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Vita Ayala
@definitelyvita.bsky.social
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afro-🇵🇷. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ bard class brawler. writer. work @ Abrams, Black Mask, DC comics, Dynamite, IDW, Image, Macmillan, Marvel comics, Realm, Valiant, Vault. Repped by @grahamophones.bsky.social. Pro-Danny. Free Palestine ✊🏾🍉

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Vita Ayala @definitelyvita.bsky.social · Jan 29
Hello, all. In a time where everything is so much for so many people, I feel guilty asking but my family and I are in need of help.

Even if it is a signal boost, any help is appreciated.

I love you all, and I hope you are all safe.

gofund.me/980022e5
Donate to Support Vita Ayala After Fire Displacement, organized by Tini Howard
Hi everyone, I'm Tini Howard, and this is for my friend, and your favorite comi… Tini Howard needs your support for Support Vita Ayala After Fire Displacement
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weredawgz.blacksky.app
To be clear the adjustment is less than we need but I’m trying to count money that will hopefully be here in two weeks lol
November 13, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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weredawgz.blacksky.app
Ugh hate to post this but bringing this back to just get us out of a “small” hole. We have money coming in but it is a struggle to get caught up

Keeping the same gfm for transparency sake

gofund.me/d63b5b894
Donate to Support Danny and Nathalie's Housing Stability, organized by Danielle Lorick
EDIT: i should be receiving end of month payments, but trying to deal … Danielle Lorick needs your support for Support Danny and Nathalie's Housing Stability
gofund.me
November 13, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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ahmadjohary16.bsky.social
Our Dream Is Waiting at the Finish Line 🏁❤️

I’M TRULY HAPPY WE’VE COME THIS FAR, YET IT HURTS THAT EVERYTHING PAUSED AT THE LAST STEP.

EVERYONE TALKS ABOUT US, BUT SILENCE STILL WINS.
ONLY $1,050 LEFT TO REACH OUR GOAL — PLEASE DON’T LET OUR DREAM FADE NOW. ❤️

With all our hope and love. ❤️
Donate to Ahmad & Samar: A Future Beyond Gaza's War, organized by Fatima Ayub
My name is Ahmad Johar, a 25-year-old, Palestinian from Gaza. I have lived throu… Fatima Ayub needs your support for Ahmad & Samar: A Future Beyond Gaza's War
gofund.me
November 9, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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josephcox.bsky.social
New: Google has chosen a side in Trump's mass deportation campaign. Google is hosting a CBP facial recognition app to hunt immigrants; no indication Google will remove. At same time Google takes down apps for reporting ICE sightings

“Big tech has made their choice”

www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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mommunism.bsky.social
Well I can see Bluesky is handling a PR crisis in their normal competent manner
I was suspended from BlueSky for defending the honor of Johnny Cash. I wish I were joking. In early October, I referenced the "I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die" lyric of "Folsom Prison Blues" in response to a terrible Wall Street Journal article saying that Johnny Cash was uncool. I quote-tweeted the article and everyone understood the reference. There was no outcry. I stand by my assessment that Johnny Cash is cool. I do not like being the subject of so much attention, especially when I cannot see the discussion. But the BlueSky admins are now claiming that I wrote a post saying, out of nowhere, "I want to shoot the author of this article just to watch him die". They are not posting a screenshot of the actual tweet, which shows that I am quote-tweeting an article about Johnny Cash, and that my post is obviously not a threat but a play on "Folsom Prison Blues." BlueSky is lying and saying I posted this line on November 10. I did not. I posted it in early October, when the WS) article came out. You can see that they are lying about the date from this page showing my last BlueSky tweets: I was not given any explanation for my suspension the first two times l inquired. Later I was told it was for the "Folsom Prison Blues" reference, and I asked for clarification but did not receive it. I thought it might be a prank until a reporter reached out this morning and confirmed it. BlueSky's behavior is bizarre and unwarranted. I have lost access to friends and all my posts and photos. I am incredibly grateful for the outpouring of support here on Substack and also on BlueSky - though I cannot see it, because I am suspended. To quote another Johnny Cash song: "I ain't never done nothin' to nobody/ I ain't never got nothin from nobody, no time/ And until I get somethin' from somebody, sometime, I don't intend to do nothin' for nobody, no time." As for BlueSky...
November 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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oneilljones.com
The art in this game is amazing
pinecreekgames.com Winter Burrow by Pine Creek Games @pinecreekgames.com · 1d
The big day has finally arrived for our favourite little mouse…

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WINTER BURROW
IS OUT NOW
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November 12, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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runwithskizzers.bsky.social
performative reading, lack of reading skills, nobody's reading anymore -- NO!

tell me about a book that changed you

for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
November 11, 2025 at 10:39 PM
definitelyvita.bsky.social
When I was 12 ai bought a used copy of a book that was a diary of a man either going insane or becoming a vampire.

