Bart Leib
@metafrantic.bsky.social
Father. Former publisher of Crossed Genres. FULL-time library Assistant! Queer/bi/pan (plus probably some other stuff - still figuring it out). He/Him. When I figure out what my life is for I’ll let you know. #ADHD #FuckFascism #FuckIce #PunchNazis
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Bart Leib
@metafrantic.bsky.social
· Nov 10
I made a starter pack of SFF small press publishers. I threw it together so I'm sure I missed tons, if there's some that should be included let me know! go.bsky.app/RVLLDFp
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hi! i'm co-founding a new gaming website with my former polygon colleague @zoehhannah.com. it's called mothership.blog. i made it for someone like me... the kind of website i always wished we had in our space. watch the video to learn more :D
It's time to board the Mothership.
www.youtube.com/shorts/iEw90...
www.youtube.com/shorts/iEw90...
Board the Mothership.
YouTube video by Mothership Media LLC
www.youtube.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:04 PM
hi! i'm co-founding a new gaming website with my former polygon colleague @zoehhannah.com. it's called mothership.blog. i made it for someone like me... the kind of website i always wished we had in our space. watch the video to learn more :D
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Thanks for the outpouring of kindness, folks. If you want to do something to perk me up? Well, you could pre-order my dragon book! www.amazon.com/Dragon-Has-S...
The Dragon Has Some Complaints
Amazon.com: The Dragon Has Some Complaints: 9780756420499: Wiswell, John: Books
www.amazon.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Thanks for the outpouring of kindness, folks. If you want to do something to perk me up? Well, you could pre-order my dragon book! www.amazon.com/Dragon-Has-S...
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Finally some good news.
Ken Burns Announces New 10-Part ‘Mr. Biscuits’ Documentary After Adopting Cat
WALPOLE, NH—Revealing that the series would force Americans to rethink everything they thought they knew about the “cute little fuzzball,” filmmaker Ken Burns announced Friday the release of Mr. Biscu...
theonion.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Finally some good news.
1,500 words today, WHAT IS HAPPENING
It’s been more than a year since I wrote anything.
Today I was going through some old notes and found a 3-line idea I’d jotted down in February 2021.
it sparked something, so I started poking at it.
I wrote over 1,100 words.
…guess I haven’t lost it completely
Today I was going through some old notes and found a 3-line idea I’d jotted down in February 2021.
it sparked something, so I started poking at it.
I wrote over 1,100 words.
…guess I haven’t lost it completely
January 9, 2026 at 8:32 PM
1,500 words today, WHAT IS HAPPENING
Librarians everywhere are celebrating
January 9, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Librarians everywhere are celebrating
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It’s been more than a year since I wrote anything.
Today I was going through some old notes and found a 3-line idea I’d jotted down in February 2021.
it sparked something, so I started poking at it.
I wrote over 1,100 words.
…guess I haven’t lost it completely
Today I was going through some old notes and found a 3-line idea I’d jotted down in February 2021.
it sparked something, so I started poking at it.
I wrote over 1,100 words.
…guess I haven’t lost it completely
January 9, 2026 at 1:16 AM
It’s been more than a year since I wrote anything.
Today I was going through some old notes and found a 3-line idea I’d jotted down in February 2021.
it sparked something, so I started poking at it.
I wrote over 1,100 words.
…guess I haven’t lost it completely
Today I was going through some old notes and found a 3-line idea I’d jotted down in February 2021.
it sparked something, so I started poking at it.
I wrote over 1,100 words.
…guess I haven’t lost it completely
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Today, on National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day:
ACAB. Abolish ICE.
And today is also Shut the Fuck Up Friday.
ACAB. Abolish ICE.
And today is also Shut the Fuck Up Friday.
January 9, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Today, on National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day:
ACAB. Abolish ICE.
And today is also Shut the Fuck Up Friday.
ACAB. Abolish ICE.
And today is also Shut the Fuck Up Friday.
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Political cartoonists are not fuckin’ around this week. (thread)
1. Pat Bagley
1. Pat Bagley
January 9, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Political cartoonists are not fuckin’ around this week. (thread)
1. Pat Bagley
1. Pat Bagley
Today, on National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day:
ACAB. Abolish ICE.
