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Jack who wrote Aether Torrent
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Writer, teacher, 🍞&🌹 socialist, somehow Oklahoman.

Author of YA fantasy Aether Torrent. Buy it and then read and review it!

https://lnk.bio/JackDuffe
https://books2read.com/aethertorrent
💙📚 #booksky
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Jack who wrote Aether Torrent @jackscarab.bsky.social · 22d
It's late January -- book awards season!

Being a YA Fantasy from 2025, my book AETHER TORRENT is eligible for the Nebula, Hugo Lodestar, and Andre Norton awards, and I advise anyone nominating for them to give it a look.

It's very good.

💙📚 #booksky
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The cover of Aether Torrent, a YA fantasy book now available in print and eBook formats from major retailers! Two women sit on the ground among a growing field of curling wheat, fingers linked over what appears to be a chunk of petrified wood. Tori, the one on the left, concentrating with her head down, has long orange hair and is wearing jeans and a black-and-blue jacket. Avani, the one on the right, looking up at Tori, has short brown hair and is wearing a lightly striped shirt and skirt in two shades of green. The title AETHER TORRENT hangs above them, in front of a circular wave design. Above that are the words: "This story is cinematic as all get-out. It's a ton of fun ... everything is bursting with life." Trick Weekes, author of FEEDER and the ROGUES OF THE REPUBLIC series
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The President, two of his current Cabinet secretaries, his former strategist, his biggest donor, and his pending Fed Chair nominee are all in the files of a pedophile who ran a sex trafficking ring, while the attorney general and a former Cabinet secretary let him get away with it.

Seems kinda bad?
At least half a dozen top Trump administration officials appear in the Jeffrey Epstein files
The degree to which each individual was connected to Epstein varies significantly, from a single email to years of communications.
www.nbcnews.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:43 PM
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psudonym.bsky.social
Photography is cool
norlander.bsky.social Matt Norlander @norlander.bsky.social · 7h
Really photo editing here by Hector Vivas of Getty Images. Composite of the women's snowboard halfpipe final, depicting all the female Olympians who competed.
Livigno Snow Park on February 12, 2026 with more than 100 images of snowboarders on the halfpipe placed in for effect
February 14, 2026 at 11:11 PM
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jessehawken.bsky.social
Kash Patel going door to door to shock people
February 14, 2026 at 11:07 PM
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amyraehill.bsky.social
Invasion: Earth. Very fun commission and a throwback to one of my first bowls.
Bowl featuring barren landscape with cracked surface and two astronauts on the horizon looking up at Earth, fracturing from a central point in Washington DC. Bowl featuring barren landscape with cracked surface and two astronauts on the horizon looking up at Earth, fracturing from a central point in Washington DC. Side view. Bowl featuring barren landscape with cracked surface and two astronauts on the horizon looking up at Earth, fracturing from a central point in Washington DC. Detail of astronauts and Earth.
February 14, 2026 at 11:11 PM
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nbcnews.com
Unwavering confidence, backed by elite skill and discipline, has propelled Elana Meyers Taylor to become the most decorated female bobsledder and Black Winter Olympian ever.
At 41, U.S. Olympic bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor expects to win: 'I'm money under pressure'
Taylor, the most decorated female bobsledder of all time, says the only people to whom she has anything left to prove are her two sons, Nico and Noah.
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February 14, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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roxieproxy.bsky.social
Had a dream that there was global panic about the world running out of oxygen, Nintendo was the only video game company to make a statement about it, and the internet collectively spent its final hours on Earth debating whether Nintendo was being genuine or not
A fabricated statement from Nintendo of America's Twitter account addressing a fictitious scenario in which the Earth's oxygen supply is presumed to be depleting at a rapid pace, leaving humanity with mere days to live. "This is Miyamoto. On behalf of everyone who is employed at Nintendo Co. LTD and its subsidiaries, we deeply mourn the countless human lives which will be lost due to the depletion of the global oxygen supply. To anyone who has ever played one of our games, we are eternally grateful to have created long-lasting fun and memories for you. To ease the suffering of families and children across the world, the Mario Kart World game for the Nintendo Switch 2 system will be available as a free download on Nintendo eShop for the foreseeable future. We hope this small gesture of kindness will ease the pain as humanity prepares for a worst-case scenario." The statement is distastefully plastered with logos for Nintendo and Nintendo Switch 2, as well as with a render of Mario from Mario Kart World. A fabricated Twitter thread responding to the fabricated Nintendo statement. John Default Profile Picture: "No one read this statement and thought it was distasteful? Why did Miyamoto think this would help anyone?" NintenDeen: "Simple: Nintendo is so depraved that they'd exploit a global crisis to boost the player count of the failed Mario Kart World and force consumers back into the Switch 2 ecosystem to boost sales and player numbers." A fabricated Twitter thread responding to the fabricated Nintendo statement. PlayStation Nation: "What the fuck are you doing falsely advertising sales during these trying times? I went to the website and Mario Kart World is still selling for $80 USD." Kremling Kevin: "If you actually read the statement, it clearly says the discount is available on Nintendo eShop. Meaning the application on the Switch 2 itself, not the web browser version." PlayStation Nation: "Point still stands." A fabricated Tweet responding to the fabricated Nintendo statement. Isaboner: "Nothing for Switch 1 owners?"
February 14, 2026 at 8:07 PM
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libbycwatson.com
hello and welcome to the political genius exam. here is question one. which is a more compelling message:

