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Issa Mar
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she/they. Nerd. Star Wars, Murderbot
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satyrosphilbrucato.bsky.social
Mystery solved:

Analog, like Azimov's and F&SF, was recently acquired by a predatory acquisitions company called (cue the Irony Bell) "Must Read Magazines."

MRM is revising their "terms" so as to acquire as many IP rights as they can gank.

Fuck 'em. Boycott.

locusmag.com/2025/02/anal...
Analog, Asimov’s, and F&SF Under New Ownership
We have posted a new story with additional information here. The “big three” digest magazines Analog, Asimov’s, and F&SF are under new ownership, confirming recent rumors, as …
locusmag.com
October 9, 2026 at 9:04 PM
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raynewman.bsky.social
That time someone dumped a toy house on the cemetery wall and, when I crouched a bit, some ✨ Hollywood Magic ✨ occurred.
A plastic dolls house sitting on a wall, taken from an angle which makes it look as if it might be one of the houses on the street.
October 10, 2026 at 7:58 PM
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rosemarymosco.com
Fossil nerds/paleontologists: A friend has a cool kid in the US looking for a fossil adventure for his make a wish trip after cancer treatment. Any suggestions for a place to travel and see or dig up fossils?
October 11, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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megsyv.bsky.social
Finished my self-indulgent little lineup for this silly little book I'm working on!
The working title is "Dragon's Daughter."
An exiled Elf agrees to escort a lost girl back to her home, but her affinity with all dragons make her the target of a vast and far-reaching conspiracy. A Fantasy Adventure.
August 28, 2026 at 4:34 PM
shadowmaat.bsky.social
re: the dumbass who got himself killed after invading the tiger enclosure: it sounds like the tiger itself is fine and hasn't been put down. Hopefully that status will continue.
October 10, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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xuetingni.bsky.social
Past national day, new book's out in the world, I can post spooky stuff! Chinese #horror storytelling and detective fiction have traditionally been closely related, a connection that's very much kept alive. Released this year, 民间奇案录 Chronicles of the Extraordinary, Republic Era crime mystery #Cdrama
October 10, 2026 at 12:42 PM
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effinbirds.com
A painting of a bird beside the text "is there any less stupid way to do this shit?"
October 9, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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bpal.bsky.social
MeUndies has partnered with Harry Potter — another company choosing cash over self-avowed allyship.
October 9, 2026 at 1:53 PM
shadowmaat.bsky.social
Not even sure you can blame "got tackled too many times" for the whole "maybe the moon landing didn't happen." I'm guessing it's more "I'm good at football so I don't need to learn anything else. Critical thinking is for people who can't play sports."
October 7, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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sarahseeandersen.bsky.social
The image is of a four panel comic. In panel one, we see a crow’s face. It says, “I AM DEATH’S MESSENGER”. In panel two, we see the same crow’s face. It continues, “YOUR TIME IS NEAR”. In panel four, we see the crow awkwardly hopping away from a stick figure. In panel five, we see the grim reaper with the crow perched on his hand. The grim reaper says, “So you should probably fly away dramatically instead.”
October 7, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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racheljpierce.bsky.social
ok enough goofing around time to get serious (just kidding it's more goofing)
A drawing of Beach Higgs from Death Stranding 2 lying on his back and attempting to read Tarman's copy of Moby Dick even though Tarcat has flopped across his entire face.
September 16, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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sundaycreature.bsky.social
Okay Bsky. A request from a new friend I met at the conference today! I asked about his rad shirt and he said it belongs to his coworker's dad who always used to wear it to this conference and so he borrowed it. But he wants to see if he can find one for himself so he can match his friend's dad lol
A photo of the back of someone's shirt. It has a colorful pattern featuring various birds such as owls, crowned cranes, hoopoes, looks like there's a zebra finch in there, some parrots, a chicken maybe? And vultures? I think I see a stork and maybe even a pigeon. Lots of birds
October 4, 2026 at 1:45 AM
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arfmeasures.bsky.social
Wife: use the newspaper to get that spider down

