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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 3d

Pritzker doing better journalism 101 than a lot of tv news producers these days

Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 3d

This from @govpritzker.illinois.gov on @cnn.com

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Erewhon Books @erewhonbooks.bsky.social · 2d

A HUGE congratulations to @sapphomancer.bsky.social! METAL FROM HEAVEN has won the 2025 @lambdaliterary.org award for Best LGBTQ+ Speculative Fiction!

METAL FROM HEAVEN is a bloody lesbian revenge tale and political fantasy, perfect for fans of Gideon the Ninth and The Princess Bride!

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Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @eliaseells.bsky.social · Nov 5

NEW VIDEO ALERT! Today on Bar Cart Bookshelf we're talking about METAL FROM HEAVEN by @sapphomancer.bsky.social: a powerful work of fantasy, committed to deep ethical principles, to queerness, to solidarity, to desire & the will to reshape the world. Our drink is Ichorite, sharp with a citrus bite.

[image desc: An ARC of METAL FROM HEAVEN by August Clarke sits on an old rusty pump alongside a purple drink in a tall glass.]

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Diana M. Pho (she/her) 📚 🔊 @dianapho.bsky.social · 2d

For the work week 🌅 crowd

Lambda Literary @lambdaliterary.org · 4d

🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 Lambda Literary Award Winner for LGBTQ+ Speculative Fiction: Metal From Heaven by August Clarke! 🎉🎉🎉 @sapphomancer.bsky.social @erewhonbooks.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social
#Lammys2025 #LammyAwards

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Fran Wilde @franwilde.bsky.social · 7d

I don’t think I’ve ever orange flagged right after launch - this is exciting! For everyone boosting, reading, & reviewing- thank you so much from the Canarviers and me! How far will you go to catch a thief?

@erewhonbooks.bsky.social @dianapho.bsky.social

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/781353...

An orange flag over the PHILOSOPHY OF THIEVES COVER

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Amal El-Mohtar @amalelmohtar.com · 4d

THRILLED to see this! Congratulations!

Lambda Literary @lambdaliterary.org · 4d

🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 Lambda Literary Award Winner for LGBTQ+ Speculative Fiction: Metal From Heaven by August Clarke! 🎉🎉🎉 @sapphomancer.bsky.social @erewhonbooks.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social
#Lammys2025 #LammyAwards

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Avery Hollow @averyhollow.bsky.social · 4d

Congratulations and I can’t recommend it enough. Not only is the book amazing, but Vico Ortiz delivers a world-class performance on the audiobook. I can’t count the number of times I forgot they were doing all the characters by themself. A great read/listen all around.

Lambda Literary @lambdaliterary.org · 4d

🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 Lambda Literary Award Winner for LGBTQ+ Speculative Fiction: Metal From Heaven by August Clarke! 🎉🎉🎉 @sapphomancer.bsky.social @erewhonbooks.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social
#Lammys2025 #LammyAwards

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Vajra Chandrasekera @vajra.me · 3d

Congrats @sapphomancer.bsky.social!!! If you haven't read this book yet you need to buy it instantly

Lambda Literary @lambdaliterary.org · 4d

🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 Lambda Literary Award Winner for LGBTQ+ Speculative Fiction: Metal From Heaven by August Clarke! 🎉🎉🎉 @sapphomancer.bsky.social @erewhonbooks.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social
#Lammys2025 #LammyAwards

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Amanda Rutter @alrutter.bsky.social · 3d

Oh yes!! So deserved. Coming out in the UK from @solarisbooks.bsky.social later this month ❤️❤️❤️

Lambda Literary @lambdaliterary.org · 4d

🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 Lambda Literary Award Winner for LGBTQ+ Speculative Fiction: Metal From Heaven by August Clarke! 🎉🎉🎉 @sapphomancer.bsky.social @erewhonbooks.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social
#Lammys2025 #LammyAwards

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 4d

Reminder: the fabulous August Clarke @sapphomancer.bsky.social has a Patreon! A great way to support him in creating more brilliant queer spec fic like this! patreon.com/augustvclark...

sffh lesbian menace

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Diana M. Pho (she/her) 📚 🔊 @dianapho.bsky.social · 4d

Many congratulations 🎉 to @sapphomancer.bsky.social !! @erewhonbooks.bsky.social is so proud 🙌🙌🙌

Lambda Literary @lambdaliterary.org · 4d

🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 Lambda Literary Award Winner for LGBTQ+ Speculative Fiction: Metal From Heaven by August Clarke! 🎉🎉🎉 @sapphomancer.bsky.social @erewhonbooks.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social
#Lammys2025 #LammyAwards

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 6d

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 · 6d

"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.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Fran Wilde @franwilde.bsky.social · 6d

Even better photos from the wonderful event at @parkbooks.bsky.social last night - excellent questions from their SF book club, a brilliant crowd, and they let me play in the bank vault (and also let me out!)! @erewhonbooks.bsky.social @dianapho.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social

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Diana M. Pho (she/her) 📚 🔊 @dianapho.bsky.social · 6d

Congratulations 🎉! Folks get in this and get your copy of A Philosophy of Thieves!

