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· Jan 22
I’m new to Bluesky and many of my bookstagram faves and friends aren’t on here - if you love books and believe reading IS political please give me a shout and I’ll follow your page! Looking for radically welcoming trans and BIPOC friendly spaces❤️🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 #ReadersOnBluesky #Books #ReadingIsPolitical
We all need to read this - Brad Onishi is one of the most knowledgeable voices on christian nationalism and how it impacts/has impacted what’s happening in the US right now.
His new book, American Ceasar, is about the death of democracy and the different attacks on it and how we got here.
His new book, American Ceasar, is about the death of democracy and the different attacks on it and how we got here.
American Caesar
A chilling and urgently needed exposé on the forces pushing American politics and religion toward a post-constitutional autocracy.
static.macmillan.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:44 AM
We all need to read this - Brad Onishi is one of the most knowledgeable voices on christian nationalism and how it impacts/has impacted what’s happening in the US right now.
His new book, American Ceasar, is about the death of democracy and the different attacks on it and how we got here.
His new book, American Ceasar, is about the death of democracy and the different attacks on it and how we got here.
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I sometimes despair that the camera can never really capture just how amazing the natural world can be. But sometimes, just sometimes, the winter light hits those reeds and all those reflections pop... #birds #birdphotography #birding #photooftheday #photography #NatureIsAmazing
January 30, 2026 at 9:59 AM
I sometimes despair that the camera can never really capture just how amazing the natural world can be. But sometimes, just sometimes, the winter light hits those reeds and all those reflections pop... #birds #birdphotography #birding #photooftheday #photography #NatureIsAmazing
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Trump has arrested Don Lemon & Georgia Fort—two Independent Black journalists who reported on a protest in Minneapolis—for their “crime” of reporting.
Fascists don’t want exposure. As corporate media happily capitulate to Trump, he’s targeting independent journalists who refuse to bend the knee.
Fascists don’t want exposure. As corporate media happily capitulate to Trump, he’s targeting independent journalists who refuse to bend the knee.
January 30, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Trump has arrested Don Lemon & Georgia Fort—two Independent Black journalists who reported on a protest in Minneapolis—for their “crime” of reporting.
Fascists don’t want exposure. As corporate media happily capitulate to Trump, he’s targeting independent journalists who refuse to bend the knee.
Fascists don’t want exposure. As corporate media happily capitulate to Trump, he’s targeting independent journalists who refuse to bend the knee.
Some recent 5 star reads. Absolutely adored all of these!!
#BookSky #Books #ReadingIsPolitical #Reading #Heartstopper #TheElsewhereExpress #2026Reads #5StarReads
#BookSky #Books #ReadingIsPolitical #Reading #Heartstopper #TheElsewhereExpress #2026Reads #5StarReads
January 30, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Some recent 5 star reads. Absolutely adored all of these!!
#BookSky #Books #ReadingIsPolitical #Reading #Heartstopper #TheElsewhereExpress #2026Reads #5StarReads
#BookSky #Books #ReadingIsPolitical #Reading #Heartstopper #TheElsewhereExpress #2026Reads #5StarReads
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TTRPG friends, Matt, our friend and community member @nurdrocks.bsky.social has been taken by ICE while his back was turned, peacefully protesting. Matt is the founder of Justice Frontline Aid that provides aid & education in the MN community. I've linked the video footage below. Do not stay silent.
January 24, 2026 at 7:38 PM
TTRPG friends, Matt, our friend and community member @nurdrocks.bsky.social has been taken by ICE while his back was turned, peacefully protesting. Matt is the founder of Justice Frontline Aid that provides aid & education in the MN community. I've linked the video footage below. Do not stay silent.
