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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 19h

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY: Make your voices heard. Join us in a peaceful protest across our country against the most corrupt, deceitful & criminal Administration in U.S. History. We say NO KINGS, NO CROOKS, NO SPRAY-TAN CONMAN! 👎

Check for a location near you at: www.nokings.org

#BeThere 👍

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 1d

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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Michelle Keep @jmkeep.bsky.social · Sep 3

Canadians! There is a petition to sign to protest Mastercard and Visa's control over the purchase of legal adult content. This is specifically about the Steam & itchio situation, but language protects adult creators.

www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

#nsfw #censorship #canpoli

@acvalens.net

Petition e-6695 - Petitions

www.ourcommons.ca

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foofaraw press @foofarawpress.bsky.social · 1d

I knew I'd forget something in the contest email... 🤦‍♂️ just a reminder, stories should aim for 1,500-3,000 words. We aren't sticklers though—if your story feels right at 1,350, don't add fluff. Just try not to make them too long, please… https://foofaraw.press/an-ordinary-contest/

an ordinary contest

Here at Foofaraw, we are running our first contest! Let’s take the ordinary and make it weird. Proudly supported by Chill Subs and their Contest Transparency Partnership program. Submission period: October 10–October 19, 2025 Entry fee: $5 Word limit: 1,500–3,000 words Prompts: 3 provided; 2

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some call me Saf, some call me April @damesaf.bsky.social · 1d

I did out of sheer curiosity, and am glad that I did. It's a whole thing now. There's a list. And a red herring. Have I written any story? No.

#foofarawcontest

foofaraw press @foofarawpress.bsky.social · 1d

Lots of requests for the bonus prompt... not sure if people hate the prompts or just like the idea of the mystery... 🙈 😬

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

PORTLAND: “The frogs are multiplying”

(#NotAWarZone Noem Matter what Kristi says)

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some call me Saf, some call me April @damesaf.bsky.social · 2d

Enquiring minds want to know: is there a time & a timezone when the emails go out?

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some call me Saf, some call me April @damesaf.bsky.social · 2d

Looking forward to prompts dropping... tomorrow?

foofaraw press @foofarawpress.bsky.social · 2d

We've been hard at work to boost this score too, which isn’t reflected in the current score as we've outlined the review process and will be promoting the long/short list https://www.thecontestcalculator.com/result/b34588c2-eaa0-408a-a2b0-674a9797240a

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some call me Saf, some call me April @damesaf.bsky.social · 3d

Great story! Compelling characters, intriguing plot. Sucked me in and I binged the last third in one go when beta-ing. <3

S. C. Mills @scmillsbooks.bsky.social · 3d

Lucio is a court mage in Lamendo, an Imperial vassal state. When his rebel sister tries to assassinate Lamendo's puppet ruler—his amor—his illusion of safety by compliance shatters. Autistic trans MC, music-based magic. THE TRAITOR BARU CORMORANT x METAL FROM HEAVEN.

#DVPit #F #Novella #TV #Latine

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Stephen Kotowych 🇨🇦 @ourmankoto.bsky.social · 3d

Submissions are OPEN for Year's Best Canadian Fantasy & Science Fiction: Volume Four (the best of 2025). Send me your SFF published in 2025, you crazy Canucks! Details on my site at the link below. DON'T SELF REJECT! You can't win if you don't play ;) Subs close Feb 28, 2026. Pls share WIDELY.

Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction | Stephen Kotowych

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some call me Saf, some call me April @damesaf.bsky.social · 3d

Why is it that getting a good, full night's sleep makes youfeel worse, not better? Science?

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Krista D. Ball: Canada's Snarky Potato @kristadb1.bsky.social · 3d

OH THANK GOD.

The Octopus Gallery @octopusgallery.bsky.social · 3d

Good news for sewists: the paper pattern company feared lost to bankruptcy has been saved as an independent company.

craftindustryalliance.org/sewing-patte...

Sewing Patterns Rise from DGA Bankruptcy Ashes - Craft Industry Alliance

The “Big 4” sewing patterns are saved. Simplicity, McCall’s, Vogue & Butterick get new life under Rubelmann Capital.

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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 3d

PM Carney announces Charter of Rights to be renamed Charter of Optional Ideas

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney held a press conference today to announce a renaming of the “Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms”, the document that enshrined our foundational set of rights in...

www.thebeaverton.com

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Morgan Lockhart @mizdoomcookie.bsky.social · 3d

The happiness on my child's face when she realized Percy Jackson was dyslexic is exactly why representation matters.

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 4d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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some call me Saf, some call me April @damesaf.bsky.social · 3d

That'd be great, but they've said it was about to crash before. I'll believe it when it happens.

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Climate News @climatenews.bsky.social · May 26

The interesting thing about capitalism is that it's entirely incompatible with the future, so we've just decided to get rid of the future and keep capitalism for a short while

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some call me Saf, some call me April @damesaf.bsky.social · 3d

Then let it die. Artists' rights are more important than corporate profits. AI adds nothing new, it's just an attempt to screw workers. #aicandie

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 5d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 5d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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G.V. Hext (Gigi) she/her @gvhext.bsky.social · 4d

Cover reveal day!!!

#writingcommunity #author #writer #romantasy

The Vatra Witch Book cover colored green with crow,

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HMH Murray @nillcord.bsky.social · 5d

I'm not great at self-promotion, but here's a recent review of Navvy from Goodreads that does a great job of summing up what book one is about... Check it out! (Link in profile)

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Amelinda Bérubé @metuiteme.bsky.social · 5d

Holy shit yes please

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 5d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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MM Schreier, author @mmschreier.bsky.social · 5d

Go read this epic tale from @jaimegill.bsky.social It's weird & hilarious & creepy AF, & perhaps a little too timely for comfort. (I gotta be careful to avoid the risk of my own TTP! lol*sob)

Well done, Jaime! #shortfiction

Does It Have Pockets @doesithavepockets.bsky.social · 5d

"Fake it ‘til you make it, Tony says, though I’m not sure that works when the it is inside you."

Sharp as an incisor, a phenomenal #fiction #mustread from @jamiegill.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/jaim...

Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

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sarah lynn hurd @sarlynh.bsky.social · 5d

"Eight squirts of popcorn butter bled through thin paper bags"

Love this perfect coming-of-age story by my talented friend @ashdoeswords.bsky.social! Dripping with nostalgia bleeding through thin paper bags <3

Your Impossible Voice @yourimpossiblevoice.com · 5d

Hello, hello, hello, how low? Tuesday's #FlashFiction smells like (pre)teen spirit. Tune into "The Summer After Kurt Cobain Died" by @ashdoeswords.bsky.social!

The Summer After Kurt Cobain Died | Your Impossible Voice

By Ashleigh Adams — "That June, I stole a red-and-black checkered flannel from my stepdad and frayed the hem with kitchen shears."

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Cuyler @cuylermeade.bsky.social · 4d

Hi! Why not read this story of mine? If you feel like it, you know.

Published in @trampset.bsky.social in February.

Margaret Mulaney and the New Faces trampset.org/margaret-mul...

Margaret Mulaney and the New Faces

by Cuyler Meade

trampset.org

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