Essay: Finding #SFinTranslation www.sfintranslation.com?p=16357

Describing The Godfather movies to a family member who hasn’t seen them. “The first is one of the greatest movies of all time. The second might be even better. And the third one is the third one!” To be fair, I like part III. I just admit it isn’t as good.

What if I told you that Isekai and Portal Fantasy are, in fact, not the same thing. #Fantasybooks #fantasy #BookSky

Sometimes I just sit around thinking how dang cool Vash the Stampede is.

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Alabama Republican Barry Moore held a town hall and said migrants are not allowed due process. His constituents heckled him, chanting “shame, shame” as the coward made his hasty exit. #Resist #ProudBlue #FuckMAGA

Jesse Jackson appeared on Sesame Street in 1973. During his appearance, he led a group of children in reciting his well-known poem “I Am Somebody,” a message focused on self-worth and empowerment The segment became one of the most memorable celebrity appearances from the early seasons of the show.

Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…

Have you tried applying books to your existential dread?

Art by US artist Richard Hescox (born 1949)

I don’t know who made this but it’s perfect and I need to share it more.

Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social

Q: Can you confirm that CBP actually hit a party balloon it thought was a drone with a laser? And why wasn't that coordinated with the FAA? KRISTI NOEM: You know, this was a joint agency task force, um, mission that was undertaken. And um, we're continuing to work on communication *ends presser*

A reminder that Uncanny Magazine has a zero tolerance policy for AI/LLM use for all submissions. That includes poetry.

"Handily, to make a prediction like this, you don’t have to provide any evidence to support your claim. You can just say shit, and the @nytimes.com will print it." aftermath.site/ai-romance-n...

Tuesday’s release of video surveillance footage showing an armed, masked person at Nancy Guthrie’s doorstep on the night she was abducted has raised a host of questions about why it took so long to publicly release, how it was retrieved and what it means for privacy.

‘I can’t live without AI!’ Were you born three years ago? Is this your first time experiencing the wonder of human thought and free will? ‘Can’t live without AI’ How embarrassing.

we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

Good to know, but I hate the entire controversy over trans women in sports because it treats the possibility that we might often as a problem.

Read that article about the """writer""" generating 200 books a year with AI and needless to say, I had THOUGHTS

Seriously. “My wife just left me. Find her.”

Post your favourite Star Trek character but wrong answers only.

This right here

One of my favorite typos/autocorrects is when people put “defiantly” instead of “definitely.”

Reading “Prayerbook of the Bible” by Dietrich Bonhoeffer and once again he just cites Luther multiple times to give the correct answers. And there are people who say he wasn’t Lutheran.

Someone In WH Called Russian FSB May 21, 2025 the NSA detected a phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump. On 17 April, a whistleblower contacted the OIG because Gabbard stopped the report from routine dispatch required by law. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

1987 Battletech art by Doug Shuler

Donald Trump posted a racist video of our former President and First Lady Barack and Michelle Obama. It is sadly par for the course for a President who revels in his cruelty and racism. When will Republicans draw the line and call out this vile conduct?

This is only related in a sideways manner, but: the story of any small slice of humanity is the story of humanity, just boiled down and distilled. So: In 2020, we had a lot of conversations about harassment at SF/F conventions, and Isaac Asimov came up several times.

NBA trades don’t make sense to me. Like here I’ll trade you my 2050 first round pick for that player who I will then cut immediately.

2025 was another great year for African short fiction! Author @wtalabi.com recommends 10 highlights across science fiction, fantasy, and horror, from "magic-for-wealth schemes" to an unsettling religious organization (in space). And if there's some ties in there...? We're not complaining.

France’s Foreign Ministry owns Elon Musk in this response:

Saw a premise for a sci-fi novel that was intriguing - military space sci-fi/zombie mashup. Then saw that it was written with “AI assistance” and noped out fast. I don’t trust an author who uses AI to write their stuff.

AI makes shit art but does provide fodder for scintillating reviews "In the very first shot, King George’s hair looks like someone melted down and hardened a plastic badger"

all those people complaining about a protest in church are going to rise up over this too right?

"Trump is just doing what Obama did, & no one complained back then!" Given that this is a central talking point MAGA is using to reach people outside their hardcore base, it would be useful if a proper journalistic outlet addressed this comparison in an evidence-based way. I haven't seen one yet.

Finished "The Poet Empress" by @dragons.bsky.social and uh... it's a spectacular debut. The sheer emotions it dragged out of me, the twists, the beauty of the writing. The ending -killed it-. Highly recommended for #HugoAwards reading. It's going on my Astounding ballot, for sure.

Movie review from Guardian on Melania.

Illustration I painted for the new Jirel of Joiry story written by @mollytanzer.bsky.social that is coming out in @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social this year. ⚔️ Check out the crowdfund here www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...

I think the 3rd series is locked in and I'll hopefully get them done for ECCC. Albertosaurus and Magpie Utahraptor and Barn Owl Torvosaurus and Turkey Vulture Sinosaurus and Red Junglefowl Giganotosaurus and Chilean Flamingo

I think it is extremely important as a cishet white religious person who wants to be an ally to read and understand works by trans people. We can’t properly ally or help if we don’t understand. My faith teaches me to love and care for the oppressed, and trans people continue to be targeted.

📣 It's here: the 2026 @strangehorizons.bsky.social Criticism Special! 💡 A whole week of critical insight, with a new essay and new review every day. A podcast, a roundtable, an *editorial*. 📚 The weird! Anthropology! Non-anglophone SFF! Plus thoughts on fantasy series, adaptations, film and more.

Researchers K. N. Sirsi and Sandra Botkin document the discovery of a family unable to conceive of gender... @lateonsetgirl.bsky.social's "CONGENITAL AGENESIS OF GENDER IDEATION by K. N. Sirsi and Sandra Botkin" is free to read now on Reactor! Edited by @pnh.nielsenhayden.com Art by Reiko Murakami

Ok, it's out now, take a look 70s-sci-fi-art.ghost.io/strange-drag... Here's the coolest dragon pic in it - this postcard and poster illustration by Tim White, "Dragon Dance." It's exactly the type of 70s fantasy-slash-sci-fi imagery I love the most

Finished “Light of Impossible Stars” by @garethlpowell.bsky.social. My first time through the trilogy after finishing and loving “Embers of War” years ago. This book was everything. Nod is a particularly favorite character. Absolutely top notch sci-fi and this concluding volume nails it.

We are now 40 days beyond the statutory deadline for the full release of the Epstein files

Digital Devil Saga 2 was out 21 years ago (2005)! Continuing the story of the surviving Embryon tribe when their dark past comes to light. Long story short: God got mad and now the sun sorta broken... It's insane and it's awesome.🧡☀️ Review: www.rpgfan.com/game/shin-me...

Man sprayed Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) with liquid during town hall in Minneapolis