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SapientaCY @sapientacy.bsky.social · 1h

Come and hear from the experts in citizens' assemblies Thu 22 Oct 6pm sapientacyprus.substack.com/p/citizens-a...

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Citizens’ assemblies: lessons from Ireland

Thu 22 Oct 6pm Ledra Palace

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Wonder Why🦆Ducky🦆 @duck-flying.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

‘The future is bright’: breeding programme brings world’s heaviest insect back from the brink A female wētāpunga can weigh as much as a mouse. Its body can grow up to 10cm long (nearly 4in) and its leg span can be as wide as 20cm | New Zealand | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

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‘The future is bright’: breeding programme brings world’s heaviest insect back from the brink

Wētāpunga can weigh as much as a mouse and its numbers dwindled across New Zealand due to predators and habitat loss

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

As @mrjamesob.bsky.social was saying… Hegseth is literally doing ISIS things in our name…

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 09/10/2026

Kemi Badenoch’s flagship party conference policy document overestimated the cost of net zero by nearly £500bn… …seemingly after someone accidentally double-counted figures on a spreadsheet. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Tories overstate net zero cost by nearly £500bn in apparent spreadsheet error

Exclusive: Badenoch’s flagship conference policy document cites £957bn estimate, twice the total in climate advisers’ data

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Steve Doherty @stevedoherty.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

We might laugh at the big guy - but it's this one who's properly dangerous.

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Graham Mort @grahammort.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Here's my new flash fiction in the marvellous 'Fictive Dream'.

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David Farrier @davidfarrier.com · 23/09/2026

an amazing new project launches today in new zealand: people can report sexual harm, and get matched with others who reported the same person. when you report, you get a lawyer - and lawyer-client privilege. for free. i profile the website, technology, charity, & law firm here: www.webworm.co/tika/

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This Could Change The Way Victims Get Justice

David Farrier's Webworm looks at Alison Mau and Zoë Lawton's Tika: a new way to report sexual harm in Aotearoa, New Zealand.

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Aaron Stewart-Ahn @badideas.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Here is the trailer for NAZA, the film Benjamin Netanyahu really, really doesn’t want you to see, which will be released for free worldwide in November after a short theatrical self distributed run.

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Steven (with a PH) @sjksalisbury.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Christening a baby is nothing like christening a ship. I know that now. Once again I can only apologise.

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Shenanigans @shenanigans.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Why would I kill them with kindness when violence is an option

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Anti-Heroin Chic @antiheroinchic.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Friends, our submission inbox is completely empty. If you'd be so kind as to help us spread the word among your communities it would be so greatly appreciated. heroinchic.weebly.com

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Hassinator @hassinator.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

a great letter in the times today. perhaps worth sharing in these troubled times. #RNLI #heroes

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026

Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.

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Granta @grantamag.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

‘The man came away feeling bruised. Yet another shrink was walking around town and knew all about him, the worst and most shameful parts.’ Fiction by John Jeremiah Sullivan. granta.com/acute-wing/

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The Acute Wing | John Jeremiah Sullivan | Granta

‘The man came away feeling bruised. Yet another shrink was walking around town and knew all about him, the worst and most shameful parts.’ Fiction by John Jeremiah Sullivan.

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Alex Winter @alexwinter.com · 08/09/2026

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

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New England Review @newenglandreview.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Submissions are open! We're accepting nonfiction, fiction, and dramatic writing through Nov 1. We'll reopen to poetry in the spring. Learn more about our submissions guidelines here: nereview.com/submission-g.... We pay contributors $20 per page, $50 minimum. We look forward to reading your work!

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Fictive Dream @fictivedream.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

ICYMI we're open for #submissions of contemporary #microfiction #MicroMonday #callforsubmissions. Please click on the link below for our guidelines. We're looking forward to reading your words... fictivedream.com/submission-g...

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https://fictivedream.com/submission-guidelines/

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Lisa Thornton @thorntonforreal.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Please know that I am haunted by some stories we have declined. Please know that sometimes one sentence in your story that is not quite right for us lands in my jaw and will live there forever. Please know I realize you are sending us your heart.

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JMWW Journal @jmwwjournal.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

September Submissions Open JMWW is open for submissions September 1st-15th. We are reading all genres (except for Blended & Beyond) this month.

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September Submissions Open

JMWW is open for submissions September 1st-15th. We are reading all genres (except for Blended & Beyond) this month.

