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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 6h

If you’ve ever wondered whether quiet resistance still matters...this story will remind you why it does. The video got grounded...but something much bigger...took off.🔥👇

www.jackhopkinsnow.com

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Unexplainable Finomenon @filamena.bsky.social · 13h

It is normal to support your fellow persons. Hate and ignorance are weird and abnormal.

Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · 13h

Some good news! After all that, only O.03% of families opted out of LGBTQ+ Education in Maryland after the Supreme Court gave them the ability to do so. Not just a majority, not just most families, nearly all families want their kids to have access to this education. We are the majority

Only 0.03% Opt Out Of LGBTQ+ Education In Maryland After SCOTUS Gives Them A Right To

After SCOTUS gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education, Montgomery County, Maryland is reporting only 43 families took them up on it.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 15h

1. As some Democrats have run from transgender rights, Zohran Mamdani is showing what so many others have lacked: courage to lead with his values over pandering to focus groups.

The ad is one of the best things I've seen from a politician on transgender people.

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As Some Dems Run From Trans People, Zohran Mamdani's Latest Ad Shows Real Support

The 2 minute ad features Sylvia Rivera's story, Mamdani's commitment to transgender people, and even music from the legendary late trans artist SOPHIE.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 16h

The war on rainbow crosswalks has come to Texas.

After DeSantis cracked down and tore up rainbow crosswalks across Florida, the community has resisted in protest.

Now, Abbott is doing the same in Texas, seemingly at the direction of Libs of Tiktok.

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The War on Rainbow Crosswalks Comes to Texas

A Republican state lawmaker called Texas “the biggest funder of transgenderism in America”...wishful thinking.

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Jessica Kant @jessdkant.bsky.social · 18h

“These findings follow previous research which concluded that the more people learn about how AI works, the less they trust it. The opposite was also true — AI’s biggest fanboys tended to be those who understood the least about the tech.”

The More Scientists Work With AI, the Less They Trust It

A preliminary report shows that researchers' confidence in AI software dropped off a cliff over the last year.

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Valiant 🏳️‍⚧️ | Follow BOOM Goes the Bride on Backerkit! @valwrites.ca · 2d

woah that's wild Suletta but thanks for spreading the word

Screenshot meme from G-Witch. Suletta showing Miorine her phone excitedly, and Mio saying something in response. Here i've transposed the cover of my upcoming novel Boom Goes the Bride onto the phone and given speech bubbles to Suletta and Mio. Suletta says "Look, miorine-san! space lesbians, just like us!" Mio replies "Oh, boombride? i already signed up to back it, don't worry sweetie." In the bottom right is the qr code to the campaign with white text above it saying Support space lesbians today! https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/165a08d0-a08a-46ef-93a2-4925033efcbc/landing

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bryanguarderas.bsky.social @bryanguarderas.bsky.social · 1d

Conversion therapy is nothing more than psychological abuse towards LGBTQ+ individuals, as it leaves lasting scars and trauma on whoever is subjected to it. Many homosexuals have been driven to suicide by this barbaric practice (1/2).

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Misha🧡🤍💖 @ sleep @mishacak3s.bsky.social · 1d

NYCC IS DONE AND WHAT A TIME IT WAS!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME!! THANK YOU FOR SAYING HI!! THANK YOU FOR BUYING MY BOOKS!! THANK YOU FOR ASKING ME WHAT IS NEW THIS YEAR!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!

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Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 1d

Warner Bros has rejected Paramount’s first bid to buy the company

(via Bloomberg)

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Esme Symes-Smith @esmesymessmith.bsky.social · Jul 5

Somehow we're little under three months away from SIR CALLIE AND THE FINAL STAND coming out (!?!?!?!)

Please purchase from your local indie if you can, and if you pre-order through The Novel Neighbor, the book will come with some ✨ Cool Swag ✨

thenovelneighbor.com/item/ZoOPMvN...

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Esme Symes-Smith @esmesymessmith.bsky.social · 1d

⚔️ 24HRS LEFT TO GUARANTEE SWAG! ⚔️

Esme Symes-Smith @esmesymessmith.bsky.social · Jul 5

Somehow we're little under three months away from SIR CALLIE AND THE FINAL STAND coming out (!?!?!?!)

Please purchase from your local indie if you can, and if you pre-order through The Novel Neighbor, the book will come with some ✨ Cool Swag ✨

thenovelneighbor.com/item/ZoOPMvN...

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C.T. in D.C. @ctnelson1907.bsky.social · 1d

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MangaAlerts @mangaalerts.com · 1d

Manga Mavericks Books announced at #NYCC2025 they licensed the following titles

• Horon of The Closed Country by Sen

- Digital Winter 2026, Physical Summer 2026

• Sinbad by Atsuji Yamamoto

- Digital & Physical Summer 2026

$6.99 Digital / $14.99 Physical for both titles

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Anime Trending @anitrendz.com · 2d

Flirting or harassment? 🤔

Anime: This Monster Wants to Eat Me

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Manga Mavericks @mangamavericks.bsky.social · 1d

It’s the FINAL DAY of #NYCC which means EVERYTHING is on sale at our booth!

Come down to booth 2242, and get the best deal ever on our books!

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Kara Buchanan 🏳️‍⚧️ @magicariot.com · 2d

“Everything is AI generated these days. It doesn't mean it's fake. I'm still not convinced.” is something actually said by a resist lib on here. AI is cooking people’s brains.

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C.T. in D.C. @ctnelson1907.bsky.social · 2d

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MangaAlerts @mangaalerts.com · 2d

Lucasfilms confirmed at #NYCC2025 that Viz Media is releasing a new original Star Wars manga titled Star Wars: Visions: Tsukumo

Summary: In the wake of Order 66, a lone Jedi Knight accompanies a pair of droids to a rumored “Droids’ Paradise” while being pursued by the Empire.

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C.T. in D.C. @ctnelson1907.bsky.social · 2d

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Star Wars Holocron @swholocron.bsky.social · 2d

STAR WARS VISIONS: TSUKUMO has just been announced

The new manga follows a Jedi after Order 66 who accompanies a pair of droids to a rumored Droid’s Paradise

Read more about every new Star Wars announcement at #NYCC here: theholofiles.com/2025/10/11/n...

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Yen Press @yenpress.com · 2d

NEW MANGA ANNOUNCEMENT: Toxy Noxy Foresty Forest

Once upon a time, there was a happy village full of joyous mushrooms deep in the forest. Everything was wonderful, and splendid, and bright—until the malignant miasmatic mushroom massacred the entire village for no apparent reason...

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Yen Press @yenpress.com · 2d

NEW MANGA ANNOUNCEMENT: Void: No. Nine

Three hundred years ago, God destroyed the world. Now, humans have been relegated underground, most living quiet lives in the tunnel cities, but the few daring or desperate enough to risk death work as scavengers, collecting relics of the old world...

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Fie ♡ @fiabolic.bsky.social · 2d

Seeing more artists with “ai assisted” in their bios and like, I guess thanks for saying it directly so I can block?? but also… yeah, it was obvious. Everything has the exact same generic AI-looking face

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C.T. in D.C. @ctnelson1907.bsky.social · 2d

Cool announcements, but you need to license more yuri/indie titles!

You hit gold with the Green Yuri, and there's so much out there!

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Dana Terrace @danaterrace.bsky.social · 2d

So many incredible professionals chatting and drawing. A little goes a long way. :] @blacknanimated.bsky.social

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