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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 9h

it really has been amazing how much one person in a frog suit destroyed their fantasy visuals over the past week. this wouldn't work everywhere but Portland, you are doing amazing sweetie

Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 9h

www.wweek.com/culture/2025...

Can you put into words what that purpose is? You and the frog have really become icons of this protest.

There’s been a nice overall whimsy that has shown up. The frog is amazing. We had a bunch of other inflatable people here last night, too. I saw people playing Twister the other day.

What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid.

It also dismantles their narrative a little bit. When they try to describe this situation as “war-torn,” it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying [U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security] Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, eight journalists and five protesters and one of them is in a chicken suit.

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Lucius Fox In The Box @carnegro.bsky.social · 21h

Pope Leo is spitting.

www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...

Leo questioned a world where the wealth of the elite grows
"exponentially" while many "millions of people die of hunger or survive in conditions unfit for human beings." He also criticized "ideologies that defend the absolute autonomy of the marketplace and financial speculation,"
with false promises "that a free-market economy will automatically solve the problem of poverty."

Leo described a "new tyranny," which shuns any kind of oversight and where the economy is structured "in such a way that sacrifices are demanded of the masses in order to serve the needs of the powerful." The poor, he wrote, are only allowed "drops that trickle down."

The pope openly challenged "prosperity theology" and called Christians to the practice of giving charity. "It will not solve the problem of world poverty, yet it must still be carried out, with intelligence, diligence and social responsibility," he wrote.

Popular movements that challenge "the empire of money," invite people to take on the cause to combat poverty alongside the poor, instead of on their behalf, and "make history," the pope said. It our duty, Leo said, to "make their voices heard, albeit in different ways, in order to point out and denounce such structural issues, even at the cost of appearing foolish or naïve."

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Emily C. Hughes @emilyhughes.bsky.social · 17h

periodic reminder that if you write stuff that's published on the web for a publication you yourself do not own, PDF that shit as soon as it goes live

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 16h

it's only racial profiling if it comes from the racial profiling region of france. otherwise it's sparkling reasonable suspicion.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

McLaughlin: "Pritzker said there's racial profiling, which is absolutely false. Our officials use reasonable suspicion. That's protected under the US Constitution 4th Amendment."

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Dani Carr @itsdanicarr.bsky.social · 14h

Looking for a spooky read this season? Check out #TheWitchWolf!

3 witch sisters protect a magic forest, but complications arise when 2 of the sisters find themselves tangled in their affections for a pair of werewolves, the hypnotic charm of the head vampire, and devotion to their magical duty.

A poster of The Witch Wolf. Arrows point to the poster. It reads “Do You Like… Practical Magic, Interview with a Vampire, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Ginger Snaps, Charmed, The Craft, Crimson Peak, Doctor Sleep | Then you’ll like The Witch Wolf, a webcomic by Dani Carr & Bree Williams (and everyone’s queer!!!) | updates every full moon | thewitchwolf.org

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Marty Cahill @mcflycahill90.bsky.social · 14h

You even got his battle katanas!!! I love it.

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Marty Cahill @mcflycahill90.bsky.social · 15h

Thanks!

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Marty Cahill @mcflycahill90.bsky.social · 15h

Aw, thank you, my friend :D

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Marty Cahill @mcflycahill90.bsky.social · 15h

Aw, thank you, Naseem!! <3

Marty Cahill @mcflycahill90.bsky.social · 15h

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Marty Cahill @mcflycahill90.bsky.social · 16h

ICYMI!!!

Marty Cahill @mcflycahill90.bsky.social · 22h

New story day! My 6th story with @lightspeedmagazine.com, "At the Bottom of the Bonfire," is about ambition with no limits, hunger with no satisfaction, and what you lose as you gain power. Thanks as always to @johnjosephadams.com & @wnwagner.bsky.social!

www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/at-t...

At the Bottom of the Bonfire - Lightspeed Magazine

By the time he went to reclaim himself, it was too late. As a young man, he’d realized there was a power to being alone. Relationships were tethers that held you back, sapped you of strength, of will....

www.lightspeedmagazine.com

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Marty Cahill @mcflycahill90.bsky.social · 16h

YAY! So good to see you, Betsy!

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Betsy Aoki (she/her) @betsyaoki.bsky.social · 17h

Recent trip to NYC had the chance to chat with @mcflycahill90.bsky.social & talk AUDITION FOR THE FOX! Loved it, it's a dose of what we need right now. Also damn Breads cheesy focaccia for the win!

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Marty Cahill @mcflycahill90.bsky.social · 22h

New story day! My 6th story with @lightspeedmagazine.com, "At the Bottom of the Bonfire," is about ambition with no limits, hunger with no satisfaction, and what you lose as you gain power. Thanks as always to @johnjosephadams.com & @wnwagner.bsky.social!

www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/at-t...

At the Bottom of the Bonfire - Lightspeed Magazine

By the time he went to reclaim himself, it was too late. As a young man, he’d realized there was a power to being alone. Relationships were tethers that held you back, sapped you of strength, of will....

www.lightspeedmagazine.com

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Marty Cahill @mcflycahill90.bsky.social · 22h

New story day! My 6th story with @lightspeedmagazine.com, "At the Bottom of the Bonfire," is about ambition with no limits, hunger with no satisfaction, and what you lose as you gain power. Thanks as always to @johnjosephadams.com & @wnwagner.bsky.social!

www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/at-t...

At the Bottom of the Bonfire - Lightspeed Magazine

By the time he went to reclaim himself, it was too late. As a young man, he’d realized there was a power to being alone. Relationships were tethers that held you back, sapped you of strength, of will....

www.lightspeedmagazine.com

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voiceofobrien.bsky.social @voiceofobrien.bsky.social · 22h

It’s Thursday.

cary 💖🦚 @thishasbeencary.bsky.social · 22h

Happy Thursday and happy trailer day for the Mighty Nein!!!! 👀👀

Characters are all from @criticalrole.bsky.social

Cosplayer credits below 💖

#criticalrole #criticalrolecosplay #mightynein

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 1d

Portland protestor frog costume: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge pepper balls?

Morpheus from Matrix movie: No, Frog. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.

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Dani Carr @itsdanicarr.bsky.social · 1d

Getcha Recap, Campaign 4 folks! #CriticalRole

Critical Role @criticalrole.bsky.social · 1d

Welcome to Aramán! ✨

Catch up on all the twists and turns of #CriticalRole Campaign 4's intriguing premiere episode with our brilliant Lore Keeper Dani Carr's complete written recap! 📜 🪶

READ CRITICAL RECAP ⬇️
https://critrole.com/critical-recap-critical-role-c4e01-the-fall-of-thjazi-fang/

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Marty Cahill @mcflycahill90.bsky.social · 1d

Lovely group of books!! Enjoy!

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H. Marin @hanmarin.bsky.social · 1d

today’s #indie #bookstore #haul

feat.
@wiswell.bsky.social
@mcflycahill90.bsky.social
@mattdinniman.bsky.social
& I can’t wait to read @sgj.bsky.social , @tananarivedue.bsky.social , & @paultremblay.bsky.social ‘s essays in particular!

Dungeon Crawler Carl, Wearing the Lion, Why I Love Horror: Essays on Horror Literature, Audition for the Fox

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Lin Codega @lincodega.com · 1d

also fyi i'm open to freelance work! i can write games, articles, and stories. 🫰

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Marty Cahill @mcflycahill90.bsky.social · 1d

::packs up excessive emotions, anxiety, depression, despair, focus issues, and all the other stuff that is making my heart feel heavy, addresses it RETURN TO SENDER::

::box arrives a few days later::

“WELL, FUDGE.”

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John R'lyeh, where dead Cthulhu waits dreaming @johnryanwrites.bsky.social · 17d

*taps sign*

A sign saying "I'm not interested in competing with anyone. I hope we all make it."

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 1d

Really loved BEINGS by @ilanaslightly.bsky.social, with its intricate threading of lives and the speculative. Beautifully written and deeply perceptive! Available now! bookshop.org/p/books/bein...

Sepia-toned cover of Beings by Ilana showing a forest canopy over a small road and a car by the side of the road, with a flying saucer hovering overhead. With author text is dull gold over the saucer and the title in the middle of the cover in all caps in white and "A NOVEL" at bottom also in gold.

Below the cover is a quote from the New York Times Book Review:

"Engaging, elegant... A restrained, gentle reflection on the nature of 'truth' versus memory."

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

TONIGHT (and especially for followers outside of NYC who want to get involved):

Join @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social on a special phonebank at 6pm!

Sign up: volunteer.zohranfornyc.com/phonebank-fo...

A graphic with a photo of Brennan Lee Mulligan that says "Phone Bank with Zohran, Wednesday, October 8th at 6pm."

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