- the president is sending armies to occupy cities and kidnap and kill people and your town could be next
- a meal at the cheesecake factory that previously cost $100 now costs $104.9
amyklobuchar.com Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 4d
Romance alert: Trump's reckless tariffs have Valentine’s Day costs up across the board:

Roses 🌹16.6%
Chocolates🍫 18.7%
Ribeye 🥩 25.4%
Restaurant meals 🍽️ 4.9%
February 14, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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February 14, 2026 at 9:28 PM
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We bought Article II of the United Nations Charter with the blood of a hundred million human beings, and less than a century later, it's being sold for nothing by people who don't even understand what they're doing.
sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 1d
i think this is what drives me nuts. people talk about how, say, the UN was founded by "starry eyed idealists" who didn't understand "reality." the truth is that the UN was founded by those who had just fought and *won* the bloodiest war in human history.
February 14, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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theplanetaryguy.bsky.social
Open up this picture fully.

Then look at the surface of Mars.

Then look up to the top right.

Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.

Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.

That's Earth.
A forlorn landscape of layered rocks in the foreground, with hills fading into the background haze. At upper top right, a small crescent moon, and a bright star.
December 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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ianbassin.bsky.social
The commander in chief telling troops who they have to vote for is itself a presidency ending impeachable scandal.
February 14, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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propublica.org
Trump’s Truth Social post blasting the Gordie Howe bridge echoed misleading claims made by a competing bridge company.

Hours before Trump posted, its billionaire owner met with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, @nytimes.com reported.
Trump Threatens to Block Michigan-Canada Bridge He Once Championed
The president’s targeting of the bridge shows just how drastically U.S.-Canada relations have fallen between his two terms.
www.propublica.org
February 14, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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chrisdeleon.bsky.social
this valentine's day if you're single rather than mourn relationships that didn't last why not celebrate the bad matches you managed to escape or that never started that may have derailed your life. or, be grateful it made sense while it made sense, and you got out when it didn't

