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Nick Davies / Aster Loxley / Spiral Island @spiralisland.bsky.social · 6h

And now @willochowicz.bsky.social introduced a resolution at tonight's meeting to un-appoint the interim monitor. (It still has to have a hearing at Finance Committee and back to Common Council) Matthews and Glenn voted against its introduction

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Surprised Eel Historian, PhD @greenleejw.bsky.social · 6h

TWF your very niche historical specialty shows up in the news in the worst damn way

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RedScharlach @redscharlach.bsky.social · 14h

NO. DO NOT DO THIS. Do NOT think about The Event and under NO circumstances attempt to relive The Event. This may cause DISTRESS and CONFUSION. REMAIN INDOORS.

A double decker London bus with a poster on the side of it, saying “Relive the Event”. The poster is advertising Disney+ and the event in question is the Oasis reunion tour.

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Nathan Fowkes Art @nathanfowkes.com · 16h

From my trip to Japan.

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Nick Davies / Aster Loxley / Spiral Island @spiralisland.bsky.social · 16h

These wouldn't be my examples, but a lit author's excursion to a spec world often renders it at a tourist's depth Maybe it's not wanting to be "too genre", or an assumption/strategy that no other world can be described in more real terms than the "real" one (as if that even exists in fiction)

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Ken Schwencke @schwanksta.com · 20h

A year ago, @propublica.org told you immigration agents had detained more than 170 U.S. citizens. We’ve updated our count, and we’ve got all the receipts. The tally: At least 506 citizens detained. Sometimes held at gunpoint, handcuffed, or even deported. projects.propublica.org/american-cit...

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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica

The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Parisians dressed their dogs up for Paris Fashion Week. Video via @reuters.com

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If you love found footage + cursed media, here are some upcoming releases to add to your TBR for later!

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Upcoming book releases

19 books on Juley

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iftechfoundation.org @iftechfoundation.org · 05/10/2026

The judging period for the 32nd annual #IFComp is open until October 19th! You can support the authors by donating to The Colossal Fund that provides a cash prize pool for the top entries. Check them out at ifcomp.org!

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The Interactive Fiction Competition

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Nick Davies / Aster Loxley / Spiral Island @spiralisland.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

That ought to be synergistic with the whole "writing a bunch in November" challenge, and the "knock the doors of voters in October" challenge

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thiiird person @thiiirdperson.com · 05/10/2026

Please support or share, I'm trying to have a happy birthday today

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Nick Davies / Aster Loxley / Spiral Island @spiralisland.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This week in #Madison Dane County Environment, Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee, 5:30 Thursday dane.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=... - petition for a railroad crossing at Williams Dr & Park Rd, in Lake Kegonsa State Park. This would be huge for the McFarland-Stoughton bike route

Street view image showing a clear desire line where people cut across the railroad. The railroad has placed a big block in the way, as well as several signs ("no trespassing", etc.)

Satellite image showing Park Rd and Williams Dr, where they almost meet, with the railroad in between. The satellite imagery also shows a desire line at the natural cut-through point

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Colin Spacetwinks @spacetwinks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

also sorry i just noticed this monster in the trailer saying they're down to fuck. lmao

a screenshot of Demon Castle Story, where a monster gleefully says "I'm DTF!"

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Wisconsin Bike Fed @wibikefed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🔥Ride for Your Life-Madison is just around the corner this Sun, Oct 4th. Looks like it will be a beautiful fall day to join fellow riders & walkers as we gather at the State Capitol to rally for important bike/ped safety policies and infrastructure. Free registration: rideforyourlife.org/madison/

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Colin Spacetwinks @spacetwinks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

you already know (after some delay) what's up (steam sale rec thread is what's up) as always, i focus primarily on older, obscure, or just plain weirder games, as big name titles don't tend to need the help. with that said, onwards!

an edited version of the box art for the dreamcast survival horror game Blue Stinger. the face in the background has been replaced with a picture of my fursona (a pink kangaroo), and the title now says Spacetwinks Rec Thread. 'Sega Dreamcast' has been changed to say 'Online Kangaroo', 'Sega' was changed to say 'Dogs Bower', Activision is changed to say 'VideoGames', and 'Rated M for Mature' now says 'The Letter M', above the letter M.

