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Aleta
@aletamosquito.bsky.social
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Cis WW, happily married panro demi; into books, libraries, geology, cats, Wikipedia, Unitarian Universalism, TTRPGs... 🔵
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Aleta @aletamosquito.bsky.social · Nov 12
This was my pinned tweet for years. Now I put it here. #UU #UnitarianUniversalist #UnitarianUniversalism #Love
A photo of plants that may be lotus, with large leaves and a mostly closed pink blossom. Text says, "As Unitarian Universalists, we are held accountable to LOVE not sin. -Doug Zelinski"
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A graphic for Transgender Day of Remembrance shows three stylized candles in the colors of the transgender flag (two blue and one pink) against a dark background. Centred at the top is bold white text that reads: “TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE”.
November 20, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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uncannymagazine.bsky.social
ICYMI! Reading 2025 fiction?

Try the novelette "When He Calls Your Name" by Catherynne M. Valente @catvalente.bsky.social!

You can read it here!

buff.ly/7yvICQy
The cover for Uncanny Magazine Issue 65, “The Duet"" by Nilah Magruder: Two women sit at a piano. One is wearing a lilac dress with a locket around her neck, her skin is a dark shade and her hair white. Next to her, the second woman is wearing a red dress, and has black hair worn up in a bun-like style. Her head and hand are not attached to her body, giving the impression that she is not human but a robot of some kind. Both are smiling as they play together. The quote reads: "There’s nights in the deep end of summer so hot and thick and wet you can feel the dark wrinkling up your fingers like bathwater—and my last night breathing was one of those. 2 a.m. came to ring my bell and found me perfectly awake, swinging back and forth on a hanging sweetheart bench with a faded pink and yellow tulip pattern on the cushion."
November 18, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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mineralcup.bsky.social
Introducing our #OreCup winner and IMA Ore Mineral of the Year, #COPPER!
Ore Mineral of the Year Copper — Mineral Cup & Ore Cup
Native copper in a prehnite-lined vug from Michigan, USA. Credit: David M. Maietta
www.mineralcup.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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elissamalespina.bsky.social
AI is now being used to “flag” school library books.
The new CLCD tool, Class-Shelf Plus v3, may speed up censorship under the guise of efficiency.

This development should alarm every librarian and educator. #TLSky #EduSkyAi #libraries #censorship open.substack.com/pub/aischool...
The Most Dangerous AI Tool for Libraries Yet
How Class-Shelf Plus v3 quietly turns censorship into an automated workflow and why every librarian should be alarmed.
open.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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edrabinski.bsky.social
Now available from my colleagues at @medgareverscollege.bsky.social! The Negro World Newspaper Collection, 1923-1925. Check out this fantastic digital collection here:

dcmny.org/do/004b7e44-...
dcmny.org
November 12, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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mineralcup.bsky.social
Congratulations to #OreCup winner and IMA Ore Mineral of the Year #Copper!
Ore Mineral of the Year Copper — Mineral Cup & Ore Cup
Native copper in a prehnite-lined vug from Michigan, USA. Credit: David M. Maietta
www.mineralcup.org
November 13, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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vincentledvina.bsky.social
NEW MEXICO HAS AURORA HAPPENING NOW! Every contiguous U.S. state and Alaska may see aurora tonight.

go.theauroraguy.com/webcams
November 12, 2025 at 1:41 AM
aletamosquito.bsky.social
This looks fun.
kayworx.bsky.social Kay Claire @kayworx.bsky.social · 12d
Just a few days left to grab this Itchio Bundle of 32 Trans books!

itch.io/b/3352/trans...

