K.V. Johansen
@kvjohansen.bsky.social
Author. Epic fantasy: Blackdog, The Leopard, The Lady, Gods of Nabban, & The Last Road (Pyr). High fantasy: The Wolf and the Wild King (Mystique). Spring 2026: Breath and Bone, new sword & sorcery from Candlemark & Gleam. Cdn, Bay of Fundy. www.kvj.ca
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K.V. Johansen
@kvjohansen.bsky.social
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K.V. Johansen | Breath and Bone
About Breath and Bone, by K.V. Johansen
www.kvj.ca
A long-retired swordswoman, saviour of godlings and killer of emperors, takes to the road again with her shapeshifting companion and the ghost of her brother… Breath and Bone, sword and sorcery coming May 2026 from @candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social
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A west Cork #painting "Red Strand Rocks" was painted one magical sunny day sitting for hours with my bicycle on a bluff above a beach. At one point mid-painting I lay down and closed my eyes for a pleasant sleep. Afterwards I cycled to Clonakilty and handed over the painting. #SpéirGhorm #ArtYear
October 1, 2026 at 2:19 PM
A west Cork #painting "Red Strand Rocks" was painted one magical sunny day sitting for hours with my bicycle on a bluff above a beach. At one point mid-painting I lay down and closed my eyes for a pleasant sleep. Afterwards I cycled to Clonakilty and handed over the painting. #SpéirGhorm #ArtYear
And the PQ is in, so here we go again, round and round, doing the referendum jive ... all the years of my life, or at least, my awareness of the news.
October 6, 2026 at 10:26 AM
And the PQ is in, so here we go again, round and round, doing the referendum jive ... all the years of my life, or at least, my awareness of the news.
I decided on new pots because I don't think I can de-solder everything to redo it without wrecking a pot or capacitor, and anyway, the shaft of one pot broke off when I popped the knob off.
October 6, 2026 at 9:47 AM
I decided on new pots because I don't think I can de-solder everything to redo it without wrecking a pot or capacitor, and anyway, the shaft of one pot broke off when I popped the knob off.
Going to put new pots in the L-strat and wire them as for normal; Spouse has no pot muscle-memory so it doesn't matter which way they'll turn. That should make volume and tone work, but maybe it'll fix the HORRIBLE buzz and extra-loud hum too. Multimeter says it's all grounded properly, but...?
October 6, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Going to put new pots in the L-strat and wire them as for normal; Spouse has no pot muscle-memory so it doesn't matter which way they'll turn. That should make volume and tone work, but maybe it'll fix the HORRIBLE buzz and extra-loud hum too. Multimeter says it's all grounded properly, but...?
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“None of this means the Irkutsk pathogen will cause a pandemic.
“But the response clearly indicates that Russia believes an epidemic is possible – and that the responsible agent is likely a pandemic weapon or otherwise embarrassing for the government.
“But the response clearly indicates that Russia believes an epidemic is possible – and that the responsible agent is likely a pandemic weapon or otherwise embarrassing for the government.
October 6, 2026 at 9:23 AM
“None of this means the Irkutsk pathogen will cause a pandemic.
“But the response clearly indicates that Russia believes an epidemic is possible – and that the responsible agent is likely a pandemic weapon or otherwise embarrassing for the government.
“But the response clearly indicates that Russia believes an epidemic is possible – and that the responsible agent is likely a pandemic weapon or otherwise embarrassing for the government.
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MIT Media Lab’s Kevin Esvalt: “Russia's five-hospital quarantine, FSB involvement, and…hazmat use in response to the death of a single researcher at a weapons-lineage Irkutsk lab are inconsistent with a lab-acquired plague infection, which would have been treated with prophylactic antibiotics.
October 6, 2026 at 9:23 AM
MIT Media Lab’s Kevin Esvalt: “Russia's five-hospital quarantine, FSB involvement, and…hazmat use in response to the death of a single researcher at a weapons-lineage Irkutsk lab are inconsistent with a lab-acquired plague infection, which would have been treated with prophylactic antibiotics.
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IT'S SPACE CATS DAY TODAY!
Only £3.73 for a wild ride, taking in trauma and the ethics of uplift and of course, cats in giant mechs! (And bears, and rooks) So come join humans Min, Glor and Sam, the cats, Hinder and Oz, the bear, Sitka Pete and the Rook Yawns-Too-Much out in the Wild Black.
Only £3.73 for a wild ride, taking in trauma and the ethics of uplift and of course, cats in giant mechs! (And bears, and rooks) So come join humans Min, Glor and Sam, the cats, Hinder and Oz, the bear, Sitka Pete and the Rook Yawns-Too-Much out in the Wild Black.
Beasts of the Wild Black: A Deep Space Novella: Beasts of the Wild Black, Book 1
Beasts of the Wild Black: A Deep Space Novella: Beasts of the Wild Black, Book 1 (Audio Download): RJ Barker, Clare Corbett, Vidish Athavale, Podium Audio: Amazon.co.uk: Audible Books & Originals
www.amazon.co.uk
October 6, 2026 at 7:37 AM
IT'S SPACE CATS DAY TODAY!
Only £3.73 for a wild ride, taking in trauma and the ethics of uplift and of course, cats in giant mechs! (And bears, and rooks) So come join humans Min, Glor and Sam, the cats, Hinder and Oz, the bear, Sitka Pete and the Rook Yawns-Too-Much out in the Wild Black.
Only £3.73 for a wild ride, taking in trauma and the ethics of uplift and of course, cats in giant mechs! (And bears, and rooks) So come join humans Min, Glor and Sam, the cats, Hinder and Oz, the bear, Sitka Pete and the Rook Yawns-Too-Much out in the Wild Black.
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Thys year banned bookes weeke ys also destroyed-to-scan-for-A.I. bookes weeke
October 6, 2026 at 4:39 AM
Thys year banned bookes weeke ys also destroyed-to-scan-for-A.I. bookes weeke
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Today, almost 6 months after publication, I get an email from the copyright office saying they can't proceed with this copyright registration. Why?
Because they detected that some of the text in the book was generated by AI.
(Spoiler: zero percent of the book was generated by AI.)
Because they detected that some of the text in the book was generated by AI.
(Spoiler: zero percent of the book was generated by AI.)
Brianna Hildebrand: What The F*ck?!
Alt: Brianna Hildebrand saying What The F*ck?!
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October 5, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Today, almost 6 months after publication, I get an email from the copyright office saying they can't proceed with this copyright registration. Why?
Because they detected that some of the text in the book was generated by AI.
(Spoiler: zero percent of the book was generated by AI.)
Because they detected that some of the text in the book was generated by AI.
(Spoiler: zero percent of the book was generated by AI.)
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"Not every outbreak is a pandemic. Not every deadly pathogen is a pandemic pathogen. And not every unanswered question should be filled with the worst possible answer."
Folks, follow @boghuma.bsky.social. This is the expertise & clarity we need right now.
Signed: A plague historian.
Folks, follow @boghuma.bsky.social. This is the expertise & clarity we need right now.
Signed: A plague historian.
The mysterious death of a scientist at a plague institute in Siberia has sparked “next pandemic” panic.
I wrote about what we know, what we don’t, why plague is not the Black Death in 2026 and the real outbreaks we ignore while worrying about hypothetical ones.
bktitanji.substack.com/p/plague-is-...
I wrote about what we know, what we don’t, why plague is not the Black Death in 2026 and the real outbreaks we ignore while worrying about hypothetical ones.
bktitanji.substack.com/p/plague-is-...
Plague is Scary but That Doesn’t Make It the Next Pandemic.
Why a mysterious death in Siberia has captured our attention while far more consequential outbreaks struggle to do the same
bktitanji.substack.com
October 5, 2026 at 11:41 PM
"Not every outbreak is a pandemic. Not every deadly pathogen is a pandemic pathogen. And not every unanswered question should be filled with the worst possible answer."
Folks, follow @boghuma.bsky.social. This is the expertise & clarity we need right now.
Signed: A plague historian.
Folks, follow @boghuma.bsky.social. This is the expertise & clarity we need right now.
Signed: A plague historian.
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The theft and fraud and disinfo continue to gush out of these companies as an unending flood of excrement while they desperately point at imaginary Terminators on the other side of the room.
ChatGPT is adding the signatures of real New Yorker cartoonists to its AI-generated images. So far, I've found the signatures of more than 15 contributors.
"It’s slop, and unlike the other slop that I’ve encountered, this is slop that’s pretending to be me." www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/chat...
