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Ken Yee @yuweiquan.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Often I laugh at the absurdities McSweeney’s, but this piece? It is one of a handful of McSweeney’s pieces that makes me a bit sober and contemplative about how fucked up things are.

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Gene Kannenberg, Jr. @genekjr.bsky.social · 13h

Amazing paper engineering from @nsousanis.bsky.social's student!

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Publisher Spotlight @pubspotlight.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The Girl Who Loves Trees delivers a “gentle, deliberate book about interacting with nature from an Indigenous perspective” @owlkids.bsky.social Booth 17 #JCLC2026 www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

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THE GIRL WHO LOVES TREES | Kirkus Reviews

A girl and her grandfather appreciate the natural world.

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Maia Kobabe @redgoldsparks.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Gender Queer has only been out for 7 of the last 35 years, yet it is number one on this list.

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The New Voice of Ukraine @english.nv.ua · 09/10/2026

Poland is stepping up security at schools after a series of violent incidents and online threats sparked fears of further attacks. Authorities have warned the public against spreading unverified rumors about an alleged coordinated “Bloody Friday” challenge

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Police investigate ‘Bloody Friday’ rumors after deadly knife attacks

Schools in parts of Poland's Mazowieckie Voivodeship were closed on Oct. 9 following two knife attacks and online rumors of a supposed coordinated wave of school violence dubbed "Bloody Friday."

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Kelly Barnhill @kellybarnhill.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The next time you hear someone complaining about reading to their kids, or posting that it's boring, or saying they just have AI do it, be aghast. We should all be AGHAST. That's bad parenting and they should not only be embarrassed, but they need to change their thinking and behavior. For the kids.

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Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I have been a guest at conventions where, during the pre-con walk through, my handler has pointed out the bar and mentioned how some guests are "more fun" and "get asked back," then names only men. Because a lot of female guests aren't comfortable hanging out around alcohol with strangers.

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Coffin Boffin @coffinboffin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

WIDDERSHINS means moving counter clockwise; this inversion of the natural order was associated with the devil and witchcraft. In this image #WITCHES delight in flying widdershins around North Berwick church with their broomsticks #FolkloreSunday #31daysofHalloween

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The Godyssey Podcast @godysseypodcast.com · 05/10/2026

Brazilian white lady-style ghosts are called Dama Branca, and are believed by some to be the ghosts of young white women who died in childbirth or violent men, including "honor killings" for those who loved across races. She avenges herself against abusive men. #MythologyMonday

An unknown artist's depiction of a White Lady, showing a woman in a gorgeous complex white gown, frayed at the ends, with skeletal hands; her face is sorrowful, her crown made of bones and laurels, and she is in all white, her head glowing.

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The Godyssey Podcast @godysseypodcast.com · 05/10/2026

Yūrei are Japanese ghosts, unable to pass on. There are countless types of yūrei in Japanese and indeed international media, most in the form of angry ghosts, onryo. Famous examples include Ringu, Ju-on, and One Missed Call. #MythologyMonday 🖼: N. Davies

A tribute by artist N. Davies for the film Ringu, where the girl is crawling out of the television, with the katakana for Ringu written in an otherwise blank canvas. Her hair obscures her face, just like in the film.

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Euronews @euronews.com · 05/10/2026

Brussels and Washington are "closely" monitoring the evolution of a suspected plague outbreak in Siberia following the death of a lab worker. #EuropeNews

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EU monitors 'very closely' suspected plague outbreak in Russia

Brussels and Washington are "closely" monitoring the evolution of a suspected plague outbreak in Siberia following the death of a lab worker.

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Terri Windling @terriwindling.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I agree completely with Malka's thread. I was co-editor of a web journal (The Journal of Mythic Arts) back in the 1990s, when every single page of it had to be coded by hand. It was hard work, but worth it to connect with a wide variety of other writers and artists working with myth & folklore.

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Patti Olivier 💙VOTE BLUE @patti3333.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Oh Gosh 56 years ago today We lost Janis... You and Your music live in my heart..🕊🕊 Janis Joplin Feeling good was enough for me 🎶

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David Lebo @leboism.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

For those not following NJ politics, please know that the Lt Gov resigned a few days ago because a report came out saying he did serial harassment, and yesterday he went on TV to say "i put that report through multiple AIs and they told me it wasn't sexual harassment." Former university president

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

We all know that Telegraph Club gets banned, but @malindalo.bsky.social's debut ASH gets banned all the time, too for the crime of being gay: bookshop.org/p/books/ash-...

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Ash

"This lyrically retold Cinderella tale is not just a beautifully updated fable, but an ode to the transformative power of love."--Cassandra Clare, bestselling author of The Mortal Instruments series T...

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

No banned book list is accurate if it doesn't feature a lot of work from trans authors, unfortunately. It's been a line of attack that's been effective, which is why I'm not tagging creators. some goodies: bookshop.org/p/books/vict... bookshop.org/p/books/sir-... bookshop.org/p/books/a-wo...

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Victories Greater Than Death

Outsmart Your Enemies. Outrun the Galaxy.“Just please, remember what I told you. Run. Don’t stop running for anything.”Buckle up your seatbelt for Victories Greater Than Death, a thrilling YA sci-fi a...

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Save the CBC 🇨🇦✌️ @savethecbc.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

🎨🧡 Born on this day in 1927, Kenojuak Ashevak helped bring Inuit art to international recognition. Her iconic Enchanted Owl became a Canadian cultural treasure, appearing on a postage stamp. CBC Arts helps preserve and celebrate the legacies of groundbreaking Indigenous artists. 🇨🇦

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

ALERTE: PUMPKIN WOLFE

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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Niigaan Sinclair calls out shallow national newspaper commentary and says real conversations about issues facing Indigenous people come from those who live and work on them every day. Watch the full discussion on the latest Truth & Politics: youtu.be/OD4cH_1Hsxc

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UncoverTheNews @uncoverthenews.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

🇨🇦🇺🇸 @alleriaeh.bsky.social reacts to Trump's latest comments about Canada and breaks down the claims, the contradictions, and the gap between Trump's version of Canada and Canadian reality. 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_xz... #Trump #Canada #cdnpoli

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Trump’s Bizarre Canadian Apology Fantasy: Why He’s Not Getting It

YouTube video by Alleria Eh - Covering Politics and News

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Winnipeg Free Press @winnipegfreepress.com · 03/10/2026

CALGARY — One morning in May, John Pentland, a minister at Hillhurst United Church in Calgary, opened his newspaper and read about a group of Albertans who were trying to divide his country.

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Religion and Alberta’s referendum

The idea of separation viewed through a faith lens shows further fracture lines

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Danielle Smith, Premier of Alberta‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎(Parody) @abdanielsmith.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Demetrios Nicholaides, UCP MLA and Minister of Education, ladies & gentlemen! This shows everything you need to know about my UCP: ✅ We are doing the bare minimum governing Alberta ✅ We don’t care about Albertans ✅ We don’t care how we handle your tax dollars #abpoli #ableg

A screenshot of a press conference with Demetrios Nicholaides, UCP MLA and Minister of Education standing at a lectern. The screenshot shows a header with the words: Strengthening Career Education and Financial Literacy, except the word Strengthening is spelt incorrectly.

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David Hamer @davidhamer1951.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Remember when dolts like Andrew Scheer celebrated Brexit? Well, now the Brits are wanting to reverse it. 🤷🏼🙄🤷🏼 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

As anyone in publishing will tell you, women do not resist reading books by men, but men will often dismiss books by women. This is not a publishing problem or a failure to target men. It's a misogyny problem.

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Court Ellingson @courtellingson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It’s a beautiful morning at the confluence. I recommend people walk the path & learn about the calls to action in the report! Take a moment to understand the history, and the consequences of that history; and how we move forward together. We are all treaty people.

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 27/05/2025

Authors & Publishers posting about illustrated books launching this week: pls credit ILLUSTRATOR. Doing a #CoverReveal? Credit illustrator & designer. Not only does this help boost artist but it shows people that you hired a HUMAN artist. #PicturesMeanBusiness Art @sarahmcintyre.bsky.social

Illustration of a blue round creature with wings and a tail, containing the text “#PicturesMeanBusiness.” Beside it, hand-lettered in blue, is the question: “Why do so many book people keep forgetting to credit illustrators?” Small text at the bottom credits illustrator Sarah McIntyre and the website

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 29/09/2026

A New York prosecutor has reopened an investigation into gang rape allegations at a Cornell University fraternity in response to a lawsuit filed by a woman who says she was sexually assaulted in 2024 by seven students after being plied with alcohol and drugs.

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CJSR 88.5FM @cjsrfm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The last Alberta-based Indian Residential School closed on June 30 1988. It was the St. Mary’s Indian Residential School on the Blood Reserve. See the full list of all 25 residential school run in Alberta: nctr.ca/residential-...

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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 28/09/2026

“Same goes for the claims that these companies are already profitable… [essentially] the companies are claiming that they are so cool that their profitability can only be measured using a novel, secret form of mathematics.” www.thenerve.news/p/cory-docto...

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Cory Doctorow: AI’s big beasts aren’t really scared of their products. They’re scared of their competition

The US giants would love to stop battling each other and be protected from China – and they might have hit on just the narrative to make that possible, writes our tech columnist

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 26/09/2026

that art really was glorious

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Veratify @veratify.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

V finds this claim only partially true. The channel, creator (Joe Rosen), and ~168M view count are accurate, but filming began around 2009 (approx. 17 years ago), not 20 years ago. Real-time fact-checks on your feed: veratify.ai Errors or comments: info@veratify.ai

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Jane Ball (living dead girl) @jane.inurhead.lol · 25/09/2026

i wish I could proverbially shake everybody until they understood this. it is so important for people to understand this that i am literally at a loss for words to stress how important it is to understand this. this post is the best I could do

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Catherynne M. Valente @catvalente.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Someone brought up Silently & Very Fast on Insta & AI butted in to “helpfully” inform me about my own book Fun fact: Never written an essay with that title. That title is a line from Ken MacLeod, scraped from an 07 Gizmodo article by @annaleen.bsky.social which reviews KM right before reviewing me

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Ways to help authors you love: - Review their books. - Share their posts. - Tell people about their books. - Learn the true name of the universe and manipulate it to make their book a bestseller. - Get your library to order in their books. - Ask local events to book them for appearances.

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Canadian Loyalist 🇨🇦 @shakespearesgal.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This is Tod and Jocelyn Maffin’s initiative to promote Canadian small businesses threatened by the most recent tariffs. Please check it out and support as you’re able … Oh Canada, we stand on guard for thee … 🇨🇦 #cdnpoli

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Main Street Canada | Notion

Support small Canadian businesses hit by the U.S. tariffs by Tod and Jocelyn Maffin • see their projects • support their work

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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Beauty.

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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

too high

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

On this day in 1916, Frank Shuster was born in Toronto. The cousin of Superman co-creator Joe Shuster, Frank formed the comedy duo Wayne and Shuster with his comedy partner Johnny Wayne. They performed together for decades. Shuster died in 2002.

The photo shows Frank Shuster, an elderly man with white hair, sitting relaxed in an ornate golden chair with a red cushion. He is wearing a dark blazer, light blue shirt, beige trousers, and brown dress shoes with patterned socks. His legs are casually crossed, and one arm rests on the chair's armrest. The background appears to be a studio or set with equipment and a bag visible.

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The Independent @the-independent.com · 01/09/2026

BREAKING: Former prime minister Sir Keir Starmer is to step down as an MP, a move that will trigger a by-election. Read more: trib.al/hXqdu4j

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Laura Babcock 🇨🇦 @laura-babcock.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

No Danielle we are not confused or disappointed. We are pissed off at the endless threats by Trump fascist regime to take our country and their ignorant disrespect. If you were on team Canada 🇨🇦 you would know that and not try to suck up to the enemy 🙄 youtu.be/l1dXRANspQc?si…

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dawneelizabeth.bsky.social @dawneelizabeth.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Was it only because Google couldn’t profit enough from China🧐

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Crystal Ponti @crystalponti.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The Church Grim is a spectral black dog said to guard British churches and graveyards from thieves, witches, and the Devil. Some tales claimed a dog was buried beneath a new church so its spirit would remain as an eternal guardian. #WyrdWednesday

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Lawrence Schimel @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

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Gail de Vos (her/she) @taleteller.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Brampton is a diverse, growing city. Send a message to protect library services and the people who deliver them! cupe.ca/BramptonLibr...

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We love Brampton library workers

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