#booksky #lgbtqbooksky #queerlit #readers
Title: Trans People Take on the World, Nov 1-15 in Itchio 32 Book covers, background a sunset photo by Elise Carlson. The Strangers Sanctuary, S.E. Robertson What Lies Within, Issy Waldon Synthetic Sea, Franklyn S. Newton Non-Player Character, Veo Corva A Life in Too Many Margins, S.E. Thomson Like Salt and Whi Sky, Merlina Garance A Memory of Blood and Magic, K.N. Brindle My Personal Trainer Cracked My Egg, Fern V. Bedek Enemies to Enemies, Ash Kreider The Poison Fruits, E.M. Haegar The Thread That Binds, Cedar McCloud The Wings of Ashtaroth, Steve Hugh Westenra The Elysium Proposal, A.E. Bross Structural Integrity, Tabitha O'Connell Songs of Broken Bells, Lilly Lockwood Echo Sight, Cian Verath The Uncontinented Stars, Haden Cross Between You, Me and the Moonlit Sea, Linn Silver Secondhand Origin Storie, Lee Brontide Blood On The Snow, Finn McLellan Manipulators War, Elise Carlson Powder & Feathers, Johannes T. Evans Our Simulated Selves, Nikki Null All Roads Lead to This, Kay Claire 1000Lotuses, Lotuscarp.com First Rose, Jake Vanguard A Demon to Save Me, H.S. Kallinger Dragons Soul, J.F.R. Coates Garden of Rotten Roses, Nicole Hidalgo Name Her Holy, Aubrey Ennis Baker Thief, Claudie Arsenault Illusory, M.X. Misfits
November 11, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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snarkysteff.bsky.social
In case you didn’t see the original post. Just wow:
JOYCE CAROL OATES WUOTE TWEETING ELON MUSK: Joyce Carol Oates @JoyceCarolOates So curious that such a wealthy man never posts anything that indicates that he enjoys or is even aware of what virtually everyone appreciates— scenes from nature, pet dog or cat, praise for a movie, music, a book (but doubt that he reads); pride in a friend's or relative's accomplishment; condolences for someone who has died; pleasure in sports, acclaim for a favorite team; references to history. In fact he seems totally uneducated, uncultured. The poorest persons on Twitter may have access to more beauty & meaning in life than the "most wealthy person in the world." Elon Musk @elonmusk 9 .. You are a taker, not a maker. All you've done your whole life is take from the makers of the world. The zero-sum mindset you have is at the root of so much evil. Once you realize that civilization is not zero-sum and that it is about making far more than one consumes, then it becomes obvious that the path to prosperity for all is just let the makers make. Regarding Tesla, the reality is that I have been given nothing. However, if I lead Tesla to become the most valuable company in the world by far and it stays that way for 5 years, shareholders voted to award me 12% of what is built. Anyone who wants…
November 11, 2025 at 3:20 AM
aletamosquito.bsky.social
"Gagged" is a good thing? I am unfamiliar with this usage. If this were not written by the book's author, I'd assume it was by someone who hated the book. I am bemused...
November 11, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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This is Oakley. He has an injury that requires physical therapy and at-home massages. Luckily, his cat sibling River has been training his whole life for this. 14/10 for both
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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princetonupress.bsky.social
Congratulations to @lisasgardiner.bsky.social, who will be delivering a sold-out talk on Nov 17 at 6:30 pm EST for Lectures on Tap! We're looking forward to this great event and hearing about her astounding research and book, Reefs of Time.

Learn more about this timely title here: hubs.ly/Q03SrZN10
Reefs of Time: What Fossils Reveal about Coral Survival by Lisa S. Gardiner Lisa S. Gardiner
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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mineralcup.bsky.social
Last call for the #OreCup finals between #Copper and #Molybdenite!

