PSA: HOW SMALL DECISIONS MAKE BIG IMPACTS. Sometimes it might feel like your one singular choice couldn't possibly make a difference, but as part of a collective movement, it DOES make a difference! @libro.fm @bookshop.org #indiebookstores #shopesmall #yourchoicesmatter #booksky

When enshittification comes for science, institutions need to band together to embrace new platforms. #OAWeek www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

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hey canadian friends you can tell the govt what you think about AI (🚮)! survey closes at the end of the month. it's a tad long but worth it. #CanPoli ised-isde.canada.ca/site/ised/en...

#HeadsUp Google's translations of gutenberg offerings are surprisingly readable. Good way to peruse bks that haven't been translated. Many of which are surprisingly good.

A Dictionary of Words Invented to Name Emotions We All Feel, But Don’t Yet Have a Name For: Vemödalen, Sonder, Chrysalism & Much More

This week on the podcast, Donovan Hohn speaks with Brenda Wineapple, longtime member of the Lapham’s Quarterly editorial board. www.laphamsquarterly.org/content/epis...

Facial recognition technology gives the government unprecedented power to track our every move. Nine municipalities in Mass have passed local laws protecting privacy and racial justice–but everyone deserves protection. Tell lawmakers to finish the job: mobilize.aclum.org/a/regulate-f...

The U.S. and the Philippines are the only two countries with a for-profit bail industry, says civil rights lawyer @equalityalec.bsky.social. The insistence that people in pre-trial detention pay to get out of jail leads to "millions of coerced guilty pleas" by poor people each year, he says.

War remnants and unexploded ordnance in Gaza are among the most dangerous things today. Many children have been martyred as a result of the explosion of unexploded ordnance. I wish an international team would come to Gaza to solve this very terrible problem. Our children like all children world

Isla Pedrosa (Spain) This small peninsula is just over 205 yards. In the 19th century, it was home to a lazaretto for sailors suffering from tropical diseases and served as a quarantine station. (1/3) #PhantomsFriday #FolkyFriday #folklore #horror #ghosts #ParanormalSky #HorrorWriter

Fucking great rabbithole. wiby.me

Elon Musk spent $291M electing Trump. In exchange, Trump allowed him to gut the federal agencies investigating and regulating his companies. Now he’s building a robot army that he wants to control with little oversight. This should terrify you. No Kings means no oligarchs too

I'm new here (at least new to being active). I'm an editor and writer, and I'm looking connect with other #booknerds. Who should I be following? Who wants to connect? #amwriting #buildingcommunity (are hashtags still a thing?) #writingcommunity #nonfictionwriter #poet

#TheDiplomat on Netflix. Propaganda seems to be on the rise. I can see how someone might conclude that The Diplomat normalizes government murder. Personally, I think the series probes characters that are in a position of responsibility and the boundaries they feel empowered to cross.

New #ebook at Project Gutenberg: A journey to the world under-ground by Nicholas Klimius https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77109

#wolseywriters The BBC Writers Open Call submissions window runs between Tuesday 4th November 2025 at noon and Tuesday 2nd December 2025 at noon. Drama or Comedy/Drama scripts written for Film, TV, Radio, Stage or Children’s TV/Radio scripts, minimum of 30 pages. www.bbc.co.uk/writers/oppo...

HEDDA: Tessa Thompson is terrific in Nia DaCosta’s captivating Henrik Ibsen adaptation. Vibrating with energy and boasting a delightful double dolly shot that gives Spike Lee a run for his money, you should go see it in theaters starting today 📽️ My review: theplaylist.net/hedda-review...

FYI: Watch a new sneak peek at the first episode of ANNE RICE'S TALAMASCA: THE SECRET ORDER, which premieres on AMC+ on October 26.

I honestly had no idea this was happening. Which is probably on me, but oof. Anyway! This is good!

Last March, the Trump administration abruptly halted the sharing of battlefield intelligence with Kyiv. Seven intelligence and security officials we spoke to said that's driving Europe’s spy agencies to move faster — and closer — than ever before. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/euro...

Ever imagined what it would be like to fall in love in 19th-century England? Well, with this Jane Austen inspired board game, you can.

Millions of women and children are at risk of losing food benefits, all thanks to the government shutdown.

As a reminder, with the government shut down, food banks are about to be overrun. if you have a few dollars to spare, consider giving it to your local food bank. They can stretch dollars into meals better than we can imagine.

