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Alison McBain
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Award-winning writer & poet living in Alberta 🇨🇦. Editor at ScribesMICRO. alisonmcbain.com
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Alison McBain @alisonmcbain.bsky.social · Jun 27
My grandfather fought in the 442nd. After he was shot in WWII, he returned to the US to recover. The government stuck him in an internment camp, where he met my grandmother and fell in love. They were both US citizens.

This is the history that is being erased.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Manzanar teaches about Japanese American incarceration in the US. That’s in jeopardy under Trump
As visitors to the national historic site are urged to inform on anything ‘negative’, advocates warn of the same playbook that led to concentration camps
www.theguardian.com
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My friend & amazing poet Mary Keating won at a local performance venue in her home state of CT. Her poem about disability & community brought tears to my eyes. You can listen here:

youtu.be/ABxw-Iu7vow?...
Mary Keating: Open Communities By Design
YouTube video by Shannon Malkin Daniels | SPEAC Success
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October 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Boston. Wow.
October 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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hello!

i'm Mitch, i'm an associate professor teaching art & design at RIT in upstate NY. i wrote the book "how to be a design student," and i have a fine art practice focusing on sculptural collage and mixed media. i also love giving lectures & workshops about creative practice. #art #design
the cover of my book "how to be a design student (and how to teach them)" a grid of my sketchbook collages installed in a gallery. three of my sculptures installed in an art gallery.
November 11, 2024 at 7:42 PM
alisonmcbain.bsky.social
AI might destroy us all, but maybe not in the ways sci-fi anticipated.

fortune.com/2025/09/28/a...
Everyone's wondering if, and when, the AI bubble will pop. Here's what went down 25 years ago that ultimately burst the dot-com boom | Fortune
Sam Altman and Mark Zuckerberg have acknowledged the parallels, which begs the question: Are we watching history repeat itself?
fortune.com
September 30, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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It’s funny because it isn’t 😕 🇺🇸
September 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Oh my god, someone listened to us!!! 😍😂

The best part: "further advance reasoning capabilities in robotics, enabling them to solve harder problems and complete more complicated real world tasks like sorting laundry..."

Why yes, our jobs are hard. Thank you for noticing.

www.ft.com/content/7843...
Google DeepMind unveils new robotics AI model that can sort laundry
New technology advances reasoning capabilities in general-purpose machines in push to make them more useful
www.ft.com
September 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Love social media and poetry? Volunteer with us!

Application and info here: tr.ee/m8jIk3GCK7

#YEG #Poetry #Volunteer
Volunteer Opportunity! Become the Edmonton Poetrt Festival's Social Media Coordinator! Flexible, 2-5hr time commitment per month; promote the poetry community in YEG; Complimentary EPF Membership; Opportunity to connect with likeminded artists. Application and info here: https://tr.ee/m8jIk3GCK7
September 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
alisonmcbain.bsky.social
Scary as hell. There's no way this won't be used as a bioweapon.

Anyone know a good blueprint for building an end-of-the-world bunker? Anyone???

www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Scientists Printed Viruses Designed by AI and They’re Successfully Reproducing
"The next step is AI-generated life."
www.yahoo.com
September 25, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
CARTOON OF THE DAY

(Updated Version)
September 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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jenniferrbrown17.bsky.social
Fantastic account of friends, lovers and the passage of time. Rich character development and expressive storytelling make this a must read. www.amazon.com/dp/B0FKNHB8C2 #lesbianlove #lesbianromance #RomanceReads #readingcommunity #kindleunlimited
September 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Up for a short writing challenge? Join me in the @nycmidnight.bsky.social 250-word Microfiction Challenge on December 5th! Learn more at nycmidnight.com/250
The 250-word Microfiction Challenge — nycmidnight
The 250-word Microfiction Challenge is an international creative writing competition that challenges participants to create very short stories based on genre, action, and word assignments in 48 hours.
nycmidnight.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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Spike has just finished making sure that the proof book is perfect. He now commends the book to you. Spike The Wonderdog - A Christmas Tale is released 01/10/2025. Link is in the comments.
#poem #funny #story #childrensbook #newreleases #kidsbooks #booksforkids #gsdofinstagram #gsd #gsdofigworld
September 22, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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September 22, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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I joined up aged 17 and served 6 eventful years that set the scene for the rest of my life. Read all about it in this 4-book series
mozperkins.bsky.social Moz Perkins ⚓️ 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @mozperkins.bsky.social · Sep 9
How does a kid off a council estate get invited to a Kings Wedding, or get asked to draw a cartoon for Her Majesty the Queen?

