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ACES: The Society for Editing @acesediting.bsky.social · 3d

🌟Want to be recognized for your impact and innovation? The Connolly Rising Star Awards celebrate early-career editors (10 years or less) who have made significant contributions—whether through innovation, advocacy, or excellence in editing. Nominate through 10/15. tinyurl.com/593pa5d8

Bill Connolly smiling while sitting in a chair at a conference banquet

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Pristine Clarity @pristineclarity.bsky.social · 5d

What a joy to be in Calgary today to deliver a #PlainLanguage workshop!🇨🇦

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 12d

Federal employees should never be used as political pawns in shutdown negotiations.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 24d

A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.

This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.

All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 24d

Trump just designated “Antifa” as a terrorist organization, on par with ISIS and Al Qaeda. As a reminder, “antifa” is short for “antifascist”.

They will use this lie to surveil, imprison, and kill Americans on the left.

This may be our Reichstag Fire moment. Wake up.

www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/p...

Trump says he’s designating Antifa as a terrorist organization | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump said he is designating the far-left anti-fascism movement Antifa as a terrorist organization, announcing the move on his Truth Social platform in the early hours of Thursday mor...

www.cnn.com

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Kristen M. Clark (she/her) @bykristenmclark.bsky.social · 24d

Today begins ACES #VCON25! 🎉 Fellow attendees: Don’t miss my chat with Jess Stampe, Jonathan Fusfield, and Brian Tich at 2:30 pm ET / 11:30 am PT. We promise it’ll be a fun time and a worthwhile conversation!🤗

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Miss Aja @brat2381.bsky.social · Sep 12

Once again…

Racism is not a different political opinion. It’s racism.

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Alysha Love @alyshalove.bsky.social · Sep 8

Hello there! I'm not on Bluesky much, but I'll be here to host an #ACESChat on Oct. 1 about marketing yourself as an editor (whether you're freelance or just thinking about your personal brand). See you then!

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Kristen M. Clark (she/her) @bykristenmclark.bsky.social · Sep 2

I'm thrilled to share a new achievement: I'm officially a Certified Copy Editor and Certified Stylistic Editor through @editorscanada.bsky.social! 💖 It's an honor to see my name on their roster of certified editors: editors.ca/professional...

Roster of certified editors - Editors Canada

View a list of editors who are certified by Editors Canada.

editors.ca

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Pristine Clarity @pristineclarity.bsky.social · Jul 25

How time has flown… Pristine Clarity is celebrating its second anniversary!🥳 This past year, we’ve expanded our client base and our services to offer #PlainLanguage training and help more professionals write more clearly and precisely.

Learn more at PristineClarityLLC.com.✅

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Mignon Fogarty @grammargirl.bsky.social · Jul 7

Since we seem to be doing this again ... I recently investigated the origin of the ridiculous myth that em dashes are a sign of AI writing. (The people who blew up the idea didn't even know it's called a dash. They called it "the long hyphen.")

Mignon Fogarty @grammargirl.bsky.social · Jun 17

I kept hoping this myth would burn itself out, but no — the idea that em dashes are a sign of AI writing just keeps spreading.

I finally couldn't take it anymore, so I crashed a segment into the latest Grammar Girl podcast. 🧵

APPLE PODCASTS: bit.ly/4kV4HbF
SPOTIFY: bit.ly/45YGCfh

A meme showing Alan Tudyk as the character Wat from the movie "A Knight's Tale" dressed up in medieval clothes. In the movie he said, "It's called a lance ... hello!" Here he is saying, "It's called a dash ... hello!"

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Pristine Clarity @pristineclarity.bsky.social · Jul 5

Excited to share that I (‪@bykristenmclark.bsky.social‬) will be presenting at the @edsguild.bsky.social's 2025 Red Pencil Conference this fall, offering an introduction to #PlainLanguage editing. Registration is now open at edsguild.org/red-pencil-2025. Will I see you there?!🤗 #edsguild2025

Infographic featuring Kristen Clark's picture, the logos for the Northwest Editors Guild and the 2025 Red Pencil Conference, and text saying "I'm presenting at the Red Pencil Conference. Kristen M. Clark. Intro to Plain Language Editing. November 8, 2025. Lynnwood Event Center and Online. Registration now open. edsguild.org/red-pencil-2025. Northwest Editors Guild. Red Pencil Conference 2025: Framing Our Future--Perspectives on a Changing Industry. #edsguild2025.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Jul 5

We’re calling for a Florida boycott over the inhumane “Alligator Alcatraz” detention site. Cancel your family vacation and choose a different destination this summer.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Jun 29

Well, this we can agree on, even Senator Thom Tillis is calling out his own colleagues: “Too many elected officials are motivated by pure raw politics who don’t really give a damn about the people they promised to represent on the campaign trail,” the North Carolina Republican wrote.

