Lisa
@deargeekplace.bsky.social
Scottish book nerd. Queer. She/her. Co-host of @wyrdandwonder.bsky.social and @scifimonth.bsky.social. Sometimes remembers to write stuff.
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Lisa
@deargeekplace.bsky.social
· Jan 6
OK, let’s see if I can keep this thread up this time - #BooksOf2025 begins with WHAT DOESN’T BREAK by Cassandra Khaw.
This Critical Role novel may need a lot of context, but as a longtime CR fan and a massive Laudna fan, I deeply enjoyed it - even when it made me sad. Fantastic choice of author.
This Critical Role novel may need a lot of context, but as a longtime CR fan and a massive Laudna fan, I deeply enjoyed it - even when it made me sad. Fantastic choice of author.
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It is announcement season at Ki - we are thrilled to welcome @peat.bsky.social and his epic fantasy murder mystery to the agency. Peat is represented by @knifewitch.bsky.social
Read more: www.ki-agency.co.uk/post/peat-lo...
Read more: www.ki-agency.co.uk/post/peat-lo...
November 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
It is announcement season at Ki - we are thrilled to welcome @peat.bsky.social and his epic fantasy murder mystery to the agency. Peat is represented by @knifewitch.bsky.social
Read more: www.ki-agency.co.uk/post/peat-lo...
Read more: www.ki-agency.co.uk/post/peat-lo...
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Hey, if you have an MM (especially SF, fantasy, and horror) book out in 2026, let me know!
November 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Hey, if you have an MM (especially SF, fantasy, and horror) book out in 2026, let me know!
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This year's #ScifiMonth read-along is Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie. I'm excited to revisit the Imperial Radch - this week, we're discussing the first 6 chapters
Ancillary Justice: week one
This year, we're returning to Ann Leckie's much-awarded debut for our ScifiMonth read-along. The Justice of Toren is a Radchaai troop carrier, bringing her cargo of ancillaries - once-human soldiers, now mere bodies slaved to her consciousness - to its new conquests. Trouble is stirring at the empire's edges that will one day lead to sole ancillary leaving the Radch in search of a weapon that can kill its millennia-long leader Anaander Mianaai.
onemore.org
November 11, 2025 at 10:23 AM
This year's #ScifiMonth read-along is Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie. I'm excited to revisit the Imperial Radch - this week, we're discussing the first 6 chapters
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Authors, Beware! There's a firm called "ClaimsHero" doing aggressive social media outreach claiming to
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Authors, Beware! There's a firm called "ClaimsHero" doing aggressive social media outreach claiming to
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
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November 13
If we go on strike, our union of 12,000 workers are calling on customers to NOT BUY STARBUCKS.
Sign our pledge to not cross a picket line and we'll send you local calls to action - nocontractnocoffee.org
Sign our pledge to not cross a picket line and we'll send you local calls to action - nocontractnocoffee.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
November 13
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Now tell us about your "Island of strangers" speech, you absolute binfire of a PM.
Racism returning to UK politics – and people are very scared, says Starmer
Racism returning to UK politics – and people are very scared, says Starmer
PM attacks ‘toxic division of Reform’ and gives strongest signal yet that two-child benefit cap will be lifted
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UK politics live – latest updates
Decades-old racism is returning to British politics, and “it makes people feel very scared” Keir Starmer has said, warning that divisive hard-right politics was “tearing our country apart”.
Speaking to GP and TV personality Amir Khan, the prime minister accused Nigel Farage’s Reform UK of overseeing a return of the racist and divisive politics “that frankly I thought we had dealt with decades ago”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Now tell us about your "Island of strangers" speech, you absolute binfire of a PM.
I thought it looked familiar! 😄
If you thought Frankenstein's Tower in the Guillermo del Toro movie looked cool, check out the real-world inspiration behind it...
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I thought it looked familiar! 😄
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Right UK folks - @justinleeanderson.com and I want to build communities we want to see in the world. We've created a discord whose purpose is to share news with one another, look at who to write to, when to get out and act etc. If you want in, DM me or Justin and we'll sling you an invite
November 10, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Right UK folks - @justinleeanderson.com and I want to build communities we want to see in the world. We've created a discord whose purpose is to share news with one another, look at who to write to, when to get out and act etc. If you want in, DM me or Justin and we'll sling you an invite
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A NEW COLLABORATOR JOINS THE RANKS!
