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Larisa @thelolrus.bsky.social · 9h

Things are looking very autumnal around here.

A short and kinda scrappy-looking sunflower

Lamb’s ear and yellowing ferns growing in cracks of stone stairs

Larisa @thelolrus.bsky.social · 9h

Haven’t done much in the garden this week after a minor injury, but I did make it outside for an evening flower report. 🌱

Monkshood flowers against a backdrop of hydrangeas

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 10h

i am not sure mike johnson’s plan of abandoning the capitol to a bunch of snarky house dems (of which there are many) with nothing to do was a smart strategic move

Rep. Ted Lieu @reptedlieu.bsky.social · 11h

We are in the second week of the Republican shutdown.

Where are House Republicans? On vacation.

Went looking around the Capitol to see if any Republicans had the common sense to come back. Featuring @mcbride.house.gov.

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 10h

I’ve been working with the same editor on this trilogy for ten years and if you like the ending of The Rewind Files or the character of Carter Hughes you should know that my first drafts of both were terrible and Editor Chris told me point-blank “you can’t do that” 😂

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 11h

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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Matthew Scarborough 𓀀 @mattitiahu.bsky.social · 13h

The administration is aware of black bloc tactics, was vaguely aware of clown bloc tactics, but was completely unprepared for the advent of Animal Crossing bloc tactics.

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 1d

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Joseph Fink @planetoffinks.bsky.social · 16h

this is how I, a resident of LA, found out that the Palisades fire was arson, that they caught the guy, and that he used gen AI to work his way up to doing the crime

niki grayson @nikigrayson.com · 17h

the city of los angeles burned in january in part because of a man who couldn’t stop generating images of burning cities on ChatGPT, and then after he lit the fire he asked if the fire he started was his fault

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14Cookiesinajar @14cookiesinajar.bsky.social · 15h

www.cbc.ca/news/science...

While we may be backsliding, the world in general is doing what they can.

Renewables become biggest source of electricity globally for 1st time, beating coal | CBC News

Worldwide solar and wind power generation has outpaced electricity demand this year, and for the first time on record, renewable energies combined generated more power than coal, according to a new an...

www.cbc.ca

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 19h

You made it halfway through the week *and* we still have free shipping? Sounds like the perfect time to treat yourself to a new book and support indie bookstores in the process. 📚

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Andrew Heiss @andrew.heiss.phd · 16h

I have my students watch this now-classic video to get them to come to office hours for intellectual vibing (but so few come 😭)

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 15h

America has single-handedly RUINED new years for me. Like, what are we celebrating??? Another season of American Horror Story?

Gay Dad @gaydad.bsky.social · 15h

2025 is really tiring me OUT

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 16h

“I’m English on my mom’s side and ethnically a kidnapper on my dad’s”

Felipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 17h

You cannot be fucking serious

SCOOP: Apple Quietly Made ICE Agents a Protected Class

Internal emails show tech giant used anti-hate-speech rules meant for minorities to block an app documenting immigration enforcement.

migrantinsider.com

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Larisa @thelolrus.bsky.social · 16h

We were only forecast to get like .6 inches, so this is a nice surprise.

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Larisa @thelolrus.bsky.social · 16h

One and a quarter inches of rain overnight, woohoo!

A rain gauge showing 1.25 inches of rain being held in front of a garden and mountain vista

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Ann Leckie @annleckie.com · 17h

Oh, look, a cover!

www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/ann-l...

Radiant Star

Space opera's sharpest mind returns to the world of the Imperial Radch in this brilliant standalone from award-winning author Ann Leckie. The Temporal Locati...

www.hachettebookgroup.com

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Skeletal Viking Amy @lasrina.bsky.social · 1d

I spy with my little eye a list with @tkingfisher.com on it. www.goodreads.com/blog/show/30...

Ten Years of Horror Hits to Read This October

Halloween is, of course, the traditional season for scary stories. But for those of us weirdly dedicated to the genre, it’s a year-round endeavor....

www.goodreads.com

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 1d

She’s left us no choice. It’s time for Isaac Chotiner to interview Bari Weiss.

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 1d

And I just want to reiterate this ( from a thread deep in replies). I started doing this work before any of these tools existed. The number of my contemporaries in the field who have died by suicide is NOT A SMALL NUMBER. The work is incredibly traumatizing.

rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 1d

As someone who was doing that human review of images before even PhotoDNA existed, I can testify that the amount of human suffering automated image classification prevents is MASSIVE. Like, I am the best case scenario of the human cost of that work and I still have lifelong consequences from it.

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andrea shea @whattheshea.bsky.social · 1d

“If we view feminism as the struggle of gender-marginalized people for bodily autonomy, rather than just calling these things “women's issues,” then we make room for all trans people within feminism.”

Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 1d

"As much as our enemies are louder and crueler, and in many cases more powerful than ever, we have more allies than ever too."

Assigned Media interviews transmasc feminist @judedoyle.bsky.social

Jude Doyle On Manhood After Patriarchy — Assigned

Assigned Media interviews transmasc feminist author Jude Doyle.

www.assignedmedia.org

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Publishing Professionals Against Book Bans @pubprosabb.bsky.social · 1d

We’re thrilled to announce that on October 28th at 4 PM ET, PPABB will present its first event, a virtual town hall, Book Bans and the Art of Protecting Authors. (More in this thread)

We’d love for you to join us. Register in advance for the webinar at this link:

zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Larisa @thelolrus.bsky.social · 18h

Never oops! Great book, great author. She has so many bangers but that one is near the top, imo

Larisa @thelolrus.bsky.social · 18h

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Chelsea M. Cameron (she/they) @chel-c-cam.bsky.social · 1d

“Government can make your life easier” is VERY SIMPLE AND VERY POPULAR and yet it’s shocking to hear a politician say that.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon in the Bronx and Harlem at our paper shredding events — we cleared out old junk mail, built community, danced, took family portraits and enjoyed frozen treats (it still felt a lot like summer). Thanks to everyone who joined.

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 1d

www.nytimes.com/2022/04/02/b...

What One ‘Brotherhood’ of Coal Miners Learned From a Year Above Ground (Published 2022)

www.nytimes.com

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 1d

I swear to god, the garden got MORE when I got back after a week. Like the relatively cooler weather made some of the perennials just explode. It’s nuts.

These things! I think this is Kudos mandarin hummingbird mint? WTF?

A brick edged flower bed showing dramatic coral-orange flower clumps in the foreground.

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