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Kam Reads & Recs
@kamreadsandrecs.bsky.social
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She/They. Avid reader and book reviewer. Focuses on SFF, horror, romance, and nonfiction. Also posts about video games and TTPRGs. Profile pic by notjessdraws
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My #review of Into the Unbeing Volume 1, by Zac Thompson, art by Hayden Sherman and Jim Campbell is now live. The art and the paneling really carried the story for this, because the characterization and the narrative need some work.

#comics #horror #sciencefiction #booksky 💙📚

Full review here:
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Title: Into the Unbeing, Volume 1 Author/s: Zac Thompson, art by Hayden Sherman and Jim Campbell Genre/s: comics, horror, science fiction Content/Trigger Warning/s: body horror; mental instability;...
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January 21, 2026 at 6:38 AM
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wiswell.bsky.social
Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins just won't stop cranking out sequels!
marygillis.bsky.social Mary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 1d
The party line has gone from "women have to start using genAI or they'll be left behind" to "everyone has to start using genAI or they'll be left behind" to "everyone has to start using genAI or genAI will be left behind."
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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“ICE isn’t the Gestapo. The Gestapo was…” (proceeds to describe qualities that apply to what ICE is currently doing)
From Senator Chris McDaniel: “Lately, some folks have taken to calling ICE “the Gestapo.” It sounds fierce. It feels righteous. But it isn’t true, and it isn’t harmless. The Gestapo was a secret police force. No warrants. No courts. No lawyers. And no appeals. People vanished in the night, not because they broke the law, but because the law no longer meant anything. The knock on the door was the sentence. ICE isn’t that. Not even close. ICE is a public agency enforcing laws passed by elected officials. Its agents file reports. They seek warrants. They lose cases. Judges stop them. Lawyers challenge them. Some detainees go home. That’s not tyranny. That’s bureaucracy, for better and worse. You can hate immigration policy. You can argue enforcement is too harsh, too sloppy, or too broad. You can work to have the law changed if you wish. That’s a republic doing what it’s supposed to do. But when you call ordinary law enforcement “the Gestapo,” you cheapen real evil. You turn history into a slogan and suffering into a metaphor. And once every badge is tyranny, no tyranny is left to recognize. In Mississippi, I was raised to believe words should earn their weight. This one hasn't yet. It throws around the language of dictatorship while living under a system where courts still rule, lawyers still argue, and the government still loses. That difference matters. Because the day enforcement becomes secret, unchecked, and answerable to no one, we won’t need to borrow names from history. We’ll know exactly what we’re dealing with. And we’ll wish we’d kept our words honest.”
January 20, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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Forge a hero like no other and find your purpose in Avowed. Character Creation includes new character creation presets, additional Godlike presets, and three new playable races: Dwarf, Aumaua, and Orlan.
January 20, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
😬
January 19, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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ironspike.bsky.social
Fun fact: Black Panthers doing perfectly legal (at the time) open carry in CA in the 1960s spurred then-Governor Reagan to sign the Mulford Act into law in 1965, prohibiting it.

These people have no consistent politics outside a desperate, leering need to keep hold of power and privilege.
Armed Black Panthers.
January 19, 2026 at 4:51 AM
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kyoou.bsky.social
studies
January 19, 2026 at 9:08 AM
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Apparently the AI bros are on another round of "Hatsune Miku is AI, checkmate luddites" so this is just a reminder that the singer behind Miku was paid and still earns royalties, and beyond that, Miku is nothing more than a MIDI soundboard with advanced pitch converter options, it is not genAI.
January 19, 2026 at 3:00 AM
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monstersovka.bsky.social
mask 🌱
January 19, 2026 at 12:35 AM
kamreadsandrecs.bsky.social
My #review of Houses of the Unholy, by Ed Brubaker, art by Sean Phillips. A great exploration of the Satanic panic, mass hysteria, conspiracy theories, and their lasting after-effects, but could have used a stronger ending.

#bookreview #graphicnovels #thriller #booksky 💙📚

Full review here:
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Title: Houses of the Unholy Author/s: Ed Brubaker, art by Sean Phillips Genre/s: graphic novel, mystery, thriller Content/Trigger Warning/s: references to the Satanic Panic; cults; cult deprogramming;...
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January 19, 2026 at 1:54 AM
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azolitmin.bsky.social
ok guys i didn't give up on it :')
August 18, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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mimimaruuu.bsky.social
Viscount Fen'Harel inspired by @opalapparition.bsky.social's A Matter Of Pride
January 18, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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tendermiasma.com
fuck that I'm not handing over info as an "experiment"
acvalens.com Ana Valens | 🔞 @acvalens.com · 4d
Discord users internationally are reportedly seeing prompts to age verify to access NSFW channels. Discord states these may be seen by users outside the UK & Australia “as part of ongoing experiments.”

(Thanks @candlekit.bsky.social for flagging with me)
r/discordapp u/TescoQuality • 1d Newest Discord Update(?) now requires users in the EU to verify age, regardless if you're in the UK or not Discussion # • • general Join Age-Restricted Channel This channel is marked as age-restricted because it contains adult content. Do you want to verify your age group to access this channel? Go Back Verify Age Verify age group We use age groups to determine access to certain experiences. This process is fast and easy - here's how it works: 1 Take a video selfie or scan your ID These are not stored after the verification is completed 2 Follow the steps They're quick and easy 3 We'll DM you the results You'll know it's us from the official tag. Learn more Learn More 7 Get Started 7 Didn't require it yesterday as of writing this post, logged on today and I see that I can't open any NSFW chats. Angmarets • 23h Same for me, not even in EU, Ukraine here. • •• S Reply UnitedFront4013 • 22h Same there, hello from Vinnytsia Moondrag • 23h Living in Canada, got this as well ••• ~ Reply 34 个 8 18 watersquirrels • 23h I don't even live in the EU and I got this. I live in north america • •• 5 Reply 181
January 18, 2026 at 9:51 AM
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elif7.bsky.social
🗡️ Dance of Deception 🩸

New portfolio piece! This one took over a year to finish between making three whole books and other work, but I'm glad I didn't rush it.
A dancing couple framed by red flowing fabric in blue and red light dressed in a formal way with hinted dancers all around them. The woman holds a claw over the man's head while the man holds a stake to her back.
January 18, 2026 at 8:38 AM
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tsulala.bsky.social
baby goat centaur doodles from a million years ago still make me happy
January 17, 2026 at 8:27 PM
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r1zmy.bsky.social
Saw a lot of headlines saying "wikipedia is embracing ai" being tossed around tabloids, and I'm pretty sure they were maliciously written to make you feel a certain way about Wikipedia. What's actually happening is that wikipedia is demanding payment for data scraping and the corpos don't like that.
molly.wiki Molly White @molly.wiki · 6d
Sure. AI companies have ALWAYS been training their models on Wikipedia content, which under the free and open access model is available to anyone — including AI companies. Agreements like these require AI companies to limit and offset the strain they place on Wikimedia infrastructure.
January 15, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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fonscordi.bsky.social
You know what? 2026 is the year I'm not playing nice anymore.

If copyright means so little to use A / I for playing around, here's one of his book for free:

Color and Light James Gurney [English] : Free Download, Internet Archive share.google/qjDjFS6QhhZJ...
January 16, 2026 at 3:57 AM
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sammakesart.bsky.social
fighting a case of art block by doodling my problematic faves

#loveanddeepspace #bg3 #dragonage #warhammer40k #sylus #gortash #minthara #caleb #illariodellamorte #zayne #solas #marazhai
January 14, 2026 at 10:24 PM
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mcnees.bsky.social
You have to block them immediately. The full nuclear. They are only here to make folks angry, and that can’t happen if we lock them out.
January 16, 2026 at 11:59 PM
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uklite000k.bsky.social
メル・ゼナ君いいよね大好き
デザインも曲も設定も完璧すぎる
January 16, 2026 at 4:14 AM
kamreadsandrecs.bsky.social
My #review of Daedalus Is Dead by Seamus Sullivan is now live. A lovely and bittersweet retelling of the Daedalus stories, tackling fatherhood, grief, and the effects of living under tyranny.

#bookreview #mythologyandfolklore #booksky 💙📚

Full review here: kamreadsandrecs.tumblr.com/post/8057823...
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Title: Daedalus is Dead Author: Seamus Sullivan Genre/s: mythology and folklore Content/Trigger Warning/s: blood; death; violence; sexual assault (off-page) Synopsis (from publisher's website): A...
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January 15, 2026 at 5:21 AM
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riseupcomus.bsky.social
Your regular reminder to put your RPG character in a hat. No. A BIGGER hat.
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January 14, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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wackflounder.bsky.social
Mixed bag of Fortemps doodles and headcanons
January 13, 2026 at 11:04 PM