@zutsuit.bsky.social picks new autumnal sci-fi and fantasy reads from authors including Travis Baldree, Claire North, Victor Manibo and more.

It's not in this article but the government asserts that the sandwich was thrown at "point blank range", which implies subway sandwiches have defined effective weapon ranges of varying lethality, and I would like to see the government's chart of these ranges.

@michaelhobbes.bsky.social FYI someone appears to be impersonating you in the hopes of duping authors into paying for fake book promo opportunities. Unrelated: dig the podcast!

Sooooo, like lots of folks who got laid off bc of DJT, I'm still looking for work. Suboptimal! And so! If you're looking for an excellent progressive writer with years of experience reporting, analyzing, & contextualizing the news under her own byline + as a comms writer w/ progressive causes, hmu!

If you're seeking an excuse to sit in total darkness, we invite you to a free screening of BUGONIA, a Yorgos Lanthimos film, starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons. RSVP here: theonion.com/bugonia/. (In partnership with @focusfeatures.bsky.social)

Really not into this season of Black Mirror.

Guys, I don’t mean to sound like this but there is a felon down the street making AI videos of himself as a king shitting on Americans and the American flag and he is literally tearing down the White House as we speak

Realizing I bought tickets to a standing-room-only concert and having preemptive knee pain-induced regrets. Younger me would be disgusted.

Shoutout to whoever was like the news sucks, let’s spice it up by doing a jewel heist at the Louvre

The owner of Twitter just reinstated the accounts of several Nazi who had been suspending for violating Twitter's rules about doxxing other users. Now here's another piece on Bluesky's intellectual diversity problem.

Books are the only positive, non-entropic version of immortality that exists. Or could ever exist. If you write one, and anyone cares enough to keep a copy, someone can hear your voice thousands of years after you’re gone. And you could make them laugh! Or cry. Make them wise. Comfort them.

A statue depicting Donald Trump and Jeffery Epstein titled “Best Friends Forever" has returned to the National Mall, a week after the National Park Service removed it. An anonymous group of artists has taken credit.

Just in time to work out the kinks before the 2026 election cycle.

My amazing wife @debbiemillman.bsky.social has an essay in the NYT today about how Trump is imposing his brand on American democracy www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/o...

Advance copies of Your Behavior Will Be Monitored have arrived. Time for an unboxing! #specfic #specfiction #repost #bookbonanza25 #unboxing #prbox #booktok #debutauthor #ai #techfic #doallthesehashtagsevenmatter

BREAKING: Reality TV President Questions Reality of TV

This is, I think, the best push alert and makes me wonder why this directness isn’t the norm.

By the end of this administration, it's gonna be like $100 for a single chicken wing that comes pre-infected with e coli

Looking for an unforgettable speculative novel about AI, advertising, humanity & more… #YourBehaviorWillBeMonitored by @justinfeinstein.bsky.social avail for preorder via @tachyonpub.bsky.social #speculativefiction #debutnovels #AI

@nnedi.bsky.social Just wanted to let you know that I taught Mother of Invention to my speculative fiction workshop and the students loved it as much as I do/did. So much to learn from that!

I’m so excited to reveal the cover for YOUR BEHAVIOR WILL BE MONITORED, my debut novel from @tachyonpub. It comes out 4/7/25, but is available for preorder now (link in bio) wherever you buy books.

Just saw the term "truth decay" for the first time, which aptly sums up what's wrong with everything right now.

this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like

DC statehood is now an imperative. No more dicking around. Next Dem majority, get it done immediately.

The only surprising thing is that this hasn’t happened all across the country by now

I appreciate the optimism of this parking validation machine

What are your favorite long titles for books? I need inspiration/validation.

Is there a pharmacy I can go to that doesn’t feel like the opening scene of a societal collapse film/show?

A team of engineers at Purdue built a machine that solved a Rubik’s Cube in .1 seconds, but it still takes 45 min to wash a load of laundry or run a dishwasher.

Wish I had a running tally of how many times I've fixed incorrect formatting of e.g. and i.e. in other people's docs/decks over the years, because it must be in the thousands.

North Korea out there calling balls and strikes.

Looking forward to the AI tool that simulates the person in the meeting (off-camera) giving notes on the deck while in a car on the way to the airport.

I live in a world where I am supposed to just accept that this sentence exists

Whoa.

The more things change....

This make for a fun Madlib! "...allowing nonprofessionals to ________________ with help from an A.I. ___________ coach..." - perform surgery/medical - fly planes/flight - prosecute crimes/law - conduct symphonies/music

there were so many magazines u would go to the dentist office and be irritated that your one favorite magazine was not there or was six months out of date even though the magazine rack was full of magazines

A thing you can do writing fiction 1) identify two (2) things about yourself that you hate 2) create two characters; each one takes a loathed trait 3) give them additional *lovable* traits 4) make them soulmates 5) let them spend their scenes and lives navigating themselves 6) let them teach you

Can't believe I only just discovered Future Tense on Slate, but wow are there some great stories here, some of which (looks like the older work) are paired with non-fiction/articles written in response to the discussed speculative technology. dev.slate.com/technology/f...

Editor: You get the pictures for the air traffic controller story? Photographer: Sure did boss. Real fucking sexy just like you asked. Editor: What

ppl keep mistaking Jurassic Park for a survival film against dinosaurs when it's actually a survival film against startup culture