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Aisha K. Staggers @akstaggers.bsky.social · 20h

Dems, this is your shutdown message for today! They have money to bailout the president of Argentina who is literally doing stunts and shows (he can't fund his own bailout ticket sales look pretty good), while letting Americans foot the bill AND pay higher premiums on their health care.

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 1d

The guy we are saving with $20B bailout

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Sonia Sulaiman is an Ignyte Award Finalist @soniasulaiman.bsky.social · 7d

So, I'm making a video game based on Palestinian folklore. It's called Thursday of the Dead, and you can talk to a Palestinian ghouleh. It will have branching narrative, and art all made by a human (me). I need exactly $100 to launch it on Steam when it's finished.

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Sonia is writing speculative fiction inspired by Palestinian folklore. Leave her a tip to support her work!

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M. Lopes da Silva @mlopesdasilva.bsky.social · 2d

Calling vapes “robo penises” is not helping with my nicotine addiction it’s just making it sexier

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Ash Higgins @ashhiggins.bsky.social · 5d

This. Is. Why. I. Paint.

"They're trying to convince people they can't do the things they've been doing easily for years - to write emails, to write a presentation. Your daughter wants you to make up a bedtime story about puppies - to write that for you." We will get to the point, she says with a grim laugh, "that you will essentially become just a skin bag of organs and bones, nothing else. You won't know anything and you will be told repeatedly that you can't do it, which is the opposite of what life has to offer. Capitulating all kinds of decisions like where to go on vacation, what to wear today, who to date, what to eat.
People are already doing this. You won't have to process grief, because you'll have uploaded photos and voice messages from your mother who just died, and then she can talk to you via Al video call every day. One of the ways it's going to destroy humans, long before there's a nuclear disaster, is going to be the emotional hollowing-out of people."

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 4d

A WILD ONE: A man broke his leg during an arrest by ICE at a car wash south of L.A.

ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.

A judge has ordered his immediate release.

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Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 5d

Looking to submit to a zine that welcomes horror for all its nastiness and also pays 10 cents per word? Look no further.

Open for subs through October 7th: cursedmorsels.com/submission-c...

FLESH Zine
For this submission call, we’re looking for pieces (500 words or fewer) connected to the broad theme of FLESH. This zine will be included for free with Samir Sirk Morató’s Gore Poetics, a Cursed Morsels 2026 release. For context, this book is weird, erotic, grotesque, queer, transgressive, literary, and intense if that gives you a sense for the kinds of work Samir and I (Eric Raglin) are looking for. Your submission can be fiction, poetry, or nonfiction.

Pay is 10 cents per word. We’re asking for first worldwide print and digital publishing rights but no exclusivity period. Contributors will receive five free physical copies of the zine.

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M. Lopes da Silva @mlopesdasilva.bsky.social · 5d

Good news everyone I spent today making so many dead billionaires for you today 😌 see you @voidcon.bsky.social

A bunch of handmade dead billionaire astronaut stickers

A hand-carved stamp of a dead billionaire made out of a rubber eraser, two prints of it, and a green ink pad.

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VOIDCON @voidcon.bsky.social · 5d

THIS TIME NEXT WEEK WE VOIDFOLK WILL BE KNEE DEEP IN HOT SHENANIGANS AND TOTAL CLOWNERY.

See you there.

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M. Lopes da Silva @mlopesdasilva.bsky.social · 5d

Fundraising, free erotica, and VoidCon surprises await on the ol’ meatthink! meatthink.wordpress.com/2025/10/03/f...

Free Erotica and Other Fun Stuff!

VoidCon’s almost here!! omgggggggg brain error delete fuck reboot A Very Special VoidCon announcement: one of my rarest stories to acquire in the U.S. is going to be at VoidCon! Next week you can p…

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Tenebrous Press @tenebrouspress.bsky.social · 7d

SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN!
...for BRAVE NEW WEIRD Vol. 4, our annual collection of the best **PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED** New Weird Horror of the year.
Eligibility window: stories published between 31st October 2024 and 31st October 2025.
All the deets here:
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Submissions open for Brave New Weird volume 4 — tenebrous press

REMINDER: THIS IS FOR ELIGIBLE REPRINTS ONLY Tenebrous Press presents the FOURTH (!!!) Annual Brave New Weird Awards—to reward and promote this unique blend of genres—and its accompanying antholog...

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M. Lopes da Silva @mlopesdasilva.bsky.social · 9d

Third contender is the spicy-but-underrated “unexpected DM”. I’m having the poems fight it out.

