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Melissa Ann Singer
@masinger.bsky.social
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freelance book editor specializing in genre fiction, former Senior Editor at Tor; loves theater & art; basically a nerd. has a cat
she/her
demi/ace
Jewish
NYC, HCHS, SMC

(cover image: "59th Street Bridge" by Jeffrey is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.)
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Melissa Ann Singer @masinger.bsky.social · Oct 22
If you're looking for a freelance editor for novella or novel-length genre fiction for adult readers, check me out here:

reedsy.com/melissa-singer

Or on Fb, which is pretty moribund but I kept it around for DMs when I left Twitter: www.facebook.com/profile.php?...

Or you can DM here on Bluesky.
Melissa Ann Singer - Editor | Reedsy
New York City, NY, USA Editor: Former Senior Editor at Tor/Forge, edited award-winning & bestselling genre fiction for adult readers: sf/f, horror, mystery, thriller, etc.
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karidru.bsky.social
The ONLY WAY we get out of our current mess is by caring about everyone. Switching the targets of fascism doesn't end fascism. If both political parties embrace full throated fascism, we're not left with any electoral options, and a lot more regular people will embrace their own bigotry.
February 14, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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karidru.bsky.social
Before I get any further, here's this: a list of links I collected for some of what he's been up to. People Newsom does not care about: trans people, farmers, poor people especially if unhoused, and diabetics.

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karidru.bsky.social Kari Dru @karidru.bsky.social · Aug 24
Oh for fuck's sake. Sure.

Gavin Newsom, gleefully destroying homeless peoples' belongings, and withholding funds from California cities who don't agree to do the same.

ktla.com/news/local-n...
February 14, 2026 at 1:34 PM
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historleans.bsky.social
Happy Weekend!
A drawing of a ghost, on peach colored background, holding an order of fries in a blue and red striped box. The caption says, “No matter what’s going on in your life, there’s some form of potato that can make it better.” By @jess.a.creates.
February 14, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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chadstanton.blacksky.app
“We should be able to denigrate and abuse “big accounts” because people follow them,” is …an unhinged proposition
February 14, 2026 at 12:03 PM
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pookleblinky.bsky.social
Cryptozoologist but he's not invited to any conferences since he claims that he, himself, is an unknown animal and keeps trying to get other cryptozoologists to write about spotting him in the wild.

They look out their window and there he is, nibbling from their bird feeder, posing dramatically
February 14, 2026 at 12:49 PM
masinger.bsky.social
I did not know this.
erinbiba.bsky.social Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 11h
Everyone’s talking about Swarovski right now so let’s take a second and dive into the fact that they were NAZI Nazis. Like full-on Seig Heil, prosecuted after the war level Nazis and the modern company has done everything they can to hide all their archives and prevent anyone accessing them.
Members of the Swarovski family were early, active and enthusiastic champions of Nazism, and at least six of its members maintained membership in the illegal party prior to Austria's annexation to Nazi Germany on 12 March 1938.!23] Three weeks earlier, 500 marchers in the Tyrolean town of Wattens held a torchlight procession that ended with chants of "Sieg Heil" and "Heil Hitler". The majority of the participants, police determined, were Swarovski plant employees, among them Swarovski family heirs Alfred, Wilhelm and Friedrich. 124] In its report to the state police on 14 February 1947, the Innsbruck district administrator called company head Alfred Swarovski "an enthusiastic member of the NSDAP." [25] Alfred Swarovski praised Hitler at business gatherings and took actions as a regional business leader to ensure that "Tyrolean industry could be integrated as smoothly as possible into the enormous gears of the economy of Greater Germany and into the National Socialist economic order." He sent "grateful loyalty greetings" to Adolf Hitler on his 49th birthday and arranged a donation of 100,000 shillings for Hitler to establish a holiday home in Tyrol.!26] In 1994, historian Horst Schreiber wrote about Swarovski's past but was not granted access to company archives. (27] The contemporary Swarovski company commissioned historian Dieter Stiefel as "a step towards dealing with our history in a serious and very pro-active manner," board spokesman Markus Langes-Swarovski said in 2018; however, the study was not published because, Langes-Swarovski said, "Swarovski is a company that generally tries to keep the owners' personal stories largely out of the public eye because it does nothing for the business." (28]
February 14, 2026 at 5:10 AM
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annabookwriter.bsky.social
Oh my GOD King County Public Health is just wilding out for Valentines Day (and a lovely one).
A valentine from Public Health of Seattle and King County. A man shivers in bed while a smiling lady in a red mask shows off her bandage on her arm. Text: Noses are red Ice packs are blue I'm vaxed so miss me with severe symptoms of flu. A valentine from Public Health of Seattle and King County. Two lady scientists shrug lackadaisically. Text reads: My love for you can't be explained by science. Just like the new federal vaccine guidelines. A valentine from Public Health of Seattle and King County. Protesters in Minneapolis wear thick clothes and hold signs of support for immigrant neighbors. Text reads: To the health departments in the Twin Cities: Love unites us. Our hearts are with you.
February 13, 2026 at 11:51 PM
masinger.bsky.social
The blue ones are my favorite! And I bet they make great "saw this and thought of you" presents at any time.
mostlybree.kitrocha.com Mostly Leftist Supply Depot Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 16h
These were supposed to all be up in the shop weeks ago, but hey. Valentine's Day isn't until tomorrow, right? Fortunately these will be cute all year long. And they click so satisfyingly!

