@DiasporaDetroit

@DiasporaDetroit

@okpete.bsky.social

Emmy winning filmmaker. Writer of dark stories. Maker of even darker short films. Horror novella WHITE FLIGHT released Nov. 4, 2025. First novel COUNTED WITH THE DEAD released June of 2024. HWA Active Member. #Horror #HWA

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Elford Alley
@elfordalley.bsky.social

Halloween Reading! Get some killer books at prices so low IT’S SCARY. All available on Amazon and Bookshop, Kobo too! Some ebooks as low as 99 cents. Several paperbacks under ten bucks! Never Leaving is on KU. Consider picking up a book or two, so you have something scary to read on the 31st!

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@okpete.bsky.social

#FridayReads A white couple's adopted Black teenage daughter is killed by the police. Now their house, in a gentrifying Black neighborhood, is trying to kill them. A Detroit hitman seeking absolution for his crimes is pursued by the monster created from the bodies of his victims.

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Gabino Iglesias
@gabino.bsky.social

It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s share books and boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. I bring you the perfect spooky season read: monstrous babies, bloodthirsty deities, ghosts, magic, vengeance, and creatures from beyond the reef! www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...

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J.D. Buffington
@jdbuffington.com

Writing them is justified defiance.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

AOC: "As AI begins to encroach in our society, their goal is to take your cognition away from you. AI's goal is to take your thoughts away from you, your ability to think away from you, so that you become dependent on a machine ... reading books is active resistance"

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Dr. SkySkull
@drskyskull.bsky.social

This is ragebait so not directly quoting it, but the question misses the point: studying those topics trains you to THINK, which ia something EVERYONE needs to know regardless if you use those specific skills.

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Alex Winter
@alexwinter.com

It’s taking a long time for people to wake up to the fact that these platforms are not public forums but privately owned companies with terrible agendas and total control. If you lay down with these dogs…

The Hollywood Reporter@thr.com

TikTok “Permanently Suspends” the ‘Musk’ Film Account, Raising Suppression Fears (Exclusive)

bit.lyTikTok “Permanently Suspends” the ‘Musk’ Film Account, Raising Suppression Fears (Exclusive)TikTok has banned the entire Musk film account, citing political content that violates its policies. The move, which comes just as the Alex Gibney’s investigation into Elon Musk expands to more than 470 screens across North America, raises concerns about Big Tech suppression that the very film seeks to expose.Distributor Bleecker Street was informed Friday afternoon a “permanent suspension” was coming. The entire page disappeared from TikTok’s platform shortly after. The film company had been planning to spend ad money to boost certain posts; that will no longer happen.

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Greg Pak
@gregpak.net

The way those folks in the audience have little smiles of anticipation as this begins…

Abdul El-Sayed@abdulelsayed.bsky.social

This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.

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Ethan Sacks
@ethansacks.bsky.social

The leadership of the Democratic Party is too weak for this moment in history. Step up or step aside.

Truthout@truthout.org

Chuck Schumer — one of the most powerful Democrats in the country — has not issued statements to the press or through his social media channels about the administration’s attack on Ilhan Omar, which critics have described as a five alarm fire for the state of democracy in the U.S.

truthout.orgChuck Schumer Hasn’t Said a Word About Trump’s Attempt to Deport Ilhan OmarEthics lawyers say the raid violated the Hatch Act. Schumer has been silent.
@DiasporaDetroit
@okpete.bsky.social

It's #FridayReads again! A Detroit hitman seeking absolution for his crimes is pursued by the monster created from the bodies of his victims. A white couple's adopted Black teenage daughter is killed by the police. Now their house, in a gentrifying Black neighborhood, is trying to kill them.

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@okpete.bsky.social

This is the book that introduced me to Gabino's work. Horror readers need to check it out.

Gabino Iglesias@gabino.bsky.social

It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s share books and boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. The little book that could is only $1.99 for a limited time! Magic, revenge, a Russian hitman, dogs with human eyes, and more. Get some! www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0D8...