Me *reads the news out loud*

Spider *depressed* holy shit
May 10, 2023 at 8:28 PM
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mcsweeneys.net
"There is no yeast in strudel. You’re not trying to facilitate the rise of anything. Say this on record."
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How to Make Strudel Like Magda Goebbels
“There is no yeast in strudel. You’re not trying to facilitate the rise of anything. Say this on record.”
buff.ly
October 2, 2026 at 1:20 AM
shadowmaat.bsky.social
I feel like getting rid of the chairs for TSA agents at checkpoints is a form of violence. It's also just... pointless? Doing it for nothing more than "optics" that no sensible person cares about.
October 2, 2026 at 1:20 AM
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tabletoploot.bsky.social
Obsessed with these new stain-glass resin dice! Brighter than your character’s future in Barovia!

Available now!
October 1, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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bearysweet.bsky.social
The colder autumn nights in Germany coaxes this magnificent eagle, Oropherion, to spend his nights in his heated indoor winter aviary.

This is an African Martial Eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus), the largest eagle species native to Africa.

(Cr @birdsofprey_nathalie_denolf)

#birds #eagle
September 30, 2026 at 9:16 AM
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mcsweeneys.net
"Restaurant operating with non-functioning sink. Oven apparently being used as storage space and employees make whirring and sizzling sounds to make food."
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Health Inspector’s Notes from the Fisher-Price Kitchen in Miss Carol’s Preschool Classroom
“Witnessed chefs frequently dropping food on floor, retrieving items with bare hands, and immediately serving food to customers.” reposted 7/13/23
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September 30, 2026 at 1:02 AM
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failbettergames.com
We're hiring! We're looking for a Writer and Narrative Designer to join the Fallen London team at a senior or mid level.

This position is permanent, remote, and full time, which for us means 35 hours a week.

#GamesJobs
Night. The House of Chimes - a tower which you might immediately think of as Big Ben - is adrift in the River Thames. It still seems to be keeping time. In the background, a large, alien building looms over the city of London.
September 30, 2026 at 9:31 AM
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jackzarts.bsky.social
Loaf: ❌
Baguette: ✅
Picture of a white with grey stripes cat lying down on a white and blue patterned bed. You can't see the creature's paws, which some people would call "loaf" but it is lying his head down on the bed, so he's being described as a baguette instead.
October 28, 2024 at 1:09 AM
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sadknob.bsky.social
"it's WHOOOO, steve."

"fuck off."

"seriously... it freaks everyone out when you scream 'WHYYYY' at 4am."
a great grey owl on a branch looking slumped over and exasperated. (john blumenkamp)
September 27, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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violetblue.bsky.social
Timeline cleanse
Photo of a beautiful and round silver tabby cat laying on his back on a white carpet. Sam is perfectly positioned in the nook where the floor meets the wall to hold his spotty belly in the perfect angle to the sunbeams and to prevent rolling when he falls asleep. His head is back so his little white chin is getting sun, his paws are curled up in pleasure and his back legs are outstretched. Sam feels completely safe.
September 27, 2026 at 11:36 PM
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newsjennifer.bsky.social
I think it’s fair to say that the student journalists at Cornell are braver than the news networks who just gave up on their WH pool ban even though CNN is still being denied access.
www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...
EDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We Will
The Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies.
www.cornellsun.com
September 27, 2026 at 4:00 AM
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foxfeather.bsky.social
Today’s wildlife rehab loot box contained:
• 1 mildly offended juvenile eagle

He’s here for emergency care after a car strike, but he would like to file a formal complaint about the Uber ride, packaging, delivery, and bedside manner. One star to all. 🪶
A disgruntled juvenile bald eagle with one wing dropped, sitting in a cardboard box for transport
September 27, 2026 at 3:14 PM
shadowmaat.bsky.social
ICE told to halt non-criminal arrests? LOL! As far as they're concerned EVERYONE they target is a criminal. Why else would they be targeted? /sarcasm
September 27, 2026 at 2:09 PM