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Fahad Ali @fahad-s-ali.bsky.social · 43m

The only people whose opinion matters on this peace deal are the people of Gaza, many of whom are cautiously optimistic. It is hard to be genuinely hopeful as a Palestinian, but I pray that the ceasefire holds and that Israel does not renege on the agreement.

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Anna Orridge @anna-orridge.bsky.social · 8h

Anyway. That very much sounds very much like the lead-up to something resembling the Enabling Act.
Take care, American friends.

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Anna Orridge @anna-orridge.bsky.social · 8h

Perhaps we should ask the girlfriend of the founder of antifa.

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Anna Orridge @anna-orridge.bsky.social · 8h

'Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany'
Oh, okay, I wonder what it was in response to...

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Anna Orridge @anna-orridge.bsky.social · 8h

Just straining to remember what the opposite of antifa is.

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Christi Nogle @christinogle.bsky.social · 12h

Mosaic-like painting in dark colors with skeleton and snakes

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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 9h

Listen. ONE of the reasons I rock with Dolly (Capricorn Gang) is because she’s always proven to me that integrity may cause you pain, but it will never be the reason you suffer. Which is not to say that suffering won’t come, but it’ll never be because you abandoned yourself. That’ll keep you going.

PJR23 @stixx23.bsky.social · 9h

I hear she has supported school bands as well: www.thepinknews.com/2022/10/10/d...

Dolly Parton quietly funded Black school bands: 'The woman is a national treasure'

Dolly Parton paid for band uniforms and instruments for kids at majority Black high schools with zero publicity, a writer has revealed.

www.thepinknews.com

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 10h

Inspired by this: please find my official apology regarding the cause of the 2025 LA wildfires.

I will try to do better in the future

#learning

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Mr Mohamad @mojhamad.bsky.social · 9h

Please — if you have any humanity, if you care about us —
share this post, donate if you can, and send it to someone with a strong account who can help us get seen.
We are tired. We are struggling. But we still have hope —
and you are our hope

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𝓕𝓪𝓻𝓪𝓱.🕊️ @silentstrength5.bsky.social · 1d

⏳ We are running out of time.
Your support today could save a life. Check the post below.

ᖴᗩᖇᗩᕼ @standwithhumanity1.bsky.social · 10d

Every day brings fear, loss, and destruction. Explosions shatter homes, streets turn into graves, and children bear wounds too heavy for their hearts. Our are trapped in this nightmare. Please extend your hand, help save us 🙏🏻
tinyurl.com/StandwithFar...

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“Rebuilding After Loss: Your Support Makes All the Difference

Farah and Muhanad: Our Dreams Turned to Rubble My name is Farah, and I am 23 years old. This is my husband, Muhanad, who is 28. We live in Gaza, Palestine. We met at work, sharing a dream of a bright ...

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K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author @karenlykkebo.com · 10h

Thanks for hosting !

My spooky short stories are on sale for Spooktober !

Five short stories of the eerie, tragic, and macabre ⏳💀
One novelette of dark waves and folkloric vibes 🌊🖤
Five creepy tales from the garden 🤎🪱

Available wide, kofi and itch

www.karenlykkebo.com/shortstory

Promo picture of Now and the Hour of Death, Dirt You Shall Become, and Drowned Hearts.
Dark background photo with a tree in moonlight.
Text (from above): Spooktober Sale. 0.99. Available wide, KoFi and Itch.
Arrows pointing to each book> "Everything is evil" (Now and the hour of death). "The gardens are evil" (Dirt you shall become). "The ocean is evil" (Drowned Hearts.)

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Scribbler Johnny He/him @scribblerjohnny.bsky.social · 10h

#HorrorWritersChat "Listen here, 'Baron'. If you're trying to blame me for something my ancestors did, keep looking! I'm disowned and frankly happy to announce it! Go blame someone who isn't shunned by the name, eh?"

Gree_ @greethewriter.bsky.social · 11h

Come forth, Baron Crescendo! Let your guitar split the sky open, for more wraiths to dazzle us!

Behold, a note from him, for you!

“The moment you entered the graveyard, the scrape of ancient stone shadowed your ears.”

Finish it! With word of rhyme, before we dance to the end!

#HorrorWritersChat

Art by Jelle Husson, featuring a haunted monastery of many sharp-tipped towers scraping at the midnight sky. The largest is in the centre of the structure’s roof, whose walls are painted white. The monastery is located above a hilly terrain of dark stone and dark green moss. A stony, twisting road leads to the monastery.

Question Four

There he is! Baron Crescendo! Oh how the skies split open to his guitar, how more of us fly in the air! And look, a note from him, just for you!

“The moment you entered the graveyard, the scrape of ancient stone shadowed your ears.”

Well? Go on! Word or rhyme, continue his Muse!

No links, covers, or self-promo! Leave that for the end! Quote the post & include the hashtag!