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Our next category, Outstanding Novel: Young Adult highlights novel-length (40k+ words) works intended for the young adult audience Congratulations to THEY BLOOM AT NIGHT by Trang Thanh Tran (Bloomsbury YA) #2026IgnyteAwards

2026 Ignyte Award Winner for Outstanding Novel - Young Adult: They Bloom at Night by Trang Thanh Tran

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Hello and happy Fullmetal Alchemist Day! We're about ready to get started with this year's winner announcement A very special thanks to our first-ever sponsors: @bcsmagazine.bsky.social, @edmontonin2030.bsky.social, @laworldcon.bsky.social , and @revmindi.bsky.social ! #2026IgnyteAwards

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Luke Diaz @lukediaz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I'm real skeptical of the value of AI, but it's ability to find security holes is legit. Epic is right to devote significant resources to dealing with these newly revealed security issues... techcrunch.com/2026/10/02/m...

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Medical records giant Epic pauses product development to fix security bugs that risk patients' data | TechCrunch

The health tech software giant, which makes the widely used MyChart system for accessing medical data, will focus on fixing security bugs for the next few weeks.

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Santa Ragione @santaragione.com · 31/08/2026

To all Mediterranea Inferno fans: we're releasing a physical edition in collaboration with @lostincult.co.uk www.lostincult.co.uk/shop/p/medit... There's a limited edition with an exclusive dev interview (and more), plus a regular retail version. Both for PS5. Lots of love poured into this one <3

Mediterranea Inferno EDITION and its contents: game, poster, sticker, essay, alt cover

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thiiird person @thiiirdperson.com · 02/10/2026

It's my birthday in three days, and it's Bandcamp Friday today! thiiirdperson.bandcamp.com I'd love some new fans for my birthday, check out my name-your-price singles & click any song/album to see the deal where my discography is $30! The site doesn't take its usual fee today! Buy indie music!

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Bart Simpson Jamming to Music

Alt: Bart Simpson Jamming to Music

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Nick Davies / Aster Loxley / Spiral Island @spiralisland.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This thing where AI companies publicly announce their models' "uninstructed" cyber crimes: I wonder if the underlying intent here is to establish who has a "nuclear arsenal" at their disposal, and should not be messed with (in a world where a cyber attack carries no legal consequences anymore)

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Scott Gordon @scottgordonwi.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

My friend @millbot.bsky.social also published a piece about the Madison bodycam discourse today. Emily gets into a lot of points I haven't managed to hit in my series, and way more incisively than I ever could. As always, curse them for making the rest of us look like witless slime molds

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Focus on preventing police violence in the first place

Mandating body-worn cameras for Madison's police may be one tool in the toolbox for increased accountability but focusing on it as a panacea is another example of misdirected energy. Vol. 92 IN THIS...

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Nick Davies / Aster Loxley / Spiral Island @spiralisland.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Some game recs! Stay tuned for @spacetwinks.bsky.social's picks as well Until Then Narrative game set in the Philippines, in sun-soaked 8bit graphics. Chill, melancholy, and haunting. Plus there's a DLC out this year store.steampowered.com/app/1574820/...

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Save 60% on Until Then on Steam

A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race...

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Louis Inglis Hall @louisinglishall.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Very very (very) proud to have a story in Clarkesworld’s 20th anniversary issue! ‘Five Bottles’ is a story about families and death but mostly it’s about the world’s worst wine tasting and i apologise for that in advance

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Five Bottles in Memory of the Winemaker Petronius Finch by Louis Inglis Hall

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Update: Christa Pike still alive after administered execution drugs, attorneys say. www.tennessean.com/story/news...

