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Shamana
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Writer, singer, photographer, carbon-based life form. I write poetry, magical reality fiction, and blues songs. Sensitivity consultant. Occasional juggler, and vexillologist, aspiring lamp shade.
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Shamana @shamana58.bsky.social · Oct 20
Writing community re-introduction time! Writers respond with your own intros.
Shamana (Sabrina), poet, aspiring novelist, blues singer. Random acts of artistry. Prefer quantum physics to macro. Currently crafting a 5 novel superhero magical reality series. #writingcommunity
#writersky
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georgetakei.bsky.social
It's hard to fathom but we are now *here* on this path to fascism.
December 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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vegypower.bsky.social
#ImageAndVerse

A winter's day
In a deep and dark December
I am alone
[...]
I have my books
And my poetry to protect me

- Paul Simon
#PaulSimon
"I Am a Rock"
#poetry #music #lyrIcs #Simon&Garfunkel #SimonAndGarfunkel

#YouTube
youtu.be/J2nN-Yrt1EU?...

The #mysticpoetry #quote on pic is from Hafiz.
December 16, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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scalzi.com
Remember how I said I have it written into my foreign-language contracts that my work has to be translated by an actual human? This shit is why.

Those book translations are gonna suck. They'll save money putting out books that are going to be painful to read. That's not a great long-term strategy.
apolline.bsky.social Apolline Dsc @apolline.bsky.social · 1d
French publishing house Harlequin decided to use AI translation instead of human translations.

All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin
December 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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scalzi.com
Authors, remember that you CAN insist on human translation for your foreign-language editions and have it written into your contracts. You can no longer just assume you're going to get a human to work on the book whose every word you wrote with intent.
December 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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youranoncentral.bsky.social
Bulgaria had the largest anti-impunity protest in 30 years and after a couple of days the government resigned. #3E
December 13, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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davidforbes.bsky.social
Hey y'all, please share or support this if you can. Our trans local journalism co-op's facing a lot right now. This city is still a disaster zone in many ways and, well, it ain't exactly easy to be trans.

Any help is appreciated.
avlblade.bsky.social The Asheville Blade @avlblade.bsky.social · 9d
Like many in our city, the Blade has struggled in Helene's ongoing aftermath. We're a local journalism co-op of working class trans people. It has not been an easy year.

Amid exhaustion, illness, poverty and trauma we've still done important work. Please help us keep doing it.
Donate to Help the Asheville Blade survive Helene's long aftermath, organized by Asheville Blade
Like many groups in our city, the Asheville Blade has faced … Asheville Blade needs your support for Help the Asheville Blade survive Helene's long aftermath
www.gofundme.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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sharondavis.bsky.social
I hope you like The wreath of Khan i made
December 3, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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phillewis.bsky.social
Canadian publisher Kids Can Press "strongly condemns any denigrating, violent, or unauthorized use of Franklin's name or image" following Pete Hegseth's post:
Kids Can Press Franklin the Turtle is a beloved Canadian icon who has inspired generations of children and stands for kindness, empathy and inclusivity. We strongly condemn any denigrating, violent or unauthorized use of Franklin's name or image, which directly contradicts these values. Image of Franklin the Turtle Pete Hegseth posted an image of Franklin the Turtle shooting a missle at a boat
December 2, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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sarahgailey.bsky.social
🚨 New scam alert 🚨

Scammers are now impersonating representatives of Silent Book Club to target authors by pretending they've been nominated for a reader award. The screencapped email here was followed up by a request for a video, press materials... and a "submission fee."
Text reads: ALERT Scammers are impersonating Silent Book Club to solicits independent authors for money in exchange for being featured on our platform. If you are a recipient of an email impersonating a chapter organizer or member of the Silent Book Club, please BLOCK the sender and report the abuse to the service provider (e.g. Google, TikTok, Meetup) Text reads as follows: It has been reported to us that scammers are impersonating Silent Book Club cofounders and local chapter organizers. They are asking authors for money in exchange for being featured. Silent Book Club does not solicit individual authors. We do partner with publishers and businesses. Any official outreach from Silent Book Club LLC will come from a @silentbook.club email address. Some local chapter organizers do use gmail accounts, but they are not authorized to solicit payment from authors or businesses. If you are a recipient of an email impersonating a chapter organizer or member of the Silent Book Club team, please block the sender and report the fraudulent account directly to the service provider Email from Liza.info.silent.book.club@gmail.com reads as follows: Hello, Season’s greetings! We are delighted to invite you to our End-of-Year Book Award Presentation, taking place on December 15, 2025. This special event is hosted in collaboration with several book-loving communities, including Silent Book Club Seattle, Ideas Book Club, and Silent Book Club Singapore. Your book has been selected for consideration in the Silent Book Club Seattle Award, chosen by our community of over 6,000 readers who celebrate creative, inspiring, and thought-provoking books. It has also been included among the outstanding works recognized across our partner clubs for this year’s award cycle. Your story truly stood out for its originality, depth, and its ability to spark meaningful conversation within our global reading communities. If you’d like to proceed, I’d be happy to send over the submission details and next steps as we prepare for this year’s celebration. Warm regards, Liza Organizer, Silent Book Club Seattle
December 1, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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thestar.com
Thomas King now faces a firestorm over his claims to Indigeneity. Here’s all he needed to say

