Bart Leib
@metafrantic.bsky.social
Father. Former publisher of Crossed Genres. FULL-time library Assistant! Queer/bi/pan (plus probably some other stuff - still figuring it out). He/Him. When I figure out what my life is for I’ll let you know. #ADHD #FuckFascism #FuckIce #PunchNazis
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Bart Leib
@metafrantic.bsky.social
· Nov 10
I made a starter pack of SFF small press publishers. I threw it together so I'm sure I missed tons, if there's some that should be included let me know! go.bsky.app/RVLLDFp
Every single brand of Hanukkah gelt I looked at is a product of Israel. 😑
December 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Every single brand of Hanukkah gelt I looked at is a product of Israel. 😑
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Notice to abled ppl - u ARE allowed to use products designed specifically for desabled ppl in mind, regardless of how its marketed. ESPECIALLY if ur buying from a small business bc not only r u supportimg that small business, ur allowing them to make even more of that product to reach more ppl!!
December 4, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Notice to abled ppl - u ARE allowed to use products designed specifically for desabled ppl in mind, regardless of how its marketed. ESPECIALLY if ur buying from a small business bc not only r u supportimg that small business, ur allowing them to make even more of that product to reach more ppl!!
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The postal service is not a business, measuring it by revenue is the wrong frame for understanding its worth.
🚨SCOOP: Amazon is preparing to sever ties with USPS and expand its shipping network as a true coast-to-coast rival.
It could cost USPS more than *$6 billion* a year in lost revenue, and lead Amazon to dominate yet another facet of the economy.
USPS posted a *$9 billion* loss in 2025.
It could cost USPS more than *$6 billion* a year in lost revenue, and lead Amazon to dominate yet another facet of the economy.
USPS posted a *$9 billion* loss in 2025.
Amazon explores cutting ties with USPS, building its own delivery network
Amazon looks into expanding its nationwide delivery network and giving up its longstanding partnership with the U.S. Postal Service.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The postal service is not a business, measuring it by revenue is the wrong frame for understanding its worth.
If I was rich I’d buy every single Switch 2 game that came out with the game actually on the cartridge, just because fuck game key cards.
December 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
If I was rich I’d buy every single Switch 2 game that came out with the game actually on the cartridge, just because fuck game key cards.
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“All make $10m+” Why is this presented as excessive? Major League Baseball has 140 *male* players set to play in 2026 on contracts worth at least $10m average annual value… so far. Just one sport. www.sportico.com/personalitie...
Highest-Paid Female Athletes 2025: Top 15 All Make $10M+
The top 15 earned an estimated $249 million this year, and the cutoff to make the cut jumped from $6.7 million in 2024 to $10.1 million.
www.sportico.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:41 PM
“All make $10m+” Why is this presented as excessive? Major League Baseball has 140 *male* players set to play in 2026 on contracts worth at least $10m average annual value… so far. Just one sport. www.sportico.com/personalitie...
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As ever... the vast, vast majority of people don't want the hellscape the right is forcing on us. they really are the minority viewpoint. vocal? yes. powerful? unfortunately, yes. But there are so many more people who don't want to live in the world they're trying to make.
October 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
As ever... the vast, vast majority of people don't want the hellscape the right is forcing on us. they really are the minority viewpoint. vocal? yes. powerful? unfortunately, yes. But there are so many more people who don't want to live in the world they're trying to make.
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On Dec. 4, 1969, Chicago Black Panthers Fred Hampton and Mark Clark were assassinated by Chicago Police and the FBI
December 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
On Dec. 4, 1969, Chicago Black Panthers Fred Hampton and Mark Clark were assassinated by Chicago Police and the FBI
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There are now 2,900 billionaires, and they hold $15.8 trillion.
The wealth of the bottom 50% of the global population, over 4 billion people, is estimated at $3.7 trillion.
The wealth of the bottom 50% of the global population, over 4 billion people, is estimated at $3.7 trillion.
December 4, 2025 at 2:41 PM
There are now 2,900 billionaires, and they hold $15.8 trillion.
The wealth of the bottom 50% of the global population, over 4 billion people, is estimated at $3.7 trillion.
The wealth of the bottom 50% of the global population, over 4 billion people, is estimated at $3.7 trillion.
“All make $10m+” Why is this presented as excessive? Major League Baseball has 140 *male* players set to play in 2026 on contracts worth at least $10m average annual value… so far. Just one sport. www.sportico.com/personalitie...
