Debra Renée Byrd
@debreneebyrd.bsky.social
Indie fantasy author and creator of @BlackAcesGroup. 💜🖤🩶🤍🖤🤍💚
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I've barely been here a day. Did y'all introduce yourselves?
If so, lol, hi, I'm Deb! I'm an indie author, casual gamer, foodie, and lazy blerd. My fantasy novel Fractured Princess is on Amazon (for now).
I'm also aceflux and here for Black asexuals.
Also, free all the Black and Brown peoples. ✊🏾
If so, lol, hi, I'm Deb! I'm an indie author, casual gamer, foodie, and lazy blerd. My fantasy novel Fractured Princess is on Amazon (for now).
I'm also aceflux and here for Black asexuals.
Also, free all the Black and Brown peoples. ✊🏾
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If my glasses are off I can’t hear you.
November 16, 2025 at 3:57 AM
If my glasses are off I can’t hear you.
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It’s useful for people of my generation to be reminded that this wasn’t that long ago. Ruby Bridges isn’t just still alive—she’s only 71, not ancient!
65 years ago on Nov. 14, little Ruby Bridges was escorted into an all-white elementary school in New Orleans. Norman Rockwell, renowned for blissful depictions of Americana, did this remarkable painting for Look magazine. Printed as a double page, over-size spread, it's his masterpiece.
November 15, 2025 at 3:32 PM
It’s useful for people of my generation to be reminded that this wasn’t that long ago. Ruby Bridges isn’t just still alive—she’s only 71, not ancient!
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Having to go back to cover all the obvious connections to the mystery you're trying to keep wrapped until the end of this book...🥴
#writersky #authorsky #blackwriters
#writersky #authorsky #blackwriters
November 15, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Having to go back to cover all the obvious connections to the mystery you're trying to keep wrapped until the end of this book...🥴
#writersky #authorsky #blackwriters
#writersky #authorsky #blackwriters
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I hate how delusional these fans are. When I was their age, I might've been a little sad and jealous, but looking back, even THAT was unhealthy. I had no chance with Howie D of the Backstreet Boys! 😂
These stans are on another level.
Kookie, live your life, please! Your stable fans support you.
These stans are on another level.
Kookie, live your life, please! Your stable fans support you.
So apparently crazed BTS stans are upset about the youngest member *checks notes* going on dates. This man is in his late 20s btw 💀. All these years and there’s still a pocket of fans who are this delusional
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I hate how delusional these fans are. When I was their age, I might've been a little sad and jealous, but looking back, even THAT was unhealthy. I had no chance with Howie D of the Backstreet Boys! 😂
These stans are on another level.
Kookie, live your life, please! Your stable fans support you.
These stans are on another level.
Kookie, live your life, please! Your stable fans support you.
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People will urge you to procreate with no intention on being part of your village.
November 13, 2025 at 12:55 PM
People will urge you to procreate with no intention on being part of your village.
FOX One is about to lose some stock.
November 9, 2025 at 11:28 PM
FOX One is about to lose some stock.
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“For context: Anthropic’s settlement only covered around half a million works out of an estimated seven million, resulting in a payout of around $3,000 per author. Authors and publishers had just gone after similar communications — right before the case settled.”
November 6, 2025 at 7:59 AM
“For context: Anthropic’s settlement only covered around half a million works out of an estimated seven million, resulting in a payout of around $3,000 per author. Authors and publishers had just gone after similar communications — right before the case settled.”
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“The communications could demonstrate willful infringement, potentially leading to enhanced damages of up to $150,000 per work, a massive increase from just $750.”
November 6, 2025 at 7:58 AM
“The communications could demonstrate willful infringement, potentially leading to enhanced damages of up to $150,000 per work, a massive increase from just $750.”
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“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
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OpenAI in Danger After Authors Suing It Gain Access to Its Internal Slack Messages
Authors and publishers, who are suing OpenAI, secured access to internal Slack messages and emails discussing the deletion of pirated books.
futurism.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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The “canonical” story how Rosalind Franklin got wronged by Watson and Crick inadvertently makes her look far less scientifically competent than she was (“She did not realize the significance of her own data!”). This article offers a much more nuanced account of what happened.
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The “canonical” story how Rosalind Franklin got wronged by Watson and Crick inadvertently makes her look far less scientifically competent than she was (“She did not realize the significance of her own data!”). This article offers a much more nuanced account of what happened.
I wonder if science can figure out why mediocre white men consistently have the audacity. Surely, it's nurture, but maybe not.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
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Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
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James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:07 PM
I wonder if science can figure out why mediocre white men consistently have the audacity. Surely, it's nurture, but maybe not.
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I’ve come to believe that we need to gather considerable forces and a campaign to demand the removal of face masks by ICE, Border Patrol, FBI and police.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
Video on social media shows an immigration agent pulling a gun in Little Village and holding it to the side — which is not an appropriate or safe way to hold a gun. (Among other issues.)
November 9, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I’ve come to believe that we need to gather considerable forces and a campaign to demand the removal of face masks by ICE, Border Patrol, FBI and police.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
Something tells me Fringilla doesn't get tortured in the books or games as much as she does in the show, and to that I say, fuck you, Lauren Schmidt Hissrich.
