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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 8h

We need these kinds of magazines to publish nonfiction. It's a tough time for literary criticism, essays about ideas, creative non-fiction, and I'm thrilled to see Apex is going to take pitches. Support if you can!

Apex Magazine (is funding for 2026!) 🎉 @apexmag.bsky.social · 22h

WE'RE 30% FUNDED!! 🎉🎉🎉 Apex will be open to nonfiction pitches FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER! ✨

Want to unlock the next chapter of Apex? Please consider backing our Kickstarter and help us keep publishing the strange, surreal, shocking, beautiful stories you love!

Apex Magazine 2026

An award-winning digital literary magazine of science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror.

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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 16h

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 16h

I know I know but good god imagine what the GOP would do with a Biden or Obama "we took the freedom of speech away" sound bite

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Mike Melton @mikemelton.bsky.social · 16h

This male Snowcap #hummingbird was taking a break to preen a bit yesterday at @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica

#birds #nature #hummingbirds

A small hummingbird with deep magenta and violet plumage is perched on a branch, fluffing its feathers. Its head is turned to the side, showing a bright white forehead and a long, slender bill, set against a soft green background.

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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 16h

Thread.

And a reminder: sex addiction is not real. It’s a religious scrupulosity issue and it is promoted and marketed by religious and parachurch organizations as both a money-making grift and a means of social control in high-demand religious movements.

it’s not an addiction.

doctor eek [free link arc] (alt decorative gourd season) @absolutely-not.bsky.social · 6d

i looked at the methodology for this and it is
a. sex addiction counseling group in texas did a surveymonkey and extrapolated the results to the entire us population which is the sort of research design that earns you an ff on an intro methods class (the extra f is for extra effort), and
b. p-hacked

The Independent @the-independent.com · 6d

Nearly a third of Americans have had a ‘romantic relationship’ with an AI bot, new survey says

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 16h

Dems can just clip the "we took the freedom of speech away" and make an ad

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 17h

The essence of Bari Weiss: not reporting, but crude partisan propaganda presented in the form of reporting—and usually pronounced from the mouths of anonymous sources which likely don't exist. Expect this sort of prolefeed at CBS News soon.

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mjfGatesToAnEldritchRealm @mjfgates.bsky.social · 1h

Well, you can't expect a *person* to know what the computer wants to eat.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

This has nothing to do with crime. This is an attempt to crush political dissent.

Never before, in our entire 250 year history, has the military or immigration agents been used like this. It's dystopian, illegal, and it should stop.

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mjfGatesToAnEldritchRealm @mjfgates.bsky.social · 6h

There is no "ahhh, fuck it" like what comes when you've been awake for twenty-four hours.

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Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com · 15h

BTW if you want to be ready for when said WIP sees the light of day, you can read the two previous books in the series:
www.aliettedebodard.com/bibliography...
V-drama meets high Gothic in queer-norm world, where a Fallen angel and his shapeshifting dragon husband navigate court politics & murder...

Dragons and Blades - Aliette de Bodard

The Dragons and Blades Reading Order 1. Of Dragons, Feasts and Murders | 2. Of Charms, Ghosts and Grievances murderous husband/diplomatic husband, solving crimes without stabbing anyone, healthy relat...

www.aliettedebodard.com

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mjfGatesToAnEldritchRealm @mjfgates.bsky.social · 6h

It's a reasonable question! I don't think she can keep working in her previous career, so she's got to be doing SOMETHING else.

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Jess McLaughlin, PhD (they/them) @jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social · 1d

Whenever someone uses Ghibli or Miyazaki as a synonym for "quaint, charming, unthreatening" I'm always like "bro did we watch the same movies?"

Wendy Xu @wendyxu.bsky.social · 1d

every ai bro who has reduced miyazaki to empty gentle aesthetic should no exaggeration get the judas cradle bc this man's markmaking & passion about telling WAR STORIES

three panels from the nausicaä manga depicting ohmu & giant insects

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mjfGatesToAnEldritchRealm @mjfgates.bsky.social · 9h

what, again?

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 12h

Michigan Avenue right now.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11h

Bray is a historian at Rutgers who received death threats after landing on Turning Points USA's Professor Watchlist. As a result, he announced he was moving to Europe. And then this happened.

This kind of harassment and abuse of scholars is Charlie Kirk's legacy and it's only getting worse.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 12h

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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mjfGatesToAnEldritchRealm @mjfgates.bsky.social · 12h

True even of "non-creative" stuff. I've dealt with more than one genuinely gnarly code problem by taking a walk around the building :)

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mjfGatesToAnEldritchRealm @mjfgates.bsky.social · 12h

Oh, c'mon. There's rat traps to give him, right there! *snap* *snap*

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Kari Dru @karidru.bsky.social · 20h

Subtweet without malice but in response to something that happens a lot:

When people point out that something is illegal or full on unconstitutional, it's not because this admin cares, it's because you should be aware.

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mjfGatesToAnEldritchRealm @mjfgates.bsky.social · 12h

So, antifa is big on nice sunsets? Okay, I can deal with that.

mjfGatesToAnEldritchRealm @mjfgates.bsky.social · 12h

If there's nowhere for them to work, you don't really need them.

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s. eek smith 👻 @sesmith.lol · 13h

I'm sure dismantling health care infrastructure will fix the nursing shortage.

California’s Nursing Shortage Is Getting Worse. Front-Line Workers Blame Management. - KFF Health News

California’s nursing shortage is projected to worsen, and hospitals say funding cuts will only add strain. But front-line nurses blame heavy workloads, not a shortage, for driving workers away.

kffhealthnews.org

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 14h

Ok everyone, I’m assigning you your resistance homework for the week.

Everyone ready?

Do something silly that makes you smile. I just waved at a dog that had its head out the car window because it made me happy. Don’t let the assholes take your joy.

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mjfGatesToAnEldritchRealm @mjfgates.bsky.social · 12h

I just honked at a roadside "RESIST" protest with a "Honk If You Love Freedom" sign, on my way home. Surprisingly amusing.

Also, HONK

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 13h

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 13h

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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