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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 41m

I read What Stalks the Deep (Sworn Soldier, #3) by T. Kingfisher

K.J. Charles's review of What Stalks the Deep (Sworn Soldier, #3)

T Kingfisher does super comforting horror like nobody else, possibly because nobody else could. Alex Easton, gender: soldier, protagonist of Terrifying Mushroom Thing and Terrifying Ghost Thing, gets ...

www.goodreads.com

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 6h

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 7h

If you're wondering why Donald hasn't done anything to fix the economy, bring down prices, or stop the violence by ICE in our cities . . . he is focused on bigger issues.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1d

New study just dropped linking shingles reactivation and dementia risk.

You know what reactivates shingles? Covid.

Want to avoid it? Wear a well fitted respirator and give yourself the best odds of avoiding Covid infection.

There’s also a shingles vaccine which may help reduce risk!

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 16h

The Dem establishment appears to be putting its thumb hard on the scales against Graham Platner:

The DSCC (Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee) has formed a joint fundraising committee with the campaign of Janet Mills.

It’s called “Maine Senate Victory 2026”:

docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/form...

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
HOME / CAMPAIGN FINANCE DATA / COMMITTEE DETAILS / HTML VIEWER
FEC FORM 1
STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION
FILING FEC-1919061
1. Maine Senate Victory 2026
120 Maryland Ave NE
Washington, DC 20002
Email: compliance@dscc.org;anderson@dscc.org
2. Date: 10/14/2025
3. FEC Committee ID #: C00923177
This committee collects contributions, pays fundraising expenses and disburses net proceeds for two or more political
committees/organizations, at least one of which is an authorized committee of a federal candidate.
Committees Participating in Joint Fundraiser
Joint Fund Participant(s)
1. Mills for Maine,
Committee Id: C00923144
Committee Type: Senate
2. DSCC,
Committee Id: C00042366
Committee Type: Unauthorized
Affiliated Committees/Organizations
NONE
Custodian of Records:
Connor Reilly
120 Maryland Ave NE
Washington, DC 20002
Title: Custodian of Records
Treasurer:
Evan Clary
120 Maryland Ave NE
Washington, DC 20002
Phone # (202) 224-2447
Designated Agent(s):
Tristan Anderson
120 Maryland Ave NE
Washington, DC 20002
Title: Assistant Treasurer
Banks or Depositories
Amalgamated Bank
1825 K St NW
Washington, DC 20006
Signed: Evan Clary
Date Signed: 10/14/2025
(End FEC FORM 1)

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 7h

The official government account for DHS appears to be run by far-right trolls deliberately trying to provoke a response by using a term openly associated with ethnic cleansing. They will attack anyone who points this out and express faux outrage at the suggestion. They know what they are doing.

Remigration Wikipedia Page.

Not to be confused with Return migration.
Remigration is an originally European far-right proposal of ethnic cleansing via the mass deportation of non-white immigrants and their descendants, sometimes including those born in Europe, to their place of racial ancestry.
It is popular especially within the Identitarian movement. Some proponents of remigration suggest excluding some persons with non-European background from such a mass deportation, based on a varyingly defined degree of assimilation into European culture.

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Nicole Rodovsky @nrodovsky.bsky.social · 5h

Elvira.

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Meg Pillow @megpillow.bsky.social · 5h

Every time you think you aren’t good enough to put a book out in the world, just remember that this chucklefuck got a book deal

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 6h

Scoop: Olivia Nuzzi has written a book during her year in exile, in which she is set to in part address her relationship with RFK Jr. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...

Have I Got Nuzzi For You

Olivia Nuzzi is set to address her relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a forthcoming book, galleys of which are circulating among a select group of readers, Status has learned.

www.status.news

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Eric Alper @thatericalper.com · 5h

Happy 51st birthday to Natalie Maines of The Chicks! The fearless Texas-born singer who turned country music on its head with powerhouse vocals, bold lyrics, and a rebel spirit that still shines.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 5h

This is real. Chicago today.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 5h

Yeah, that is a tear gas canister being fired toward the retreating couple holding the baby

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Nicole Rodovsky @nrodovsky.bsky.social · 5h

That's called a journal.

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Rob MacWolf, Werewolf Hitchhiker @robmacwolf.thevoice.dog · 12h

When we write or draw porn or erotica, we get banned from having a bank account and our livelihoods get seized even if we give it away for free.

