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Robyn DeGraves @robyndegraves.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

So someone in our biweekly writer’s meetup mentioned using Substack but didn’t explain how they use it. So my question is, do writers use Substack to post their writing or to talk about the writing process? #writingcommunity

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Robyn DeGraves @robyndegraves.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I’ve come up with a decent metaphor to describe depression when the world is too much. “My soul is full of rocks”

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Robyn DeGraves @robyndegraves.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Do you like spooky things? Cyanotype is great for spooky things. This is Underwater Treasures, a mixed media cyanotype collage print. Because I wanted to put a skeleton in a frame as many times as could. No ai unless it’s Gelato. #art robyndegraves.etsy.com/listing/4576...

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Underwater Treasure -premium Matte Paper Poster 13x18 Cm / 5x7 - Etsy

This Digital Prints item is sold by RobynDeGraves. Ships from Norway. Listed on Sep 15, 2026

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Rory Blank @roryblank.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

All AI generated content can do is waste your time. It is, in this sense, stealing your life, the precious finite time you have on this earth from you, every second you are forced to interact with it, forcing you to look at its meaninglessness. It is a mindless vampire.

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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

The fundraising texts you delete are working on someone. It’s infuriating and heartbreaking. An 85yo in Ohio gave more than double the value of his home. A 91yo in an Indianapolis senior facility gave 25K times. The DCCC/DSCC don’t just tolerate the spammers who exploit seniors. They take part.

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Hook and Squeeze

How Democratic consultants, committees, and party leaders built a fundraising spam pipeline that funnels money from a captive pool of elderly donors into their own operations.

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DrewBearded @drewbearded.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Taking a breather. The chaos will resume Monday. 🥲 Back Monday → twitch.tv/drewbearded Tech help → drewbearded.com #drewbearded #twitch #twitchlive #pokemon #kingdomhearts #gaming

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DrewBearded @drewbearded.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Purrl said “I’m cute” and then immediately tried to consume me. 🥲 Coffee chat was a trap. M-F 9:30AM ET → twitch.tv/drewbearded Tech help → drewbearded.com #drewbearded #twitch #twitchclips #twitchlive

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Robyn DeGraves @robyndegraves.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

@gooseworx.bsky.social I just want to thank you for a wonderful series and a finale that had me cry for 45 minutes straight

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 22/05/2026

These 8 Democrats voted to pass a national ban on trans teachers and mention of LGBTQ topics. Rep Henry Cuellar (TX) Rep. Don Davis (NC) Rep. Cleo Fields (LA) Rep. Laura Gillen (NY) Rep. Vicente González (TX) Rep. Marcy Kaptur (OH) Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA) Rep. Eugene Vindman (VA)

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Nicole Brennan @ Lunar Faire 🌘 10/16 + 10/24 @nicolebrennandraws.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

reminder that JK Rowling is not just some woman with anti-trans opinions. she is an anti-trans activist. she actively uses the money brought in through Harry Potter to support and fund anti-trans policies. she intends to do the same with this new TV series. grow up and let this franchise go.

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Robyn DeGraves @robyndegraves.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

“It’s not a republican administration unless they’re sending the boys to die in the desert” -my wife, 2026

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 03/03/2026

Kansas invalidated a trans woman's license even though she never changed her gender marker. It's not about the gender marker. It's about targeting trans people and making their lives unlivable.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

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نگر آنارشیسم . Anarchism Perspective @anarshism.com · 01/03/2026

We congratulate everyone on the death of Khamenei. The bitter taste about this is the fact that these actions were carried out by the fascist governments of Israel and America.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 22/02/2026

Just your reminder that if you do not train an AI model, you just don't train an AI model, and if you do not feed a human, that's murder and you're evil.

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Robyn DeGraves @robyndegraves.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Hey so Why would a domestic flight look for mandatory passport checks?

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ROCKY MOUNTAIN VIEWS @rockymountviews.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Imagine what is happening to people when they are taken away and no one is there to witness or record what is happening.

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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Transphobia is a cancer of the heart and mind. It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty. Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face. Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.

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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

every single one of them should spend the rest of their fucking lives looking over their shoulder for the guy who's coming to kidnap them and drag them in front of a tribunal.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Well worth a watch. Another case of normie radicalization. This guy is the former president of a local HOA, a web developer for real estate companies and a self proclaimed "member of the square community" and he's out in the streets.