Vote:
Vote in Ore Cup FINALS — Mineral Cup & Ore Cup
Pick the Ore Mineral of the Year! Voting for Copper vs Molybdenite will remain open for 48 hours. Credit: David M. Maietta and Harold Moritz
www.mineralcup.org
November 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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karidru.bsky.social
My difficulty this time is they can both be art supplies. :/
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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tanterei.bsky.social
#Copper is omnipresent nowadays, but I came around to liking #molybdenite more, so my vote goes to the dark horse of the race.
November 10, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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jetjocko.bsky.social
One thing to do, especially if you’re a science writer or editor, is when you have occasion to mention the names of the discoverers of the structure of DNA, just say “Watson, Crick, and Franklin.” No one can stop us, and it is correct.
November 7, 2025 at 9:52 PM
aletamosquito.bsky.social
I did. Have you voted yet? #OreCup #Copper versus #Molybdenite
November 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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mineralcup.bsky.social
#OreCup finals are between a pair of bewitching ore minerals that glitter and gleam. But only one can have your vote.

Will it be native copper or molybdenite? You’re running out of time to choose!

Vote:
Vote in Ore Cup FINALS — Mineral Cup & Ore Cup
Pick the Ore Mineral of the Year! Voting for Copper vs Molybdenite will remain open for 48 hours. Credit: David M. Maietta and Harold Moritz
www.mineralcup.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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mineralcup.bsky.social
Remember that the #OreCup final match between #Copper and #Molybdenite is running an extra-long 48 hours to catch weekday voters.

Twiddling your thumbs waiting? Give us feedback on our first mini-cup!
Ore Cup Players Survey — Mineral Cup & Ore Cup
This is our first Ore Cup, our first week-long mini-cup, and our first collaboration with the International Mineralogical Association. We’d love to get your feedback on what worked, what didn’t, and…
www.mineralcup.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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mineralcup.bsky.social
We’re in the final stretch of #OreCup!

Native #Copper is an ore so integral to our history that we named several eras after it and its alloys

#Molybdenite spent centuries tricking us into thinking it was something else entirely

Vote:
Vote in Ore Cup FINALS — Mineral Cup & Ore Cup
Pick the Ore Mineral of the Year! Voting for Copper vs Molybdenite will remain open for 48 hours. Credit: David M. Maietta and Harold Moritz
www.mineralcup.org
November 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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andersonmineral.bsky.social
The metamorphic mineral staurolite with its distinctive penetration twinning forming a cross. It’s positively delightful!! #MineralMonday #GeoscienceBluesky ⚒️🧪
Brown crystals forming a cross in white matrix. It sits on a black background. At the Sorbonne.
November 10, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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mytableforone.bsky.social
of all the things about this deal that are pissing me off this might have pissed me off the most
Pic of tweet "The Senate bill re-criminalizes hemp products with a hard cap of 0.4mg THC per container, which will eliminate full spectrum CBD products from the market."
November 10, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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bobbinewman.bsky.social
5 Inconvenient Facts About E-Books
1. e-books cost more, a lot more
2. Libraries license e-books under unsustainable terms
3. Platforms & publishers can use user data against you.
4. e-lending does not hurt book sales
5. The legal framework for e-lending is an unregulated frontier.
bit.ly/4nQsev0
5 Inconvenient Facts All Librarians Should Know About E-Books
During the Covid-19 pandemic, the promise of the digital library became clearer than ever. As physical doors closed, e-books offered a vital lifeline, foregrounding the incredible potential of on-d…
librarianth.home.blog
November 10, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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mineralcup.bsky.social
#OreCup Finals:
It’s copper ore native #Copper vs molybdenum (& rhenium) ore #Molybdenite. Both are shiny, but only one can be the Ore Mineral of the Year

Vote:
Vote in Ore Cup FINALS — Mineral Cup & Ore Cup
Pick the Ore Mineral of the Year! Voting for Copper vs Molybdenite will remain open for 48 hours. Credit: David M. Maietta and Harold Moritz
www.mineralcup.org
November 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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mineralcup.bsky.social
#OreCup Finals:
Native #Copper is the purest form of copper ore with a deep history with humans, while slippery #Molybdenite confounded us for centuries until sharing its secrets on how it enhances all it touches

Vote: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...

Results:
Results for Ore Cup Finals! — Mineral Cup & Ore Cup
Live results for the FINAL MATCH! This match will run for 48 hours .
www.mineralcup.org
November 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM