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Vicki Meagher, Writer @vickimeagher.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This brought moisture to my eyes and made me feel full of peace.

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Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I've settled on the reading list for my class on government and political reporting at the local, state and federal level. You all want to see it?

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Trump misstating and touting a meaningless deal over Greenland, while the entire Middle East security architecture falls apart due to his own actions, is emblematic of this administration’s foreign policy.

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Cynthia Pelayo @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Today is good day to start writing that novel. There are 101 days until December 31st. If you wrote 500 words every day starting today you would have 50,500 words drafted before the end of the year.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

We got Hegseth wanting to inject testosterone into service members and Kash wanting to let people in the FBI who engaged in bestiality. That’s just this week.

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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Friend shared this video of a man unveiling the library he hid when he fled Damascus in 2011. It’s incredible

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

My new book—"HOW RUSSIA WON: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Fight for America"—is out. It chronicles Putin's decade-long twilight war against the US & Trump's complicity. Get the big picture for Don Jr.'s Russian-financed wedding. Here are some great blurbs for the book. HowRussiaWon.com.

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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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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I'll confess I'm shocked by this: seeing a respected progressive voice openly argue that it's better to defeat Democrats who have been flaky on trans rights than to secure Democratic control of the US Senate and US House. Unbelievably foolish, short-sighted, self-sabotaging nonsense.

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Imagine an American president lying about 9/11. Actually, you don’t have to.

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

it is so depressing to see how much money is going into ICE and the new ballroom instead of public transportation, scientific research, education, public health, and food safety

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 03/09/2026

I know I already posted about this...but to reiterate: Anthropic copyright settlement authors, PLEASE contact me (Writer Beware) if your publisher is making a claim on a book whose rights have reverted, or claiming anything other than a 50/50 split on an in-contract book. beware@sfwa.org

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 02/09/2026

It is a minor complaint in the grand dumpster fire that is our current lives, but I really hate having to second guess every animal video I see. Cute and interesting animal videos and photos used to be one of the most pure pleasures of the internet age and now...

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Eize Basa @eizebasa.baby · 01/09/2026

Welcome to Bluesky.

Thanks for being patient. A team member is coming to cancel you.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

14 years ago, Ken Paxton was caught on camera stealing a $1,000 pen from a security screening. The pen was recovered. The man to whom it belonged decided to not press charges. Today, that man is endorsing James Talarico.

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Vicki Meagher, Writer @vickimeagher.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I recently published my first novel, Mother Yucca, about a psychic in the Mojave Desert. It's an e-book only, on Amazon only. $2.99 (or $0.00 for Kindle Unlimited members). www.amazon.com/Mother-Yucca...

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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

any dem candidate in 2028 who talks about that it is "time to move on" and they need to "heal the country" by not going after the Trumps and his Administration will never be elected President. The winner will talk about prosecutions and seizing assets.

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Zuul Brynner @quailprices.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

JFC can’t deny Lena Dunham dropping KNOWLEDGE in Famesick “never mistake maintenance for care, attention for love, or even love for empathy”

Page of Lena Dunham’s memoir “Famesick” with the line ““never mistake maintenance for care, attention for love, or even love for empathy” highlighted in purple

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Vicki Meagher, Writer @vickimeagher.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

My first novel is now available on #Kindle devices and the free #Kindle apps and it's free on #KindleUnlimited. The protagonist, a grieving woman in New Hampshire, becomes the psychic Mother Yucca in the Mojave Desert and heals herself. #writingcommunity #psychics #MojaveDesert

Photo of the book cover for Mother Yucca, showing a Mojave Desert path with blooming Joshua trees. The cover shows that the author is Vicki Meagher and the book is a magical realism novel.

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Requesting your library acquire copies of a book is one of the best ways to uplift the authors you love.

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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

It has taken Donald Trump's America to make Europeans realize that it is not just scary to look after itself without the USA--but that it also has strategic benefits. As those benefits become clearer Europe will strengthen and the USA will have weakened itself.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Preventing some Iranian villagers from getting drinking water does nothing to prevent the IRGC from firing missiles and drones. Water is a red line. I know those of you who hate the US military and US foreign policy won’t care about the difference, but it’s significant, with very bad implications.

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Nate O @nateo.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Straightforward fascist ideology running throughout, as illustrated by this passage

It’s not a coincidence that when you look at these violent antifa demonstrations and you see any photograph of those who were assembled – to be blunt, not one of the people that is demonstrating looks like a normal person. Not one looks normal. They’re all deformed in some way – in their appearance, in their dress, in their mannerism. Why is that? Why? If you look at two photographs and you see a normal American in the street and you see an Antifa protest, why do the people that are violently demonstrating – why is there not one normal-looking person among them? Every one of them, through the course of their life and their decisions, has scarred their body and their appearance in many different ways, to the point in which their outer appearance becomes a manifestation of their inner hatred.

Trust your instincts to all people and across all civilizations. You know what normal is. You know what beautiful is. You know what good is. You know that families are right. You know that children are precious and beautiful and must be protected. You know that the criminal and the junkie and the predator is a threat to normal, healthy living. This so much deeper than issues about taxation and regulation, although they’re incredibly important. It’s about normal, healthy, ordered living.

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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Why I’m a fan of the Oxford comma.

