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adashtra.bsky.social
ok i can finally start FREAKING OUT OVER MY NEW OBSESSION
November 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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ramiismail.com
The looting of aid in Gaza by "humanitarian rights organisations-backed Hamas" was -of course- actually by Israel, because Israel lies, Western media just prints it, and now a year later the rectification is published after the Palestinians are dead already.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Convincing evidence Israel backed aid convoy looters in Gaza, historian says
Account of visit to Gaza by French professor describes Israeli military attacks on security personnel protecting convoys
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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ramiismail.com
The additional context is that Valve is still killing a beloved games studio, still tried to weasel out of making a press statement, still didn't allow a second review, and still did not communicate with the developer beyond vague references to their terms.

www.eurogamer.net/valve-respon...
Valve responds with "additional context" following Horses Steam ban controversy
Following Valve's decision to ban first-person horror adventure Horses from distribution on Steam, the company has provided "additional context" in a statement.
www.eurogamer.net
November 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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speculativeinsight.bsky.social
If someone is in the history discipline and looking at how history is portrayed in computer games - and they're not at all in the SFF world - what journals do you think they should think about, that they might not otherwise come across?
November 28, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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louiestowell.bsky.social
A conversation i didn't know I needed to read but that makes such perfect sense as a combo, of course!
November 29, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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effjayem.bsky.social
Please share: I am delighted to release the programme for the July 11 2026, Symposium on the work of Frances Hardinge, at Kings College, London. We can't manage virtual attendance but we do offer cheap conference proceedings. Tickets at Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-one-day-...
A One Day Symposium on Frances Hardinge
Politics, Ethics and the Material World: the Interrogative  Fiction of Frances Hardinge.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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effjayem.bsky.social
Please boost!
@Jed Hartman, Melanie Fishbane, Emily Tesh and Farah Mendlesohn talk about the fantastic, weird, controversial and now 50 year old! The Female Man. Free online, December 30th. Tickets at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1697987549... or at facebook: fb.me/e/3F0xoFwPh
Discussing the Female Man
The Female Man is Farah Mendlesohn's favourite science fiction novel. Melanie Fishbane has been thinking about its Jewishness. Jed Hartman h
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November 29, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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locusmag.bsky.social
Welcome to the world of Locus Magazine, where your dreams of being first to know everything about sci-fi come true.

Grab a subscription to be first on the scene for new science fiction, fantasy, & horror books. Reviews, news, interviews, and more!

www.locusmag.com
locus cover art of two figures facing away from eachother and geometric lines
November 29, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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charliejane.bsky.social
This whole thread 🤡🤑😵‍💫🤬
jesbattis.bsky.social Jes Battis @jesbattis.bsky.social · 17h
It's only a matter of time before humanities departments will be forced to accept AI-authored assignments, as part of revised university policy to cooperate with these billionaires. It's already happening, and our response needs to be decisive. Because our students' ability to *think* is at stake.
November 28, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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amalelmohtar.com
Hell yes! What a steal tbh
bencollins.bsky.social Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 23h
Hi everybody,

It's Black Friday, a big day for us at The Onion, since we rely almost entirely on your memberships.

Our goal for 2026? More print subscribers than the Washington Post.

This is, somehow, feasible.

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November 29, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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jasonlowrey.bsky.social
I just bought six books that I’d be considering for a while and I have no regrets because Neon Hemlock puts out amazing, queer, and amazingly queer books.
neonhemlock.bsky.social Neon Hemlock @neonhemlock.bsky.social · 22h
📚 50% off ebooks because capitalism i guess
use code UGHFINE
or you could just buy them! up to you 📚

www.neonhemlock.com/ebooks
50% off ebooks the world SALE kinda half-assed and barely visible use code UGHFINE
November 29, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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annaleen.bsky.social
Want to cozy up with some tasty books this season? I cooked up two new ones for you in 2025! Automatic Noodle (instant bestseller!) and the anthology We Will Rise Again co-edited with @older.bsky.social and @drkarenlord.bsky.social (out 12/2!). Have a feast! #booksky #blackfriday
I am sitting at a table pretending to sip some soup from a big spoon. In the bowl in front of me is the book We Will Rise Again I'm pretending to devour a pile of my books with a fork and knife. Visible in the bowls next to me are We Will Rise Again and Automatic Noodle. I am standing at the stove, and am shocked to find that when I opened my soup pot, it was stuffed with my books! I am making the open-mouthed, hand-on-cheek shocked face you might have heard about from the Home Alone posters. I am pretending to eat a bowl of noodles with chopsticks, but in the bowl is the book Automatic Noodle
November 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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speculativeinsight.bsky.social
I am SO EXCITED to share this Fifth Saturday extra: @annleckie.com and @byzantienne.bsky.social in conversation about questions of empire and imperialism in their respective novels.

