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nm whitley @nmwhitley.bsky.social · 11d
It's that time of year again*

*it is always that time of year
An awards eligibility post Across the top in bold font it reads FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, and below "The Last Spiderbox" Cosmic Horror Monthly #58, April 2025 "Enselfening" The Dark #125, October 2025 There is a pale blue paisley background, at the bottom is an old clip art image of two faceless men and a faceless woman all pointing at and/or making notes in a ledger of some sort. their skin appears to be transparent, and the paisley background shows through their faces and hands but not through their hair or their clothing
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zachrabiroff.com
Any time corporate executives are in a room together and don't know they're being recorded, the transcript is like: "Christ, I hate our customers. We're agreed that we all hate our customers? Let's lie to the IRS, criminally. Did I mention the Holocaust never happened? Put more lead in our soda."
parkermolloy.com Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 1d
Campbell's soup VP caught on tape trashing his own brand. Oof. www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2...
In the lawsuit, Garza alleges Bally said Campbell's makes "highly processed food" for "poor people" and made several derogatory comments about Indian employees, calling them "idiots." "We have s--t for f**king poor people. Who buys our s--t? | don't buy Campbell's products barely anymore. It's not healthy now that I know what the f—'s in it," part of the recording said. "Bioengineered meat -- I don't wanna eat a piece of chicken that came from a 3-D printer."
November 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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horsedisc.bsky.social
Repeat after me:

I am not healthier than Shinzo Abe.
I am not healthier than Kendrick Lamar.
I am not healthier than GG Allin.
I am not healthier than Jack Dorsey.

But if I stand back and watch and learn,
I will be healthier than I am.
November 25, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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upfromsumdirt.bsky.social
don cherry & ornette coleman
phito of two men standing outside near a red building with clapboard wood siding. the man on the left is don cherry, wearing a black sweater with arms crossed holding a trumpet. he is faces the second man who wears a brown sweater, is facing straight ahead, and blowing a saxophone.
November 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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angelaliu.bsky.social
All the stories in Weird Horror #11 are great, but I've been thinking about “We Didn’t Used to Be Like This” by @jackklausner.bsky.social for days. Deeply unsettling look into one person's descent into madness that had me questioning what was true by the end. A phenomenal story.
We Didn't Used to Be Like This — Weird Horror Magazine
www.weirdhorrormagazine.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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sashabrown.bsky.social
I'm up at HAD today and yet my family is still not showing me any respect

seems weird
havehashad.com HAD @havehashad.com · 2d
"If someone asks if you’re a narc and you actually are a narc, you have to say it. That’s the rule. Like if someone directly asks you, you’re not allowed to lie about it. Same with if you’re a Republican..."

some rules today from Sasha Brown

https://www.havehashad.com/5as8y
Narc Rules by Sasha Brown
If someone asks if you’re a narc and you actually are a narc, you have to say it. That’s the rule. Like if someone directly asks you, you’re not allowed to lie about it. Same with if you’re a…
www.havehashad.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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ernie.tedium.co
If you have been sharing that Malwarebytes article on the Gmail thing, you should note the giant correction up top.

www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Update November 22. We’ve updated this article after realising we contributed to a perfect storm of misunderstanding around a recent change in the wording and placement of Gmail’s smart features. The settings themselves aren’t new, but the way Google recently rewrote and surfaced them led a lot of people (including us) to believe Gmail content might be used to train Google’s AI models, and that users were being opted in automatically. After taking a closer look at Google’s documentation and reviewing other reporting, that doesn’t appear to be the case. Gmail does scan email content to power its own “smart features,” such as spam filtering, categorisation, and writing suggestions. But this is part of how Gmail normally works and isn’t the same as training Google’s generative AI models. Google also maintains that these feature settings are opt-in rather than opt-out, although users’ experiences seem to vary depending on when and how the new wording appeared. It’s easy to see where the confusion came from. Google’s updated language around “smart features” is vague, and the term “smart” often implies AI—especially at a time when Gemini is being integrated into other parts of Google’s products. When the new wording started appearing for some users without much explanation, many assumed it signalled a broader shift. We’ve revised this article to reflect what we can confirm from Google’s documentation, as it’s always been our aim to give readers accurate, helpful guidance.
November 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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wbm312.bsky.social
It's my favorite day! It's the 38th anniversary of the Max Headroom signal broadcast intrusion!

1st incident lasted 25s during the 9PM news on WGN-TV in Chicago; The 2nd, 2hrs later, lasted ~90s on PBS affiliate WTTW during Dr. Who.

You can watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqge...
Max Headroom 1987 Broadcast Signal Intrusion Incident
YouTube video by andrew867
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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nmwhitley.bsky.social
It's that time of year again*

*it is always that time of year
An awards eligibility post Across the top in bold font it reads FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, and below "The Last Spiderbox" Cosmic Horror Monthly #58, April 2025 "Enselfening" The Dark #125, October 2025 There is a pale blue paisley background, at the bottom is an old clip art image of two faceless men and a faceless woman all pointing at and/or making notes in a ledger of some sort. their skin appears to be transparent, and the paisley background shows through their faces and hands but not through their hair or their clothing
November 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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undertow.bsky.social
Reminder to editors and publishers that I'm accepting epubs of mags, collections, and anthos that have original 2025 short fiction for consideration in Best Weird Fiction of the Year 2. Writers — you'll have an opportunity to submit in the new year.
undertow.bsky.social Undertow Publications 🇨🇦 @undertow.bsky.social · Jul 27
Editor/Publisher friends (only): I'm happy to receive ePubs of your 2025 short fiction projects for the 2026 volume. DM for deets. Or send direct to: bestspecfic (at) gmail(dot)com