#Opinion from Star contributor Michelle Good
Michelle Good: Thomas King now faces a firestorm over his claims to Indigeneity. Here’s all he needed to say
He owes an apology to every person who took in and relied on information who believed in and relied on his stories
www.thestar.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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garretmandalatea.bsky.social
right here 💚 right now
Image of a meditating Buddha. Text overlay is a haiku which reads: Whatever happens, seek to find your gratitude. Manifest presence. -Garret
December 1, 2025 at 12:19 PM
shamana58.bsky.social
After repaying all my debt, I’d play with my art, and maybe start or join an intentional community. I also have plans for a non-profit similar to NAACP
basicincomeaction.org Basic Income Action ↗️ @basicincomeaction.org · 21d
Honest question: If everyone got Universal Basic Income, no strings attached, what would YOU do with it?

Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
November 29, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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kashana.blacksky.app
“Black Friday,” Stephen miller yells, getting redder and redder, “will be replaced with White Friday.”
November 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
shamana58.bsky.social
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:

James Taylor
The Who
The Tragically Hip
Joan Armatrading
Leonard Cohen with Joan Baez
gitaralleigh.bsky.social Gita Ralleigh @gitaralleigh.bsky.social · 22d
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
Prince
Gil Scott-Heron
PJ Harvey
Bonnie Prince Billy
The Last Poets
mucklewriting.bsky.social Jo Grinch @mucklewriting.bsky.social · 22d
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen.

Toots and the Maytals
PJ Harvey
Patti Smith
Mark Lanegan
The Brian Jonestown Massacre

#MusicSky
November 28, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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rachelgilmore.bsky.social
Trudeau-era environment minister Steven Guilbeault has published a resignation letter detailing the reasons for his departure from Carney's cabinet.

He directly cites today's MOU:
Statement by Steven Guilbeault This afternoon, it is with great sadness that I submitted my resignation to the Prime Minister as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec. As you know, I chose to enter politics to champion the fight against climate change and the protection of the environment. Over the past ten years, our country has made historic progress in reducing climate pollution, protecting nature and the environment, while our economy continued to grow. I believe I have contributed to these advancements, and I remain deeply proud of the achievements I have helped bring forward: • Standing up to tech giants and major polluters • Implementing Canada's first emissions reduction plan, slowing their growth and placing them on a downward trajectory • Establishing the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation • Modernizing the Canadian Environmental Protection Act • Developing the country's first national climate adaptation strategy to protect our communities • Eliminating harmful single-use plastics • Implementing the most ambitious nature conservation plan in the country's history • Continuing the modernization of the Official Languages Act • Making historic investments in arts and culture, including during the COVID-19 crisis and in the most recent budget Changes in our relationship with the United States have led to profound disruptions affecting the global order, diplomatic relations, and the economy. I understand and share the Prime Minister's efforts to ensure our country First, there was no consultation with the Indigenous nations of the West Coast of British Columbia or with the provincial government, who would be greatly affected by this agreement. Furthermore, a pipeline to the West Coast would have major environmental impacts, particularly as it could cross the Great Bear Rainforest, contribute to a significant increase in climate pollution, and move Canada further away from its greenhouse gas reduction targets. Lifting the tanker ban on the West Coast would also significantly increase the risk of accidents in the region. This moratorium was established in 1972 following a unanimous vote in the House of Commons, notably because navigation in the Hecate Strait is highly dangerous. Its removal would also hinder the creation of a marine conservation area in the Great Bear Sea, a project our government has been actively developing with Indigenous partners and the government of British Columbia for several years, protecting more than 100,000 km of this ecologically sensitive region. We cannot hope to decarbonize our economy without decarbonizing the electricity sector. The proposal to exempt Alberta from the Clean Electricity Regulations in exchange for stricter industrial carbon pricing rules and the Pathways project is, in my view, a serious mistake. As shown in the analysis submitted to the House of Commons, without this regulation, the electricity sector-which has halved its pollution over the past 20 years-would return to an upward emissions trajectory. This regulation also saves lives by reducing air pollution, generates over $3 billion in healthcare savings, and ultimately reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 182 million tonnes. Finally, over the past few months, several elements of the climate action plan I worked on as Minister of the Environment have been, or are about to be, dismantled: the consumer carbon pricing, the Zero Emission Vehicle standard, the oil and gas sector emissions cap, the framework to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies, and the Clean Electricity Regulations. In my view, these measures remain essential to our climate action plan. I want to express my sincere gratitude to the citizens of Laurier-Sainte-Marie for the trust they have placed in me since 2019. I will continue to represent them as their Liberal Member of Parliament with dedication. I also thank the Prime Minister for the honor of serving in his cabinet and as his lieutenant in Quebec. When I entered politics, it was because I had a deep conviction that I could make a difference in fighting climate change and protecting our environment. My commitment to leaving a better world for the future of our children and our planet remains unchanged. Steven Guilbeault Member of Parliament for Laurier-Sainte-Marie
November 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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therealzeller.bsky.social
Thank you for your work. This is another one I like to support. 30% of Natives have no running water. That's horrific in the land of selfish billionaires.

