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Pablo Valcarcel
@awakedreamer.bsky.social
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Author (Rep: @julieacrisp.bsky.social),
DREAM OF THE JET-BLACK CITY - May '26 from @zaffrebooks.bsky.social
Odyssey '16, Codex, Innovation Coach, Larper and roleplayer. https://linktr.ee/awakedreamer
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Pablo Valcarcel @awakedreamer.bsky.social · Feb 26
Very excited to announce that Dream of the Jet-Black City has been acquired by Bonnier Books. When they tell you that @julieacrisp.bsky.social is a fantastic agent, you best believe it!!!
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pacoe.bsky.social
Hoy he participado en las clases en la calle para protestar por la financiación de la #universidadpública.
Qué alegría reunirte con compañeros y personas interesadas en la
psicología y la defensa de lo público.
Vamos hacia la #huelga2627N! #launisedefiende
ucm-por-la-publica.bsky.social UCM por la Pública @ucm-por-la-publica.bsky.social · 16h
50 Clases en la Calle, hoy en la cuesta de Moyano, el parque del Retiro y el Reina Sofía! #SomosaguasUCM #LaUnienlaCalle #Huelga2627N!! Vénganse, @ppmadrid.bsky.social!!
November 22, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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davekeating.substack.com
Point 14 shows just how much Trump considers himself to be the "President of Europe" right now (as he put it).

According to the 🇷🇺🇺🇸 "peace plan", 🇪🇺 would give the €210bn frozen Russian assets (plus €100 extra!) to the US, which would invest it in 🇺🇦 and receive the profits.
Trump administration's 28-point Ukraine-Russia peace plan presented to Zelenskyy
The plan, which is still a draft and could change, was presented in Kyiv earlier Thursday.
abcnews.go.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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misterkristoff.bsky.social
Only a few days left on the print sale! We do these once a year, get onnnnn it

shop.jaykristoff.com/prints/
November 19, 2025 at 8:40 AM
awakedreamer.bsky.social
I like to think that this is our young cat-son Stark visiting his older brother Bebin's spiritual cottage. 😻😻
November 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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elpais.com
🔴 ÚLTIMA HORA | Meta, condenada a pagar 542 millones de euros a medios de comunicación españoles por competencia desleal en Facebook e Instagram social.elpais.com/noz0q4
November 20, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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aliettedebodard.com
It shouldn't matter but let me point out that I was born a woman, my passport says woman, and based on how I look I have a high risk of not being let into a bathroom
(my only saving grace is being short).
(it shouldn't matter because EVERYONE should have access to restroom regarless of gender)
thatdocphoenix.com Dr Phoenix CS Andrews @thatdocphoenix.com · 2d
This is what we have to see every day, while struggling for employment, healthcare, housing and being treated like human beings
eople could be banned from single-sex spaces based on how they look The Times has seen the equalities watchdog's final guidance, which Whitehall figures fear Bridget Phillipson is delaying to avoid a political backlash Geraldine Scott, Assistant Political Editor Wednesday November 19 2025, 8.50pm GMT, The Times In April the Supreme Court ruled that access to single-sex spaces was dictated by sex, not gender identity - but long-awaited guidance for organisations and businesses has still not been published Transgender people could be banned from single-sex spaces based on what they look like, according to new equalities guidance seen by The Times. The guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) was handed to ministers almost three months ago but has so far not been published by Bridget Phillipson, the minister for women and equalities. The Times has been passed a copy of the final guidance, which aims to preserve the dignity and safety of women, by Whitehall figures who are concerned that Labour is deliberately delaying publication to avoid a potential political backlash. Under the new guidance, places such as hospital wards, gyms and leisure centres will be able to question transgender women over whether they should be using single-sex services based on how they look, their behaviour or concerns raised by others. If there is doubt they are telling the truth about their sex, they could be banned from using those services once those running them had considered "relevant factors".
November 20, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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drgonzo123.bsky.social
Free purrs.
November 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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tashasuri.bsky.social
the value of human work (which I wish publishing would shout about, capitalise on, acknowledge) is that it comes from human hands. it's a scarf crocheted by a person, a hand-embroidered dress, a painting by an artist. & so forth.
November 19, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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tomsbrown.bsky.social
Wicker King from Hookland today, because.
A fearsome figure formed of woven willow and hollow stones. Pencil drawing of the.
November 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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anildash.com
I give Catholic bishops a hard time often for all the obvious reasons, but this is beautiful and loving, and I'm deeply grateful to hear it. This can change hearts and save lives.
josephpolitano.bsky.social Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 9d
Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
November 14, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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edelrh7.bsky.social
Convincing you to read Gar's novel by his first sentence and my first chapter art.

#thedungeonbook #garethhanrahan #dragon
Ink painting of a dragon with a wounded eye coiled around the crib of a sleeping infant.
November 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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devinmadson.bsky.social
TorUK are giving my baby a whole new face for the paperback release in Feb! isn’t he a pretty boy? 😍
a graphic of a book showing the new UK paperback cover for The Gentleman and his Vowsmith by Rebecca Ide. it’s a magenta background with fancy pale blue swirls in each corner, pale blue silhouettes of two men back to back in the centre and the title in big yellow letters. it’s very regency romance but gay, and there are two cover quotes, one from Freya Marske that says “a piece of magic in itself” and one from C.S Pacat that says “a delectable read”
November 13, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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drnwillburger.bsky.social
It's time for #Caturday and a timeline cleanse!

