If you are outraged about what Kansas is doing to trans people— criminalizing their very right to exist, seizing drivers licenses overnight and saying if they drive thereafter it’s a crime, which puts them into the PIC under their gender assigned at birth where rape is routine—I BEG YOU

This is insane. The Kansas Legislature overturned the Governor's veto to make this happen.

Post Something from the 70s.

This week marks the 33rd Anniversary of the airing of the Babylon 5 pilot movie The Gathering. Here's an early promo reel done by PTEN to promote the movie. @straczynski.bsky.social youtu.be/pihPh9SyxcY?...

Last call on the Charlie Jane Anders & Annalee Newiitz book bundle and great sci-fi and fantasy reads like: - Autonomous - The City in the Middle of the Night - Lessons in Magic and Disaster - and more! Supports TGIJP.

Trump's Friday morning so far: -- extremely disappointing 4th quarter GDP number -- inflation report hotter than expected -- Supreme Court strikes down tariffs

U2 - Days of Ash EP. All the lyric videos. Very much worth watching and listening. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Just finished watching Marvel's Wonder Man. Acting is superb and the story rocks. Definitely would like to see more of it.

This week, I'm going to get way out of my comfort zone and promote the hell out of my podcast. I'm so proud of the work we are doing, and I want as many people as possible to know it exists. So I'll begin here: wilwheaton.net/podcast/

This Valentine's Day, why not snuggle up with a loved one and read my long damn post about "AI" and some of my current thoughts about where it's at, where it's going, and how much anyone should engage with it? Best Valentine's Day ever! whatever.scalzi.com/2026/02/14/1...

Drop an album that was important to you when you were nineteen.

Weird Al Posted in Instagram a couple of days ago on his 25th Wedding anniversary with his wife Suzanne. Later that year, I saw them wandering the aisles at San Diego Comicon on their way to Artists Alley where they visited Frank Kelly Freas. Happy Anniversay Al and Suzanne!

something we've been working on for a few days! link to the full letter: tinyurl.com/bookconautho...

The book club scam has taken an exciting new leap forward. I got one today from a "curated literary platform and newsletter" that, unusually, offered a link to its website. I'm in edits, so obviously I took the opportunity to procrastinate. /1

Detailed commentary on Bad Bunny's Superbowl performance.

I'm getting out of the hospital today and I could use some help, if you're able. Even taking the time to check it out or share means more than I can say. gofund.me/1c96e422c

It's finally here-- my cozy witch Romance set in the north Georgia Mountains! Available wherever you buy your books in paperback, ebook, and audio. And book tour starts tonight! Please reskeet to share the love! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/745676...

An artifact from October 2001 when Kevin Smith and Adrienne Wilkinson (of Xena fame) performed a concert at a Creation Entertainment show in Phoenix. Kevin died a few months later on a film set in China. #xena #xenawarriorprincess

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

The Babylon 5 series started this week thirty two years ago in 1994. Lots of the discussion from that time on usenet is still readable via Google Groups, including the B5 FAQLs. Here's one of my Universe Today posts from shortly before the series started. tinyurl.com/b5utoday

Local news report on Greg Ketter, owner of Dreamhaven Books in Minneapolis.

This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 293. Everything you need to know about what happened this weekend. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

Five concerts you've seen with women lead singers The Pretenders Stevie Nicks (solo & With Fleetwood Mac) Heart Bonnie Raitt The Last Dinner Party

For anyone who missed it, I want you to know that there's a new episode of It's Storytime With Wil Wheaton available wherever you get your podcasts. There's also a pair of new posts on my blog. wilwheaton.net/2026/01/its-...

Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen: (Ones you wouldn't expect edition) Roy Clark Chase C. W. McCall Return to Forever Aerosmith / Angel / Slade

Introduce yourself with 6 concerts you’ve seen: (decades edition) 70s - David Bowie 80s - Thomas Dolby/Modern English 90s - Barenaked Ladies/Blues Traveler/Fastball 00s - Garbage 10s - Muse/Silversun Pickups 20s - The Last Dinner Party/Miss Grit

Here's a video from Springsteen's appearance at the Light of Day Winterfest on Jan 17 in Red Bank, NJ. It includes Bruce reading the full statement that has been reported on the news. He was quoting @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social and dedicated the song to Renee Good. youtu.be/RcqHvsqxVsY?...

