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🇺🇦🌻Karin🌻🇺🇦 @karimala.bsky.social · 15h

The committee’s statement sure sounds like it’s directed at Trump for his overall positioning.

When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognise courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist.
Democracy depends on people who refuse to stay silent, who dare to step forward despite grave risk, and who remind us that freedom must never be taken for granted, but must always be defended - with words, with courage and with determination.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 16h

BREAKING: For her work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela, María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize.

María Corina Machado of Venezuela wins the Nobel Peace Prize

Opposition activist María Corina Machado of Venezuela has won the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel committee praised her as a key figure in unifying Venezuela's political opposition.

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Jakob Drud @jakobdrud.bsky.social · 4d

British English is just like American English, really. You just add the odd 'u' to the words, like Gatourade or Colourado.

#languageTips

Jakob Drud @jakobdrud.bsky.social · 5d

You know you're old when you use the phrase 'in my lifetime' to describe a slow development in science...

Jakob Drud @jakobdrud.bsky.social · 6d

Apex Magazine has a funddrive for 2026 on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

Apex Magazine 2026

An award-winning digital literary magazine of science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror.

www.kickstarter.com

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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 7d

The mystery of medical diagnosis!

Anyone: Why are there suddenly so many AHDH diagnoses?
Dr. Jen: Same reason there are suddenly more stars after we built telescopes.

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Jakob Drud @jakobdrud.bsky.social · 9d

Who's your favorite Jedi? (wrong answers only)

a cartoon character wearing glasses is standing in front of a purple wall .

Alt: a cartoon character wearing glasses is standing in front of a purple wall . Edna

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Jakob Drud @jakobdrud.bsky.social · 13d

Jonathan Pryce plays David Cartwright in Slow Horses so very convincingly. Particularly in season 4.

Jakob Drud @jakobdrud.bsky.social · 17d

Think I'll celebrate the Rapture tonight by taking Tylenol and getting pregnant.

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Jakob Drud @jakobdrud.bsky.social · 17d

Enhance a book!

The Lion, the Witch, the Wardrobe, and the Bedside Table.

John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 17d

Enhance a book!

Medium Women

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Jakob Drud @jakobdrud.bsky.social · 17d

If I just followed you, it's because we're connected on Mastodon (where I'm not active). Hope to see you around here!

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Jakob Drud @jakobdrud.bsky.social · 18d

Something warm and punny for your Monday.

A cat drawn in silhouette. Text: What's the difference between a cat and a comma? One has claws at the end of its paws and one is a pause at the end of a clause.

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Jakob Drud @jakobdrud.bsky.social · 20d

A small Danish brewery came up with this 😂

A bottle of new England ipa from Fano Brewery. There's a drawing of the current US president, and the beer is called Mango Mussolini.

Jakob Drud @jakobdrud.bsky.social · 21d

And a happier place, I'll wager.

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Jakob Drud @jakobdrud.bsky.social · 22d

Whenever Trump throws around the idea of a third term, I imagine what would happen if the Democrats threw Obama into the election against him.

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Alex Shvartsman @alexshvartsman.bsky.social · 22d

The next UFO is about to land! With stories by Alan Dean Foster, @janeespenson.bsky.social, Simon R. Green, @nmamatas.bsky.social, @tinaconnolly.bsky.social and many other fabulous authors.

Reserve yours today!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ufo...

Unidentified Funny Objects 10

After a three-year hiatus, a new volume of this iconic anthology series of humorous science fiction & fantasy is finally in the works!

www.kickstarter.com

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Jakob Drud @jakobdrud.bsky.social · 23d

I just backed Unidentified Funny Objects 10 on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/ufo...

Unidentified Funny Objects 10

After a three-year hiatus, a new volume of this iconic anthology series of humorous science fiction & fantasy is finally in the works!

www.kickstarter.com

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Alex Shvartsman @alexshvartsman.bsky.social · 24d

UNIDENTIFIED FUNNY OBJECTS 10 - an anthology of humorous SF/F just launched on kickstarter

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ufo...

Unidentified Funny Objects 10

After a three-year hiatus, a new volume of this iconic anthology series of humorous science fiction & fantasy is finally in the works!

www.kickstarter.com

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Jakob Drud @jakobdrud.bsky.social · 24d

"[The comission set up by the UN Human Rights Council] found that Israel has “committed four genocidal acts” in the enclave since October 7, 2023..."

edition.cnn.com/2025/09/16/m...

UN commission says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza | CNN

An independent United Nations inquiry has concluded for the first time that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and that the country’s top leaders have incited genocide, in what...

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Jakob Drud @jakobdrud.bsky.social · 24d

If you see this, quote post with the energy you bring to bluesky.

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 29d

My most recent article for SFWA's Planetside! Copyright is a complicated subject about which there are many myths and misconceptions...in this article, I try to untangle some of them.

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association @sfwa.bsky.social · 29d

This week on Planetside…

Think you know copyright? This guide clears up the myths and shows authors how to protect their work.

Read “Protecting Your Intellectual Property: What You Need to Know About Copyright” by @victoriastrauss.com of WRITER BEWARE®: www.sfwa.org/2025/09/11/p...

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Jakob Drud @jakobdrud.bsky.social · 29d

They know it's an extraordinary claim, so it seems like a good strategy from the scientists to say, "Anyone have a better explanation for this than 'Life on Mars'?"
And those explanations will still be interesting, if not as fit for a headline.

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Jakob Drud @jakobdrud.bsky.social · Sep 10

Well, the key word here is 'potential', but 'biosignature' certainly has a nice ring to it. I'm looking forward to the peer reviews.

www.nasa.gov/news-release...

NASA Says Mars Rover Discovered Potential Biosignature Last Year - NASA

A sample collected by NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover from an ancient dry riverbed in Jezero Crater could preserve evidence of ancient microbial life. Taken

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Sep 9

A new mural by elusive street artist Banksy showing a judge beating an unarmed protester with a gavel will be removed from a wall outside one of London’s most iconic courts /AP

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Jakob Drud @jakobdrud.bsky.social · Sep 8

Cat's now patched up, dressed up, and fed up with his cone.

Cat with a plastic cone and a blue bandage.

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