Read it now: www.speculativeinsight.com/extras/leckie-and-martine
Ann Leckie and Arkady Martine: in conversation — Speculative Insight
Ann Leckie and Arkady Martine have both written novels that focus on empires, imperialism, and colonialism, and how people react to and work within those structures. I asked them to chat with me, a...
www.speculativeinsight.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:47 PM
@therisingtithes.bsky.social have you seen this sentai game? store.steampowered.com/app/2483150/...
Save 75% on 8-Colors Star Guardians + on Steam
Alien monsters have invaded Earth! It's up to the Star Guardians, a dysfunctional group of heroines, to protect the planet and awkwardly save the day (yet again)! Fight evil with pixelated style, in t...
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November 28, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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jordanwoollenvo.bsky.social
Of all the shows that don't deserve this, Banana Fish doesn't deserve this the most. Gross.
jgryph0n.bsky.social Joce @jgryph0n.bsky.social · 1d
Hey just so you know Amazon decided to give us an AI ENGLISH DUB of Banana Fish instead of actually hiring real voice actors
it is fucking hot garbage
#bananafish #anime
Language information for the Banana Fish anime on Amazon Prime, it lists the english dub being AI beta
November 28, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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astrokatie.com
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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stephanieburgis.bsky.social
All this long weekend!
stephanieburgis.bsky.social Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 2d
Ooh, if you're in the US, you can snap up the gorgeous paperback edition of Wooing the Witch Queen for 50% off at @barnesandnoble.com online today through Sunday! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/wooing-the...

#romancelandia
In the center of this image is the paperback edition of Wooing the Witch Queen, by Stephanie Burgis. The front cover shows a sinister witch queen in a spectacular beaded dress embracing her handsome and adoring new librarian (in a black wizard's robe) inside a library of magic filled with crows and masks and flying books. Around the cover image is a vibe map with these elements: crow friends; found family; bi villainess heroine; sweet, nerdy hero in disguise; fountain pen geekery. The text above and below the vibe map reads: Happy Black Friday sale! Grab the Wooing the Witch Queen paperback for 50% off at B&N this weekend!
November 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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kellylink.bsky.social
It’s one bookstore, Michael. What could it cost, ten dollars?

www.bookmoonbooks.com
Book Moon Books
Bright and shiny independent bookshop in Easthampton, MA
www.bookmoonbooks.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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maryrobinettekowal.com
Between now and midnight ET on Dec 2, I'm offering a discounted price on my Patreon tiers. Read unpublished stories, ask me questions, attend live-streamed classes, and get weekly accountability to put words on the page. Use code LETSGO to save 30% on your first month: patreon.com/maryrobinette
Over a black background the words, "Black Friday 30% off. Use the code LETSGO to get 30% off your first month of any tier of Mary Robinette Kowal's Patreon. Now through Tuesday, December 2 at 11:59 PM ET. Patreon.com/maryrobinette." Over a black background, the words in yellow: "Patreon Tiers on Sale 30% off first month with code LETSGO" In blue: "For Readers" and a strikethrough of "$5.00" followed by "now $3.50". In white text: "Exclusive access to works in progress and other unreleased stories, including an entire unpublished urban fantasy novel." In blue text: "Q&A" with a strikethrough: "$15.00" followed by "now $10.50" In white text: "Join me for a monthly Ask Me Anything session. Questions can cover writing, teaching a cat to talk with buttons, puppets, crochet... anything goes! You'll also receive access to the Reader content." Over a black background, in yellow text: "Patreon Tiers on Sale 30% off first month with code LETSGO" Blue text: "Live-Streaming Classes." With a strikethrough: "30.00" followed by "now $21.00" In white text: "Attend a monthly writing class, taught by myself or a guest instructor who's an expert on the topic. You'll also get access to the back catalog of 70 hours of prior classes." In blue text: "Make Me Write." With a strikethrough: "$150.00" followed by "now $105.00" In white text: "Meet with me weekly, in a group setting, to unpack challenges, celebrate successes, and participate in writing sprints." A white text box over a black background. The text inside says, "“Since joining Mary Robinette's Patreon, my writing skills have taken off. I'm more able to diagnose story problems, to get stories across the finish line, and to create stories out of thin air. It's AWESOME. I'm a big fan of Make Me Write sessions on Sunday and the Q&A times. “Mary Robinette is incredibly generous with her expertise and her time.” The quote is attributed to Tara King, with a photo and the URL Patreon.com/maryrobinette
November 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
@allisontype.bsky.social have a good weekend!
November 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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aliettedebodard.com
In other words if you don't use your brainpower you lose it
Which is like muscles really
drjoehanson.bsky.social Joe Hanson @drjoehanson.bsky.social · Oct 28
When people learn with ChatGPT instead of following their own searches, they end up knowing less, caring less, and producing worse advice, even when the facts are the same.

Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.

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Experimental evidence of the effects of large language models versus web search on depth of learning
Abstract. The effects of using large language models (LLMs) versus traditional web search on depth of learning are explored. A theory is proposed that when
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November 28, 2025 at 2:11 PM
@seamoosi.bsky.social since you mentioned card games and RPGs in a previous episode of Axe of the Blood God, just wanted to ask if you knew about MTG Forge (fan-made game), w/c has an RPG mode to it? github.com/Card-Forge/f...
GitHub - Card-Forge/forge: An unofficial rules engine for the world's greatest card game.
An unofficial rules engine for the world's greatest card game. - Card-Forge/forge
github.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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gavingrant.bsky.social
"It is not thy job to tell an angel of the LORD that thou likest not the boys."
November 28, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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lynnemthomas.com
Book review: How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay

A picture of a slightly unhinged looking crocheted toy bear in a striped onesie where the stuffing is coming out of it vertically at the neck, on a blue background with confetti. I received this as an eARC from NetGalley. I’ve enjoyed several of her…
Book review: How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay
A picture of a slightly unhinged looking crocheted toy bear in a striped onesie where the stuffing is coming out of it vertically at the neck, on a blue background with confetti. I received this as an eARC from NetGalley. I’ve enjoyed several of her other books, so when I saw a new one was coming, I snagged it immediately and plowed through it.
lynnemthomas.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM