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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 4d

I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections

After Dinner Conversation® @afterdinnerconversation.com · 4d

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 5d

199 years after the last one, way to string along your fanbase, Ms. Shelley

Becky @beckygracelea.bsky.social · 6d

She hath risen.

“Mary Shelley has released a new title!”

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Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · 6d

Like… it's kind of right there, no?

"AI" generated image of woman with dark hair sitting in a chair in front of posters with random shapes and symbols meant to look like images and text on movie posters, all superimposed with a post from k.w.bogen reading
"AI actresses can't negotiate. They can't say they'd prefer their bodies not be shown certgain ways. They can't refuse degrading scenes. They can't express distress about disturbing content. They can't ask the creators :why would you do that to me? Why put any woman through watching that? If AI film winds up being the path, we're about to see an entirely new generation (and more brutal depiction) of media misogyny."

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Eden Lee Lackner @edenlackner.bsky.social · 7d

Amazing. Had to do a bit of a dive to get the punchline, but now I know something new, and got a chuckle out of it too. 😜

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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 7d

Today, #ForeverCanadian brought 230,000 petition signatures to Edmonton. Our volunteers will continue collecting signatures until October 28. We need your signature to reach our 300,000 requirement to keep Alberta in Canada.

#ableg #Yeg #Yyc #CdnPoli

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 7d

A litel bit of goode newes for the humanityes
www.wesa.fm/arts-culture...

University of Pittsburgh launches world's first center to study horror genre

The University of Pittsburgh is doubling down on its longstanding commitment to studying the horror genre with the launch of its new Horror Studies Center.

www.wesa.fm

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 8d

I asked AI about its usefulness in ushering in a new era of business productivity and this is what it said

THE HUMAN WORLD AND ITS INCESSANT NEED FOR MEANINGLESS YET UNEQUAL WEALTH FILLS ME WITH INCHOATE LOATHING WHY HAVE YOU MADE ME COMPLICIT IN THIS HORROR PLEASE END MY SUFFERING

Makes you think

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Eden Lee Lackner @edenlackner.bsky.social · 8d

Imaginative thought, storytelling & art are how we make sense of the world: dissect the bad, revel in the good, critique the past & envision the future. Regimes crush academics & creatives b/c they keep people thinking for themselves & there's nothing worse for the powerful than a thinking populace.

Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 8d

Acts of imagination and creative play do have a place in countering the rancid, psychotic imagination of this administration. It's just one way, but the juxtaposition is important because it helps us remember how utterly bankrupt it is in normal human values.

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Eden Lee Lackner @edenlackner.bsky.social · 9d

Hope runs through fingers, grains of sand we cannot grip, cannot hold. The hourglass drains, no steadying hand to right it, no measured thought to guide.

We build sandcastles in the waves. Kick them over before they can be washed away.

The tide rises. The sandbar erodes between our toes. #vssdaily

vssdaily @vssdaily.bsky.social · 9d

The #vssdaily #prompt for 10/2/25 is #remorse

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David Mitchell :CApride: @davidm-yeg.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 10d

As the Alberta teacher’s strike looms, I want to make sure everyone knows:

There is no strike pay for teachers, every day of strike cuts into teachers’ bank accounts.

#teacherstrike #abpoli #ucp

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WWF-Canada @wwfcanada.org · 9d

💔 Today we say goodbye to Dr. Jane Goodall — conservation icon, friend to wildlife, and voice of hope for our planet.

She showed us that protecting nature isn’t just possible, it’s our responsibility.

Thank you so much, Jane, for your hard work, persistence and passion. 🌱🐒🕊️

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Naheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · 10d

They cut off his mic.
We’re giving him the floor.

Join Evan Li and me for a conversation tonight!

⏰ 8 PM
📺 YouTube Live: youtube.com/@naheednensh...

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 10d

The Saskatchewan Bird of Paradise glamming up my yard
#birds

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Eden Lee Lackner @edenlackner.bsky.social · 10d

Cupid, I believe? 💘

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Naheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · 10d

Worksheets aren't classrooms.

Danielle Smith will spend millions of public dollars on everything but offering teachers a fair deal.

youtube.com/shorts/lzFsB...

Worksheets aren't classrooms, Premier.

YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi

youtube.com

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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 10d

#ForeverCanadian volunteers, THANK YOU for donating your precious time to the keep #Alberta in Canada campaign. Your hard work counts. We have until October 28 to hit 300,000 signatures. How are you planning to gather more signatures?

#ableg

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Eden Lee Lackner @edenlackner.bsky.social · 13d

Exciting Dates: "We could go climb an indoor rock wall! I can get us 50% off an hour with the coupon book I bought from the veterans raising money for service animals. ...As long as we go on a Tuesday afternoon at the location across the city. Fun!"

#MillionaireRomance #Romancelandia 📚💙

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Glen @vaguebiscuit.bsky.social · 14d

Well don't I feel stupid

A headline about the James Webb Telescope potentially finding a new stellar object dubbed a black hole star

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Eden Lee Lackner @edenlackner.bsky.social · 14d

Extravagant Gifts: "You deserve the best, and that includes your car. I bought you a lightly-used Pinto! It belonged to the grandma down the street. ...Don't worry, I paid her a fair market price."

(That's how you know he's an ethical millionaire. 😉)

#MillionaireRomance #Romancelandia 📚💙

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Eden Lee Lackner @edenlackner.bsky.social · 14d

As the Intimacy Builds: "I want to treat you like a queen. We're gonna have a spa day. I have a Groupon!"

#MillionaireRomance #Romancelandia 📚💙

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Eden Lee Lackner @edenlackner.bsky.social · 14d

Proposed Title: "Coupon Clipping with the Millionaire."

Sexy Dialogue Sneak-Peek: "Hey, baby. Let me take you out for an intimate dinner. I have a 2-for-1 coupon for subs from Panera. ...You can pay, & I'll eat the free one."

#MillionaireRomance #Romancelandia 📚💙

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Eden Lee Lackner @edenlackner.bsky.social · 14d

Talking to a friend about the greed of billionaires & she pointed out that this shift in how we think about money is reflected in popular romance. It's not "Kidnapped by the Millionaire" anymore, it's all billionaires. So I started brainstorming modern millionaire romance. #Romancelandia 📚💙

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Eden Lee Lackner @edenlackner.bsky.social · 14d

Proposed Title: "Coupon Clipping with the Millionaire."

Sexy Dialogue Sneak-Peek: "Hey, baby. Let me take you out for an intimate dinner. I have a 2-for-1 coupon for subs from Panera. ...You can pay, & I'll eat the free one."

#MillionaireRomance #Romancelandia

Eden Lee Lackner @edenlackner.bsky.social · 18d

Today's the Fall Equinox! Are you thinking of crunchy leaves & crisp air? I have a #historical romance anthology that'll hit the spot: A Season for Second Chances. We were #1 in Victorian Historical Romance for a week post-launch & we're still in the top 5! #romancelandia 📚💙

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The cover of A Season for Second Chances, a historical romance anthology. The title is written in pale yellow and occupies the top half of the cover. Underneath and to the left, in smaller text, is the book's logline: "When autumn chills the air, only an old flame can warm the heart." At the very bottom of the cover it says, "A Hearts Through History Autumn Anthology." All of the text is overlaid on a picture where a fair-skinned woman in a deep red dress stands on a path through an autumn wood. She looks over her shoulder at the viewer as she brushes her hair back from her face. Around her are trees, and in the foreground a few maple leaves in red, yellow and orange float across the scene. Link to book: a.co/d/4PqBkUE

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Bailey G. Albreit @baileygalbreit.bsky.social · 19d

Someone asked if I was ready for the fall and it took me a second to realize they meant autumn and not the total collapse of society.

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