thebrokencircle.etsy...
8 keychains shaped like candy hearts, all in green, with red writing on them: HEA, luck, xoxo, hope, love, be mine, bff 8 keychains shaped like candy hearts, all in baby blue, with red writing on them: HEA, luck, xoxo, hope, love, be mine, bff 8 keychains shaped like candy hearts, all in lilac purple, with red writing on them: HEA, luck, xoxo, hope, love, be mine, bff 8 keychains shaped like candy hearts, all in pink, with red writing on them: HEA, luck, xoxo, hope, love, be mine, bff
February 14, 2026 at 12:50 AM
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mostlybree.kitrocha.com
It is my firm belief that we all deserve something sparkly to hold our injectable meds! I designed these to work with the most common US brands of glp-1 pens as well as some insulin pens! Keep your needle tips, your swabs, and your pens all in one place. (And in the fridge!)

thebrokencircle.etsy...
A simple organizer meant for a single injection pen and alcohol swabs and pen needles. It's a flat rectangle, with a long narrow cubby for a pen (insulin, ozempic, etc) on the left. The right side has two compartments: one sized for single alochol swabs, and one with room to hold a collection of pen needles. This one is sparkle black. This one is a beautiful rainbow. This one is pastel rainbow! A medicine organizer that has a taller piece with 5 holes where you can store injection pens upright, and in front of them places for needles and swabs. This one is a sparkly bisexual gradient.
February 13, 2026 at 10:55 PM
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mostlybree.kitrocha.com
Another fidget at high risk of being stolen by your kids: these frog fidgets. All 3 rings spin in different directions and they are blessedly quiet, so giving them to your kids might be the right move. LOL

thebrokencircle.etsy...
5 of my gyroscopic frog fidgets. They are made of a little frog whose body is colorful, then has a middle ring that spins one way and it is white, and a center that spins the other way and it is colorful again. all five of our favorite colors of frog fidgets: the original green, the purple/blue/pink dreamy dusk, the pink/blue/green northern lights, the stunning classic rainbow, and a desert sunset that starts green and goes through deep oranges and golds!
February 13, 2026 at 9:41 PM
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mostlybree.kitrocha.com
I've finally managed to do some shop restock, so I'm going to schedule a thread today that showcases some of our favorite new (and old!) items.

Starting of course with the whistles. YOU CAN GET 100 WHISTLES FOR FREE at the link in my bio. But if you want THESE ones from US:

thebrokencircle.etsy...
my hand holding 5 small whistles in cool color combos: a sweet bisexual, a northern lights, a lemon & lime, a pastel rainbow, and a flame colored one.
February 13, 2026 at 7:50 PM
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charliejane.bsky.social
We've raised nearly $6800 for this utterly essential organization (see thread).

Can you help us get to $7500 today?

(Remember to click "adjust donation")
February 13, 2026 at 6:32 PM
masinger.bsky.social
Remember when we were discussing the "true" BYC sandwich and a little of people said, "the Reuben?"

Well, read this.
swordsjew.bsky.social Tal Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 21h
if you sleep with your father's concubine you will be subject to a humiliating curse at his deathbed

but thousands of years later an incredible sandwich will be named for you, so it's a real mixed bag

buttondown.com/theswordandt...
Notable Sandwiches #138: Reuben
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where my editor David Swanson and I trip merrily through Wikipedia’s List of Notable Sandwiches. This week, a...
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February 13, 2026 at 6:44 PM
masinger.bsky.social
This struck me as well. I've read plenty of older texts that refer to "swarthy" Italians.
annabel-lee.bsky.social Annabel Lee @annabel-lee.bsky.social · 1d
He mentioned Italians as part of the "white" culture. They weren't considered white when they immigrated to this country. Irish were despised. Murphy hit the name on the head - he just thinks white is superior. Wonderbread and Fluffernutter for him.
February 13, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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byzantienne.bsky.social
I have just read this entire blogpost aloud to Viv, with deadly performative sincerity.

Thank you, @defector.com

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High-Level, Actionable Insights From Watching Doubles Luge For The First Time | Defector
To the uninitiated, luge itself might seem a silly sport, given that the average person might guess it mostly consists of holding onto a sled real tight as it goes fast down the ice. Of course, this opinion is wrong. Luge requires athleticism and dexterity, the ability to steer using the slightest movements of your…
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February 13, 2026 at 4:14 AM
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jsmithready.bsky.social
Great illustrated piece by Reuters about curling stones, everything from the tiny uninhabited Scottish isle the granite comes from to the physics of a curling throw.

www.reuters.com/graphics/OLY...
From island to ice: The origins of Olympic curling stones
How curling stones are carved from ancient Scottish rock and shaped much as they were half a century ago.
www.reuters.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:20 PM
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shecky.bsky.social
*looks mournfully at clients*
February 12, 2026 at 11:28 AM
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February 12, 2026 at 12:57 PM
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mddoogie3.bsky.social
And please thank lawyers doing this work. We’re carrying a lot of trauma for voiceless clients. We are tired. We have become experts in new law under the most dire circumstances.

If you can, donate to immigration defense funds. They’ve been at it the longest and have the least resources.

30/end?
February 11, 2026 at 9:57 PM
masinger.bsky.social
It is a moral failing.

It is looking away.

It is shameful.
mddoogie3.bsky.social MdDoogie3 @mddoogie3.bsky.social · 2d
People can have different political opinions about immigration policy. Political differences are fine, healthy for a democracy.

But if you’re okay with this, that’s not a political opinion. That is a moral failing.

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February 12, 2026 at 12:48 PM
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mddoogie3.bsky.social
These are the conditions under which the Trump regime wants to detain noncitizens indefinitely. It violates international law, the Eighth Amendment, and our own laws & regulations.

And the DOJ and DHS are willing to manipulate any law, defy any court order, to keep doing so.

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February 11, 2026 at 9:57 PM
masinger.bsky.social
Part of a long thread by an attorney. Horrifying reading but necessary.
mddoogie3.bsky.social MdDoogie3 @mddoogie3.bsky.social · 2d
I had two clients moved within an hour of ICE learning we were looking for them and advising us there was not plan to move them.

A family of four moved 36 hours after a court order forbidding them from being moved.

3 other clients moved within a day of court-ordered injunctions.

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February 12, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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chuckwendig.bsky.social
Not to echo a repost that I just reposted, but this is horrifying and heinous and there has to be accountability for these cruel, cruel inhumanities.
mddoogie3.bsky.social MdDoogie3 @mddoogie3.bsky.social · 2d
4. Medical malpractice. Here’s why I say stopping this detention-to Texas pipeline is life of death.

An 18-month old hospitalized after nearly dying of three simultaneous respiratory infections. When she returned to the camp, DHS withheld her meds.

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www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
18-month-old girl hospitalized with respiratory failure in ICE detention, lawyers say
Dilley Immigration Processing Center in rural Texas withheld medication after ‘gravely ill’ toddler was sent back into its custody, according to federal lawsuit
www.independent.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 12:39 PM