Every single one of these clips was taken today in downtown Portland. Portland doesn’t want or need a federal takeover. If Trump insists on sending federal “resources” he can start with funding health care, bridges, affordable housing, and wildfire protection to name a few.

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

we are currently OPEN for nonfiction subs until Oct. 15 and yes, it's true, we pay $100 per accepted essay so polish those deathly dealings and do the thing ⬇️💀🖤 psychopomp.com/the-deadland...

The Spooky Season is upon us. I, for one, welcome our macabre overlords.

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I keep forgetting BlueSky exists. Why is that? Is there a thing on BkueSky like BookTube or BookTok? I know of #booksky but that's just a hashtag, right? Same difference? nilaewhite.com/2025/09/03/b...

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A fossil from 247 million years ago was initially mistaken for an ancient fern. Recent research has now identified it as something never seen before: a new type of appendage on an ancient reptile. buff.ly/42yKSpG

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A flyby of Earth from the International Space Station. -Credits: NASA

Howdy folks! For you weekend reading pleasure, TANGLED VINES by PL Matthews is in this BookFunnel mix. Don't miss out! #booksky #freebies books.bookfunnel.com/fantasyscifi...

A slave seeking freedom discovers new family and a power like no other. 🦇 Winged cartographer 🗺️ Map-magic 🧭 Found family 🏔️ Epic journey 💰 Price drop this weekend! 🔖 Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0DNY9P6BY 💌 Barnes & Noble: books2read.com/u/bOkQXQ 📖 Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/22... [ 📚💙]

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☣️ post-apocalyptic future 👑 a tyrant king 🧪 a mysterious illness 🔥 slow burn romance (m/f; m/m later books) 🗡️ pov change every book 👾 book one is an SPSFC semi-finalist 🔖 series link: mybook.to/rSMw0 💌 itch.io link: itch.io/c/5583934/th... 📖 gr: www.goodreads.com/series/26074... [ 🪐📚 ] [ 📚💙 ]

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20-day TBR book challenge. Choose 20 books on your current TBR shelf (shelves), list, stack, e-list, library hold—wherever! One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no expectations, just covers! (19th) #BookSky #bookchallenge #20TBRbookchallenge

20-day TBR book challenge. Choose 20 books on your current TBR shelf (shelves), list, stack, e-list, library hold—wherever! One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no expectations, just covers! #BookSky #bookchallenge #20TBRbookchallenge

3 books I've read at least twice ✨ Nettle and Bone by T. Kingfisher ✨ The Road by Cormac McCarthy ✨ Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb

Vacation photo. It was stunning when I was there. Kind of boring now. AI images have ruined reality. 😕

I got Salmonweird by @chaoticauthor.online in the Narratess sale and it was so good! This felt like a crossover between BBC Ghosts and Death in Paradise - 4⭐s I would love to live in this village with all its historic ghosts! Review can be found here: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/21c7...

A slave seeking freedom discovers new family and a power like no other. 🦇 Winged cartographer 🗺️ Map-magic 🧭 Found family 🏔️ Epic journey 💰 Price drop this weekend! 🔖 Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0DNY9P6BY 💌 Barnes & Noble: books2read.com/u/bOkQXQ 📖 Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/22... [ 📚💙]

So after my pleasant indie book report yesterday...if you are an indie writer with a novella, novel, or collection out please feel free to post in reply and we can all celebrate indie books. My queer and BIPOC friends don't be shy. 🖤

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I saw someone say AI is useful because it generates ideas. My dude, I'm full of ideas. I have docs and docs marked under 'ideas.' I have outlines and fragments of stuff I might work on. Trunked stories galore. Even if I continue to write a novel a year for the next 40 years I won't run out of ideas.

This is your reminder to leave a review for that indie book you just read :)

Trying out some ad images. Good, bad, meh? nilaewhite.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...

✨ NEW RELEASE ✨ 📚 400+ pages 🥀 urban fantasy 🌃 set in washington state 🔥 slow burn 🤍 romance and angst 🗡️ demons and vampires 🔖 universal link: mybook.to/D3rL5 💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-wish-and... 📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

The Fabulist's next submissions window for short (up to 1,000 words) fantastical fiction opens June 3-4 ... please review our submissions guidelines for more details: fabulistmagazine.com/about/submis...

How I arrived on #BlueSky #joking

Zebrafish (Danio rerio) are one of the "big three" research animal models for studying embryonic development & regeneration. This is what the embryos look like under scanning electron microscopy. They look surprised 😮? What looks like 'eyes' here are actually nostrils.

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Let's normalise this

anaphora | repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses “Every breath you take Every move you make Every bond you break Every step you take I’ll be watching you” -The Police

It's easier to write than it is to let a Large Language Model barf something out and then spend the same amount of time editing as you would have simply writing it in the first place, and still have it be worse than what you would have done on your own

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Do you like gnomes? Then look no further! Another indie read I highly recommend. nilaewhite.com/2025/05/14/g...

‘Today I used gen AI to motivate me to write and tried ChatGPT to edit but I promise I’m a writer’ is gonna get you immediately on my block list, idgaf. I cannot express how done I am with folks calling themselves ‘writers’ while using a thievery machine for lazy polluters.

I'm still going to write my artisanal human books with artisanal human-made cover art. If AI-generated covers are your thing, I'm not your guy. I will pick cover art drawn in crayon by a three-year-old over AI covers anytime.

library.biblioboard.com/content/e540... My book is available on BiblioBoard for libraries in California. Check it out! 🙂

The National Park Service is seeking applicants for a job that puts a new spin on “remote work.” The agency is looking for people or groups interested in managing the 10-room Kettle Falls Hotel, a historic hotel along a wild stretch of the Canadian border, accessible only by boat or float plane.

I would be hugely appreciative of reposts on this as well. I am currently unemployed due to major back issues, and every little $2 book sale helps give my wife and I room to breathe. <3

Wootz steel originates in India around 1st century BCE. Its manufacture sounds like a magic spell: "Take magnetite ore (iron with strong magnetic banding), mix with charcoal made from bamboo & matura tea trees, then heat in a sealed clay crucible in a forge that harnesses the monsoon winds."

Dope! Forgot to post. If anyone is interested in getting a copy of Mapmaker--Book 1, it is only 99 cents right now. A bargain for a little adventure. 😊 www.amazon.com/Mapmaker-Tri...

Wow! I'm on YouTube! Check it out: youtu.be/FrLoOO3Xy0Q Many many thanks to #authorally #jqpublishing

Polite reminder that if you haven't voted, there's a week left until the BSFA awards. If you haven't, please consider my story 'The Personal Touch' for Audio Fiction. It's free to listen on all podcast players. open.spotify.com/episode/3FR9...

Stop using AI. Yes, even just for fun. AI is built on STOLEN images and text. That’s right: by using it, you’re stealing from your friends. There is NOT ethical generative AI. Bonus bullshit: it is HORRENOUS for the environment. (Yes, even the cutesy profile photo cartoon things.)

When the cappuccino, science and samosa are all good. @tridenthalifax.bsky.social