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Seems perfect for @michaelhobbes.bsky.social @notalawyer.bsky.social and everyone else on the campus panic beat.

👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻They were cruising around my neighborhood this AM, “escorted“ by a cyclist and several honking cars. I did a donation drop-off at one of the centers this afternoon and believe me, no one there who needed food and diapers thinks there’s a ”draw down“ or positive change of any kind. 😡

It may be a day late but that’s because we’ve packed so much into this behind-the-scenes newsletter! Our full table of contents will be announced SOON. This BTS newsletter is a free post AND includes our Issue 1 COVER REVEAL 🪐🗡️

Greetings from inside the economic blockade zones of Minneapolis and St Paul! Don’t look away, please. We need you. It’s been a month and they’re trying to destroy us.

As an aside to the above note, just today I saw some dudes still seethingly furious about something I wrote in 2012, on how being a straight white dude in the US is the Lowest Difficulty Setting in the game of life. That's longevity in writing for you! whatever.scalzi.com/2012/05/15/s...

Hey folks! Due to a series of unforeseen expenses, I need to raise some cash before royalty season rolls around at the beginning of April. Because of that, I am going to do something I don't usually do and offer paid mentoring sessions for aspiring writers.

In one week, my latest sci-fi story "Realm of the Shorn" will be up at @morningtransport.bsky.social, the fourth in an ongoing series of loosely connected co-futurist tales. Before it publishes, let me introduce you to the space opera universe it belongs to—and the woman at its center. 1/

San Antonio native Castro pictured here with the heaviest winter coat he owns.

Hey, the @locusmag.bsky.social annual Recommended Reading list is up for 2025! Which means voting is open for the Locus Awards! locusmag.com/2026/02/2025...

I made maps for door knocking in Tarrant county for Beto’s campaign. I cannot explain how unthinkable this upset is. thehill.com/homenews/cam...

That voice sounds familiar....

if you're in need of distraction this morning, may I recommend our deep-dive into the wacky and apparently very lucrative world of Vertical Dramas www.avclub.com/vertical-dra...

EMERGENCY & RAPID RESPONSE FUND: Keep Minnesota Workers Safe chuffed.org/project/1671...

Does being anxious count as cardio?

We ask new candidates why they're running. We should ask more representatives why they're still in office. What drives them? I'd be willing to guess that a lot of Dem leadership wouldn't be able to give a real answer (some policy, some action) beyond "inertia."

Blown away by this novella (no wonder it snagged a Nebula nom) & honored to reprint it in our first issue! @aimeeogdenwrites.com's What Any Dead Thing Wants has... 🪐Interplanetary exorcists 🫀Non-metaphorical hunger 🫁Quiet horror ☠️ The sin of complicity www.adventitious.net/stories/what...

It breaks my heart to hear this. This is an open offer to any author reading this if we can help to promote your book let me know. Everything we do is free of charge.

A fantastic teacher. Caring and delightful and honest.

Ugh. Hurry up!

“The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... Good @adamserwer.bsky.social. Trump banded the morally depraved together, but they’re still badly outnumbered.

I’ve spent the last six months prepping a new lit magazine that I have big designs for. The initial TOC is thrilling, the stories all outstanding and wondrous. It’s live now and I couldn’t be happier. Check it out.

Weeks ago, CHLA ended treatment of trans youth in capitulation to the Trump administration. Then, the government demanded the personal info of 3,000 trans kid patients there. Six families just successfully stopped them with a lawsuit. Subscribe to support our journalism.

Even when an op-ed or article gets things right, it’s clear that the SEO-driven headline era is too dry and fragile for this moment. “They Did Everything Right. ICE Arrested Them Anyway” Bleh.

ICYMI: I looked through a published archive of Boston newspapers from the 1760s, when British troops were stationed in the city. The accounts read remarkably similar to what's happening in Minneapolis. radleybalko.substack.com/p/two-cities...

And if AFCA's statement isn't enough to persuade you, here's the only opinion that should matter: Slaughter House United, the union for Alamo's Slaughter location, has come out strongly against this change. www.instagram.com/p/DT-yfH8DaF...

Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days. His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.

As state terror amps up, here's a list of actions you can take now-- a lot of resources and a list of upcoming virtual trainings on a number of topics:

This kicks off on Wednesday. So many amazing opportunities here, with plans to do some good. Let’s get to work. 💪🏽 www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...

We the people have the power. Join us tomorrow, January 26, for a virtual training on how to exercise your right to document ICE abuses in your community. RSVP using the link below. When using that link, Indivisible will know you came from us; their privacy policy applies.

I remain absolutely furious that all this shit in Minneapolis started because a barely-literate homeschooled mormon made a video trying to run up in daycare centers trying to find people of Somalian descent doing fraud despite the ringleader (a white woman) being in jail since March. Demonic.

I don’t care if the person ICE shot was a prick who spat at puppies. Everyone deserves rights under the law. (Yes, that includes everyone.)

Looks like an interesting town: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nurembe...

The man fatally shot by federal officers in Minneapolis this morning has been identified as Alex Jeffrey Pretti, according to sources familiar with the investigation.

“Everyone should be allowed to carry a gun for their safety but the government can murder you in the street if you have a gun” is an incredible endpoint for the conservative moment

Pro-tip for calling reps: Today you’ll probably get answering machines. State your name, your zip code, and confirm you’re a constituent (don’t call reps who aren’t yours unless they are leadership; if you can’t vote for/against them they don’t care). Write down what you want to say before.

"The gentleman I was standing next to was focused on helping people who were coming into Nicollet Avenue understand that they needed to take it slow and helping them get through. ... "Next thing I knew, they shot him." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

I am watching what is happening in Minneapolis on Ali Velshi and one of the ICE officers (off camera) literally says, “It’s like Call of Duty. Pretty cool huh?” as they shoot whatever it is they are shooting. Agents walking around, guns unholstered for no reason. This is insanity

Democratic Party leaders about to wait 2 weeks for focus group cross tabs to come back before responding to today’s vicious state-backed murder.

ICE just executed another person in the street in Minneapolis. They already had him subdued and beaten. No need to seek out the video. It’s bad. Watching closely to see if any of our leaders here do anything but express dismay. And that does not include siccing “our” police on protesters!

All this. Still. If I don't say it, no one will. Thankfully, I have a big mouth. #Africanfuturism Source: www.facebook.com/nnedi/posts/...

This is going to continue. The brownshirts are out.

Just donated. www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...

Strength to & solidarity with everyone participating in the general strike today. My thoughts are with everyone fighting on behalf of their neighbours, in Minnesota & everywhere. www.standwithminnesota.com

6yo [very serious]: it's called the neverending story, but don't worry, it ends.

PSA: all readers should go immediately to @inkfoundry.bsky.social because it's an infinite treasure trove of fiction. You will be joyfully drowning in great reads.

One of the wilder things about this Greenland nonsense is that, if the US “got” Greenland, the republicans wouldn’t dare allow it to be a state because it would be profoundly liberal.

One court decision, two different headlines. Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?

Please help us bring Liam Adrian Cornejo Ramos (he’s only 5 years of age and is currently in pre-K. Yesterday, he and his father were kidnapped by ICE. This will help the family with legal services to help reunite Liam and his dad with their family. gofund.me/be8a1b2ab