkesworld this month! "The Job" is about a woman with serious self-image issues who takes a contract to survey an alien ocean for corporate exploitation, wearing the body of a bioengineered whale. clarkesworldmagazine.com/bear_10_26/

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The Job by Elizabeth Bear

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

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Jen Donohue @authorizedmusings.bsky.social · 23h

TO BE CLEAR I do not fault Strange Horizons for this. Markets are regularly swamped with slush, they set a number and that makes sense! I'm just surprised/disappointed/dismayed that it went SO quickly and that I didn't get something in. There's always next time.

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The Cookout Anthology @tco-anthology.bsky.social · 21h

We are celebrating BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION all month long!!! What’s on your TBR for October? 🪐🧞🧛🏿‍♂️

A piles of speculative fiction books by Black authors, including “Rabbit, Fox, Tar,” “Forged in FIYAH,” and “A Necessary Chaos.”

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Strange Horizons @strangehorizons.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

“I Must Put Things in My Mouth”: Loving Trans Children in Octavia Butler’s Adulthood Rites by Franklin Mitchell "Butler’s hybrid future disrupts familiar timelines of aging and reproduction. In doing so, it opens up liberatory possibilities... Link ⬇️ strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...

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Butler’s hybrid future disrupts familiar timelines of aging and reproduction. In doing so, it opens up liberatory possibilities for a relationship between parents and trans children that isn’t beholden to these normative chronologies.
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I Must Put Things in My Mouth: Loving Trans Children in Octavia Butler’s Adulthood Rites
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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 01/10/2026

It all started on this day. Thank you for a wonderful twenty years.

Text in the center reads: 20 Years Oct. 2006 - Oct. 2026, clarkesworldmagazine.com

(right) Cover art for issue 241 by Marcel Deneuve is "Labyrinths of Azarax" and features a blue and white mechanical eye in a circular opening looking at a small, white, glowing humanoid figure standing on a large pipe in the tunnel. Many pipes line the walls, all heading out to the main room. Pipes are yellow and gray. Room beyond is blue.

(left) Cover art for issue 1 by Tomasz Pietrzyk is "The Town of the Towers" and features a surreal town of yellowy white distorted towers with reddish orange roofs that overhang the towers and rise to a point. Mishapen dark windows and doors are scattered about on the buildings. Orange sky gives the entire piece a warm tone.

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 01/10/2026

Happy Publish Day Emmanuel Sigauke! 'The Zambia Wrap', ZamaShort #18. Josephat is looking in lust for love in Sacramento at the dawn of online dating. He will meet a diversity of African-American women and be initiated into their complexities. #AfricanLit #LiteraryFiction #booksky 💙📚

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ZamaShort #18 The Zambia Wrap by Emmanuel Sigauke

ZamaShort #18

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T.L. Najjar @tlnajjar.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The Apex Kickstarter has begun! Please consider supporting the magazine for 2027. They pay pro rates for the fiction they publish, and the kickstarter has lots of cool rewards this year, like critiques for a short story or manuscript.

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Strange Horizons @strangehorizons.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Strange Horizons Fiction Submissions are open now! Check out our website for the fiction guidelines including the link to our Moksha submission portal ⬇️ strangehorizons.com/submit/ficti... (The window closes when we reach 1,000 submissions. Stories must be 5,000 words or less.)

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Vajra Chandrasekera @vajra.me · 30/09/2026

My third novel, HERO COME HOME, officially has a cover! Preorderable from the usual places us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

The cover of my third novel, HERO COME HOME. Four human figures centred, the main image being that of a bearded man looking back over his shoulder (that's Oro, the protagonist), with a circle of symbols behind him. We can see a swan and a key. In the foreground are three people: two women, one with a mysterious marking? scar? who knows!? on her cheek and the other carrying a sword, flanking an older, balding man holding up a pistol. The possibly-scarred woman looks ever so slightly amused, and that is certainly very like her. Everybody else is not happy to be here, or indeed, anywhere

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Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

You can help the Jamil family survive Israel's genocidal siege by sharing & donating. Om Jamil urgently needs surgery that costs $300 to save her life. She and her husband are struggling to keep their kids safe & fed as their health deteriorates under famine & bombs:

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Help us Survive the War(om jameel)

northern Gaza, in the yellow zone under occupation.