Read these raw and gritty memoirs to find out

amzn.eu/d/eRr5gYU
September 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Melvin is very different to his friends & family, he is a hairy frog. An illustrated book for young readers which celebrates being different & how we all have a purpose and belong encouraging inclusion and friendship. www.amazon.com/Melvin-Hairy... / @booksstlouis.bsky.social @iquitcigs.bsky.social
June 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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mikedaviswrites.bsky.social
So I now have an #Author Website. #AmQuerying #WritersLife #💙📚

Please do check it out and offer any suggestions.

www.MikeDavisWrites.net
Home - Mike Davis Writes
Captivating tales that resonate Discover the magic of words. ★★★★★ Stepping Off - “…a story that bristles with such heart-wrenching emotion that you will find yourself pausing to catch your breath... ...
www.MikeDavisWrites.net
July 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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angrystaffer.bsky.social
The real issue isn’t left vs right.

It’s not white vs black.

It’s not citizen vs immigrant.

It’s not gay vs straight.

The real issue is that a lot of powerful people have a vested interest — and a lot of money invested — in dividing us, and it’s working.
September 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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msbsongs.bsky.social
Spotify has a "This is Mrs Smith's Basement playlist. If you're interested, here's the link: open.spotify.com/playlist/37i...
Spotify – Web Player
open.spotify.com
September 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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writerrohan.bsky.social
SEVERELY underrated authors:
-John Twelve Hawks: a visionary if there ever was one. meeting him is on near-impossible version of my bucket list.
-Isamu Fukui: where are you??? please return to book world. I WILL PEDDLE "TRUANCY" FOREVER.
-Lex Thomas: THE LONERS = if ✨pure fun✨ was a book series
book cover for QUARANTINE by LEX THOMAS book cover for TRUANCY by ISAMU FUKUI older book cover for THE TRAVELER by JOHN TWLEVE HAWKS
September 3, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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2bdynamic.bsky.social
I once thought of myself as ordinary--until some unforeseen things happened to change all that! Secrets revealed .. which turned ordinary into extraordinary. Visit my author page--bio, books, samples, and reviews at amazon.com/author/shann...
August 29, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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I am giving an afternoon presentation re 1950s Toronto bank robber Edwin Boyd at the Wychwood branch @torontolibrary Oct. 7

Event deets tinyurl.com/569r3ya2

My book re Boyd at:

Amazon tinyurl.com/3pmav3j4
Indigo tinyurl.com/y4bl4gv2
Kobo tinyurl.com/yc6tp9w9

@crimewriterscanada.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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New rule. A parent may only propose removing a book from the school library only after reading it in its entirety and delivering a book report to the librarian. Until then no discussion shall be entered into.
August 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Interesting...
askaubry.com AskAubry 🦝 🐆 @askaubry.com · Aug 27
So women get less productive sleep when sleeping with their partner while men benefit more.
NBC NEWS WATCH HEALTH NEWS Men sleep better beside mate; women worse Women sleep less soundly when they share a bed with a romantic partner, while men actually sleep better when they sleep next to their women, says a study published this month in Sleep and Biological Rhythms. Taylor's trouble getting a good night's rest next to her husband isn't unusual. Women sleep less soundly when they share a bed with a romantic partner, a study published this month in Sleep and Biological Rhythms found. Surprisingly, men actually sleep better when they sleep next to a woman. There are a lot more couples sleeping separately than you might guess, says Mark Mahowald, director of the Minnesota Regional Sleep Disorders Center in Minneapolis and a professor of neurology at the University of Minnesota Medical School. An estimated 23 percent of American couples sleep apart, according to a survey by the National Sleep Foundation. A Canadian study reported that 34 percent of couples hit the sack separately. Women may have a tougher time sharing a bed because men are much more likely to be snorers, says Mahowald. And often, it's the woman who has to move to a different bed - or room, in some cases - when the decibel level of her husband's snoring crescendos to an intolerable le The actigraph's measurements would most likely have been even more distinct if the couples in the study had been older, says sleep expert Michael Perlis. That's because snoring becomes more of an issue as men age, explains Perlis, director of the Sleep Research Lab and an associate professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of Rochester in Rochester, N.Y. Psychologist Wendy Troxel isn't surprised to see that men do better when sleeping in a shared bed. Studies have shown that men are very dependent on close relationships - contrary to popular stereotypes, says Troxel, a researcher at the University of Pittsburgh who has studied how the quality of a relationship affects overall health and sleep in men and women. actigraphs showed that the women's sleep was more fragmented on nights when they shared a bed, than when they slept alone. The differences weren't huge, but they were significant. The researchers speculated that women's fretful sleep might be caused by brain wiring differences between men and women. Women tend to be lighter sleepers because they historically have been the ones caring for infants, the researchers suggested. In general, men show much clearer benefits from committed relationships, Troxel says. "My research shows that married men are much happier and healthier than unmarried men," she adds. "The findings are much less consistent with women."
August 28, 2025 at 4:50 AM