www.navajowaterproject.org
Navajo Water Project
Help DigDeep bring clean, running water to hundreds of American families. 1 in 3 Navajo homes don't have a tap or toilet. We can fix that.
www.navajowaterproject.org
November 27, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
ALA celebrates today's ruling in federal court in RI permanently blocking the Administration's actions to dismantle IMLS.

ALA Pres. Sam Helmick: "This victory belongs to all of us, and we build the future of our libraries together." Read our full statement & take action: www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
"Today's court decision is a powerful affirmation of what libraries mean to America. It restores everything that executive order tried to take away: shared access to books in rural and remote areas, essential virtual learning tools, children's reading programs and the countless library services available to anyone who walks into a public, school or academic library." - ALA President Sam Helmick. Show up for our libraries, American Library Association
November 21, 2025 at 10:29 PM
shamana58.bsky.social
Without downloading any new pics, what is it like dating you?
Full moon shining on the water, through trees
November 22, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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dearsarah.bsky.social
Google's AI is now snooping on your emails - here's how to opt out. (It’s in settings/super quick!)

A new change quietly rolling out allows Google to access your private messages & attachments to train its AI models - without your knowledge.
flip.it/4a2Im9 opt-in as a default should be illegal!!!
Google's AI is now snooping on your emails - here's how to opt out
A new change quietly rolling out allows Google to access your private messages and attachments to train its AI models - likely without your knowledge. Opting out takes just moments.
flip.it
November 21, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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marcelias.bsky.social
Attorney General Catherine Hanaway (R) publicly announced she has referred the state’s grassroots referendum campaign to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), claiming without evidence that canvassers are “employing illegal aliens” to collect signatures to overturn the mid-decade redraw.
Missouri GOP Now Siccing ICE on Gerrymander Referendum Signature Gatherers
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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rusty54.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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kishizuka.bsky.social
Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
Solange Opens Free Digital Library Of Rare Black Books
Solange has launched a digital library archive of Black and brown authors where readers can borrow books at no cost.
peopleofcolorintech.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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warren.senate.gov
No lawmaker in Congress should be able to buy, own, and sell individual stocks. Period. Let's make Congressional stock trading illegal.
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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atg.wa.gov
1/2: Know your rights when approached by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE):

✅ You have the right to be silent.
✅ You can ask the officer if you are free to leave. If the officer answers “no,” you can say you’d like to talk with an attorney.
A poster with a dark blue background and white text. The title at the top says "Know Your Rights: Civil Immigration Enforcement in Washington." Below the English title, the same title is translated into ten different languages: Amharic, Arabic, Simplified Chinese (twice, with slightly different character sets/fonts), German, Hindi, Japanese, Khmer, and Korean. In the center-bottom, there is a small, round seal of the Washington State Attorney General's Office. A poster with a dark blue background and white text. The title at the top says "Know Your Rights: Civil Immigration Enforcement in Washington." Below the English title, the same title is translated into ten different languages: Marshallese, Punjabi, Russian, Samoan, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese. In the center-bottom, there is a small, round seal of the Washington State Attorney General's Office.
November 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM