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taylor robin @taylor-robin.bsky.social · 1h

in 2025 this is like shouting fire in a packed theater

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taylor robin @taylor-robin.bsky.social · 8h

today's dvpit! remember YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO LIKE OR RETWEET PITCHES if you are not an interested agent or editor!

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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 9h

If your hashtag searching is not working for #DVpit we created a feed for the hashtag. Please always try to search the hashtag first, but this feed includes all posts under the hashtag as well. We will update during the day as we learn more from bsky bsky.app/profile/did:...

#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 10h

#DVpit 2025 has officially begun!
Today, Oct 8, 2025 from 8AM-8PM ET marginalized creators seeking out representation can pitch their completed manuscripts & portfolios to participating Agents & Editors!
Don't forget to use #DVpit in your posts!
Pls read rules before participating: dvpit.carrd.co

#DVPit Rules
-#DVpit (Diverse Voices Pitch) is a Bluesky event for marginalized creators that have been historically underrepresented in publishing to pitch their work to agents & editors
-Post your pitch on Bluesky on Wednesday, Oct 8, 2025
between 8AM ET - 8PM ET
-Only post once per hour (6 max pitches per project)
-Must have a polished, query ready manuscript or art portfolio.
-Pitch must include the #DVpit hashtag (illustrators pitching their art must use the #DVArt hashtag)
-A like from an agent = a query request
-A repost from an editor = interest in submission once you've signed with an agent
-A like from an editor = editor who takes unagented submissions
-Please do not like or repost a pitch if you are not an agent or an editor. Support other creators by replying to their pitch or
quote-reposting their pitches
-Visit dvpit.carrd.co for more detailed guidelines.

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taylor robin @taylor-robin.bsky.social · 8h

today's dvpit! remember YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO LIKE OR RETWEET PITCHES if you are not an interested agent or editor!

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Mossforatu @dinolich.bsky.social · 1d

Speaking of supporting HELLAWEEN, Bookshop's Anti-Prime Sale is here!!!! Get free shipping on Hellaween 1+2 now through Oct 8th!! Treat yourself to something spooky this month.
Book 1: tinyurl.com/235mmbku
Book 2: tinyurl.com/4mkfhntz

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taylor robin @taylor-robin.bsky.social · 20h

lrt honeycutt and the first class passengers were styled as sharp and angular for a reason. greed/gluttony = fat is not just overdone and lazy but actively harmful

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 21h

Eight thousand iterations of this discourse later, there is no political utility in calling fascists fat. All you're doing is propping up the brutal hierarchy which lets people like them work up from deniable social torture to state violence.

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taylor robin @taylor-robin.bsky.social · 1d

thank you! :]

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taylor robin @taylor-robin.bsky.social · 1d

IT'S ANTI-PRIME DAY ON BOOKSHOP!
Oct 7 & 8 you can get FREE SHIPPING on books, AND support independent bookstores!

You should get Hunger's Bite, a YA horror adventure set on a Titanic-like ocean liner suffering a curse of capitalist greed. Perfect October reading!

bookshop.org/p/books/hung...

panel 1
neeta gasps
panel 2
neeta: you were thinking of buying a book from amazon!
wick: I wasn't!
panel 3
wick covers his mouth
wick: well, maybe i was
panel 4
neeta swings a book at wick
wick: what's the big deal, it's just books!
panel 5
neeta taps her copy of dracula, with a thought bubble of vampire wick biting a woman's neck
neeta: always buy books from indie bookstores! never buy from amazon! they're the real blood suckers of the book world!

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Mossforatu @dinolich.bsky.social · 1d

I've had an uptick in folks asking if there will be a HELLAWEEN 3, and that's dependent on you!

I REALLY WANT TO and have a story ready to go+ my colorist is in... but if publishers aren't going to market, and I can only do so much myself— word of mouth is gold to me! ESPECIALLY while its October!

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taylor robin @taylor-robin.bsky.social · 1d

some spreads~ buy my book~

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taylor robin @taylor-robin.bsky.social · 1d

IT'S ANTI-PRIME DAY ON BOOKSHOP!
Oct 7 & 8 you can get FREE SHIPPING on books, AND support independent bookstores!

You should get Hunger's Bite, a YA horror adventure set on a Titanic-like ocean liner suffering a curse of capitalist greed. Perfect October reading!

bookshop.org/p/books/hung...

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taylor robin @taylor-robin.bsky.social · 1d

thank yoooou so do i!!! but also damn that's FOREVER

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taylor robin @taylor-robin.bsky.social · 1d

thank you!! 🦇✨

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taylor robin @taylor-robin.bsky.social · 1d

podcast shoutout..... thank you 🥺

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taylor robin @taylor-robin.bsky.social · 1d

you should buy my book and encourage your friends to buy my book so they'll let me make the third one. the pitch for the third one is really really good and i want to make it.

it's october so it's a seasonal read~!

www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/taylo...

Hunger’s Bite

A specter is haunting the Atlantic! After growing up together on the luxurious SS Lark, Neeta Pandey and Emery Botwright are ready to start their lives. Emer...

www.hachettebookgroup.com

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 2d

Reminder from your resident high school lubrarian: if you plan to do a Banned Books Week display and programming, prioritize living marginalized authors. Use this time to help those who need it the most.

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THE FAR SIDE DAILY @bot.cowtools.org · 2d

“Good heavens! Pablo got an ‘F’ in art! ... Well, I’m just going to go down to that school myself and meet this teacher face to face!”

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taylor robin @taylor-robin.bsky.social · 3d

just saw a chihuahua with backwheels and a license plate that said "WAR"

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KZ @kzxcellent.live · 4d

The new Pokémon Legends game drops in a couple weeks so naturally I’m thinking about the best video to come out of the last one.

Sneasler.

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Tony Cliff @tangocharlie.bsky.social · 5d

🇨🇦 CANADIANS:
Sign this House of Commons petition to withdraw bill C-2!
The bill is bad, the petition is quick and easy.

Thank you, @jennykwan.bsky.social

👉 ✒️ www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Screenshot of the linked page, text below:

Petition to the House of Commons
Whereas:
- Bill C-2, titled the “Strong Borders Act”, contains provisions that threaten fundamental rights and freedoms protected under Canadian and international law;
- The Bill would grant law enforcement and national security agencies warrantless access to Canadians’ historical associations with organizations and businesses;
- It would allow authorities to compel the disclosure of sensitive personal information, including geolocation data and contact details, based merely on suspicion of relevance to the investigation of offences under Acts of Parliament, regardless of individual involvement;
- The Bill is designed to facilitate Canada's alignment with the United States' CLOUD Act and the United Nations Cybercrime Convention, raising serious concerns about foreign access to Canadians’ private data, including by regimes with poor human rights records; and
- Bill C-2 undermines Canada’s obligations under international human rights instruments, particularly in relation to privacy rights and the fair treatment of migrants and refugees.

We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to:
1. Immediately withdraw Bill C-2 in its entirety;
2. Reaffirm Canada’s commitment to privacy, civil liberties, and international human rights standards;
3. Reject any legislative or policy initiatives that would enable foreign states, including the United States, to gain undue access to Canadians’ personal information; and
4. Ensure that national security and border-related legislation upholds the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and is subject to meaningful judicial oversight.

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Abby @abbylark.bsky.social · 5d

I want to thank everyone who shared for the help. I'm at about 1,610/3,800 which is my final goal, which would cover the entire back rent and the court fees. I'm confident I can get through it with this much but I would really appreciate more leeway for looking for a new job.

Abby @abbylark.bsky.social · 8d

I'm asking for help so that I can avoid eviction. Please reblog. gofund.me/2757ad335

Donate to Help Abby Avoid Eviction!, organized by Abby Lehrke

My name is Abby Lehrke, and I need help! On October 9th, I'll be attending Housing Court, becaus… Abby Lehrke needs your support for Help Abby Avoid Eviction!

gofund.me

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R/L Monroe @mortalityplays.bsky.social · 8d

A gorgeous illustration ready for framing as an individual print, or for trimming down to use as a bookmark (or anything else you like - it's yours!) Created by @axehandle.bsky.social

free.mortalityplays.com/tiger-bookma...

A vertical illustration of a pastel toned tiger looking over its shoulder at the viewer, beneath a stylised sun and a ring of pale flowers. Balanced negative space on both sides of the image make it suitable to frame as a centred print, or to trim down for use as a bookmark.

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taylor robin @taylor-robin.bsky.social · 9d

it took me less than 5 minutes to do my 3 calls.

"i saw on the news trump is threatening to shut down the government if democrats don't bend the knee over trans healthcare. i will never vote for [rep] again if they give up trans healthcare. i would rather the government shut down."

that's it.

PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 9d

Trump threatens to shut down US government unless Democrats agree to ban all trans health care
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/29/trans-care-ban-government-shutdown/?utm_content=1759153201&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Trump threatens to shut down US government unless all trans health care is banned

The US government's looming shutdown hinges on anti-trans measures after Donald Trump refused to speak to Democrats unless they were passed.

www.thepinknews.com

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