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Olivia Waite @oliviawaite.com · 2h

When you get a call about fraudulent charges that seems in itself fraudulent, because when you don’t give them personal info they call you “baby” when they hang up.

Anyone promising to uproot scam/spam phone networks could be elected president TOMORROW.

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Sally Sultzman @sallysultzman.bsky.social · 1h

These people were prepared and ON POINT! Gold stars to everyone!

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Sally Sultzman @sallysultzman.bsky.social · 1h

Fiasco is indeed majestic, like the Chrysler building!

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Becca Podos @beccapodos.bsky.social · 2h

Today begins the annual campaign for QT Library, a Boston-based queer and trans library I’m honored to volunteer with. Spaces that support queer stories and queer communities are as vital now as they’ve ever been, and it would mean so much if you’d help us to re-resource and grow 📚🌱🏳️‍⚧️

surl.lt/khsjna

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Kay 🌈 @simkaye.bsky.social · 3h

Re: every headline involving education

A 4 panel comic.

Panel 1: closeup of a new textbook on a kid's school desk. The cover reads "World Histeries - sponcored bye PragerU + OpenAI"

Panel 2: The kid opens the book. Page titles include "How slavery boosted the enconemy" and "12 reasons hitler wasn't wrong" along with an ad that reads "more with a pragerU subscription and another that says "10% off openAI" with a QR code.

Panel 3: the kid looks up at the teacher, lifts the book, and says "what the fuck is this"

Panel 4: an exhausted teacher, still passing out a stack of the books, replies "your senator picked it"

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 4h

Impersonation alert! Writers, if you get an email from someone recommending you contact literary agent Annie Bomke at either [email protected] or [email protected], it's a SCAM. Both emails addys are fake. Annie's real domain is abliterary.com writerbeware.blog/2024/03/15/t...

The Impersonation List - Writer Beware

The most pernicious scams focused on English-speaking writers these days come from overseas: publishing/marketing/fake literary agency scams from the Philippines, and ghostwriting/editing/marketing sc...

writerbeware.blog

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Sally Sultzman @sallysultzman.bsky.social · 4h

It's super not America-First, you know? I can't believe more of his crew isn't rioting over this. It only makes sense in a "Trump buys his friends" way.

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Sally Sultzman @sallysultzman.bsky.social · 4h

WOOHOOO!!!

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The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 20h

did you know that right now, we're only a partial skeleton? we're not fully funded, and so we're missing some critical bones.

this is truth

and sadly not sustainable

help us be a full skeleton?

patreon 🖤 www.patreon.com/c/the_deadla...

our coin fundraiser 💀 psychopomp.com/the-deadland...

An old looking skull lays on a cement path covered lightly in brown leaves.

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Amy Jo (AJ) Cousins @ajcousins.bsky.social · 20h

I know one of the lawyers working to get Emmanuel back to his mom, who was deported to Venezuela without him. I've donated, and if anyone has extra to spare, this is a family reunification we can make happen. ❤️ Reshares welcome!

gofund.me/9f3df90d7

Donate to A mi hijo emmanuel que está solo en Texas ., organized by Deisy Venecia farias

Hello, I am Deisy Carolina Venecia Farias, mother of Emmanuel Leandr… Deisy Venecia farias needs your support for A mi hijo emmanuel que está solo en Texas .

gofund.me

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Sally Sultzman @sallysultzman.bsky.social · 1d

He tried that! With a podcast! Where he promptly had the worst humans in the country on to trash trans folx!

Just the worst!

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Sally Sultzman @sallysultzman.bsky.social · 1d

Today, I got a *different* reply from a different HQ spokesperson and yet, it was was the same--"wait and see," "case by case." So I resent my letter.

I hope everyone is letting HQ and other publishers hear it. Tor has set a standard (made whole on any monies missed) and HQ better step up.

