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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 6h

We can still get 3k+ whistles out the door to people in need in under 24 hours and they are free.

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If you’re in the streets tonight remember to memorize or have a written phone number for someone NOT at the protest in case of arrest. NLG NYC is also a place to check in if arrested or if witnessing arrests (try and get name of person being arrested): 212-679-6018

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Zoë “Baddie Proctor” Quinn @unburntwitch.com · 6h

Seriously, please don't be too shy or polite to ask for ICE whistles if you need them, especially in SoCal. A bunch of us have stockpiles all ready to go in case of surges, if you have the ability to pass them out, we have the whistles!

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Chris Jones @jonesforar.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Yesterday the @DCCC added us to Red to Blue. My goal in Congress: make sure Arkansans are heard, no matter which party is in charge. 28 days left. Day one voting starts Oct. 19. Volunteer or chip in: linktr.ee/chrisjonesfo...

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026

This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 04/10/2026

Huge news! @comixaction.com & @handsoffnyc.bsky.social are throwing a NO KINGS COMIC-CON on Thursday, 10/15 to kick off the NK VOTE EARLY campaign! Awesome comics & pop culture guests! FREE! ONLINE! You don't wanna miss it! RSVP now! I'll be there - see ya soon! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

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It’s the biggest pop culture fest in this or any other galaxy — NO KINGS COMIC-CON! Join us live on Thursday, October 15th for an early kickoff to the NO KINGS: VOTE EARLY festivities! This free, vi...

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 03/10/2026

The post-war "peace dividend" owed its existence to three factors: industrial capacity, political freedom and pent-up demand.

The Earth from space; it is covered in scaffolding that is crawling with little rude mechanicals ganked from 17th century engravings of people operating machines.

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 01/10/2026

Here's a funny thing about the right to vote: it wasn't won by voting.

Two suffragists in period dress, ceremonially putting ballots into a ballot box. The background has been replaced with an elaborate collage of 19th C printing-press parts. The ballots are glowing with radiant spikes. The face of the ballot box has been replaced with an Nvidia Vera Lynn GPU.

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DC Writers Conference @dcwriterscon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

We are so excited to announce that acclaimed author Alice McDermott will be this year's keynote speaker for the Washington Writers Conference! Learn more here: www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/the... #booksky

A Flyer for the Washington Writers Conference, April 30 to May 1, 2027 at Bethesda Hyatt Regency. Registration opens November 1! Register by December 31 for more agent pitches!

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 28/09/2026

this is legitimately very funny

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Alex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The trailer for my new film, "Musk," has just been released.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/09/2026

Never been to the opera before? Now’s your chance. We’re giving away 70,000 free tickets to the @metopera at the iconic Lincoln Center. Go to on.nyc.gov/opera to enter the lottery. There’s not a bad seat in the house.

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Emily Atkin @emorwee.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A few weekends ago I went to Miami and attended 9 open houses in extremely high-risk flood areas to see what agents are telling prospective buyers about them. Here is my journey

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What are buyers being told about climate risk in Miami? I posed as one to find out.

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Sarabec @sarabec.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Info in the article about a proposed change to how Medicare reimburses doctors; deadline of tomorrow to submit comments: www.regulations.gov/commenton/CM...

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Sarabec @sarabec.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Here's the main regulations gov comment page for this proposed rule: www.regulations.gov/document/CMS...

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andrea shea @whattheshea.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 03/09/2026

I know I already posted about this...but to reiterate: Anthropic copyright settlement authors, PLEASE contact me (Writer Beware) if your publisher is making a claim on a book whose rights have reverted, or claiming anything other than a 50/50 split on an in-contract book. beware@sfwa.org

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 03/09/2026

Hi! Anthropic Q&A re:rights reversion and publisher claims. This is not legal advice; I can't give you legal advice. What I can do is tell you what I would do under certain circumstances.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 03/09/2026

Hey, so based on what other people have said, and what I have now myself experienced, it appears to me that publishers are, um, how do I say this... Not doing a good job (or possibly any job) of checking to see if rights have reverted on a work before claiming them in the settlement.

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 02/09/2026

Hey, so we created the weekend. Absolutely not. Hell no.

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Alyssa Long @measuredandslow.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

If you are feeling anxious about vote fuckery in November, get out of strangers replies and sign up to be a poll worker or cure ballots or drive people to the polls or any one of 100 more constructive ways you can handle that anxiety.

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https://ilona-andrews.com @ilonaandrews.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

A Friday treat from House Andrews ilona-andrews.com/blog/a-littl... It’s a little Inheritance short featuring Ada, because the last few weeks SERIOUSLY sucked and we needed it. It’s just a Friday short - not the beginning of a new serial or confirmation of the next project 😅 #booksky

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A Little Something - ILONA ANDREWS

Because, as Ilona eloquently put it, our last few weeks seriously sucked. We get a treat, with the caveat (listen closely, Horde!) that it is not the beginning of a new serial, confirmation of the nex...

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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 26/08/2026

Self publishing and hybrid publishing comrades! I'm working on a piece about market shifts around self publishing, how self pub is influencing trab pub, and so much more. I would LOVE to talk to you. sesmith at realsesmith dot com

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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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Small Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Just think, in all the billions of years for which the universe has existed and all the uncountable years it will continue to exist, our infinitesimal existences overlapped with Dolly Parton's.

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Christina Orlando @cxorlando.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Hello, book people! I am the book content editor for Reactor Mag and I'm looking for sci-fi, fantasy, horror, romantasy, and speculative books coming out in 2027! If you have an adult or YA SFF/H book out next year (or publicist), share the link/info here!

