JP Libby
@janlibby.bsky.social
Writer. Just finished a cosmic thriller feature. Working on Snow Town. Former barista for a cult I never joined & failed assistant P.I. 🏳️🌈 ☕️ 🦆 #5AMwritersclub #ARGs #amwriting https://www.linkedin.com/in/janlibby/
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Two scientists who are fast friends, one Nigerian and one American, have won the MacArthur Foundation's 100&Change competition for their network to catch the next disease with pandemic potential.
$100 million prize goes to dynamic duo aiming to stop next pandemic before it starts
Two scientists who are fast friends, one Nigerian and one American, have won the MacArthur Foundation's 100&Change competition for their network to catch the next disease with pandemic potential.
n.pr
November 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Two scientists who are fast friends, one Nigerian and one American, have won the MacArthur Foundation's 100&Change competition for their network to catch the next disease with pandemic potential.
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"She held up her fist. It wore a fluffy down."
This is a gorgeous piece of writing from @melostrom.bsky.social 🧚💫
This is a gorgeous piece of writing from @melostrom.bsky.social 🧚💫
Excited to have a flash in the beautiful latest issue of The Maine Review.♥️
www.mainereview.com/the-wing/
www.mainereview.com/the-wing/
The Wing - The Maine Review
The morning Nadine’s feathers sprouted, a light snow fell. She was standing outside, watching Meg board the school bus, noticing how the little girl’s hair, frizzy like her own, glistened with snow, m...
www.mainereview.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:57 PM
"She held up her fist. It wore a fluffy down."
This is a gorgeous piece of writing from @melostrom.bsky.social 🧚💫
This is a gorgeous piece of writing from @melostrom.bsky.social 🧚💫
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“The FBI gained access to conversations in a “courtwatch” Signal group that helps coordinate volunteer activists who monitor public proceedings at 3 New York federal immigration courts. The US govt has repeatedly been accused of violating immigrants’ due process rights at those courts.”🚨
The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal
Exclusive: Agency accessed private conversations of New York ‘courtwatch’ group that was observing public hearings
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:34 PM
“The FBI gained access to conversations in a “courtwatch” Signal group that helps coordinate volunteer activists who monitor public proceedings at 3 New York federal immigration courts. The US govt has repeatedly been accused of violating immigrants’ due process rights at those courts.”🚨
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I did this, and that meant it stopped dividing my inbox into 'important/not important' and christ I don't know how to say this but... it turns out that that little bit of so-called 'smart help' was making my inbox much harder to manage?
November 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I did this, and that meant it stopped dividing my inbox into 'important/not important' and christ I don't know how to say this but... it turns out that that little bit of so-called 'smart help' was making my inbox much harder to manage?
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I’ll be on The Beat with Ari talking Epstein. Strange not going to 30
Rock!
Rock!
November 20, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I’ll be on The Beat with Ari talking Epstein. Strange not going to 30
Rock!
Rock!
From afternoon writing break…
November 20, 2025 at 11:05 PM
From afternoon writing break…
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The billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott is funneling tens of millions of dollars into tribal higher education, months after the Trump administration sought to cut one of the system’s most essential funding sources.
MacKenzie Scott Expands Giving Spree to Tribal Colleges
The billionaire philanthropist is steering millions of dollars toward tribal schools, after the Trump administration proposed a significant federal funding cut.
nyti.ms
November 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott is funneling tens of millions of dollars into tribal higher education, months after the Trump administration sought to cut one of the system’s most essential funding sources.
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Someone is buying up American starter homes and pricing you out. But it’s not who you’ve been told. #EconSky #Housing #PolSky #RonanFarrow
November 20, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Someone is buying up American starter homes and pricing you out. But it’s not who you’ve been told. #EconSky #Housing #PolSky #RonanFarrow
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Headline's a bit misleading. They're not worried that AI will replace them because it's good, but because "generative AI trained on vast amounts of [stolen] fiction will undermine the value of writing" itself
1/ We are pleased to have participated in this new report, which reflects the deep concerns we know our members have when it comes to Artificial Intelligence
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Novelists worried AI could replace them, Cambridge report finds
A Cambridge report says about half of those surveyed think AI could
www.bbc.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Headline's a bit misleading. They're not worried that AI will replace them because it's good, but because "generative AI trained on vast amounts of [stolen] fiction will undermine the value of writing" itself
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From Lori Marino, founder of the Whale Sanctuary Project; also of @safinacenter.bsky.social (gift link). www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/1760cd5...
