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Preeti Chhibber

@runwithskizzers.bsky.social

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Author. Opinions=own. She/Her. Writing your fav characters. Rep: Michael Bourret. Co-host on the Official Marvel Podcast. Payal Mehta's Romance Revenge Plot is out now! www.preetichhibber.com Profile illustration by James Lancett

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · Oct 17

I suppose it's time for a pinned intro post!

Hi! I write books and comics and podcasts. My latest projects are:

🌺 PAYAL MEHTA'S ROMANCE REVENGE PLOT: YA enemies to lovers rom com

✨ House of Harkness: magical school AU on Marvel Unlimited starring Wanda Maximoff

Learn More > preetichhibber.com

The cover for PAYAL MEHTA’S ROMANCE REVENGE PLOT showing an Indian teen girl standing between a Korean guy and a white guy. She’s looking at the white guy and grinning as he leans against her, but she’s fist bumping the Korean kid while he’s rolling his eyes. The text at the top is my name: PREETI CHHIBBER. The title takes up the lower half of the book, and it’s bracketed on both sides by bushels of illustrated flowers that get bigger as they get to the bottom of the cover. The top half has a thin turquoise border with dots, and the corners are detailed in pink and turquoise.

the cover for House of Harkness #1 featuring Wanda and Agatha standing back to back, each holding a magical spell in their hands and looking at the reader. On Wanda's side we also see Nico Minoru and Jericho Drumm, on Agatha's is Morgan Le Fay and Daimon Hellstrom. We can also see Loki and Stephen Stranger just in front of the school. Everyone is in variations of a classic school uniform, blazer and ties.

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Blake Leyh @earlofedgecombe.bsky.social · 20h

If you think you know why US newspapers died, this feature documentary now streaming for free on PBS might surprise you. It wasn't the Internet. Newspapers were specifically targeted by vulture capitalists.

I composed the score for the film, which features electric cello & Crowfoot guitars.

Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink

A handful of journalists rebel against a hedge fund that is gutting newspapers nationwide.

www.pbs.org

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 10h

“Get ready with me”? No!!!!! I am not getting ready for anything!!!

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Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 13h

I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.

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pumpkin spice doodlemancy 🎃 @doodlemancy.com · 11h

just thinking about how when one of my friends was about to be homeless the Salvation Army basically told him to fuck off because he wasn't in enough trouble to need their help yet. few charities hate the vulnerable more than Salvation Army

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 13h

It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 12h

I hope the people who unleashed this reality breaking shit never know peace

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 12h

Like every video: watch, watch again closer, then immediately go to profile, then try to figure out if it’s a verified source. I hate that AI is ruining everything — even like silly animal videos, just assuming it’s AI from the get go 😭

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 12h

I’m gonna be real, I’ve officially started assuming that most video is AI generated unless I can trace it back to verified human being bc I don’t know how else to function on the internet now that that horrible app is out

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meliss-AAAH! @mel.bzky.team · 1d

can i say something without everyone getting mad

CerberusXt @cerberusxt.bsky.social · 1d

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 13h

AI has lost the dunce vote. It’s over

Nate Silver
@NateSilver538 • 5h
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I'm just one person, and my programming needs are somewhat unusual (building various kinds of statistical forecasting models). But I'm just not seeing the consistent productivity gains from LLMs that I would have expected if you'd asked me 6 months ago.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 13h

Amen

Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 15h

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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Colorado Springs Anti-Fascists @cosantifascists.bsky.social · 16h

cool cool.

If folks could help us report this nazi linktree, we'd appreciate it.

There's a report link on the bottom of every Linktree URL. This is a clear violation of their ToS on hate speech.

a message from linktree saying they won't take down the Volks View Media url

A screenshot from telegram advertising the neo-nazi music linktree Volks View Media

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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 15h

Yeah I really need help with this . I’m gonna go hyperventilate into a bag but this has gone bad quickly

🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · Apr 10

Welp it’s gotten real real if you can please help. If you can’t it’s really hard out here so share

gofund.me/a5ee0064

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 15h

Hey, Sydette needs help. She is one of the people who makes the world brighter and better simply by existing. If you have the capacity, please consider dropping her what you can.

🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 15h

Yeah I really need help with this . I’m gonna go hyperventilate into a bag but this has gone bad quickly

🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · Apr 10

Welp it’s gotten real real if you can please help. If you can’t it’s really hard out here so share

gofund.me/a5ee0064

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Marco Rogers @polotek.bsky.social · 1d

I had a lot of convos with people who said they were sympathetic, but Defund the Police was a "bad slogan". I told them it wasn't a slogan. It was an answer. It was an answer to the constant question "what can we do to actually lower crime and make our neighborhood's safer?"

Anyway. Here we are.

Jay Perk @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 1d

Should’ve defunded the police like we instructed smh

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Eric Levai @ericlevai.bsky.social · 15h

Writers Guild rightly tells members not to respond to Bari Weiss

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/wga-cbs-news-staffers-not-respond-bari-weiss-memo-1236546038/

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 15h

More men should wear opulent jewelry tbh

Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 16h

Nvm Mr Laos is my favorite in this thread holy shit

Bevis Musson @bevismusson.bsky.social · 16h

Mr Laos. Just when you though this year was a bit quiet on the insanely huge, bedazzled, symbolic costumes along comes Mr Laos and blows everyone else out of the water. This is insane, but it's also *so* good.

A photo of a contestant at Mister Global 2025

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 16h

Hello sir 👁️👁️

Bevis Musson @bevismusson.bsky.social · 16h

Mr India is also following the standard of previous Mr India's in the contest of just wearing something traditional and immaculate and I think this is possibly my favourite traditional look of the year. It's just breathtakingly gorgeous.

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 16h

Thank you!

Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 16h

Bc as a reminder you can mask and still have a good time!

Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · Jul 7

let's post some mask photos bc look at how much stuff i can still do aka in which masking did not stop me from having fun

A picture of me. I'm leaning down and holding a glass bowl full of haldi, and putting on the face of someone off screen. I'm wearing a dark green banarasi sari with a wide gold trim and gold patterning all over it. I have a black kf94 mask on.

My friend and I posing in the window of the catbus at Ghibli Park in Japan, I'm giving the peace sign and have an n95 on, but you can for sure still see how excited I am.

Posing outside of a bookstore with Ashley Poston, we're pointing at the sign written on the window that reads: "Ashley Poston with Preeti Chhibber" - I have an N95 mask on.

At a cooking class, standing next to the chef as I use metal chopsticks to fry katsu. I'm wearing a pink KF94 and an apron that reads, "Washoku, Cooking classes & Cafe. Asakusa, Japan. Chagohan Tokyo"

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 16h

A very good thread on masking, especially in these hellish times when the systems meant to protect us are being spitefully destroyed by evil little power hungry gremlins. Mask up! Protect yourselves and your community! 😷😷😷

bats 🦇✨ @itsbabs.bsky.social · 17h

if you are rightfully concerned if not frightened about the continued dissolution of U.S. healthcare infrastructure, would you take an action every day to resist it?

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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 17h

Sometimes I think about how I once got pulled over by a cop, with lights and siren, *on my bike*, because I rolled through a stop sign. And yes, he asked for my liscence. I was was riding my bike guys. Anyways.

Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 17h

Just today, here's a story from the @chicago.suntimes.com -- not only are ICE/feds masking themselves constantly (and some local cops too, I've seen it), now they're driving around without license plates. More "laws for thee, whatever I wanna do for me" in action chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...

Federal immigration officers wear masks, no name tags — now some drive cars without license plates

The Sun-Times has documented four unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates, offering another way to shield their identities. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 16h

Anyways I’m gonna go canvass for Prop 50, make sure to vote YES if you live in California

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 16h

This is a really good article, and as an inveterate shitposter, I keep asking where the adults are.

I don’t *want* to be protesting! I don’t *want* to be arrested for standing up to oppression!! I want a boring government that works and takes care of everyone and I can go be stupid online!!!

sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 18h

I have a theory www.theverge.com/policy/79849...

American politics has devolved into shitposting and aura farming

The Frog is owning the president.

www.theverge.com

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 17h

Philadelphia
Seattle
Manhattan
Nassau County
Virginia Beach
Portsmouth
(& pretty much all of New Jersey)

There aren't a ton of major prosecutor races in November 2025... but those that are happening are quite heated or dramatic.

My nationwide primer, icymi: boltsmag.org/2025-prosecu...

Your Guide to the 2025 Prosecutor Elections - Bolts

Key races will shape the politics of criminal justice from Philly to Seattle—plus a wild card in New Jersey. But most of November’s 66 prosecutor races feature just one candidate, as usual.

boltsmag.org

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