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Raffi Melkonian @rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social · 20h

My super modern regulatory plan is that any entity named for a thing from Tolkien has to publicly explain why Tolkien wouldn’t immediately throw it into Mount Doom

Tony Tassell @tonytassell.bsky.social · 1d

Tolkein continues to resonate. The new bank being set up by Palmer Luckey and backed by Peter Thiel is named Erebor after the “lonely mountain” in The Hobbit. This was also an interesting line in this rpt on the new bank by @tabbykinder.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/202d...

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Bill Coberly @billcoberly.bsky.social · 4d

Hell. Yes.

The Vampire Lestat Season 3 NYCC First Look

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Bill Coberly @billcoberly.bsky.social · 4d

My plans for the day

A dog, a notebook, and a copy of Mason & Dixon

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Bill Coberly @billcoberly.bsky.social · 4d

Love to know what you think of Mexican Gothic when you get done with it!

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Stephen Hardwick @nonfinality.com · 4d

“Very good job, counsel.”

Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 4d

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

rm -rf ~/

hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 4d

"The chancellor approved it"

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 4d

“Who was president in 2020?” remains one of the most pertinent questions in American politics—absurd, yes, but here we are—and that extends to “who was president January 1 - 19, 2021?”

Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 4d

That’s a nice trick, since Biden wasn’t the president on Jan 6.

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Bill Coberly @billcoberly.bsky.social · 4d

Now improved with my one-take reading of it, in case you're more of an audiobook person

Bill Coberly @billcoberly.bsky.social · 5d

I have posted a weird short story up on my substack, here:

The Huddling City

A weird short story

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Bill Coberly @billcoberly.bsky.social · 5d

I have posted a weird short story up on my substack, here:

The Huddling City

A weird short story

billcoberly.substack.com

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Bill Coberly @billcoberly.bsky.social · 6d

Favorite stand up comic?

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 8d

OK. It's going to be coming out soon because of the relentless investigations of Pam Bondi and Kash Patel, so I might as well admit it before the news breaks:

I am the General Counsel of Antifa.

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Bill Coberly @billcoberly.bsky.social · 10d

Finished the last book in Josiah Bancroft’s Books of Babel series last night and I enjoyed it immensely. Why aren’t more people talking about that series?

Bill Coberly @billcoberly.bsky.social · 12d

Struggled a bit with the Ziekden fight in FFT (Tactician Mode is a bit challenging!) but finally beat it; final moment was my Black Mage running up and bonking the target on the head with a stick

Bill Coberly @billcoberly.bsky.social · 14d

It’s the time of year when the Internet is filled with pictures of @martynwendell.bsky.social

The Onion @theonion.com · 14d

Mr. Autumn Man Walking Down Street With Cup Of Coffee, Wearing Sweater Over Plaid Collared Shirt https://theonion.com/mr-autumn-man-walking-down-street-with-cup-of-coffee-1819574012/

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Bill Coberly @billcoberly.bsky.social · 14d

I’m in this issue of Exploits, with a few words about Interview with the Vampire!

Unwinnable @unwinnable.com · 15d

If you're cold, they're cold. Let your witch in this October with the newest Exploits, featuring writing on El Vampiro, alt metal, Timeguessr and more.

Buy: buff.ly/cfuSfmb

Subscribe: buff.ly/4LOpl1Q

Read John Goodrich's essay on El Vampiro: buff.ly/3qqIhSX

The cover for the October 2025 issue of Exploits, featuring vintage art of a witch looking into a house where children are apple bobbing. Text at the bottom indicates that this issue covers The Mystery of Mammoth Mansion, Interview with the Vampire, El Vampiro, love, alt metal, and Timeguessr.

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Unwinnable @unwinnable.com · 15d

If you're cold, they're cold. Let your witch in this October with the newest Exploits, featuring writing on El Vampiro, alt metal, Timeguessr and more.

Buy: buff.ly/cfuSfmb

Subscribe: buff.ly/4LOpl1Q

Read John Goodrich's essay on El Vampiro: buff.ly/3qqIhSX

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Bill Coberly @billcoberly.bsky.social · 15d

My local DSA meeting always opens with a paean to Sam Altman

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the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 18d

as a christian, one thing i love about trump is that he explicitly rejects the teachings of jesus

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Bill Coberly @billcoberly.bsky.social · 21d

Happy Hades 2 Day, everyone. Death to Chronos.

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Bill Coberly @billcoberly.bsky.social · 22d

Lotta great paperback cover art here, but this one is my favorite so far

Bill Coberly @billcoberly.bsky.social · 22d

Look at these wild-ass covers

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Bill Coberly @billcoberly.bsky.social · 22d

This, I believe is the last of my Dad’s Sci-fi collection that is coming to me nowish. (Mom is keeping some stuff that she also liked, as is meet and proper). Note the ALL OF THE HEINLEIN. Dad was, uh, very big into Heinlein.

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 23d

BREAKING: In place of Jimmy Kimmel’s return, Sinclair and Nexstar will broadcast 90 minutes of Ezra Klein criticizing you for not reading “The Bell Curve”

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Homeschool Runner @adamfpetty.bsky.social · 24d

Not the almighty khan of the Midwestern steppe quoting Andor 😭😭😭

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 24d

"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that."

Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.

Jimmy Kimmel Returns: ABC Ends Suspension Starting Tuesday

Jimmy Kimmel will return to late night on Tuesday

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Bill Coberly @billcoberly.bsky.social · 24d

Cherryh has been on my list for a long time, so I’m excited to really give her a shot!

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Bill Coberly @billcoberly.bsky.social · 24d

Still more Dad sci-fi. I think the rest is coming in on Wednesday!

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