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Dustin @theunread.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I feel like I want to start a fan blog dedicated to the collections team at @multcolib.bsky.social. These beautiful monsters are stocking a collection of early Vito Acconci works in my small neighborhood branch!

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Dustin @theunread.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I'm late to it but I'd just like to mention that MyOther Tongue by Rose Alcalá is fucking tremendous. Shout out to @multcolib.bsky.social for stocking it!

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Dustin @theunread.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

@sjaffegold.bsky.social congrats on your role as the new ED of CUP

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Dustin @theunread.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

In this way, a fight for fair wages for care workers solidifies the fact that it’s work, not some noble undertaking.

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Joseph Schreiber @roughghosts.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Essays, please and thanks. The good ones, the smart ones, the weird ones.

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New York Review Books @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Padgett Powell on Ivan Turgenev and the "detumescent intellectual", temporarily out from behind the paywall at @bookpostusa.bsky.social in honor of Donald Rayfield's new translation of Turgenev's Smoke, which has plenty of detumescent patriots in it.

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Review: Padgett Powell on Ivan Turgenev

Re attending to one’s intellectual fundament

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Dustin @theunread.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

These being the only two posts here from Rodrigo Corral’s studio is an incredible bit.

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Dustin @theunread.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Kill your inner cop final boss: this person trying to involve the police about someone taking books from their little free library.

Screencap from IG of a blue plastic little free library with a handwritten note taped inside facing through the window, which reads “ Dear Book Thief, You are on camera and your theft has been reported to Salem PD.” We can see a bit of the person taking the photo reflected in that same window.

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Dustin @theunread.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

@joshthelibromancer.bsky.social is great at this as ever (and has amazing taste) but unfortunately all I can see is the ample and hard-won number of face-outs on each shelf with big ol knows-how-high-turn-bookstores-work heart eyes.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 19/08/2026

Democratic Socialism: Myth Vs. Fact theonion.com/democratic-socialism-m…

MYTH: The government will take away your money and give it to the poor.

FACT: You are the poor.

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Dustin @theunread.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

How did they find the perfect model for this photo

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Dustin @theunread.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

New job listing for someone who kinda sucks.

Job listing for a 'Junior AI Engineer' at Penguin Random House

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Dolphin Pilot @theamitie.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

There’s a guy on TikTok who posts just him taking a pizza out of the oven every day with tongs and all of the comments are about how their day is ruined from having watched this

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Dustin @theunread.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I can't believe my old person genocide tourism cut a few corners

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Dustin @theunread.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

They won’t let you take jacket photos that prominently feature your nipples inside AND outside of the fold anymore, because of the end of woke.

Banged up Linda Ronstadt album—“Hasten Down the Wind”—sitting on a tabletop. Cover art is a photo of ronstadt looking like a damn baby in a shoulder less sleeveless white dress. She’s looking to one side and the light on her is strong and single direction such that all little bumps are casting a shadow, including, yeah, nipples.

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they/them might be giants ☭ @babadookspinoza.bsky.social · 11/08/2024

If you meet the Buddha on the road, that’s a free Buddha. You own him. He’s yours. That’s just a fact.

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Dustin @theunread.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Looks like someone in this admin was a fan of my Melville House blogs from like 2014.

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Lydia Kiesling @lydiakiesling.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I knocked doors for our socialist city councilors yesterday with @portlanddsa.bsky.social & the majority of people I spoke with (homeowners in Ladd's Addition!!) were really pissed about the Moda Center billionaire giveaway. I think a lot of PDX politicians are spectacularly failing to read the room

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Portland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · 07/08/2026

The Mercury spoke with several people who purchased electric bikes through Portland Clean Energy Fund's new rebate program. While the recipients’ backgrounds and transportation habits varied, everyone echoed the same general sentiment: e-bikes are game-changing.

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E-Bike Town - Portland Mercury

Earlier this summer, Sabrina Taylor picked up her new electric bike, purchased with a rebate through the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund’s (PCEF) new e-bike incentive program. Not long a...

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Nick @ecosozialismus.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

the testimony about how we need public money to go into private hands so then the private sector can give to philanthropic organizations / non-profits was actually the clearest explanation of the rot of neoliberalism I've ever heard. The government should just fund public services & employ people.

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Lawrence Schimel @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Since it's #WITMonth here are a few relevant titles I've translated: a queer coming of age novel from Equatorial Guinea; feminist sci-fi from Spain; poetry from Benin, Puerto Rico, Mexico & Chile; an Argentine/Palestinian book; & a middle grade Venezuelan novel. #booksky #xl8 Links in thread.

For Women In Translation Month, a photo of 8 books by women writers translated by Lawrence Schimel.

Top row:

LA BASTARDA by Trifonia Melibea Obono (The Feminist Press) Equatorial Guinea

LOOSE THREADS by Isol (Enchanted Lion) Argentina

DIFFERENT written by Mónica Montañés & illustrated by Eva Sánchez Gómez (Eerdmans) Venezuela

VOICE OF THE TWO SHORES by Agnès Agboton (flipped eye) Benin

Bottom row:

MONTEVERDE: MEMOIRS OF AN INTERSTELLAR LINGUIST by Lola Robles (AqueductPress) Spain

NIÑOS: POEMS FOR THE LOST CHILDREN OF CHILE written by María José Ferrada & illustrated by María Elena Valdez (Eerdmans) Chile

I OFFER MY HEART AS A TARGET by Johanny Vázquez Paz (Akashic) Puerto Rico

HATCHET by Carmen Boullosa (White Pine Press) Mexico

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Dustin @theunread.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Weed shop staff love to banter with you while you're at the atm. Their version of the dentist asking questions with their hands inside your face.