M. Lopes da Silva @mlopesdasilva.bsky.social · 9d

My poetry education is continuing splendidly. Currently debating about submitting a poem titled “the healing asshole” or another one called “sinner’s meat” for homework. Only one can be workshopped at a time, alas!

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M. Lopes da Silva @mlopesdasilva.bsky.social · 12d

Aaa thank you so much! Glad you dug it so much. 💜💜💜

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Tiffany Michelle Brown (she/her) @tmbwrites.bsky.social · 12d

Y'all, Mitch's book is so, so, so good. Don't sleep on this collection. 🖤🖤🖤

M. Lopes da Silva @mlopesdasilva.bsky.social · 12d

Hello new followers!

I’m a trans man who writes horror and poetry and makes weird art. If you’re interested in supporting me you can check out my book of short, messed-up stories at Weirdpunk. Or you can request your local library branch to carry a copy: weirdpunkbooks.square.site/product/infi...

Infinity Mathing at the Shore & Other Disruptions - M. Lopes da Silva | Weirdpunk Books

A non-binary model discovers that an artist is attempting to paint their soul. Glitter-vomiting deer take over the streets of Los Angeles. A trans man drives out to the desert to investigate rumors of...

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M. Lopes da Silva @mlopesdasilva.bsky.social · 12d

Hello new followers!

I’m a trans man who writes horror and poetry and makes weird art. If you’re interested in supporting me you can check out my book of short, messed-up stories at Weirdpunk. Or you can request your local library branch to carry a copy: weirdpunkbooks.square.site/product/infi...

Infinity Mathing at the Shore & Other Disruptions - M. Lopes da Silva | Weirdpunk Books

A non-binary model discovers that an artist is attempting to paint their soul. Glitter-vomiting deer take over the streets of Los Angeles. A trans man drives out to the desert to investigate rumors of...

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M. Lopes da Silva @mlopesdasilva.bsky.social · 12d

It’s still September! New blog post up meatthink.wordpress.com/2025/09/26/s...

September Stuff

September is almost over; my first month at CLI has almost finished up. I feel like I’m learning about the history of poetry for the very first time, and in a lot of ways, I am. I’m ashamed to say …

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M. Lopes da Silva @mlopesdasilva.bsky.social · 12d

Issue #5 of @godscrueljokelp.bsky.social is out today and the theme is speculative erotica, and yes I wrote a story in this one. There’s a paid option and a free download: www.godscrueljokelit.com/5-speculativ...

The cover of speculative erotics Issue 5 with the text: Issue 5 of God's Cruel Joke, SPECULATIVE EROTICS, features art and writing from twenty-seven contributors which explores the farthest thresholds of eroticism. Each piece within is an exercise in rapturous disintegration, blending and meditating on themes of identity, sexuality, technology, faith, war and existence. printed above the cover. There are also links to purchase the book or download the free PDF

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M. Lopes da Silva @mlopesdasilva.bsky.social · 14d

I’m sorry but the Rapture already happened in 1980 and if Blondie didn’t take you then she’s not coming for you now

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M. Lopes da Silva @mlopesdasilva.bsky.social · 15d

Happy #bivisibilityday to all who celebrate 💗💜💙 if you spot a bisexual in the wild you can ask them to grant you a wish but you might get kicked in the shin instead ✨

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 16d

Autistic and neurodivergent people deserve far better than a government looking to prevent their existence, let alone one that will invent fictitious ways to do so that puts everyone in danger

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M. Lopes da Silva @mlopesdasilva.bsky.social · 16d

Hi. I’m still trans, assholes 💜

Selfie of M. Lopes da Silva. He is trans and unbearably hot.

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M. Lopes da Silva @mlopesdasilva.bsky.social · 19d

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Poetry, Soap, and Fundraising for Palestine

A lot is going on in Mitch’s corner of the world, so here are some much-needed announcements: Upon Learning That came out this month – neat! Edited by Alex Dawson, these poems combine f…

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M. Lopes da Silva @mlopesdasilva.bsky.social · 20d

If you missed tonight’s open mic, don’t worry, this cat filled in for you.

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M. Lopes da Silva @mlopesdasilva.bsky.social · 21d

Idk what ppl are talking about when they say the bus is a bad experience fellow passengers are totally cool with me repeatedly lip-synching the words to “Lord, Let That Tesla Crash” by CMAT and not interrupting me for dozens of minutes on end.

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M. Lopes da Silva @mlopesdasilva.bsky.social · 21d

Over 3 hours spent (so far) on a poem about an episode of BRATZ the animated series 💜

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