A YA romance in Germany. A sports romance in Austria with the first Fil-Austrian freeskier. A second chance in Sweden about a Filipino family dynamic that had been “too much.” KILIG AND LIEBE is a new anthology featuring romance stories by Filipinos in Europe. 📚 books2read.com/u/mveoo8

A recent study found that many women treated for recurrent UTIs didn't have UTIs at all. Instead, their symptoms were caused by hormonally driven inflammation and pelvic floor dysfunction. n.pr/4ciNsyT

Why too many women are prescribed antibiotics for UTIs they don't have

A recent study found that many women treated for recurrent UTIs didn't have UTIs at all. Instead, their symptoms were caused by hormonally driven inflammation and pelvic floor dysfunction.

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It's Romanceclass Books' annual Feels Fest! Ron Attends #FeelsFest 2026 rondoesstuff.com/2026/08/25/r...

Ron Attends Feels Fest 2026

It’s that time of the year again, and by that time I mean Romance Class’ annual Feels Fest!

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I now fervently believe this. Relatedly, I think celebrating good news and embracing joy are equally radical. You have to remember what you’re fighting for. We cannot sustainably organize around sorrow.

Saeed Jones@theferocity.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I’m coming to understand that maintaining hope is radical.

Last chapter + epilogue up! You have ONE WEEK to listen to the complete Mango Summer audiobook free (if you aren't a patron). www.patreon.com/collection/2...

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Keep the Faith, my second book is 10 years old today! 🥳 To celebrate, the book is $ 0.99 across all retailers from today until Aug 31 💚 on the rebound office romance, heartbreak, healing, disaster risk reduction in the 🇵🇭 with a side of fries 🍟 🔗 anatejano.com/ktf10 #romanceclass #romancelandia

Keep the Faith – 10th anniversary

Keep the Faith 10th Anniversary Sale Get the ebook for $0.99 from July 31 to August 31! on the rebound | starting over again | workplace romancefirst person POV | heat level 0 Buy now: Ebooks: Prin…

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it is very important that we have independent media and I am again tapping the sign for you to find billionaire free, worker run news to support how and when you are able

Joseph Cox@josephcox.bsky.social · 3mo ago

That was fast. Google sent me a statement saying it is now “rolling back“ this AI feature after our demonstration and others from OSINT researchers www.404media.co/google-earth...

On the blog: Bookish businesses asking for my manuscript need to answer these questions first (please share with a friend who may need it lol) minavesguerra.com/news/questio...

JKR and her new org apparently helped get the new Amnesty International report on how TERF organizations destroy lives taken down from their site. Well, guess what? The Streisand Effect is real. Here's the entire report in a thread. Read it. Share it.

Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 4mo ago

Amnesty International put out a major report documenting the influence of UK based anti trans gender critical organizations and their funding. Within hours, GC groups threatened defamation lawsuits and Amnesty was forced to pull it down. Proving the point they're anti rights. Anyways, here it is.

Someone on Reddit found this while metal detecting and people were like “it’s like an Egyptian Polly Pocket Then someone replied “Ptolemy Pocket” I can’t breathe

Mental Notes

I feel like this auction deserves so much love, but a lot of people who NEED this auction don't understand that they need it, or know what to ask to use it. Do we have science people who can spin out use cases for a fiction author?

Rachel Grant/R.S. Grant@rachelgrant.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I want to bid on this @romancingthevote.com item, but I have no idea how I'd use it in a story. I don't even know what to ask. Maybe I should bid and we can just discuss sciencey stuff and I'll figure out bookish things later?

The single biggest story in video games this month, prompting widespread concern across the community, and the ESA has no comment. Thank you @duckvalentine.bsky.social for holding them accountable for their total failure on this issue

Kotaku@kotaku.com · 4mo ago

Sony is putting an end to physical PlayStation games, and perhaps unsurprisingly, the ESA doesn't really have anything to say about it. https://kotaku.com/video-game-industry-esa-digital-ownership-2000712263

Missed a RomanceClass event? Here's a list of upcoming ones. Write/read with us, meet authors and readers, discuss things in the name of research, and more: romanceclassbooks.com/upcoming-eve...

