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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 8h

Photograph of someone painting a pinup girl on the nose of a WWII bomber

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jb @fairytaleteacup.bsky.social · 11h

Well that blurb has me interested. Adding to my TBR list!

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 11h

Ubisoft: "Okay, so in this game you fight the Klan"
Marketers: "You can't sell that in America"
Ubisoft: "Why?"
Marketers: "Umm [gestures broadly]. The Klan fucking won?"
Ubisoft: "Merde."
Marketers: "Yeah, we've asked for the Statue back but they're being dicks about that too."

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 12h

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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jb @fairytaleteacup.bsky.social · 11h

This!

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jb @fairytaleteacup.bsky.social · 12h

Totally understandable. I'm curious what's going on behind the scenes with their moderation this week though, it's been messier than usual

jb @fairytaleteacup.bsky.social · 13h

What happens if y'all just made an Enshillening account? (I know not the point, but idly curious now)

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jb @fairytaleteacup.bsky.social · 13h

Also, itchy feet while wearing their shoes. Constantly.

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jb @fairytaleteacup.bsky.social · 13h

Lucky all around! You for picking someone who likes caramel apples and her for having a caring girlfriend 🩷

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jb @fairytaleteacup.bsky.social · 15h

Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 17h

You made it halfway through the week *and* we still have free shipping? Sounds like the perfect time to treat yourself to a new book and support indie bookstores in the process. 📚

jb @fairytaleteacup.bsky.social · 15h

Your prescient novels beg to differ.😂

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 18h

JUST IN: The Republican Mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska’s second biggest city, lost re-election last night to a Democrat.

Mayor David Pruhs is a conservative who fought protections for LGBTQ+ residents; he made comments this year drew condemnation this year from Alaska Natives. He lost to Mindy O'Neall.

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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 18h

Senators will vote today on whether to block Trump’s use of US Armed Forces to attack vessels in the Caribbean.

Trump may soon expand these illegal attacks into a full-on war with Venezuela.

Call your Senators and ask them to vote for the Schiff-Kaine resolution.

Capitol switchboard: 202-224-3121

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jb @fairytaleteacup.bsky.social · 18h

I suggest camelcamelcamel.com to see how much a joke prime day often is. Also, other retailers are doing sales (I got a discount & free shipping from a department store website) and you won't give your money to Bezos this week

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jb @fairytaleteacup.bsky.social · 1d

Right? Like, just say you were behind and skipped me geez

jb @fairytaleteacup.bsky.social · 1d

Ugh. There used to be a call queue app I had for my phone that let you basically get a call back when they were ready for you but ofc I can't find it now :(

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jb @fairytaleteacup.bsky.social · 1d

Congrats! Hope the process goes smoothly and your research is interesting

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jb @fairytaleteacup.bsky.social · 1d

Ugh, that's so frustrating. I understand why they say those things but having to do the song and dance to get them to waive it is so tiring.

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 2d

I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

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jb @fairytaleteacup.bsky.social · 1d

There is A Conspiracy by fire alarms to only begin beeping at inopportune times - the middle of the night; just as you were falling asleep; before your alarm is set to ring.
You can't convince me otherwise. When the robot revolution begins they'll be the ones I have a feud with.

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Aubo 🏳️‍⚧️ Shop update 10/18! 🎃 @aubryjoi.bsky.social · 2d

Seasonal sillies 🍁🎃

[ #cuteart #artshop #merch ]

Two glittery stickers by Aubry Joi. One shows a chubby white and orange bat eating candy corn, with a purple border. The other shows a puffy pigeon sitting on top of a stack of pumpkins, with a pumpkin on its head & an orange border.

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jb @fairytaleteacup.bsky.social · 2d

Well it's been on my list and I can't argue with a sale!

Kate Elliott @kateelliottsff.bsky.social · 2d

THE WITCH ROADS ebook is currently on sale (US) for $2.99, so if you're curious & want to read a grimsweet tale of a humble deputy courier & her annoyed nephew, a possessed prince, & a ravenous fungal ghost plague, now's the time.
Bk 2 of the duology arrives Nov 4!

us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

The Witch Roads

Book 1 in the Witch Roads duology, the latest epic novel by fan favorite Kate Elliott.. Status is hereditary, class is bestowed, trust must be earned.When an...

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 2d

Subscribe to The Onion. I want to have more subscribers than The Free Press as soon as possible. This is achievable.

In exchange, when we sell the company to a drone and cobalt magnate so I can dive in a pool of gold coins Scrooge McDuck-style, you will be spared my wrath and retribution.

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Bisexual Kaiju @bisexualkaiju.myatproto.social · 2d

So you want to support living marginalized banned authors but your local banned books week displays and events are full of famous dead people?

Not to worry: your helpful non-binary bookseller is here to help!

A thread!

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jb @fairytaleteacup.bsky.social · 3d

S&M is such an amazing album, definitely a favorite for me

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Nick Harkaway @nickharkaway.com · 4d

Wow. I‘m not sure which part of this is weirder: that they think Starmer’s rep might be worse than theirs, or that they might be right.

Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 4d

Palantir has pulled out of involvement with the UK Digital ID card, according to an interview with their UK CEO on Times Radio. They’re concerned about the reputational damage of being involved with an unpopular Starmer policy.

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