My more nuanced take is FUCK J.K. Rowling. Our trans brothers, sisters, and siblings need our love and support more than we need another Harry Potter. Read and adapt books by better humans. Especially trans ones.

Happy End of the Third Age day--The Ring has been destroyed!! A buttload of Tolkien ebooks are on sale today for $1.99. Go stock up!

HEY WRITERS (not just SF/F writers) HAVE YOU BEEN PROCRASTINATING ON MAKING YOUR ANTHROPIC SETTLEMENT CLAIM? SFWA is running a webinar event OPEN TO ALL WRITERS (not just members! not just SF/F writers!) on Thursday. Sign up here: www.sfwa.org/events/anthr...

Hey friends —don’t forget!! Hugo nominations are open for 2026 (LAcon V), and if you had a WSFS membership for Seattle Worldcon 2025, you can nominate! Check your email from LAcon V for the setup link and get your favorites on the ballot 💫 Noms close Saturday!

Nominating for the #HugoAwards ends on Saturday March 28th at noon Pacific time. NOT MIDNIGHT Get your nominations in early! Don't wait until the last minute!

Today's dinner was German (or Dutch) pancakes. I meant to do this on Fat Tuesday but didn't have the ingredients. www.cucinabyelena.com/easy-german-...

Brunch today was biscuits and gravy (American style) #ULTRARECIPES 1 cup flour 1/3 stick butter (a stick is 1/4 pound in the US) 1 t baking powder I tripled that Mix all that together, cut in butter until very crumbly Mix in 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar per cup flour (optional) 1/?

Check out these stunning rebinds, being auctioned off signed and personalised!

Press the Patriarchy auction is back again for second time running and this time to support ACLU, National Immigration Law Center and Unidos MN. See all 400+ listings at www.32auctions.com/PressThePatr...

In the next series of Great British Bake Off, there better be a Lemon Pound Cake Week

My neighbors are singing in their kitchen and it sounds lovely.

Nominations for the #HugoAwards close at NOON Pacific Daylight time on March 28th. NOT at midnight! Spend this weekend making nominations!!

The USPS should be offering low-cost broadband, mobile service, insurance, and banking.

Court: "Are you here for moral support? Because you're not going to speak." Off to a great start!

idk I did see this meme today which made me laugh so hard. lol

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TWELVE DAYS TO NOMINATE FOR #THEHUGOAWARDS!!!!!

On 16th March, 1968 Warrant Officer Hugh Thompson Jnr was flying helicopter recon for a US attack on My Lai, an alleged Viet Cong-controlled village in Vietnam. But as the attack developed below, Thompson realised he was witnessing something something else: A massacre. He decided to act. 1/28

Todays Dinner is #ULTRARECIPIES Cottage Pie (AKA Shepherd's Pie if you use lamb instead of beef). 1 sachet Coleman's Shepherd's Pie mix Ground beef Mixed veggies Diced onion Red wine Mashed potatoes Fry up the beef & onions. Stir in veggies, mix, wine & water. Spread potatoes over the top and bake.

Seriously spread this clip around so people can start being aware at how fucking stupid the MAHA people are. Good on SNL for mocking the shit out of them. "My parents died after getting the covid vaccine." THE PUNCHLINE TO THAT!!!

"But I don't know what to nomi—" Let me stop you there. We built an entire resource for this! It's free and operates as both a rec list and a second brain for remembering stuff you read/watched/played a year ago. #HugoAwards

#HugoAwards #HugoAward

Could not support this initiative more - the archives of Warner and her partner Valentine Ackland are immensely valuable for the study of queer rural histories. Not to be missed is the story of how Warner ended up in Dorset because of a visitation from her great-aunt's ghost!

REI also outfitted ICE in Minneapolis this winter, in case you need another reason to stop shopping there. The thousands of feds were easier to spot at first because they very obviously weren't dressed for the cold, and that stood out. Then, they went shopping, and REI was happy to sell to them.

