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Nnedi Okorafor, PhD @nnedi.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

A woman with machine enhancements on the run in Abuja, Nigeria.🇳🇬🦾🌪️ A genetically-engineered African woman who destroys her prison…and then maybe the world. 🐦‍🔥 NOOR & THE BOOK OF PHOENIX are Kindle Deals all of September.

Noor
Nnedi Okorafor
UGO, NEBULA, AND WORLD FANTASY AWARD-WINNING AUTHO
OKORAFOR
A sci-fi novel of intense action and thoughtful rumination on biotechnology, destiny, and humanity in a near-future
Nigeria
NOOR
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The Book of Phoenix
Nnedi Okorafor
HUGO, NEBULA, AND WORLD FANTASY AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR
OKORAFOR

This is the rise of another of Nnedi
Okorafor's powerful, memorable, superhuman women in this unique work of Africanfuturism
$3.99

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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

a "liminal space" is any place where there's no one there and the carpet looks kind of weird

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 10/07/2026

These are your words of the week red card fissiparous immerge window seat firework dirigo www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the...

merriam-webster.com

The Words of the Week - Jul 10

Dictionary lookups from the World Cup, Madison Square Garden, and Love Island

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Minovsky @minovskyarticle.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

My local bookshop understands their audience.

Sign in People's Book in Takoma Park featuring the illustration of the werewolf ripping off its shirt in anguish which reads WE ARE SOLD OUT OF THE GAY HOCKEY BOOKS

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Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.

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Councilor Candace Avalos @counciloravalos.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

A statement from Councilor Avalos, @councilordunphy.bsky.social, and Councilor Smith on the ICE shooting of two people in the Hazelwood neighborhood:

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Portland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · 09/01/2026

Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officers have shot two people in Portland, according to the Portland Police Bureau. The shooting took place at 2:18 pm on Southeast Main street, but the victims, one male and one female, were found at 146th and East Burnside minutes later.

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Police: Two East Portlanders Reportedly Shot by Federal Agents

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Rep. Lauren Underwood @underwood.house.gov · 08/01/2026

Oh my gosh you guys! The House just passed my bill to extend the health care tax credits for three more years!

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Did you know that you, yes YOU, can vote in the Hugo Awards?? @mollytempleton.com breaks down the process, including how to register before the January 31st deadline!

reactormag.com

Anyone Can Vote in the Hugo Awards — And Here's How - Reactor

You — yes, you! — can nominate work and vote for the winners of the 2026 Hugo Awards!

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Nnedi Okorafor, PhD @nnedi.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Please please please stop calling what I do afrofuturism. It is NOT. It is africanfuturism and the distinction MATTERS GODDAMMIT. I can't remain civil about this much longer and I shouldn't be expected to. 🤬 Even saddling The Space Cat with the afrofuturism label is diabolical.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

What do these companies have in common? -Cigna -Comcast -General Mills -Allstate -Marriott -Hilton -Walmart -Amazon -Microsoft -Meta All promised after January 6, 2021 to stop funding lawmakers who tried to overturn the 2020 election. And all have broken that promise.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 06/01/2026

If you have time to doom scroll, you have time to read books!

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 05/01/2026

Minnesota has to come first - always. Today, I’m proud of the work we’ve done to make Minnesota the best place to live and raise kids. I’ve decided to step out of the race and let others worry about the election while I focus on the work.

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

As of this week, millions of Americans are now paying thousands more for health insurance. If the President and Congressional GOP think Washington has the capacity to "run" Venezuela right now, why won't they fix the insurance cost crisis they've created here at home?

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Rob the Lef @robthelef.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

@clarkesworldmagazine.com continues to impress. December’s “The Hole” by @ferencsamsa is an incredible bit of world building with weird corners and just barely suggested end-stage perversions. Plus golems.

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Rob the Lef @robthelef.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Read an amazing novella by @tadethompson.bsky.social in Nov’s Clarkesworld magazine today and oh man was it good. A whole universe created in so few pages. Be sure to check out “The Apologists” when you can; simply brilliant.

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

THIS. Did you know sickle cell is curable, now? FULLY curable. If you're feeling down or despairing about what FEELS like technology/advancement/science "standing still" or being fully malicious, I have great news: You're not paying attention to actual science. Just tech industry marketing.

