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Wikipedia Volunteers Avert Tragedy by Taking Down Gunman at Conference

wikipedia editors have always been true heroes in my book, but my god this is another level (gift link)

I know some folks are block list averse, but this list pre-nuked for me all those new trashbag dot gov accounts that spun up on bsky if you're looking for pro-active moderation bsky.app/profile/did:...

Mamdani and the governor of NY standing in front of a sign that says Investing in Queens.

I'm not tipping the drag strippers, I'm

white house has joined bluesky
click here to block all official us government accounts instantly

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YouTube video by PBS NewsHour Rescue crews airlift hundreds out of rural Alaskan villages after powerful storm

This is good reporting on the disaster in Alaska if you're looking for a reliable summary.

This is a bigger disaster than I think most are realizing. 1500 people have been displaced by the flooding with an exceptionally complicated response and recovery.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5kz...

**taps the sign**

You wanna follow some cool trans writers? I gotcha.

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Like this is me personally but I think you're fooling yourselves if you think there was ever a moment in American history when white people were subtle about their racism.

Anya’s writing is incredible and this class sounds so cool

Vale is a lovely person who’s having a rough week. Join their patreon for delightful tarot things and microfic.

Also, this is such a fun question, and I highly recommend reading through the answers on the quoted post

Dead Girls: Moss, rot, and copper.
Finna/Defekt: plastic, lingonberries, and ozone.
Every Room a Hunger (2027 novel): pine, dusty furniture, and sweat

Nah this rules, actually www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Color photo headshot of Gemma Files, a fair-skinned woman with brown hair worn in a shoulder-length bob without bangs. She wears metal-framed glasses, a black blouse, a necklace of glass beads, and a subtle pink lipstick. She appears to be sitting in a well-lit interior with framed black-and-white photo portraits on bright white walls. Looking into the camera with dark eyes, she smiles sweetly, showing enviable dimples.

Head-and-shoulders red-tinged color photo of writer M.L Krishnan, a woman with light brown skin and straight, glossy hair pulled back. Her hair may be black or may be purple; the red light makes this a mystery. She wears large plastic-framed glasses, a red silk tank, gold earrings with ornate hearts hanging from sunburst decorated with red hearts, a gold ring in her septum and several gold rings on her fingers, red lipstick, and black cat-eye eyeliner. She rests her chin on one beringed hand, her face in three-quarter view, and regards the camera with a serious expression.

Spookymonth continues apace! This week, two favorites return: M.L. Krishnan and Gemma Files. Yes, really. Join us Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. PDT! @emelkrishnan.bsky.social @gemmafiles.bsky.social www.storyhour2020.com

Call and Response by Christopher Caldwell (pre-order) — neon hemlock A collection of short stories. Publication date: October 14th, 2025. An 8” x 5” paperback. 188 pages. This is a pre-order—any other books ordered with it will ship when the pre-order is ready to ship....

Black queer surfers. Black queer bank-robbers. Black queer sea monsters. Black queer sorcerers. Black queer rootworkers. Black queer sailors. Black queer saints. Black queer sinners.

It’s Black!
It’s queer!
It’s Here!

Now available!
www.neonhemlock.com/books/call-a...

Honestly did not realize this was paywalled because I subscribed to them and it has been a far better use of my money than WaPo or NYT, and also this was a really interesting article. (if occasionally enraging)

Little update. Mostly been off bsky coz I've had some complications involving fevers, bleeding. It's been a rough six weeks, physically, mentally, emotionally. Would have liked to have rested but I gotta pay for the hospital bills and various tests and medications. Anything you can spare will help.

SAM THIS IS SO GOOD!!!!

Courtney Lovecraft’s Book of the Dead - Nightmare Magazine Honey, the spirits are here with us tonight and they are deeply disappointed. [audience laughter] Momma, do you not own a mirror? Did you think you looked cute when you walked out of your house tonigh...

This freshly-hatched horror story has possibly my favorite title of any story I've ever written. I give you....

"Courtney Lovecraft's Book of the Dead"

Free to read, at @nightmare-magazine.com !!

www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/cour...

Pictures of author Maya MacGregor and literary Keir Alekseii on a mauve background with the silhouettes of a forest, photos of brambles, and the text: “I am represented by Keir Alekseii! Announcement! New representation: Keir Alekseii of Azantian Literary Agency”

I have a wonderful bit of good news to share!

I have a new literary agent and am now represented by @keiralekseii.bsky.social of Azantian Literary Agency!

The moment Keir and I connected, I knew she was the perfect person to represent my work. I cannot wait to see where we go from here. 🥰✨

There needs to be more coverage of this in the news. I have read so many stories bout this on Facebook, first hand stories of the terror of that storm, and very little coverage n media.
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ICE is all over the city and burbs today, including Waukegan. Multiple reports on social media from people who have found empty work vans and are trying to locate family of their owners. This is a near daily occurrence now.

The Witch of Prague, from Homeward Books! Splendor over mediocrity. Stories for the hot bath & the cold plunge. Defying the constraints of genre & delving deep into your heart.

Have we mentioned if we hit the Kickstarter goal for WITCH OF PRAGUE, we'll open pre-orders for our second book? According to @courtneymilan.com, @zenaldehyde.bsky.social's THE PERILOUS LIFE OF JADE YEO is "Poignant, beautiful, and incredibly meaningful."

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A review of Nalujuk Night (2021) Interesting that it takes a short film (box set “extra”) to clarify this realization for me, especially considering that the subgenre has its roots in an early nonfiction work (Häxän), but I think a g...

This indigenous Canadian short film I saw last night as part of @kierlajanisse.bsky.social’s great All the Haunts Be Ours 2 folk horror box set (but apparently also available via YouTube?) would be an excellent thing to watch on Indigenous Peoples Day.

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We must celebrate our Italian queens. Monica Bellucci. Cristin Milioti. The one Olympian sponsored by the concept of Parmesan cheese. Stella Sacco

Christopher Columbus was dragged back to Spain in chains by a crusading knight, convicted of tyranny and immeasurable cruelty, pardoned by Isabella but banned from returning to Hispaniola.

Fuck Columbus.

portland continues to serve up a protest that confuses the feds and totally disrupts the false narrative they're pushing via propaganda channels...

Yo! The Ignytes don't miss. They don't miss. Great choices all round. Congratulations to all the winners!

Amazing Emergency Naked Ride. Here’s the moment thousands of riders rolled through the protests at the ICE facility and cheers erupted. 😮💯