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Saraiphim 🖤🩶🤍💜 @saraiether.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

📚💙🪐📚🎧 I have finnished it yet, but it's good. It's like a mashup of Mass Effect, Hail Marry & The Expanse. I didn't notice until well past the 1/2 way point who the author is. I'm glad that their writing has matured well. #booksky

To Sleep In A Sea of Stars
by Christopher Paolini

NY Times bestselling author of Eragon

The outline of a woman is floating in a blue light cast by stars in the dark.

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Saraiphim 🖤🩶🤍💜 @saraiether.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

ooo... I will need to look at this later.

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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Yeah the biggest human trafficking bust in 21st century US history went down in 2021. Operation Blooming Onion. They took down a $200 million slavery ring in Georgia. 100% H2A visa workers who immigrated legally. This was HUGE NEWS for anyone who was paying attention to farm worker & labor issues.

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Saraiphim 🖤🩶🤍💜 @saraiether.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

WTF? Seriously? What a waste of tax money.

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The Curious Cat Bookshop @curiouscatbookshop.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Finding this setting today AT LAST has made my life in Adobe Acrobat SO MUCH BETTER.

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Saraiphim 🖤🩶🤍💜 @saraiether.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

♟️🎲 #gamenight this weekend we have #LUNACapital! A drafting tile placement game. I generally love these types of games. This was no exception. It's hard to tell how well you are doing compared to others without going over all scoring details. Kept me looking for the best for me picks. #boardgames

LUNA Capital in round 2. Players take turns selecting a card representing plots of land & tiles to place on the land. (Sorry it's hard to describe without going into all of it!) 4 players, midgame with grey cards & tiles on the crads in various layouts. Orthogonal adjacent rules apply when placing and no more than 3 rows for the city.

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Saraiphim 🖤🩶🤍💜 @saraiether.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

That's a big nope from me. I remember using a finicial site many years ago that had logins. I decided it wasn't worth it and deleted that account. No plans to go back.

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Saraiphim 🖤🩶🤍💜 @saraiether.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

😏 It's rainy in my area today. Made some warm comfort food for #gamenight this evening. #gamefood #mac&cheese

Penne noodles covered in an herby cheese.

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Saraiphim 🖤🩶🤍💜 @saraiether.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It's time to buy a #calendar! I usually buy 2-3 for a given year. One to #supportart, my choice below & one to support a nonprofit (local if possible). Additional calendars are considered if I can't choose. #supportsmall #supportsmallartists #supportlocal tanninarceo.shop/collections/...

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patrick mcneil (he/him) @patrickryne.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This was a Trump 1.0 appointee.

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Saraiphim 🖤🩶🤍💜 @saraiether.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🎲♟️ Played two rounds of #CalicoTheBoardgame solo this afternoon. One of my favorites. I don't get it out enough. #boardgames #sologamer #soloboardgame #Calico

End of game board of Calico. Various hexagonal pieces are in a board looking like a quilt. A few cardboard pieces are cats & buttons on the board.

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Saraiphim 🖤🩶🤍💜 @saraiether.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

😯 I suspect Lunari is learning the concept of fetch. Shake the cat toy & toss it down the stairs. Down she runs & brings down the hall to the bedroom, meowing to repeat. She knows I sit on the bed & cannot see her bring it back until she is in the doorway. 😂 Too cute. #catsofbluesky #Lunari

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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

1/ Menopause is universal, yet misunderstood and stigmatized. For decades, women were told Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT) was dangerous, full stop. But that's not the full picture. So let’s take a look at what the evidence actually shows and why the old warnings didn't tell the whole story.

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It's Adopt a Less Adoptable Pet week! We only adopt cats that are "less adoptable" due to FIV and I've known countless amazing cats at the shelter that were overlooked for too long due to age, medical issues, or behavioral challenges. Please consider the "less adoptables" if you can!

