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jbgarnerwrites.bsky.social
Final Friday Self-Promotion - my other early book series made stronger, faster, and better.

THE PUSH CHRONICLES is a deconstruction and reconstruction of comic book heroes and villains. Book 1, INDOMITABLE, and book 2, INJUSTICE, are out now, with book 3, INFAMOUS, coming out later in 2026
jbgarnerwrites.bsky.social The Literary Minds of J. B. Garner 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @jbgarnerwrites.bsky.social · May 19
Six months after the world is twisted into a comic book reality, Irene Roman continues to search for a way to return the world to normal as the heroine Indomitable. But she has personal demons and real monsters to battle to have a chance. #booksky 📚💙🪐

www.jbgarnerwrites.com/injustice
The book cover for Injustice, book two of the Push Chronicles, an epic superhero series by J. B. Garner.
January 30, 2026 at 9:52 PM
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jbgarnerwrites.bsky.social
Friday Self-Promotion rolls into SONGS & SORCERY. Combine a noir murder mystery with queer romantasy, get rid of those pesky humans and fill in with anthropomorphic animals, and you get a novel that sold out at every convention big and small last year.
jbgarnerwrites.bsky.social The Literary Minds of J. B. Garner 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @jbgarnerwrites.bsky.social · May 20
In a post-human world of magic, mystery, and uplifted animals, Junior Watchdog Vela Redmane must crack a sordid murder case before she becomes the next victim in this meeting of film noir and queer romantasy.
#queerfic #sff #booksky #queerfic 💙🪐📚🌈

www.jbgarnerwrites.com/songsandsorc...
The front cover of the book Songs & Sorcery, book 1 from the Tales of the Walled City, by Emelia Quantrille. It depicts an angelic shadow cast on the misty streets of a fantastical, lamp-lit street.
January 30, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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jbgarnerwrites.bsky.social
More Friday Self-Promotion! Standing out as one of my first titles, THE OPENING BELL is queer pro-wrestling action, generational drama, and a bit of romance to spice it up. And keep reading through the whole complete series, THREE SECONDS TO LEGEND!
jbgarnerwrites.bsky.social The Literary Minds of J. B. Garner 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @jbgarnerwrites.bsky.social · 29d
In the hyper-real world of professional wrestling, Leilana is a talented rookie with family secrets. Dana is a grizzled veteran, screwed by the powers that be, looking for one last chance at glory.

And they're set to collide in the ring. #lesfic #booksky 📚🌈
www.jbgarnerwrites.com/theopeningbell
January 30, 2026 at 9:49 PM
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15outof10.org
These are all the dogs we sponsored in January ❤️‍🩹
February 4, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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rrvirdi.bsky.social
Hey everyone, if you have the spoons/space, I'd really appreciate a signal boost/share of this:

www.audible.com/pd/The-First...

The First Binding is on a month long 6.99 sale (America/US audible only) right now for all of Feb.

And it's my bday this month, so :) <3
The First Binding
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. “Epic fantasy at its finest—an homage to storytelling and legend, richly told and endlessly engaging.”—Andrea Stewart, author of The Bone Shard Daughter Do...
www.audible.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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punklenix.bsky.social
Another day in the trenches. Doing my best to keep moving forward and doing what I love.

I'll never have Corpo advert money, but I do have the love for my work & word of mouth.

So if you would like to check out my wares, come on down to ko-fi.com/mcetching

Engagement really helps indie artists 💜
wine glass etched with a tree of life design Hand holding a pint glass with a hand cut etching resist of princess zelda A large glass mug covered with dwarven etchings and knotwork designs 4 pint glasses etched with photos of johnny cash in various poses
January 2, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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bryb.bsky.social
I'm such a Playschool baby! This is aimed at me!
Thank you for being wonderful back in time and all the time, Baroness Benjamin!
Merry Christmas!
floellabenjamin.bsky.social Baroness Floella Benjamin @floellabenjamin.bsky.social · Dec 25
Merry Christmas everyone, especially my #Playschool Babies. Be kind, considerate and compassionate as the festive season continues. Spread joy everywhere you go and remember the best gift you can give is unconditional love ❤️🎄❤️
December 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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silvercat17.bsky.social
@tkingfisher.com with Loscon approaching, I'd like to set up a fans of Ursula meetup there. Could you reblog this so people who are interested can respond?
October 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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eva.computer
the Python Software Foundation is foregoing a large NSF grant that would have been contingent on their agreeing to terminate their diversity and inclusion initiatives and given the feds the ability to cripple them financially for refusing to comply

