Edward Iglesias
@edwardiglesias.bsky.social
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Librarian, Academic Occultist, etc
@sofiesinclair.bsky.social
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Excellent recap on the problems inherent in personality tests.
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Here's Why Personality Tests ALWAYS Work*
YouTube video by SciShow
https://youtu.be/cnlL-7wp7MQ?si=3rGIYRT5u5mvan_k
4 days ago
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Richard Kadrey
8 days ago
Libraries and librarians saved my life more than once.
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Richard Kadrey
9 days ago
Every sentence is a future bestselling novel
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Really good video about the very real dangers of self censorship with euphemisms like seggs or corn.
youtu.be/iskCvr7_1ck?...
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The YouTube-ification of our vocabulary
YouTube video by Amy Shira Teitel
https://youtu.be/iskCvr7_1ck?si=_jvvFBU5R2YQcffF
13 days ago
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Richard Kadrey
19 days ago
What the holy fuck?
www.cnn.com/2026/03/23/c...
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Trump administration will pay a French company $1 billion in taxpayer funds to not build wind farms | CNN
The Trump administration announced it will pay nearly $1 billion to French energy giant TotalEnergies in exchange for the company abandoning plans to build offshore wind farms in the Atlantic Ocean an...
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/23/climate/trump-totalenergies-offshore-wind-cancellation?Date=20260323&Profile=CNN&utm_content=1774297192&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
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Richard Kadrey
24 days ago
You know what to do
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Eric Deggans
26 days ago
The Wrap is reporting Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav is set to make $887 million when the deal closes for Paramount to buy his company. So I guess that's the going rate for selling out democracy and a free press.
https://loom.ly/2gJjJoI
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David Zaslav to Get $887 Million Payout Under Warner Bros.-Paramount Deal
The $10 billion merger is expected to close by Sept. 30, pending shareholder and regulatory approval
https://www.thewrap.com/industry-news/business/warner-bros-discovery-david-zaslav-paramount-merger-payout/?wtid=Z0JIUE81d1YrdXVrdEJMbnVhZUNNK25jVjVaMm9KZFUxbHpTZmNKWUN5bz0%3D
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EveryLibrary
about 1 month ago
The Federal Government wants to take control of your local school libraries.
buff.ly/6Qxq5FS
#library
#libraries
#read
#reading
#book
#books
#lit
#literature
#author
#authors
#write
#writing
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PETITION: Don't Let the Federal Government Regulate Your Reading
Not one country's freedom and liberty has ever been increased by banning books.
https://buff.ly/6Qxq5FS
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Fantastic interview with
@mistressodette.bsky.social
The behind the scenes preparation involved with Medfet kink is astonishing and Odette is the best in so many ways.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpVW...
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Sacred & Subverse | Interviews— Ep. 1: Mistress Odette on Power, Consent & Healing Through Kink.
YouTube video by Domina Elara
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpVWrv_50ew
about 1 month ago
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@rubyrapture.bsky.social
side gig. Fighting dragons and taking names.
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about 1 month ago
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Richard Kadrey
about 1 month ago
Having worked with librarians on some of the weirdest research for my books, I can tell you that 99% of them would have loved this question.
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Richard Kadrey
about 2 months ago
Good morning and happy Twin Peaks Day. I'll see you in the trees.
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Dr Angela Puca
about 2 months ago
Honoured and delighted to have been included in the list of "10 Pagan Voices Shaping our Future" by historical magazine Green Egg. Thank you, Katrina Rasbold for the kind words about my project./
#paganism
#paganstudies
#pagan
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Richard Kadrey
about 2 months ago
This seemed too good to be true, so I checked it out and, yep, it's 100% real.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
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Eric Deggans
about 2 months ago
I find it amazing that Epstein’s most famous buddy in the U..K. has been stripped of his titles, arrested and investigated, while his most famous buddy in America is actually running the country. Sigh.
https://loom.ly/44Q9tNs
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Britain's ex-Prince Andrew is arrested on suspicion of misconduct over Epstein ties
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/19/nx-s1-5719098/former-prince-andrew-arrested-on-suspicion-of-misconduct-in-public-office-reports
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Forgot today was President's Day and I have it off. Drove into work and no one was there. Now I'm trying to figure out how I feel. Yay, no work! Or, why didn't they tell me, I could've slept late.
about 2 months ago
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Peter Sagal
about 2 months ago
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...
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Inside the Debacle That Led to the Closure of El Paso’s Airspace
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/us/politics/el-paso-airspace-closure-faa-pentagon.html?unlocked_article_code=1.MFA.sYH_.O6uHoiYkZzSS
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Dr. David Pecotić
2 months ago
You can resolve to live your life with integrity. Let your credo be this: Let the lie come into the world, let it even triumph. But not through me. -
#AleksandrSolzhenitsyn
, 1972 Nobel Lecture
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EveryLibrary
2 months ago
Is book banning contributing to declining literacy rates?
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Access denied: How banning books reduces reading volume and achievement
KINGSTON, R.I. – Nov. 4, 2025 – Is book banning contributing to declining literacy rates? That’s the question addressed in a new paper by Danielle Dennis, dean of the University of Rhode Island…
https://buff.ly/PK7GiDc
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Daniel Bellingradt
2 months ago
“The era of hiding behind servers is over”.
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Richard Kadrey
2 months ago
America 2026!
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A Voice Crying in the Wilderness
2 months ago
You know what to do...
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Daniel Bellingradt
2 months ago
You see a page from the past with a lasting impression: this manuscript page from the 1490s is made of parchment, and an
#astrolabe
that was included into the binding of the manuscript left this shadow of the astronomical instrument behind. 1/2
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Anna Ciaunica PhD
2 months ago
arxiv.org/abs/2601.21016
New preprint with
@erikjbekkers.bsky.social
!
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Unplugging a Seemingly Sentient Machine Is the Rational Choice -- A Metaphysical Perspective
Imagine an Artificial Intelligence (AI) that perfectly mimics human emotion and begs for its continued existence. Is it morally permissible to unplug it? What if limited resources force a choice betwe...
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.21016
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Plans for tomorrow?
2 months ago
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Was dying trying to dig out my truck when a nice guy with a snow plow offered to clear the street side.
#randomacts
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2 months ago
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Really powerful speech by Avgi Saketopoulo.
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Avgi Saketopoulou
YouTube video by Townsend Center for the Humanities
https://youtu.be/XuB15b8Eg-k
3 months ago
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Made kale chips, mashed potatoes and chicken stock. Another day and there may be sourdough.
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3 months ago
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Eric Deggans
3 months ago
NYTimes analysis of the fatal shooting by ICE officers contradicts many statements from the administration.
https://loom.ly/y12tEu8
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Timeline: How the Shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti Unfolded
A moment-by-moment analysis of video from the scene shows that Mr. Pretti was already restrained when fatal shots were fired, which appears to contradict the federal government’s account of the event.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/01/24/us/minneapolis-shooting-alex-pretti-timeline.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HFA.8nI_.XqyKFhMttMW5&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Richard Kadrey
3 months ago
It's time to primary these cowards
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I posted something shitty.
open.substack.com/pub/edwardig...
3 months ago
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I sharpened my chef's knife. It worked. It is now sharp enough to cut through the pit of an avocado. While I'm holding it. cutting my hand. Be careful, there are consequences for doing your job well.
3 months ago
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Dr Surekha Davies, Historical Monster Consultant (she/her)
3 months ago
@katemanne.bsky.social
's vital words: "The scenario is not so far from that deservedly famous line of Margaret Atwood’s: men fear women laughing at them. Women fear men killing them, because she dared to laugh at him." 1/2
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3 months ago
In today's "something I heard that was too stupid to be true but, on my god, it is" I leave you with this.
www.politico.eu/article/fran...
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France delays G7 to avoid clash with White House cage fighting on Trump’s birthday
French President Emmanuel Macron’s office said the new schedule is “the result of our consultations with G7 partners.”
https://www.politico.eu/article/france-delay-g7-white-house-donald-trump-birthday/
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Richard Kadrey
3 months ago
Good morning What a great week. I'm doing great. You're doing great. We're all doing great.
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EveryLibrary
3 months ago
Show that Americans love their libraries! 👉 Like 👉 Follow 👉 Share
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So the original Barbarella is free on Prime. Not a bad way to spend NYE.
3 months ago
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Having not left the house since,Xmas eve, I am going out in search of supplies. Wish me luck.
3 months ago
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Richard Kadrey
3 months ago
Pull up a chair and pour yourself a drink (yes, we have ginger ale and Coke if you're alcohol-free). There's plenty of room at this inn.
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Prisonculture
4 months ago
www.wweek.com/arts/books/2...
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Literary Trend We Loved: Resistance Zines
Portland’s zine culture stepped up in 2025, offering all manner of community action resources and supports.
https://www.wweek.com/arts/books/2025/12/23/literary-trend-we-loved-resistance-zines/
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Great lecture on the history of Hecate by Professor Ronald Hutton
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Hecate: Mistress of Magic - Ronald Hutton
YouTube video by Gresham College
https://youtu.be/kZxivBBtBTA
4 months ago
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@sofiesinclair.bsky.social
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4 months ago
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@rubyrapture.bsky.social
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4 months ago
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TIL about the Hidebehind.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBH_...
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What Lumberjacks Fear Most in the Deep Woods
YouTube video by Storied
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBH_8x7zTS0
4 months ago
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Senator Bernie Sanders
4 months ago
I will be pushing for a moratorium on the construction of data centers that are powering the unregulated sprint to develop & deploy AI. The moratorium will give democracy a chance to catch up, and ensure that the benefits of technology work for all of us, not just the 1%.
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It's Time for a Moratorium on Data Centers | Sen. Bernie Sanders
YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders
https://youtu.be/f40SFNcTOXo?si=j-FlGZMt-V4sr7Wx
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Dahlia Snow ⛓️ Oakland Bay Area
4 months ago
Today is International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. Go learn the history of this day
wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_to_End_Violence_Against_Sex_Workers
And then go make a sex worker in your life’s day better. Clients and allies put your money where your mouth is!
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International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_to_End_Violence_Against_Sex_Workers
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@miriamanzovin.bsky.social
I am saddened these depictions of Judith were left out of the last episode. Perhaps in part 2?
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4 months ago
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Richard Kadrey
4 months ago
In honor of us having a delightful light snow day in Pittsburgh, here's a present for you. Open it right away. But alone. In a locked room. Soundproof if possible. Just be patient and listen to the pretty music. The real present comes at the end.
#PulpSabotage
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Dan Savage
4 months ago
If clowns raped kids as often as preachers raped kids it would be against the law to take your kids to the circus.
www.joemygod.com/2025/12/illi...
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Illinois Pastor Arrested On Child Porn Charge [VIDEO] - Joe.My.God.
Champaign’s CBS affiliate reports: The Mattoon Police Department arrested the pastor of a local church for child pornography. The Coles County State’s Attorney’s Office filed the Class X felony agains...
https://www.joemygod.com/2025/12/illinois-pastor-arrested-on-child-porn-charge-video/
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