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Saraiphim 🖤🩶🤍💜 @saraiether.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

#PetPeeve - Book summaries/descriptions that start off with stating something had made a best seller list or has won such & such an award. THAT DOES NOT MAKE ME WANT TO READ THAT BOOK! TELL ME WHAT IT IS ACTUALLY ABOUT! It's probably the fastest way to get me to ignore that book. #booksky 📚💙

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Saraiphim 🖤🩶🤍💜 @saraiether.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

My sibling wanted to go apple picking this year at a local place. I reminded them that due to the frost that killed most (or all) the blossoms in the spring it was very unlikely there would be any apple picking in our area. They checked, the place is closed. #FClimateChange

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Saraiphim 🖤🩶🤍💜 @saraiether.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

🎲♟️ We played #Obscurio last night. It's like a more difficult version of Mysterium. I imagine this is better at higher player accounts. I'd play it again to see.

A board lies in the center of a black table nd features the image of a library with multiple stairs, pathways & doors. Beside each door ia slot for a round card with drwam like images on them. 3 colored disks are on the board at one door.

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NPR @npr.org · 10/09/2026

An extremely well preserved fossil feather could reveal why some birds survived the dinosaur-killing asteroid, and others did not. n.pr/4cG3z9T

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A fossil feather from the age of dinosaurs may explain why only some birds survived

An extremely well preserved fossil feather could reveal why some birds survived the dinosaur-killing asteroid, and others did not.

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Saraiphim 🖤🩶🤍💜 @saraiether.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

💙📚 Sometimes you want to read about more mature characters becuase they've got the years to backup their competence. 💖 #booksky

Killers of a Certain Age
By Deanna Raybourn

White background. A red forearm & hand holding a black knife with a bracelet of pearls.

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Saraiphim 🖤🩶🤍💜 @saraiether.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

📚💙 Not as many pages read this month. I didn't have as much bandwidth to focus & one book that seemed to drag. On the plus side I still got a lot in. #StoryGraph #ReadingWarp-Up #MonthlyReading

Saraiphim's August 2026 Wrap-Up
Books - 10
Pages - 3,821
Av Rating - 3.83

Highest Rated: How To Read A Book, Morning Star, Golden Son

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key-lime pie @keymonster.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I still have many spots open for this queue. Reposting for more eyes to see. Please repost and share! Thank you! 💚

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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

1/ Last week, Pennsylvania announced two measles-associated deaths, the state’s first in 35 years. Details are still slowly being released, but Pennsylvania officials and the federal government have publicly disagreed over the cause of death. That dispute has now spilled onto the CDC’s website.

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Saraiphim 🖤🩶🤍💜 @saraiether.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Wow, that is a thought. A friendship is a person in & of itself. I like that.

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Saraiphim 🖤🩶🤍💜 @saraiether.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

📚💙🪐 Completed the first 3 books of the #RedRisingSaga. I was fully invested in this one. At one point I was mad enough to throw things. Several twists that I was not expecting. Several hints of future points I didn't predict while not being surprised when they happened. #booksky #RedRising

Morning Star
by Piece Brown

A sling blade is held a loft with a bright star shinning behind the curve of the blade.

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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · 25/08/2026

Today, we lost an icon, but few people know Dolly Parton was also an early champion of cash support. In 2016, after wildfires devastated her native Sevier County, she gave survivors $1K/month for 6 months, plus a final $5K check – no strings attached.

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Dolly Parton: basic income trailblazer?

Among the numbers used to demonstrate the need for a basic income today, one sticks to the ribs like no other: almost half of Americans…

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Northeast folks, still trying to find a home for a pair of cats whose person passed away

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NPR @npr.org · 23/08/2026

Siblings Cody and Kaleigh Brendle have grown up with the right to community integration. Now, they worry those protections for people with disabilities like them are being eroded.

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They grew up with disability rights. Now, they're fighting to keep them

Siblings Cody and Kaleigh Brendle have grown up with the right to community integration. Now, they worry those protections for people with disabilities like them are being eroded.

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Saraiphim 🖤🩶🤍💜 @saraiether.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Yesterday was the annual Garden Party event of my mom's college friends. These are the people I grew up with as family. It's amazing to think of friendships that span that length of time. ❤️🌳🌺💠

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Merrymac Farm Sanctuary @merrymacsanctuary.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

😛 -Odie

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The Haunted Bookshop @thehauntedbookshop.com · 22/08/2026

Optimist: the cup is half full Pessimist: the cup is half empty Bookseller: I swear to Quaritch, Myrtle, if you use your books as coasters one more time, I will never buy a book from you again

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I normally repost Nathan during the Thursday art show, but here's a special tariff bullshit boost! www.etsy.com/shop/NathanN...

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

There's been some discussion on here about whether bluesky is useful for promoting books. I present you with the tumblr equivalent. I feel like there's a lot for publishers (and authors) to learn from it. www.tumblr.com/ariaste/8249... #Booksky

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💬 103 🔁 9902 ❤️ 14193 · Yeah, that's the key: You can tell people about your book. You cannot *advertise* your book to them. You can politely ask people to signal boost to support an author writi…

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Saraiphim 🖤🩶🤍💜 @saraiether.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I ended up at the movie theater two days in a row. I don't think I've ever done that before. Saw Spider-Man Brand New Day and Six (the musical). #NationalDayofRelaxation #MovieTime

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The Curious Cat Bookshop @curiouscatbookshop.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

It's #NationalRelaxationDay today! Nothing like a good beach read, or snuggled up at home. Where is your favorite place to relax with a book?

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Saraiphim 🖤🩶🤍💜 @saraiether.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

🎲♟️ #MountainGoatsLegacy on Wed. 1st chapter only. I was dead last of 5. It's fun with a good balance of luck & decision making. Curious to see how the game play switches up as we play through. Can play this the same as the original game. #boardgame #boardgamenight #gamenight #hangingwithfriends

Several large cards are arranged on a black table. Goat meeples are on the cards or the bottom of the column of cards. Numbers on the cards are 5 through 10. One of the players is shaking dice in their hands.

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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

YUP. We got a big one in NC that's gone state-level. 2 workers have died on their 20,000 acre estate in the last 3 years & the mom is a state senator. I need to get way more of a very specific type of insurance before reporting on them, so that's fun.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

The U.S. Healthcare System is Already Mostly Socialized And there's nothing radical about wanting to end insurance company parasitism.

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The U.S. Healthcare System is Already Mostly Socialized

And there’s nothing radical about wanting to end insurance company parasitism

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Saraiphim 🖤🩶🤍💜 @saraiether.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Every now & again I think about buying a CD of a musician that comes across my socials where I still love their music after several months. When I go looking my options are: Streaming, the Zon or Walmart. It's conflicting. I end up not getting anything.

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Saraiphim 🖤🩶🤍💜 @saraiether.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Happy #GotchaDay #Lunari! Two years ago we adopted a spunky kitten with great big eyes. 🥰 The time has flown by. While I did catch her napping in this photo she remains rambunctious when awake. #tortiecat #catpics #catsofbluesky

Lunari, a tortie cat is curled up on the lap of thier human who is lying down on a sofa wearing jeans.

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Aaron Radney COMMISSIONS OPEN (3/7 slots left) @aaronradney.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Sonya will take such good care of your characters!

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NPR @npr.org · 09/08/2026

It will be visible in parts of the U.S. on Wednesday. n.pr/4fUBDzO

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Solar eclipse to occur next week. Here is what to know

It will be visible in parts of the U.S. on Wednesday.

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Saraiphim 🖤🩶🤍💜 @saraiether.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I took a half day at work just because. I wish I could do something more often. Thankfully I have two more Fridays planned with that schedule this month. 😏

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Libro.fm @libro.fm · 07/08/2026

Big news, readers: Ebooks are coming! 🎉 We’re excited to share that in the coming months, you’ll be able to enjoy both ebooks and audiobooks on Libro! Every purchase you make will benefit your chosen independent bookshop. What are we most excited about? 🔽

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