TORONTO STAR
BOOK REVIEW
Sylvia Plath, a New York vigilante and Shah of Iran featured in latest historical fiction

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

If America still had the rule of law, this would be the easiest prosecution ever, but we all know absolutely nothing will happen.

Six accounts on Polymarket made around $1 million in profit by betting on the US to strike Iran by Feb. 28, according to analytics firm Bubblemaps SA. The accounts were all freshly created in February and had only ever placed bets on when US strikes might occur. Some of their shares were purchased, in some cases at roughly a dime apiece, hours before the first explosions were reported in Tehran.

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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I really do believe we can have public excellence again

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Bona Books 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🤘🏼 @bonabooks.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

AI fraud nearly derailed our next anthology. Today we’re talking about what went down, the things we missed, and publishing the report we wish we’d had when it happened. Read all about it on our new blog, and download the full report:

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Honey, We Bought an AI Story — Bona Books

The Queer Torments of the AI-sphere

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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

The thing I hear the most about from Arizonans right now is how expensive everything is. They’re spending more and getting less. Bringing costs down is my top priority.

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Cooper Lund @cooperlund.online · 05/07/2026

One of the reasons why the ongoing meltdown about Zohran asking people to set their A/C to 78 bothers me is that it seems to be a symptom of post-COVID unwillingness for individuals to do anything for the common good, and if we don’t have that we’re in a very bad place as a society.

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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I interviewed a former prosecutor yesterday who said this one thing that I cannot stop thinking about : “I think the most radical thing I learned from becoming a prosecutor is how much violence women face in this country and how little people care.”

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Nicholas Thompson @nxthompson.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

The last paragraph of @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu piece on what patriotism means ahead of our 250th Independence Day. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/06/2026

same guy

Representative Tom Kean Jr. drew intense scrutiny and faced severe backlash from healthcare advocates and New Jersey officials for his role in advancing House Republican budget proposals that slashed nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid.

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Ah, using "AI enhancement" for engagement, with no concerns of the risks it might create for innocent people.

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JB Pritzker @jbpritzker.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Let this anniversary serve as a call to action: We need to codify the right to an abortion into federal law.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/06/2026

I think the reason the Reflecting Pool is getting so much reaction is because it's a tangible metaphor for all the failures of this regime. It's a physical manifestation of toxicity, vanity, cost, error, and assigning blame.

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Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Nobody is vandalizing the Reflecting Pool, and Trump knows it. This is a visible example of his corruption--a no-bid contract to some crony followed by sky-high cost overruns, and shoddy construction to boot. Classic Trump: I didn't fuck up, it was my enemies.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19/06/2026

An aerial view shows crews dismantling the UFC fighting venue on the South Lawn of the White House. The grass on the Ellipse has been completely destroyed following the UFC viewing party. REUTERS/Aaron Schwartz

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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Just a friendly reminder. If the US had taken only a small fraction of the money and military equipment it has squandered fighting and losing to Iran, and instead helped Ukraine, the Middle East would be more stable and Russia would be facing defeat.

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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

When we win, the first bill I’m filing is a comprehensive anti-corruption package: Overturn Citizens United Ban corporate PACs and super PACs Ban members of Congress from trading stocks Once we defeat the most corrupt politician in America, we can defeat this entire corrupt system.

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Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Breaking News: the algae has agreed to accept $300 billion to consider vacating the reflecting pool

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Guy (aka glecharles) @loudpoet.com · 17/06/2026

If you're in publishing and don't subscribe to The Bottom Line, you're missing out. The latest issue's diplomatic takedown of the Authors Guild's deceptive conclusions from their latest "research" is yet another example of why @janefriedman.com is one of the most important voices in the industry.

First, this study has no historical baseline; it can’t claim book buying is down. The headline takeaway is that only 25 percent of print and ebooks read in the last month were bought new or obtained through a paid subscription. But does that represent a change in consumer behavior? We don’t know because this study is a snapshot only, not a comparison with prior studies. To be fair, it is well known that digital borrowing has surged at libraries, especially since the pandemic. In particular, it was revealed in 2019 that library ebook revenue for Macmillan increased by 800 percent over five years. But if readers have truly abandoned buying for borrowing, total book purchasing, especially for fiction, would be falling. In fact, the opposite is happening. The fiction market has seen some of its strongest growth since the pandemic.

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 17/06/2026

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Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

This is just like the tobacco industry. They knew it was harmful but didn’t care. The AI companies already know the risks & side effects. They have them buried somewhere in a report. So what health impacts would be unexpected?

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

The misogynistic smearing of a former First Lady at a White House event sanctioned by a President … is a stain that will not be removable

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

I guess the majority of farmers have proven that the best way to get ongoing perpetual government welfare during the Trump years is to reliably continue to vote Republican even when their policies repeatedly make you insolvent.

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Matt Oswalt @mattoswaltva.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

NBA is rigged! when Spurs had 29 point lead the game should have been immediately stopped and Spurs declared winner. Instead officials decides to play "4th quarter?" and Knicks "somehow" score enough baskets to win. Fraud!

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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Just sent out my free midweek update. If you thought things were shocking for US weakness on Monday, the last two days were worse. We are faced with one question--How Low Can The US Go? This applies both to Trump and the US military. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

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Midweek Update #14: How Low Can The US Go?

Another Worrying Sign For The US Military

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