The age of keeping whales and dolphins in captivity must finally come to an end
Research shows it is not possible for captive cetaceans to thrive in concrete pools
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
From Lori Marino, founder of the Whale Sanctuary Project; also of @safinacenter.bsky.social (gift link). www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/1760cd5...
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NEW EPISODE: @hcrichardson.bsky.social joined @nicollewallace.bsky.social on "The Best People" for a wide-ranging conversation on the growing conflict between the citizenry and an executive branch that shows a bent toward aristocracy over democracy.
WATCH:
WATCH:
Heather Cox Richardson: Americans are saying “Hell No!” to Trump “fascism”…and it’s working
YouTube video by MS NOW
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 9:07 PM
NEW EPISODE: @hcrichardson.bsky.social joined @nicollewallace.bsky.social on "The Best People" for a wide-ranging conversation on the growing conflict between the citizenry and an executive branch that shows a bent toward aristocracy over democracy.
WATCH:
WATCH:
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Quiet, piggy.
November 18, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Quiet, piggy.
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If anyone knows how to search up call records and cell information, Jeffrey Epstein’s cell #s are
(212) 533-3739
(646) 521-0715
#EpsteinFiles
(212) 533-3739
(646) 521-0715
#EpsteinFiles
November 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
If anyone knows how to search up call records and cell information, Jeffrey Epstein’s cell #s are
(212) 533-3739
(646) 521-0715
#EpsteinFiles
(212) 533-3739
(646) 521-0715
#EpsteinFiles
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This is a pedophilephile administration with a predator at the top.
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This is a pedophilephile administration with a predator at the top.
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America's first ever esports champion was Rebecca Heineman, a trans woman. She went on to found some of your favorite video game studios and worked on your favorite video games. Next time you see somebody rail about 'woke' and 'DEI'
Remember that.
Remember her.
Remember that.
Remember her.
"I code so others can dream."
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer.
Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer.
Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ games pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has died - Gayming Magazine
Rebecca Heineman, a trailblazing figure in the video game industry and a celebrated icon within the LGBTQ+ gaming community, has died.
gaymingmag.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
America's first ever esports champion was Rebecca Heineman, a trans woman. She went on to found some of your favorite video game studios and worked on your favorite video games. Next time you see somebody rail about 'woke' and 'DEI'
Remember that.
Remember her.
Remember that.
Remember her.
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79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
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oh hey look at that
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM
oh hey look at that
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North Carolina march against Trump’s ICE invasion of their city.
#BlueCrew #ProudBlue #Resist #ResistTrump #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice #ICE #AbolishICE #immigration
#BlueCrew #ProudBlue #Resist #ResistTrump #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice #ICE #AbolishICE #immigration
November 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
North Carolina march against Trump’s ICE invasion of their city.
#BlueCrew #ProudBlue #Resist #ResistTrump #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice #ICE #AbolishICE #immigration
#BlueCrew #ProudBlue #Resist #ResistTrump #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice #ICE #AbolishICE #immigration
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"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob."
—FDR, 1936
—FDR, 1936
November 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob."
—FDR, 1936
—FDR, 1936
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Filled out a form saying that if Trump is unhappy about people accusing him of inciting an insurrection, then he probably shouldn't have incited an insurrection 🤷♀️.
November 15, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Filled out a form saying that if Trump is unhappy about people accusing him of inciting an insurrection, then he probably shouldn't have incited an insurrection 🤷♀️.
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these are roe deer by the way
November 14, 2025 at 11:20 PM
these are roe deer by the way
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The Jeffrey Esptein scandal the main stream press is ignoring; he was a major player in American foreign policy with deep ties to Israel and other satrapies: www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Jeffrey Epstein Was a Warlord. We Have to Talk About It.
Mainstream media is ignoring the fact that the late sex trafficker was a power broker who shaped global policy.
www.thenation.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The Jeffrey Esptein scandal the main stream press is ignoring; he was a major player in American foreign policy with deep ties to Israel and other satrapies: www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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How a Texas shrimper stalled Exxon’s $10bn plastics plant | Shilpi Chhotray
How a Texas shrimper stalled Exxon’s $10bn plastics plant | Shilpi Chhotray
Diane Wilson recognized Exxon’s playbook – and showed how local people can take on even the most entrenched industries
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:17 PM
How a Texas shrimper stalled Exxon’s $10bn plastics plant | Shilpi Chhotray