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Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Mohammed's son Elias urgently needs treatment to save his fading eyesight. You helped Elias survive horrific malnutrition through your shares & donations, & he urgently needs your help again. Time is running out to keep him from going blind, & he's already hurt his hand badly falling down:

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Help Mohammed and his famile.

Father's Urgent Call: Save Little Elias's Sight and Life

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Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Suad's 4 yo child Omar is suffering from starvation & disease in Israel's genocidal siege. They only have each other, Suad's lost everything and is terrified of losing him too. Please help them survive by sharing & donating, Omar urgently needs treatment for amoebic dysentery & malnutrition:

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An urgent humanitarian appeal to save Suad and her child Omar after the war destroyed their lives.

My name is Liz and I reside in the US; Suad has asked me to manage this campaign on her behalf and all funds raised will go directly to her.

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Michael J. [Fox] DeLuca @michaeljdeluca.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

At The Mossy Skull, I reviewed @chloehsmith.bsky.social's 2023 @lunapress.bsky.social novella VIRGIN LAND. It's about colonizers on an alien planet being confronted with their dangerous misconceptions about its indigenous ecology. I really enjoyed it! mossyskull.com/reading/revi...

Cover for VIRGIN LAND by Chloe Smith, Luna Novella #18, featuring a green circle against a white background

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Michael J. [Fox] DeLuca @michaeljdeluca.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Fellow @reckoningmag.bsky.social editor @priyachand.bsky.social and I are giving a virtual class 12/1, using what we learned adapting to AI submissions, for the Sojourner Truth School: An "A.I." Primer for Not-So-Technically-Inclined Activists. It's FREE to register: truthschool.org/event/an-a-i...

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An “A.I.” Primer for Not-So-Technically-Inclined Activists

Science fiction has grappled with the concept of “artificial intelligence” for over a century, but the difference between reality and how we imagined it has never been wider. The modern…

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Solarpunk Magazine @solarpunklitmag.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Our last submission window of 2026 is now open through October 14. Send us your solarpunk short stories, poems, essays, and art!! Sub guidelines and link at solarpunkmagazine.com/submissions

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Air and Nothingness Press @aanpress.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The current AaN OCs submission period is now ended. 573 total submissions: "Are You Everything Alright" (185), "Endings" (388). The reading/review period officially opens and I'll start notifying authors as soon as I can. Thanks to all those who submitted a story.

Final US and World map of submitting author cities. Plenty of blue and red pins spanning the globe. A little daunting actually.

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Coker Co-Op @cokercoop.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Coker CoOp books over the years! Every single story crafted with care ✨ #comics #africancomics #imagecomics #boomstudios

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 27/09/2026

The ZamaShort Shop has updated! We now offer Subscriptions, one Full Bundle, and all our publications individually! Buy direct from us and stop funding oligarchs and start funding authors better. #AfricanLit #AfricanSFF #booksky 💙📚

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Emmalia H @emmaliawrites.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I read @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app's The Fae Island Incident, 1892 from @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social l's Forged in FIYAH! anthology. She hits my weakness for complex worldbuilding with an emsemble cast. It's quite the balancing act.

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The Sunday Morning Transport @morningtransport.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The Sunday Morning Transport passes the gates today with a story from Betsy Aoki (@betsyaoki.bsky.social) that details a carefully executed plan and its surprises. Read a sample or subscribe for the whole story!

sundaymorningtransport.com

If You Must Leave the City

The Sunday Morning Transport welcomes Betsy Aoki this week!

