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Lisa McSherry @lisamcsherry.bsky.social · 6h

October Books: Fictional Witches

This month I am focusing on books that have to do with fictional witches.

#booksky
#bookchallenge

Day 22: Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli

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Signe Maene @signemaene.com · 18h

Help us turn this folklore dream into a witchy reality! Anything you can do is appreciated so much. 🖤🌙🖤

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The Witch's Child and other Dark Tales from Old Flanders

An illustrated short story collection inspired by witch folklore from Flanders

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Lisa McSherry @lisamcsherry.bsky.social · 1d

October Books: Fictional Witches

This month I am focusing on books that have to do with fictional witches.

#booksky
#bookchallenge

Day 21: Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett

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Lisa McSherry @lisamcsherry.bsky.social · 2d

October Books: Fictional Witches

This month I am focusing on books that have to do with fictional witches.

#booksky
#bookchallenge

Day 20: By Earth by T. Thorn Coyle

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Lisa McSherry @lisamcsherry.bsky.social · 3d

October Books: Fictional Witches

This month I am focusing on books that have to do with fictional witches.

#booksky
#bookchallenge

Day 19: The Near Witch by V.E. Schwab

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Lisa McSherry @lisamcsherry.bsky.social · 3d

no kings in Porto Portugal!

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HB 👻 @heebiebeebies.bsky.social · 4d

I cannot recommend you enough to install the Wikipedia app on your devices and use it like you would any search engine. Nowadays they even have tabs so you can open many articles at once.

And, if you can, please donate to the foundation. It has survived the internet enshittification that way.

Emanuel Maiberg @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social · 5d

wikipedia's data shows that AI is siphoning traffic away from the site, which is a danger to its sustainability. ironically Wikipedia is more important than ever to users who want reliable information instead of slop, and to AI companies that need it for training data www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...

Wikipedia Says AI Is Causing a Dangerous Decline in Human Visitors

“With fewer visits to Wikipedia, fewer volunteers may grow and enrich the content, and fewer individual donors may support this work.”

www.404media.co

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Lisa McSherry @lisamcsherry.bsky.social · 4d

October Books: Fictional Witches

This month I am focusing on books that have to do with fictional witches.

#booksky
#bookchallenge

Day 18: The Black God's Drums by P. Djèlí Clark

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5d

Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 74 out of the last 86 days.

They have worked 12 days in 3 months.

Epstein Shutdown.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 4d

When it comes to Trump’s immigration policy, cruelty has always been the point. But now anti-immigrant animus is being paired with unprecedented funding, manpower, and technology.

For our November+December issue, we went inside the rise of Trump’s immigration police state:

American Gulag

The brutal rollout of Trump's police state.

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Emanuel Maiberg @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social · 5d

wikipedia's data shows that AI is siphoning traffic away from the site, which is a danger to its sustainability. ironically Wikipedia is more important than ever to users who want reliable information instead of slop, and to AI companies that need it for training data www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...

Wikipedia Says AI Is Causing a Dangerous Decline in Human Visitors

“With fewer visits to Wikipedia, fewer volunteers may grow and enrich the content, and fewer individual donors may support this work.”

www.404media.co

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Lisa McSherry @lisamcsherry.bsky.social · 4d

respect for having an ASL interpreter

KIM F-M @kimf-m.bsky.social · 5d

Or, the land of the free,
and the home of the brave.

Let us continue to be!

#NoKings

Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 5d

I urge our nation to use this weekend's No Kings marches as a declaration of independence against the tyranny and lawlessness currently running this country.

Use your voice. ACT PEACEFULLY. Protect yourself and your community.

THERE ARE NO KINGS IN THE UNITED STATES.

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Morgan Jerkins @mjerkins.bsky.social · 4d

“…many powerful sphincters…”

You better write that down.

This is the prologue.

wishda @wishda.bsky.social · 4d

The closer to the Epstein list coming out or leaking, many powerful sphincters are tightening across the world.

Last I saw, the airline tracking folks had identified thousands of flights going to that island over the years. That list is going to be long and include some of everyone's faves.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 4d

Reminder: Trump's Argentina bailout only benefits one American; a $20 billion US rescue package is a gift for a hedge fund manager with ties to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

Trump’s Argentina bailout enriches one well-connected US billionaire

A $20 billion US rescue package is a gift for a hedge fund manager with ties to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

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Runa Troy @runatroy.bsky.social · 4d

Loving all the sharing of signs for tomorrow. This is my fav so far. #WitchSky

Joyseeker @ejanice295.bsky.social · 4d

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 4d

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MarinaMan @marinamanze.bsky.social · 6d

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 9d

The reason Mike Johnson is able to keep the House closed and not pass bills to pay the military or fund the government is because Trump is going to circumvent congress and illegally steal that money from other government programs. All to avoid releasing the Epstein files.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 4d

Teachers. Nurses. Mennonites. Marines. The No King protests represent a broad popular front.

That’s exactly why the president’s allies are demonizing the organizers.

They’re teachers, nurses, Mennonites, and Marines. The Trump administration calls them antifa.

The No King protests represent a broad popular front. That's exactly why the president's allies are demonizing the organizers.

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Lisa McSherry @lisamcsherry.bsky.social · 4d

The sheer joy of working magick

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 4d

#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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Lisa McSherry @lisamcsherry.bsky.social · 5d

Verdance Tarot (78 Full-Color Cards and 320-Page Full-Color Guidebook)
Inquiries of the Craft; An Exploration of Humanist Wicca

www.facingnorth.net
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Lisa McSherry @lisamcsherry.bsky.social · 5d

Deadly Fascination: The Lore and Lure of Poisonous Plants and Fatal Fungi
The Witching Stones: The Lore and Craft of the Essential 14 Crystals, Gemstones, and Minerals to Empower Your Magic
Visionary Woman Tarot (78 Cards and 160-Page Full-Color Guidebook)

www.facingnorth.net
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Lisa McSherry @lisamcsherry.bsky.social · 5d

This month, Facing North's Review Circle offers:
Mind Over Magick: The Psychology of Ritual Magick
Sacred Wild: An Invitation to Connect with Spirits of the Land
Gaia: Saving Her, Saving Ourselves (Earth Spirit series)
Egyptian Sacred Animals Oracle Cards

www.facingnorth.net
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Lisa McSherry @lisamcsherry.bsky.social · 5d

October Books: Fictional Witches

This month I am focusing on books that have to do with fictional witches.

#booksky
#bookchallenge

Day 17: Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins by Emma Donoghue

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