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Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 5h

I got the last one!

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Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 5h

I love blueberries and eat them by the pint. But baked on pizza, they lose all flavor.

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Zandra @zandra-wpg.bsky.social · 15h

@seananmcguire.bsky.social I just finished Under the Smoke-Strewn Sky and want to thank you for taking such good care of the reader. I was worried by the Narrator’s warnings, but I should have trusted you. This quartet is now on my list of books to give all my niblings, starting with this Christmas.

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Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 19h

I think some people just desperately want to "catch out" WotC for using AI art on purpose, rather than because they didn't double-check every piece they print.

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Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 19h

Strawberries on pizza are delicious and I will die on this hill. Blueberries taste of nothing, BUT they dye the cheese around them purple, and this delights me, so I will always do it if given the opportunity.

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Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 19h

Tomatoes are a fruit. Olives are a fruit. Unless you like your pizza with a pesto or white sauce base, your pizza already has fruit on it. Adding strawberries or pineapple or whatever is just making a fruit salad. Healthy!

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Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 19h

The Magic community: The TMNT pizza lands must be AI, because who puts raspberries on pizza?
I: So like, last week I paid someone to make me a pizza with strawberries AND blueberries on it. Am I AI?

...I may be AI. My pizza says so.

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Zoë “Baddie Proctor” Quinn @unburntwitch.com · 1d

I hope this little dude never outgrows the part of his personality that says “if you see an open human hand, that’s where your tiny face should go”. He does it literally all the time. If I present my hand to him and he’s not super hyper (even if he is sometimes), he just puts his head there.

A little ferret with his little head in my hand

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Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 19h

As I told someone last night, one of the nice things about consistently masking at conventions is that I don't need lipstick, and can put all my focus on having the most poison dart frog-coded eye makeup you have ever seen. I want to melt retinas.

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Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 19h

If you're at NYCC today, come and see me and other awesome authors at 6pm in room 1B02 for "Scream Reads: Books To Keep You Up At Night!" This is a Mira joint, so expect REALLY dramatic eyeliner.

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The Pleasure Vice Principle (he/him/his) @hannibaltabu.bsky.social · 1d

I saw the dot coms crash from a front row seat. AI is running out of money way faster.

The evangelism is insecurity from people who made the wrong bet. I’ve seen it before. futurism.com/future-socie...

AI Data Centers Are an Even Bigger Disaster Than Previously Thought

An investment manager realized he made a crucial mistake — and that his grim prediction about AI investments may not have been cynical enough.

futurism.com

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.bsky.social · 21h

The president of the United States is getting flu and COVID booster shots but telling YOU that you shouldn’t and that removing access across every state via the pharmacies.

PHYSICIAN TO THE PRESIDENT
THE WHITE HOUSE
MEMORANDUM
October 10, 2025
TO: KAROLINE LEAVITT, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY
PHYSICIAN TO THE PRESIDENT
CAPTAIN, U.S. NAVY
SUBJECT: President Donald J. Trump Completes Comprehensive Follow-Up Evaluation at
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
President Donald J. Trump successfully completed a scheduled follow-up evaluation today at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. The visit was part of his ongoing health maintenance plan and included advanced imaging, laboratory testing, and preventive health assessments conducted by a multidisciplinary team of specialists. These evaluations were performed in coordination with leading academic and medical consultants to ensure optimal cardiovascular health and continued wellness.
Comprehensive laboratory studies performed in conjunction with the visit were exceptional, including stable metabolic, hematologic, and cardiac parameters.
In preparation for upcoming international travel, President Trump also received preventive health screenings and immunizations, including annual influenza and updated COVID-19 booster vaccinations.
President Trump continues to demonstrate excellent overall health. His cardiac age-a validated measure of cardiovascular vitality via ECG-was found to be approximately 14 years younger than his chronological age. He continues to maintain a demanding daily schedule without restriction.
SUMMARY: President Donald J. Trump remains in exceptional health, exhibiting strong cardiovascular, pulmonary, neurological, and physical performance.

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Jay Annelli @vorthosjay.bsky.social · 20h

MMWR has been a staple of public health for 24 years

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 1d

Entering the Anne Frank stage of the administration I see

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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strigix @sovereignbeast.bsky.social · 15d

It's pretty wild to me that investigators have uncovered that anti-trans campaigns are largely funded by the fossil fuel industry, and that the presumed motivations are pretty directly to redirect the public conversation away from climate change... and that this isn't bigger news.

Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 16d

Fossil fuel billionaires are bankrolling the anti-trans movement

An investigation shared exclusively with Atmos and HEATED finds that 80% of anti-trans organizations receive fossil fuel funding.

heated.world

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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 20h

BREAKING: A Friday night massacre is reportedly underway at the CDC. Dozens of “disease detectives,” senior scientists, the entire Washington staff, and editors of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) have been RIFed and issued termination notices.

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Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 1d

Ah. No: I don't really Facebook.

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Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 1d

SC In Style?

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Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 1d

I need her so badly.

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Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 1d

Precisely this. I love marshmallows. I don't love marshmummies.

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Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 1d

Not a circus peanut fan.

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Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 1d

I am dressed, cleansed, wearing eyeliner, and ready to face NYCC. And yes, I have once again managed to match my mask to my dress (it's a fun game!).

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Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 1d

This is my dance about how much transphobes suck.

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Suzanne Helmigh | Art Director @suzannehelmigh.bsky.social · 1d

1/2 A little sad venting coming in, regarding Magic the Gathering.

Some years ago I really enjoyed doing freelance work for MTG. I play the game and the type of art you get to do for it is just a lot of fun to work on. In the last few years WOTC switched out their entire AD crew which resulted ->

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Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 1d

Funny how that happens. My hand slipped on eBay.

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