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Editor at Tor Publishing Group. All opinions are my own. (he, him) tinyurl.com/editedbooks www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-pos…

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Robert Davis @rdavis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Called Verizon to cancel my internet with them. The AI customer service couldn't confirm my account. I asked for a representative and it actually said to me: "they would need to confirm your account too." As if a real person couldn't do a better job. The real person solved the issue in 30 seconds.
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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The Infinite State by Richard Swan: Review by Paul Di Filippo locusmag.com/review/...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NYT has now independently corroborated all the major allegations against Susan Collins in the ProPublica report, including that investigators were prepared to move against her and then Trump intervened to shut it down. This put Trump in a position of exceptional and extortionate leverage over her.
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F.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins
The inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials.
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 16/09/2026
GOOD.
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 16/09/2026
BRB googling how to keep this from happening to my estate
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J. Mijin Cha @jmijin.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I am very tired.
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 10/09/2026
BREAKING: In August, *every single one* of the 2,646 refugees admitted in the U.S. were white South Africans. In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 12,901 white South Africans, three Afghans (back in November), and nobody else. For reference, the U.S. admitted 100,060 refugees in 2024.
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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 06/09/2026
Anthropic settlement shenanigans: a thread 🧵 Authors are reporting receiving emails like this one. 1/5
From: Phoenix TF <info@phoenixtf-mail.co.uk>
Date: Fri, Sep 4, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Subject: Regarding Your Potential Claim in Bartz v. Anthropic
To: <redacted>

Hi <redacted>,

I'm writing about the class action lawsuit titled Bartz et al. v. Anthropic PBC (Case No. 24-cv-05417), in which we believe you may hold a claim.

We'd like to make you an offer to purchase that claim. In practice, that means we pay you cash upon execution of an assignment agreement, and then we assume the risk and wait for any recovery. We are paying up to 1500 USD per book.

If that's of interest, I'm happy to walk you through how it works. You can reach me by replying to this email or on my phone at (216) 496-4501.

DISCLAIMER: We are an independent third party and are not affiliated with anyone involved in this case or the District Court. You do not need to sell your claim or engage with us to receive a distribution in this case.

The Court has created a website where you can learn more about the settlement and your rights:

https://www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/

All offers are subject to our due diligence.

