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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 3d

So, the plan is to cut English, the arts, and sociology - the degrees that actually study culture - while on another part of your platform claiming to “defend” British culture.

It’s performance nationalism with a reading age of seven.

Badenoch: Curb students taking 'rip-off' degrees such as English
The performing arts, sociology and anthropology are among the subjects the Conservatives would like to cut

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Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 1d

Nonononononono!
These landmarks are the best of America.
It’s like they want to scrawl graffiti across all of our homes.
Except mining damage can’t ever be painted over & doesn’t come off.

NRDC @nrdc.org · 2d

The Trump administration moves to support coal mining near or directly adjacent to Zion, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef national parks, as well as Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

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Rachel Abbey McCafferty @ramccafferty.bsky.social · 1d

A good essay on one of the best horror books there is.

Lincoln Michel @thelincoln.bsky.social · 2d

Starting my October horror posting...

countercraft.substack.com/p/shirley-ja...

Shirley Jackson and the Eerie Omniscient Narrator

Some thoughts on the horror classic The Haunting of Hill House

countercraft.substack.com

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Greenpeace UK @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social · 2d

The Government must follow the science on quotas, ban industrial fishing in marine protected areas, and put small-scale fishers, coastal communities, and ocean health before corporate profits.

Our oceans and the future of our fishing communities depends on it.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Brexit has done nothing to stem sharp decline of UK fish populations, shows study

Experts call for urgent strategy to end overfishing as report shows just 41% of stocks of species such as cod and mackerel considered healthy

www.theguardian.com

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Tabitha Potts @tabithapotts.bsky.social · 1d

At Blackthorn Manor, the past doesn’t rest quietly.

When a famous painter disinherits his daughters, they uncover dangerous secrets to find out why.

The House of Dust and Shadows by Tabitha Potts out soon

🔗 books2read.com/u/3Lq6P7

#GothicFiction #HauntedManor #TheHouseOfDustAndShadows #BookSky

Available now at your favorite digital store!

The House of Dust and Shadows by Tabitha Potts

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Tabitha Potts @tabithapotts.bsky.social · 1d

I LOVED Misty

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 2d

Don't care about the massive damage done to native ecosystems by the constant release of vast numbers of invasive pheasants for shooting?

Maybe you'll care about catching Lyme disease instead.

British Birds @britishbirds.bsky.social · 13d

Ticks are more likely to carry the bacteria that cause Lyme disease in areas where Common Pheasants Phasianus colchicus are released, according to new research.

Read more: britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti...
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Tabitha Potts @tabithapotts.bsky.social · 1d

Why is Amazon so badly set up for multiple author books like anthologies? It should be simple to list editor, contributor etc. it’s not like these are new concepts

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Gregory Norminton @gregorynorminton.bsky.social · 1d

Indie publishing is the ecological niche where literature survives. This is especially true of the short story. @saltpublishing.com needs help to stay healthy in tough times. Can you pitch in - or share this skeet?

Donate to Keep Independent Publishing Alive – Support Salt Books 2026, organized by Christopher Hamilton-Emery

New books and reprints arrive daily at Salty Towers – and we'… Christopher Hamilton-Emery needs your support for Keep Independent Publishing Alive – Support Salt Books 2026

www.gofundme.com

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 2d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 6d

#DailyGhost
4) DALLINGTON CHURCH
Northamptonshire, 1907. Two girls out for a walk enter the church. Inside, they are terrified to see the place full of kneeling people who seemed "to be made of a substance similar to bubbles". No explanation has ever been offered, and the apparition never reoccurred

Haunted East Anglia by Joan Forman (1974 / 1990)

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Tabitha Potts @tabithapotts.bsky.social · 2d

INSTANT FOLLOW! Loving these book covers

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Ruth Watson @ruthwatson.bsky.social · 2d

Healthy, functioning democracies do not ban books.

Authoritarian régimes ban books.

NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 3d

doomscroll break

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Frames @oxinabox.bsky.social · 6d

as a girl with a PhD in natural language processing and machine learning it's actually offensive to me when you say "we don't know how LLMs work so they might be conscious"

I didn't spend 10 years in mines of academia to be told ignorance is morally equal knowledge.

We know exactly how LLMs work.

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Tabitha Potts @tabithapotts.bsky.social · 4d

So happy to have a story in this #spooky #anthology! Perfect for #Halloween or any time you want to feel a cold shudder… #BookSky

MatGost @matgost.bsky.social · 5d

Silent Screams is out now.
It's the first anthology I've edited and I love every single story inside it.
If you prefer your #Halloween scares quiet and filled with creeping dread, then this is the book for you.
eBook and paperback:
mybook.to/SilentScream...
#Horror #ShortStories #WritingCommunity

The cover wrap for Silent Screams, An Anthology of Quiet Horrors - featuring a striking, surreal illustration by Eric Brenner, depicting a screaming face with far too many eyes. The book blurb states:
The most terrifying horror stories don't churn your stomach. They creep like shadows, chilling with a touch. They build dread through atmosphere and emotion, rather than splatter and gore.

Welcome to Silent Screams, an anthology of quiet horror stories.

Within these pages, you will face strange and twisted scenes, dark and demonic characters, nightmares great and small, written by a host of talented authors from around the world.

These are shattering tales of grief and loss, visitations from strange folk, troubled dreams, and cursed artefacts.

These are whispers to make your skin crawl and your toes curl. Words to catch your breath and smother screams.

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MatGost @matgost.bsky.social · 5d

Silent Screams is out now.
It's the first anthology I've edited and I love every single story inside it.
If you prefer your #Halloween scares quiet and filled with creeping dread, then this is the book for you.
eBook and paperback:
mybook.to/SilentScream...
#Horror #ShortStories #WritingCommunity

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Tabitha Potts @tabithapotts.bsky.social · 4d

Well, the die is cast, 10K words and a synopsis sent off and now I’m going to have a well-earned rest before I start to edit Novel 1!

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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 14d

Reminder! We're looking for volunteer Fiction and Flash Fiction Readers! Join the SLM FAM! This weekend would be a great time to apply! 😉

SLM IS
LOOKING FOR
FLASH AND
FICTION
READERS
Apply Sept 24- Oct 1
splitlip.submittable.com

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 5d

This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power by the President of the United States.

America is on the brink of martial law.

Do not be silent.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 5d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 6d

Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?

Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and what we can do about it

www.theguardian.com

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 5d

‘The president is unhinged’: Trump’s online behavior grows increasingly odd

The US president’s recent behavior is strange to many, from reposting a false AI video of himself to confusing comments during press conferences

www.theguardian.com

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Strong Women, Strange Worlds @swsworlds.bsky.social · 5d

Coming soon...our second SPOOKY SEASON Quick Reads!

Heat up some tea in your cauldron, settle down with a familiar purring in your lap, and enjoy six story snippets spanning the entire range of speculative fiction! See you there! #SWSWQR

www.eventbrite.com/o/strong-wom...

Strong Women Strange Worlds presents

Third Thursday QuickReads of Sci Fi, Fantasy, and Horror by

Sandy Butchers

Erika T Wurth

Judith Rossell

Jessica Lucci

Mary G. Thompson

Julie Leong

October 16, 7pm EDT Free On Zoom

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So Disappointed @sodisappointed.bsky.social · 12d

As we’re putting the final touches to episode 3, we’re looking ahead to Episode 4: Cults and Gurus

The disappointing truth that people who need guidance are often used and manipulated by charismatic gurus.

Have YOU had a brush with a cult? Get in touch if you’d like to talk

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Tabitha Potts @tabithapotts.bsky.social · 5d

Adam and the Ents

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 5d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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