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Kristen M. Clark (she/her) @bykristenmclark.bsky.social · Jun 20

Change your passwords, folks.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · Jun 20

Billions of login credentials have been leaked and compiled into datasets online, giving criminals “unprecedented access” to accounts consumers use each day, researchers at cybersecurity outlet Cybernews say.

Billions of login credentials have been leaked online, Cybernews researchers say

Researchers at cybersecurity outlet Cybernews say that billions of login credentials have been leaked and compiled into datasets online, giving cybercriminals “unprecedented access” to accounts consumers use each day.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Jun 19

Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom, but also a reminder: freedom delayed is freedom denied. #Juneteenth #BlackHistory #FreedomDay #NeverForget

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · Jun 14

Trump's "perade" is the only event today where crowds are smaller than expected.

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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · Jun 12

This is chilling to watch and utterly unacceptable in the United States of America.

As a former Senator, I’m calling on all current members to speak out on behalf of Sen. Padilla and defend him and the Senate against these outrageous attacks.

Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · Jun 12

Senator Padilla’s office sends me this video of his take-down and detention at Sec. Noem’s press conference in L.A.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · Jun 5

Quay Crowner believes she may have been targeted for dismissal because she attended a DEI training program offered by the first Trump administration.

However, she says white colleagues who attended the same training hadn’t been pushed out.

By @davidmcswane.bsky.social‬

Dismissed by DEI: Trump’s Purge Made Black Women With Stable Federal Jobs an “Easy Target”

The president’s attack on diversity efforts has derailed the government careers of highly educated civil servants — even though the jobs some lost were not directly involved with any DEI programs.

www.propublica.org

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Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · May 29

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has swabbed the DNA of migrant children as young as 4. Their genetic data is uploaded to an FBI database that can track them if they commit crimes in the future.

Insane dystopia scoop from @dmehro.bsky.social

www.wired.com/story/cbp-dn...

The US Is Storing Migrant Children’s DNA in a Criminal Database

Customs and Border Protection has swabbed the DNA of migrant children as young as 4, whose genetic data is uploaded to an FBI-run database that can track them if they commit crimes in the future.

www.wired.com

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · May 26

What if, just as an experiment, every journalist and every elected Democrat worked to make this statement from Trump into the explosive scandal it deserves to be instead of just shrugging?

Fred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · May 26

I do understand that Biden’s inner circle covered up his decline. Got it. What I don’t understand is the same journalists and pundits pounding that story are ignoring this psychopath like it’s normal. I accepted Biden was old all along. I can’t accept this lunatic leading us.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · May 22

This administration will go to any lengths to keep the public in the dark. Transparency? Why would America deserve that.

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Kristen M. Clark (she/her) @bykristenmclark.bsky.social · May 21

Thank you to all who supported me and everyone who participated in this year's election—whether candidate or voter. And congratulations to the others elected as well: Dilane Mitchell (who will be serving her second term👏🏻) and @logophilius.bsky.social.

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Kristen M. Clark (she/her) @bykristenmclark.bsky.social · May 21

I'm thrilled and humbled to share that I've been elected as an at-large member on the ACES: The Society for Editing Board of Directors. 🥰 I truly love this organization, so this is a genuine honor.

I'm so excited to serve ACES members in this new capacity. 🤩

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ACES: The Society for Editing @acesediting.bsky.social · May 21

Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Board election: Dilane Mitchell (i), Andy Hollandbeck, and Kristen Clark! We also recognize all the outstanding candidates and their dedication, energy, and continued support of ACES and the editing profession. tinyurl.com/52w7dy8j

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · May 21

Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” is Project 2025 in legislative form. Here’s how it quietly turns a far-right wishlist into federal law:

- Sec. 10008 - Expands work requirements for SNAP
- Project 2025: Pushes “moral reform” to make low-income people work more for food assistance.

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