It was the most raw thing I had read. I thought it was real for a bit, then realized that it was a novel. It showed me that books could be so much more than what I was led to believe.
A black and gray marble printed lock diary, with the words "my diary" printed on it. The letter that came inside the book. Written on NEVERLAND letter head paper (with the quote "Second star to the right, and straight on 'til morning" along the top). In all caps block print: DEAR BEN, BY THE TIME YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER, I'LL BE GONE. DON'T SHED ANY TEARS FOR ME. IT'S BETTER THIS WAY. AFTER YOU READ MY DIARY, YOU'LL UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON...AND WHY I CAN'T SAY, WITH TOTAL SINCERITY, THAT I'LL FINALLY BE AT PEACE. I AM SENDING THIS IN GOPE THAT YOU WILL COME TO UNDERSTAND WHAT I HAVE BECOME. IN THE LAST FEW YEARS WE HAVE NOT BEEN AS CLOSE AS WE WERE AS KIDS, AND I REGRET THAT MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE. I WISH THINGS HAD TUENED OUT DIFFERENTLY. I WISH I COULD GO BACK. REMEMBER THESE WORDS ARE A WARNING. LIKE DAD ALWAYS SAID, THERE ARE MORE THINGS IN HEAVEN AND EARTH THAN ARE DREAMT OF IN ANY PHILOSOPHY BEWARE, BROTHER, BEWARE - ALL THIS IS TRUE. THEY'LL KILL YOU IF THEY FIND OUT YOU KNOWN ABOUT THEM. STAY SAFE, STAY ALIVE. TELL MOM AND DAD I LOVE THEM REMEMBER THEM FONDLY. WITH LOVE, Austin P.S. THIS AIN'T NO JOKE. A diary page. The bottom right of the page is taken up by an ink sketch (heavy cross hatch shading) of a blank artist model doll collapsed against what would be the corner of a padded cell. The passing of the wall extends up the right margin and towards the middle of the page. THE TEXT (starting at the top left, written on blank paper in ink, scrawled messy but legible): IT [crossed out] WAS the best of times It was the worst [/crossed out] The Nellie Nellie, a cruising yawl swung to her anchor without a flutter of the sails. AND WAS AT REST. CHRIST How did Conrad do it. [scrawled out cursive writing, just barely visible] Dear Diary, I feel like a total idiot [/scrawled out cursive] so much crap (Written on the "padding" above and to the left of the drawing at the bottom, in drippy ink meant to look like it was written in blood by the figure): It Was A [lighting bolt] Dark + Stormy [fades into the shading of the figure]
November 11, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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keezyyoung.bsky.social
13% done! not quite sure about the palette yet tbh. might need to toy with it some more
finished pages from it's bitter
November 11, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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cheryllynneaton.bsky.social
If you draw Wonder Woman with a big nose, I'm gonna repost you.
robertwilsoniv.bsky.social Robert Wilson IV @robertwilsoniv.bsky.social · 2d
I'm adding a sketch card commission tier to the DREAMHOUSE Kickstarter! If you wanted a commission but weren't able to back the campaign in the first day or so, this one's for you!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/rob...
November 11, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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bookjockeyalex.bsky.social
Last but not least, recs for Our Flag Meets Death, with books from Emily Tesh, C.L. Polk, Austin Chant, Travis Baldree, and more.
reactormag.com/the-queer-jo...
The Queer Joy of Our Flag Means Death - Reactor
Like many of you, I was enticed to give Our Flag Means Death a try from other queer fans tweeting about it. I knew from the moment we saw Blackbeard nursing Stede back to health that I would see it th...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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bookjockeyalex.bsky.social
Now for Ted Lasso book recommendations, from authors including F. T. Lukens, Ryka Aoki, Rosiee Thor, Zen Cho, H.S. Valley, R. F. Kuang, M. K. England, Victor LaValle, and others.
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SFF Reading Recommendations for the Characters of Ted Lasso - Reactor
I never thought I’d get so obsessed with a show about a middle-aged cishet white man doing sports stuff, but Ted Lasso has become one of my all-time favorite shows. The current and presumably final se...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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bookjockeyalex.bsky.social
Good Omens recs! Gathering books from Chuck Wendig, K.J. Charles, N.D. Stevenson, Amal El-Mohtar, L.D. Lewis, Rebecca Roanhorse, Alex Brown (the other one), and more. (Ignore the final rec on this list. We don't talk about him anymore.)
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SFF Reading Recommendations for the Characters of Good Omens - Reactor
Well, I had such a grand time figuring out what the characters on Ted Lasso would read that I decided to put together another reader’s advisory list This time we’re looking at books for the characters...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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bookjockeyalex.bsky.social
Onto book recs for Heartstopper. Including authors like Seanan McGuire, Alechia Dow, Anna-Marie McLemore, Adam Silvera, E. K. Johnston, Neil Cochrane, and Tamsyn Muir. 4/
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SFF Reading Recommendations for the Characters of Heartstopper - Reactor
