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Cheryl 🐲 @desertdragon42.bsky.social · 14h

Cheryl 🐲 @desertdragon42.bsky.social · Jul 16

Hello. Disabled, queer, Black woman geek here. 💕💸 I make beaded and chainmail jewelry that's geeky, queer, spooky, witchy and sometimes super cute.

#intro #HelpSky #disability #handmade

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Dragon & Wolf Designs

Handcrafted beaded and chainmail jewelry for geeks by geeks

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 22h

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Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 22h

WGN, this woman’s employer, is now reporting she was not charged with any crimes and was released.

DHS said earlier she was arrested for assault for throwing objects at agents.

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The Arthur C. Clarke Award @clarkeaward.bsky.social · 1d

Hope in Fiction,

Are we living in the darkest timeline? Probably.

Can storytelling still inspire us? Absolutely.

Is the future set? You tell us.

These collections from our Clarke Award authors may just be the creative fire you were looking for!

👉 uk.bookshop.org/lists/hope-i...

Text: hope in fiction. short story collections to inspire

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FIYAH Literary Magazine @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social · 1d

Scoop up these OG designs before our winter merch refresh! Every t-shirt, mug and print sold helps us continue to support Black creators Click shop on our site to see the selection 🔥 Got yours already? Tag us wearing your fave and LET EM KNOW 💅🏿 #Blackownedbusiness #BlackSpeculativeFictionMonth

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Resistbot @resist.bot · 1d

🔥 Top Campaigns, Last 24 Hours:

1️⃣ “Budget Demands: Protect Health Care, Epstein Files, Congressional Spending Power” (+2,163)
2️⃣ “Defend the DoJ from Trump’s Corruption, Remove Halligan” (+588)
3️⃣ “Seat Adelita Grijalva Without Delay — Her District Deserves a Voice” (+314)

Resistbot Petitions

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 1d

It’s #FridayReads time! Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. I bring you the perfect read for Latine Heritage Month AND spooky season! Monsters from the deep, dark magic, revenge, friendship, a bloodthirsty spirit, and 45% off! Get some.
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...

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Martys Attic @martysattic2024.bsky.social · 1d

Kara Ross Designer Hinged Cuff Bracelet, Green and Black Embossed Lizard Cuff with Gold Plated Accents and Center Green Quartz Hexagon Stone
www.etsy.com/listing/1439...

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 1d

The @peculiarityshop.bsky.social is 11 LGBTQIA+ misfits who make sparkly stuff. The store is 20% off in hopes of homing a few more spooky pieces you may ABSOLUTELY NEED.

Highlights! Mute thread as needed.

Nibs! Art nouveau. NNNGH. $18.40 ($4 flat US ship)

www.peculiarityshop.com/product-page...

Nibs' The Goddess in the Grove | Peculiarity Shop

These earrings from Nibs make me think of walking through a cemetery in the gloaming. Components: Oxidized brass, czech glass, electroplated steel hooks Lead/nickel free.

www.peculiarityshop.com

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Black Aziz Anansi @blackazizanansi.blacksky.app · 1d

Please share

Sahar @ah7med27.bsky.social · 1d

War may have ended, but our pain hasn’t.
My family still has no income, and my son Oday, injured by quadcopter, is still suffering
I’m deeply grateful to my friends who never stopped supporting us and standing for our cause
Your solidarity means everything
We need $300 urgently 🙏💔
gofund.me/d6418ba2

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 1d

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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Cheryl 🐲 @desertdragon42.bsky.social · 2d

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Black Aziz Anansi @blackazizanansi.blacksky.app · 2d

Urgent: Please share and give if you can. Donations have slowed and Nema's child is in need of medical treatment.

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Rob MacWolf, Werewolf Hitchhiker @robmacwolf.thevoice.dog · 3d

I've got a title in this bundle of books that all have fewer than 15 reviews on Goodreads/Storygraph, please check that out. #BookSky 📚📦

itch.io/b/3305/under...

A layout of the books in the bundle, text in the certer reads "Ithcio Under-Rated Bundle. Oct 9th - 13th. Bringing attention to the best books you've never heard of."

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Diane Duane @diane.dianeduane.com · 4d

There's no reason #YoungWizards can't go trick-or-treating. But the results may be unexpected... At #Ebooks Direct, as the Spooky Season gets going: NOT ON MY PATCH. ebooks.direct/products/not...

