“Many of the women say that they were pressured to have unwanted or unnecessary gynecological procedures while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement”

every year I get myself an online pass to this film festival, and every year I'm awed by the environmental films in the program. this year, I've watched films about: - sea turtles nesting in the Nicobar Islands - winter wildlife habits in Yosemite - ice climbing in a glacier's crevasse - & more!

I’m begging the media to bring ethics back

nothing better than rolling around in the sun

How is AI *really* impacting jobs? Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an: -8% drop in all jobs postings -~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs -22% drop in journalism jobs

NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find: - NONE of the arrested were criminally charged - NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists." - ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.

who do I talk to about returning this day? I think it's defective and I would like a new one

our society has too much sympathy for villains

Reminder: If you use generative AI for *any of your writing tasks* you are a Slopper not a writer and should be ashamed of yourself. The end.

New novelette out in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social! Contains pigeon angels and living burials. www.uncannymagazine.com/article/and-...

#alaskasky from Denali, 64°N, never seen so much pink and red

Happy pub day, @rickirobin.bsky.social! To celebrate the launch of our latest title, GHOSTS OF DISTANT TREES, we're offering 20% off online orders of anything in our store now through Saturday night with the code LAUNCHWEEK.

spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"

3LBE Issue 46 debuts today with new original short fiction of weird, wonder, and horror by K.S. Walker, Brian Evenson, Nadia Bulkin, Corey Farrenkopf, Premee Mohamed, and Katie McIvor. Read three stories online, buy the full ebook, or become a patron subscriber. www.3lobedmag.com/issue46/

if Katie Wilson wins in Seattle (and there’s good reason to believe the late votes will continue to break her way), it will be a testament to just how tired the people are of centrist dems and how strong progressive candidates are. she had eight months and a message

just wrapped up edits on a new flash coming out in January! one of two coming out that month. it's nice to have things to look forward to in the cold first weeks of the year

Today from our neurodiversity reprints issue, A CHORUS DIVERGENT: "Possession" by Taylor Jones, a story in which a neurodiverse person and her elite trained rat save the world by making friends with a globe-spanning fungal entity: reckoning.press/possession/

so many mixed feelings about the latest season of The Witcher but Laurence Fishburne as the learned vampire who loves herbs and potions consistently made me giggle

This holiday season, give Jeff Bezos and Amazon the gift of zero dollars. 🥰

We are being led by absolute cowards

Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will

am I understanding right that this only reopens the government until January? and there’s no reason to believe it won’t close again then?? what’s the point???

PRIMARY THEM ALL

nothing has humbled me more than trying to write a novel

Good literary translation requires understanding (language, culture, genre--on both sides of the translation) and an ability to write well. "AI" can't do that. There are no shortcuts. Treat your work and foreign language readers with the respect they deserve. You won't fool anyone with this.

If you wrote an SF/F/H story that was published in 2025 (or read a story that you thought was great), tell me about it in this thread! Authors, also send your story to me here: johnjosephadams.com/basff-submis... (Please read the guidelines before submitting.)

extremely disappointed in my alma mater. they should change the song from “Far Above Cayuga’s Waters” to “Far Below Our Moral Standards”

“I asked ChatGPT—“ yeah well I asked you to stop doing that and now we can’t be friends anymore

I feel lucky to live in a place where I can witness this beauty on a random Thursday

belated residency roundup because as soon as I got back I had to jump immediately into teaching and supporting my partner for her comps exam, but at my residency last week I: - wrote 9,000+ new words - edited 10,000+ words - finished and sold a story - got a flash accepted I'd say it was worth it!

Here's another bit of conventional wisdom Zohran completely blew away: His speech was at well above a 10th-grade level. It was complex, erudite, punctuated by deep and fluent references. You don't have to condescend to voters with baby talk! Part of re-establishing norms is speaking like an adult.

this is a reminder that we dont have to settle for newsom in 2028

What we know, 10:20pm —VA Dems flip Gov, LG, *and* AG —BIG Dem gains in VA House —Dems win NJ-Gov —Mamdani wins —Dems keep PA supreme court —Larry Krasner & Bragg win — GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices —JD Vance’s half-brother loses Cincy —Dems sweep Orlando council —ME anti-mail vote measure loses

Meet our newest patient here at the Alaska Raptor Center, a Northern Pygmy Owl named King Owlbert by his rescuers. Owlbert arrived with a drooping wing, making flight difficult. We’ve given him a supportive wing wrap, plenty of tasty mice, and time to heal. #small #owls #adorable

I just know the Etsy witches are cackling so hard tonight

Normal People Don’t Want This Shit is running away with the vote tonight

Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.

[Exit Clown.]

the first muslim woman being elected to statewide office (in any state!) the day dick cheney died is beautiful

Another often overlooked but important election. Loudoun County Public Schools has been ground zero for targeting by the Trump administration over trans students, and chose to protect their students. Pro-trans candidates Chandler and Svenson are winning, and anti-trans Munoz-Melendez is losing.

EVERY 👏 SINGLE 👏 COUNTY 👏

proud of my home state of Virginia tonight. flip that seat! 💪

this story was so hard to write because it forced me to stare at my climate grief head on. I kept referring to the annual lists of extinct species at @therevelator.org and being like what the fuck, there are so many species on these lists 😭 and I came out of it feeling such love for each one we lost

out now: a new story called "Woodpecker, Warbler, Mussel, Thrush" about birds, magic, queerness, extinction, and finding your way through climate grief into love of and care for other creatures. thank you to @podcastle.org for giving it a home! 💚

a great day to watch evil old fucks lose

I don’t live in NYC and have never wanted to live in NYC, but damned if Mamdani hasn’t made me care about the city in a way nothing else ever has

hey. hey you. have you eaten today? because it’s almost noon and I just remembered to eat, and I figured if I needed the reminder some of you might too

here for your listening and reading pleasure! my story “Woodpecker, Warbler, Mussel, Thrush” is out now at PodCastle! it’s about a woman with a strange power: whenever a species goes extinct, she transforms into it for a day. it has magic, queerness, climate grief, and so many birds. enjoy!

today’s information came out piecemeal, and people should be able to share their own situations on their own time, but I could share this much ^ as it is pretty cut and dry on the facts. Teen Vogue also no longer has any trans staffers as of today.