enjoy your peace 🕊️
Super Nintendo Mario game shows Mario crouched down at half height. squishing down his hat to hold himself even lower below an enormous bullet Bill. large flying black bullet that has a face with big teeth painted on it and angry eyes. kind of like the front of an a-10 warthog aircraft. this level has blue polka dot hills in the background and a grassy green over dirt foreground level area.
February 14, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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beijingpalmer.bsky.social
America out here inventing entirely new heresies every day
annenotation.bsky.social Cai @annenotation.bsky.social · 7h
Just passed a church where their decoration is a crucified Jesus is coming down off the cross under his own power. okay.
February 14, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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kilomonster.art
I appreciate theses bits. ESPECIALLY ACTUAL SALARIED ANIMATORS.
That distinction is crucial. At Glitch, there was no inherited 2D framework, no established departmental flow, no default budgeting model, and no long-standing executive hierarchy telling her how it had always been done. For a creator who spent years navigating those structures at a major U.S. studio, that absence was liberating. "I learned a lot working my way up through the studio system," she said. "I learned from people I admire, and I learned from toxic leadership, things I didn't want to emulate. I wanted to take everything I learned and see if I could create a workable pipeline and make something stunning and beautiful with the resources we had.” Terrace has been candid about the differences between her experience inside a major studio and her current arrangement at Glitch. On a traditional television production, she might have been juggling 10 or more episodes simultaneously under tight broadcast windows. On Knights of Guinevere, the scale is more contained, allowing for longer board schedules and more iterative problem-solving. "At Disney, if something needed to be re-boarded, we were kind of boned," she said. "Here, if something isn't working, we can say, 'This isn't working.' And they'll say, 'Okay, let's try something else.'" That flexibility extends to staffing, too. Rather than relying primarily on freelancers, the production employs salaried in-house animators at Glitch.
February 14, 2026 at 7:17 PM
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aussieinto.bsky.social
Happy Death of James Cook day to those who celebrate. On 14 February 1779 British explorer Captain James Cook was killed as he attempted to kidnap Kalaniʻōpuʻu, the ruling chief (aliʻi nui) of the island of Hawaii, and hold him hostage for the return of a cutter which Hawaiians had stolen.
“NEAR THIS SPOT CAPT. JAMES COOK MET HIS DEATH FEBRUARY 14, 1779” — A brick laid in the waters of Kealakekua Bay, Kona district, Hawaiʻi
February 14, 2026 at 9:42 AM
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kbspangler.com
Violets are blue
Roses are red
Someday it will happen
And he will be
February 14, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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maddow.bsky.social
??

also:

!!
February 14, 2026 at 8:39 PM
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The ACTION PHILOSOPHERS: MODERNITY BITES Kickstarter Pre-Launch page is live!
The long-promised third volume of the definitive FULL COLOR collections of the comic that launched my and @fredvanlente.bsky.social 's careers!
Sign up - launching in THREE WEEKS! www.kickstarter.com/projects/roc...
Coming soon: Action Philosophers: Modernity Bites
The 3rd volume in Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey's award-winning Action Philosophers series!
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February 13, 2026 at 10:34 PM
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how we got here
“nothing is real until it hurts me” slogan replaces “don’t tread on me” slogan on a Gadseden flag
February 14, 2026 at 7:23 PM
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leavittalone.bsky.social
Happy Valentines Day
February 14, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
February 14, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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davidcayjohnston.bsky.social
What the congressman reports below is disgusting.
He reveals the utter lack of decency and humanity in the Trump administration, especially in the telling detail at the end.
February 14, 2026 at 12:56 AM
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olivebrinker.bsky.social
swan boy is one of the GOAT webcomics but branson’s reviews of all the star trek movies are some of his finest work. describing bones as “dressed like the inventor of cocaine” in the first TOS movie lives rent free in my head
mikexnichols.bsky.social Mike X. Nichols @mikexnichols.bsky.social · 22h
i often think about this review
Letterboxd screenshot Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) Watched by Branson Reese 28 Apr 2022 Abrams isn't a man so much as he's an avatar of cultural entropy. If you make something popular enough eventually you will die or sell it off and and a person in thick rimmed glasses whose main artistic vision is that he loves to have meetings will take it and sandblast it until it's nothing. I hate to see this happen here but maybe it's good that this happened. Maybe every franchise should collapse into a version of itself that makes shareholders nod and shake each others' hands. We should learn to speak in a language that rich people who don't dream can't comprehend.
February 14, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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In the 102 years since the Winter Olympics began, an athlete representing a South American country had never won a medal.

That changed Saturday when Alpine skier Lucas Pinheiro Braathen won gold in the men's super-G.
South America just won its first medal in the Winter Olympics
Alpine skier Lucas Pinheiro Braathen of Brazil wins giant slalom at the Milan Cortina Games, and Brazil could add another medal from skeleton competitor Nicole Rocha Silveira
nbcnews.to
February 14, 2026 at 4:00 PM