Writer friends (only): Subs will open next year. (You can let your editor know I can receive their projects now.)
undertow.bsky.social Undertow Publications 🇨🇦 @undertow.bsky.social · Jul 12
I am thrilled to announce the following authors will be appearing in The Best Weird Fiction of the Year.
November 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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pastpostcard.bsky.social
We have just had our breakfast.
November 19, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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megapolisomancy.bsky.social
Time to be sincere on main: there’s been a truly heartening community response to the presence of these goons in Durham. The fascists will lose.
themountaingoats.bsky.social the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 7d
resources re: ICE presence in North Carolina, distribute widely if you feel like it. all love to my community, no love to the people who said "but what is fascism really? historically, blah blah, name-calling gets us nowhere" when we were all saying "these people are fascists"

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Show up for our neighbors
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November 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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muleskinnerpress.net
really bad at promo but here's my main project: a long-running outgrowth of a substack I turned into an ezine called Kentucky Meat Shower. Explanation of this unwieldy project here.
muleskinnerpress.net/kentucky-mea...
Kentucky Meat Shower - Muleskinner Press
has been my flagship, long-running project since 2018 or so. It began as a Substack to update people on what writing I had put
muleskinnerpress.net
November 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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hypercubexl.bsky.social
matthew holness as garth merenghi in his dramatically lit office, dramatically reading a sec scene from one of his books
November 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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drewsof.bsky.social
PSA: The Year's Best Weird Fiction (Vol. 1 / 2024) is a revitalizing tonic, a reminder of just how good and strange and fun speculative fiction can be. @undertow.bsky.social has a keen and expansive eye—I look forward to many many installments to come. undertowpublications.com/shop/best-we...
Best Weird Fiction, Vol. 1 — Undertow Publications
A showcase of some of the finest weird fiction from 2024, the inaugural volume of The Best Weird Fiction of the Year pays homage to, and builds upon, the critical success of its sibling predecessor,...
undertowpublications.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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effies.bsky.social
Are you shocked I'm so shocked, this is my shocked face.

The tech that regularly breaks its guardrails broke its guardrails when in the hands of people for whom the guardrails are extra important.
charleswlogan.bsky.social Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 9d
"Powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4o model by default...tests repeatedly showed that the AI toy dropped its guardrails the longer a conversation went on, until hitting rock bottom on incredibly disturbing topics."
AI-Powered Stuffed Animal Pulled From Market After Disturbing Interactions With Children
FoloToy says it's suspended sales of its AI-powered teddy bear after researchers found it gave wildly inappropriate and dangerous answers.
futurism.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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juniorhoncho.bsky.social
#5 Dad Can Hurt You With His Apple

Think dad can smash not the shell because his HANDS have business with the APPLE? You should think of it again. Dad can hurt you with his apple in the air. Get apple back crack and its PROBLEMS to your life. You died.

So you CAN always stay alert of dad's apple!
osullyville.bsky.social Dan O’Sullivan @osullyville.bsky.social · 10d
Whatever this type of content is, it should be illegal
November 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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horsedisc.bsky.social
Reminder if you are not good Christian do not say deez nuts
November 16, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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sskorkowsky.bsky.social
Philip K. Dick took 40 amphetamine pills a day and they named a writing award after him
November 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
nmwhitley.bsky.social
"And even these crackers--which I eat because I am hungry--in spite of everything, I can do nothing about the fact that the haters will say will say, 'look at this bitch eating crackers'"
November 16, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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oksoboom.blacksky.app
You been hit by a smooth hymnal
crobertcargill.bsky.social C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 13d
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?

It's the Pope in 1982.
Exactly what it says on the label: The Pope in 1982. He's wearing a black hat, dark RayBans, and looks like he's a member of the Blues Brothers.
November 13, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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rlsummerling.bsky.social
I was lucky enough to read an early copy of @ivygrimes.bsky.social's The Cellar Below the Cellar, which I absolutely loved! Link to my review here!
R.L. Summerling's review of The Cellar Below the Cellar
5/5: The Cellar Below the Cellar is about Jane and her story of self discovery. Stranded during an unprecedented weather event, she finds herself with the unappealing prospect of living with her domin...
www.goodreads.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
nmwhitley.bsky.social
It's that time of year again*

*it is always that time of year
An awards eligibility post Across the top in bold font it reads FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, and below "The Last Spiderbox" Cosmic Horror Monthly #58, April 2025 "Enselfening" The Dark #125, October 2025 There is a pale blue paisley background, at the bottom is an old clip art image of two faceless men and a faceless woman all pointing at and/or making notes in a ledger of some sort. their skin appears to be transparent, and the paisley background shows through their faces and hands but not through their hair or their clothing
November 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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horrorsong.blog
In lieu of a complex graphic assaulting your eyeballs with all 18 stories I've had published this year, please consider this one if you're reading for awards: "The Power Company Detective," eligible in the short story category. Weird horror with no easy answers.
18.168.63.88/2025/03/29/t...
“The Power Company Detective” by Joe Koch - Seize The Press
The gun doesn’t remember you. The man you were was not important, nothing more than another in a series of shifting targets for the shouting hole of its small black mouth. Furthermore, you may have be...
18.168.63.88
November 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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johnchrostek.com
Grappling with some serious existential & financial angst today. Friendly reminder I've got two fun books with big ideas out that cool readers seem to really enjoy. Would love for you to check 'em out, too
johnchrostek.com John Chrostek @johnchrostek.com · 17d
As a debut indie author, I’m really grateful to have found the readers I have with these two books. Would be honored to have them considered alongside 2025’s other great new releases!
November 13, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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onioncereal.bsky.social
picture of jeff bridges as "the dude" from THE BIG LEBOWSKI (1998?
November 12, 2025 at 9:02 AM