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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 7h

Give me the peace prize or I will declare war on you is definitely a take.

Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 10h

The Guardian- The US president may impose tariffs, demand higher NATO contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says, if on Friday he is not awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. www.theguardian.com/world/202...

Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize

US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says

www.theguardian.com

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K.C. Mead-Brewer @kcmeadbrewer.com · 7h

Ohhh I'll have to check it out! Thanks for the rec ⚡️

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K.C. Mead-Brewer @kcmeadbrewer.com · 2d

I've been working on two different long-form projects this year, but just know that if you're ever interested in bringing on a genre reader or class speaker etc, I am HERE & super game to discuss short stories forever!

if you've read my work, this is probably the big one:

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 11h

You know how there’s been this big push towards encouraging older people to do puzzles, cognitive games, and to learn new things to keep them from succumbing to dementia?

Wonder where that’s gonna go with the rise of “outsource your cognitive functions to AI, it’ll be convenient” culture

SteveIsDamaged @steveisdamages.bsky.social · 11h

Cognition is like strength. Use is required to not just gain, but maintain. The more thinking and cognitive work we offload, the duller we become as a result.

It's like deciding you'll use a mobility scooter without need and then figuring out a year later that you can no longer walk.

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Alyssa Harad @alyssaharad.bsky.social · 10h

I do have some questions about the convenient overlap between this push and the cognitive hit many people are taking from Covid and/or the chronic stress of living in the moment.

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 11h

You know how there’s been this big push towards encouraging older people to do puzzles, cognitive games, and to learn new things to keep them from succumbing to dementia?

Wonder where that’s gonna go with the rise of “outsource your cognitive functions to AI, it’ll be convenient” culture

SteveIsDamaged @steveisdamages.bsky.social · 11h

Cognition is like strength. Use is required to not just gain, but maintain. The more thinking and cognitive work we offload, the duller we become as a result.

It's like deciding you'll use a mobility scooter without need and then figuring out a year later that you can no longer walk.

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K.C. Mead-Brewer @kcmeadbrewer.com · 12h

ty hon! 💚💚

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K.C. Mead-Brewer @kcmeadbrewer.com · 12h

it's still summer somewhere!

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K.C. Mead-Brewer @kcmeadbrewer.com · 13h

new shades, classic shirt

(shirt from the ever-awesome @bookmoon.bsky.social)

white blond lady in a car, posing with some tiny rainbow sunglasses and a black t-shirt with the words: READ BOOKS, PUNCH NAZIS

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 4d

Somersaulting in here to be like "There are war pteranodons in THE SIEGE OF BURNING GRASS but those are the least of everybody's problems for most of the book" :D

Sascha Stronach🏳️‍⚧️, The Sunforge out now @understatesmen.bsky.social · 4d

sci-fi has gotta bring back dudes riding pterodactyls, that was a whole vibe

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Lindz McLeod - THE UNLIKELY PURSUIT OF MARY BENNET is out now! @lindzmcleod.bsky.social · 13h

🎉🎉 COVER REVEAL TIME 🎉🎉

I am so, so hyped to bring you THE MISEDUCATION OF CAROLINE BINGLEY 🥳 coming May 2026!

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K.C. Mead-Brewer @kcmeadbrewer.com · 13h

Just saw this awesome article from @lmanusos.bsky.social!

Where to Begin Reading the Work of Carissa Broadbent - Reactor

In an industry saturated with romantasy, it might be easy to become jaded by the genre. As a fan of reading romantasy and fantasy romance, I am relatively picky with how a tale is told. For me, there ...

reactormag.com

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K.C. Mead-Brewer @kcmeadbrewer.com · 15h

takes one to know one 💚🦇

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K.C. Mead-Brewer @kcmeadbrewer.com · 15h

Pshhh! Never apologize for your art hon!

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K.C. Mead-Brewer @kcmeadbrewer.com · 15h

Ok! Definitely KJ Charles & Alyssa Cole -- you might also dig Nalini Singh? Her prose style isn't always my fav but I really dig her scifi romances

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K.C. Mead-Brewer @kcmeadbrewer.com · 15h

Alllllways recommend @lindzmcleod.bsky.social!! Hell yeah ⚡️ I'd also recommend KJ Charles and Alyssa Cole

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K.C. Mead-Brewer @kcmeadbrewer.com · 15h

it's such a wonderful genre! with all the ups and downs of other genres, but yeah, I totally know what you mean re snobbishness; that definitely haunts romance in a unique way. Do you have any particular heat levels or sub genres you'd like to try out?

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 16h

The 15th will be the first missed paycheck for federal employees if the government doesn’t reopen. This is what military see when they try to access their pay statements. One soldier told me they’ve never seen “currently not available” in 20+ years.

Account Access History
Reserve/Active Military Members:
Your Leave and Earnings Statements are not currently available via myPay. We will announce here when they do become available.
Thank you for your patience
WARNING
18 U.S.C. S 1030 prohibits unauthorized or fraudulent access to government computer systems. If the credentials you enter are not your own, you are in violation of this law and should exit this system immediately. Completing this action may subject you to a fine of up to $5,000 or double the value of anything obtained via this unauthorized access, plus up to five years imprisonment.

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K.C. Mead-Brewer @kcmeadbrewer.com · 15h

romance novels honestly help me so so much

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K.C. Mead-Brewer @kcmeadbrewer.com · 15h

I will always love Jessica Fletcher 😭💚

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K.C. Mead-Brewer @kcmeadbrewer.com · 15h

omgosh yes you do! what are your preferred heat level / sub genres?

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K.C. Mead-Brewer @kcmeadbrewer.com · 16h

reading romance novels to save my sanity

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Lisa Song @lisalsong.bsky.social · 18h

"PFNA is so hazardous that the EPA struck an agreement with eight companies to phase it out nearly two decades ago."

And yet, the report is stuck in limbo, still not released to the public.

Sharon Lerner @fastlerner.bsky.social · 19h

NEW An EPA report found that PFNA, a chemical in the drinking water of some 26M people, interferes with development and likely causes liver problems & male reproductive harms. The report was done in April, scientists told me. But the agency hasn't released it

www.propublica.org/article/epa-...

Scientists Completed a Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical. The EPA Hasn’t Released It.

Agency scientists found that PFNA could cause developmental, liver and reproductive harms. Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but the ...

www.propublica.org

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RJ Taylor @rjtaylor.bsky.social · 18h

My novelette “The Third Movement of Time,” is now free to read in @bcsmagazine.bsky.social !

"Winter observes her frustration at Gorgós's irrational behavior and, within it, a particle of jealousy..."

www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-...

Beneath Ceaseless Skies - The Third Movement of Time by RJ Taylor

Winter heard nothing unusual, but she listens harder and there is indeed a sound different than twittering. It is the song of pipes on the wind. It is no tune she recognizes, but she observes in her c...

www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com

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Eugenia Triantafyllou @foxesandroses.bsky.social · 21h

Was so excited to get Robot magazine featuring the Italian translation of "Loneliness Universe" but even more so when I realised the illustration featured a Greek coffee. 🥰🥰

Thank you @esseasterisco.acme.it !

The cover of Robot magazine featuring a woman in a red dress and her menacing shadow in the background.

The interior of Robot magazine featuring the Italian translation of Loneliness Universe and an illustration of a Greek coffee along with a sketch of humans inside boxes.

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Sarah Pinsker @sarahpinsker.bsky.social · 1d

In one small victory, I noticed tonight's low temperature and went out in the dark to harvest as much remaining basil as I could, then made late night pesto.

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