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Dustin @theunread.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Breathing in wildfire smoke from your own state is healthy, actually. That's locally grown produce.

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Dustin @theunread.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Real dead horse but: Two michigan voter sound bites on morning edition today. One voting El Sayed for policies they approve of. One voting Haley purely for horse race reasons. Do you see why the latter is exactly the problem?

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Dustin @theunread.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

They’ve also been doing some hiring, if you’re based in Boston.

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Dustin @theunread.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

That passage in freud’s Three Essays where he’s like “actually guys the tension [inherent in a sexual act before orgasm] itself isn’t pleasurable for me.”

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Dustin @theunread.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Hakuin’s calligraphy is so funny dude.

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Dustin @theunread.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Robotaco is closing. Might cry about it.

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Dustin @theunread.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I don’t think I’ll be calling for a Walgreens clerk to unlock a case so I can buy toilet bowl cleaner.

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Dustin @theunread.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I should rewatch A Woman Under the Influence

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Dustin @theunread.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

What can you even say to someone trying to normalize partner rape other than “face the wall”? You could be such a vile misogynist you don’t consider women to be people, and this would even then be inexcusable.

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Dustin @theunread.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

When your ladybugs find their way inside

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Dustin @theunread.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

OPB is hiring an enforcer, if siding with power at the expense of workers is your thing.

Screenshot of a LinkedIn post from OPB dated to 23 hours ago.
Text:
OPB is seeking an experienced labor relations professional to join the People & Culture Team. OPB takes bargaining with its two labor unions as seriously as it takes employee experience and understands that the two are intertwined. The ideal candidate for this role is as knowledgeable as they are relationship-driven, especially when it comes to contract negotiations and management. The collaborative nature of this role is absolutely critical. Strong candidates will have substantial experience in bargaining, and will lead with the mission-driven mindset that all teams at OPB keep central to their work.

Apply by Tuesday, August 4th 2026 at 8:59pm Pacific Time

https://lnkd.in/gqDhp_24

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Dustin @theunread.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I haven't read it yet—does anyone know whether our local cop union gets a shoutout in @stschrader1.bsky.social's BLUE POWER?

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Dustin @theunread.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Love to be governed by The Guys Guarding Two Doors. They care deeply about our community and it shows.

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Mattilda B Sycamore @mbsycamore.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Hello, Portland! As part of the Oregon Summer Writers Workshop @mccormackwc.bsky.social there are outdoor faculty readings/book signings open to the public every night... Yes, I'll be reading from TERRY DACTYL on Thurs, July 16, 7:30 pm, check out that lineup! And, all these fantastic readings💞

MWC PRESENTS Oregon Summer Writers Workshop

READING SCHEDULE

Sunday, July 12

Eliana Ramage Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya m. mick powell

Monday, July 13 Kelli Jo Ford Joseph Earl Thomas Sam Sax Daniel Saldaña París

Tuesday, July 14 Melissa Lozada-Oliva Wendy C. Ortiz Danielle Evans Leila Chatti

Thursday, July 16 Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore Denne Michele Norris Emma Copley Eisenberg Safia Elhillo

Friday, July 17 Dur e Aziz Amna Megan Fernandes Catherine Lacey Sarah Aziza

Saturday, July 18 Jamel Brinkley Torrey Peters Paul Tran

REED COLLEGE CERF AMPHITHEATER. WITH ASL INTERPRETER

NIGHTLY 7:30 PM PST

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Dustin @theunread.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Water rights in the American West are so baldy dystopian and everyone should learn how they work.

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Dustin @theunread.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Mom can you come pick me up? Yeah ... I know. I know, but they've found a way to make perimenopause awareness and hrt-as-cis-healthcare super cringe. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...

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‘It affected my confidence in my pussy’: gen X punk legends rage at menopause festival

At Menopunkapalooza, riot grrrls sang and rallied around a topic still taboo today: women’s health during midlife

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Dustin @theunread.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Accurate. It's hell. That said, I could write a mean puppy killing newsletter. I've sold my sould so many times already.

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bijan @bijan.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

every job i see these days is like: LEAD CONTENT ANALYST, Puppy Killing Factory (remote). $350,000 - $500,000. You will edit our internal newsletter (circulation 500). Associate Editor, Nonprofits, Global Good Magazine (in office, NYC). $27,000 - $28,000. Lead ALL of our fundraising efforts!

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Dustin @theunread.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Last night Portland closed off most of the main public bridge where people watch fireworks so the local Blues Festival could put an invite-only thousand dollar a head outdoor dinner there. Continually surprising how a town this small can be so fully locked down by the interests of the donor class.

a red white and blue spray of fireworks in the far distance, being watched by people in 'elevated barbecue' clothing standing beside tables with white tablecloths, all seen through a chainlink fence keeping the hoi polloi at least thirty feet back.

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Skullboy @betterlegends.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

HOLY MOLY ITS HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND. Come out and visit us in the vendor hall for BETWEEN TWO CONS this weekend because the other parts of the convention are sold out. My good buddy will be running my vendor table but I'll be running around and also selling the official Between Two Cons MERCH.

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Yochai Gal @yochaigal.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

This weekend is Between Two Cons! Badges are sold out but you can still visit the vendor hall! Cairn Press will be there, selling first and third party modules. If I seem even more "extra" than usual, I apologize in advance. I'll be busy! See you in Portland. tabletop.events/conventions/...

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Dustin @theunread.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

why did i laugh out loud at this

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