When billionaires steal what we've written or drawn to churn out a slop-approximate of porn, they're allowed to charge for it.

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 15h

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.

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Behrens Science Museum @bsmuseum.org · 5h

"With the latest wave of multibillion- and trillion-dollar dealmaking among the largest AI players, the vibes are turning decidedly Enron-like."

Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 13h

Everyone agrees that we're currently in a dotcom era-like AI bubble. People disagree what sort of bubble it is.

There are 3 stories one can tell about the dotcom crash: a startup story, a telecom story, and an accounting fraud story.

My take: it's giving Enron
open.substack.com/pub/davekarp...

It's Giving Enron

On the AI bubble, and the various echoes of the dotcom crash

open.substack.com

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Angela Uherbelau @angelauherbelau.bsky.social · 7h

When they came for your neighbors, what did you do?

The courage, care & humanity here is breathtaking.

Photo by @jamiekelterdavis.bsky.social for @nytimes.com

Caption: "Residents linked arms in the Brighton Park neighborhood after a confrontation with federal agents earlier this month."

Residents linked arms in the Brighton Park neighborhood after a confrontation with federal agents earlier this month. Photo by Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times, "ICE is cracking down on Chicago. Some Chicagoans are fighting back." 10/14/25

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Racheline Maltese @racheline.bsky.social · 7h

Alllll of this is gonna be stolen from romance novels and AO3 and none of it is going to be what the type of people who think ChatGPT erotica is a good idea want. But also Romancelandia scammers will be scamming. (Yes, if you write a book with ChatGPT, you are scamming)

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 15h

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

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Nicole Rodovsky @nrodovsky.bsky.social · 6h

Yyyyyuuuup!

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The New Voice of Ukraine @english.nv.ua · 13h

Dutch troops spotted suspicious drones during NATO exercises in Poland, causing communication disruptions, according to the Netherlands Defense Ministry.

Dutch troops spot drones during NATO drills in Poland

Dutch troops spotted suspicious drones during NATO exercises in Poland, causing communication disruptions, according to the Netherlands Defense Ministry, local outlet NOS reported on Oct. 14.

english.nv.ua

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 13h

Trump says a lot of weird and concerning stuff that people just kind of shrug at but right now I’m stuck on how he keeps insisting he’s going to hell

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 13h

If men with guns and masks tried to pull me out of my car, I'd fight back. Courts should reject any claims by the government that this is aggression by the person being detained, resisting arrest, or that they're a flight risk.

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 13h

I was wrong.

I really thought Biden’s theory of green energy politics- that when it provides jobs in your community and you see the immediate benefits of it- would work.

People hate us more than they love their neighbors.

LCV – League of Conservation Voters 🌎 @lcv.org · 13h

Trump is making every American pay more for basic necessities to own the libs.

Trump’s Wind Energy Assault Stings Red States

The nation’s top four wind power states all lean Republican, including Iowa, where the president’s disdain is reverberating.

www.wsj.com

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Racheline Maltese @racheline.bsky.social · 14h

1. I hate this
2. Oh wow this really really really explains some stuff going on in our culture.
2. Fuck I really hate this

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 16h

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 20h

This is why the inflatable costumes works so well -- it works the same way calling them "weird" or "creepy" did. It disrupts their narrative, and makes them seem pathetic rather than cool-and-cruel.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

You need to see this:

“The show of force is the point. They want these images to be out…The Department of Homeland Security is walking around Chicago with a film crew.” @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

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Nicole Rodovsky @nrodovsky.bsky.social · 14h

ChatGPT getting charged with sexual harassment by me in 3... 2...

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deb the jovial ♐♃ @sunoppositemoon.blacksky.app · 14h

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The Verge @theverge.com · 14h

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults

ChatGPT is about to get flirty.

buff.ly

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1d

The entire incident is infuriating and terrifying. She’s a Latina woman who was working a service job. On her way home late at night, with her headphones in, she was detained for an hour by masked federal agents who wouldn’t give her their names.

Maria Greeley, 44, had just finished working a double shift at the Beach Bar on Ohio Street
earlier this month when she said she was surrounded by three federal agents who grabbed her, forced her hands behind her back and zip tied her.
Headphones in, Greeley had been focused on getting home to her two dogs for a walk.
Instead, she said she was detained by masked agents who did not answer when she asked for names. They questioned her for an hour, she said.

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