I know this will probably have asshats in my mentions again, but periodic reminder that everything happening now has a precedent. And that precedent is closer than slavery, internment, boarding schools, Jim Crow...it is the very modern school to prison pipeline. It is the last 40 years of policy.

Hi I did a jewelry crime Entirely moss agate except for that one green Czech glass leaf

This book is truly excellent and I think you should preorder it

Hi if you are interested in coming to Mendocino Coast Writers Conference with me this summer to study fiction, there's still time to apply for a scholarship on tuition! Here's the link with info; applications are open though February 27. Come learn with me / by the Sea mcwc.org/scholarships

people get mad about everything being mogging this or that-maxxxing, when full ass adults are out here writing "journalism is better when it's backed by live markets"

made fan art for my favourite horror movie

I’m sharing this video again because people don’t really get what these data centers and ai are doing to our planet and our communities. Especially Black communities because they were strategically placed there. I need you to listen to these people. STOP USING AI. STOP SUPPORTING AI.

If you're like me and you really needed to hear something good today or you were going to fucking lose it, well. Here's something good:

My guess is that the goal here is not only to punish the children for turning more people against ICE/DHS, but also to make news outlets think twice about reporting on kids' suffering at the hands of ICE/DHS, out of concern that doing so might lead to retaliation against the kids.

the overseer of project 2025 is telling you out loud that every inch you cede on trans rights is part of the plan to create a white christian fascist state

While a candidate, @mayor.nyc.gov pledged to commit 0.5% of the city’s budget to public libraries. Unfortunately, Mayor Mamdani has broken this promise in his preliminary FY27 budget, released yesterday, where he allocated 0.39% to libraries. This amount is well below the promised 0.5%

Like Adams, he also broke his promise of 1% for parks, which appear to be allocated only 0.51% in this preliminary budget.

@mayor.nyc.gov preliminary budget is full of broken promises nycplan.org/new-york-cit...

unfortunately the blob has run into some serious medical issues and his people could use a financial hand gofund.me/e837f1a1c

I can’t believe you lefty Luddites hate tech so much that you embrace mRNA vaccines, heat pumps, electric bikes, hybrid work, renewable power (and awesome advancements in storage), space telescopes, and hot/cold running water but reject the planet destroying plagiarism enrich the worst people bots!

The bottom line is that NYC Public Libraries need increased and most importantly STABLE funding annually. Mayor Mamdani promised both and this preliminary budget is a BROKEN PROMISE. There’s time for him to rectify this. NYC library patrons expect that he will.

OK, let’s discuss what’s happened with the proposed NYC public libraries budget for FY 27. Mayor Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov released his preliminary budget yesterday. This kicks off the city budget process. [Long thread]

Just about $500 away from their goal!!

I don't believe I've ever seen Ted Levine speak so candidly about his regrets of portraying Buffalo Bill in THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS. He and some of the crew on the film were asked about the film's cultural transphobia by The Hollywood Reporter. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

I don't normally post about podcast on here but you will want to listen to this episode with @incommensurati.bsky.social imho!!!! We talk about Minneapolis rapid response, Australia immigrant detention escapes, archaic top surgery protocols, BABY, and much more! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

we spent years setting up WorldCon 2020 then had to pivot to digital in a couple of months due to covid. It's still something that hurts a little – I'd really appreciate any support in bringing it back to the South Pacific so folks like me can actually attend in person, for once.

Oh, you want these romances, you say? Congrats, they exist! Historical bicycle riders: A Shore Thing by Joanna Lowell Victorian werewolves: Soulless by Gail Carriger Queer dragon shifters: Consort of Fire by Kit Rocha (aka the horny dragon book) Hockey historical: Puck and Prejudice by Lia Riley

CBP didn’t exist until the creation of DHS in 2002 as part of post 9-11 right wing fever dream. It became operational in 2003 and effectively has been a bastion of misconduct and human rights abuses every sense. Throw the whole thing out and start over.

This from Stella Creasy is spot on.

this fucking picture @ninocipri.bsky.social took of #oldmanbabycat looks like the cover photo of a lifestyle magazine for old men.

This! We sell mostly manga to teens and I think a lot of it has to go do with the format size. A manga is the size of an old school Sweet Valley book. Teens are buying 2-5 mangas in one go.

Whale evolution makes me uncomfortable

I've said this before but I truly believe we could revitalize YA and kidlit overnight by switching to MMPB and paperback first. Kids want paperbacks! It is by far the biggest request I get from teen readers.

“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?” There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.

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Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude

Hailey is one of the coolest people I know, and I'm so proud to be her friend. She's a trans writer, activist & educator. She's been having a rough time because her mother has cancer and she's been unable to work. I would consider it a personal kindness if you could give whatever you can spare <3

COVER REVEAL! Mythic Delirium Books is thrilled to share Diana Naneva's stunning cover art 🎨 for THE LANGUAGE OF KNIVES: STORIES, the debut collection by Haralambi Markov, w/ intro by @annvandermeer.bsky.social 🎉 Release date July 7; pre-orders are live now! bit.ly/LOKcoverreveal bit.ly/LOKpreorder

Among literally hundreds of other good things in this, you can get my little one-shot generator where drunk girls* in the tavern bathroom get together to help someone *"girls" here used for trope recognition, characters of any gender can play here! sarahloch.itch.io/solidarity-d...

I heard we're still supposed to be telling people about our books. A LADY FOR ALL SEASONS is out March 10 wherever queer books are sold.

for my latest @us.theguardian.com talked to teens leading and joining anti-ICE walkouts from TX to MD to WI. one NYC teen: "I feel scared [of ICE] every day... But I’m not going to let that stop me, because bravery is just the positive way to say you’re scared, and I’d rather be brave than scared."

itch.io/b/3484/no-ic... The NO ICE IN MINNESOTA bundle is up. There's a lifetime's worth of good games in this! If you submitted something or just want to shout something out, reply here and let's reshare it and spread the word on this thing.

"I don’t know how people use ChatGPT to write grocery lists. I don’t want a grocery list made by a computer designed to tell kids to kill themselves."

HAPPY FLYTRAP TUESDAY!! Today, we have worker-owner @andreagrimes.com on how modern fascism wants to dehumanize humans and personify computers to make us all lonelier. Making connections is resistance, she argues:

I tell you what, Ring figured out exactly how to weaponize white people’s empathy in service to a corporately controlled surveillance state. Tell them it will find your dog.

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

Ah, Bad Bunny left you with questions about power outages, storms, and our hatred of colonialism? Don’t worry, I got you. I’ll show you the aftermath of a storm, take you to the beach, show you what hides under the waves. I’ll show you our magia… www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...

Please don’t forget about us and our neighbors! standwithminnesota.com

Hey folks! Street Medics in Minneapolis have reached out to us asking for help boosting another wishlist! Everything on this list is going straight to Columbia Heights. (If you hate amazon, please visit www.standwithminnesota.com and find a different way to help! just help, that is what matters)

Reminder: In light of Bad Bunny's Superbowl performance spotlighting Latino culture, here's a hefty list of Latino speculative fiction authors I curated if anyone wants to take a gander and read some phenomenal work. Much love to all! go.bsky.app/6BAmgpi

What's that? You say you want to learn more about Puerto Rico's electricity grid?

And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...

We have 12 days to go on our crowdfund for WHAT ELEGANT STARS and still need to raise about $7k. We've just added a reward "add-on" for a short story critique with editor dave ring if that would be of interest. We also still have two Benefactor Rewards at $1k that would be incredibly impactful.