Sally Sultzman @sallysultzman.bsky.social · 5d

Heard from Harlequin--a month after asking for clarification--I was told they would be handling *all* of our dropped copyrights on a "case-by-case" issue. Here's my reply and I hope we all stick together as we press for compensation. @suzbrockmann.bsky.social

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Hi Cadence,

Thanks for you reply and I appreciate that Harlequin is going to file copyright on those remaining books.

However, I fail to see the logic of waiting and seeing and approaching the lack of action on your behalf to a "case-by-case" basis. This was not just a Harlequin-wide failure but an industry-wide failure. It's not like you only neglected a few (A few! Nine!) of my titles as a one-off. This was a systemic, company-wide, industry-wide failing that is going to cost me $20,500 for 9 books worth of settlement monies. I know some authors who only had 3 books without a filed copyright, but that's still $9K of incredibly useful money at a time when everything is more expensive and it doesn't even begin to address authors like Suzanne Brockman who, at last count, is out something like $160k.

This is not a case-by-case situation and it's insulting to think that you are hoping you can maybe settle something with the "squeaky wheels" in hopes that we won't talk to each other about this. Everyone knows that McMillan/Tor is offering to make their authors whole, upfront, no wishy-washy language.

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Harlequin has had over a month to come up with a plan. I emailed Miranda and the Concierge Team on Sept. 9 and yet the best you have to offer is, "wait and see" approach that leaves a bunch of very upset authors with a lot more questions than answers.
Our works were stolen. I don't know if you (the collective you representing Harlequin, not you personally) appreciate how angry authors (as well as artists and all creatives) are that we were stripped of our rights and our ability to make money from our works. We have a chance, thanks to this settlement, to make some money back from that. Due to negligence or incompetence, Harlequin (and nearly every other publisher out there) has made this much more difficult, and you think a "case-by-case" approach is going to work? This whole situation was discovered because of a class-action lawsuit. Class-action directly implies a large group. Harlequin needs to be thinking collectively, because I sure am.

Again, thank you for filing the belated copyrights. I most sincerely hope that is not the least Harlequin plans on doing.

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Sally Sultzman @sallysultzman.bsky.social · 1d

After his last appearance on Jimmy Kimmel--totally trolling--Mom was like, I like him so much! So funny! And I was like...have you talked to anyone from Cali recently? They all hate his guts! He's great at trolling--top level! but governing? Eh....

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Sally Sultzman @sallysultzman.bsky.social · 1d

I would recommend avoiding the one guy who tried to "borrow" some money and then screamed at us when we played Stupid American Tourists (I understood him in French, but you do what you gotta do).

The one time--THE ONLY TIME--my Active Bitch Face has failed me!

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Sally Sultzman @sallysultzman.bsky.social · 1d

I was there ...3? years ago? I mean, don't wave cash around or leave your phone hanging out of your back pocket but we didn't have any problems.

Of course, my Active Bitch Face is pretty powerful...

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Sally Sultzman @sallysultzman.bsky.social · 1d

I would be poetic back but I'm too tired to think sooo...

Have nice offline time!

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 1d

If you’re a parent of a child with a disability, you’re worried about how your family will be impacted by SpecEd Department of Education layoffs and you want to talk to a journalist about it, please DM, email (sluterman at 19thnews dot org) or Signal (slooterman.18).

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ella t. holmes (wizard) @ellatholmes.bsky.social · 1d

legend has it that if you send in a message, it will be printed for eternity, and you shall be granted good luck by the wizard's usually evil orb

#books #booksky #disability #disabled

ella t. holmes (wizard) @ellatholmes.bsky.social · 13d

I want your empowering/supportive/disability justice messages, poems, and sentiments for the Disability in Dystopia Anthology!

I'm going to make them into art for the collection.

Submit a picture or typed message to [email protected] 💌 from now until November 1st!
#books #disability

This image contains text on a two-toned green background. Header text in white reads "Handwritten message submissions wanted". Below that, a ripped piece of paper has brown handwriting that reads "We will survive. Together!".
In the bottom left there is a slightly askew neon green mail sticker with the image of a green gas cloud and a skull. To the right of that is light pink text that reads "Write an empowering and supportive disability justice message, poem, or sentiment. Take a picture & submit to dis-anthology@outlook.com It will be included in a collage inside the upcoming anthology!"
At the very bottom, centred, in bright green text, is the message "if you cannot hand write it.I can do that for you! Simply submit it as a typed message."

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Sally Sultzman @sallysultzman.bsky.social · 1d

Cracking me up! Either those squirrels have nuts of steel or those hawks are...not right in the noggin!

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✨QuirkyBeadwork | NTVTN | Debut 2/6/26 🦊🪶 @quirkybeadwork.vtubers.social · Jun 21

Hesci! I’m QuirkyBeadwork. I’m from Kiowa/Mvskoke Nations. I specialize not only traditional beadwork, busy also starting to make beadwork for fellow Native Vtubers. Everyone deserves beadwork am I right? 🤣

Beaded fringe earrings made with porcupine quills and abalone shells. Color scheme of 1st pair is black, red, orange and white. Color scheme of 2nd pair is black, purple light purple and white.

Beaded Oshawott Pokemon keychain in a bowl of blue beads to look like water.

Purple beaded flower barrette with matching purple fringe. Placed in garden with pink bleeding heart flowers.

Numerous digital beadwork assets of various tribes. Tribes include: Mvskoke,Ogala Lakota, Cherokee, Kiowa, Natchitoches and Navajo

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🦴🍵 𝕯𝕬𝕸𝕴𝕰𝕹 ૮ฅ・ﻌ・აฅ🍀 @ascardamon.bsky.social · Jun 21

I'm Damien or Ascar! I am a gay Navajo man that loves to draw digital artworks!
I love navajofying and gay coding my ocs and my sonas!

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Kevin 🌊 @wankadoodles.bsky.social · Jun 21

Ninanâskomon for making this post and letting native creatives find each other!

I'm a Métis Two Spirit artist and illustrator! I JUST opened commissions slots if people wanna check out more of my work!

vgen.co/Horseydoodles

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Jay 🌲➡️ Howloween 2025 @telekitnetic.bsky.social · Jun 21

To start, I'm Jay aka TeleKitnetic!! I'm an LGBTQ Wet'suwet'en artist studying formline art!! If you want to see my art, I'm on tumblr (telekitnetic-art) and I have a portfolio website (www.jazzjosart.com).

And if you want to buy merch of my stuff, I have an online shop!! ko-fi.com/telekitnetic...

A formline design of a wolf and a pup sitting facing each other. The pup is pawing the wolf’s leg and sticking their tongue out.

A formline design of a jerboa-like animal perched on its tail. the background is an orange-yellow gradient.

A formline illustration of a symmetrical white wolf with dark teal and orange accents. The tongue and teeth are varying shades of blue, the eyes are a gradient orange, and the backdrop is off-white.

An illustration of a snowy clearing lined with snowy pine trees. In the sky above is the green and pink aurora borealis, and in the foreground are two anthropomorphic lynxes in formline style. They are both sitting, and one's paw is raised towards the northern lights.

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Sally Sultzman @sallysultzman.bsky.social · 1d

HAHAHAHAHA! This is hliarious!

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TransLash Media @translash.org · 1d

We honor the legacy of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a fierce protector of our collective freedom. Our hearts are with her loved ones and all who carry her vision forward.

"We will honor Miss Major forever." - @imarajones.bsky.social

An illustration of Miss Major surrounded by candles with blue background and a famous quote of hers written in gold. The quote reads“I don’t need their permission to exist; I exist in spite of them. I want you to train and teach and love on and create families within my community and gender non-conforming people, so that we can understand that we have a culture, we have a history, we have a reason to be here. We have a purpose. We’re entitled to be loved, and seek happiness, and share that with the people that we care about.” -Miss Major Griffin-Gracy

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