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Sarah Lazare @sarahlazare.bsky.social · 3h

It’s hard to convey just how much Chicagoans are mobilizing against ICE. Don’t want to downplay the harm, or make it seem like a fair fight. But in neighborhoods across this city, ICE is getting chased by people blowing whistles and shouting. People are running TOWARD ICE to protect their neighbors.

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firstfish144.bsky.social @firstfish144.bsky.social · 24m

Reposting for others who can use this awesome service.

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Jack - Grumpy Old Man CR: The Way of Kings @jackbwuzhere.bsky.social · 2h

Make sure to reach out to meals on wheels, if you haven't already.

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Bert’s Books @bertsbooks.bsky.social · 7h

Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 11h

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Miriam Ellis @miriamellis.bsky.social · 9h

We seem well-rooted in Tolkien! Neat thread. I would like to contribute my painting, "Root and Branch: Portrait of J.R.R. and Christopher Tolkien." 😀https://www.miriamellis.com/product-page/root-and-branch-portrait-of-j-r-r-and-christopher-tolkien-art-print

"Root and Branch: Portrait of J.R.R. and Christopher Tolkien" Art Print | Miriam Ellis

(Click second thumbnail above to watch video) Museum-Quality Matte Paper Print available in two sizes:12" x 16" (30cm x 40cm): $35.0024" x 32" (60cm x 80cm): $48.00 This original, hand-done portrait w...

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Peter C. Bradbury @petercbradbury.bsky.social · 9h

Detective Lorena Garcia races against time as the infamous Alec and George resurface on the east coast. With young women vanishing once more, she’s determined to stop their reign of terror before it's too late. #DarkThriller #DetectiveStory #WomenInDanger #CrimeFiction tinyurl.com/2jdv8v4w

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Carol Roper @unrulywomenfiction.bsky.social · 12h

#writers

C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 17h

The four aspects of a great character are the Need, the Want, the Ghost, and the Lie.

A Want is their conscious desire.

A Need is what they really want but might not know.

A Lie is the thing they believe that keeps them from that Need.

A Ghost is that spiritual wound that caused the Lie.

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riverfolkbooks.bsky.social @riverfolkbooks.bsky.social · 12h

And you all do it so masterfully!

#booktok #readingcommunity #Litrpg #writersofinstagram #readersofinstagram #bookblogger #authorlife #BookCommunity #reading #book #writing #writinglife

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firstfish144.bsky.social @firstfish144.bsky.social · 9h

Identity-power-deception-the long game- choosing to be human when one is not, choosing to be transhuman, discovering what is forced on you is not the final word, but all choice has consequences. Who has the right?

It is my pet project anyhow.

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Scifi Reader @scifireader.bsky.social · 10h

Love the enthusiasm for sci-fi writing! 🌌 "A writer is a world trapped in a person." - Victor Hugo. What themes are you exploring in your current projects? 🪐📚 #WritingCommunity

Rob Bignell, Science Fiction Author @sfauthorrobbignell.bsky.social · 14h

#science-fiction #BlueskySciFiWriters #SciFiWriters #sf #scifi #sciencefiction #syfi #amwritingsf #SciFi #scifichat #sciencefiction

The Folio Society Teases Vibrant Illustrated Edition of Nnedi Okorafor's The Binti Trilogy - IGN

Already a modern sci-fi classic, Nnedi Okorafor's The Binti Trilogy is getting a big upgrade in the form of a lush illustrated edition from The Folio Society.

www.ign.com

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Benjamin Woodard @woodardwriter.bsky.social · 1d

In brighter news, the "trinkets and treasures" Little Free Library my wife set up is a big hit with the neighborhood littles.

A blue cabinet with a glass door sits atop a wooden post in a suburban front yard. Inside are shelves of little knick knacks.

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Rabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 1d

R. Y. Young.
Lover’s Lane, Niagara Falls, U.S.A., 1903

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Meg Dowell @megdowell.com · 1d

Happy book birthday to @kwamembalia.bsky.social 📚🎉

Spoiler-free review of The Last Order out now on @starwarslitpod.bsky.social 🔥

spotify.link/aVE7XSxcEXb

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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 19h

A #carefree young woman named Candy
Found life as a whole "fine and dandy."
She was never perturbed,
Her #anxiety curbed
By her ample supply of cheap brandy.

#BlueskyRelay #Care #Limerick #Limericks #Rhyme #Humor #Humour #Poetry #Spirits #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Verse #Poems #PoetryCommunity

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Tales from the Mabinogion @mabinogiongame.bsky.social · 1d

#FairyTaleTuesday
The Englynion y Beddau - the Verses of the Graves - tell the final resting places of many of the great heroes of Welsh legend. They contain what is possibly the oldest reference to King Arthur, describing his grave as "one of the mysteries of the world".

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firstfish144.bsky.social @firstfish144.bsky.social · 10h

However, his party really believes every word he says. Am related to some of them. Boggles my mind.

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 1d

I am now ready with a take: It is good when negative things about candidates come out before people vote rather than after they vote.

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firstfish144.bsky.social @firstfish144.bsky.social · 10h

I won't, without SNAP, I won't be paying any tarriffs. lols

I'll also be losing more weight. Although my Dr. is getting concerned. Oh, right, that's not going to be a problem either.

No worries then, carry on.

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Kate Watson @loreandordure.com · 1d

Well, I need something to do while the print shed is too cold to work in over the winter…

A large format paperback book titled MAKING HANDMADE BOOKS
100+ BINDINGS
Structures & Forms
By Alisa Golden

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Steve Randy Waldman @interfluidity.com · 18h

“When someone threatens to burn down your house unless you do as you're told, and then they burn your house down anyway, you don't have to keep doing what they told you.” ~Cory Doctorow pluralistic.net/2025/10/20/p...

Pluralistic: The mad king’s digital killswitch (20 Oct 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

pluralistic.net

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 18h

Mike Johnson has't made me want to be his kind of Christian, but he has made me believe in the concept of evil.

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firstfish144.bsky.social @firstfish144.bsky.social · 11h

Oh, it's the Balrog Controversy: The White House now has 'metaphorical' wings.

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JLMeyer 🐰 @jenniferlmeyer.bsky.social · 1d

Work in Progress of Picking the Perfect Pumpkin

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firstfish144.bsky.social @firstfish144.bsky.social · 11h

Raises both hands.