Rula Bula in downtown Tempe, AZ. Great Irish pub. Next to the Tempe Mission Palms where we had many conventions. @peter.petermorwood.com approved of it when we had he and @diane.dianeduane.com there a couple of times. @terryandrob.bsky.social during the Discworld convention in 2009.

I would sum up this (very good!) profile thusly: "The price of getting what you wanted as an artist is having it"

Wednesday is TRANSPHOBES ARE TRASH DAY! Congratulations to those who celebrate this wonderful day. Also, every other day is also Transphobes are Trash Day, I forgot to mention that.

A few months ago, ICE hired me I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!" My latest for Slate

Lots of good stuff in this bundle from a lot of great writers.

If you are a foreign president who commits crimes overseas, America will come get you, arrest you, and lock you up. But if you are a US president who commits crimes here in the United States, America will give you immunity from prosecution, reelect you, and bribe you with billions of dollars.

Reposting with alt text, from the "no one's looking at the news right now and they'll have forgotten about it by next Monday" document dump of Jack Smith's deposition transcript: judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

My most minor celebrity encounter was running onto a member of It's A Beautiful Day in a Tucson hotel when I was checking in for a convention. They were playing a show that night. Someone else did have a copy of their first LP for him to sign.

How I'm walking out of 2025.. Yes, I had to make my own .gif .

AID REQUEST: a local friend left an abusive marriage to protect her non-binary child from an unsafe situation. They were doing their best but got side-swiped & are now 3 months behind on rent. Their rent is only $900/mo. I'm going to pay 1. Can you help with the other 2? ko-fi.com/kitrocha/goa...

Apparently I'm doing this -- my open letter to that open latter about AI in writing and publishing. I emerged from Hibernation Week to write it, so god only knows how much sense it makes. But at least a human wrote it, so that's nice. Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.

Since yesterday, many people have DM’d to say that they were strongly affected by my essay & wished they could share it. So I've revised, expanded, & posted it for free on both Substack & Patreon. Please feel free to share. www.patreon.com/posts/this-i... catvalente.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...

The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go. (not sure about this one...)

David needs folks to lend a hand. https://www.gofundme.com/f/david-gerrolds-health-and-leukemia-fundraiser?lang=en_GB&ts=1765731124&fbclid=IwdGRjcAOs_FtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xNzM4NDc2NDI2NzAzNzAAAR6KKiZ2rx4-CeehknGhy0m7jAsLfQXTijNNB--x4dSYOZovtFMCTh0YuSl10w_aem_bDanHCEMaHX8JsZvYYD7Jg

Now on Bluesky, political posts from SF author Connie Willis (not the one on Coast to Coast AM). The posts here will be mainly links to the regular posts at keepcalm.beehiiv.com with occasional share of other interesting posts. This account is managed by Lee Whiteside (@mrsftv.bsky.social)

I went to the Trump Kennedy Center Honors Cursed By The Monkey’s Paw and all you got were these 1500 words of observations www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Planning to see them on the current tour when they come to Phoenix in April. Presale starts tomorrow morning.

It may not be the best Christmas song ever, but it was definitely the very first Christmas single I ever bought. youtu.be/Psf9PSf0xhQ?...

"Gosh and golly, it's the Call and Molly Holly Jolly Almost Solstice Singalong!" I AM PLAYING A BANDCAMP HOLIDAY SHOW WITH @mollylewis.wtf!!!! YOU CAN WATCH IT ANYWHERE ANYTIME* Tickets: mariancall.bandcamp.com/merch/call-m...

Definitely happening a lot. Half the time they don't even have the correct author in the email.

Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen the artist multiple times— Todd Rundgren Elvis Costello Bruce Springsteen "Weird Al" Yankovic The Pretenders

Introduce yourself with five (unexpected) concerts you've seen - Chase The Sweet Bram Tchaikovsky Roy Clark C. W. McCall