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Theodore McCombs @theodoremccombs.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

But the feature of a little gay crush is I’ll never breathe a word of it 🥹

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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Enormous drop in oil demand this year due to Trump's war in Iran. As predicted, he has accidentally accelerated the green transition (with, of course, a very heavy and deadly cost in how it's happened) www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-glo...

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Analysis: Global fossil-fuel emissions set to fall in 2026 amid Hormuz crisis - Carbon Brief

Global fossil-fuel emissions are set to fall by in 2026 amid the fallout from the Hormuz crisis, according to Carbon Brief analysis.

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Theodore McCombs @theodoremccombs.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Hey I’m trying to remember this rare Lego mini-fig that I’m pretty sure has appeared only in one set and never again, I think he’s called the Hapax legoman

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 03/04/2026

More context on this #Artemis II image: * This is the night side, lit by moonlight. You can see city lights in Spain & Portugal, & a sliver of day at lower right * The Sun is entirely behind Earth, which makes it a kind of solar eclipse, but w/ Earth doing the eclipsing instead of the Moon: ☀️🌍🚀🌕

A full disc image of Earth, as seen from the Orion Crew Module. The planet is a pale blue, swirling with white clouds and glowing slightly lighter blue in place from reflected light. At lower left, a large brown landmass is Africa, with Spain and Portugal with twinkling lights where the planet curves. At top right, auroras glow in a thin green glow, just barely separated from the planet's surface. Earth is set against the black of space (pic: NASA/R.Wiseman)

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Theodore McCombs @theodoremccombs.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

It's one reason why I keep teaching it :)

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Theodore McCombs @theodoremccombs.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Across four 2-hour classes, we’ll read and discuss classic SF/F short stories, old and new, that offer an intensified look at craft issues like exposition, narrator, and time. I had a lot of fun teaching this and can’t wait to talk about some of my favorite stories ever written.

Graphic with syllabus for workshop reading: "Week 1: Conflict & Exposition (Butler, Le Guin) // Week 2: Weird Narrators (McCracken, Wolfe) // Week 3: Time (Bender, Chiang) // Week 4: Speculative Sentences (Delany, Aira)"

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Theodore McCombs @theodoremccombs.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Come write with me! At Lighthouse Writers Workshop, we’re bringing back my hit 4-week craft seminar “Standing on the Shoulders of Giant Robots: Craft Lessons from Speculative Short Fiction.” Sign up here: lighthousewriters.org/workshop/4-w...

Graphic ad for "Standing on the Shoulders of Giant Robots: Craft Lessons from Speculative Short Fiction," Wednesdays 6:30-8:30 PM MST | Online (February 11 - March 4, 2026). The graphic shows a pulp magazine cover from December 1926 with a giant robot towering over houses, illustrating Edmond Hamilton's story "The Metal Giants"

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Theodore McCombs @theodoremccombs.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Fam, do we think a Bluebeard-themed “Do Not Disturb” door hanger is darkly clever or cluelessly nightmarish

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

If asked i would say that the Rosetta images of the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko are tied with those of Satrun by Cassini as the most dramatic and incredible of a solar system object ever returned via spacecraft. Just look at the mood here.

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Derrick Austin @paradiselaust.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Thrilled to have two poems from This Elegance in the latest issue of Cortland Review. I challenged myself to write about an animal (since I don't typically) and ended up writing about a giant phantom jellyfish 🦑

Giant Phantom Jellyfish by Derrick Austin

You misunderstand
my nature. I am practical. I sweep
my oral arms over hydrothermal vents.

What's it like
being discordant
internally and with your world?

Is it because you live on something
that your kind can be so
distracted, divided?

I'll let you in
on a secret: because we emerge
fully formed from the brood chamber

I suppose we're like a unified mind
without a death drive or dreams.

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Theodore McCombs @theodoremccombs.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

What do we think is going on in the Master Suite/Master Room? Bed against plate glass window, looking into the Master Room, itself a glass enclosure? Like a conservatory?

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Theodore McCombs @theodoremccombs.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Yes that is the correct response is what I’m gathering

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Theodore McCombs @theodoremccombs.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

The shortest short that has genuinely haunted me is Augusto Monterroso’s “La oveja negra”: ciudadseva.com/texto/la-ove... The English transliteration doesn’t quite hit the same way but the basic idea of it still lands: spanishtextstranslated.wordpress.com/la-oveja-neg...

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La oveja negra - Augusto Monterroso - Ciudad Seva - Luis López Nieves

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Theodore McCombs @theodoremccombs.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

And the cat burglar that confounds and compels him

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Theodore McCombs @theodoremccombs.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

And Rony’s got a cat burglar costume, but I’m waiting for approved pictures to post 😄

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Theodore McCombs @theodoremccombs.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

What do you mean you’re the random Louvre visitor the Internet mistook for a gentleman detective ready to crack the crown jewels heist

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Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @eliaseells.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

It's #WorldOperaDay, so I had to pull together some of my favorite operatic books. From the wide expanse of space to Weird Cities in trees, from the reception of a Problematic Fave to squid operas inspired by his work, this art form moves the spirit and shakes the rafters. See any faves?