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Elanor @elanorandthearts.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

CALLING LONDONERS 📣 My friend has spent FIVE YEARS developing her play—a queer horror story—and she's hardly sold any tickets. She's travelling down from Leeds and I'm devastated 🥺 The Haunting of Verity Evans, The Hope Theatre, 25th–26th August. I hope you'll join me! Please share if you can't!

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Folks, this is an URGENT situation- this friend has since passed away and these cats need IMMEDIATE care. Anyone in driving distance of NYC who can take them in please get in touch with Shecky things are looking desperate.

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N.R. Lines⁷ (she/her) @nrlines.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

If you eat alfalfa sprouts and live in Minnesota or Wisconsin, check what brand you're eating

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Zócalo Public Square @zocalopublicsquare.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Romance genre historian @stegan.bsky.social writes about the summer of 1994, when, for the first time, Black Romance readers had a choice of books featuring characters who looked like them. zps.la/4g6Ckay

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One Summer, Publishers Fell for Black Romances | Essay

And Black Readers Finally Found Their Love Stories on the Shelves

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Sarabec @sarabec.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Arkansas Dems have the entire board stacked against them yet they're leading in the Senate race and a key House race. It's one poll and it's a long time to November but the work they're doing is moving the needle. Now imagine what they could do if they had just a little visible national support? 7/7

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Sarabec @sarabec.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Make them choose between spending to save Cotton and spending to save French Hill in AR District 2! (this same poll shows Chris Jones up by 4 points over French Hill - also big news!) For crying out loud, MAKE THEM WORK FOR IT! 6/

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Sarabec @sarabec.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Also, if the result of this poll is that the GOP gets scared and dumps in money to save Cotton's seat? GOOD! MAKE THEM SPEND THE MONEY! Maybe Schoffner doesn't win, but maybe the money they have to use to save Cotton means Dems win a race somewhere else. 5/

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Sarabec @sarabec.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Yes, Arkansas is a red state. But it is also a suppressed state! The system works against anyone who tries to make a difference (see the Ark Supreme Court ruling yesterday), but y'all -- there are people out there working their hearts out to do the damn thing anyway. 4/

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Sarabec @sarabec.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

3) Does it mean Arkansas is really in play? Maybe, maybe not. But if we shrug and say it's just a poll and the numbers won't be there in Nov, and it's Arkansas so there's no way... If you give up before the fight's done, you definitely lose. And I know the Arkansans fighting haven't given up yet. 3/

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Sarabec @sarabec.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

2) Am I going to shout about this poll? You bet. I will take *any* chance to beat Tom Cotton & for Arkansans to have a senator that actually works for them. I cheer for the Arkansas Razorbacks, I know about rooting for the undervalued long-shot and I will celebrate every damn bit of good news. 2/

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Sarabec @sarabec.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

As noted in the thread, the real issue isn't that polls are wrong, it's that there is a possibility they might lose and the GOP dumps in whatever money necessary to save the seat. My thoughts: 1) I don't remember the last time a Dem polled ahead of the GOP in an AR senate race. This is a big deal 1/

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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

So, we found a live bat in our galleries. 🦇 a thread🦇

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Shecky @shecky.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

FRIENDS IN THE NYC AREA: Okay, this is a tough one, but please bear with me. My wife's lifelong friend has stage 4 pancreatic cancer and is desperately seeking a home for his two cats when that time comes. The elder, Wally, is something like 13 years old and DELIGHTFULLY dim. The younger, Doris,

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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

shop name: tall tales book shop (talltalesatlanta.com) cat name: mr. marlowe call to action: barnes and noble just announced they want to open a bookstore *in the same shopping center* 😤 if you live in atlanta, please help keep tall tales open by shopping there! support your local indie bookshops!

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Tall Tales Book Shop

Feeding your book cravings since 1979!

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/08/2026

In the summer of 2013, two esoteric, technical, incredibly important texts were published within weeks of one another: the first is the Snowden leaks, which revealed a system of global, pervasive digital surveillance. 1/

"Eugène Delacroix's painting 'La Liberté guidant le peuple' ('Liberty Leading the People'), depicting the French revolution as a ragtag group of peasants led by a flag-waving, bare-breasted incarnation of 'Liberty.' The painting has been altered: the scene is now being observed with a giant, smoke-shrouded CCTV dome, and the distant building have been replaced with a mainframe computer.

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Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I am a girl. I like reptiles and horror movies and science fiction and comics and TTRPGs, and for my entire life, every time I have entered a space, I have had to prove that I didn't "steal" it from the person* it rightfully belonged to. (*Boy, then man.)

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Mackaracka @mackaracka.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Lets keep this moving! The actual need is over $6k, so we have a bit to go. #uglydogs

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I'd be singing the praises of What to Carry, What to Burn even if @blairbraverman.bsky.social wasn't a friend & fellow traveler. It's thrilling, moving, surprising--and of interest to me as a writer, a study in adaptation, knitting sources together into a new tale. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/w...

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True Crime Podcast · Edge-of-your-seat survival stories, as told by adventurer and dogsledder Blair Braverman. How did Ada Blackjack endure a brutal Arctic winter alone? Why did one shipwreck crew wor...

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Mike Jung @mikejungwroteabook.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

This is Loki, our Maine Coon and the cat of our hearts, and he went missing today. We have no idea how he got out, but he’s an elder, indoor cat, the whole region’s in an intense heat wave, and we’re really scared. I doubt I have any followers here in Martinez, CA, but if so, help? It’s SO hot

A Maine Coon cat lying on top of a messenger bag and assorted other items

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

"My name is John Crichton, an astronaut. A radiation wave hit & I got shot through a wormhole. Now Im lost in some distant part of the universe on a ship, a LIVING ship, full of strange alien life forms... Is there anybody out there who can hear me? I'm just looking for a way home." [same plot btw!]

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