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February 8, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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I ended up buying 8 books (at least 1 of them is for my daughter!) from @paperbacksfrybread.bsky.social All of which I’ve been eyeing for awhile. #booksky
Paperbacks and Frybread is having a 15% off sitewide sale. Diversify your bookshelf and support this family business. paperbacksandfrybread.com
February 8, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I ended up buying 8 books (at least 1 of them is for my daughter!) from @paperbacksfrybread.bsky.social All of which I’ve been eyeing for awhile. #booksky
Particularly proud of this one
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February 8, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Particularly proud of this one
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February 6, 2025 at 3:42 AM
6 years ago I had the immense privilege of hearing from Mr. Takei about his family's experience.
I am ashamed of my country.
I am ashamed of my country.
This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942.
I know. I was there in those camps.
I know. I was there in those camps.
February 1, 2025 at 1:21 AM
6 years ago I had the immense privilege of hearing from Mr. Takei about his family's experience.
I am ashamed of my country.
I am ashamed of my country.
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❗️BREAKING-Judge rules Supt. Ryan Walters and the Oklahoma Board of Ed violated a transgender student's rights in gender marker case. #oklaed #Oklahoma
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Judge rules Walters, OSBE violated transgender student's rights in gender marker case
A Cleveland County judge has found a vote by State Board of Education members in 2023 violated a student's rights under the Oklahoma Constitution.
okcfox.com
January 31, 2025 at 3:07 PM
❗️BREAKING-Judge rules Supt. Ryan Walters and the Oklahoma Board of Ed violated a transgender student's rights in gender marker case. #oklaed #Oklahoma
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It has now run through phase 1a/b and recently completed a randomized phase 2 in pancreatic cancer. Preliminary data that has been published is very promising.
The point I want to make is NIH funding made this happen. Discovery is important.
Don’t let them kill science in America!
The point I want to make is NIH funding made this happen. Discovery is important.
Don’t let them kill science in America!
January 29, 2025 at 1:40 AM
It has now run through phase 1a/b and recently completed a randomized phase 2 in pancreatic cancer. Preliminary data that has been published is very promising.
The point I want to make is NIH funding made this happen. Discovery is important.
Don’t let them kill science in America!
The point I want to make is NIH funding made this happen. Discovery is important.
Don’t let them kill science in America!
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Praxis
![Witness said a bus driver told an ICE agent to "gargle [his] balls" when the latter requested to enter the bus.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jky6uuetr73nlbaml6ytlzbi/bafkreibjh2gbp75z5bojibdoefdpfdwlclxwspai2i7qfjotajpraru3zm@jpeg)
January 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Praxis
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At a Lower Decks panel.
Q: “If they offered you a Star Trek police procedural, would you do it?”
Tawny Newsome: “yes but the first episode would be them all quitting being cops.”
Give this woman the keys to Star Trek now please.
Q: “If they offered you a Star Trek police procedural, would you do it?”
Tawny Newsome: “yes but the first episode would be them all quitting being cops.”
Give this woman the keys to Star Trek now please.
January 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
At a Lower Decks panel.
Q: “If they offered you a Star Trek police procedural, would you do it?”
Tawny Newsome: “yes but the first episode would be them all quitting being cops.”
Give this woman the keys to Star Trek now please.
Q: “If they offered you a Star Trek police procedural, would you do it?”
Tawny Newsome: “yes but the first episode would be them all quitting being cops.”
Give this woman the keys to Star Trek now please.
In the time of revolution, it's not only okay to create and consume art, it is absolutely necessary.
Tom Morello was right.
And now, we are living in the bonafide Rage Against the Machine era.
It is time to organize.
Our government is not failing us, it is actively trying to destroy us.
#ResistForRealThisTIme
And now, we are living in the bonafide Rage Against the Machine era.
It is time to organize.
Our government is not failing us, it is actively trying to destroy us.
#ResistForRealThisTIme
January 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
In the time of revolution, it's not only okay to create and consume art, it is absolutely necessary.
