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John Langan @johnlangan.bsky.social · 8h

Oh man…

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Tyler Ianuzi | he/him/his @tianuzi.bsky.social · 12h

Reading @johnlangan.bsky.social 's Lost in the Dark has me thinking about this image I saw in an old Syracuse warehouse in 2013.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 1d

Thirty paintings created by the bushy-haired, soft-spoken Bob Ross will soon be up for auction to defray the costs of programming for small and rural public television stations suffering under cuts in federal funding. https://to.pbs.org/4nEQMrw

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal funding cuts

All profits will help public TV stations with licensing fees for popular programs that include "The Best of Joy of Painting" and "America's Test Kitchen."

www.pbs.org

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 1d

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s video of the incident

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 1d

Shot a priest in the head with a pepper ball, just for fun.
There was absolutely no threat here.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s video of the incident

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Robert @robertgonyo.bsky.social · 1d

If this is the secret sauce, I need to get some recipes from @johnlangan.bsky.social’s kitchen.

Colin Dickey @colindickey.com · 1d

Ann Radcliffe eating hard cheese right before bed to give herself nightmares, Stoker claiming Dracula was the result of a nightmare induced by a “too generous helping of dressed crab,” let’s go back to the golden age of eating incredibly rich food before bed to create horror literature

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 2d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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jrblanes @jrblanes.bsky.social · 2d

www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgYO... A highly, funny and entertaining interview with @johnlangan.bsky.social I love the collection Corpsemouth and the novel, The Fisherman. Looking forward to reading Lost in the Dark, especially the story Snakebit. If you haven't read him you're definitely missing out.

9. John Langan Loses Me in the Dark

YouTube video by Robbie Dorman

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Antony Johnston @antonyjohnston.bsky.social · 3d

And somehow, the sky hasn't fallen, there's no economic catastrophe, Europe's green lands aren't suddenly all covered in panels. Wouldn't it be nice if all those people who wailed about how green energy is terrible and spells doom changed their tune to match reality? Well, a boy can dream.

Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 5d

#Solar becomes main source of electricity in the #EU for first time. More than half of the EU’s #electricity in the second quarter of 2025 came from #RenewableEnergy
www.independent.co.uk/tech/solar-p...

Solar becomes main source of electricity in the EU for first time

More than half of the EU’s electricity in the second quarter of 2025 came from renewable energy

www.independent.co.uk

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Andrew F. Sullivan @afsulli.bsky.social · 3d

today. My jacket has a dragon on the back.

Andrew F. Sullivan @afsulli.bsky.social · 8d

this Sunday I will be at Little Ghosts Festival in Toronto talking about the specific and unseemly horror of Toronto.

bring your moms and dads or other parental guardians.

The Little Ghosts Festival Panel & Reading Schedule!

Saturday October 4:
1pm: Horror in Comic Books
2pm: Wet Screams: Horrotica & Monster Romance
3pm: Queer Fears
4pm: INHUMANITIES Book Launch & author readings

Sunday October 5:
1pm: Eco Horror & Climate Fiction
2pm: Horror on Film
3pm: Toronto is Terrifying: City as Setting
4pm: Author readings

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 3d

Donald Trump is plotting to cut Social Security benefits for older Americans — after he promised during the campaign that he wouldn’t touch Social Security.

We must call it out and stop these cuts.

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 3d

this appears to be video of the incident that set everything off in Chicago yesterday. No part of this is consistent with the narrative DHS put out immediately after.

jeff computers @helldude.bsky.social · 4d

per reddit this is the 'ten car' incident -- weird!

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Chris McLaren @chrismclaren.com · 3d

Take the three minutes. Watch the whole clip.

(I should also make sure @dannymichelmusic.bsky.social sees this.)

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 3d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 3d

they deemed our ship some drifting, uninhabited craft; a thing appointed to desolation

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Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · 3d

I'm back on Casually Comics, chatting with Sasha all about our second year of Conan the Barbarian - our extra special 25th issue, the Scourge of the Serpent mini-series event, sales, fans, and more!

Check it out-
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yk6f...

Conan Isn’t Slowing Down 25 Issues And Counting! | Inside Conan W/Jim Zub

YouTube video by Casually Comics

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Paul Tremblay @paultremblay.bsky.social · 3d

Can’t wait!

Jeremy Robert Johnson @jrjisprobable.bsky.social · 4d

Telluride Horror Show '25, October 10-12!

@danielkraus.com, Grady Hendrix, @paultremblay.bsky.social, Sarah Langan, @sgj.bsky.social, and me! Reading, talking horror, signing books, riding bears.

Good Boy, Shelby Oaks, Mother of Flies, and more Creep Tapes!

CAN NOT WAIT. To the mountains!

A black and white photo of an oafish man pointing his thumb toward a tower of skulls.

A screen capture of the Telluride Horror Show author line-up for the 2025 event.

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David Ferguson-Honsbein 🏳️‍🌈 @davidpbferguson.bsky.social · 3d

@erislovesmovies.bsky.social

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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 4d

Nevertheless

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Jens von Bergmann @jensvb.bsky.social · 6d

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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 4d

This will make your weekend better
via Very important Positivity

A photo of a cat in a little superhero costume with the caption, "If you're feeling depressed or overwhelmed today, I just want you to know that David Dastmalchian adopted a stray cat that approached him during the Suicide Squad shoot in Panama. Then the costume designer made her a little Polka dot Man suit."

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buy my book @nmamatas.bsky.social · 4d

Speaking of comics I wish people would back this kickstarter as it is an attempt to relaunch Slave Labor Graphics

www.kickstarter.com/projects/dan...

Model A Volume One Graphic Novel

Collection of issues #1-6 of Model A by Jef Bambas (not a typo by the way) published by SLG Publishing.

www.kickstarter.com

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Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social · 4d

the people who told us to calm down because Roe was settled law are the same people now telling us to calm down because the military would never open fire on Americans

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Jesse Lawrence @jesselawrence.bsky.social · 4d

I'm so so SO (truly not enough "so"s for this, here) excited for @paultremblay.bsky.social's next book, which is now (finally) available for preorder!

Dead but Dreaming of Electric Sheep: A Novel|Hardcover

Philip K. Dick meets the Coen Brothers in this genre-bending near-future tech nightmare that is as bitingly funny as it is horrifically believable from the New York Times bestselling au...

www.barnesandnoble.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 5d

Attn Black people, stop scrolling.

This is not a drill: Chicago

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 5d

ICE officers stopped a family at gunpoint and smashed the car window on top of the newborn baby. “I was screaming that there was a baby,” cried the mother. “But they didn’t care,” and covered the baby with their bodies, fearing that the glass would hurt him.

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