Fran Wilde @franwilde.bsky.social · 7d

I don’t think I’ve ever orange flagged right after launch - this is exciting! For everyone boosting, reading, & reviewing- thank you so much from the Canarviers and me! How far will you go to catch a thief?

@erewhonbooks.bsky.social @dianapho.bsky.social

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/781353...

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Tess Fowler Gutierrez @tessfowler.bsky.social · 8d

Announcement! Since Tess and I are currently fighting to stay housed and work is non existent atm I'm going to put up a listing with just 25 available slots that will get you her entire current digital library for $95, that's a total of 10 books. Thank you for participating and sharing!

Digital Book Bundle

Digital Book Bundle You will be receiving all 10 digital books that have been released in the shop. Dirty Girlies 4x4 Coven Vol. 1-2 Death Lily...

tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 8d

Happy book birthday to @franwilde.bsky.social 's A Philosophy of Thieves! You can read my rave revew here: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Stephanie's review of A Philosophy of Thieves (The Canarvier Files, #1)

5/5: I was lucky enough to get an early copy of this heist/adventure novel, set in a fascinating, dystopic near-future Gilded Age (built on the rubble of our current civilization), and it's so compell...

www.goodreads.com

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Diana M. Pho (she/her) 📚 🔊 @dianapho.bsky.social · 14d

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✪ Jonathan H. Gray: “Professor of Halloweenery” ✪ @jongraywb.bsky.social · 16d

Again, if you havent done this and deleted your account its really important that you do. This isnt any usual ToS nonsense. This is a heightened and dangerous escalation of thievery to both yourself and your work

Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · 17d

In addition to scraping your uploads for "generative AI" training, Academia dot edu is going to start claiming rights to your personal info— *including your signature & voice*— for anything they see fit.

So now'd be a good time to remove all of your uploaded works, & then delete your whole account.

By creating an Account with Academia.edu, you grant us a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable license, permission, and consent for Academia.edu to use your Member Content and your personal information (including, but not limited to, your name, voice, signature, photograph, likeness, city, institutional affiliations, citations, mentions, publications, and areas of interest) in any manner, including for the purpose of advertising, selling, or soliciting the use or purchase of Academia.edu's Services

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 19d

Happening now: Protest to bring back Jimmy Kimmel outside ABC Disney Studios in New York City

Protester holds sign that says “where dreams come true”

Protester holds sign that says “the mouse is a rat”

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Cackling O'Brien, Chief Witch-gineer 🔵 @radobrien.myatproto.social · May 17

Star trek had a lot of hard lines over the years, but this remains the fucking hardest

sisko in ds9 saying "im tired of being calm, calm never got me a damn thing"

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Crash Override @crashoverride332.bsky.social · 24d

Something that's been bothering me lately is how in love white people are with the idea that everybody should just "be nice" in the face of people dehumanizing you. Half the country thinks it's ok to deny people basic rights but I'm supposed to "be nice" in response. It's fucking ridiculous.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 24d

It should be needless to say, but it is perhaps at this moment worth saying, that transgender individuals have the same right as anyone else to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

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Diana M. Pho (she/her) 📚 🔊 @dianapho.bsky.social · 28d

KGB Fantastic Fiction listening to @franwilde.bsky.social reading about travelling apt buildings and Shiva Kumar about Indian mythology and futurism

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Deanne aka deakat @deakat.bsky.social · Sep 6

The program for the 6th edition of Flights of Foundry, a virtual, worldwide conference (free to attend, but donations and sponsorships encouraged) is now live! It happens September 26-28, running around the clock, with something for people in every time zone.

flights-of-foundry.org/program-3/

Program – Flights of Foundry

flights-of-foundry.org

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Jason Sanford @jasonsanford.bsky.social · Sep 8

Wow!!! Major news!!! The judge in the Anthropic AI case is "concerned class lawyers are striking a deal behind the scenes that will be forced 'down the throat of authors.'"

This is what myself and many other authors were saying about the settlement. 1/
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Anthropic Judge Rejects $1.5 Billion AI Copyright Settlement (1)

The federal judge overseeing Anthropic PBC’s proposed $1.5 billion copyright settlement is concerned class lawyers are striking a deal behind the scenes that will be forced “down the throat of authors...

news.bloomberglaw.com

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