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Titan Books @titanbooks.bsky.social · 14h

In SNAKE-EATER by bestselling author @tkingfisher.com, a young woman seeking a fresh start is confronted by ancient gods, malevolent supernatural forces, and eccentric neighbours in an isolated desert town 🐍

Pre-order now! https://tinyurl.com/sdamfpkf

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Leah Abney @leahsaylorabney.bsky.social · 14h

Keep tellin myself I'm not gonna look at sneak peeks & what not (b/c it's just torture when we have to wait til 2026!) but then I see who they cast as Akasha (😍) & photos of Jacob, Sam, Eric, Assad at NYCC & I can't resist.

This & Coogler's X-Files are what I'm livin for.

youtu.be/dr0q5FHUO1E?...

Extended First Look at The Vampire Lestat ft. Sam Reid | Premieres 2026 | AMC+

YouTube video by amc+

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Interview With The Vampire Fanpage @iwtvupdates.bsky.social · 1d

Bow down to our Queen! Sheila Atim has officially been cast as Akasha in #TheVampireLestat!

#InterviewWithTheVampire
#NYCC #NYCC2025 #iwtv

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Film Updates @thefilmupdates.bsky.social · 1d

Sheila Atim has been cast as Akasha in ‘THE VAMPIRE LESTAT.’

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Leah Abney @leahsaylorabney.bsky.social · 14h

Now fingers crossed that IWTV Season 3: The Vampire Lestat does well (by corporate overlords' standards) and there's a Season 4: The Queen of the Damned. With this showrunner/creative team, The Queen of the Damned would be an epic adaptation, I just know it.

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 1d

If you're looking to support more independent newsrooms, here is the current source list for Harms Committed: bsky.app/profile/harm...

Each newsroom's website and Bluesky handle are included in the images.

الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 1d

Yes. That's why you should follow @harmscommitted.com it's an account that archives independent journalism and they spend a lot of time doing this, for free, because it's important

lilly8berry.bsky.social @lilly8berry.bsky.social · 1d

Agreed. The world was brainwashed against the plight of Palestine.

We must support independent media. Especially now as Zios have taken over CBS and Tik Tok. Also, we must primary out AIPAC controlled politicians!

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Not Your Negress @notyournegro.blacksky.app · 1d

Black people have been asking this question for a very long time.

Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 1d

Do you really have any rights if they are openly saying they will just make up reasons to detain you?

thematthill.bsky.social @thematthill.bsky.social · 4d

Wow. Greg Bovino admits on camera that his agents can detain people if you look scared, change your demeanor, or grip a steering wheel too tight.

As his unmasked agents walk around with large guns to scare you, they may arrest you just for that — even if you're a U.S. citizen.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d

CHICAGO: REBUILD is providing therapy to folks detained by ICE. Please feel free to let people know.

findmeatherapist.org

Find Me A Therapist

findmeatherapist.org

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Kayla B @queenofthesouth.bsky.social · 2d

Needing multiple streams of income to stay afloat is a societal failure not a personal one. You should be able to afford a comfortable lifestyle with one job. You are not lazy.

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Eugen Bacon @genni.bsky.social · 1d

A ceremonious unboxing. The Nga'phandileh Whisperer, a #sauuti # novella @sauutiverse.bsky.social @starsandsabers.bsky.social @stephenembleton.bsky.social

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Cynthia “Cina” Pelayo @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve lived in Hermosa in Chicago nearly my entire life. It’s an 80+% Latino community. There are no words for what we’re experiencing right now. I can’t stress this enough—

My home, my people are being psychologically terrorized
People are going missing
People are terrified

Don’t forget about us.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 3d

Cause the algorithms are increasingly shady and I don’t see much promotion, let me Gift Link this:

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

Civil Rights Lawyer Bryan Stevenson on How America’s Story Should Be Told

www.nytimes.com

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Lawrence Harding (she/her) 🏳️‍⚧️ @lhardingwrites.bsky.social · Apr 20

While it's nice to see more noise about how terrible JKR is, as a trans woman I would appreciate it if there was less focus on "here's what you can read instead" and more "here's how you can materially help trans people".