#HorrorWritersChat

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Anna Orridge @anna-orridge.bsky.social · 10h

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AHMAD_🇵🇸 @gogogo91.bsky.social · 11h

The end of the war is near... but we are still homeless and unsafe.
All we want is to start over, to build a life worthy of our dignity and resilience. 🕊️

Your donation is the hope that will bring us back to life ❤️
Help us ⬇️ 🫂 🇵🇸
[ gofund.me/69f962fc ]

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Anna Orridge @anna-orridge.bsky.social · 11h

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Anna Orridge @anna-orridge.bsky.social · 11h

Oh no. Bad enough to be in that situation without not even being able to communicate.

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Anna Orridge @anna-orridge.bsky.social · 11h

I'm not sure if Hammam has an account on Bluesky right now, but just wanted to boost his appeal. He had to flee the North very suddenly, with his mother and autistic brother. They've been forced to live on the street and Hammam's been struggling to cope.

tinyurl.com/nursehammam

Donate to Help Rebuild My Family's Home and Future After Gaza Genocide, organized by Nasser Alshanti

Hello everyone, my name is Hamam Alshanti, my profession is a… Nasser Alshanti needs your support for Help Rebuild My Family's Home and Future After Gaza Genocide

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Anna Orridge @anna-orridge.bsky.social · 11h

Oh, poor guy. He did message me a bit on Instagram at one point, but perhaps it's difficult to get online at all now.

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Anna Orridge @anna-orridge.bsky.social · 11h

Oh poor Omar. He has a lot of hungry mouths to feed and he was in dire enough straits when I last saw him online.

Please help him if you can.

Oftentimes Jack 🎃 @pepsffk.bsky.social · 11h

I've attached Omar's verification from Molly. It also lists his children's names and ages, they have no food at all because of so few donations & the forced displacement.

Their names are:

Hanadi
Rula
Mohammed
Salim
Abdel
Majed
Najwa
Yahya

shorturl.at/5GdtY

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Jez Conolly @jezconolly.bsky.social · 11h

#HorrorWritersChat

My new book Capture Spiral will hopefully be out by the end of the year. I can’t say exactly when, but here is a sneak peek at the cover image…

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Clover S. Laurel 🍀 @tea-and-mushrooms.bsky.social · 11h

It whispered of all your deepest fears.
Deep into the mausoleum, it led you astray.
As you take your last breath, you are sealed away.
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Gree_ @greethewriter.bsky.social · 11h

Come forth, Baron Crescendo! Let your guitar split the sky open, for more wraiths to dazzle us!

Behold, a note from him, for you!

“The moment you entered the graveyard, the scrape of ancient stone shadowed your ears.”

Finish it! With word of rhyme, before we dance to the end!

#HorrorWritersChat

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Mark Guyer (fiction) / Dustin Pinney (non-fiction) @markguyer.bsky.social · 11h

Thank you, Gree! Great work as host.

Thanks, #HorrorWritersChat Great work chatting.

I just wrote a blog I like a lot. Why not share it? www.patreon.com/posts/140749...

Closing Chapters and The Days of Incandescence | Mark Guyer

Get more from Mark Guyer on Patreon

www.patreon.com

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J.D. Buffington @jdbuffington.com · 11h

Thanks for a fun one, Gree!
I have a collection that explores ghosts and (un)natural horrors all lingering in the corner of your eye…
#HorrorWritersChat

Nothing But The Willows & Other Things That Are Not There

Check out Nothing But The Willows & Other Things That Are Not There - <p>Perception is reality. But how much can you trust with only two eyes? Cracks in the fabric of the universe reveal facets of a p...

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Viva La Vivian @vivalavivian.bsky.social · 11h

My collection, out on Halloween, the day the veil is thinnest! Just one quote from a reviewer: "It’s like cracking open a book and landing in a drive in theater on 80s horror night!"

Meet me at the drive-in. Be there or be devoured by the ghosts of Samhain. 🎃

Pre-order here: mybook.to/AllsWell

All's Well That Ends Well

Read it now

mybook.to

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Anna Orridge @anna-orridge.bsky.social · 11h

Thank you. Some exquisitely worded creepy prompts.

Since we have been talking of phantoms, I happen to have a ghost story out soon.

It is called Hollowed By Thy Name, and will hopefully be released in a Halloween zine on classic British horror from @generalwitch.bsky.social

#HorrorWritersChat

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Anna Orridge @anna-orridge.bsky.social · 11h

But the graveyard you had entered was no hallowed burial ground. The cemetery adjoined a crematorium, and every stone and slab was fashioned of glassy granite or marble, shot through with tendril veins. They echoed the streams of dread now tracing sinuous paths down your scalp.
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Gree_ @greethewriter.bsky.social · 11h

Come forth, Baron Crescendo! Let your guitar split the sky open, for more wraiths to dazzle us!

Behold, a note from him, for you!

“The moment you entered the graveyard, the scrape of ancient stone shadowed your ears.”

Finish it! With word of rhyme, before we dance to the end!

#HorrorWritersChat

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