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endeavorance 🕊️ @endeavorance.camp · 24/01/2026

This outcome was overtly obvious long before November 2024. The people who voted for this do not get to excuse themselves now. The blood is on your hands and always will be. If you regret your vote, don't seek our pity. Learn from it and accept that you stood for this ten toes down.

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Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Another question I came here with was: how effective are the whistles and honking? Does it stop abductions? And the answer is, surprisingly to my cynical self, yes, and often. I have talked to so many people who have successfully interrupted kidnappings.

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Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

just gonna post this thread again

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 09/01/2026

No more, no more.

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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

it seems pretty obvious that there's no future for the left where we don't have a clear and central position that international law should be extremely real as far as the united states is concerned

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 10/11/2025

Thus do all traitors

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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

shshhh. Steve is having a nice relaxing bath.

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ROCKY MOUNTAIN VIEWS @rockymountviews.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Dear Republicans, You claim that you want women to have multiple babies and stay home to raise those babies. Few families can afford the health care premiums, even if the father has employer provided insurance. You have just made that situation much more dire.

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

normal Portland Friday night things: sitting on your friend's porch listening to choppers and cessnas and then checking ADSB exchange to see which craft are running with their transponders off or without callsigns and which you can actually document.

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

The revolution won’t be televised but the treason sure is

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Robyn DeGraves @robyndegraves.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

I’m looking forward to Danny Motta losing his shit because the homestuck pilot dropped and he has another show to react to

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 25/09/2025

Honestly, a really good article. It's not just Fox News and MAGA that have made it hell for trans people in recent years. It's some of the "liberal" news outlets and centrist publications that made this possible too.

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endeavorance 🕊️ @endeavorance.camp · 18/09/2025

The vice president hosted a right wing podcast from his ceremonial office and the White House is pressuring media companies hosting critical voices, even those as tepid as Jimmy fucking Kimmel It was never about free speech or small government

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

they didn't do this when democratic lawmakers were targeted by a gunman. the mainstream media barely peeped when a Kyle Rittenhouse fan did a mass shooting at a Portland protest. Democrats and the mainstream media are just terrified of conservatives to the point where no one else's lives matter

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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Remembering MN house speaker Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark and their beloved dog Gilbert. Murdered in June at their home by a rightwing Trump-voting evangelist, who also shot another MN lawmaker and his wife at THEIR home, 9 and 8 times, respectively (miraculously, they survived).

1) pic of Melissa and Mark Hortman 2) pic of Melissa Hortman and dog Gilbert

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Robyn DeGraves @robyndegraves.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Guys my second editing pass is done I sent it to my beta reader to make sure it makes sense and then it goes to my sensitivity reader Sapphic Vampire novel is that much closer to being a reality #writingcommunity

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Micah @rincewind.run · 15/08/2025

some thoughts on Newsom: 1. the reason I am desperate for Literally Anyone Else to be the standard bearer is specifically his stance on trans rights - he's been bad on other issues, like homelessness, but I really worry he'll lead the Dems towards Labour if he's the guy in charge

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Robyn DeGraves @robyndegraves.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

The progression of this villain in my work is fascinating the more I write her. Nothing about her core beliefs has changed but her execution improves with every pass. #writingcommunity

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Robyn DeGraves @robyndegraves.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

27 pages left to edit before I spot check and send it off to my next reader 🎉 #writingcommunity

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James Stout @jamesstout.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Quick little fact check here: Israel has armed the Burmese military for decades, including during the Rohingya Genocide. Protesting Israel’s genocidal regime directly and materially benefits the people of Myanmar.

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Robyn DeGraves @robyndegraves.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Me: 64 pages left to edit! [builds one sentence into a whole damn scene] Me: 65 pages left to edit—oh goddamnit. #writesky

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Robyn DeGraves @robyndegraves.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

I want to write but I need to work, eat, sleep, bathe, exercise….. The struggle is so real #writingcommunity

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Robyn DeGraves @robyndegraves.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Don’t you hate it when you’re writing a scene and you go to bed and can’t remember what the point of it was when you come back to it? This can’t just be me right? #writingcommunity

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