We're the victims here, please stop centring the purity of your bookshelves.

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Tade Thompson @tadethompson.bsky.social · Aug 13

We are not trivialising LLMs.

Copyright theft is not trivial.

Environmental damage is not trivial.

Unreliability is not trivial.

Risk to human cognition is not trivial.

Ignoring consent when shoving it into every fucking thing while making us pay our hard-earned money for it is not trivial.

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Nikita Gill @nikitagill.bsky.social · 18h

My verse novel Hekate has spent 3 weeks on the NYT bestseller list, but also it has been #1 and #2 on the Indie bestseller list because Indie bookstores and booksellers have championed the book so much. Words cannot express how much that means to me.

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strigix @sovereignbeast.bsky.social · 15d

It's pretty wild to me that investigators have uncovered that anti-trans campaigns are largely funded by the fossil fuel industry, and that the presumed motivations are pretty directly to redirect the public conversation away from climate change... and that this isn't bigger news.

Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 16d

Fossil fuel billionaires are bankrolling the anti-trans movement

An investigation shared exclusively with Atmos and HEATED finds that 80% of anti-trans organizations receive fossil fuel funding.

heated.world

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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 4d

NEW — Some TRiiBE readers, among many others on the internet, have been suggesting that the Chicago police arrest ICE agents for their misconduct.

TRiiBE publisher @morganelisej.thetriibe.com put out this explainer video, breaking down the legality for y’all.

youtube.com/shorts/WDHFe...

Can local police arrest ICE?

YouTube video by The TRiiBE

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Mo Moshaty @momoshaty.bsky.social · 16h

Kids, I'm so excited about this book, I can't stand it! Many thanks to @bobpastorella.com and @thisishorror.bsky.social for the shoutout! 🖤

Bob Pastorella @bobpastorella.com · 2d

Be on the Look Out For ... CLAIRVIOLENCE: TALES OF TAROT AND TORMENT by Mo Moshaty (@momoshaty.bsky.social), releasing from @tenebrouspress.bsky.social later this month!

Look Out For … Clairviolence: Tales of Tarot and Torment by Mo Moshaty

“With her latest collection, Moshaty presents a deep-dive into the unsettling and nightmarish side of Tarot.” A man drawn into a surreal prison-scape of an elderly woman. An estranged c…

www.thisishorror.co.uk

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Leah Abney @leahsaylorabney.bsky.social · 16h

Note: I don't typically share news in which photos/videos of the deceased's body (or suffering leading up to death) are included b/c they deserve to be treated with dignity, even after death. This story is important b/c it clearly shows (yet again) the deadly consequences of racism in police.

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Leah Abney @leahsaylorabney.bsky.social · 16h

"A federal lawsuit alleges a Cottage Grove man died last year after Eagan police officers mistook “classic stroke signs and symptoms” for possible drug use and Dakota County jail corrections officers did nothing while he was in custody."

CW: Photos halfway down

www.twincities.com/2025/10/09/l...

Lawsuit alleges Eagan police mistook man’s fatal stroke for possible drug use

Kingsley Fifi Bimpong, 50, suffered a stroke sometime before he drove his car onto a median on Nov. 16 in Eagan.

www.twincities.com

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Alma Katsu (FIEND is out now) @almakatsu.bsky.social · 17h

UK friends! Have you seen this amazing blurb from the equally amazing @jenniferthorne.bsky.social for FIEND? @titanbooks.bsky.social

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Leah Abney @leahsaylorabney.bsky.social · 1d

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Leah Abney @leahsaylorabney.bsky.social · 1d

"I think women at a certain age become invisible just in general. But I don't need to be seen by anyone. I don't care if I'm seen by men--whatever that means. If Im invisible, then I can do whatever I want. Isnt it everyone's dream to be invisible for a day? Great, now Im invisible." Martha Plimpton

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Leah Abney @leahsaylorabney.bsky.social · 1d

💐 Thank you for the laugh, definitely needed that.

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V.Castro @vlatinalondon.bsky.social · 1d

THIS IS $2.99 for ebook at @barnesandnoble.com !
Grab a copy. I’m so close to earning out and this might do it 🤎 Thank you.
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-haunti...

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