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Still a swimmer, still a science nerd. #Toasties
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Adrian Harley @adrianharley.bsky.social · 2h
Many Drops Make a Stream is a queer fantasy adventure in which a shapeshifter vigilante must team up with a seemingly normal human on a rescue mission. Features memory-stealing blood mages, friendly rats, and at least one goose attack.

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The cover of Many Drops Make a Stream by Adrian Harley. Illustrated in classic fantasy paperback style, the cover shows a giant roc carrying a young woman above a Venice-like city.
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Krista D. Ball: Canada's Snarky Potato @kristadb1.bsky.social · 10h
Indie authors & publishers aren't paid immediately, so there's just 9 days left to where any books bought in 2025 will be paid out to them. So I thought I'd do a thread where people could find some books!

(authors, please read 🧵first lol)

(Inspired by @suleikhasnyder.bsky.social post)
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Amanda Annis @aannis.bsky.social · 7h
These videos remind me of Neil Theise's NOTES ON COMPLEXITY. The spontaneous response from NYers to protect ourselves is how complex, living systems respond. We are individual parts & a unified whole. All interactions are local. Numbers matter.
bookshop.org/p/books/note...
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aqueousmedium @aqueousmedium.bsky.social · 6h
Spaghetti, what is the point of thinnish noodle and fat meatballs.
actioncookbook.com actioncookBOOk @actioncookbook.com · 11h
a second day of the same discourse? no. no thank you.

instead I need you to name your least favorite pasta shape
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aqueousmedium @aqueousmedium.bsky.social · 21h
Yes! I'd listen to that Santa hat polar bear's take on heists, for sure
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aqueousmedium @aqueousmedium.bsky.social · 21h
Now imagining an entire true crimes podcast series narrated by stuffed animals, I dig it
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Derryl Murphy @derrylm.bsky.social · 23h
Been a spell since I mentioned it, but if you're looking for a good and not too long read, Cast a Cold Eye by me and William Shunn (@shunn.net) is available in a bunch of ebook formats. Go via here to see raves from a whole bunch of excellent authors and critics. www.piltdownreview.com/cast.html
Cast a Cold Eye
By Derryl Murphy & William Shunn. Release date: 30 July 2019. “A genuinely spooky story that lies somewhere near the place where fantasy, horror, and science fiction meet.”—Harry Turtledove. From Auro...
www.piltdownreview.com
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Jason Sanford @jasonsanford.bsky.social · 2d
Support the 2026 @apexmag.bsky.social Kickstarter! Apex publishes amazing SF, dark fantasy, and horror and we need their stories now more than ever.

I'll give an Apex gift subscription and dedication to one random person who promotes this Kickstarter! 1/
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
Apex Magazine 2026
An award-winning digital literary magazine of science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror.
www.kickstarter.com
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Jaya Saxena @jayasaxena.com · 1d
Happy pub day to this year's Best American Food and Travel Writing anthology, which you can purchase at your favorite bookstore! www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
The cover of the Best American Food and Travel Writing 2025, edited by Bryant Terry, on a yellow patterned table The back of the Beat American Food and Travel Writing 2025, on a yellow patterned table
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Eden Royce @edenroyce.bsky.social · 1d
PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE is out today!

This is a Southern Gothic fantasy with family secrets, Gullah funeral traditions, a beautifully strange house, and a generous sprinkling of magic.

In hardcover, eBook, & audiobook

Available wherever books are sold.

#booksky #Blackbooksky
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The Flytrap @theflytrapmedia.com · 2d
We're also thrilled to announce that thanks to support from our readers, we are partnering with Bitch Media to republish selected classic posts from their archives that will never be behind a paywall, because we believe in preserving feminist media for future generations to enjoy.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 3d
Reminder: another way to say “research conducted without ethics approval” is “unethical research”
melodyschreiber.com HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 8d
The entire HR department at the CDC is gone. Everyone at the IRB, which makes sure studies are conducted ethically and rigorously, and the ethics office, which oversee conflicts of interest for CDC leaders and advisory committee members, were also let go.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Instability and confusion’ as CDC slashes 1,300 jobs before reinstating half
Trump administration says 700 notices were sent in error, while top CDC officer says ‘they didn’t think through what they were doing’
www.theguardian.com
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aqueousmedium @aqueousmedium.bsky.social · 3d
My very first guess as well
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 4d
The ability to remove your post when a hostile account quote-tweets you is a great feature of Bluesky.

To do it, go to their quote-tweet of you, click on the three dots in the bottom right, then click “detach quote.”

It shows up as “removed by author.”
Homeland Security @homelandgov.bsky.social JOIN.ICE.GOV • Removed by author Follow October 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM 36 reposts 1 quote 205 likes Everybody can reply 3 saves
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Kate Elliott @kateelliottsff.bsky.social · 5d
THE NAMELESS LAND (The Witch Roads duology, book two) drops in 3 weeks.

If you are a podcaster/livestreamer etc and would like to interview me/have me as a guest, please DM me and I can put you in touch with my publicist at Tor Books to arrange things.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
The Nameless Land
Surprising betrayals, surprising alliances, and surprising discoveries of heritage abound in this energetic sequel to The Witch Roads.When the royal party fi...
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 7d
“Restore merit, end DEI” says man who could only get elected in Canada’s safest Conservative stronghold
“Restore merit, end DEI” says man who could only get elected in Canada’s safest Conservative stronghold
OTTAWA - Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has launched a petition to "end DEI programs and restore merit", just months after losing his own heavily-favoured seat before running in an even more hea...
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Ben MacLeod 馬志斌 @benmacleod.bsky.social · 10d
Canadians – If you have some time this long weekend, fill out this godawful government survey on AI, which itself seems to have been written by AI trained exclusively on buzzword-laden LinkedIn posts.
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Jeff Doctor @jeff.doctor · 11d
I am once again asking Canadian journalists to ask the most basic-ass question of "on whose land will these be built?" How is it that every other major industry must consider Indigenous rights but with tech it's like "meh".
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
ANALYSIS | Why OpenAI wants to help Canada build homegrown artificial intelligence | CBC News
OpenAI wants to help Canada build a sovereign digital infrastructure for artificial intelligence, putting the country in a tough spot as it tries to distance itself from overreliance on U.S. tech comp...
www.cbc.ca
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aqueousmedium @aqueousmedium.bsky.social · 10d
Got mine already!
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Fran Wilde @franwilde.bsky.social · 11d
This feels apt today.

(& If you love the Canarviers, give them a shout, tell someone to catch theirs today !)
A stack of Thieves books from 100 Acre Books with the caption : when the poor live in an SF world and the rich live in a fantasy, only thieves can make it right.
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aqueousmedium @aqueousmedium.bsky.social · 11d
Gasp! The DREAM
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 12d
Good. More of this. Less of cuts and pipelines and missile shields and appeasing Trump and undermining labour and going backwards on climate.

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Carney announces long-awaited automatic tax filing, makes school food program permanent | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Friday that his government will begin rolling out an automatic tax filing system for low-income Canadians and will make the school food program permanent, in advan...
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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 12d
I’m gonna take this opportunity to once again ask someone to do an oral history of Missy Elliott music videos bc I would read the shiiiiitttt out of that long form piece
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Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel) @nicomaramckay.com · 14d
Canadians: The federal government is seeking public input on how AI should be developed and used in business, research, and the military.

If this scares the shit out of you, please let them know:
Help define the next chapter of Canada's AI leadership
Current status: Open from October 1 to October 31, 2025 Canada helped invent modern AI. To stay a leader—and protect our digital sovereignty—we're running a 30-day national sprint to shape a renewed...
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