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Michael Hartford @mhartford.bsky.social · 13h

I've been to the one in Brussels, and it is *amazing*

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Tade Thompson @tadethompson.bsky.social · 18h

And here's the direct link:

The Apologists by Tade Thompson

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

clarkesworldmagazine.com

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Ken Burnside @kenburnside.bsky.social · 22h

So, cops get overtime that costs more than giving free food to the poor.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 3d

California police boost patrols at grocery stores as millions set to lose SNAP benefits

www.foxla.com

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 1d

If you want or need SNAP benefits, literally the only barrier should be...signing up.

"But what about fraud?" My sibling in red, white, and blue, THE PENTAGON HASN'T PASSED AN AUDIT IN YEARS AND MONEY IS FAKE. I don't care if too many people have food assistance.

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Michael Hartford @mhartford.bsky.social · 1d

Got my first trick or treater of the night: the girl across the street in a dinosaur costume, escorted by her unicorn dad. Her bucket was empty, I hope it’s overflowing by the time she’s traversed the neighborhood!

Michael Hartford @mhartford.bsky.social · 1d

Poster for “Nobody Loves an Albatross” which ran at the Lyceum in 1963

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Michael Hartford @mhartford.bsky.social · 1d

My husband is an actor. He was in two plays, “Luther” and “Nobody Loves an Albatross” and he’s done a lot of TV and advertisements.

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Michael Hartford @mhartford.bsky.social · 1d

Sitting on the porch with a beer and “Rosemary’s Baby,” waiting for my pizza and the trick or treaters; happy Halloween!

a close up of a woman 's face with the hashtag evanaboutcinema

ALT: a close up of a woman 's face with the hashtag evanaboutcinema

media.tenor.com

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Jeremy Ghost Shipp @jeremycshipp.bsky.social · 1d

My horror book BEDFELLOW is also on sale for $1.99 on Kindle!

www.amazon.com/Bedfellow-Je...

Bedfellow

Amazon.com: Bedfellow eBook : Shipp, Jeremy C.: Kindle Store

www.amazon.com

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Jeremy Ghost Shipp @jeremycshipp.bsky.social · 2d

Hey Bluesky peeps, could you help spread the word?

My Shirley Jackson Award-nominated gothic fiction book THE ATROCITIES is on sale today for $1.99 on Kindle.

www.amazon.com/Atrocities-J...

This is a photo of a paperback copy of The Atrocities by me (Jeremy C. Shipp). The cover features a creepy old manor house, storm clouds, and a hedge maze. The book is against a brick wall with vines growing around and over the book.

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Michael Hartford @mhartford.bsky.social · 2d

"The Blood Spattered Bride" - gothic AF, definitely the best "Carmilla" I've seen to date letterboxd.com/mhartford/fi...

A ★★★★★ review of The Blood Spattered Bride (1972)

Where has this movie been all my life? Insanely gothic, delightfully horny, and shockingly violent.

letterboxd.com

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Elizabeth Wrigley-Field @wrigleyfield.bsky.social · 2d

The underpasses are bad enough. But by blocking them off, our local governments have made it effectively impossible for my neighbors from the poorest, least white parts of our neighborhood to access East Franklin’s businesses, health services, and above all, the light rail

Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 2d

I wrote about the should-be-illegal trend of fencing off sidewalks because poor people are nearby. www.minnpost.com/cityscape/20...

Using fencing to curb homelessness in the Twin Cities is an insult - MinnPost

Agencies and governments turn to fencing instead of actual solutions for problems related to people experiencing homelessness.

www.minnpost.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

An estimated 15.7 million workers use SNAP. It’s a lifeline for those in low-wage jobs.

Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.

Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.

Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.

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Michael Hartford @mhartford.bsky.social · 3d

Mr. Thurman is at rest in the cemetery where he was the caretaker and watchman, having passed on 22 years after the ghost attack. I should hope that he straightened that situation out and the spirits of Sunset Memorial are better behaved now. ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LBFG-8VD/...

FamilySearch.org

Discover your family history. Explore the world’s largest collection of free family trees, genealogy records and resources.

ancestors.familysearch.org

Michael Hartford @mhartford.bsky.social · 3d

Let's be careful out there on Devil's Night, folks! Lots of ghoulies and ghosties are up to no good ... stuffaboutminneapolis.tumblr.com/post/7987654...

Dewey Thurman, caretaker and watchman at Sunset Memorial Park cemetery, is pictured examining an injury on his head. While on watch the previous evening, he thought he heard sounds of an automobile motor , opened his door to peer out and was bopped on the head. He believes he was attacked by a ghost due to the fact that the $16 in his pockets had not been touched and nothing was missing from his office. (1942) via Hennepin County Library

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Michael Hartford @mhartford.bsky.social · 3d

Great thread (unintended pun ...) on multi-cultural labor organizing in the garment industries and elsewhere.

Vance is no friend of the worker.

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 3d

JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.

Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 3d

Instead of breaking up, the workers galvanized. Tens of thousands of workers from different ethnic background marched through Lawrence, holding flags and singing in the streets. Their determination eventually won out and the moment is remembered as the "Bread and Roses Strike."

Textile workers marching through the street holding USA flags.

A banner of revolt displayed during the protest.

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Midatlantica @midatlantica.bsky.social · 3d

In 1989 the people wanted more Janet Jackson than Janet alone could provide and Paula filled in the gaps

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Michael Hartford @mhartford.bsky.social · 3d

Is it time to dust off "The Day After" and "Threads"? Or (*shudder*) "When the Wind Blows"? If "When the Wind Blows" doesn't make you into an anti-nuke activist, then you have no humanity left. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pJK...

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Micah @rincewind.run · 3d

there are going to be a lot of stories in the next couple weeks about the generosity of ordinary people in helping their fellow Americans and all of them will be wonderful and none of them should be necessary

we don’t have to have a government this cruel and capricious

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Bohdan &%@#ing Pavuk @bpavuk.neocities.org · Dec 26

if you see this post, your actions are:
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost

your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive

Joshua Holland @joshuaholland.bsky.social · Dec 25

I’ve never donated to Wikipedia before but I set up a small monthly donation as a fuck you to the world’s richest psychopath.

Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia

Musk has denounced Wikipedia as "Wokepedia" on X and urged people not to donate to the platform.

www.newsweek.com

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Michael Hartford @mhartford.bsky.social · 3d

A vampire that's not Dracula

The elegant and terrifying Delphine Seyrig as Countess Báthory in "Daughters of Darkness"

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Michael Hartford @mhartford.bsky.social · 3d

They totally missed with the name - there's got to be a way to work "Baked" into it. (I know, they're a respectable medical establishment etc etc, but come on ...)

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Andy @alleysofmpls.bsky.social · 3d

didn’t realize the old Baker’s Square is a dispensary now

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 3d

The people yearn for (democratic) socialism (this one will make you cry)

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