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Rose/T.A. Summers
@rosepetals1984.bsky.social
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ACSM Exercise Physiologist (license update in progress), writer/poet, college ed advocate, indie media blogger/reviewer...aka I do many things. she/her/hers
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fsmith827.bsky.social
If you're discovering Heated Rivalry now because of the tv show, you'll enjoy this @fatedmates.net podcast episode about the 2019 romance novel by Rachel Reid that the tv show is based on: fatedmates.net/episodes/202... 📚💕🌈 #FatedMates #HeatedRivalry #Romancelandia #MMRomance #BookSky
November 28, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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modyheart.bsky.social Abo jameel @modyheart.bsky.social · 10h
“My heart groans with pain for my kids, who are freezing in the cold out on the street as we search for shelter after the rain and winds destroyed our tent. They haven’t eaten anything since yesterday. We need 200$ to buy blanket and food
Verified
@mommunism.bsky.social
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November 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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themorrancave.bsky.social
If you want to read the full @propublica.org investigation into CIA-backed Afghan Zero Units, here's Lynzy Billing's award-winning piece from 2022:
November 28, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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justicar.xyz
As always, Tanya has nailed it.

Support small independent businesses.

For me, who drinks a lot of tea:
- @fridaytea.com
- @rakkasantea.bsky.social
- @white2tea.bsky.social
cypheroftyr.bsky.social Tanya D. || Writer || Narrative Designer @cypheroftyr.bsky.social · 8h
Instead of doing a consumerism on "Black" Friday, consider supporting small businesses, dropping a few coins in someone's ko-fi or go fund me, sign up for their patreon instead.

Life is expensive, things are hard. Drop coins to humans, not AI, or big corporations today.

QRP with your links!
November 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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itsmeio.bsky.social
800 only
itsmeio.bsky.social Its ruaa @itsmeio.bsky.social · Oct 21
My dearest friend set up the weekly and monthly donation options so that we can stay alive after a tent was destroyed just 100 meters away from us last night. The sand covered our faces while we were still alive.

I’m deeply depressed and can’t keep begging one by one for help anymore.
November 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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dropsitenews.com
Ta-Nehisi Coates asks Palestinian scholar & writer Tareq Baconi “what is it about this genocide particularly” that has changed us? Baconi, who has written extensively on Hamas & the history of Palestinian resistance, points to 3 factors. It’s happening in full view of the world, yet still allowed...
Ta-Nehisi Coates asks Palestinian scholar and writer Tareq Baconi “what is it about this genocide particularly” that has changed us? Baconi, who has written extensively on Hamas and the history of Palestinian resistance, points to three factors. It’s happening in full view of the world, yet still allowed to continue. The gaslighting by governments and major media creates a “dual reality” that denies what people can see for themselves. And at its core, he says, the genocide exposes the colonial foundations of Western power. Baconi stresses that the path between a fascist or decolonial future runs directly through Palestine. via @PalFest
November 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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nycsouthpaw.bsky.social
This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave a spoken directive, according to two people with direct knowledge of the operation. "The order was to kill everybody," one of them said. A missile screamed off the Trinidad coast, striking the vessel and igniting a blaze from bow to stern. For minutes, commanders watched the boat burning on a live drone feed. As the smoke cleared, they got a jolt: Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack - the opening salvo in the Trump administration's war on suspected drug traffickers in the Western Hemisphere — ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth's instructions, two people familiar with the matter said. The two men were blown apart in the water.
November 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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suleikhasnyder.bsky.social
Since it's a big weekend for consumerism, I just want to put out there that buying an indie author's book in any format is "shopping small" no matter where you choose to buy it from.
November 28, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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punkrockhistory.bsky.social
54 years ago
A band called 'Death' was punk before punk was punk

Formed in November 1971 by the 3 Hackney brothers, they were influential pioneers of the genre and, along with Pure Hell, the first all-black proto-punk/punk band.

#punkrock #death #protopunk #history #punkrockhistory #knowyourroots
November 28, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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originalsp.in
I swear if they only let HUNTR/X play the freaking Super Bowl, it would heal America’s honmoon
November 28, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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pbsnews.org
Tiny Chef, the Instagram sensation who also happens to be animated, has gained millions of fans of all ages while whipping up vegetarian meals with a side of heart.
https://to.pbs.org/3V1pHCs
How Tiny Chef captured the internet’s heart
He’s a little guy with a huge following online. Tiny Chef, the Instagram sensation who also happens to be animated, has gained millions of fans of all ages while whipping up vegetarian meals with a si...
to.pbs.org
November 28, 2025 at 3:35 AM
rosepetals1984.bsky.social
I'm back to gaming for a while tonight. P3R and Hades are on the list.
November 28, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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hildakw.bsky.social
Good news for librarians -- and students and teachers.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
In November's School Board Elections, Voters Stood with Librarians
From New Hampshire to New Mexico, voters aligned with educators, librarians, and unions and ushered in candidates with liberal leanings to their local school boards. We looked at the outcomes in sever...
www.publishersweekly.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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emilynussbaum.bsky.social
Zootopia 2 was fun / funny / intriguingly anti-colonial & -gentrification / a DASH too unignorably furry-coded
November 28, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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authormsbev.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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shelflove.bsky.social
#Romancelandia Holiday Fairies is BACK for our 6th year! 🎁✨

This community-powered gifting initiative is all about mutual aid, kindness, and making sure no one goes without a little magic this season.