Upcoming Events (July to October 2026) - #romanceclass

Missed a RomanceClass event? Save these dates! At RomanceClass events you can buy books, meet authors, write or read along with the community. July 4, SaturdayCommune Cafe, Poblacion Makati1 to 4 PMCe...

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It's live! youtu.be/VYVPfQWvFFw

Build A Bear-y Glen Ross - Make Some Noise Animated

YouTube video by DeepBlueInk

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DeepBlueInk@deepblueink.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🐻MAKE SOME NOISE ANIMATION🐻 Always. Bear. Closing. "Build A Bear-y Glen Ross" goes live soon! ♥️🔗👇 youtu.be/VYVPfQWvFFw

In case you, too, needed this today:

For @aftermath.site, I reviewed the Steam Machine. It costs $1049 base. It is beautifully designed. It might be one of the most important computers ever made, launched at the worst time imaginable. aftermath.site/steam-machin...

The Steam Machine Is An Iconoclastic Computer Born In Unforgiving Times

Valve has released a tiny, silent, entry level PC that does important work bringing PCs gaming to the living room and desktop Linux to the masses. The timing could not be worse.

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It still has to be said: before posting an opinion, maybe make sure you are well-informed about a subject first. For example, before saying "Filipinos do not support local literature/comics", ask yourself first do YOU read current works by local authors, yourself?

Catechesis demo is out now! Links below.

Your brain was never designed to doomscroll this much.

Alison Hoens@physioktbroker.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Is the human brain designed to cope with ongoing bad news? “Problematic News Consumption (PNC) — a pattern of news engagement that results in preoccupation, dysregulation and disruption to daily functioning”🧪 www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

Sam Altman wants an actual license to kill you. This bill: the "Artificial Intelligence Safety Act"😒 would give companies like OpenAI immunity for mass murder including nuclear, biological, and radiological attacks assisted by their bots. youtu.be/34bMvXOQfEM

Blush Books at Common Room Mess Studio, The Atrium of Makati

As anyone could have predicted. It's the next logical step once you decide that the only important thing about a woman is the uterus.

Wide authors, if you haven't logged into Google Play recently, do so ASAP. Like Amazon KDP and Kobo, they are also jamming in a stupid gen AI recaps "feature" on all books effective 6 July 2026. Unlike the other two, at least we can opt out of this shit. h/t @ajcalvin.bsky.social for the heads up

Oh ffs. Thanks Delilah and @ajcalvin.bsky.social

Delilah Waan | Epic fantasy author@delilahwaan.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Wide authors, if you haven't logged into Google Play recently, do so ASAP. Like Amazon KDP and Kobo, they are also jamming in a stupid gen AI recaps "feature" on all books effective 6 July 2026. Unlike the other two, at least we can opt out of this shit. h/t @ajcalvin.bsky.social for the heads up

this week marks 10 years since "milkshake duck" was coined

Today is the last day of Dreams on a Pillow's main campaign. Despite Israel massacring people in several countries including Palestine - here's a courageous Palestinian-made game about where it all started -about the 1948 Nakba- and on how things were before it. www.launchgood.com/v4/campaign/...

“Dreams on a Pillow” is in development - Help Us Tell The Full Story | LaunchGood | LaunchGood

Development of the stealth adventure game about the Nakba is underway. New game trailer headlines a final crowdfunding push for remaining budget until release.

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Just need everyone to know that the Belgium men's soccer team has new jerseys based on the art of Rene Magritte and this is the official photo shoot

RomanceClass writing session, author panel, live readings at Hygge Book Apothecary QC (with authors Brigitte Bautista, Chi Yu Rodriguez and live readers Teetin Villanueva, Hessa Palma, and Migs Almendras). Thank you and watch out for details of the July Kilig Cafe!