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Justin Feinstein

@justinfeinstein.bsky.social

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Writer, advertising lifer. Debut novel @TachyonPub 4/2026 Words @Salon @VICE @AP @Vol1Brooklyn Instructor @SackettStreet Preorder my debut novel: https://tachyonpublications.com/product/your-behavior-will-be-monitored/

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Lit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social · 2d

@zutsuit.bsky.social picks new autumnal sci-fi and fantasy reads from authors including Travis Baldree, Claire North, Victor Manibo and more.

Antimemes and Nanobot Beauty Scams: November’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

November’s new releases span from epic space opera—starring immortal Pilots and bloodthirsty Sovereigns—to intimate speculative tales posing big questions about changing our facial features or merg…

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 1d

It's not in this article but the government asserts that the sandwich was thrown at "point blank range", which implies subway sandwiches have defined effective weapon ranges of varying lethality, and I would like to see the government's chart of these ranges.

Josh Mankiewicz @joshmankiewicz.bsky.social · 1d

Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...

Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent

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Justin Feinstein @justinfeinstein.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks! Out 4/7: tachyonpublications.com/product/your...

Your Behavior Will Be Monitored - Tachyon Publications

This compulsively readable science fiction novel wrestles with vital questions of our time: sentience, purpose, life, death…and how to make a really good commercial. Told entirely through questionably...

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Justin Feinstein @justinfeinstein.bsky.social · 6d

@michaelhobbes.bsky.social FYI someone appears to be impersonating you in the hopes of duping authors into paying for fake book promo opportunities. Unrelated: dig the podcast!

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 12d

Sooooo, like lots of folks who got laid off bc of DJT, I'm still looking for work. Suboptimal!

And so! If you're looking for an excellent progressive writer with years of experience reporting, analyzing, & contextualizing the news under her own byline + as a comms writer w/ progressive causes, hmu!

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The Onion @theonion.com · 15d

If you're seeking an excuse to sit in total darkness, we invite you to a free screening of BUGONIA, a Yorgos Lanthimos film, starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons. RSVP here: theonion.com/bugonia/.
(In partnership with @focusfeatures.bsky.social)

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Justin Feinstein @justinfeinstein.bsky.social · 15d

Really not into this season of Black Mirror.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 15d

“Prompt parties,” gatherings of women over cheese and wine to chat about how ChatGPT can help them, are emerging as the next-generation of Tupperware party in San Francisco.

Wine, Cheese and ChatGPT: Ladies’ Night in San Francisco

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Justin Feinstein @justinfeinstein.bsky.social · 15d

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Justin Feinstein @justinfeinstein.bsky.social · 15d

Sorry to be that guy, but these are actually congas (which I studied/played professionally in a past life). Still very cool!

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 15d

Guys, I don’t mean to sound like this but there is a felon down the street making AI videos of himself as a king shitting on Americans and the American flag and he is literally tearing down the White House as we speak

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Justin Feinstein @justinfeinstein.bsky.social · 15d

Realizing I bought tickets to a standing-room-only concert and having preemptive knee pain-induced regrets. Younger me would be disgusted.

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 16d

Shoutout to whoever was like the news sucks, let’s spice it up by doing a jewel heist at the Louvre

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 20d

The owner of Twitter just reinstated the accounts of several Nazi who had been suspending for violating Twitter's rules about doxxing other users. Now here's another piece on Bluesky's intellectual diversity problem.

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Arinn Dembo @erinys.bsky.social · 21d

Books are the only positive, non-entropic version of immortality that exists. Or could ever exist.

If you write one, and anyone cares enough to keep a copy, someone can hear your voice thousands of years after you’re gone.

And you could make them laugh! Or cry. Make them wise. Comfort them.

John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 22d

Tell me your most life-affirming literary opinion.

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Justin Feinstein @justinfeinstein.bsky.social · 22d

This is nuts. The future is arriving ahead of schedule.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Oct 3

A statue depicting Donald Trump and Jeffery Epstein titled “Best Friends Forever" has returned to the National Mall, a week after the National Park Service removed it. An anonymous group of artists has taken credit.

Statue of Trump and Epstein Holding Hands Returns to National Mall

The statue, titled “Best Friends Forever,” was reinstalled after it was removed last week. An anonymous group of artists has taken credit for the work.

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Justin Feinstein @justinfeinstein.bsky.social · Oct 3

Just in time to work out the kinks before the 2026 election cycle.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Oct 3

Users of Sora, a new app from OpenAI, have deployed artificial intelligence to create strikingly realistic videos of events that never took place. The app, and other tools like it, could become increasingly fertile breeding grounds for disinformation and abuse, experts said.

OpenAI’s Sora Makes Disinformation Extremely Easy and Extremely Real

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · Oct 3

My amazing wife @debbiemillman.bsky.social has an essay in the NYT today about how Trump is imposing his brand on American democracy www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/o...