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Karavan Press @karavanpress.bsky.social · Sep 3

Last night at Salon Hecate | Noordhoek Art Point – a celebration of Short Story Day Africa, its fabulous founder, Rachel Zadok, and our latest SSDA anthology, CAPTIVE: New Short Fiction from Africa, and @heckitty.bsky.social's Beatles birthday.

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Karavan Press @karavanpress.bsky.social · Aug 28

CLAWS Lucky Draw 2025 – win a Karavan Press book hamper and other stunning prizes
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CLAWS Lucky Draw 2025 – win a Karavan Press book hamper and other stunning prizes

Karavan Press has been supporting the CLAWS (Clanwilliam Animal Welfare Society) Lucky Draw for the past three years and we are very happy to contribute once again to the wonderful prizes you can w…

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Helen Moffett (Dr) @heckitty.bsky.social · Aug 7

My name for Blue Sky :)

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Helen Moffett (Dr) @heckitty.bsky.social · Aug 7

You forgot the most important thing: if you follow her on the Skyline, she posts the BEST animal companion pics. You'll thank me.

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Helen Moffett (Dr) @heckitty.bsky.social · Aug 5

And I missed you as well, Matt! Damn, I want to simplify my life, but the connections we make are astonishingly real.

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Helen Moffett (Dr) @heckitty.bsky.social · Aug 4

I left the socials. Cut out everything barring Fibbie. The Skyline was starting to look like Twitter/X. I had HUGE stuff going on. And here I am, dropping back in for this guy.

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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · Aug 21

When medicine is reduced to data, protocols, apps, diagnostics or treatments something vital is lost

The art of medicine is understanding the humanity, the whole person & that people are all different

Respect for humanity can be restored by those who understand the art involved

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Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · Aug 20

Good headline, effective headline image, fucking terrific op ed

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Mask bans disenfranchise millions of Americans with disabilities

“I have a kidney transplant and will take immunosuppressant medication for the rest of my life. I can’t return to your mask-free ‘normal,’” writes Kaitlin Costello.

www.statnews.com

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Helen Moffett (Dr) @heckitty.bsky.social · Aug 20

Ohhhh she be gorgeous!

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Helen Moffett (Dr) @heckitty.bsky.social · Aug 11

I enjoy following @scalzi.com, @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social, @chuckwendig.bsky.social, @garethlpowell.bsky.social, @jendiagammon.bsky.social and @cmpriest.bsky.social - and I don't even read horror/space opera. Tbh, it's often their pet/nature posts I'm here for. And: hello!

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Helen Moffett (Dr) @heckitty.bsky.social · Aug 11

The bankers are going to be the end of us all.

Phillip Anderson @phillipanderson.bsky.social · Aug 9

What are we even doing here?

"A 63-year-old climate activist and professional cellist faces up to seven years in prison after being arrested on Thursday while performing a Bach solo outside the headquarters of one of the world’s largest fossil fuel financier Citibank in downtown New York"

Cello-playing climate activist arrested at New York Citibank protest as crackdown escalates

Second activist also arrested during ‘summer of heat’ protest against second largest financier of fossil fuels

www.theguardian.com

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Jon of The North @krauza.bsky.social · Aug 11

Tax the Rich.
Tax the Super-Rich.
Tax the Ultra-Rich.
But MOST of all, Tax the Going-To-Space-Is My-Quirky-Hobby Rich

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Helen Moffett (Dr) @heckitty.bsky.social · Aug 5

Lovely piece, lovely message.

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Helen Moffett (Dr) @heckitty.bsky.social · Jul 29

Plus it was cool to wake up and discover that My People (the CCLs) were suddenly a hot THING, with T-shirts and buttons and fun memes.

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Helen Moffett (Dr) @heckitty.bsky.social · Jul 29

After a long period of abstaining from consuming news of US politics aka soap opera-shit show (because mental health), I cannot tell you how nice it is to be giggling at reports from over the pond again.

Matt Baldwin @thisbrokenwheel.bsky.social · Jul 29

John Oliver calling JD Vance "Great Lakes Ron DeSantis" kind of ended me.

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Helen Moffett (Dr) @heckitty.bsky.social · Jul 29

aaaaaaaaarggghhhhhhh

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Helen Moffett (Dr) @heckitty.bsky.social · Jul 29

Really interesting - in SA, cops are often described as armed social workers.

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Helen Moffett (Dr) @heckitty.bsky.social · Jul 28

Non-US citizen here, reflecting more-or-less the response of the world outside North America: WTAF???? Is this a joke? Photoshop?

Meridith Bolster @meribolst.bsky.social · Jul 26

This removes a safe free place for kids. The law is around obscene materials in libraries in Idaho. That includes anything a patron finds objectionable. If the material isn't removed or put in an adult only area then library workers can be sued. This is the solution

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Helen Moffett (Dr) @heckitty.bsky.social · Jul 28

In the interests of morale-boosting.

Lucie🐈‍⬛Catnip @luciecatnip.bsky.social · Jul 28

These Petunias are just doing their own thing 🌱

#flowers #gardening

Various purple and white Petunias with different patterns

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Helen Moffett (Dr) @heckitty.bsky.social · Jul 27

Awwwww.

Christopher Sebela @xtop.bsky.social · Jul 27

all the effort i went to to make that frame is worth it when i see zola lounging underneath her portrait like royalty

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Jul 26

Extremely symbolic seeing the Refugee Olympic Team enter the Games in a boat

Refugee Olympic Team waving flags in a boat at the Paris Olympic Games Opening Ceremony

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LA Guettler, author extraordinaire @laguettler.bsky.social · Jul 24

Libraries are awesome.

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Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · Nov 2

My toxic trait is I want every human to be sheltered, fed, clothed and provided healthcare at no direct cost to themselves. I DO NOT CARE if some people then do nothing for the rest of their lives. Mazletov, god bless. I don't care if a few people figure out ways to game the system. People need help

Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · Nov 2

YOU CAN'T JUST HELP PEOPLE--
Sure you can.
BUT PEOPLE MIGHT ABUSE THE HELP--
Sure.
BUT THAT'S WRONG--
Who cares.
BUT WHAT IF THEY WERE LYING--
So what.
BUT THEY DIDN'T EARN-
Money is made up.
BUT THAT'S NOT FAIR-
So what, you want to stop helping people because a few people might abuse it? Fuck off.

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