And today is also Shut the Fuck Up Friday.
ACAB. Abolish ICE.
And today is also Shut the Fuck Up Friday.
January 9, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Today, on National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day:
ACAB. Abolish ICE.
And today is also Shut the Fuck Up Friday.
ACAB. Abolish ICE.
And today is also Shut the Fuck Up Friday.
It is crucial to visualize the future you want! More Edward Bellamys!
I hate when sci-fi writers take current situations to their most logical conclusion then are right about how the future turns out. I hate accurate extrapolation because it’s never like “and in the future everyone gets a kitten.” It’s like… “and you get a Torment Nexus, and YOU get a Torment Nexus…”
Also: gotta hand it to Margaret Atwood for predicting ubiquitous free child sexual abuse material online in ORYX AND CRAKE
January 9, 2026 at 12:45 PM
It is crucial to visualize the future you want! More Edward Bellamys!
(1/4)
"That cloud looks like a rabbit in a top hat!"
"Mm."
"You didn't even look!"
"No. Clouds make me sad."
"...what, all clouds?"
"They're just so... so pointless. They're always being pushed across the sky by the wind, no direction, no goal.
"That cloud looks like a rabbit in a top hat!"
"Mm."
"You didn't even look!"
"No. Clouds make me sad."
"...what, all clouds?"
"They're just so... so pointless. They're always being pushed across the sky by the wind, no direction, no goal.
January 9, 2026 at 3:37 AM
(1/4)
"That cloud looks like a rabbit in a top hat!"
"Mm."
"You didn't even look!"
"No. Clouds make me sad."
"...what, all clouds?"
"They're just so... so pointless. They're always being pushed across the sky by the wind, no direction, no goal.
"That cloud looks like a rabbit in a top hat!"
"Mm."
"You didn't even look!"
"No. Clouds make me sad."
"...what, all clouds?"
"They're just so... so pointless. They're always being pushed across the sky by the wind, no direction, no goal.
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Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.
January 9, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.
It’s been more than a year since I wrote anything.
Today I was going through some old notes and found a 3-line idea I’d jotted down in February 2021.
it sparked something, so I started poking at it.
I wrote over 1,100 words.
…guess I haven’t lost it completely
Today I was going through some old notes and found a 3-line idea I’d jotted down in February 2021.
it sparked something, so I started poking at it.
I wrote over 1,100 words.
…guess I haven’t lost it completely
January 9, 2026 at 1:16 AM
It’s been more than a year since I wrote anything.
Today I was going through some old notes and found a 3-line idea I’d jotted down in February 2021.
it sparked something, so I started poking at it.
I wrote over 1,100 words.
…guess I haven’t lost it completely
Today I was going through some old notes and found a 3-line idea I’d jotted down in February 2021.
it sparked something, so I started poking at it.
I wrote over 1,100 words.
…guess I haven’t lost it completely
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Oh my gosh you guys! The House just passed my bill to extend the health care tax credits for three more years!
January 8, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Oh my gosh you guys! The House just passed my bill to extend the health care tax credits for three more years!
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Amy Klobuchar voted for one of Trump's nominees the day after a woman in her state was murdered by ICE.
Alexander Van Hook is confirmed 53-40 to be a District Judge of Western Louisiana. According to @senatepress.bsky.social, the Dems yeas are Dick Durbin (IL), Maggie Hassan (NH), Tim Kaine (VA), Amy Klobuchar (MN), Jeanne Shaheen (NH), and Peter Welch (VT). Angus King (I-ME) was also a yea.
January 8, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Amy Klobuchar voted for one of Trump's nominees the day after a woman in her state was murdered by ICE.
I closed my Citizens Bank accounts yesterday.
Some info at link. My husband and I just closed our account there and told them why. They are:
--consumer facing
--doing a specific bad thing
--the target of an active boycott by major groups like indivisible locals.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/sh...
--consumer facing
--doing a specific bad thing
--the target of an active boycott by major groups like indivisible locals.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/sh...