Best,
Austin

 Phoenix Trade Finance
https://phoenixtf.co.uk/
+1 (216) 496-4501
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 05/09/2026
You don't have a right to safe drinking water, a US court just ruled. A Trump-appointed judge also said Americans have no “constitutional right to truthful information” during a public health crisis.
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You don't have a right to safe drinking water, US court rules
A Trump-appointed judge also said Americans have no “constitutional right to truthful information” during a public health crisis.
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Richard Swan @richardswanauthor.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
My debut wh40k novel is now available for preorder! These are not printed it vast quantities so if you are keen on securing a hardback I would suggest moving quickly. You can do it directly on the Warhammer website
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Ruthanna Emrys @r-emrys.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
@sfwa.bsky.social Emerging Technology's tool comparison matrix, which I've been working on for months, is finally up in beta! See how your favorite word processors, browsers, and search engines compare to alternatives on intrusive AI and user data collection: sfwa.org/emerging-tech/
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Emerging Tech Committee - SFWA - The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association
Emerging Tech Resources On Saturday, September 24 at 1pm Pacific Time, we are honored to present “Humanizing Assignments” to SFWA […]
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Ken Liu @kyliu99.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Reminder: this is in ONE WEEK! Get your tickets now to help me celebrate my new collection!
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Jason Sanford @jasonsanford.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I was asked to share the speech given after I won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer. Here it is. The speech covers being on the autistic spectrum, how SF/F saved my life, and the disgusting attacks against autistic people by the president and secretary of health. 1/ www.patreon.com/jasonsanford...
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I won a Hugo Award! Plus my Best Fan Writer speech | Jason Sanford's Genre Grapevine
I fought a bad cold all weekend and, despite my best efforts, I fell asleep before the beginning of LACon V’s Hugo Awards ceremony. So imagi
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Keir Alekseii @keiralekseii.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Aaaaaand I'm open to queries!
Keir's query manager, showing that they have check the "open to queries" box.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 01/09/2026
Breaking News: A whistle-blower at the U.S. Postal Service said Trump officials were defying court orders with a “secretive, rushed” effort affecting voting by mail.
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Whistle-Blower Says Trump Officials Are Defying Court Orders on Voting by Mail
A report detailed “grave concerns” that a new system being rushed into use by the U.S. Postal Service could imperil millions of mail ballots ahead of the midterm elections.
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anne gibson @kirabug.com · 31/08/2026
Y'all, @tkingfisher.com's Nine Goblins is on sale in e-book form for $2.99 right now. Goblins? In this economy? For less than the two-cheeseburger meal at McDonald's? You should eat this up. www.bookbub.com/books/nine-g...
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Nine Goblins by T. Kingfisher is only $2.99 - BookBub
From the New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award winning author of What Moves the Dead and Nettle &amp; Bone: A ragtag band of goblins behind enemy lines must find their way home through a forest fu...
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Welp, there it is. The CDC is now officially manipulating data and their count of measles deaths in 2026 now stands at ZERO. My understanding of reportable diseases is that the CDC would usually use a state health department’s determination as the final say. The new CDC Director is failing us.
inquirer.com
The CDC left two measles-associated Pa. deaths out of its latest count after RFK Jr. sparred with Gov. Shapiro
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has accused Pennsylvania of not cooperating with the CDC in its handling of a measles outbreak.
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Micah @rincewind.run · 31/08/2026
the infuriating thing about all of the crises going on right now is that they were completely predictable the second they announced they were gutting food safety monitoring, everyone knew it would lead to a bunch of contamination and recalls! we could have just not done it! it's all so stupid
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Auuuulet 🍂👻 @aulet.es · 26/08/2026
"LibreOffice 26.8 contains no generative AI features. Documents are not transmitted to remote services for processing, and no component of the suite requires network access to function. This is a deliberate position."
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Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
"all the [nonprofit's] data stored with Microsoft had been deleted. He immediately called the tech company’s support staff, who said Canopy could retrieve its files. Later, they called back to inform him that, actually, those were gone forever." This is terrible.
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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
And when I say we are in a quiet constitutional crisis, this is what I mean: Congress directs National Science Foundation to send funds for research ins social, behaviorism and economic sciences; the Agency refuses to release at all, and then recommends eliminating the division.
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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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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
"If you’re unfamiliar with Fonda Lee...she is one of the best working writers in science fiction and fantasy, and if there was any place to get to know her and the strength of her work, it would be with The Last Contract of Isako." @mcflycahill90.bsky.social recommends Fonda Lee's latest!
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Space Capitalism, Espionage, and Swordplay: The Last Contract of Isako by Fonda Lee - Reactor
Fonda Lee's latest has high stakes, yet doesn’t lose sight of humanity.
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Stan Pham @thisisspiffy.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Your first look at the #Murderbot season 2 cast. Aka, what I did on my summer non-vacation. #PremiumQualityEntertainment
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Avoiding AI is about to be a superpower.
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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.” ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
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Universal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study Projects
A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it
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Uncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
We are OPEN to poetry!!
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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Sheila is a fantastic person who has helped out many others in her turn.
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Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com · 16/07/2026
“A.I. Movies” www.tiktok.com/@americanbar...
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Max Gladstone @maxgladstone.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I guess if y‘all didnt know, I haven’t shouted about it enough? My Craft Wars books are a finalist for best series, & I’d appreciate your support in these last 25 minutes!
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Porter Square Books in Cambridge & Boston @portersqbooks.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
It's tax free weekend in Mass! So books et al will be 6.25% off all weekend! So if you've been waiting for an opportunity to say...buy out our run of Dalkey Archive Essentials...or, have Josh pick out 10 weird books for you, this is the weekend to do it!!!!
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 06/08/2026
Flock has justifiably received tons of outrage, but Axon (and a bunch of other companies) are also purveyors of mass surveillance. Canceling a Flock contract and replacing it with an Axon one is just changing your flavor of authoritarianism.
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Lyndsay Ely @lyndsayely.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
An unexpected delight: THE LOST RELIQUARY was nominated for a Dragon Award for Best Fantasy Novel. Which is convenient because I’ll actually be attending my very first Dragon Con this year! Honored to be among names I 😯 at, & encourage everyone to go vote via Dragon con’s site! Ps See u there?
Image of The Lost Reliquary book, nominated for Best Fantasy Novel in Dragon Con’s Dragon Awards
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Maurice Broaddus @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
We survived GenCon Writers Symposium 2026, y’all (and that’s saying something considering the occasional tornado). I was so busy running around I barely got to enjoy it. Luckily, my interns and friends made sure to slow me down to experience what we were curating.
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Richard Swan @richardswanauthor.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Sentient murder gorilla comemmorative models, courtesy of @torbooks.bsky.social www.instagram.com/reel/DbW4epo...
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Richard Swan on Instagram: "Done in one take"
37 likes, 3 comments - richardswanauthor on July 28, 2026: "Done in one take".
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 27/07/2026
At our municipal grocery stores, New Yorkers will get a 30% discount on eggs, milk, chicken, produce and other everyday essentials. In the wealthiest city in the richest country in the world, no one should have to wonder how they’ll afford the food they need to feed themselves or their families.
Mayor Mamdani holds up bananas with a 30% off sticker on them. Shelves of produce and canned goods, all with 30% off stickers on them. New Yorkers clap at the press conference announcing the 30% discount for municipal grocery stores.
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Matt Negrin still host of Hardball on MSNBC @mattnegrin.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Not a single network aired this on their nightly news broadcasts yesterday. They described Trump overseeing a "somber ceremony" and called it a "moving moment." The only way to know what trump actually said about the soldiers he killed is to follow aaron rupar which no offense to aaron is insane
nbc: fallen troops return homeabc: honoring america's fallen soldierscbs: trump oversees dignified transfer of US soldiersfox: saluting the fallen; president trump attends dignified transfer ceremony
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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Dr. Stan Love, lead CAPCOM for the recent Artemis II mission, got a lot of attention for his Sailor Moon badge and plushie; here, the veteran astronaut explains how the anime embodies the core values and guiding principles of NASA's Mission Control 🚀
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Why Sailor Moon Belongs in Mission Control - Reactor
The lead CAPCOM for the Artemis II mission explains how magical girls embody NASA's core values.
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Grimdark Magazine @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
In this interview, @richardswanauthor.bsky.social discusses the impact on his stories of growing up in a military family, being a post-WW2 history buff, and how he finds enough hours in a day to produce all the work he does.
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INTERVIEW: with author Richard Swan
In this interview, Richard discusses the impact on his stories of growing up in a military family, being a post-WW2 history buff, and how he finds enough hours in a day to produce all the work he does...
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Adrian Tchaikovsky @aptshadow.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
The Kickstarter for the Children of Time ttrpg is now live!
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Grimdark Magazine @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
The Infinite State is a tour-de-force in science fiction storytelling that has me absolutely chomping at the bit for the rest of the Decurion Saga.
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REVIEW: The Infinite State by Richard Swan
The Infinite State is a tour-de-force in science fiction storytelling that has me absolutely chomping at the bit for the rest of the Decurion Saga.
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sunyi @sunyidean.com · 06/07/2026
Book club and library giveaway! I have too many author copies and the wealth (lol) must be redistributed
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dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
NEW: The ICE office that customarily probes employee misconduct is being refocused to investigate ICE critics, opening hundreds of "doxing and threat" cases and subpoenaing tech companies to unmask anonymous posters. Detention facility inspections, meanwhile, are plummeting. by @regret.bsky.social
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ICE’s Internal Watchdog Is Now Investigating Online Critics
The Office of Professional Responsibility has opened more than 100 cases over what ICE officials call “incidents of doxing and threats” against ICE employees.
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 03/07/2026
As you take precautions to stay safe during this dangerous heatwave, remember who’s to blame: the fossil fuel execs who ignored their own scientists’ warnings decades ago so they could keep raking in profits while their polluting products supercharged climate disasters like this. #BlameBigOil.
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Jackson Ford @realjacksonford.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Really excited for the newsletter tomorrow. Big conversation with editor @dianapho.bsky.social about how important author longevity is - and how you measure it. Sign up now. Link in my bio, because Bsky hates external links.
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L. D. Lewis, Sea Witch Apologist 🧜🏾‍♀️ @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · 21/06/2026
My perennial reminder to only vote once and not once-per-email-address-you-control-and-some-you-just-made-up. I will throw all your ballots out for getting on my nerves.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 20/06/2026
24 hours left to enter!
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Richard Swan @richardswanauthor.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Come and meet me Americans
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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 03/06/2026
HEY AUTHOR FRIENDS!!! Have you got a bunch of author copies sitting around? Would you like to get them OUT OF YOUR HOUSE? We are looking for authors with 5 - 10 copies of a book they'd like to sign and send to some lucky winner, and help raise money for voting rights!
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Elizabeth Lopatto @lopatto.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
I wrote about the SpaceX IPO. I'm not impressed. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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The SpaceX IPO is great for Elon Musk and terrible for you
Is SpaceX designed for the first federal memestock bailout?
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