A stack of books in the library at golden hour (bottom to top): THE VANISHED BIRDS by Simon Jimenez, WAGNERISM by Alex Ross, THE MILTON CROSS COMPLETE STORIES OF THE GREAT OPERAS, URANIANS by Theodore McCombs, WICKED PROBLEMS by Max Gladstone, THE WORKS OF VERMIN by Hiron Ennes, THE CORNISH TRILOGY by Robertson Davies

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Theodore McCombs @theodoremccombs.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

I’m rooting for him. Hope he finds his bliss

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 09/01/2025

I define hope as the belief that our actions can make a difference. For me, it's not an emotion but rather a daily practice. Every week I share good news of climate solutions, not-so-good news on how climate change is affecting our lives, and something concrete we can do about it. Subscribe here:

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Talking Climate | Katharine Hayhoe | Substack

Subscribe to Katharine's newsletter for a clear-eyed and hopeful look at climate science and solutions. Receive weekly climate updates, good climate news, event information, ideas on things to do and ...

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jae holzman @jael.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Scoop: Trump lost the legal battle over halting the offshore Revolution Wind project after Orsted, its developer, brought reams of evidence to court alleging the government was lying about military security concerns. It’s a sign truth can empower companies Trump targets. Via @heatmap.news

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How Trump’s Case Against Revolution Wind Fell Apart

The administration argued in the name of national defense — but Orsted had receipts.

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Theodore McCombs @theodoremccombs.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Yes, this is an account of Thomas More complaining of Martin Luther’s marriage. The author is C.S. Lewis 🫨

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Theodore McCombs @theodoremccombs.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

You will never, ever guess the author of this paragraph (unless you have read this exact document)

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Theodore McCombs @theodoremccombs.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Help I am desperate to know more about Luther’s “abominable bichery”?!

Text: “It is easy to see why Luther’s marriage (as he called it) or Luther’s “abominable bichery” (if you prefer) became almost a symbol.”

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Theodore McCombs @theodoremccombs.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Snapped this neat photo of ethics under modern capitalism

A trash can with a special slot for recyclables that drops into the bin as the trash

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Theodore McCombs @theodoremccombs.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Hahaha I love it. Gonzo seducing Camilla from her fiancé chicken is inspired. Fozzie as Leporello?

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Theodore McCombs @theodoremccombs.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Ohhh that’s good. Gonzo is Don Giovanni, naturally?

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Theodore McCombs @theodoremccombs.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Marriage of Frogaro. Lucia de Hammermoor. Swinestein on the Beach.

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Theodore McCombs @theodoremccombs.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Miss Piggy as Venus, obviously. Rowlf as Wolfram. Elisabeth is the only human

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Theodore McCombs @theodoremccombs.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

We need more Muppet operas. Imagine the possibilities. Imagine Muppet Tännhauser youtu.be/gVxTNb3KfeI?...

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Muppet Songs: Beverly Sills and the Pigs - Pigoletto

YouTube video by Muppet Songs

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Theodore McCombs @theodoremccombs.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

And on the other hand, making a “fulsome record” or argument is almost accidentally apt. “I’m going to make my point so comprehensively you’ll all be sick of me” is a Big Mood in the law

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Theodore McCombs @theodoremccombs.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

I gave up holding the line on “fulsome” this very morning. Lawyers way overuse it for the second meaning, which I dislike, but what can you do

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Theodore McCombs @theodoremccombs.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

I had a friend who, as a teen, would do his business in his bedroom with his eyes closed and headphones on—an important detail because one time, when he’d finished, he opened his eyes to see a steaming cup of chai left for him on his nightstand

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Skrmetti was a 6–3 decision—but the majority also split in half, with 3 justices angling to go further in eradicating constitutional protections for transgender people. To hold everyone together, Roberts resorted to incoherent sophistry. With @dahlialithwick.bsky.social: slate.com/news-and-pol...

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Amy Coney Barrett Doesn’t Think the Supreme Court’s Anti-Trans Ruling Went Far Enough

Three conservative justices have signaled they don’t believe the Constitution protects transgender people from discrimination.

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Jay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

We are not a distraction we are real people facing real existential threats

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Diana M. Pho (she/her) 📚 🔊 @dianapho.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Happy pub week to Lee Mandelo and AMPLITUDES: Stories of #Queer and #Trans Futurity! These stories will stay with you, and it's an honor to bring out this anthology at a time when readers need tales like these more than ever 🌈 🩵🤍🩷 #AuntieEditor @erewhonbooks.bsky.social @leemandelo.bsky.social

Cover for Amplitudes, a radiant glowing title

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Theodore McCombs @theodoremccombs.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

I am really loving Notes from a Regicide!

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Marty Cahill @mcflycahill90.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Anthos aren't always an easy sell but @leemandelo.bsky.social has worked MAGIC into each page of AMPLITUDES & I'm so proud. Out 5/27. Kirkus - "A radically queer anthology of trans joy and suffering." ⭐ LJ - "A must have." ⭐ Booklist - "Overflowing with raw emotions." 22 stories for only $18.95!

Softcover of Amplitudes only 18.95, that's wild!!

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The Baffler @thebaffler.com · 08/05/2025

It remains to be seen whether the new Chicago-style pope will follow in his predecessor’s footsteps and make outreach to LGBTQ+ people. But as @theodoremccombs.bsky.social explained last year, queer Catholics are used to such ambiguity.

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A Foot in the Door | Theodore McCombs

Is the Catholic Church is finally coming around on homosexuality?

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Andy Boyle @andymboyle.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

please don’t text me war plans, because I’m actually at capacity right now and I don’t think I can hold appropriate space for you. do you have someone else you could reach out to?

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Nicole Tersigni @nicsigni.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.

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