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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Katharine McCormick: a most consequential yet historically overlooked woman of the 20th century. She funded the development of the world’s first oral contraceptive pill & drove progress across 3 fronts: her scientific education (MIT), militant suffragist action & backing mental health studies. 1/2🧵

A beautiful black-and-white portrait of Katharine Dexter McCormick (1875–1967), the pioneering MIT biologist, suffragist, and philanthropist who single-handedly bankrolled the development of the world's first oral contraceptive pill. Set against a soft, featureless, neutral studio backdrop, the composition focuses tightly on her upper torso and face. She looks directly forward with a solemn, intense, and piercing gaze, her features composed in a serious expression. McCormick wears an elaborate, wide-brimmed dark hat adorned with a thick, light-colored decorative band across the base of the crown. Her dark, voluminous curls cascade and blend with a highly textured, thick fur or feather boa wrapped high around her neck and shoulders. Underneath, a glimpse of a fine lace or embroidered white garment is visible. The soft vintage lighting casts gentle shadows across her face, accentuating a mood of quiet determination, dignity, and historical consequence.

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BOObara Byar 👻👻 @barbarabyar.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Having a story of mine come second place out of hundreds of entries in a competition judged by Donal Ryan means so much to me!! Thanks to Donal for his kind words and to the team at @frazzledlit.bsky.social for running such a great competition. open.substack.com/pub/authorjm...

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Announcing the WINNERS!

Donal Ryan's decisions are in!

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Shannon Savvas @shannonsavvas.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

The Last Dragon: The Sundered Magic book 1 amzn.eu/d/00uzLeaJ

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 12/08/2026

In Ancient times an eclipse was an ill omen. I suggest we sacrifice the mega wealthy to appease the Sun God. Or just cause the greedy cunts deserve it, either one works.

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⛧ Mother Suspiria ⛧ (Stina Marie) @stinasdemons.com · 11/08/2026

Exactly this. This bookshop got suspicious & did their due diligence, which SHOULD be the normal response and NOT the fucking outlier. Like I said, any bookstore that doesn't immediately wonder WHY they're suddenly getting tons of obscure orders is somewhat complicit. Book Haven = hero ⬇️

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Wellington second-hand bookstore’s mysterious orders

Book Haven in Wellington's Newtown started to receive more orders than it could possibly handle.

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Movies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Since a British director made The Odyssey in English with American leads, I think a Greek director should make Pride and Prejudice in Greek with Cypriot leads

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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

58 days of relentless resistance. 🦩 Albanians are standing up against land grabs, corruption, and authoritarian overreach to defend their public lands and democratic rights. When the people unite, real change happens. Keep raising your voices, Albania! 🇦🇱

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

De Niro: Loving our country is starting to sound like an abused spouse saying they love their abuser. I can’t love a country that starts stupid and inhumane wars, killing thousands of innocents… I can’t love a country that’s led by a xenophobic tyrant. I can’t love a country that’s led by Trump

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Erik Kennedy @erikkennedy.com · 15/06/2026

'The intentional destruction of the ability to save lives and reduce suffering is psychopathic behavior — the kind that would prevent any rational, kind person from giving power to anyone capable of it. But here we are.'

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The Berlin Literary Review @theberlinreview.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Submissions are open for short stories, flash, poetry, and essays. Check the website for full guidelines. ❤️

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

No matter how long I live after we get through this dark chapter, I will never get over the immorality, the amorality, the corruption, the criminality and the cruelty in service to one of the worst humans to ever walk the earth.

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 265: Place in a story needs careful thought. Place determines how we behave; what we wear; what we eat; how we move around our space. How we interact with our location is at least as important as the way in which we interact with each other.

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SapientaCY @sapientacy.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Are Cyprus property prices a supply or a demand problem? Our Director, Fiona Mullen, reports back on the REALTYonEXPO conference last week in Limassol. #Cyprus #Property open.substack.com/pub/sapienta...

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Cyprus property prices: a supply or demand problem?

New foreign buyers are here for the long term; let’s plan to keep them

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Feeling overwhelmed with all of this. LISTEN. Another Louisiana resident (Marshawn is the only name we have) testifies against the state’s racial gerrymander, speaking truth to power up and down the hearing room and predicts how this story will end. Speak your truth, fight and believe.

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Adam Roberts @adamroberts.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Surely they've suffered enough?

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David Atkinson @davidatkinsonpoet.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

I love how this poem moves from funny to serious I've seen this. The bar in Belfast International Airport. We heard the alarm, could smell the smoke & sat on & finished our pints. I have witnessed the second half of the poem too. It's time to pour our pints on the fire #Poetry #Poemoftheday

Poem - 'The Problem with Early Warnings' by Charles Rafferty

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