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ZamaShort @zamashort.com · 18/09/2026

Geoff Ryman on Imraan Coovadia's 'Vast & Cool & Unsympathetic', ZamaShort #17. Many thanks Geoff! www.zamashort.com/2026/08/zama... #Africanfuturism #AfricanSFF #booksky 🪐📚💙

Image of book cover and text “Imraan Coovadia brings to life the trauma and heartache of everyday life in a tech bro’s nightmare company, a tale of many different kinds of love and of hate.” — Geoff Ryman.

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Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Iman's not getting enough support to keep her 3 children alive through Israel's genocidal siege. They're starving, homeless, & sick under constant bombardment & scorching heat. She urgently needs $350/week for food, diapers, and medicine, her son Elias is severely malnourished. Share/donate:

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Please Help Imam and Her Children To Have A Safe Place to Live

My name is Denise, and I live in the United States. Iman asked me to manage this campaign on her behalf, and all donations will go directly to her. An urgent appeal from Iman, 28, and her children in ...

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P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

If you missed it…

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P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I recently chatted with @danielecoolbaugh.bsky.social about my new collection. Check out the interview on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...

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Season 6, Ep. 7-The Return of P. A. Cornell

YouTube video by The Fantasy and Sci-Fi Fanatic's Podcast

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Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Gore Poetics features stories of intimacy and annihilation that will make you squirm with discomfort and feel the too-real wrapped in the viscera of the surreal. Get your copy now: www.cursedmorselspress.com/product/gore...

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Gore Poetics paperback | Cursed Morsels Press

A fraternity massacre births rewritten history, a supernatural entity, and a survivor obsessed with both. Two bog bodies ponder their star-crossed love. A chronically ill house consumes its unwilling,...

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Heather @heatherdnorton.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

We're open! ✨

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 07/09/2026

🩸 What happens when horror turns childhood innocence inside out? @genni.bsky.social examines three African horror stories where children face cosmic forces, societal collapse & terrible choices. From @meerkatpress.bsky.social #CrimsonInQuietus #BlogTour horrortree.com/crimson-in-q...

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Runalong Womble @runalongwomble.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Cover Reveal - it’s my pleasure to share with you the excellent cover and some details of Antara by @tadethompson.bsky.social a historical fantasy that you really will want to read next year! Thanks to @lunapress.bsky.social www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/9/...

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Cover Reveal - Antara by Tade Thompson — Runalong The Shelves

Helllooo! Today something special for you thanks to Luna Press Publishing I am sharing the cover for Tade Thompson’s excellent new historical fantasy epic Antara coming out 23rd March 2027. We may ...

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Tade Thompson @tadethompson.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Behold: Cover reveal for ANTARA. The artist @alisonsampson.bsky.social talks you through the process of creating it. We were lucky to have one of my favourite artists. Kind words from @runalongwomble.bsky.social (who also teases a review!) . ANTARA is from @lunapress.bsky.social #AntaraNovel

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L. D. Lewis, Sea Witch Apologist 🧜🏾‍♀️ @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · 06/09/2026

Hello and hi! That magazine I've been teasing for funsies for like a year and a half is now mostly a real thing! soundandcolormag.com

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Sound & Color

A digital interdisciplinary magazine of speculative fiction

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Ellis Nye @ellisnyeland.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

My story "Deadname" is out in the world (well, I believe just Ireland and the UK for now) in Flame Tree's Folklore Horror collection! "Deadname" is like if you used common fae folklore as a substrate to grow beautiful mushrooms. www.flametreepublishing.com/folklore-hor...

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Folklore Horror Short Stories - Flame Tree Publishing

Whisperings in the gloom of the trees, primeval mysteries, terrifying omens unfolding… within all of us lurks innate fear and subconscious respect f

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Victor LaValle @victorlavalle.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

New Marlon James novel dropped. THE DISAPPEARERS. If you didn’t know, now you do. I’m excited as hell to read it. Looks like Times was too.

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Cynthia Gómez @cynthiasaysboo.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

So this is still a true thing that I get to say: Muñeca is a finalist for the Octavia E. Butler award!