Welcome #TTRPG Network dynamos @swordandkey.bsky.social! Happy to have you in our CommuniTea Collab lineup!
We've been working on this tea with the Sword & Key team for a long time, and today's the day! We finally get to share!
www.fridaytea.com/products/swo...
Welcome #TTRPG Network dynamos @swordandkey.bsky.social! Happy to have you in our CommuniTea Collab lineup!
We've been working on this tea with the Sword & Key team for a long time, and today's the day! We finally get to share!
www.fridaytea.com/products/swo...
Sword & Tea
This is one of our Indie TeaTRPG Collab blends. Check out all of our CommuniTea Collabs here! You rolled a nat 20 on your deliciousness check today, my friend! Set a course for adventure with this fue...
www.fridaytea.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM
A NEW COLLABORATOR JOINS THE RANKS!
Welcome #TTRPG Network dynamos @swordandkey.bsky.social! Happy to have you in our CommuniTea Collab lineup!
We've been working on this tea with the Sword & Key team for a long time, and today's the day! We finally get to share!
www.fridaytea.com/products/swo...
Welcome #TTRPG Network dynamos @swordandkey.bsky.social! Happy to have you in our CommuniTea Collab lineup!
We've been working on this tea with the Sword & Key team for a long time, and today's the day! We finally get to share!
www.fridaytea.com/products/swo...
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Reminding peeps that there are some plugins/tampermonkey scripts that turn the AI warning on steam from a bottom text thing to a full pop-up covering the game page.
chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ai-wa...
chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ai-wa...
AI warning for Steam - Chrome Web Store
Show the AI Generated Content Disclosure on Steam store pages as a modal popup.
chromewebstore.google.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Reminding peeps that there are some plugins/tampermonkey scripts that turn the AI warning on steam from a bottom text thing to a full pop-up covering the game page.
chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ai-wa...
chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ai-wa...
3 points (boombox, fax, encyclopedias)
(i got a zero lolz)
THE FABULOUS WEIRD CHECKLIST
Give yourself I point for each thing you've NEVER done.
THE FABULOUS WEIRD CHECKLIST
Give yourself I point for each thing you've NEVER done.
November 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM
3 points (boombox, fax, encyclopedias)
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If you have even the slightest respect for your own work, don't touch this with a ten foot pole.
Amazon has launched a new AI-driven translation service, Kindle Translate, for Kindle Direct Publishing authors 👇 #BookSky
Amazon launches AI translation service for indie authors
ebx.sh
November 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
If you have even the slightest respect for your own work, don't touch this with a ten foot pole.
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This fall has been an extra slow one for small businesses out here, and the tea house is $3.7k shy of where we need to be to make rent before late fees hit this month.
All this to say, if you have some tea shopping to do or friends to point our way today, we'd sure appreciate it!
All this to say, if you have some tea shopping to do or friends to point our way today, we'd sure appreciate it!
November 7, 2025 at 12:08 AM
This fall has been an extra slow one for small businesses out here, and the tea house is $3.7k shy of where we need to be to make rent before late fees hit this month.
All this to say, if you have some tea shopping to do or friends to point our way today, we'd sure appreciate it!
All this to say, if you have some tea shopping to do or friends to point our way today, we'd sure appreciate it!
I’ve never played Fortnite but this is absolutely ensuring I never will.
Harry Potter x Fortnite coming in Chapter 7
(In other words, Fortnite is adding a transphobic authors work into Fortnite)
#Fortnite #FortniteNews
(In other words, Fortnite is adding a transphobic authors work into Fortnite)
#Fortnite #FortniteNews
November 6, 2025 at 8:34 AM
I’ve never played Fortnite but this is absolutely ensuring I never will.
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I have never felt luckier to be aroace.
“And while that might sounds like a rather invasive way to find a match, the dating app notes that it’s opt-in and will hopefully combat what it calls ‘swipe fatigue.’”
One of ai boosters’ favorite pitches is the offer to relieve you of the drudgery of making choices.
One of ai boosters’ favorite pitches is the offer to relieve you of the drudgery of making choices.
