Tina Kover
@tinakover.bsky.social
Award-winning literary translator. US/UK citizen. Coloradan. Democrat. Wearer of red lipstick. Co-founder, @translatorsaloud.bsky.social.
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Tina Kover
@tinakover.bsky.social
· Jul 24
SYMPHONY OF MONSTERS by @marclevyofficiel.bsky.social, the world's most-read French author: coming Jan 2026 from @harpercollins.bsky.social in my translation; available to pre-order now!
Set against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, this is an unforgettable story of courage, resilience, and love.
Set against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, this is an unforgettable story of courage, resilience, and love.
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Releasing the Epstein files could have a chilling effect on future presidents' ability to hide their history of raping children on a private island owned by a convicted sex offender.
November 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Releasing the Epstein files could have a chilling effect on future presidents' ability to hide their history of raping children on a private island owned by a convicted sex offender.
Have just devoured @radiomukhers.bsky.social's latest #WyndhamandBanerjee mystery and if I loved all the previous ones, well. Let's just say Raymond Chandler himself would probably have offered to buy you a gimlet for this one, Abir. Just bloody fantastic. #TheBurningGrounds
November 13, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Have just devoured @radiomukhers.bsky.social's latest #WyndhamandBanerjee mystery and if I loved all the previous ones, well. Let's just say Raymond Chandler himself would probably have offered to buy you a gimlet for this one, Abir. Just bloody fantastic. #TheBurningGrounds
Absolutely agree.
man, the longer I'm married the more lucky I feel.
November 13, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Absolutely agree.
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Solar eclipse as seen from Lompoc, California, 1923
November 7, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Solar eclipse as seen from Lompoc, California, 1923
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Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 95th day out of the last 107.
12 days of work in 107 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in 107 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
November 7, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 95th day out of the last 107.
12 days of work in 107 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in 107 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
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"Europeans recognize his vision about free public transit and universal childcare. We expect our governments to make these kinds of services accessible to all of us,” said Verbeek. “We pay higher taxes and get civilized societies in return."
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
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November 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
"Europeans recognize his vision about free public transit and universal childcare. We expect our governments to make these kinds of services accessible to all of us,” said Verbeek. “We pay higher taxes and get civilized societies in return."
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
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I don’t know about you but I sincerely believe that Zohran Mamdani’s BA Major in Africana Studies enabled him to understand our current conjuncture & its demands of justice. Humanities shape minds & in his case for the better.
I know white tech bros disagree as they continue to collapse our worlds.
I know white tech bros disagree as they continue to collapse our worlds.
November 5, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I don’t know about you but I sincerely believe that Zohran Mamdani’s BA Major in Africana Studies enabled him to understand our current conjuncture & its demands of justice. Humanities shape minds & in his case for the better.
I know white tech bros disagree as they continue to collapse our worlds.
I know white tech bros disagree as they continue to collapse our worlds.
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PS The biggest surprise was people - not many, but still - clearly using generative AI. Please don't. Like all editors, surely, we would much rather have a sincere, authentic idea from YOU that is ragged around the edges than a slick piece of globo-American slop.
November 5, 2025 at 9:24 PM
PS The biggest surprise was people - not many, but still - clearly using generative AI. Please don't. Like all editors, surely, we would much rather have a sincere, authentic idea from YOU that is ragged around the edges than a slick piece of globo-American slop.
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This person took this when they called the race
November 5, 2025 at 6:07 AM
This person took this when they called the race
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Food for 42 million hungry Americans is sitting on shelves because flapper-dress-wearing, champagne-drinking guests at a Great Gatsby party don’t think they deserve to eat
November 2, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Food for 42 million hungry Americans is sitting on shelves because flapper-dress-wearing, champagne-drinking guests at a Great Gatsby party don’t think they deserve to eat
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Although this ensemble was a commercial failure, Claire McCardell had a vision of the capsule wardrobe that would be revived decades later by designers like Donna Karan and her 7 Easy Pieces. This is mid #1930s, a travel ensemble to work anywhere you might land @metmuseum.org #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
November 2, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Although this ensemble was a commercial failure, Claire McCardell had a vision of the capsule wardrobe that would be revived decades later by designers like Donna Karan and her 7 Easy Pieces. This is mid #1930s, a travel ensemble to work anywhere you might land @metmuseum.org #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
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The cruelty is the point.
November 2, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The cruelty is the point.
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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
November 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
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I lost 20 friends 💔 last week....
The thing is.. YOU DID TOO
You lost the guy that fixed your AC. You lost the woman who drove your mother to doctor's appointments. You lost the chef who made your restaurant food taste good.
America is worse off because we dragged them away.....
The thing is.. YOU DID TOO
You lost the guy that fixed your AC. You lost the woman who drove your mother to doctor's appointments. You lost the chef who made your restaurant food taste good.
America is worse off because we dragged them away.....
November 2, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I lost 20 friends 💔 last week....
The thing is.. YOU DID TOO
You lost the guy that fixed your AC. You lost the woman who drove your mother to doctor's appointments. You lost the chef who made your restaurant food taste good.