support them here:
www.python.org/psf/donations/
Monday, October 27, 2025 The PSF has withdrawn a $1.5 million proposal to US government grant program In January 2025, the PSF submitted a proposal to the US government National Science Foundation under the Safety, Security, and Privacy of Open Source Ecosystems program to address structural vulnerabilities in Python and PyPl. It was the PSF's first time applying for government funding, and navigating the intensive process was a steep learning curve for our small team to climb. Seth Larson, PSF Security Developer in Residence, serving as Principal Investigator (PI) with Loren Crary, PSF Deputy Executive Director, as co-Pl, led the multi-round proposal writing process as well as the months-long vetting process. We invested our time and effort because we felt the PS's work is a strong fit for the program and that the benefit to the community if our proposal were accepted was considerable. We were honored when, after many months of work, our proposal was recommended for funding, particularly as only 36% of new NSF grant applicants are successful on their first attempt. We became concerned, however, when we were presented with the terms and conditions we would be required to agree to if we accepted the grant. These terms included affirming the statement that we "do not, and will not during the term of this financial assistance award, operate any programs that advance or promote DEl, or discriminatory equity ideology in violation of Federal anti-discrimination laws." This restriction would apply not only to the security work directly funded by the grant, but to any and all activity of the PSF as a whole. Further, violation of this term gave the NSF the right to "claw back" previously approved and transferred funds. This would create a situation where money we'd already spent could be taken back, which would be an enormous, open-ended financial risk. In the end, however, the PSF simply can't agree to a statement that we won't operate any programs that "advance or promote" diversity, equity, and inclusion, as it would be a betrayal of our mission and our community. We're disappointed to have been put in the position where we had to make this decision, because we believe our proposed project would offer invaluable advances to the Python and greater open source community, protecting millions of PyPl users from attempted supply-chain attacks. The proposed project would create new tools for automated proactive review of all packages uploaded to PyPl, rather than the current process of reactive-only review. These novel tools would rely on capability analysis, designed based on a dataset of known malware. Beyond just protecting PyPl users, the outputs of this work could be transferable for all open source software package registries, such as NPM and Crates.io, improving security across multiple open source ecosystems.
October 27, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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dianamonkey.bsky.social
And if you want to order them already printed, you can get them printed by a union shop 15 different languages! $40 for packs of 100, get a thousand for $95!
October 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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ttrpgifs.bsky.social
Hey everyone!

I am so sorry to ask for help but I'm in a very dire situation since my mom is in the hospital and I'm stuck with the bill.

I don't expect to hit the $1600 goal but literally ANYTHING helps.

Thank you so very much and I'm so sorry.
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Buy TTRPGIFs a Coffee
Toss a coin to your Gif-er. Por favor y gracias.
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October 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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punklenix.bsky.social
Boost!
ttrpgifs.bsky.social ttrpgifs 🦀 @ttrpgifs.bsky.social · Oct 25
Hey everyone!

I am so sorry to ask for help but I'm in a very dire situation since my mom is in the hospital and I'm stuck with the bill.

I don't expect to hit the $1600 goal but literally ANYTHING helps.

Thank you so very much and I'm so sorry.
ko-fi.com/ttrpgifs/goa...
Buy TTRPGIFs a Coffee
Toss a coin to your Gif-er. Por favor y gracias.
ko-fi.com
October 26, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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neolithicsheep.bsky.social
I love this frog so much
museum.of.emilyk.art Art by Emily K @museum.of.emilyk.art · Oct 26
Here is a corrected version of it. It should have any and all typos taken care of - but feel free to point out any! I want this to be squared away before I make any prints! Thanks, #JewSky for your enthusiasm!
A spelling-corrected version of my previous illustration: Hebrew calligraphy in dark green stretches in lines across the image. Negative space makes room for a simple representation of an inflatable frog costume with a blue bandana. That shape consists of the English translation of the Hebrew, in a lighter green, and in much smaller text. -- Famously, the Egyptian tyrant causes Egypt to be overrun with frogs because he refuses to free the Hebrew people, but there are additional details that make this a fun one to ponder. For one, the Hebrew says "the frog came up" - ONE frog - even though the rest of the time it says "frogs." So there are a few explanations rabbis have come up with to explain this. One is that a single frog multiplied to create swarms. A more creative explanation is that there was a singular giant frog who traveled and brought destruction. Jewish social media was sharing videos of the Portland Frog protester with the caption, "One Big Frog! One Big Frog!" Of course the frog protesters did multiply, and many were seen in crowds all over the world on "No Kings" Day. This calligraphic work takes the verses addressing the frog plague and combines them to form a simple rendering of the Portland Frog protester. The frog figure itself is made up of the English translations of the Hebrew around it. At the bottom left my signature is in the shape of a lily pad.
October 26, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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paris.nyc
my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports
CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.
www.consumerreports.org
October 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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September 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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kousenzephyr.bsky.social
Oh, hey.

