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Rob Cameron @brklyndragon.bsky.social · Mar 12

Last fall, Isis @sistahscifi.bsky.social invited @pdjeliclark.bsky.social and I to talk about our #MGbooks, Abeni's Song & Daydreamer. I usually only see Phen at cons, so good to finally chop it up & nerd UP on elves, world folklore, writing with kids. Das EFX, forever.

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Phenderson D Clark & Rob Cameron at Sistah Sci-Fi 🍷 Down Wednesday: Abeni's Song and Daydreamer

YouTube video by Cameron Roberson

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Rob Cameron @brklyndragon.bsky.social · 5h

These guys all look like casting call rejects for a JD Vance biopic. Straight to video.

SCP @10-5.bsky.social · 15h

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SCP @10-5.bsky.social · 15h

Forgive me for being problematic, but the “master race” sure looks like a bunch of fat losers upon closer inspection.

You wanna put me in the gas chamber? You’d die faster if I put you on a treadmill

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Sexy CHOAM Nomsky costume @samthielman.com · 8h

One person on this list is a school counselor at a high school down the street from me and she’s been purged from the website so fast Google cache doesn’t know about it yet

Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 15h

Turns out your assumptions about what republican group chats are like is correct www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Rob Cameron @brklyndragon.bsky.social · 7h

My niece went to her school in Burkina Faso and brought me along for show and tell! Daydreamer is now international.

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 13h

My latest reprinted in @truthout.org.

When ICE Came to Our Chicago Neighborhood, We Were Ready to Respond

Hundreds of people poured into the streets of Rogers Park, a result of months of work building solidarity and networks.

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 1d

There needs to be more coverage of this in the news. I have read so many stories bout this on Facebook, first hand stories of the terror of that storm, and very little coverage n media.
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Screenshot of a Facebook post. Photo is an elderly woman holding a child on her ap on a couch with flood water around them. Both are wearing jackets inside. Text says: This was after our 1st drift.. staying put for awhile. Our 3rd and final drift was terrifying. House moving fast then we started spinning in circles. While we were spinning in circles my oldest daughter was just staring at me while I held onto my younger two. Kipnuk doesn't look like kipnuk anymore, like more than 3/4 of the homes displaced, power poles fallen. It smells like stove oil outside. Contaminated

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💬 @dubonicplague.bsky.social · 17h

I adore Nadine Aurora Tabing’s writing and my heart lights up whenever I see her name. So thrilled to see her in the top three of @apexmag.bsky.social’s ECO24 Microfiction contest!

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ECO24 Microfiction Contest - Third Place! - "One Last Resort on Statio

In honor of Violet Lichen's upcoming collection, ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction, out on November 18th, we hosted a microfiction contest inviting you to draw inspiration from our natural...

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Rob Cameron @brklyndragon.bsky.social · 1d

And yet, they couldn't be closer. Walking hand in hand. Arms over shoulders. Loud AF when many in the world want to pretend they couldn't possibly exist, these kids bend light. It's amazing. It's stunning. Beautiful. Hopefulfilling. It's one of the highlights of my week.
#NYC

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Rob Cameron @brklyndragon.bsky.social · 1d

About once a week, I pick up my oldest daughter at her mom's school, #Bard Early College Prep, Manhattan. I get there just at dismissal. The sidewalk is crowded with teenagers, each one so incredibly different, you might assume none even speak the same language. Incredibly diverse.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

“On November 4th, we can build a city where every child can afford to stay, where every worker can thrive, and where government serves the people — not the powerful.” - Rep. Nydia Velázquez

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Rob Cameron @brklyndragon.bsky.social · 1d

No. Exercise! It's all about the cardio? Demons can sprint. But anything after 1k will... exorcise them.

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

NPR is highlighting Indigenous stories from across its network in celebrations of Indigenous Peoples Day. n.pr/47nGDK8

Highlighting Indigenous stories from across NPR's network

NPR is highlighting Indigenous stories from across its network in celebrations of Indigenous Peoples Day.

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NPR @npr.org · 3d

National Coming Out Day is Oct. 11. To celebrate and honor LGBTQ+ people who have come out and those who want to, NPR readers share how they told their loved ones. n.pr/4nTT7PK

Being your authentic self: NPR's LGBTQ+ readers share their coming out stories

National Coming Out Day is Oct. 11. To celebrate and honor LGBTQ+ people who have come out and those who want to, NPR readers share how they told their loved ones.

