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LGBTQReads @lgbtqreads.bsky.social · Aug 13

Reminder that it is always a good time to support both queer books and indie bookstores, and you can do both at the same time while finding exactly the queer book you're looking for in the highly organized LGBTQReads Bookshop! bookshop.org/shop/LGBTQRe...

LGBTQReads Bookshop

Queering up your shelf, one rec at a time!

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 16d

I think…people’s obsession with “a cause”…is precisely because autism’s genetic randomness is hard to stratify by social class……………..

Audra Mitchell @audralmitchell.bsky.social · 16d

THERE. ARE. NO. 'CAUSES'. OF. AUTISM.

(other than being born as a member of Homo sapiens, which is a huge risk factor for turning out to be Autistic).

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The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

Forget everything you already know about America's most notorious dead person.

Watch Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile at Thursday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT.

Only at The Onion on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjhSoGcQhWU

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Tara Scott @taramdscott.bsky.social · 2d

Fantastic news! Congratulations!

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Queerly Recommended @queerlyrec.bsky.social · 2d

Have you listened to the latest episode yet?

In this clip, @krisbryant.bsky.social shares some of what she loves about the latest romance from Melissa Brayden, Can We Skip to the Good Part?

Listen now: https://www.queerlyrecommended.com/2025/09/30/its-only-tuesday-qr-117/

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Queerly Recommended @queerlyrec.bsky.social · 3d

It's #BannedBooksWeek. If nothing else, you can buy, borrow, read, and review banned books or books under threat of being banned.

If you want to know more, check out our bonus episodes 9 and 12, which cover the threats of book bans at https://www.queerlyrecommended.com/category/bonus-episodes/

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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 3d

Especially good action items for folks on the ground, with no ties to libraries or schools.

Jessica Horton @jessicahorton.bsky.social · 3d

Last week I was scheduled to give a presentation on grassroots activism at a university conference on censorship. That conference was censored to the point of being cancelled. So in honor of banned books week, here is some of the info I would have shared on fighting book bans at a local level:

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The Lesbian Review @thelesbianreview.com · 5d

“Harper shot me a grateful look before resuming Laura’s touch-up. I winked at her, and the grateful look turned to a smile that made my stomach do flip-flops.”

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E. J. Noyes @zgrokit.bsky.social · 26d

If you're thinking of coming to the GCLS conference in Orlando next year, they've announced the hotel 🥳
You can book your room now, and pay at stay, to secure your spot in the the discounted GCLS block allocation.

Hope to see you there!

www.goldencrownliterarysociety.org/2026-annual-...

2026 Annual Conference | GCLS

www.goldencrownliterarysociety.org

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The Lesbian Review @thelesbianreview.com · 7d

New Review
Make or Break by E. J. Noyes is a sapphic romance about an actor and a makeup artist finding love on the set of a TV show.

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 7d

AUTHORS: It’s time to submit your claims for the Anthropic copyright settlement.

1. Look yourself up here: secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup

2. File your claim here: secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com

Form asks for ISBN and copyright reg # for each work. Can find in step 1.

Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 13d

🚨AUTHORS: The judge has approved the settlement in the Anthropic copyright case. By 10/2 you will be able to look up your name/works on the settlement website to see if you are eligible for payments. Which Authors Guild explained will be split evenly between authors/publishers who both hold rights.

What Authors Need to Know About the $1.5 Billion Anthropic Settlement - The Authors Guild

Background Bartz v Anthropic is one of the major copyright lawsuits brought by authors against an AI company for using books without permission to train large language models. It was filed by nonfict...

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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 7d

If you shouted about how unfair it was Jimmy Kimmel was taken off air, then you should sure as shit care that YOUR RIGHTS ARE BEING TAKEN FROM YOU.

bookriot.com/parnell-vs-e...

Another Judge Chips Away at Library Patron First Amendment Rights

A District Court judge rules that neither library patrons nor authors have First Amendment rights when it comes to library collections.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 8d

Hey authors, the official list of Anthropic works is available for searching.

secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup

Submit a Claim

secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com

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Nghi Vo @nghivo.bsky.social · 7d

1-866-952-4456 to tell Netflix that in no way do you want Elon fucking Musk determining what you watch.

I just called, got through in about 15 seconds, and told them that I strongly support queer inclusion in their programming and that I will cancel my subscription if they cave.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 7d

1. Led by Elon Musk, the far-right has exploded in a campaign to get Netflix to remove shows with queer and trans characters.

If Netflix capitulates to their demands, an already strained market for LGBTQ+ animators might become even more dire.

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Elon Musk Leads Campaign To Force Netflix To Remove Shows With Trans Characters

Musk's posts have been seen by tens of millions of users, and many conservatives are now attempting to force Netflix into a removal of LGBTQ+ content.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Heather Rose Jones @heatherrosejones.bsky.social · 7d

While I have your attention about sapphic historical fiction, did you know I'm an author too? Let's do a promotion thread about that.
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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 7d

We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 7d

"Jones, 27, is among the residents left at 7500 S. South Shore Drive who are trying to piece together what remains after an early morning, high-powered federal immigration raid led to the arrests of dozens of their neighbors at their South Shore apartment building."

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

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Queerly Recommended @queerlyrec.bsky.social · 9d

Want a cozy historical sapphic romance? @taramdscott.bsky.social thoroughly enjoyed The Fortune Hunter's Guide to Love. It even has a lead who wants to open a cheese shop! How cute is that?

Listen to the full episode: https://www.queerlyrecommended.com/2025/09/30/its-only-tuesday-qr-117/

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 8d

Honestly “Republicans are shutting down the government to hide the Epstein files” is pretty good messaging.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d

Raskin: "It's not lost on anyone that shutting the government down allows them not swear in our new colleague, Ms Grijalva from Arizona, who would be the 218th signature to discharge the Epstein files and to put a vote on that on the House floor."

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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 8d

PEN America has released their latest report on the state of school book bans in 2024-2025.

They've found nearly 23,000 book bans since 2021, and there were 6,870 in 2024-2025.

This report is crucial reading for understanding the state of book censorship right now.

bookriot.com/pen-america-...

23,000 Book Bans Since 2021: PEN America Releases Its Latest Report on the State of Literary Censorship

PEN America's latest report shows nearly 23,000 book bans in US public schools since 2021 and nearly 7,000 in the 2024-2025 year.

bookriot.com

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 8d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 8d

People think they’re taking down a rich intellectual sinecure but they’re mostly terrorizing committed public servants who make $58,000 a year after 15 years of experience at a school that has to budget creatively so students can access textbooks.

Emily Farris @emayfarris.bsky.social · 8d

This new column by @tressiemcphd.bsky.social makes me think about when I recently had to talk to the police for yet another safety plan, I tried to “lighten” the mood by saying that we all knew this wasn’t my first rodeo. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...

For at least the past 15 years, my colleagues in academia have grappled with angry letters to university officials for doing their jobs. They have weathered campaigns for their firing. They have contended with an internet army obsessed with doxxing them, their parents, their kids. I’ve been contacted by the F.B.I. more than once in my career. Not because I hold any important state secrets or know a biker gang but because one of my colleagues has lived with so much sustained harassment from right-wing “activists” that it has become a matter of federal concern. Watch lists (one of which was constructed by Kirk’s organization) do not distinguish between public intellectuals at wealthy enclaves and hoi polloi who teach popular classes at cash-strapped schools. In either case, an army of trained provocateurs stands ready to destroy their lives to prove their bona fides as conservative activists.

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Tara Scott @taramdscott.bsky.social · 8d

This book was so, so cute. I just loved it.

Queerly Recommended @queerlyrec.bsky.social · 9d

Want a cozy historical sapphic romance? @taramdscott.bsky.social thoroughly enjoyed The Fortune Hunter's Guide to Love. It even has a lead who wants to open a cheese shop! How cute is that?

Listen to the full episode: https://www.queerlyrecommended.com/2025/09/30/its-only-tuesday-qr-117/

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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.bsky.social · 9d

Which explains today's bizarre event, which was a ham handed effort to get public buy in from the Armed Forces brass for the siezure of power. Trump must certainly be unhappy they didn't applaud enthusiastically. Mass firings of generals could plausibly be in the offing.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d

I hope it's clear to everyone now that Trump really is going for it - he's trying to become a dictator. I don't know if he'll succeed, but he's working to install himself as an autocrat unaccountable to voters. And he's weaponizing the military against Americans who oppose him as part of that effort

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Queerly Recommended @queerlyrec.bsky.social · 9d

New episode alert!

This week, @krisbryant.bsky.social recommends the new Melissa Brayden romance Can We Skip to the Good Part?, & @taramdscott.bsky.social recommends Jaime Clevenger's Latest, One Weekend in Tahoe.

Listen now: https://www.queerlyrecommended.com/2025/09/30/its-only-tuesday-qr-117/

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JB_AU @jbau.bsky.social · 11d

AI is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society and our descendants will be digging it out for generations”

Mike Dickison @adzebill.bsky.social · 11d

Doctorow on the impending economic collapse when the AI bubble bursts. pluralistic.net/2025/09/27/e...

Pluralistic: The real (economic) AI apocalypse is nigh (27 Sep 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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