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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 2d

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and also, I kind of really want a T shirt that says I RUIN YOUR SLEEP ... PROFESSIONALLY

blush-of-the-dawn.bsky.social @blush-of-the-dawn.bsky.social · 2d

Read this in one sitting and my only complaint is that I wish it was longer. Though maybe its a good thing that it wasn't because I was only going to read a chapter before bed and then I blinked and it was 8 am. I'm probably going to have to read the final 10% again when I'm less sleep deprived.

KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 3d

I am very excited that ALL OF US MURDERERS has been picked as one of Kobo's Best of the Month!

It's out everywhere today, in e at all platforms, in print at all good bookshops (it's the BA Indie Book of the Month!) and in audio read by Sonny Archer. Have at it!

books2read.com/u/mloE7q

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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 2d

a) an English degree does not prevent you from getting and doing a [scare quote] real job [scare quote]
b) there are things, goals, and values in the world other than money
but also c) last year the publishing industry's estimated worth to the UK economy was ELEVEN BILLION QUID.

Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 2d

Calling English a 'rip-off degree' is one of the most blatant exhibitions of personal barbarism I've ever seen. You've demonstrated nothing but the poverty of your own mind.

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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 2d

Marvellous review for All Of Us Murderers at AAR.

"a masterful blend of mystery, romance and suspense that is delightful yet nail-biting in the very best of ways. It is, without question, KJ Charles at her best" it says here 🥰

All of Us Murderers by KJ Charles

All of Us Murderers is a fabulous mixture of murder mystery and gothic horror, a superbly crafted homage to the gothic novel that expertly captures the essence of the genre while at the same time havi...

allaboutromance.com

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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 1d

...oops?

All Of Us Murderers flyer with book cover. tex says: Readers Say, followed by quotes: All Of Us Murderers is why I am sleep deprived at work today.

Kept me up until 2am on a
work night!

I read this in one sitting and stayed up until 3am because
I couldn't put it down.

I was only going to read a chapter before bed and then I blinked and it was 8am.

end tagline reads: Out Now. sorry about that.

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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 1d

I swear, in about twenty years, wealthy countries are going to be competing for immigrants, and wondering why they didn't bring in a whole lot of people twenty years earlier so their grew-up-here kids would be ready to join the workforce.

Sathnam Sanghera @sathnam.bsky.social · 1d

The massive downsides of low immigration. Soon this could ve everyone's problem.

Japan has an ‘enshortification’ problem - on.ft.com/46Z0yhg via @FT

Japan has an ‘enshortification’ problem

An ageing workforce is affecting all sorts of professions

on.ft.com

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Jessica Kant @jessdkant.bsky.social · 10h

One curious thing on this site about speaking out against the encroachment of LLMs is that inevitably you get accused of being anti-tech. I don’t hate technology. I’ve used machine learning in my own code before. But I also recognize that oligarchs are so hellbent on pushing this tech for a reason.

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 34m

sorry if you use "YA" as a pejorative i can't take your criticism of stuff seriously tbh

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Edgeryders @edgeryders.bsky.social · 31m

Hi Joaquin! I just read your post. To add to Sci-Fi Economics lab, I would suggest to take a look at Witness - an open-source fictional world: witness.scifieconomicslab.net/witnesspedia

Edgeryders

witness.scifieconomicslab.net

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Adia Benton @ethnography911.bsky.social · 34m

lost in the supermarket, the clash
heartbeats, jose gonzalez

to get hype
look at these hoes, santigold
bulls on parada, ratm
move bitch, luda
shitlist, L7

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Adia Benton @ethnography911.bsky.social · 1h

Friday morning pop playlist. I'll call them my morning montage songs (turn off alarm clock, start the coffee, etc)

cruel to be kind, nick lowe
early in the morning, the gap band
ain't nobody, chaka khan
house quake, prince
brass in pocket, the pretenders

I mean how many songs do I need

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Celeste Pewter @celestepewter.bsky.social · 35m

Okay, I really don’t want to keep talking about this, since frankly - I hate KP. She’s an example of toxic management, and I saw what she did to my friends.

But I’m really disturbed by the number of women, specifically white women on Threads and on here, justifying her cursing at staff.

Celeste Pewter @celestepewter.bsky.social · 21h

Going to be honest: Threads going to bat for Katie Porter is one of the most 🫠 things I've seen today...

And really speaks to my ongoing belief we shouldn't stan politicians. At all.

Fellow Dems, hold politicians accountable for their work, not for who you THINK they are only on camera.

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skáld @danglinghemmie.bsky.social · 1h

it's dope as hell that the world builds 100 million cars per year and all that plastic, metal, glass and rubber eventually ends up like this

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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 34m

HELLO

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Will "scifantasy" Frank @scifantasy.bsky.social · 2h

If I see one more article calling it a "snub" so help me...

Paul "Princejvstin" Weimer📷🚀 🚀 📸 @princejvstin.com · 3h

It is weirdly true. In no other time and for no other person, has the Nobel Peace Prize been framed this way. Will Donald John Trump get it (he didn't get it, again) and what will happen when he inevitably didn't--
- Ketchup on the walls again? Tariffs on Norway? It's all utterly bizarre

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 15h

This is the genius of the Portland protests - they make the claims of lawlessness look not just wrong, but comical

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 18h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 2h

Video overview in Sinhala: youtu.be/DcbOce2BuT0

ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ චීන බලපෑම් මෙහෙයුම්

YouTube video by Sanjana Hattotuwa

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Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 2h

Video overview in English: youtu.be/ebbCoXuZdGA

Engineered authenticity: Chinese influence operations on Facebook in Sri Lanka

YouTube video by Sanjana Hattotuwa

youtu.be

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Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 2h

Engineered authenticity: Chinese influence operations on Facebook in Sri Lanka

www.linkedin.com/pulse/engine... (LinkedIn)

sanjanah.wordpress.com/2025/10/10/e... (WordPress)

#SriLanka #InfluenceOperations #China #SocialMedia

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 3h

“Their data tells a clear story. The ice is forming later, melting earlier and getting thinner each year, and the snow cover is lighter. What was once a glacier 17 years ago has melted into the sea. As the ice disappears, more heat gets absorbed by the dark fjord water, contributing to warming”

Curious Reindeer and Hungry Polar Bears: Warming Is Upending an Arctic Island

www.nytimes.com

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Film Updates @thefilmupdates.bsky.social · 21h

The trailer for ‘HEATED RIVALRY’ starring Connor Storrie & Hudson Williams.

It follows a pair of leading Major League Hockey players who harbor a secret: Away from their rivalry on the ice, they are secretly lovers.

Premieres November 28 on Crave.

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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 3h

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Film Updates @thefilmupdates.bsky.social · 21h

The trailer for ‘HEATED RIVALRY’ starring Connor Storrie & Hudson Williams.

It follows a pair of leading Major League Hockey players who harbor a secret: Away from their rivalry on the ice, they are secretly lovers.

Premieres November 28 on Crave.

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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 3h

ahahaha SURPRISE!

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Hell Naw Patrol-ling the Spooky Shadow Dockets @crawdadding.bsky.social · 3h

But…the leaf litter is where lots of their other friends live! No need to rake 🤓

www.nwf.org/Home/Magazin...

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 3h

Chosen by who? Why? To what purpose?

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 3h

That issue sure seems carefully & deliberately chosen to activate a certain set of reactions, doesn't it? Seems designed to take even people with generally tolerant, egalitarian instincts & push them in the direction of judgment & exclusion. Sure seems carefully chosen, doesn't it!

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