America is worse off because we dragged them away.....
The thing is.. YOU DID TOO
You lost the guy that fixed your AC. You lost the woman who drove your mother to doctor's appointments. You lost the chef who made your restaurant food taste good.
America is worse off because we dragged them away.....
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When you see Mamdani looking all normal doing normal person things—petting bodega cats, riding public transport—you realize just how bizarre and estranged our average candidate for public office is. Rich martians in flesh suits
November 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
When you see Mamdani looking all normal doing normal person things—petting bodega cats, riding public transport—you realize just how bizarre and estranged our average candidate for public office is. Rich martians in flesh suits
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15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.
October 31, 2025 at 10:04 PM
15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.
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The way he rubs his inhumanity in Americans” face never ceases to stun me.
He’s illegally refusing to pay food stamp benefits…
…while he throws a ridiculously over the top Gatsby party for his right wing millionaire and corporate friends.
He’s illegally refusing to pay food stamp benefits…
…while he throws a ridiculously over the top Gatsby party for his right wing millionaire and corporate friends.
November 1, 2025 at 3:36 AM
The way he rubs his inhumanity in Americans” face never ceases to stun me.
He’s illegally refusing to pay food stamp benefits…
…while he throws a ridiculously over the top Gatsby party for his right wing millionaire and corporate friends.
He’s illegally refusing to pay food stamp benefits…
…while he throws a ridiculously over the top Gatsby party for his right wing millionaire and corporate friends.
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Late night biryani with taxi drivers at Kebab King in Jackson Heights.
October 31, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Late night biryani with taxi drivers at Kebab King in Jackson Heights.
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California – this Election Day, vote yes on Prop 50.
California’s Prop 50 says that if Republicans are going to abuse the system to try and hang onto power, we’re going to counteract that abuse and create a level playing field in the midterm elections.
Make a plan to vote yes on Prop 50.
California’s Prop 50 says that if Republicans are going to abuse the system to try and hang onto power, we’re going to counteract that abuse and create a level playing field in the midterm elections.
Make a plan to vote yes on Prop 50.
October 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
California – this Election Day, vote yes on Prop 50.
California’s Prop 50 says that if Republicans are going to abuse the system to try and hang onto power, we’re going to counteract that abuse and create a level playing field in the midterm elections.
Make a plan to vote yes on Prop 50.
California’s Prop 50 says that if Republicans are going to abuse the system to try and hang onto power, we’re going to counteract that abuse and create a level playing field in the midterm elections.
Make a plan to vote yes on Prop 50.
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Powerful and moving interview with Virginia Giuffre's brother Sky and sister-in-law Amanda:
"He's just Andrew. He's no longer a prince... This normal girl, from a normal family, has taken down a prince. We are so proud of her."
"She was extraordinary. She did the extraordinary."
"He's just Andrew. He's no longer a prince... This normal girl, from a normal family, has taken down a prince. We are so proud of her."
"She was extraordinary. She did the extraordinary."
October 30, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Powerful and moving interview with Virginia Giuffre's brother Sky and sister-in-law Amanda:
"He's just Andrew. He's no longer a prince... This normal girl, from a normal family, has taken down a prince. We are so proud of her."
"She was extraordinary. She did the extraordinary."
"He's just Andrew. He's no longer a prince... This normal girl, from a normal family, has taken down a prince. We are so proud of her."
"She was extraordinary. She did the extraordinary."
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I cannot believe there are still people in my mentions arguing that boycotting an election because the candidates aren’t addressing your issue is a way to get them to pay attention.
two men are talking to each other and one of them says that 's not how it works
ALT: two men are talking to each other and one of them says that 's not how it works
media.tenor.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I cannot believe there are still people in my mentions arguing that boycotting an election because the candidates aren’t addressing your issue is a way to get them to pay attention.
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Don't miss this reading by translator @michellemirabella.bsky.social from #Chilean author Catalina Infante Beovic's debut novel THE CRACKS WE BEAR (@worldedbooks.bsky.social, 2025), an exploration of memory, trauma, and grief in a country still haunted by the Pinochet dictatorship.
Michelle Mirabella and author Catalina Infante Beovic's THE CRACKS WE BEAR (World Editions, 2025)
What opens as a story on matrescence reveals itself to be an exploration of memory, trauma, and grief—personal, familial, and national—as the protagonist, Laura, struggling in her new motherhood,…
youtu.be
October 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Don't miss this reading by translator @michellemirabella.bsky.social from #Chilean author Catalina Infante Beovic's debut novel THE CRACKS WE BEAR (@worldedbooks.bsky.social, 2025), an exploration of memory, trauma, and grief in a country still haunted by the Pinochet dictatorship.
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Welch: "This has nothing to do with the shutdown. The law requires and the funds are available to continue SNAP right now without any interruption. So that is a decision the president is making on his own to allow people to go hungry."
October 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Welch: "This has nothing to do with the shutdown. The law requires and the funds are available to continue SNAP right now without any interruption. So that is a decision the president is making on his own to allow people to go hungry."