Marilyn Rude
@marilynrude.bsky.social
I read. I watch. I have opinions.
Hungary removes anti-LGBTQ provisions from 'child protection' law, batting back Orban legacy
Hungary removes anti-LGBTQ provisions from 'child protection' law, batting back Orban legacy
The vote was praised by rights groups, who add that 'there is still a lot to do' on LGBTQ rights.
lemonde.fr
Windsor Pumpkin Regatta #NovaScotia Giant pumpkins hit the water in Windsor, N.S. www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/vid...
Giant pumpkins hit the water in Windsor, N.S.
Dozens of people hopped into the water to race giant, hollowed out pumpkins this weekend for the return of a fall tradition in Windsor, N.S.
ctvnews.ca
Publishers Weekly called today, asking questions about the Must Read Magazines contract situation. Did a 38-minute interview w/ them. This story isn’t going away. ICYMI: I’ll fight just as hard for the rights of the kid entering the industry as I will for my own. Don’t f**k w/ artists’ rights.
Oop Disney Hires First CTO: Karandeep Anand, Former CEO of Character.AI share.google/Epd5Y0LRBmUF...
Disney Hires Its First CTO: Karandeep Anand, Former CEO of AI Chatbot Start-Up
Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro hired Karandeep Anand, ex-CEO of Character.AI and former Facebook and Microsoft exec, as its first chief technology officer.
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Cass Morris@cassmorriswrites.com · 4h agoWeird how this happened right after they made its former CEO their new Senior Executive VP and Chief Technology Officer. 🤔
in light of MRM's ridiculousness: to demonstrate how much people accustomed to Hollywood do not understand how the short fiction industry works, please see this submissions agreement for The Last Dangerous Visions. you had to sign this *to submit*. that is unheard of. i've signed shorter contracts.
The happiest of book birthdays to Be Sure Volume II by @seananmcguire.bsky.social! 📚 The second collection in her multi-Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Wayward Children series, containing: Book 4: In an Absent Dream Book 5: Come Tumbling Down Book 6: Across the Green Grass Fields
For those of you who've been wanting to catch up, or just want another piece of gorgeous Rovina Cai art for your shelf, this is now available! Be sure!
Tordotcom Publishing@tordotcompub.bsky.social · 5h agoThe happiest of book birthdays to Be Sure Volume II by @seananmcguire.bsky.social! 📚 The second collection in her multi-Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Wayward Children series, containing: Book 4: In an Absent Dream Book 5: Come Tumbling Down Book 6: Across the Green Grass Fields
We need more men like Dan Levy and fewer men like Shane Gillis. Stop being complacent. Stand up and call this shit out when it happens. www.instagram.com/p/DeYSYNXMcbH/
Canada is worth fighting for. Watch the video: youtu.be/tUTe5oJmSRo
NYCC was an absolute blast! 4 days, 6 panels, 8 signings, 2 Broadway shows, 1 BIG announcement, and multiple meetings and meals with friends. My heart is full, my feet are sore, and my Garmin is mad at me. But it's MONSTERA launch week, so I have four more events! In Brooklyn, NH, VT, and NC!
please enjoy brand new tingler just in time for the season of scares. RESIDENT ANAL: POUNDED BY THE D-VIRUS is out now here www.amazon.com/dp/B0HMP9JZBB/ or all patreon tiers www.patreon.com/chucktingle/...
For this Indigenous Peoples Day, your astonishing artifact is the earliest known Indigenous depiction of a European — a wood carving from Nunavut dated to 1350. 🧪🏺
Inuit figurine: A 700-year-old Indigenous carving of a European made a century before Columbus
This Inuit carving was made a century before Columbus set foot in the Americas and likely depicts a Norseman.
livescience.com
The #AlbertaReferendum chatter is exhausting. Here's your reminder that that is part of the design to make you check out and disengage. #GoVote on #Oct19 #ABPoli #ABTory
Like I need one more thing to do! 😆 TBH, I’m kind of jazzed about this. 🧙♀️ #quiltsky #newproject #modafabrics
At your local rink or in the Stanley Cup Final, you’ve seen Inglasco’s pucks on the ice. They’re the NHL’s exclusive puck supplier, and they’ve been based in Sherbrooke, Québec, for more than 50 years. So remember: behind every puck drop and every goal, is a little bit of Canada.
This is the Midnight Thistle print. I LOVE the purple! Lambswool is beautiful and soft! Maritime Tartan Co
In light of some magazines pulling scummy things on creators lately, I’m doing a little thread on short story rights. I don't want anybody getting taken advantage of. Also, if you're new, this stuff can be confusing!
Nothing is more important than saving the greatest country on earth. Albertans are proud Canadians. The momentum is on our side, and now it's time to finish strong. Join us to save Canada. Sign up at AlbertaNDP.ca/events
The Gopher Hole Museum has shut down. It is a dark day for Alberta, and therefore for Canada, and thus the world www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
Alberta’s gopher museum shut down until further notice
An Alberta oddity – a museum that prides itself on dioramas featuring taxidermized rodents – has shut its doors until further notice.
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‘Polish researchers uncover clues to lost Roman temple in Cyprus’ #archaeologynews scienceinpoland.pl/en/news/news...
Polish researchers uncover clues to lost Roman temple in Cyprus
Polish researchers working in Cyprus have identified the remains of a monumental structure that may have been a rare Roman-era temple built outside an urban centre. The building, tentatively dated to ...
scienceinpoland.pl
More than two dozen workers at three major publishing houses—HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, and Hachette—tell WIRED that LLMs are being used for publicity, cover art, back cover copy, and emails, as some execs push junior staff to champion the tech. Read the full story: buff.ly/p0ymGmN
Blue Cross Blue Shield is being sued as a monopoly after the state found it's been in a conspiracy to restrict access to healthcare. Corporations should not have this much power. We need money out of politics, money in our pockets, and Medicare for All.
Michigan attorney general sues Blue Cross, alleging illegal monopoly
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel sued Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan in "arguably the most consequential antitrust case" of its kind.
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It's just been announced at NYCC so I guess I can tell you that I'm writing The Regulators for Marvel. My five issue comic series will be out in 2027. Mutants, magic and monsters woven into the very fabric of Jim Crow America.
Friends, can we all block and report @scuba-diving-5.bsky.social — they are pretending to sell my stuff on merch (check their replies tab), but it’s a credit card number theft scam. Hopefully nobody got ripped off, but if you did, call your credit card company ASAP.
It's time to vote like Canada depends on it. Because it does. Advance voting runs October 13 to 17, with Election Day on October 19. Every vote matters. Make your plan, bring a friend, and help protect the country we love.
In case you missed it last night: we are seeing reports all over the country of immigration surges and state violence. If you need whistles for your community, we will send you 100-3000 3d printed for free, and we will love doing it. 3dwhistles.com