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Pat Brosseau @droog811.bsky.social · 3d

If I could own the original Jaime Hernandez art of one Love and Rockets cover this would be the one!!

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Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 4d

"It was an emergency because the king said it was, and it was in the monarch’s power to anticipate danger and to act in the public interest.” It did not matter if the king’s claims were pretextual or not; all that mattered was that he made them."

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 4d

Trump’s second term reads like a list of the Founders’ worst fears. trib.al/NrmI87J

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Rob Cameron @brklyndragon.bsky.social · 5d

#volts.wtf @volts.wtf

Jesse D. Jenkins @jessedjenkins.com · 6d

Base Power raises $1B to deploy home batteries everywhere share.google/KwAsfbfTQLKs...
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Base Power raises $1B to deploy home batteries everywhere | TechCrunch

Base Power's Series C will help the company expand beyond Texas, its beachhead market, and build batteries in the United States.

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David Gura @davidgura.bsky.social · 5d

During a government shutdown, the Trump administration is bailing out Argentina, whose president is fond of saying, “The state isn’t the solution, it’s the problem.”

David Gura @davidgura.bsky.social · 5d

Secretary Scott Bessent says the U.S. has “directly purchased Argentine pesos,” and the Treasury Department has “finalized a $20 billion currency swap framework with Argentina’s central bank.”

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Rob Cameron @brklyndragon.bsky.social · 6d

Oh, I'm the first to see this. Congratulations! Here's to a new a vision for New York.

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jordan @jordantyranny.bsky.social · 7d

“They’d never know that I was dreaming of becoming a professional ballet dancer. No one would think, Some day she’s going to make it into New York City Ballet,” says Ash.

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Why Aesha Ash is Wandering Around Inner City Rochester in a Tutu

Growing up in inner city Rochester, NY, Aesha Ash was just one of the neighborhood kids. She'd imagine people driving by, judging her by her black skin.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 7d

500 hospitals, nursing homes, and clinics are at risk of closing because of the Trump-Republican big, ugly bill. Many are in rural areas.

Meanwhile, Republican-held US House districts and states Trump won in 2024 rely more on ACA coverage.

They're selling out their own voters.

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SolarPunk Stories @solarpunkstories.bsky.social · 8d

From artists to academics, designers to activists - this Black History Month we’re shouting out some brilliant solarpunks of colour substack.com/home/post/p-... #BlackHistoryMonth #Solarpunk

Black solarpunks celebration

We’re marking Black History Month 2025 by celebrating some top black solarpunks.

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 8d

Oprah Daily took a deep dive into ALA's historic lists of Top 10 Most Challenged Books
to find the 25 most censored titles of the past 25 years. Want to stand up for free speech? Start reading.
https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/g68849151/most-banned-books-today/
#BannedBooksWeek

The Most Banned Books of Our Time Tell a Troubling Story—and the Pattern Is Hard to Ignore

See what the fuss is all about.

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

It’s important to flood social media and news channels with news about how ICE lies, so that potential jurors see it.

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 8d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 9d

HAPPENING NOW: Judge Karin Immergut hears emergency arguments as California and Oregon seek to block President Trump's deployment of federalized California National Guard troops to Portland. 🧵

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 9d

NEW: Judge Immergut schedules a hearing TONIGHT, in 45 min, to hear arguments on SECOND TRO to block federalized California National Guard from deploying in Portland, Oregon. www.courtlistener.com/docket/71481...

SCHEDULING ORDER: This Court, having received Plaintiffs' Second Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and request for Expedited Hearing, ECF 59, sets a hearing by Telephonic Conference at 7:00 p.m. tonight, October 5, 2025, before Judge Karin J. Immergut. Access information for "LISTEN ONLY" phone number for the Hearing. Telephone Number: 1-571-353-2301 (toll-free 1-833-990-9400); Guest Meeting ID:
812-980-324#. Note: If dropped from the conference, please rejoin the conference. For complete conference connection instructions and etiquette guidelines, refer to ord.uscourts.gov/cms. Ordered on 10/5/25
by Judge Karin J. Immergut. (iy) (Entered: 10/05/2025)

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Rob Cameron @brklyndragon.bsky.social · 9d

@bsfwriters.bsky.social hosts its final WDS of the series: DEATH REIMAGINED w/ @plaguedr-richards.bsky.social @smartinez-conde.bsky.social @csecooney.bsky.social @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social and @csecooney.bsky.social
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#Halloween #stories #brooklyn

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Rob Cameron @brklyndragon.bsky.social · 9d

Felt right