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Sharing this again as it has various ways to support Minnesotans right now!
standwithminnesota.com
standwithminnesota.com
Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
standwithminnesota.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Sharing this again as it has various ways to support Minnesotans right now!
standwithminnesota.com
standwithminnesota.com
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COVER REVEAL: My next book is a standalone science fiction cyberpunk thriller starring aging corporate samurai. The Last Contract of Isako will be out on May 5, 2026 from @orbitbooks.bsky.social. Can't wait to share it with you. Thank you to @tommypocket.bsky.social for this kickass cover ⚔️
November 22, 2025 at 1:13 AM
COVER REVEAL: My next book is a standalone science fiction cyberpunk thriller starring aging corporate samurai. The Last Contract of Isako will be out on May 5, 2026 from @orbitbooks.bsky.social. Can't wait to share it with you. Thank you to @tommypocket.bsky.social for this kickass cover ⚔️
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free book!! #BookSky
Mutual Aid by Dean Spade is free on Libro for the next week (until 2/2).
We know that books can't fix everything, but they can help us show up for and strengthen our communities. Our employee book club read this last year, leading to a great discussion. We hope that it helps others do the same 💗 ⏬
We know that books can't fix everything, but they can help us show up for and strengthen our communities. Our employee book club read this last year, leading to a great discussion. We hope that it helps others do the same 💗 ⏬
January 26, 2026 at 5:56 PM
free book!! #BookSky
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One of my larger flower watercolours, done without body colour and featuring my most painted green glass jug (which is very old and leaking slightly from the handle. I'll get it to make a guest appearance in a new painting this year.
#watercolour #flowers #botanical
#watercolour #flowers #botanical
January 29, 2026 at 3:20 PM
One of my larger flower watercolours, done without body colour and featuring my most painted green glass jug (which is very old and leaking slightly from the handle. I'll get it to make a guest appearance in a new painting this year.
#watercolour #flowers #botanical
#watercolour #flowers #botanical
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Finally got around to a bit of research I'd been meaning to explore, and: There is no documented instance of an ICE officer being identified and assaulted while off duty because he wasn't masked. www.pbump.net/o/ices-excus...
ICE’s excuse for wearing masks has never actually manifested
There have been incidents of harassment and threats. But there are no apparent incidents in which identified ICE officers have been assaulted off-duty.
www.pbump.net
January 29, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Finally got around to a bit of research I'd been meaning to explore, and: There is no documented instance of an ICE officer being identified and assaulted while off duty because he wasn't masked. www.pbump.net/o/ices-excus...
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5-year-old Liam Ramos and his father Adrian Conejo Arias are documented immigrants and suffering in a concentration camp. All the while the "pro life" Trump regime is basking in their torture. They did everything right and by the book, and still they were hunted down like animals. This is fascism.
January 30, 2026 at 3:18 AM
5-year-old Liam Ramos and his father Adrian Conejo Arias are documented immigrants and suffering in a concentration camp. All the while the "pro life" Trump regime is basking in their torture. They did everything right and by the book, and still they were hunted down like animals. This is fascism.
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HEY AUTHORS: It's the last weekend before Christmas and/or the end of Hanukkah, so people are going to be looking for last minute holiday gifts, which books are perfect for, so use this thread to tell everyone here at Bluesky about your book so they can go find it at their local bookseller. GO!
December 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
HEY AUTHORS: It's the last weekend before Christmas and/or the end of Hanukkah, so people are going to be looking for last minute holiday gifts, which books are perfect for, so use this thread to tell everyone here at Bluesky about your book so they can go find it at their local bookseller. GO!
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I mean, the thing is, and I keep telling people this, I am SUPER lazy, so why would I learn how to prompt "AI" to write in a non-"AI" way when I can just naturally write in an engaging, human style? I doubt there is ever going to be a point where adding "AI" to the mix isn't just extra work for me.
I just saw a great take on writers using "AI" - people don't like to read something that's clearly written by "AI", so we need to respect that and make sure it seems natural.
So...put as much effort into tricking people into thinking we made an effort as we would into actually writing. Outstanding.
So...put as much effort into tricking people into thinking we made an effort as we would into actually writing. Outstanding.
December 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I mean, the thing is, and I keep telling people this, I am SUPER lazy, so why would I learn how to prompt "AI" to write in a non-"AI" way when I can just naturally write in an engaging, human style? I doubt there is ever going to be a point where adding "AI" to the mix isn't just extra work for me.
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Happy Solstice! Have a magical day, everyone!
December 21, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Happy Solstice! Have a magical day, everyone!
