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Pablo Valcarcel
@awakedreamer.bsky.social
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Author (Rep: @julieacrisp.bsky.social),
DREAM OF THE JET-BLACK CITY - May '26 from @zaffrebooks.bsky.social
Odyssey '16, Codex, Innovation Coach, Larper and roleplayer. https://linktr.ee/awakedreamer
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Pablo Valcarcel @awakedreamer.bsky.social · Feb 26
Very excited to announce that Dream of the Jet-Black City has been acquired by Bonnier Books. When they tell you that @julieacrisp.bsky.social is a fantastic agent, you best believe it!!!
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anildash.com
I give Catholic bishops a hard time often for all the obvious reasons, but this is beautiful and loving, and I'm deeply grateful to hear it. This can change hearts and save lives.
josephpolitano.bsky.social Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 4d
Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
November 14, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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edelrh7.bsky.social
Convincing you to read Gar's novel by his first sentence and my first chapter art.

#thedungeonbook #garethhanrahan #dragon
Ink painting of a dragon with a wounded eye coiled around the crib of a sleeping infant.
November 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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devinmadson.bsky.social
TorUK are giving my baby a whole new face for the paperback release in Feb! isn’t he a pretty boy? 😍
a graphic of a book showing the new UK paperback cover for The Gentleman and his Vowsmith by Rebecca Ide. it’s a magenta background with fancy pale blue swirls in each corner, pale blue silhouettes of two men back to back in the centre and the title in big yellow letters. it’s very regency romance but gay, and there are two cover quotes, one from Freya Marske that says “a piece of magic in itself” and one from C.S Pacat that says “a delectable read”
November 13, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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drnwillburger.bsky.social
It's time for #Caturday and a timeline cleanse!

A terracotta figurine of a #cat playing the harp.

From #Egypt, #Roman period, late 1st century AD.

On display at Museum August Kestner, Hannover.

Have a lovely #weekend!

📷 me

🏺
Fragment of a yellowish-brown clay figurine depicting a cat playing a harp. The cat is upright, with detailed facial features and textured fur, holding the harp to its side. The surface shows signs of wear and age, and the piece is displayed on a clear stand.
November 8, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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bycheve.bsky.social
Esto lo cuelgo de vez en cuando.
Una web en la que se ve un mapamundi con todos los relámpagos (Y la onda expansiva del sonido de los truenos) en tiempo real (con unos segundos de lag).
Mola mucho.
www.lightningmaps.org#m=ses;t=3;s=...;
Real Time Lightning Map
See lightning strikes in real time across the planet. Free access to maps of former thunderstorms. By Blitzortung.org and contributors.
www.lightningmaps.org
November 6, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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johngwynneauthor.bsky.social
The Shadow of the Gods is in the 99p kindle deal at the moment. Join the shield-wall… amzn.eu/d/6gK2Fn5
November 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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davekeating.substack.com
It's important for Europeans, and others from visa-waiver countries, to understand they don't have freedom of speech rights when visiting the United States.

The Trump regime is still deporting visitors for critical comments made online, because they can.
How My Reporting on the Columbia Protests Led to My Deportation
As an Australian who wrote about the demonstrations while on campus, I gave my phone a superficial clean before flying to the U.S. I underestimated what I was up against.
www.newyorker.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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rossignol.bsky.social
This also goes some way to explain why, given that there's a centre left party in power, and centre left parties take over 50%+ of the vote in polling, we *still* end up with centre-right talking points. First past the post is robbery and gross distortion of influence.
chadbourn.bsky.social Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 14d
New YouGov poll. Could see the Tories in fifth place very soon.

REF: 27% (-)
LAB: 20% (+3)
CON: 16% (-1)
GRN: 16% (-)
LDEM: 15% (-)
November 4, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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cornellwriter.bsky.social
I’m one of the lecturers this series. Don’t miss your chance to sign up!
odysseyworkshop.bsky.social Odyssey Workshop @odysseyworkshop.bsky.social · 16d
If you have graduated from or applied to Your Personal Odyssey, the Odyssey Writing Workshop, or an Odyssey Online Class, you are eligible to register for our latest series of lectures and Q&As. DEADLINE TOMORROW, 11/2! For more information, contact ypospecialevents@gmail.com
#writingtips
November 2, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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drgonzo123.bsky.social
Me on Nov 1
November 2, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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drgonzo123.bsky.social
Ok. That’s just fucking ridiculously cute.
October 27, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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lavidagata.bsky.social
The only prominent European leader who will stand up to Trump, which is what’s needed, is Spain’s Pedro Sánchez (Macron used to). So other Euro leaders are mad - at Sánchez & not at Trump or at selves for giving in.
Fascinating read by @davekeating.substack.com
open.substack.com/pub/davekeat...
Pedro Sanchez wants EU independence. EU leaders are trying to silence him.
Conservative European leaders are reportedly preparing to ambush Spain's prime minister at tomorrow's European Council summit, chastising him for refusing to toe the line on Trump's NATO demands.
open.substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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davekeating.substack.com
Spain just announced €6.9 billion in defence spending. The problem? They're buying weapons from a Spanish provider.