Let’s make 2025 our most generous year yet!

Learn more: bit.ly/holidayfairies
Graphic of a wrapped gift with “2025” inside a confetti pattern. Text reads: “Romancelandia Holiday Fairies: A Community Gifting Initiative. Back for our 6th year!” Romancelandia Holiday Fairy logo at the top. Text graphic explaining that Romancelandia Holiday Fairies is a mutual aid effort to help community members purchase gifts during the holiday season. Romancelandia Holiday Fairy logo at the top. Learn more: bit.ly/holidayfairies Text graphic describing how the Holiday Fairies program works: wishlist submissions open Nov 27, and gift-givers can browse and send items. Romancelandia Holiday Fairy logo at the top. Learn more: bit.ly/holidayfairies Text graphic providing contact email for holiday fairy team if there are any questions. Holidayfairy@shelflovepodcast.com. Romancelandia Holiday Fairy logo at the top. Learn more: bit.ly/holidayfairies
November 28, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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authormsbev.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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mohammad.myatproto.social
I am Mohammed from Gaza, a father of two children. We survived the bombs and destroyed everything.
I lost my job and my house was damaged and became without income.
Please, I need $300 to buy the basic needs of my children. Please, I still hold on to my children🩵
tinyurl.com/Support-Muha...
November 21, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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meyoco.bsky.social
beyond the veil 🌙
Digital artwork of a witch wearing long white dress and starry veiled witch hat
November 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
rosepetals1984.bsky.social
My after dinner tradition on Thanksgiving is gaming so I'll definitely do that after I actually get dinner (twin and I successfully made everything we planned to make).
November 28, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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megueyb.bsky.social
When the ALA recognizes one's work, that's pretty dang cool.
"The games recognized as 2026 Platinum Play Classics are Clue, Jenga, Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Apocalypse World, Call of Cthulhu, Mario Kart 8, and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater."

#ApocalypseWorld #AW3rd #PBTA
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GameRT Announces 2025 Platinum Play Award Recipients
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November 28, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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fsmith827.bsky.social
While in the editing process w/ an editor at @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social, I've shared the book w/ beta readers. From one: "I've never read a book in 2 days before. Your books get better & better. Definitely the hottest so far." I'm blushing. 😊📚🌈 #LoveIsAContactSport #Romancelandia #BlackBookSky
fsmith827.bsky.social Frederick Smith, Ed.D. @fsmith827.bsky.social · 7d
For consideration for your “Anticipated 2026 Romance Novels” lists.

Love Is A Contact Sport
By Frederick Smith
Pub date: 6/16/26 on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social.

A Black, Queer, Second Chance, College Reunion, MM romance.

bookshop.org/p/books/love...

#Romancelandia #BlackBookSky #BookSky
Love Is A Contact Sport cover features two Black men in an embrace. The taller one has light brown skin, bald head, and a beard, and is wearing a college athletics jacket. The shorter one has dark brown skin, twists and a fade haircut, and wearing a yellow sweatshirt with the words Black Romance Writer on it. The cover is purple with red, yellow, and white writing.
November 28, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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November 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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djolder.bsky.social
Yes. And this is why analyses that focus singularly on greed as a motivation for oppression fall short. This will flush millions down the toilet and to them it's worth it to uphold and empire and protect zionism.

Added alt text and link to full article is in OP's next post.
Rooney told the court that this legal uncertainty affected her rights as an artist - and her publisher's too. "If ... Faber & Faber Limited are legally prohibited from paying me the royalties I am owed, my existing works may have to be withdrawn from sale," she said. "My novels have been influential and popular in Britain, where I am among the best-selling literary authors of the last decade. "The disappearance of my work from bookshops would mark a truly extreme incursion by the state into the realm of artistic expression. "It is also almost certain that I can no longer publish or produce any new work within the UK while this proscription remains in effect." Rooney publicly revealed in September that she did not believe she could travel to the UK anymore because of her stance.
November 28, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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sifill.bsky.social
I’m mindful today of those for whom this is their first Thanksgiving without a loved one. I’m praying for a measure of peace and the comfort of beautiful memories.
November 27, 2025 at 5:06 PM