Highest-Paid Female Athletes 2025: Top 15 All Make $10M+
The top 15 earned an estimated $249 million this year, and the cutoff to make the cut jumped from $6.7 million in 2024 to $10.1 million.
www.sportico.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:41 PM
“All make $10m+” Why is this presented as excessive? Major League Baseball has 140 *male* players set to play in 2026 on contracts worth at least $10m average annual value… so far. Just one sport. www.sportico.com/personalitie...
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Make America grate again
Shredded cheese sold in dozens of states recalled due to potential for metal fragment contamination
The Food and Drug Administration says that there is a recall for more than 260,000 cases of shredded cheese sold in 31 states and Puerto Rico because of potential metal fragment contamination.
bit.ly
December 4, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Make America grate again
Best Buy email: You’ve Been Selected For A New Balance Transfer Offer!!!!
Me: New compared to the other 16 you’ve offered me so far this fiscal year?
BB: …yyyyyyeeessss?
Me: New compared to the other 16 you’ve offered me so far this fiscal year?
BB: …yyyyyyeeessss?
December 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Best Buy email: You’ve Been Selected For A New Balance Transfer Offer!!!!
Me: New compared to the other 16 you’ve offered me so far this fiscal year?
BB: …yyyyyyeeessss?
Me: New compared to the other 16 you’ve offered me so far this fiscal year?
BB: …yyyyyyeeessss?
Every time recently that I lie down on my bed, Corvus comes and curls up against me. A few times she’s even purred so I can feel her rumbling! 🥰🥰🥰
December 3, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Every time recently that I lie down on my bed, Corvus comes and curls up against me. A few times she’s even purred so I can feel her rumbling! 🥰🥰🥰
What this tells me that Orion has been getting a lot more attention than Corvus, & I need to rectify that.
Otherwise? …yeah sounds about right.
1. "game" (38×)
2. "caturday" (38×)
3. "library" (38×)
4. "cats" (37×)
5. "orion" (31×)
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest
Otherwise? …yeah sounds about right.
1. "game" (38×)
2. "caturday" (38×)
3. "library" (38×)
4. "cats" (37×)
5. "orion" (31×)
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest
Anisota's Annual Bluesky Harvest 2025
A recap of your year on Bluesky. Discover patterns, connections, and insights from your journey in the ATmosphere.
anisota.net
December 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM
What this tells me that Orion has been getting a lot more attention than Corvus, & I need to rectify that.
Otherwise? …yeah sounds about right.
1. "game" (38×)
2. "caturday" (38×)
3. "library" (38×)
4. "cats" (37×)
5. "orion" (31×)
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest
Otherwise? …yeah sounds about right.
1. "game" (38×)
2. "caturday" (38×)
3. "library" (38×)
4. "cats" (37×)
5. "orion" (31×)
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest
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yes, it’s really that bad.
If new proposals detailed in an FDA memo are put into place, experts told me it would mean the end of annual flu shots. And end of most vaccines for pregnant people. And maybe the end of updates to pneumonia vaccines. And more.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
FDA official proposes ‘impossible’ standards for vaccine testing that could curtail access to immunizations
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
yes, it’s really that bad.
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This is the most consequential story for the 2026 midterms. Yet, I cannot find it anywhere on legacy media. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Sues Six More States in Sweeping Push to Obtain Unredacted Voter Rolls
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This is the most consequential story for the 2026 midterms. Yet, I cannot find it anywhere on legacy media. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Workers can regulate AI with strong contract language. Full stop.
Unionized journalists just proved this at POLITICO. @pen-guild.bsky.social
Unionized journalists just proved this at POLITICO. @pen-guild.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Workers can regulate AI with strong contract language. Full stop.
Unionized journalists just proved this at POLITICO. @pen-guild.bsky.social
Unionized journalists just proved this at POLITICO. @pen-guild.bsky.social
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Exactly.
If you decide to abandon or sacrifice trans people, our job is to make that decision HURT.
We must create consequences, as a matter of simple survival.
If you decide to abandon or sacrifice trans people, our job is to make that decision HURT.
We must create consequences, as a matter of simple survival.
I disagree. There need to be consequences for cowardice in moments like these if you want to prevent more defections.
December 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Exactly.
If you decide to abandon or sacrifice trans people, our job is to make that decision HURT.
We must create consequences, as a matter of simple survival.
If you decide to abandon or sacrifice trans people, our job is to make that decision HURT.
We must create consequences, as a matter of simple survival.
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I disagree. There need to be consequences for cowardice in moments like these if you want to prevent more defections.
December 3, 2025 at 11:25 AM
I disagree. There need to be consequences for cowardice in moments like these if you want to prevent more defections.
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Spain hits back: Masks are mandatory again
Spain’s Health Ministry warns of rising flu and COVID this winter and mandates masks in hospitals, primary care, long term care, and elderly facilities in high-risk areas to protect at risk people, prioritizing nursing homes and immunocompromised patients.
Spain’s Health Ministry warns of rising flu and COVID this winter and mandates masks in hospitals, primary care, long term care, and elderly facilities in high-risk areas to protect at risk people, prioritizing nursing homes and immunocompromised patients.
Spain hits back: Masks are mandatory again
Spain’s Ministry of Health has issued a warning over rising flu cases as winter approaches, preparing to require masks in hospitals, health centres, and elderly-care facilities…
euroweeklynews.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Spain hits back: Masks are mandatory again
Spain’s Health Ministry warns of rising flu and COVID this winter and mandates masks in hospitals, primary care, long term care, and elderly facilities in high-risk areas to protect at risk people, prioritizing nursing homes and immunocompromised patients.
Spain’s Health Ministry warns of rising flu and COVID this winter and mandates masks in hospitals, primary care, long term care, and elderly facilities in high-risk areas to protect at risk people, prioritizing nursing homes and immunocompromised patients.
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Congress is attempting to fast track KOSA and more than a dozen bills that would restrict internet access, censor speech and increase surveillance under the guise of protecting children.
Committee hearings begin tomorrow.
Committee hearings begin tomorrow.
Lawmakers to consider 19 bills for childproofing the internet
KOSA is back, along with more than a dozen other bills that will erode free speech and privacy in the name of protecting kids.
reason.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Congress is attempting to fast track KOSA and more than a dozen bills that would restrict internet access, censor speech and increase surveillance under the guise of protecting children.
Committee hearings begin tomorrow.
Committee hearings begin tomorrow.
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Disappointed to see this. 160 union workers are fighting for a fair contract at Individualized Shirts, a US factory that makes high-end men's button-ups. The managers there have rejected the union's request for fair wages and health insurance. The union is asking for support 🧵
December 2, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Disappointed to see this. 160 union workers are fighting for a fair contract at Individualized Shirts, a US factory that makes high-end men's button-ups. The managers there have rejected the union's request for fair wages and health insurance. The union is asking for support 🧵
Hope died when @schumer.senate.gov and the democrats caved for nothing.
NEW: Hopes fade in Congress for a health care deal before premiums soar in January
Two weeks before recess, they're nowhere close.
Senate to vote on a bill of Dems' choosing; expected to fail.
Enhanced ACA funds set to expire, as many Republicans want.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Two weeks before recess, they're nowhere close.
Senate to vote on a bill of Dems' choosing; expected to fail.
Enhanced ACA funds set to expire, as many Republicans want.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Hopes fade in Congress for a health care deal before premiums soar in January
Billions of dollars in tax credits under the Affordable Care Act are poised to expire at the end of the year. Lawmakers in both parties say they're nowhere close to a deal to renew them.
www.nbcnews.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Hope died when @schumer.senate.gov and the democrats caved for nothing.
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I'm keeping Eat Me preorders open through December 14th fyi!
December 2, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I'm keeping Eat Me preorders open through December 14th fyi!
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I decided to do a new printing of Eat Me while I still can. We don't know if/when work like this will be outlawed, but physical copies survive as websites go dark.
This is literal food porn. It's very silly smut. Preorder through Nov 30. Ships in Jan.
www.rosalarian.com/product-page...
This is literal food porn. It's very silly smut. Preorder through Nov 30. Ships in Jan.
www.rosalarian.com/product-page...
November 11, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I decided to do a new printing of Eat Me while I still can. We don't know if/when work like this will be outlawed, but physical copies survive as websites go dark.
This is literal food porn. It's very silly smut. Preorder through Nov 30. Ships in Jan.
www.rosalarian.com/product-page...
This is literal food porn. It's very silly smut. Preorder through Nov 30. Ships in Jan.
www.rosalarian.com/product-page...