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Tim Newman @tnewmsblues.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

“we estimate employment-weighted share of Americans using AI at work has fallen by a percentage point & now sits at 11%. Adoption has fallen sharply at the largest businesses, those employing +250 people. 3 yrs into the genAI wave, demand looks surprisingly flimsy” www.economist.com/finance-and-...

economist.com

Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening

Recent surveys point to flatlining business adoption

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

The White House has launched a webpage to report "media bias" tips. It would be a pity if it were flooded with tips about every show on Fox News. www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...

whitehouse.gov

A CALL TO ACTION: Submit “Media Bias” Tips

The White House recently launched a Media Bias Portal as a service to truth and transparency. Its purpose is to combat the baseless lies,

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Rob the Lef @robthelef.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Excited to delve into this one.

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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

This is one of my favorite comics stores in the entire country, and due to the pandemic and some other issues, it is asking for a bit of help. I hope you go look and spread the word, donate a little bit (or a lot) if you can. I'm going to donate some in the morning, hope you will consider it, too.

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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women 🧵

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Washington State Department of Licensing @wadol.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

It's raining, it's pouring, and in these conditions driving is never boring. Slow down on wet roads. If you start to lose traction, stay calm and follow our master brick driver's lead.

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Megan Greenwell @greenwell.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

feeling sorry for all the millionaires and billionaires who didn’t get to see this perfect NYC sunset because they fled the city forever today. 😞

lotta colors and textured clouds over the Manhattan skyline

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Rob the Lef @robthelef.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Me: ooh Barnes and Noble is hiring. It might be fun to work in a bookstore B&N: We pay less than $17 an hour Me: Closes web browser

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Lisa Needham @snipy.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

"we can rip out the very marrow and heart of government as quick as we want, whenever we want, but if you make us turn any spigot back on that we don't want on, it's just gosh darn impossible, judge"

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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 03/11/2025

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day. certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

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Rob the Lef @robthelef.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Listen, I don’t have Safeway money, ok?

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Rob the Lef @robthelef.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Does anyone know how to edit the little iOS suggestions that come up when filling out web forms? Sometimes it gets my current email or address correct, but more often, there are old addresses and numbers showing up. I can’t seem to figure out where the data lives to fix it.

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Maxine Bernstein @maxbernstein.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

National Guard troops were at Portland ICE building despite court ban, feds admit Portland police Cmdr. Franz Schoening testifies he was ‘startled’ by federal officers’ indiscriminate use of force against passive protesters outside ICE facility. www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

oregonlive.com

National Guard troops were at Portland ICE building despite court ban, feds admit

Portland police Cmdr. Franz Schoening testified at trial he was "startled" by federal officers' unjustified use of tear gas and other less-lethal munitions on passive protesters outside the ICE buildi...

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Ed Burmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Clearing up those "had a stroke" rumors with some impeccable StrokePosting™. Masterful gambit sir!

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Rob the Lef @robthelef.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Please repost and share your own places. www.facebook.com/share/v/14QX...

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Anders Edwards @andersedwards.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Snag a copy of Erased & celebrate my birthday! Or repost/like/comment! ❤️ 🎉 🥳 👉 a.co/d/9wxT23L #booksky #books #readers #birthday #writingcommunity

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Rob the Lef @robthelef.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

"I'm getting too old for this shit." -Danny Glover, who was 41 at the time, so I'm *obviously* too old for this shit.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Fuck ChatGPT. Fuck Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and the rest of the techno-fascist psychopathic billionaire lot. Fuck their white supremacist, authoritarian, and AI-slop dystopian vision of the world. People and planet over profit.

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Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

In a shocking reality check, @wired.com is not, in fact, bankrolled by “donations from far left organizations.” We actually rely on an amazing and growing audience of subscribers to support our journalism, so please subscribe to WIRED if you don’t already.

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Miriam Gershow @miriamgershow.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Every thrift store & used book store is awash in HP books. Even if you're a hardcore fan, you never have to pay another cent to JK.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 28/10/2025

Speaking as a dude who has a yearly family reunion, "aunt" and "uncle" fill a role, what the fuck are you supposed to call all those other older people you're vaguely related to, do you think there's someone running around with an org chart saying who's a second cousin thrice removed or something

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Rob the Lef @robthelef.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Well, that's a bummer - been playing this a lot lately.

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Rob the Lef @robthelef.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

What if every mega grocery corp gave away 1% of their items to people who are losing their SNAP benefits?

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

SNAP benefits expire in one week.

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Rob the Lef @robthelef.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Oh man do I have a bad case of procrastination on deadline right now.

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