This is a killer story.

Please check your kid’s Halloween candy tonight. Apparently requests for a synopsis are being hidden in candy bars.

In the first 9 months of this year, I have tracked many anti-LGBTQ+ laws. I've also wrote about the people fighting back against them. Read my latest post at the Kettering Foundation, and hold onto hope. kettering.org/when-institu...

COUNT I Kat Abughazaleh did, while law enforcement was in heated pursuit, paint what appeared to be the entrance to a cave on a sheer rock wall, causing law enforcement to forcibly bonk into said wall. COUNT II The same thing on a different wall, but then a train came out and ran us over???

For your viewing pleasure now: the MAN FINDS TAPE poster For your viewing in the near future: the MAN FINDS TAPE trailer (out tomorrow) For your viewing in the not-too-distant future: MAN FINDS TAPE, in theaters and on VOD on 12/5

Probably just a coincidence that Hegseth is anti-beard and the vast majority of shaving waivers are for Black service members.

"Here is a photo that about sums things up. This is my friend and colleague Pastor Jorge Bautista getting shot in the face by an ICE agent's flash bang grenade. Jorge's demeanor is calm and brave. Here's what's true: those who, like Jorge, are calling for Love and Peace and inclusion and the

Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents. I did it because the government isn’t. This is what I found.

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

Wanna to go to a virtual No Kings rally that focuses on healthcare (with a side of "vaccines are good, actually" and "eugenics is bad, actually")? Organized by disabled folks who can't go to an in-person event. Join Saturday at 2:30pm Pacific time, zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8467741742...

Well sure it’s easier to get a picture like this when you’re off the ground.

Only about halfway down.

Drove by 2 protests on the way to the protest that leads to the main protest.

Happy Columbo’s Day

If you are in Massachusetts, LUCE (a coalition of immigrant-led, grassroots organizations) needs volunteers and donors to support their work. And if you see ICE, call LUCE: 617-370-5023 www.lucemass.org

ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...

“In this environment that we’re in right now, it feels like an understatement to say that there’s misinformation being spread about this community. People really forget that we’re human beings.”

About a month ago, the Trump administration got rid of the de minimis exemption, whereby packages valued under $800 could slide in without import duties. Now there's a backlog as the government can't process all of this paperwork, leading to UPS just destroying packages

I love headlines about the Nobel that only name the winner.

Hosting more @dreamfoundry.bsky.social Flights of Foundry panels soon. Tonight it's using tabletop gaming/chance as a creative engine. My full schedule here: www.scottbeggs.com

Our top story, from @josephinekee.bsky.social: Deep cuts at VA health care centers leave both veterans and workers suffering, especially the 45% of workers who also served. www.texasobserver.org/veterans-tex...

1. This week, the FBI released its comprehensive crime report for 2024, which revealed that both VIOLENT CRIME and PROPERTY CRIME reached their LOWEST LEVELS SINCE THE 1960s This a massive story. But you might not have heard about it, even if you follow the news closely. Here's why.

The more I write historical fiction / historical romance set in what's now Central Mexico during the 1400s, the more I think about the misconceptions about the Nahuas (in the "Aztec Empire" and surrounding nations) that have been embraced by the general public. Here are some of the biggest: 1/

The Texas democrats who left the state are patriots.

My deepest thanks for @pseudopod.org's care and treatment of my story herein—for @alasdairstuart.com's commentary, for @batzpajamas.bsky.social's reading. What a wonderful treat—it's Octobler in July. 🖤 pseudopod.org/2025/07/25/p...

The most aggravating thing about the Epstein scandal coverage is that we've learned nothing new. It's all been public knowledge since before the first time this traitorous criminal was running for President. Why couldn't it have been this big a deal then?

This story is lushhhhhh. A lovely new fave.

Just updated my website because the STRANGER anthology is now (drumrollloading) an audio book! This is so very, very cool, and I love so many of the stories in this collection. Links to buy this weird delight (cheap!) are on my page. www.scottbeggs.com

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Sophomoric. Mischief.

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My satirical riff on God commanding a very different Abraham to kill his son is out now in the latest NonBinary Review! Klaxonklaxonklaxon.gif! Conveniently priced for the discerning reader (with tons of other great stories, too): www.zoeticpress.com/branded-merc...

2025 Hugo Awards, Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and Astounding Award Announcement: Seattle Worldcon 2025, the 83rd World Science Fiction Convention, is delighted to announce the finalists for the 2025 Hugo Awards, Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and As…

At long last, I invite you to come meet Gladys, my ageing lady werewolf! @strangehorizons.bsky.social has been my dream mag since I started writing SFF, and I'm especially delighted to have a story in their Ageing and SFF Special Issue--and with amazing art as well 😍

I'm editing an issue of @thedeadlands.com and subs are now open! Please do send me things. Plus! I will be one of the Guests of Honour at @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social this year, along with Sheree Renée Thomas and Anna Martino. #Flights2025 will be in September. vajra.me/2025/04/02/d...

Senator Booker did amazing work with his filibuster. Who’s doing theirs today?

MUST-WATCH: This is the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil from the perspective of his wife, who is 8 months pregnant. This is federal agents in plain clothes dragging a man from his home as punishment for his speech. @nyclu.org @ccrjustice.org @theimeu.bsky.social

Told my daughter the person I was calling “didn’t pick up.” Kid asked what “picking up” was. It took me a second to think of how to explain….

Coming soon: Blood Worm Full Moon. Really. I am not making this up. In two more days. www.npr.org/2025/03/11/n...

Only 10 Days Left to Nominate for the 2025 Hugo Awards! Get your nominations in for the 2025 Hugo Awards, the Lodestar Award & the Astounding Award. And, don't forget about the 2025 Special Hugo Award for Best Poem! 🔹 Deadline: March 14, 2025, 11:59 p.m. PDT Learn more & nominate: buff.ly/3QcUTw6

HAPPENING NOW: A giant LGBTQ Pride flag has been unfurled on the south lawn of the Utah State Capitol in protest of the flag bill banning “non-sanctioned flags from classrooms and government buildings.” #utpol

ANNOUNCEMENT: I am writing more books! THE DRAGON HAS SOME COMPLAINTS is follows a grumpy three-headed dragon posing as tame so he can eat for free at the local dragon riding academy. Unfortunately, his new rider is… *a lot*. From @dawbooks.bsky.social in Spring 2026!

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new short story by @premeemohamed.com ? about The Apocalypse ?? to read for FREE ??? we have that. please go and read and enjoy!! (and if you could help share this post 🙏🏻💀🖤 much appreciated!)

For "Strange Horizons" mag, Eugen Bacon @genni.bsky.social discusses "Jamaica Ginger & Other Concoctions;" strangehorizons.com/non-fiction/... (Cover artist is Joshua Mays.) Thanks, Eugen!

If we were still a people of culture, there would have been a ska punk version of HOT TO GO by the end of August.

If you dream about leveling up your writing skills and having three polished short stories to submit by May, I encourage you to apply for my Short Story Cohort (January 29 - April 30). Applications are due December 31. maryrobinettekowal.com/short-story-...

Massive away win for the little fella.

Writers: yes, you are still a "real" writer if you - have never published anything - have no readers - didn't write anything this month - didn't write anything this year - can't articulate words anymore - can only float and mournfully wail - were murdered ten years ago on this very spot

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