Tinder is Testing AI Features That Look Through Your Camera Roll
The feature is opt-in, but still raises concerns about privacy. Called
gizmodo.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I have never felt luckier to be aroace.
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Reposting because, and I say this with love, some of you are going to see this and go “oh shit, I need to check my bottle” and then immediately forget about it so if this could affect you, go check right now before you even scroll to the next post, I mean it.
As a headsup for anyone on Vyvanse, you should go check your lot numbers.
www.health.com/adhd-medicat...
www.health.com/adhd-medicat...
FDA Announces Nationwide Recall of ADHD Medication—Check Your Cabinets Now
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has recalled several lots lisdexamfetamine dimesylate capsules, a generic form of Vyvanse, after testing found they failed to dissolve properly.
www.health.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Reposting because, and I say this with love, some of you are going to see this and go “oh shit, I need to check my bottle” and then immediately forget about it so if this could affect you, go check right now before you even scroll to the next post, I mean it.
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#TheMagnusArchivesReadalong has reached the finale of season 1! Come join us for a chat! 🪱
From the Fantasy community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the Fantasy community
www.reddit.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
#TheMagnusArchivesReadalong has reached the finale of season 1! Come join us for a chat! 🪱
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time to step away from the starbucks drinks, y’all. do not cross the picket line.
unions are how we fight back. corporate monopolies are heavily consolidated right now. it’s a large part of why prices are high and wages are low.
unions are how we fight back. corporate monopolies are heavily consolidated right now. it’s a large part of why prices are high and wages are low.
BREAKING: Starbucks workers have just authorized a massive strike.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
November 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
time to step away from the starbucks drinks, y’all. do not cross the picket line.
unions are how we fight back. corporate monopolies are heavily consolidated right now. it’s a large part of why prices are high and wages are low.
unions are how we fight back. corporate monopolies are heavily consolidated right now. it’s a large part of why prices are high and wages are low.
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Please could you spread this?
I lost the framed original of this while I was going through St Pancras on Sunday Nov 2nd around 3pm. Would love if it had been found by anyone?
November 5, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Please could you spread this?
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If I didn't already know he was a wrestling fan this would confirm it. Big wrestling promo energy in this speech which is a compliment. A good wrestling promo knows how to keep an audience with it while hitting the emotional and factual beats to get the message across. This is a great promo.
“New York will remain a city of immigrants. A city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants and as of tonight, led by an immigrant.”
Watch the best of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's victory speech after becoming New York City’s first Muslim mayor.
Visit zeteo.com for more coverage.
Watch the best of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's victory speech after becoming New York City’s first Muslim mayor.
Visit zeteo.com for more coverage.
November 5, 2025 at 8:34 AM
If I didn't already know he was a wrestling fan this would confirm it. Big wrestling promo energy in this speech which is a compliment. A good wrestling promo knows how to keep an audience with it while hitting the emotional and factual beats to get the message across. This is a great promo.
Don’t you dare tease me
November 4, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Don’t you dare tease me
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My cookie jar is empty, and it's time to refill it! I'm 🔴LIVE NOW🔴 to bake Monster Cookies from "Baking Yesteryear" by B. Dylan Hollis, over on the purple app. 💜
twitch.tv/saknika
twitch.tv/saknika
November 2, 2025 at 8:26 PM
My cookie jar is empty, and it's time to refill it! I'm 🔴LIVE NOW🔴 to bake Monster Cookies from "Baking Yesteryear" by B. Dylan Hollis, over on the purple app. 💜
twitch.tv/saknika
twitch.tv/saknika
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Also in keeping with today's #SciFiMonth prompt ("Previously, on SciFi Month"): can you believe I've been participating in SciFi Month since 2014?! It's hard to believe we've been doing this for over a decade! Here's a history of my SciFi Month blog posts:
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Video Games as Literature: Essays by Kirsten Rodning
An academic approach to analyzing video games in a literary context.
www.videogamesaslit.com
November 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Also in keeping with today's #SciFiMonth prompt ("Previously, on SciFi Month"): can you believe I've been participating in SciFi Month since 2014?! It's hard to believe we've been doing this for over a decade! Here's a history of my SciFi Month blog posts:
www.videogamesaslit.com/search/label...
www.videogamesaslit.com/search/label...