Visa and Mastercard now say you can't pay for WoW. Magic the Gathering. FFXIV. DnD. Lord of the Rings. Because they're all "adult" content against their ToS just for being "fantasy".

Let that sink in.

Spread this like wildfire and have people in those circles call them. No quarter.
darkchibishadow.bsky.social DCS 🔞 @darkchibishadow.bsky.social · Sep 9
Woke up to quite the update on this. I had been in contact with Payment Cloud about getting their service and they waited until now to hit me with the image below. Again, stringing me along instead of being upfront. They had seen my website multiple times before this.
September 10, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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infernatrixsophia.bsky.social
Genocidal Newsomite Democrats wanting to feed trannies and the homeless to the woodchipper b liek
"IT'S NOT FASCISM WHEN WE DO IT" Sturmabteilung Stormtrooper with Nazi armband, pins, and flag replaced with Democrat Party equivalents.
August 23, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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canconsffh.bsky.social
Upcoming Guest of (dis)Honour @premeemohamed.com is HEADLINE NEWS!!

Congratulations again to all the winners at the 2025 @csffa.bsky.social Aurora Awards!

www.cbc.ca/books/these-...
These creators won Aurora Awards, which recognize Canadian sci-fi and fantasy writing | CBC Books
The awards are given out by the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association (CSFFA). They celebrate Canadian science fiction and fantasy writing across 10 categories, including fiction, YA, poetr...
www.cbc.ca
August 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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markhamillofficial.bsky.social
THE MOST POWERFUL MAN IN U.S. GOVERNMENT

(pictured, left)
July 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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markhamillofficial.bsky.social
Ahoy, mateys! SpongeBob is headed to the BIG SCREEN! I am the voice of SpongeBob's arrrrch-enemy: The Flying Dutchman. Watch the teaser trailer for The
#SpongeBobMovie: Search for SquarePants now! The Search begins only in theaters December 19.
🦜🏴‍☠️
July 9, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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peculiarityshop.bsky.social
Hi! Everything on the shop is 15% off because we have a collection drop coming up and I want to get this stuff out of here. Small LGBTQIA+ business, the named crafter takes 70% of the cut. Thank you for eyeballing us/sharing us!

www.peculiarityshop.com/product-page...
Shiv's Mermaid Dreams | Mysite
What DO mermaids dream of anyway? We might not know, but Shiv brings you these pretty earrings to spark some ideas. Components: polymer clay, stainless steel studs, liquid clay, makeup grade pigment, ...
www.peculiarityshop.com
July 8, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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bell.bz
Back in the day, Twitter used to be really good if I set up a thread to connect freelancers with clients. Let's see if Bluesky can do it.

Clients: if you're looking for freelancers/contractors, get in the comments

Freelancers/contractors: get in comments

Everyone else: boosts appreciated
June 27, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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jaywillis.net
"For the child born this summer in Texas, whose parents receive no documents, whose name never appears in any system, and who grows up asking why she can’t go on field trips, apply for scholarships, or open a bank account, the consequences are not legal theory. They are her life."
The United States Is About to Embark on a Terrifying Experiment in Mass Statelessness
This scenario, until recently, might have read like a dystopian projection. But after the court’s decision on Friday, it is no longer hypothetical.
slate.com
June 27, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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ramsaybaggins.bsky.social
Brits, this is what people mean when they say it's coming for us too!!! What the FUCK?! Did you know abortion isn't 'legal' here, just 'decriminalised' as long as you follow a set procedure to receive one? I think it's time we FINALLY started pushing for it to be made fully legal!
peterkwells.com peterkwells @peterkwells.com · May 18
"Police have been issued guidance on how to search women’s homes for abortion drugs and check their phones for menstrual cycle tracking apps after unexpected pregnancy loss"

"...police could bypass legal requirements for a court order to obtain medical records..."

observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Police could search homes and phones after pregnancy loss | The Observer
New national guidance suggests officers look for menstrual tracking apps or abortion drugs
observer.co.uk
May 18, 2025 at 8:39 AM