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I am a threatening noise from the sea. | Writer, LARPer, elf enjoyer | They/them | writing: mredgeworth.com | art account: @ranialdraws.bsky.social | profile pic by @rannita.bsky.social

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Caroline Casey @cacasey.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
time to nominate your favorite bookseller *and* your favorite store
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James Patterson Holiday Bookstore Bonus Program 2026
James Patterson is once again supporting independent booksellers with a revival of his Holiday Bookstore Bonus Program.Patterson has pledged a personal contribution of $300,000, to be distributed in a...
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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 30/09/2026
BREAKING NEWS: “Do geese see God” is a palindrome
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MR @ranial.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
MY BOY!!!!!
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Himmis @himmis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Doodles for DiasTA, Vulpeslotor and Raikuro over at FA featuring their vulperas of different talents OvO #art #anthro #vulpera #fox #wow #warcraft #furryart
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MR @ranial.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
haven't been talking about the job search much but gotta say, ~5 months without even an interview is Cool and Normal
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Lady Emily ☄️ @ladyemily.nebula.tv · 30/09/2026
If players aren’t allowed to use performance enhancing drugs then I think divine blessings should be banned in baseball too
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Thomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
i should clarify, when i write people doing bad things, it's because i am bad. they are me. more importantly, when you read about those bad things, they also become you. that's how story works. in fact, you are going to think about murder before this skeet ends. how's that feel, sicko.
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Museum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
@ddeaen

iphones ruined an entire generation's tech literacy because i regularly see 14+ year olds asking how to make a desktop shortcut or duplicate a File

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i was literally figuring out virtual machines and basic linux at like 6 lol

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this is also not normal im sorry
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Eregbueye @eregbueye.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Star Fragments World of Warcraft character quick commission
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It’s Olive Time @olivebrinker.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
sports are so funny because the teams you like are entirely based on where you were born, but i’ll still be like “wait, my friend from boston likes the boston sports team? BUT THEY’RE THE BAD GUYS!!” like i was betrayed in some way
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Annalee @flowerhorne.com · 26/09/2026
Right so the real trouble with phones is that they can make us think that we're not bored when we are in fact still bored
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Iris/アイリス 🏳️‍⚧️ @irisdescentbird.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
funniest rom hack reasoning of all time
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Lur Noise @lurnoise.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A fairy once told me "Can I have your attention" and I said "Sure" and that's why I can't concentrate now.
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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 24/09/2026
lol lol lol lol lol lol lol
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Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
me: no worries (galadriel voice) but they were all of them deceived, for another worry was made
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Emily✨ @emilyoram.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Always a treat to be reminded of an old friend
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Sydney Bauer @sydney-bauer.com · 23/09/2026
My friend sent me this unprompted that’s called being an ally
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Evelyne Park @evelynepark.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Oh hi. It's my birthday 🙂 I have to say that diving into acrylic painting and book illustration over these last few years has been incredibly rewarding, and I enjoy learning more, painting more, and getting older really is quite great!
Cover illustration for "Fusion Fragment" showing a portrait of a woman facing upwards, as a mirror shatters around her. The mirror shards all show eyes of other women trapped within them. Two mask shards are also falling around her face, inspired by Japanese kabuki masks, representing her mixed heritage. Acrylic painting showing Sauron's defeat by Lúthien and Huan at Tol-in-GaurhothBook interior illustration for "Fangs for Nothing", showing the MC Winnie in a castle hallway. The scene takes inspiration from Gothic horror and Gothic romance movies, from the nightgown design to the candelabra. 
A black cat hides behind Winnie's leg, a vampire hides in a dark doorway, and the red candlelight reflects of a suit of armor and several empty painting frames. Acrylic character illustration for a fantasy book commission. The two characters are shown in a sparse, partially destroyed ice palace hall. Both characters have unnaturally pale skin and are clad in black.
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Sandstone @quartzen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I liked The Everlasting and The Isle in the Silver Sea well enough but I'm kind of wishing for a fantasy read that's more "I want to be an awesome lady knight" than "I want to fall in love with an awesome lady knight"... any recent recs, especially ones that aren't YA/MG, romantasy, or erotica? :(
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⚡⚡MAD DOCTOR IMPOSSIBLE⚡⚡ @impossiblephd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
*Frothing at the mouth with excitement* HEY GUESS WHAT, YOU DON'T HAVE ONE BRAIN, YOU HAVE TWO! med.stanford.edu/news/all-new...
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Human brain is two separate organs, Stanford Medicine-led research finds
Stanford Health Care delivers the highest levels of care and compassion. SHC treats cancer, heart disease, brain disorders, primary care issues, and many more.
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MR @ranial.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
how have there been three streamer/youtuber controversies among people i watch literally this month. can everyone chill.
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Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Big difference. 😂 alt-text: When the cat is snoozing peacefully in a ray of sun on a mattress, the dog gingerly steps around it and lies next to it, respecting it's space. But when the dog was napping, the cat didn't hesitate to lay directly on the sleeping dog, make a couple biscuits and hang out.
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TheDevinTeam @thedevteam.itch.io · 20/09/2026
The best example of this still comes from Pillars of Eternity.
A dialogue box featuring a scarred monk asking, “Are you- Are you real?”

The available options are:

1. “Yes.”
2. [Lie] “No.”
3. [Lie] “Yes.”
4. “No.”
5. “Now that you ask, I’m not so sure.”
6. “There is no way to be certain.”
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JP @jpbrammer.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
oh interesting I accomplished nothing today
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Chan @ LBX 411 @aluhnim.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Easthies
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Stephanie 🍉 @ageofoddish.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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the slut gnomes of false berlin jeopardy bluesky posttoday's jeopardy categories. the last 2 are "false berlin" and "bizarre little men"
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Marielle Hellraiser 💀 @mags.colvett.online · 18/09/2026
“I ASKED FOR EXPERIENCES AND I GOT THEM” is going to be psychically load-bearing for the rest of my life I fear
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I ASKED FOR EXPERIENCES AND I GOT THEM!!!! LIFE IS NEITHER INDIFFERENT NOR CARING!!!! SHE IS ONLY MOTION!!!! BROTHER GET IN THE BOAT!!!!! OR SINK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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MR @ranial.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
i'm glad everyone is discovering the weirdness of rationalism wrt our current moment in history but boy does it mean getting online spikes my blood pressure
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Anna 🌿👁️ @annacwebs.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Beautiful women named Jira are blowing up my phone 💖
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MR @ranial.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
help
internet speed test showing a 0.88 Mbps download speed and 0.00 upload speed
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karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Many of the most annoying takes in the world would go away if people could accept that: • Math is liberal arts • Computer science is math Neither of these should be controversial and yet!
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MR @ranial.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
[opens up my paper edits and somehow writes an entire disappointed email to the talarico campaign instead]
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Standplaats Kraków could really use some cash! @standplaatskrk.pl · 09/09/2026
recreationaldivorce on tumblr: "9am: i can't wait till bedtime

10pm: i have always wanted to write my own operating system"
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Kayin @kayin.moe · 11/09/2026
not to do the 'repost stuff from other sites' thing but a friend sent this to me like YES we need uncosiness in games
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disco elysium does a good job of filtering out the 'alpine witch' cozy crowd by showing us, before anything else, a mostly nude bloated alcoholic man groaning to himself on the floor. and also you have to be him, and also if you do a bad job of grabbing your necktie off the ceiling fan then your heart gives out and you get a game over. like it's such a beautiful and intelligent game, but I wonder if part of the universal praise it gets is from that highly vocal section of the populace getting yucked out at the start. or maybe I'm just stupid and overthinking things
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this is why Dream Daddy got cancelled for having a canned halloween plotline, while in Disco Elysium you get to walk around in a jacket with piss f*ggot sprayed on the back and everyone loves it (rightfully, it's a really good jacket)
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Celes🏳️‍⚧️⬇️↘️➡️👊 @rowletgameing.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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they’ve meltzer 📓📇🤼‍♂️ S. Qiouyi Lu 陸秋逸 @s.qiouyi.lu · 11/09/2026
*crying* prince phoenix vamping by getting a kiss from a girl in the crowd and komander one-upping him by… going to the beariest bear for a kiss djsjjsDKDKKFLSKSJSVDJ #DTU #AEW #ROH
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Paul Willson @pauljwillson.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Autumnal
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Paul Willson @pauljwillson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Time we spent
Wastwater, Lake District
27mm, f/8.0, 1/80 sec
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Matt Gabriele @profgabriele.com · 09/09/2026
yoooooo THE BRIGHT AGES by me & @lollardfish.bsky.social is only $1.99 now! that's cheap! grab one #medievalsky bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
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The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe
"The beauty and levity that Perry and Gabriele have captured in this book are what I think will help it to become a standard text for general audiences for years to come….The Bright Ages is a rare thi...
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DougExeter @dougexeter.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
dig through the TINKER and burn through the TAILOR and slam in the back of my SOLDIER SPY
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JRho @jrho.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The most absolutely massive flex from the state fair exhibit. This quilt is made of 40 years of prize ribbons from various categories at the New Mexico State Fair won by Carol St. Clair Johnson. She also won a prize for this quilt.
Massive quilt made of prize ribbons in blue, red, yellow, and whiteCenter square of quilt made of yellow and red ribbons and yellow rosettesBlock of quilt made of blue, yellow, red, and white ribbons. Ribbons state the year. Some have the prize winning object written on in markerCarol St. Clair Johnson
born 1954; resides Albuquerque, NM

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After unexpectedly winning her first blue ribbon for a sewn cape in 1981, Carol St. Clair Johnson developed an enduring love for the New Mexico State Fair. The quilt Fair New Mexico-41 Fair Years incorporates more than six hundred of the ribbons she won at the fair every subsequent year except 2020 (when the fair was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic). Johnson earned ribbons for needlework, knitting, crochet, pies, cookies, cakes, canning, jewelry, flowers, vegetables, and potted plants. The title of the quilt is a reference to the state song, and the design places the state's Zia sun symbol at the center. The quilt earned Johnson yet another ribbon: Best in Category (miscellaneous quilt) at the 2023 New Mexico State Fair.

Courtesy of Carol St. Clair Johnson
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Micah @rincewind.run · 04/09/2026
“this person is bad so their work was always bad” is also a really dangerous view to take because it leads to - unconscious or not - a bias towards “but I do like this other person’s work, ergo they must be a good person” which, as we have seen over and over, is simply not true
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Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
How to visit an art museum with someone who isn't used to visiting art museums:
Two social media posts by @pan_juho (Translated from Japanese):

"I love going to art museums, but when I go with someone who's not used to them, if I say, 'If you were a great thief, tell me later which one you'd steal,' they end up looking the exhibits pretty seriously, and that makes me happy.

"Whether you steal something you like or something that seems valuable -> it opens up endless conversation based on what vou liked about it or where you saw value in it, so it's also great as an easy icebreaker for chats after visiting the museum."
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MR @ranial.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
worldcon book haul! especially excited for Kalyna the Soothsayer (which is signed!)
a stack of books: The Sixth Nik by Daniel Kraus, Heir by Sabaa Tahir, Kalyna the Soothsayer by Elijah Kinch Spector, The Extraordinatry Disappointments of Leopold Berry by Ransom Riggs, The Bards of Bone Plain by Patricia A. McKillip, Martha Moody by Susan Stinson, Clarksworld issue 238, Starter Villain by John Scalzi, and Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner
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lincoln carpenter @lincolnhello.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I'm sure Bluesky hacked off most of that headline on mobile, so:
PC Gamer headline: "Dwarf Fortress creator says we can learn something from simply walling up dwarf nobles to maintain an equal society—but notes you have to abolish the dwarf cops, too: 'Another lesson to be had there'"
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Erin Kane @dianamonkey.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I've never been more anxious waiting for a vehicle to choose a lane...
A uhaul in a lane that splits between 93S and Storrow Drive, heading into Boston
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Cliff PervoSCARY @pervocracy.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
an even more ominous sign in an incident report than extremely specific time of day: a diagram of where each person was standing
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virgil (school hiatus) 🫆🔮💫 @vigilnaut.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
daily reminder ✨
DO NOT ask yourself whether your art is GOOD. instead ask: is it SINCERE, is it CATHARTIC, was it FUN TO MAKE, is it MADE BY ME, and don’t forget to stay silly
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Fansplaining @fansplaining.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
On July 8th, we published a piece on AI in Heated Rivalry fic fandom. On July 30th, the New York Times ran a piece on the same subject. We weren't surprised—because we knew a Times reporter had read our coverage. A tale of two fandom articles, part of a longstanding dynamic in the media industry:
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Lessons From a Heated Media Rivalry
How we learned that the New York Times has a Fansplaining account.
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scari @cari.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Shut up and get in your pyramid mesh carrier
Bird in a yellow pyramid shaped mesh travel carrier with a zipper on one side
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