"It’s slop, and unlike the other slop that I’ve encountered, this is slop that’s pretending to be me." www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/chat...
October 5, 2026 at 11:43 PM
The theft and fraud and disinfo continue to gush out of these companies as an unending flood of excrement while they desperately point at imaginary Terminators on the other side of the room.
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ChatGPT is adding the signatures of real New Yorker cartoonists to its AI-generated images. So far, I've found the signatures of more than 15 contributors.
"It’s slop, and unlike the other slop that I’ve encountered, this is slop that’s pretending to be me." www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/chat...
"It’s slop, and unlike the other slop that I’ve encountered, this is slop that’s pretending to be me." www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/chat...
October 5, 2026 at 8:47 PM
ChatGPT is adding the signatures of real New Yorker cartoonists to its AI-generated images. So far, I've found the signatures of more than 15 contributors.
"It’s slop, and unlike the other slop that I’ve encountered, this is slop that’s pretending to be me." www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/chat...
"It’s slop, and unlike the other slop that I’ve encountered, this is slop that’s pretending to be me." www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/chat...
Anyway, I need to go disembowel a guitar.
October 5, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Anyway, I need to go disembowel a guitar.
Actually, I find that there's no talk about plague this morning rather disturbing. All my efforts to not think about it during last night's insomnia are being mocked.
Seriously, though. No news doesn't feel like good news in reporting on things Soviet.
Seriously, though. No news doesn't feel like good news in reporting on things Soviet.
October 5, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Actually, I find that there's no talk about plague this morning rather disturbing. All my efforts to not think about it during last night's insomnia are being mocked.
Seriously, though. No news doesn't feel like good news in reporting on things Soviet.
Seriously, though. No news doesn't feel like good news in reporting on things Soviet.
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Neo-Nazis have apparently established a Canada-wide chain of fascist men’s fitness clubs as a formally incorporated business but screen members based on family history & political beliefs (aka are they white nationalists), use NDAs to threaten whistleblowers, check recruits for wires & praise Hitler
Former soldier exposes how Canadian white supremacist group recruits members | CBC News
Second Sons Canada describes itself as a "men's nationalist club" dedicated to fitness and preserving Canada's heritage, but a former military member who attempted to join the group says he only learn...
www.cbc.ca
October 5, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Neo-Nazis have apparently established a Canada-wide chain of fascist men’s fitness clubs as a formally incorporated business but screen members based on family history & political beliefs (aka are they white nationalists), use NDAs to threaten whistleblowers, check recruits for wires & praise Hitler
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“We suddenly thought maybe if we record it, we’d bring it down to make it more electronic and more intimate.”
Neil and Chris explain why it took more than a decade to bring the new version of "A man from the future" to life.
The album is out this Friday.
wmg.lnk.to/psb-amftf
Neil and Chris explain why it took more than a decade to bring the new version of "A man from the future" to life.
The album is out this Friday.
wmg.lnk.to/psb-amftf
October 5, 2026 at 11:29 AM
“We suddenly thought maybe if we record it, we’d bring it down to make it more electronic and more intimate.”
Neil and Chris explain why it took more than a decade to bring the new version of "A man from the future" to life.
The album is out this Friday.
wmg.lnk.to/psb-amftf
Neil and Chris explain why it took more than a decade to bring the new version of "A man from the future" to life.
The album is out this Friday.
wmg.lnk.to/psb-amftf
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Canoe Portage
Cornelius Krieghoff
1861
Cornelius Krieghoff
1861
October 5, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Canoe Portage
Cornelius Krieghoff
1861
Cornelius Krieghoff
1861
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#fabulamurina (mouse story) 525
Silvius pinnas plumasque pavonis collegit et laro affixit (Silvius has collected feathers and down from a peacock and fixed them to the seagull). amici cacchinant - nunc Lara pavo est! (The friends giggle - now Lara is a peacock!)
Silvius pinnas plumasque pavonis collegit et laro affixit (Silvius has collected feathers and down from a peacock and fixed them to the seagull). amici cacchinant - nunc Lara pavo est! (The friends giggle - now Lara is a peacock!)