"I use those phrases" in an argument about common phrases that may signal generated writing is not the flex you think it is.
The large language model is trained on...large amounts of language. Good writing doesn't need "in conclusion" to conclude a piece. The model doesn't 'know' that.
The large language model is trained on...large amounts of language. Good writing doesn't need "in conclusion" to conclude a piece. The model doesn't 'know' that.
January 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
"I use those phrases" in an argument about common phrases that may signal generated writing is not the flex you think it is.
The large language model is trained on...large amounts of language. Good writing doesn't need "in conclusion" to conclude a piece. The model doesn't 'know' that.
The large language model is trained on...large amounts of language. Good writing doesn't need "in conclusion" to conclude a piece. The model doesn't 'know' that.
Set up dual monitors all by myself. #womeninstem
January 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Set up dual monitors all by myself. #womeninstem
Let me be super explicit.
The DEI staff directives and the "name your DEI Colleagues or face adverse action" is absolutely the work of fascism. Naming your colleagues makes you responsible for the upholding of those power structures.
The DEI staff directives and the "name your DEI Colleagues or face adverse action" is absolutely the work of fascism. Naming your colleagues makes you responsible for the upholding of those power structures.
January 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Let me be super explicit.
The DEI staff directives and the "name your DEI Colleagues or face adverse action" is absolutely the work of fascism. Naming your colleagues makes you responsible for the upholding of those power structures.
The DEI staff directives and the "name your DEI Colleagues or face adverse action" is absolutely the work of fascism. Naming your colleagues makes you responsible for the upholding of those power structures.
Oops I started reading On Tyranny this morning and now I feel a lot of dread.
But also..a lot of hope.
But also..a lot of hope.
January 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Oops I started reading On Tyranny this morning and now I feel a lot of dread.
But also..a lot of hope.
But also..a lot of hope.
Kiddo went on a trip with his dad last week...it's been 8 days since I heard "hey mommy" and OMG it sounds so good 😍
January 22, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Kiddo went on a trip with his dad last week...it's been 8 days since I heard "hey mommy" and OMG it sounds so good 😍
Furnace went out, husband is working three hours of overtime, and the car was dead in an inaccessible spot.
But the furnace got fixed, husband is making overtime that will cover some of the expense...and the car decided to turn over today— the very day I needed it to work!
But the furnace got fixed, husband is making overtime that will cover some of the expense...and the car decided to turn over today— the very day I needed it to work!
January 22, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Furnace went out, husband is working three hours of overtime, and the car was dead in an inaccessible spot.
But the furnace got fixed, husband is making overtime that will cover some of the expense...and the car decided to turn over today— the very day I needed it to work!
But the furnace got fixed, husband is making overtime that will cover some of the expense...and the car decided to turn over today— the very day I needed it to work!
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“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
- Dr. Martin Luther King
- Dr. Martin Luther King
January 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
- Dr. Martin Luther King
- Dr. Martin Luther King
Trying to centralize my traffic...made my own tree of links for my bio!
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MRCP - Important Links
www.melodiecoulter.com
January 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Trying to centralize my traffic...made my own tree of links for my bio!
www.melodiecoulter.com/important-li...
www.melodiecoulter.com/important-li...
Hey #indieauthors
Go to your KDP bookshelf and remove your books from Kindle Select. Note the date your book is off Kindle Select.
Find a digital product platform...I'm trying out Gumroad.
Connect on other platforms.
I'll report back. The book of my novel remains exclusive until Feb 2.
Go to your KDP bookshelf and remove your books from Kindle Select. Note the date your book is off Kindle Select.
Find a digital product platform...I'm trying out Gumroad.
Connect on other platforms.
I'll report back. The book of my novel remains exclusive until Feb 2.
January 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Hey #indieauthors
Go to your KDP bookshelf and remove your books from Kindle Select. Note the date your book is off Kindle Select.
Find a digital product platform...I'm trying out Gumroad.
Connect on other platforms.
I'll report back. The book of my novel remains exclusive until Feb 2.
Go to your KDP bookshelf and remove your books from Kindle Select. Note the date your book is off Kindle Select.
Find a digital product platform...I'm trying out Gumroad.
Connect on other platforms.
I'll report back. The book of my novel remains exclusive until Feb 2.
I'm seeing more and more of #booksky suggesting the only way to get ebooks from indie authors is by using Kindle.
Sounds like there could be huge interest in independent downloading sites (sending a PDF to a Kindle is very easy).
I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna offer my books for digital download.
Sounds like there could be huge interest in independent downloading sites (sending a PDF to a Kindle is very easy).
I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna offer my books for digital download.
January 20, 2025 at 3:20 AM
I'm seeing more and more of #booksky suggesting the only way to get ebooks from indie authors is by using Kindle.
Sounds like there could be huge interest in independent downloading sites (sending a PDF to a Kindle is very easy).
I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna offer my books for digital download.
Sounds like there could be huge interest in independent downloading sites (sending a PDF to a Kindle is very easy).
I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna offer my books for digital download.
I wasn't super big on #booktok since I was a children's librarian back then, & a lot of my reading was dictated by what I could tell students about.
Will #booksky have me now that so much has changed?
📚 Romantasy
📚 Feminist
📚 Anti racist
📚 Poetry
📚 Historical
📚 SciFi/Speculative
Will #booksky have me now that so much has changed?
📚 Romantasy
📚 Feminist
📚 Anti racist
📚 Poetry
📚 Historical
📚 SciFi/Speculative
January 19, 2025 at 2:35 PM
...thinking I might pull my books off KU and set up a PDF purchase on my website. I print physical copies through B&N anyway.
Any #authorsky friends got advice?
Any #authorsky friends got advice?
January 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
...thinking I might pull my books off KU and set up a PDF purchase on my website. I print physical copies through B&N anyway.
Any #authorsky friends got advice?
Any #authorsky friends got advice?
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Good morning #booksky
Just a friendly reminder that Audible, owned by Amazon/Bezos, supports the tech giant. Libro.fm offers an alternative, letting you buy audiobooks while supporting independent bookstores. Choose where your dollars go and align your listening with your values.
Just a friendly reminder that Audible, owned by Amazon/Bezos, supports the tech giant. Libro.fm offers an alternative, letting you buy audiobooks while supporting independent bookstores. Choose where your dollars go and align your listening with your values.
Buy audiobooks & support local bookstores
Libro.fm makes it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through local bookstores.
Libro.fm
January 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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My introduction to #booksky I guess?
📚 Reading is political
🎧 Audiobooks count as reading
📖 Reading is not a competition
🤔 Reading critically & reading for fun are not mutually exclusive
👉 If you support problematic authors, you deserve to be called out on it
🚫 Toxic positivity can eff off
📚 Reading is political
🎧 Audiobooks count as reading
📖 Reading is not a competition
🤔 Reading critically & reading for fun are not mutually exclusive
👉 If you support problematic authors, you deserve to be called out on it
🚫 Toxic positivity can eff off
January 19, 2025 at 3:52 AM
My introduction to #booksky I guess?
📚 Reading is political
🎧 Audiobooks count as reading
📖 Reading is not a competition
🤔 Reading critically & reading for fun are not mutually exclusive
👉 If you support problematic authors, you deserve to be called out on it
🚫 Toxic positivity can eff off
📚 Reading is political
🎧 Audiobooks count as reading
📖 Reading is not a competition
🤔 Reading critically & reading for fun are not mutually exclusive
👉 If you support problematic authors, you deserve to be called out on it
🚫 Toxic positivity can eff off
Removed the other app's access to my offsite data last week and removed the apps last night.
Let's go babe
Let's go babe
January 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Removed the other app's access to my offsite data last week and removed the apps last night.
Let's go babe
Let's go babe