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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 30/09/2026

BREAKING NEWS: “Do geese see God” is a palindrome

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Benjamin @benjaminschneider.ch · 30/09/2026

Werner Herzog will be the last human being whose next word no language model can predict

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Vajra Chandrasekera @vajra.me · 30/09/2026

My third novel, HERO COME HOME, officially has a cover! Preorderable from the usual places us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

The cover of my third novel, HERO COME HOME. Four human figures centred, the main image being that of a bearded man looking back over his shoulder (that's Oro, the protagonist), with a circle of symbols behind him. We can see a swan and a key. In the foreground are three people: two women, one with a mysterious marking? scar? who knows!? on her cheek and the other carrying a sword, flanking an older, balding man holding up a pistol. The possibly-scarred woman looks ever so slightly amused, and that is certainly very like her. Everybody else is not happy to be here, or indeed, anywhere

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Amelinda Bérubé @metuiteme.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

***cackling*** Are you guys ready for this??? I have a poem in @strangehorizons.bsky.social and it is called - ahem - "Why you fucked Mothman" strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...

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Why you fucked Mothman

his wildfire eyes saw the world burning and he could do nothing but tell you

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Dan Shafer @danshafer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The majority will come down to four key races. Lean D: SD31: Jeff Smith (D, incumbent) vs. Michele Magadance Skinner (R) SD5: Robyn Vining (D) vs. Mike Roberts (R) Toss up: SD21: Trevor Jung (D) vs. Jim Croft (R) SD17: Jenna Jacobson (D) vs. Howard Marklein (R, incumbent)

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Nick Davies / Aster Loxley / Spiral Island @spiralisland.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This week in #Madison Plan Commission, 5pm Tuesday madison.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=... - update on drafted zoning code for data centers

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Scott Gordon @scottgordonwi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The Wisconsin State Journal editorial has been tripping over itself to argue for the virtues of police body cameras. One recent claim was so misleading and unsupported that I up and wrote a letter to the editor archive.ph/QuBk7

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Meredith Glaser @cyclingprofessor.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

BREAKING 📣 For several days, a peaceful protest took place in the morning, after a young child was killed by a car driver. The child was riding his bike to school, the father with him. The grieving community came together with hundreds of people, cyclist or not, creating a 3km long human bike lane.

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Angeline Morrison @angelcakepie2.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Deep thanks to Paddy Clarke at @thequietus.com for this beautiful review of Donn/Dubh, the new album from Arun Sood & me. Links to the full review in bio. So honoured 🙏🏾🤎🖤

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🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.

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Nick Davies / Aster Loxley / Spiral Island @spiralisland.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I suspect this explains what I saw in the SASY Facebook group yesterday. A post about a missing cat, from a real person, with real photos of a real cat (pretty sure), and the post was flagged as AI generated. One of the photos had a frame with contact info, probably added (by hand) in Canva

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The New Voice of Ukraine @english.nv.ua · 21/09/2026

🏆 Kyivpastrans driver Andrii Bichev won first place in the individual competition at the 12th European TramDriver Championship TRAM-EM in Warsaw. He scored 3,240 points, outperforming drivers from Prague, Vienna, Zurich and other European cities 📸: Kyivpastrans / Facebook

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Nick Davies / Aster Loxley / Spiral Island @spiralisland.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Funeral attire rule: (As of now) Don't upstage the star of the show! So if you look worse in a crop top, then go for it

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DEGOEDEZAAK @degoedezaak.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

✊ Vorig jaar waren we dapper en trok de AVROTROS Nederland uit het Eurovisiesongfestival! 📢 Samen met Ierland, Spanje, Slovenië en IJsland lieten we zien dat een podium delen met Israël nu niet kan.

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mk zariel {it/they} @mkzariel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Guess who has been named the YOUTH POET LAUREATE OF MADISON!! #Madison is the city of my heart and I can't wait to spend this year supporting the #literary #arts community here. if anyone would like to collaborate around this, my DMs are open! www.wkow.com/news/madison...

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Madison Arts Commission names city's fifth Youth Poet Laureate

MADISON (WKOW) — The Madison Arts Commission has named mk zariel as the city's fifth Youth Poet Laureate.

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Tonight at Madison Common Council street construction politics! Some on Milwaukee St near new Stackweather plat face special assessments for road reconstruction - city paying $5M and residents paying $450k total (approx $7k/resident). Includes new multi-use path. madison.legistar.com/LegislationD...

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