"People used to be excited about tech, now they dread what data you're going to steal next, they dread what violation of privacy or the environment will turn up next." this whole missive will make you want to stand on your desk and yell "O CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN!," but that bit really got me good

NO NO NO YOU DON’T GUYS LET ME PLEASE SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF FREE TAX USA federal is free, state is $16, handles even my chaotic freelancer taxes just fine, same step-by-step “designed for normies” kind of interface as TurboTax but NOT EVIL tell everyone you know www.freetaxusa.com

For the next 24h, drop any infectious disease and/or vaccine-related questions in response to this post, and I will do my best to answer them. Answers are for information only, NOT medical advice. #AskAnIDDoc March 2026 edition.

An original Nashville sit-in member, along with Diane Nash, James Bevel, and John Lewis. Trained in non-violence by James Lawson. At age 21, he signed a will before the Freedom Rides, knowing he could die. May his soul be at peace, and may we all have such courage in the face of oppression.

Due to Walmart borking my grocery delivery yesterday I ALSO made stroganoff. (I prep meals for the week on the weekend. But I usually make one batch each day not two at once.) #ULTRARECIPES Sauté beef, onions, mushrooms Salt, pepper, nutmeg to taste Add sour cream Serve over noodles or rice

Tonight's #ULTRARECIPES is coronation chicken pasta salad. Boil up a 12 ounces of rotini pasta, drain & cool. I used chicken salad from the store and added: diced onions, celery, & shredded carrots Major Grey's chutney A lot of curry powder Mayonnaise Golden raisins Sliced almonds Salt and pepper

Now more than ever, you don't have to be cutting and pasting batshit posts that you have seen over on That Other Site and also, for fuck's sake, get off That Other Site, again, now more than ever

I made a pumpkin custard in a casserole dish. That meant it had to bake for a long time to cook through the center. The bottom of the custard caramelized and it is soooo good.

What happened in Kansas is *exactly* why you need to get rid of Newsom at the primary. He will not protect trans people. He will not protect homeless people. He will not protect anyone.He considers outside of the cultural norm. ... that's Republican shit.

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keep seeing people talking about Hugo and Nebula nominations which means it is my professional duty to remind you that nominations for the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize open on SUNDAY

And most importantly, stay tuned for next Tuesday. For a MAJOR ELECTION NIGHT. One of the biggest of the year. Special elections and primaries up and down the ballot. A *lot* more on tomorrow, stay tuned please!

Number, Geometry, Music, and Cosmology.

HEY, I AM DOING ANOTHER FUNDRAISER FOR MINNESOTA RENT FUNDS! AND GIVING AWAY ANOTHER SIGNED ARC (Advance Review Copy) OF OBSTETRIX!!! YOU COULD GET TO READ IT EARLY (it doesn't come out until June) AND HELP MINNESOTA FAMILIES STAY HOUSED!!!!

I don't really believe there's anyone who follows me who wants to read Among Others and hasn't. But when it's on sale I post about it anyway because it's so delightful to see people being made happy to remember it exists and reposting. ($2.99 ebook probably just US) www.amazon.com/Among-Others...

MS NOW has obtained a statement from the family of Virginia Roberts Giuffre: At last.   Today, our broken hearts have been lifted at the news that no one is above the law, not even royalty.

On behalf of our sister, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, we extend our gratitude to the UK's Thames Valley Police for their investigation and arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. He was never a prince. For survivors everywhere, Virginia did this for you. Sky and Amanda Roberts Danny and Lanette Wilson

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Wow.

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The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen is going on sale today! Snap it up for $1.99. Gentleman/smuggler romance with awkward families, sinister secrets on the marsh, bugs. It's on sale wide but I'm not going out to the shed in this weather so here's the kobo link

“The political branches are working to facilitate the placement of their allies on the court right now,” says John Adams, an Arkansas attorney challenging an appointed justice who’s looking to stay on the court by running for another justice’s seat.

In terms of what cures are being lost: - Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis - herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis - shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease

My gateway to a lifelong love of C.J. Cherryh was a used copy of The Pride of Chanur, now $1!!! Alien POV, first contact, learning to communicate, alien culture, alien politics. A great place to start with this star of the field. #speculativefiction #sf #spaceopera www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

Nominations are now open for the 2026 Hugo Awards! Emails are going out to eligible nominators (those who became a member of LAcon V by January 31, 2026, or were a member of the Seattle Worldcon 2025) about how to set up their LAcon V virtual convention account.