A terracotta figurine of a #cat playing the harp.

From #Egypt, #Roman period, late 1st century AD.

On display at Museum August Kestner, Hannover.

Have a lovely #weekend!

📷 me

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Fragment of a yellowish-brown clay figurine depicting a cat playing a harp. The cat is upright, with detailed facial features and textured fur, holding the harp to its side. The surface shows signs of wear and age, and the piece is displayed on a clear stand.
November 8, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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bycheve.bsky.social
Esto lo cuelgo de vez en cuando.
Una web en la que se ve un mapamundi con todos los relámpagos (Y la onda expansiva del sonido de los truenos) en tiempo real (con unos segundos de lag).
Mola mucho.
www.lightningmaps.org#m=ses;t=3;s=...;
Real Time Lightning Map
See lightning strikes in real time across the planet. Free access to maps of former thunderstorms. By Blitzortung.org and contributors.
www.lightningmaps.org
November 6, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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johngwynneauthor.bsky.social
The Shadow of the Gods is in the 99p kindle deal at the moment. Join the shield-wall… amzn.eu/d/6gK2Fn5
November 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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davekeating.substack.com
It's important for Europeans, and others from visa-waiver countries, to understand they don't have freedom of speech rights when visiting the United States.

The Trump regime is still deporting visitors for critical comments made online, because they can.
How My Reporting on the Columbia Protests Led to My Deportation
As an Australian who wrote about the demonstrations while on campus, I gave my phone a superficial clean before flying to the U.S. I underestimated what I was up against.
www.newyorker.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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rossignol.bsky.social
This also goes some way to explain why, given that there's a centre left party in power, and centre left parties take over 50%+ of the vote in polling, we *still* end up with centre-right talking points. First past the post is robbery and gross distortion of influence.
chadbourn.bsky.social Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 18d
New YouGov poll. Could see the Tories in fifth place very soon.

REF: 27% (-)
LAB: 20% (+3)
CON: 16% (-1)
GRN: 16% (-)
LDEM: 15% (-)
November 4, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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cornellwriter.bsky.social
I’m one of the lecturers this series. Don’t miss your chance to sign up!
odysseyworkshop.bsky.social Odyssey Workshop @odysseyworkshop.bsky.social · 21d
If you have graduated from or applied to Your Personal Odyssey, the Odyssey Writing Workshop, or an Odyssey Online Class, you are eligible to register for our latest series of lectures and Q&As. DEADLINE TOMORROW, 11/2! For more information, contact ypospecialevents@gmail.com
#writingtips
November 2, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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drgonzo123.bsky.social
Me on Nov 1
November 2, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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drgonzo123.bsky.social
Ok. That’s just fucking ridiculously cute.
October 27, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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lavidagata.bsky.social
The only prominent European leader who will stand up to Trump, which is what’s needed, is Spain’s Pedro Sánchez (Macron used to). So other Euro leaders are mad - at Sánchez & not at Trump or at selves for giving in.
Fascinating read by @davekeating.substack.com
open.substack.com/pub/davekeat...
Pedro Sanchez wants EU independence. EU leaders are trying to silence him.
Conservative European leaders are reportedly preparing to ambush Spain's prime minister at tomorrow's European Council summit, chastising him for refusing to toe the line on Trump's NATO demands.
open.substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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davekeating.substack.com
Spain just announced €6.9 billion in defence spending. The problem? They're buying weapons from a Spanish provider.

The US military-industrial complex doesn't like that.

As Sanchez talks of an EU army, he's chastised by other 🇪🇺leaders for not giving in to Trump's command to spend more on 🇺🇸weapons.
Pedro Sanchez wants EU independence. EU leaders are trying to silence him.
Conservative European leaders are reportedly preparing to ambush Spain's prime minister at tomorrow's European Council summit, chastising him for refusing to toe the line on Trump's NATO demands.
davekeating.substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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helrik.bsky.social
Rol en vivo por escenas del bueno.

Echa un vistazo al proyecto Raven - A Gothic Campaign and New Cursed Adventures de Shadowlands Games en @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/sha...
Raven - A Gothic Campaign and New Cursed Adventures
Expand the unique Raven gameplay with a new gothic campaign and a new book of ready-to-play scenarios
www.kickstarter.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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johnj.bsky.social
The second highly recommended epic fantasy series by an agency client, Lands of the Firstborn by @mytholder.bsky.social , which opens with THE SWORD DEFIANT:

www.orbit-books.co.uk/titles/garet...
The Sword Defiant
'Hanrahan's outstanding first outing in the Lands of the Firstborn series will thrill fantasy readers' Booklist, starred review THE SWORD CARES NOT WHO IT...
www.orbit-books.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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drgonzo123.bsky.social
In the US, I paid 28k a year for a WA gold family healthcare plan. When my son broke his leg (normal break), we ended up paying 18k out of pocket.

In Canada in the last year our family has had:
-Two MRIs
-Multiple X-rays and scans
-Heart stress test
-Multiple surgical procedures

Here's my bill:
October 15, 2025 at 1:48 PM