It’s time for some more reader’s advisory! This time I’m recommending books for the Heartstopper crew, those adorable queer Gen Zers. Lots of young adult fiction in here, for obvious reasons, but I sn...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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bookjockeyalex.bsky.social
Next, Agatha All Along book recs. Featuring authors Susanna Clarke, H.E. Edgmon, Alexis Henderson, august clarke, Alix E. Harrow, Patrick Ness, and others.
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SFF Reading Recommendations for the Characters of Agatha All Along - Reactor
Agatha and the members of her ragtag coven could each use some downtime with a good book...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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bookjockeyalex.bsky.social
Starting off with my most recent piece, Peacemaker. Including books by Melissa Caruso, Brent Lambert, Tochi Onyebuchi, Aislinn Brophy, Martha Wells, Premee Mohamed, Stephen Graham Jones, and more.
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SFF Reading Recommendations for the Characters of Peacemaker - Reactor
Peacemaker's friends (and foes) should take a trip to the library...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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bookjockeyalex.bsky.social
Things are terrible so here is something that brings me joy. Doing SFF reading recommendations for TV characters is one of my favorite columns I do at Reactor. I love getting to combine my love of books, my love of TV, and my talent for tailored recommendations. Links in the thread. 1/
November 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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cocchino.bsky.social
"Hiring professors with PhDs is meaningless if administrators are the ones deciding what gets taught,” he said. “Faculty will start asking not, ‘Is this accurate?’ but ‘Will this get me in trouble?’ That’s not education, it’s risk management.”
#HigherEd
texasaaup.bsky.social Texas Conference of the AAUP @texasaaup.bsky.social · 3d
Leonard Bright, president of the Texas A&M Chapter of the AAUP said faculty were not consulted on the proposed changes, which he called “a direct violation” of their expertise + freedom to teach. “If that’s the case, there’s just going to be a further black eye on higher education here in Texas.”
Texas A&M to vote on banning “race and gender ideology”
The proposal appears to mark the first time a Texas university system offers definitions of what kind of instruction related to race and gender should not be permitted.
www.texastribune.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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prisonculture.bsky.social
Hello @support.bsky.team why has
@sarahkendzior.bsky.social been suspended without explanation?????
November 11, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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diplomatofnight.com
The quintessential example of the pro-Israel motte and bailey in action: it's not apartheid because the occupied West Bank is not a part of Israel, but everything in the occupied West Bank is a domestic issue for Israelis and the US has no business dictating to the Israelis on this.
It is so weird how obsessed people are with the ongoings of Israeli domestic policy relative to literally any other country.
November 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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venuskiithomas.bsky.social
ChatGPT and Hoodoo don’t go together.
That’s a combination for disaster.
November 11, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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kashana.blacksky.app
Every time someone’s like “put that in the louvre,” my head now goes “and then steal it from the louvre, the security password is louvre”
November 11, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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keezyyoung.bsky.social
via the treatment advocacy center
The risk of being killed while being approached or stopped by law enforcement in the community is 16 times higher for individuals with untreated serious mental illness than for other civilians. By the most conservative estimates, at least 1 in 4 fatal law enforcement encounters involves an individual with serious mental illness. When data have been rigorously collected and analyzed, findings indicate as many as half of all law enforcement homicides ends the life of an individual with severe psychiatric disease.
November 11, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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janrosenow.bsky.social
Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.

Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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skyepatridge.bsky.social
3 DAYS LEFT to jump on WITCHING SEASON, a 150-page horror anthology from @cerealpancake.bsky.social, Lifeline Comics & a stacked roster of comics talent.

With covers by @anireal.bsky.social, @sweeneyboo.bsky.social & myself! 🔮🌙

www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...
Cover by Skylar Patridge Cover by Jessica Fong Cover by Sweeney Boo
November 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM