Definitely have to recommend the Kindom Trilogy sci-fi series by @dr-bethany-jacobs.bsky.social ! Titles in order are: - These Burning Stars - On Vicious Worlds - This Brutal Moon Some non-spoilery details on the first volume are at Kirkus Reviews.

I sat next to a cute guy on a bus trip to Philadelphia.

My dad let me know this morning he found @leanderalphabet.bsky.social 's new book "very informative, especially about the coaching." He then bought me a copy so I could read it too (my library hold hasn't come in yet). Thanks Leander!

How long do I have to wait for a package "Awaiting Carrier Pickup" before I ask the seller about it? It's been two weeks.

Are you a disabled/trans/GNC/woman streamer or content creator that plays Final Fantasy XIV? Long-time player or just start? Drop a reply with a link to your channel and whatever you'd like to share about yourself!

My husband has a family of foxes living just outside his office window and he’s getting nothing else done this.

@paulandstorm.bsky.social for the next live rendition of The Pirate's Wife's Lament

In the end, Hungarians showed us not only how to beat a thuggish nationalist, but also how to defeat our own stubborn cynicism. Set some Google news alerts. Get a little invested. The future can still be ours. Nothing is inevitable.

Splashdown!

I have, by the way, started crying now with relief and joy. It looks like the Apollo capsule.

Now we all just collectively hope together. ❤️ #Artemis

Today there’s a one-day flash sale of A PLAGUE OF GIANTS in Ebook—perfect poor to dive into the Seven Kennings trilogy! Just $1.99 to get into a (gasp!) completed epic fantasy trilogy with giants & krakens & all sorts of critters that’s anti colonial and anti authoritarian, etc! Check it out, eh?

Loved This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me? Get more with a free Doran Arvel bonus scene on the blog ilona-andrews.com/blog/bonus-s... Powerful. Dangerous. The world at his feet. Until Maggie. Golden Knight art by the immensely talented helena.illustrate

"Morphenomenal: How the Power Rangers Conquered the World" is available for an all-time low price of $8.90 on Amazon right now! Any purchases/reviews/sharing/etc. helps a lot (will share more in replies)! Thanks to any and all. ⚡️ www.amazon.com/Morphenomena...

“go back to the moon but this time we have really good cameras” was a fantastic idea

Nothing like the panic of a parent calling in the middle of the day. (Mom got a new phone and can't access her voice mail. No one's in the hospital.)

Senator Tina Smith also took the green line! #nokings

Sports isn’t geopolitics, but god bless the World Baseball Classic

Wednesday siren followed by genuine fire truck sirens was a little confusing for a moment.

Cached US #KindleBookGiveaway: 10 copies of A Deadly Education (The Scholomance Book 1) by @naominovik.bsky.social, which I *have* and *have enjoyed* and *have given out before*. I bought this set on my birthday, so happy birthday ten people!

Revenge of the Nerds (1984) is not a great movie & I suspect it has aged BADLY, but it was, for its time, kind of radical for the idea that everyone, no matter how weird or socially awkward (or smart) they are, deserves dignity & not being harassed & a place to belong. Rest in peace, Mr. Carradine.

The Pointless, Yet Poignant, Crisis of a Co-Ed by Dar Williams youtu.be/V5-MTBh-Wc4?...

Hey, I know Amazon fucking sucks but right now you can get MORPHENOMENAL for an all-time low price over there. (It's cheaper than my author cost directly from the publisher!) www.amazon.com/Morphenomena...

"We'll take it from here, Alex"

ICE thinks Minnesotans will eventually give up, it’s like they’re unfamiliar with Vikings fandom

Sprinters make the best bobsledders

MORPHENOMENAL: HOW THE POWER RANGERS CONQUERED THE WORLD is now available for under $15 (with coupon) for the first time. @preternia.com @wario64.bsky.social www.amazon.com/Morphenomena...

I dunno, reading DHS statements in full on the air might not be the best move.

For folks wondering why they keep hearing about the First Minnesota, and its role in saving the Union during the Battle of Gettysburg, this historian broke down what happened and how the First's memory is still honored in the state:

The great @usefulnoise.bsky.social made a request that we all write something about what life in Minnesota is like for folks who live elsewhere or might be outside our normal neighbothis-Bluesky footprint. So I went to cursed Facebook and wrote this. Maybe it will help you share your own thoughts.

A few months ago, ICE hired me I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!" My latest for Slate

The rage that has to exist in the average Minnesotan to watch someone stuck on an icy hill and STAND BY AND TAUNT THEM

@mikechenwriter.bsky.social I got an ARC of The Photonic Effect, but my husband is showing me DS9 for the first time. We're in season 1. Do I need to get to season 5 of DS9 before reading the book?

I'm running a Video Game Voice Acting workshop in 9 days, and we currently have two people signed up 👀 ✨So, you wanna be an NPC?✨ Handling those small character roles in games on the fly, adapting to game style and genre Info: tinyurl.com/3u9x8cwn Reposts appreciated! #voiceacting #gameaudio

if you do not want to watch the video, go to settings > content and media and uncheck the "autoplay videos and gifs" box right now

This game is bananas. And I am here for it.

Cartoon: Spock and Doug McKenzie. Because :)

This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)

Cached US #KindleBookGiveaway: 10 copies of Hounded (with two bonus short stories): Book One of The Iron Druid Chronicles by @kevinhearne.bsky.social, which I *have* and *have read*, although not the two bonus short stories. This sale was promoted b the author!

Okay what the actual fuck this actually looks hilarious youtu.be/ZfNLApPCa8E

It's clear from the article that ICE is *miserable* here. They're freezing their asses off and being harassed everywhere they go. Property managers aren't allowing them access to rental properties and people know their rights and aren't letting them in. KEEP IT UP.

Fidget pendants are back in stock! For immediate shipping: carnelian, rose quartz, blue goldstone, tiger's eye. oishiny.etsy.com/listing/1604... (If you want a different stone, see previous posts upthread.) Last chance for US Xmas shipping is Thursday night, 11th Dec, to go out Fri morning.

One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential

This is as expected. What we're not gonna do is give up on Texas. It is not a red state, it is a vote suppressed and gerrymandered state. Our job now in caring for each other is to find out how we can help get out the vote in Texas. I suggest following @andreagrimes.com

After literal decades of fearing that I would never be published, today marks the publication of This Brutal Moon, the final book in the Kindom Trilogy! I hope you love it as much as I do! @orbitbooks.bsky.social @awfulagent.bsky.social #thisbrutalmoon #thekindomtrilogy

Oh boy - I've got three exciting bootleg Advent Calendars for you all this year. Brace yourselves!