Citizens Bank: Stop Funding Private Prisons and ICE Detention Centers!
Citizens Bank has provided $120 million in loans to CoreCivic, one of the largest private prison corporations in the country. CoreCivic runs at least 65 prisons and ICE detention centers and has a his...
actionnetwork.org
January 8, 2026 at 9:06 PM
I closed my Citizens Bank accounts yesterday.
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**SPOTIFY, target of a long and strong boycott campaign from @indivisible.org has announced ICE recruitment ads are no longer running on their platform.
**Another boycott target, Avelo Airlines just halted deportation flights.
**Next Up: Citizens Bank.
variety.com/2026/digital...
**Another boycott target, Avelo Airlines just halted deportation flights.
**Next Up: Citizens Bank.
variety.com/2026/digital...
Spotify Confirms ICE Recruitment Ads Are No Longer Running on Platform
Spotify has confirimed that ICE recruitment ads are no longer running on its platform following criticism from last year.
variety.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:43 PM
**SPOTIFY, target of a long and strong boycott campaign from @indivisible.org has announced ICE recruitment ads are no longer running on their platform.
**Another boycott target, Avelo Airlines just halted deportation flights.
**Next Up: Citizens Bank.
variety.com/2026/digital...
**Another boycott target, Avelo Airlines just halted deportation flights.
**Next Up: Citizens Bank.
variety.com/2026/digital...
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Look up X on the App Store, scroll down to Report a Problem and fill out the form with this information.
January 8, 2026 at 3:39 AM
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you’re not ‘eepy’ you are 49 years old and it’s 2pm and there’s still 3 hours left to work and your cats woke you up six times last night and ok yeah maybe you are eepy.
you’re not ‘eepy’ you are 34 years old with a b12 deficiency
January 8, 2026 at 12:08 PM
you’re not ‘eepy’ you are 49 years old and it’s 2pm and there’s still 3 hours left to work and your cats woke you up six times last night and ok yeah maybe you are eepy.
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NEWS: Senate votes 52-47 to advance a measure restricting Trump's power to use military force in Venezuela.
A rare warning shot from Congress to Trump as he dials up foreign rhetoric.
Voting YES: Democrats + Rand Paul, Collins, Murkowski, Young, Hawley.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
A rare warning shot from Congress to Trump as he dials up foreign rhetoric.
Voting YES: Democrats + Rand Paul, Collins, Murkowski, Young, Hawley.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Senate advances measure to restrict Trump's power to use military force in Venezuela
Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine, who led the bipartisan resolution, said that Trump's actions in Venezuela are "clearly illegal" because he did not seek congressional approval.
www.nbcnews.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:44 PM
NEWS: Senate votes 52-47 to advance a measure restricting Trump's power to use military force in Venezuela.
A rare warning shot from Congress to Trump as he dials up foreign rhetoric.
Voting YES: Democrats + Rand Paul, Collins, Murkowski, Young, Hawley.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
A rare warning shot from Congress to Trump as he dials up foreign rhetoric.
Voting YES: Democrats + Rand Paul, Collins, Murkowski, Young, Hawley.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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protecting the murderer.
All republicans voted down a subpoena of all records and footage related to the murder of Renee Good by ICE agent
January 8, 2026 at 12:00 PM
protecting the murderer.
you’re not ‘eepy’ you are 49 years old and it’s 2pm and there’s still 3 hours left to work and your cats woke you up six times last night and ok yeah maybe you are eepy.
you’re not ‘eepy’ you are 34 years old with a b12 deficiency
January 8, 2026 at 12:08 PM
you’re not ‘eepy’ you are 49 years old and it’s 2pm and there’s still 3 hours left to work and your cats woke you up six times last night and ok yeah maybe you are eepy.
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Look up X on the App Store, scroll down to Report a Problem and fill out the form with this information.
January 8, 2026 at 3:39 AM
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You can do this. You can do SOMETHING.
Look up X on the App Store, scroll down to Report a Problem and fill out the form with this information.
January 8, 2026 at 3:04 AM
You can do this. You can do SOMETHING.
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