October 5, 2026 at 11:32 AM
#fabulamurina (mouse story) 525
Silvius pinnas plumasque pavonis collegit et laro affixit (Silvius has collected feathers and down from a peacock and fixed them to the seagull). amici cacchinant - nunc Lara pavo est! (The friends giggle - now Lara is a peacock!)
Silvius pinnas plumasque pavonis collegit et laro affixit (Silvius has collected feathers and down from a peacock and fixed them to the seagull). amici cacchinant - nunc Lara pavo est! (The friends giggle - now Lara is a peacock!)
So, we're not talking about plague this morning?
October 5, 2026 at 12:29 PM
So, we're not talking about plague this morning?
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Since we have crossed over into the month of thinning veils between this world and the dead, The Shape of Monsters is the perfect read for the season.
It has murder, twisted magic, fucked-up deer, dead things watching from the woods, creepy gothic mansions, and licorice jellybeans
It has murder, twisted magic, fucked-up deer, dead things watching from the woods, creepy gothic mansions, and licorice jellybeans
October 1, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Since we have crossed over into the month of thinning veils between this world and the dead, The Shape of Monsters is the perfect read for the season.
It has murder, twisted magic, fucked-up deer, dead things watching from the woods, creepy gothic mansions, and licorice jellybeans
It has murder, twisted magic, fucked-up deer, dead things watching from the woods, creepy gothic mansions, and licorice jellybeans
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Go get ‘em.
We are thrilled to reveal our exclusive edition of Reapers by @anthonyryan.bsky.social 🩸
A gripping, post-apocalyptic tale of survival that uncovers a terrifying secret threatening the existence of humanity as a whole 👁️
A gripping, post-apocalyptic tale of survival that uncovers a terrifying secret threatening the existence of humanity as a whole 👁️
October 5, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Go get ‘em.
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We're pleased to present the Earlier Middle Ages seminar schedule for this autumn! Event registration pages will very shortly be available on the IHR website. And please note that no sign-up is required for this week's David Wilson lecture with Sarah Semple (info: www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...).
October 5, 2026 at 9:28 AM
We're pleased to present the Earlier Middle Ages seminar schedule for this autumn! Event registration pages will very shortly be available on the IHR website. And please note that no sign-up is required for this week's David Wilson lecture with Sarah Semple (info: www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...).
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It's that time of year again when we need to remind National Trust members that Restore Trust is a dark-money funded right-wing astroturfing entryist outfit.
Please vote, and vote for literally anyone else.
Please vote, and vote for literally anyone else.
Support the National Trust by voting for Council members by 11:59pm on 30 October 2026.
Quickvote is convenient if you're short of time or worried about inadvertently voting for Restore Trust's Bonigala, Cristea, Goldman, Mealing or Omrani.
In our often bad times, the Trust's doing good things.
Quickvote is convenient if you're short of time or worried about inadvertently voting for Restore Trust's Bonigala, Cristea, Goldman, Mealing or Omrani.
In our often bad times, the Trust's doing good things.
Today marks three years since the iconic Sycamore Gap tree was illegally felled.
We're pleased to bring you new images which reveal how the stump is growing, a sure sign that the tree is in recovery.
We're pleased to bring you new images which reveal how the stump is growing, a sure sign that the tree is in recovery.
October 4, 2026 at 2:00 PM
It's that time of year again when we need to remind National Trust members that Restore Trust is a dark-money funded right-wing astroturfing entryist outfit.
Please vote, and vote for literally anyone else.
Please vote, and vote for literally anyone else.
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Sendinge myself a fyle quicklye yn email and nevirthelesse typinge "best wisshes" by cause it wolde not do to be rude to myselfe
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Sendinge myself a fyle quicklye yn email and nevirthelesse typinge "best wisshes" by cause it wolde not do to be rude to myselfe
October 4, 2026 at 9:59 PM
That ys me yn the cornir
That ys me yn the
spotte
lighte
Sendinge myself a fyle quicklye yn email and nevirthelesse typinge "best wisshes" by cause it wolde not do to be rude to myselfe
That ys me yn the
spotte
lighte
Sendinge myself a fyle quicklye yn email and nevirthelesse typinge "best wisshes" by cause it wolde not do to be rude to myselfe
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Dog, Boy, and St. John River
Alex Colville
1958
Alex Colville
1958
October 4, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Dog, Boy, and St. John River
Alex Colville
1958
Alex Colville
1958