Support the 2026 @apexmag.bsky.social Kickstarter! Apex publishes amazing SF, dark fantasy, and horror and we need their stories now more than ever. I'll give an Apex gift subscription and dedication to one random person who promotes this Kickstarter! 1/ www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

New #ebook at Project Gutenberg: The red terror in Russia by Sergey Petrovich Melgounov https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77104

Looks like an interesting read.

If it’s playing in your area do not miss the chance to see this in a theater, it is a beautiful personal brilliant phantasmagoria. You heard me. I used the PH word.

IT: Welcome to Derry showrunners Brad Caleb Kane and Jason Fuchs chat about bringing this classic story to television.

I am delighted and honoured to say that my second novel RAKESFALL has won the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction! vajra.me/2025/10/21/r...

The selectors said: "Rakesfall is an extraordinary achievement in science fiction, and a titanic work of art.” You can read the panel's full statement and watch Chandrasekera's acceptance speech here: www.ursulakleguin.com/prize25

LOCATING A VAMPIRE GRAVE according to folk belief, you should lead a WHITE HORSE around the graveyard. Horses are thought to be sensitive to spirits thus the horse will refuse to step over the grave of a VAMPIRE. Ideally, a virgin boy should ride the horse! #31DaysOfHalloween #FairytaleTuesday

Tonight! Join is at 6pm PT for the start of a two-parter of Curseborne, the new RPG from Onyx Path Publishing. Featuring Alexandra Pitchford, Lex Burney, Cora Holiman, and @erinmevans.bsky.social with Storyguide Travis Legge! A world of horror and curses awaits! twitch.tv/dungeonscraw...

New #ebook at Project Gutenberg: She who sleeps by Sax Rohmer https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77092

There is still time to register! Librarians, in celebration of #OAWeek, join Duke University Press and @mitpress.bsky.social for a webinar introducing our collection within MIT Press's Direct to Open (D2O) program. Wednesday, 10/22 1:00 PM Eastern. Register here: buff.ly/5LbRSkj

#Screamers (1995) Didn't see it when it came out. I think I thought it was a 'Tremors' knockoff or something. Well, I recently took a chance. Can't say I loved as a whole, but I was impressed w Weller's performance and I am convinced that a really good remake is possible.

On the Twisted Trail of Bram Stoker’s Notes for ‘Dracula’ Bram Stoker’s creative process behind his iconic Gothic novel was shrouded in mystery for nearly a century. ✒️ 📘 bit.ly/4nVl4Gx

Look, it’s really straightforward to get a publisher as a new name indie in 2025. Simply do 95% of the work making and marketing your game, and if your metrics are trending towards almost certain success, a publisher will swoop in to promise the remaining 5%, deliver 3%, and collect 75%

“Average musician makes $12 a month on Spotify. The fact that they are not even able to sell a record and it’s taken from them by rich motherfuckers on streaming platforms who get paid royally by record labels,Ticketmaster, merch companies. They’re all fucking getting paid, except for the musician.”

Thieves stole priceless jewels from the world-famous Louvre in Paris in a daring heist early Sunday that forced the museum to close for the day, officials said

#writing considering a far future #cyberpunk story about the replacement of hundreds of thousands of high paying government jobs w AI contractors, which doesn't result in cost savings but does result in private $$$ donations to the regimes plan to turn Puerto Rico into a sex museum and resort.

Doug Ford plays mall cop for Home Depot while letting wage thieves rip off Ontario workers with impunity www.thestar.com/news/gta/wor... #onlab #onpoli

In a major investigation, a young reporter uncovers a powerful technology used to spy on thousands of people across the world. This week, with our friends at @revealnews.org, we join 13 other news outlets to expose the secrets of a global surveillance empire.

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#ttrpg used to watch a lot of gameplay while writing. But have become increasingly bored as of late. Entertainment is always subjective but it feels like players are forgetting that it's supposed to be fun. Even in games w legit interesting DMs. Might as well watch a #LaundryListReading.

"[This] Texas case reveals precisely the strategies the Trump administration will use, with the assistance of state forces, to target whole movements and communities with prosecutorial overreach and a logic of guilt by association."

Lunchtime walk. #LunchtimeWalk

Military Plans to Fire Artillery Over California Freeway on Saturday www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...

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