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Unveiling the cover for THE DRAGON HAS SOME COMPLAINTS!
Garrodigh is a curmudgeonly three-headed dragon who pretends to be tame so he can eat for free at the local dragon-riding academy. Unfortunately, the rider he's assigned to is... a lot.
Coming Summer 2026 from DAW (US) and Arcadia (UK)!
Garrodigh is a curmudgeonly three-headed dragon who pretends to be tame so he can eat for free at the local dragon-riding academy. Unfortunately, the rider he's assigned to is... a lot.
Coming Summer 2026 from DAW (US) and Arcadia (UK)!
September 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Unveiling the cover for THE DRAGON HAS SOME COMPLAINTS!
Garrodigh is a curmudgeonly three-headed dragon who pretends to be tame so he can eat for free at the local dragon-riding academy. Unfortunately, the rider he's assigned to is... a lot.
Coming Summer 2026 from DAW (US) and Arcadia (UK)!
Garrodigh is a curmudgeonly three-headed dragon who pretends to be tame so he can eat for free at the local dragon-riding academy. Unfortunately, the rider he's assigned to is... a lot.
Coming Summer 2026 from DAW (US) and Arcadia (UK)!
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I saw this skeet right above yours, and it seems very relevant... bsky.app/profile/shan...
"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
December 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I saw this skeet right above yours, and it seems very relevant... bsky.app/profile/shan...
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this is a Canadian petition to uphold charter rights for transgender and minority communities
if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
December 20, 2025 at 3:20 AM
this is a Canadian petition to uphold charter rights for transgender and minority communities
if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
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I got an email alert saying that Gov. Hochul has rejected S1099, the NY state Freedom to Read Act, from becoming law.
I haven't seen any coverage of this yet, and I can't find the text of the memo that explains her reasoning. But I guess vetoing it on the Friday night before Xmas will do that.
I haven't seen any coverage of this yet, and I can't find the text of the memo that explains her reasoning. But I guess vetoing it on the Friday night before Xmas will do that.
December 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I got an email alert saying that Gov. Hochul has rejected S1099, the NY state Freedom to Read Act, from becoming law.
I haven't seen any coverage of this yet, and I can't find the text of the memo that explains her reasoning. But I guess vetoing it on the Friday night before Xmas will do that.
I haven't seen any coverage of this yet, and I can't find the text of the memo that explains her reasoning. But I guess vetoing it on the Friday night before Xmas will do that.
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Wild that Nikki Minaj is on stage with Kirk's widow, praising Donald Trump as a dashing and handsome man who is a "good role model."
Minaj arrived in the USA at age 5 as an undocumented immigrant. To bootlick the white supremacist who would send his Nazi army after you is a special kind of betrayal
Minaj arrived in the USA at age 5 as an undocumented immigrant. To bootlick the white supremacist who would send his Nazi army after you is a special kind of betrayal
December 21, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Wild that Nikki Minaj is on stage with Kirk's widow, praising Donald Trump as a dashing and handsome man who is a "good role model."
Minaj arrived in the USA at age 5 as an undocumented immigrant. To bootlick the white supremacist who would send his Nazi army after you is a special kind of betrayal
Minaj arrived in the USA at age 5 as an undocumented immigrant. To bootlick the white supremacist who would send his Nazi army after you is a special kind of betrayal
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December 13, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Trump is directing his administration to begin de-naturalizing around 100-200 people per month, on top of current immigration efforts to end visas, deport illegals, and deny visa applications.
December 19, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Trump is directing his administration to begin de-naturalizing around 100-200 people per month, on top of current immigration efforts to end visas, deport illegals, and deny visa applications.
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The people who used violent insurrection to obstruct a peaceful transfer of power want us to believe that Judge Dugan peacefully exercising control over her own courtroom is somehow obstruction of a government agency known for violating due process & torturing innocent people. Absurd.
December 19, 2025 at 3:56 AM
The people who used violent insurrection to obstruct a peaceful transfer of power want us to believe that Judge Dugan peacefully exercising control over her own courtroom is somehow obstruction of a government agency known for violating due process & torturing innocent people. Absurd.