Images of five book covers for Octavia E. Butler Award (Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror)

As You Wake, Break the Shell by Becky Chambers (Harper Voyager)

Muñeca by Cynthia Gómez (G.P. Putnam's Sons)

The Flayed Man by Chloe Lauter (Soft Skull Press)

Fabulous Bodies by Chuck Tingle (Tor Nightfire)

The Fox and the Devil by Kiersten White (Del Rey)

Image of the cover of the book Muñeca, by Cynthia Gómez (me)

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SFF Addicts Podcast @sffaddictspod.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

LITERACY & TEACHING CREATIVE WRITING 📝 Ep. 216 airs tomorrow, with guest @suyidavies.com telling co-hosts @adrianmgibson.bsky.social & Greta Kelly about his experiences teaching creative writing to university students. Available Aug. 18 in audio/video: linktr.ee/SFFAddicts youtube.com/@fanfiaddict

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Meerkat Press @meerkatpress.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

A beautiful new endorsement for CRIMSON IN QUIETUS from Bram Stoker Award-winning author, Cindy O’Quinn zurl.co/QBor0 #CrimsonInQuietus #EugenBacon #Afrofuturism #AfroSurrealism #SpeculativeFiction #Bookstagram #BookTwitter #BookTok @genni.bsky.social @cindyoquinn.bsky.social

Cover of Crimson in Quietus with endorsement by Cindy O'Quinn

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Thanks for voting! We hope you enjoyed the reads (you *did* read, yes?) We'll see you right here on October 3 to announce your winners.

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Stars and Sabers @starsandsabers.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Happy release day to @cornellwriter.bsky.social! The Astronaut Among the Flowers and Other Stories, her debut collection, is now available. With captivating and thrilling science fiction and fantasy stories, this collection is inspiring. Cover art by Loreto Salinas Retamal. #books #SFF #scifi

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P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

IT’S MY BOOK BIRTHDAY! 🥳 Thank you to everyone who’s pre-ordered this book. If you haven’t yet, I’m not mad. Here’s the order links just in case: www.starsandsabers.com/books/the-as...

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Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

You can help Gladys and her 6 yo son Theo survive & escape the ongoing genocide in the Congo by sharing and donating. They're all alone, and in great danger from the militias, as well as starvation & scarcity. Please give if you can:

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HELP MY SON &I ESCAPE GENOCIDE IN DRC

Hello, my name is Gladys Bogomba, and I’m a young mom to a sweet 6-year-old boy, Theophile. We’re from Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo but our lives have been changed by the silent genocide. ...

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Sara S. Messenger サラ @smessenger.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

NEW SARA AND SIMO STORY IN @diabolicalplots.com!!! My first cowritten short story... grotesque chatter between a car and a cougar and roadkill. hazardous POVs. If you like your prose kaleidoscopic, you should read 🤑🤑 we did it @srinivassimo.bsky.social! www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...

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DP FICTION #138B: “We Burst Across the Theoretical Gore” by Sara S. Messenger and Simo Srinivas – Diabolical Plots

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Given the state of things re books, predatory corporations, etc... it is more imperative than ever to buy your books from indie bookstores and their online sites. Exclusively.

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404 Media @404media.co · 17/08/2026

EXCLUSIVE: 404 Media placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. @evystadium.bsky.social has more. Investigation by @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/we-tracked-a...

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Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

An eerie @iamchrisscott.bsky.social story to start your morning: www.ergot.press/authors/Chri...

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ergot. innovative horror

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Wole Talabi | Preorder THE FIST OF MEMORY @wtalabi.com · 15/08/2026

Eighteen. Thousand. Skulls. I'm willing to bet most of these were taken for no other reason than colonial cruelty, some half-baked scientific racism, and as war trophies. Civilization indeed.

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M H Ayinde 🍉 A DANCE OF BURNING BLADES out now! @mhayinde.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Struggling to articulate my grief and anger at the witch hunt against Jason Arday. This is what I mean when I say we’re held to a different standard Make no mistake: they don’t actually care about plagiarism or lying. It was never about that. They hate anyone who challenges their racist worldview

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