#thewitcher
#thewitcher
November 9, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Something tells me Fringilla doesn't get tortured in the books or games as much as she does in the show, and to that I say, fuck you, Lauren Schmidt Hissrich.
#thewitcher
#thewitcher
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The key thing to watch here: they fired a Wired political reporter. That’s the title doing the most effective, pointed work. Teen Vogue’s stuff was culturally impactful, but less focused on investigating the administration. Within the Condé portfolio, Wired and the New Yorker are the canaries.
New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
November 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The key thing to watch here: they fired a Wired political reporter. That’s the title doing the most effective, pointed work. Teen Vogue’s stuff was culturally impactful, but less focused on investigating the administration. Within the Condé portfolio, Wired and the New Yorker are the canaries.
November 6, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Amatonormative policies: Family Leave Acts or Discounts where a Household only applies to married couples, parents, or children. If you live with a sibling, partner, or roommate, you're SOL.
#blackaces #blackace #blackasexual #blackaromantics #asexuality #asexual #aroace #acearo #aromantic
#blackaces #blackace #blackasexual #blackaromantics #asexuality #asexual #aroace #acearo #aromantic
November 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Amatonormative policies: Family Leave Acts or Discounts where a Household only applies to married couples, parents, or children. If you live with a sibling, partner, or roommate, you're SOL.
#blackaces #blackace #blackasexual #blackaromantics #asexuality #asexual #aroace #acearo #aromantic
#blackaces #blackace #blackasexual #blackaromantics #asexuality #asexual #aroace #acearo #aromantic
Lauren Schmidt Hissrich better not run anything else.
#thewitcher
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Season 4 of The Witcher Viewership Suffers Over 50% Decline
Netflix’s The Witcher Season 4 starring Liam Hemsworth, Anya Chalotra and Freya Allan has come finally made its debut on Netflix on October 30 and now we have some early viewership numbers to compare ...
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November 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Lauren Schmidt Hissrich better not run anything else.
#thewitcher
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#thewitcher
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I'm tired of pictures of traditional African women being labeled as adult content. Free the nipple!
#pinterest #misogynoir
#pinterest #misogynoir
November 3, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I'm tired of pictures of traditional African women being labeled as adult content. Free the nipple!
#pinterest #misogynoir
#pinterest #misogynoir
A quick monthly review for Halloween!
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#blogger #writersky #blackauthorsky #indieauthorsky
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Monthly Review
HAPPY OCTOBER! Time for a monthly review. © Creative Commons Zero (CC0) This is actually going to be short. The past three months have bee...
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October 31, 2025 at 6:23 PM
A quick monthly review for Halloween!
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#blogger #writersky #blackauthorsky #indieauthorsky
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“The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became the truth.”
DOJ submits new, air-brushed sentencing memo for Taylor Taranto, scrubbing references to his role in Jan. 6 Capitol Siege and Trump's social media post that led him to go to Obama's neighborhood with weapons. Here's the first scrubbing
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October 29, 2025 at 10:56 PM
“The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became the truth.”
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Here's the thing. If Kids eat free because of SNAP at your restaurant, please feed their fucking parents too.
October 29, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Here's the thing. If Kids eat free because of SNAP at your restaurant, please feed their fucking parents too.
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In leu of Halloween just around the corner, we've teamed up with @playapexesports.bsky.social to give away some apex coins while checking out The Raise Hell Event!
Tomorrow, swing by during stream for your chance to take home a treat 🎃👻
#SponsoredByEA | #ApexLegends | #Respawn
Tomorrow, swing by during stream for your chance to take home a treat 🎃👻
#SponsoredByEA | #ApexLegends | #Respawn
October 28, 2025 at 12:14 AM
In leu of Halloween just around the corner, we've teamed up with @playapexesports.bsky.social to give away some apex coins while checking out The Raise Hell Event!
Tomorrow, swing by during stream for your chance to take home a treat 🎃👻
#SponsoredByEA | #ApexLegends | #Respawn
Tomorrow, swing by during stream for your chance to take home a treat 🎃👻
#SponsoredByEA | #ApexLegends | #Respawn
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"It's disheartening to be forced to go against your community members and your neighbors."
"It feels illegal. This is not what we signed up to do."
- Staff Sgt. Demi Palecek
2 Illinois National Guard members speak out: "I won't turn against my neighbors"
"It feels illegal. This is not what we signed up to do."
- Staff Sgt. Demi Palecek
2 Illinois National Guard members speak out: "I won't turn against my neighbors"
2 Illinois National Guard members speak out: "I won't turn against my neighbors"
Staff Sgt. Demi Palecek and Capt. Dylan Blaha say they'll defy federal orders regarding Trump's immigration enforcement operation in Chicago.
www.cbsnews.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:54 PM
"It's disheartening to be forced to go against your community members and your neighbors."
"It feels illegal. This is not what we signed up to do."
- Staff Sgt. Demi Palecek
2 Illinois National Guard members speak out: "I won't turn against my neighbors"
"It feels illegal. This is not what we signed up to do."
- Staff Sgt. Demi Palecek
2 Illinois National Guard members speak out: "I won't turn against my neighbors"