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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 10h

Welcome to the world of Locus Magazine, where your dreams of being first to know everything about sci-fi come true.

Grab a subscription to be first on the scene for new science fiction, fantasy, & horror books. Reviews, news, interviews, and more!

www.locusmag.com

locus magazine cover - ufo abduction with red text

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Suzanne Palmer @zanzjan.bsky.social · 10h

I met people like me for the first time in my life, came to understand I was AuDHD and not just lazy, inept, & stupid as I’d always been told (still trying to excise how deeply I internalized that), made lifelong friends, and accidentally started a writing career because of social media.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 1d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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holden m. accountable @noahs.bsky.social · 22h

that’s a very good reason to do so but also if you need a second one Wells Fargo let someone wash a check of mine, cash it for all the money in my checking account (which they only could have known if they had an employee on the inside) and then refused to extend me credit and stalled on reversing

Noam "Free Link" Law-msky @noamlaw.bsky.social · 1d

want to close your Wells Fargo account because you want to punish them for siccing ICE on a building of impoverished immigrants that Wells Fargo execs wanted to foreclose and sell?

here's how

Mama Murphy☘️ @mamamurphy.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s how you can close your account:

Call 1-800-TO-WELLS (1-800-869-3557)
Visit a Wells Fargo branch near you.
You can close most accounts immediately when:

The account has a positive or zero balance.
All deposits, outstanding and pending items are posted.

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Suzanne Palmer @zanzjan.bsky.social · 1d

I am not. Belongs to the local Ciderhouse (-:

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Suzanne Palmer @zanzjan.bsky.social · 1d

October 7th, 2025

Brown fallen leaves, dry and curled, with a single yellow leaf among them.

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Suzanne Palmer @zanzjan.bsky.social · 1d

a drawing of a person sending a virtual hug

Alt: a drawing of a person sending a virtual hug

media.tenor.com

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Suzanne Palmer @zanzjan.bsky.social · 1d

At least as a parent you can put tantrum-throwers in timeout, or take away their cookie privileges.

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Suzanne Palmer @zanzjan.bsky.social · 2d

Bonus pic from today:

Maple leaves mottled with red, over river water.

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 2d

Hey, @jay.bsky.team.

As a disabled person, it's disheartening to see one of the foundational pushers of alt text, a Black STEM voice, a queer advocate, and a huge voice for the disabled community gone over a poor taste joke.

Having Link here is good for so many people.

Please reconsider?

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Allan Kaster @infinivoxsf.bsky.social · 3d

Pre-order:
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...

Stories by:
@ecastroianni.bsky.social
@grantcollier.bsky.social
@gregegansf.bsky.social
Rich Larson
@kyliu99.bsky.social
James Morrow
@trnapper.bsky.social
Amal Singh
Lavie Tidier
Jay Werkheiser
@librariangoblin.bsky.social

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 3d

Sending troops from Texas to forcefully occupy and suppress cities in Illinois and Oregon IN OPPOSITION TO THOSE STATES' GOVERNORS is literally a civil war and it's cooking my brain that Democrats are simply pretending it isn't happening

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 3d

UPDATE: Hegseth today called up 400 members of the Texas National Guard, with Gov. Abbott's apparent permission, to be deployed "where needed, including in the cities of Portland and Chicago." www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Suzanne Palmer @zanzjan.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah. I don't usually cut down that road on my way toward the bridge in the morning, but I could see some fog from 47 and decided to make a stop. I thought the foliage would be a little farther along in color, but probably that's one of the few areas not absolutely bone-dry.

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Suzanne Palmer @zanzjan.bsky.social · 2d

Bingo (-:

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Suzanne Palmer @zanzjan.bsky.social · 2d

(Beautiful things are still beautiful. Important to remember.)

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Suzanne Palmer @zanzjan.bsky.social · 2d

October 6th, 2025

Connecticut River with still-green trees on far bank reflected in the water, sumac on bank in foreground. Far bend of river shrouded in fog.

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Steve M. @stevemnomoremister.bsky.social · 3d

The judge's husband, Arnold Goodstein, "was airlifted after breaking multiple bones in his hips, legs and feet after escaping from the four-bedroom, four-bathroom home," according to the linked story.

He's 81 years old.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_...

Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 3d

No indication yet from major media that the FBI has any interest whatsoever in investigating this apparent attempted assassination of a well-known judge openly targeted on social media by the far-right activist—Harmeet Dhillon—currently calling herself Assistant Attorney General of the United States

Beachfront home of South Carolina judge, ex-senator burned to ground, injuring 3

Ex-senator Arnold Goodstein, along with two additional people, were rescued by several neighbors and paramedics from a marshy, remote area behind the home after jumping from the fist floor.

nypost.com

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stardust melody @karenparish.bsky.social · 3d

“…we are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be.”

Kevin Roberts president, Heritage Foundation, July 2024

A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 3d

In their own words the Republicans declared war against the United States and now they are waging it.

LOLGOP ❌👑❌ @thefarce.org · 3d

I guess we should have taken "The South will rise again" both literally and seriously.

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Suzanne Palmer @zanzjan.bsky.social · 3d

Thread:

Bisexual Kaiju @bisexualkaiju.myatproto.social · 3d

So you want to support living marginalized banned authors but your local banned books week displays and events are full of famous dead people?

Not to worry: your helpful non-binary bookseller is here to help!

A thread!

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Suzanne Palmer @zanzjan.bsky.social · 3d

October 5th, 2025

Brown, black, and white goat standing atop plywood platform beside shelter, looking handsome.

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Suzanne Palmer @zanzjan.bsky.social · 3d

Thread, bc this is actually new info for me:

Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 4d

Not to be *that* obnoxious academic, but the term "moron" was invented by eugenicists to classify high-functioning "feebleminded" people, and most often targeted at women who were sexually promiscuous.

Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 4d

It almost ceases to be ideological, I think anti-moron could be a lane for a political party.

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Suzanne Palmer @zanzjan.bsky.social · 3d

Happy birthday! Wishing you a great year ahead.

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 3d

Sometimes watching a beloved childhood movie is like being young again for ninety minutes and sometimes it’s like trying lunchables as an adult

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Suzanne Palmer @zanzjan.bsky.social · 6d

October 2nd, 2025
Sundog!

$Vertical section of rainbow arc, one of two to either side of the sun, caused by refraction of light off ice crystals in upper atmosphere$

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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 6d

Someday, we're gonna find out that the decisionmaking went like this:

Mamdani proposes city-run grocery stores. Conservatives say it'll never work. Mamdani supporters point out that DOD runs a bunch of grocery stores. Hegseth decides to close them to own the libs.

Chicken Puppet @chickenpuppet.online · 7d

I know these guys are all dumber than a sack of hammers, but it is fascinating to see the military decide “logistics are gay” in real time

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Suzanne Palmer @zanzjan.bsky.social · 6d

Same.

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