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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

This Is Fascism

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 20h

“CDC is over. It was killed. This administration only knows how to break things. They have made America at risk for outbreaks and attacks by nefarious players. People should be scared,” said Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, former director of the CDC’s National Center on Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

"CDC is over": RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre

Amid the ongoing shutdown, the HHS secretary wiped out entire offices that investigate disease outbreaks, manage infectious disease responses and collect data.

www.msnbc.com

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Valkyrie Fibers @valkyriefibers.bsky.social · 15h

Magic cakes are in my shop for a fundraiser! Free shipping! #knitsky

Four equal quadrants, all with a grey marble background and a magic cake with a gradient starting lighter in the center and growing more saturated towards the outside

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Suyi @suyidavies.com · 11h

Holy shit, what????

The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 15h

The winner of the #2025IgnyteAwards for Outstanding Novella? LOST ARK DREAMING by @suyidavies.com

2025 Winner Outstanding Novella: LOST ARK DREAMING by Suyi Davies Okungbowa

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some call me Saf, some call me April @damesaf.bsky.social · 5h

Hands... touching hands... reaching out... touching me... touching yo-U!

#didyousingit?

Not Quite Write @notquitewrite.com · 6h

HINT TIME!

The LAST Not Quite Write Prize anti-prompt will be hitting inboxes around the world on 24 October. Will YOU be there to bid it a fond farewell and secure your chance at the top prize?

Whether you've entered before or are discovering the comp for the first time, we want you to join us!

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Matt Rigg 🍁 @mattrigg.bsky.social · 18h

We're prepping Sonder for the next evolution of our little comic.
Check out this website banner @esskaden.bsky.social put together.
Lots to share soon!

Esskaden // Sondercomic.com @esskaden.bsky.social · 1d

Look at all our little characters! I’m really stoked to be building out a world like my 15year old self always wanted to do.

#procreate #characterdesign #illustration #indiecomic #webcomic #jrpg

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A. H. Davison @ahdavison.bsky.social · 16h

Happening NOW*

*As soon as our tech issues smooth out. Please stand by

Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 6d

Did you miss the #ChoicesAnthology release party yesterday?

I've got good news: WE'RE HAVING ANOTHER ONE THIS SUNDAY! Join us @weeknightwriters.bsky.social at 1-3PM EST for readings from @ahdavison.bsky.social, @elisescott.bsky.social & more of our incredible authors www.youtube.com/live/j5lYbBi...

RELEASE PARTY for Choices: An Anthology of Reproductive Horror

YouTube video by Weeknight Writers Virtual Events

www.youtube.com

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 1d

This is what it looks like when your community stands up.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 1d

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY: Make your voices heard. Join us in a peaceful protest across our country against the most corrupt, deceitful & criminal Administration in U.S. History. We say NO KINGS, NO CROOKS, NO SPRAY-TAN CONMAN! 👎

Check for a location near you at: www.nokings.org

#BeThere 👍

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 2d

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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Michelle Keep @jmkeep.bsky.social · Sep 3

Canadians! There is a petition to sign to protest Mastercard and Visa's control over the purchase of legal adult content. This is specifically about the Steam & itchio situation, but language protects adult creators.

www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

#nsfw #censorship #canpoli

@acvalens.net

Petition e-6695 - Petitions

www.ourcommons.ca

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foofaraw press @foofarawpress.bsky.social · 2d

I knew I'd forget something in the contest email... 🤦‍♂️ just a reminder, stories should aim for 1,500-3,000 words. We aren't sticklers though—if your story feels right at 1,350, don't add fluff. Just try not to make them too long, please… https://foofaraw.press/an-ordinary-contest/

an ordinary contest

Here at Foofaraw, we are running our first contest! Let’s take the ordinary and make it weird. Proudly supported by Chill Subs and their Contest Transparency Partnership program. Submission period: October 10–October 19, 2025 Entry fee: $5 Word limit: 1,500–3,000 words Prompts: 3 provided; 2

foofaraw.press

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some call me Saf, some call me April @damesaf.bsky.social · 2d

I did out of sheer curiosity, and am glad that I did. It's a whole thing now. There's a list. And a red herring. Have I written any story? No.

#foofarawcontest

foofaraw press @foofarawpress.bsky.social · 2d

Lots of requests for the bonus prompt... not sure if people hate the prompts or just like the idea of the mystery... 🙈 😬

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

PORTLAND: “The frogs are multiplying”

(#NotAWarZone Noem Matter what Kristi says)

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some call me Saf, some call me April @damesaf.bsky.social · 3d

Enquiring minds want to know: is there a time & a timezone when the emails go out?

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some call me Saf, some call me April @damesaf.bsky.social · 3d

Looking forward to prompts dropping... tomorrow?

foofaraw press @foofarawpress.bsky.social · 3d

We've been hard at work to boost this score too, which isn’t reflected in the current score as we've outlined the review process and will be promoting the long/short list https://www.thecontestcalculator.com/result/b34588c2-eaa0-408a-a2b0-674a9797240a

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some call me Saf, some call me April @damesaf.bsky.social · 4d

Great story! Compelling characters, intriguing plot. Sucked me in and I binged the last third in one go when beta-ing. <3

S. C. Mills @scmillsbooks.bsky.social · 4d

Lucio is a court mage in Lamendo, an Imperial vassal state. When his rebel sister tries to assassinate Lamendo's puppet ruler—his amor—his illusion of safety by compliance shatters. Autistic trans MC, music-based magic. THE TRAITOR BARU CORMORANT x METAL FROM HEAVEN.

#DVPit #F #Novella #TV #Latine

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Stephen Kotowych 🇨🇦 @ourmankoto.bsky.social · 4d

Submissions are OPEN for Year's Best Canadian Fantasy & Science Fiction: Volume Four (the best of 2025). Send me your SFF published in 2025, you crazy Canucks! Details on my site at the link below. DON'T SELF REJECT! You can't win if you don't play ;) Subs close Feb 28, 2026. Pls share WIDELY.

Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction | Stephen Kotowych

kotowych.com

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some call me Saf, some call me April @damesaf.bsky.social · 4d

Why is it that getting a good, full night's sleep makes youfeel worse, not better? Science?

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Krista D. Ball: Canada's Snarky Potato @kristadb1.bsky.social · 4d

OH THANK GOD.

The Octopus Gallery @octopusgallery.bsky.social · 4d

Good news for sewists: the paper pattern company feared lost to bankruptcy has been saved as an independent company.

craftindustryalliance.org/sewing-patte...

Sewing Patterns Rise from DGA Bankruptcy Ashes - Craft Industry Alliance

The “Big 4” sewing patterns are saved. Simplicity, McCall’s, Vogue & Butterick get new life under Rubelmann Capital.

craftindustryalliance.org

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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 4d

PM Carney announces Charter of Rights to be renamed Charter of Optional Ideas

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney held a press conference today to announce a renaming of the “Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms”, the document that enshrined our foundational set of rights in...

www.thebeaverton.com

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Morgan Lockhart @mizdoomcookie.bsky.social · 4d

The happiness on my child's face when she realized Percy Jackson was dyslexic is exactly why representation matters.

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 5d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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some call me Saf, some call me April @damesaf.bsky.social · 4d

That'd be great, but they've said it was about to crash before. I'll believe it when it happens.