Background: A pumpkin that seems to have... unusual eyes. Foreground captioning: "Too much candy corn. Too many zombies. And Ultimate Evil with a pumpkin spice latte. ...Tag along on a Young Wizards Halloween. Now at Ebooks Direct."

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Cheryl 🐲 @desertdragon42.bsky.social · 4d

13 people die daily waiting for organs while heroes willing to donate face insurance discrimination & job loss. @abrahamhamadeh pls cosponsor the Living Donor Protection Act S. 1552/ HR4582 & 4583 #LDPA #OrganDonation #SaveLives

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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 4d

This year we should be supporting our fellow artists and writers as much as possible. Help us continue to give independent creativity a space to be celebrated by reading Locus Magazine! linktr.ee/locusmagazine

Locus magazine cover- floating city on green background

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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.bsky.social · 4d

Applications for JamCoders, a 1 month free algorithms & programming camp for Jamaican high schoolers, are now open.

Head over to jamcoders.org.jm#apply. No programming experience required for students.

We're looking for students & teaching assistants.

Deadline January 31.

JamCoders

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Democracy North Carolina @democracync.bsky.social · 4d

Attention North Carolina! The following counties have elections tomorrow: Randolph, Richmond, Durham, Pasquotank, Harnett, Cumberland, Guilford, Vance, Catawba, Guilford, Franklin, Craven, Edgecombe, Nash, and Person.

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Cheryl 🐲 @desertdragon42.bsky.social · 5d

Clearance Sale! Help me clear out some stock. 30% off
dragonwolfdesigns.com/collections/...

#JewelrySky #DisabledArtist

Clearance

30% Off Listed Price

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 5d

Pre-orders went live for my big dragon book! A curmudgeonly three-headed dragon pretends to be tame so he can eat for free at the local dragon-riding college. Hijinks ensue.

John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 9d

Pre-orders are now live! Bookshop, B&N, Amazon and more: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/807941...

The Dragon Has Some Complaints by John Wiswell: 9780756420499 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

In this heartfelt and humorous fantasy, a dragon whose three heads bear rather…different personalities finds family in the most unexpected of places. From the Nebula-winning author of Someone...

www.penguinrandomhouse.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5d

CENSORED: “They refused to run my column this week. Too critical of Trump, they said.”

Writer Dan Conway left The Daily Memphian after editors rejected his column for criticizing Trump’s unconstitutional military incursions into US cities.

Read the censored column: www.facebook.com/share/p/16uP...

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Cheryl 🐲 @desertdragon42.bsky.social · 5d

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Cheryl 🐲 @desertdragon42.bsky.social · Jul 16

Hello. Disabled, queer, Black woman geek here. 💕💸 I make beaded and chainmail jewelry that's geeky, queer, spooky, witchy and sometimes super cute.

#intro #HelpSky #disability #handmade

dragonwolfdesigns.com

ko-fi.com/dragonwolfde...

www.gofundme.com/f/a5a57-help...

Dragon & Wolf Designs

Handcrafted beaded and chainmail jewelry for geeks by geeks

dragonwolfdesigns.com

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KSWriteshere 🍉♊ @kswriteshere.bsky.social · 5d

#nightsky push for Sabi and fam! Who have been without an elevator in their building going on 105 days.

She's disabled and sole caregiver to her elderly mom and has a deadline at 11am 10/6! Please chip in!

#helpsky #helpfolkslive2025 #mutualaid #BIPOCMA

Toadlyturtle @toadly1.bsky.social · 6d

#EmergencyCrowdfund for #Indigenous fam, #homeless

#SabiLewSounds is disabled #Latina 24/7 caretaker for #elderly mom w/ #dementia & ESA #bunny; multidisciplinary #artist & #musician; #advocate for #disability & #mentalhealth

#MABoost #BIPOCMA #HelpFolksLive2025 #HelpSky #SignalBoost #MutualAid 💕💸

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Cheryl 🐲 @desertdragon42.bsky.social · 6d

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Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · 6d

do any of you make 16x16 pixel art sprites that would look nice on mugs. i am NOT looking to commission just if you have something laying around i am interested. i am going to make a credit page or credit thread and will link your whatever. the mugs are virtual

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Cheryl 🐲 @desertdragon42.bsky.social · 6d

What I did today.

Beaded necklace with silver skull beads, silver round beads and purple iris beads.

A pair of silver skull earrings with purple iris glass beads.

A pair of earrings with stainless steel fairy swords accented with blue glass beads and silver coin beads with stars and moon.

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