The US military-industrial complex doesn't like that.

As Sanchez talks of an EU army, he's chastised by other 🇪🇺leaders for not giving in to Trump's command to spend more on 🇺🇸weapons.
Pedro Sanchez wants EU independence. EU leaders are trying to silence him.
Conservative European leaders are reportedly preparing to ambush Spain's prime minister at tomorrow's European Council summit, chastising him for refusing to toe the line on Trump's NATO demands.
davekeating.substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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helrik.bsky.social
Rol en vivo por escenas del bueno.

Echa un vistazo al proyecto Raven - A Gothic Campaign and New Cursed Adventures de Shadowlands Games en @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/sha...
Raven - A Gothic Campaign and New Cursed Adventures
Expand the unique Raven gameplay with a new gothic campaign and a new book of ready-to-play scenarios
www.kickstarter.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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johnj.bsky.social
The second highly recommended epic fantasy series by an agency client, Lands of the Firstborn by @mytholder.bsky.social , which opens with THE SWORD DEFIANT:

www.orbit-books.co.uk/titles/garet...
The Sword Defiant
'Hanrahan's outstanding first outing in the Lands of the Firstborn series will thrill fantasy readers' Booklist, starred review THE SWORD CARES NOT WHO IT...
www.orbit-books.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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drgonzo123.bsky.social
In the US, I paid 28k a year for a WA gold family healthcare plan. When my son broke his leg (normal break), we ended up paying 18k out of pocket.

In Canada in the last year our family has had:
-Two MRIs
-Multiple X-rays and scans
-Heart stress test
-Multiple surgical procedures

Here's my bill:
October 15, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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decomposedmaw.bsky.social
cat and leaf boat #pixel #pixelart #animated
October 15, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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teresaribera.ec.europa.eu
So true! Do not expect wealth creation, prosperity or competitiveness if decisions are not climate proof.
Prof Stern and @dpcarrington.bsky.social on a very timely message.
Worth reading, specially by all those looking for excuses to delay climate action.
dpcarrington.bsky.social Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · Oct 13
Climate action is the only economic growth story of 21st century, says leading economist Lord Stern

- Fossil-fuelled growth is futile as the damage it causes ends in economic self-destruction

#climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Climate investment is growth opportunity of 21st century, says economist
Lord Stern says fossil-fuelled growth is futile as the damage it causes ends in economic self-destruction
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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emiliodelgado.bsky.social
El científico del CSIC Emilio Santiago Muiño poniendo a Vox en su sitio ayer en el congreso.
October 10, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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pilowsky.me
Really wish that all the academics rightfully denouncing Trump’s coercive “compact” for universities would mention the fact that it would require universities to viciously discriminate against trans students and students of color. Academic freedom is important, but it’s not the only value at stake.
October 7, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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why.bsky.team
My unified theory of political discourse centers around the fact that the quote post was invented in 2015
March 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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lindenalewis.bsky.social
I’m the trans author of THE FIRST SISTER trilogy, a staunchly anti-fascist dictator-killing queer book series 🖤

www.simonandschuster.com/series/The-F...
Six book covers for The First Sister trilogy in the US and UK
October 4, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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sashotodorov.bsky.social
One of the funnier things about Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 is that, in universe, Henry is basically a black hole crashing Kuttenberg's economy by vacuuming up all of the available currency and never really spending it.
September 30, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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drnereide.bsky.social
🧵
Question: "If chimps are so much like us, why are they endangered while humans dominate the globe?"

Goodall: "Well, in some ways we're not successful at all. We're destroying our home. That's not a bit successful."

— #JaneGoodall, 3 Apr. 1934 - 1 Oct. 2025

#ForeverInspiring #LegacyOfHope 🧪
The photo features Jane Goodall and infant chimpanzee Flint reach out to touch each other's hands. Flint was the first infant born at Gombe (Tanzania) after Jane arrived. With him, she had a great opportunity to study chimp development. Photo source: https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/jane-goodall/
October 1, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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melissacaruso.bsky.social
OH HEY the US Kindle edition of THE OBSIDIAN TOWER is on sale for $2.99 today, if you want to get your spooky castle/queer found family/murder and explosions/pacey plot twisty escapism on!

www.amazon.com/Obsidian-Tow...

Also on sale at B&N! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-obsidi...

Usually Kobo too!
The Obsidian Tower (Rooks and Ruin Book 1)
The Obsidian Tower (Rooks and Ruin Book 1) - Kindle edition by Caruso, Melissa. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Obsidian Tower (Rooks and Ruin Book 1).
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September 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM