Elon Musk's only legacy is that he is one of the worst mass murderers of the century.

Special MicroVerse roundup with poetry recs by the amazing Ai Jiang! @aijiang.bsky.social

If anyone is expecting a bottom to this administration keep your shovels handy

He's making what

My next flash collection comes out March 10, 2027, from @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social. I'd love to do a blog/substack/podcast tour, so let me know if you'd like me to contribute to your thing! Or want to do an interview or review?

I spent 15 years fighting for low-income housing in NYC, and if I had a nickel for every time a politician (or a bureaucrat or even a housing activist) told me that a pied-à-terre tax was impossible… I could afford a pied-à-terre.  And Mamdani just... made it happen.

Remember: we were never given credit for being right about crypto, we were never given credit for being right about NFTs, we were never given credit for being right about the metaverse and we will never be given credit for being right about AI. Fuck 'em up anyway.

Do you like dystopian speculative fiction? Stories about food? A focus on parenting? Raging against the predatory capitalist machine? Awesome because I have a book for you! Pre-order your copy here: emmaburnett.carrd.co #scifi #stories #booksky 📚🪐 #parenting #food #agroecology

Spiralling global temperatures (1850-2026) It is exactly 10 years since I first put this animated graphic of changes in global temperature online. #ClimateSpiral It instantly went viral. People watched it over and over again. It still offers the power to shock a decade on.

Check out the test copies of the eco-horror novella being called a Stephen King & Jack London mashup! Suicide Valley Trail Maintenance by @colincalexander.bsky.social is available from Stanchion on pre-order sale now and everywhere you order books on June 9th! www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...

A great SF flash by @mynachang.bsky.social So much story squeezed into a single scene. #amreading

Well well well, looks like SOMEONE regrets scraping every single post from tumblr

We are the LARGEST union in trade publishing history, and we want better for our workers in order to make a sea change for creatives everywhere. Let's take a stand together against the existential threats to the arts, whether stagnating wages, the AI slop machine, and destructive layoffs.

A millennia ago, a few of us pulled together a drabble and micro markets spreadsheet. It definitely needs a refresh, and I'm calling on you all for help. Please could you look through and let me know what's changed/open/shut? Pls share widely! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Foofaraw Press (@foofarawpress.bsky.social) has added two categories to their Foofs Award: 1) Magazine of the Year 2) Editor of the Year To be eligible, mags have to pay less than $0.08/word, charge no fee, allow sim subs, and respond within 90 days. Voting: tally.so/r/ZjGzqe

U.S. President Donald Trump has fired all 24 members of the National Science Board, the body that oversees the National Science Foundation. https://scim.ag/4cxQWhl

OOP New York Times got receipts on John Roberts being like, 'I know this isn't how anything works, but a Democratic president is about to implement a policy!!' www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...

I think I'm gonna die in this smarthome Our last feature from Issue 11! www.radonjournal.com/issue-11/fin...

The newest Stanchion book is the Jack London/@stephenking.bsky.social mashup you never knew you wanted! Check out the novella Suicide Valley Trail Maintenance, a visceral & breathless survival tale from Colin Alexander, a rising star of horror fiction. www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...

The 2019 ProPublica TurboTax investigation never gets old

It's hard being a climate comedian's therapist... 🫠

Dear Friends, Please send this to your networks. Project Drawdown is offering full-time, paid (with benefits) fellowships to scientists and engineers working on climate solutions in the public interest. Deadline is April 17. drawdown.org/careers/clim...

Apple is closing down the first of its US stores to unionize. Apple says that because of the collective bargaining agreement with these workers, they "couldn’t offer to transfer them to nearby locations.” The union is outraged, and exploring options to hold Apple accountable.

When we take back power, I do not want unity or healing, I want revenge. I also don't want a lecture on "but that's just like Trump, he wanted revenge." He was wrong, we are right. It's different. Get a moral compass. Revenge or sit down. Call it "justice" if you must, it's that too.

When you say you are struggling to work because reading accounts of how brazenly children are being killed is messing with your head, people just tell you to stop reading the news. But under no circumstances should you stop generating shareholder value. That’s your main goal in life.

Putting aside Sam Altman just continuing to emit huge lies constantly, this is an amazing example of what I mean when I talk about how GenAI is replacing *extremely low energy* digital tasks with *WAY WAY HIGHER ENERGY* replacements that *do not even work* Why TF is anyone using ChatGPT as a timer!

New: 150 unionized ProPublica workers are on strike TODAY over AI, layoff protections, wages, and more. They're asking readers to not visit ProPublica or engage with content on other platforms. It's the first work stoppage of its kind at the newsroom. www.theverge.com/news/908401/...

It's the 2026 giant World SF bundle! 15 books for $30! With @tadethompson.bsky.social, @aliettedebodard.com, @lavanya.bsky.social @theodoragoss.bsky.social @genni.bsky.social and many more! Plus supporting @locusmag.bsky.social! Reposts hugely appreciated! storybundle.com/scifi

The American Historical Association filed suit today against the president and several top Trump administration officials over a new Justice Department opinion claiming the administration can ignore the Presidential Records Act of 1978.

National Poetry Month is in full bloom on the page. This poster was sent to us from the Academy of American Poets We hope everyone's celebrating by trying to write a speculative poem a day. Just think of how many poems you'll have to submit to us and places like Uncanny by the end of the month

This is helpful.

Our associate editor Ghazal is looking to leave Tehran as soon as possible, so if anyone knows of an art residency or work opportunity or uni posting that they can apply to, please let us know (dm or email). These are scary times, and we must protect each other as best we can.

Susan Collins grimly standing up, walking across her office, and with a heavy weight bearing down on her weary shoulders, moving her doomsday clock from "concerned" to "worried."

REI and Patagonia both spoke out against the dismantling of the US Forest Service thank you to both of them! We’ve updated our website and added L.L. Bean to the pressure campaign.

Today’s Ars Poetica is a tongue in cheek sonnet by Tony Walsh If you have been following my posts you will know I am fond of a sonnet, a little fist of a poem that punches above its weight. They are easy to appreciate but not so easy to write (well). #Poetry #Poemoftheday #Nationalpoetrymonth

Gentle reminder to SFWA members that Nebula voting ends April 15.

Also sliding in with a last minute eligibility post for the Aurora Awards! Please consider my 2025 stories for those of you still nominating ✨

Last call for the Auroras. If you’re still nominating, I’d be honoured if you considered my Nebula-nominated short story “Through the Machine.” Thank you.

It feels like the perfect day to share a great poem about the stock market found in the @radonjournal.bsky.social 's Discord Channel by wonderful poet @shanaross.bsky.social : citronreview.com/2023/12/29/t...

I am once again asking you to submit to a special call that I'm editing

If you read only one fictional proposal about bypassing Homeless Shelter construction in the dogged pursuit of more pickleball in McSweeney's, let it be this one: www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/tha... Hats off to @themaust.bsky.social

The gently sloping line at the bottom is our world 252 million years ago, when temperatures increased by 8C across 60,000 years killing 90% of all species. It is a period known as The Great Dying. That vertical red line is the world our children live in.

Today is Giving Tuesday, for donating to nonprofits. BCS's parent co. is a 501c3 nonprofit, so donations & Patreon support are tax deductible (consult a tax professional). We'd appreciate your support. www.patreon.com/beneath_ceas... www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/support-bcs/...

I've seen people trying to defend it today by saying "No, no, I just use it to brainstorm, bounce ideas, I do the actual writing" and with all the kindness in the world I need to tell you: if there is a stage of writing you are not good at, you need to get good, not use the plagiarism machine.

Good piece here from @jmingle.bsky.social on the effects of Trump's war. The short-term effect on the world's poor & emerging economies: immense suffering. The long-term effect: an acceleration of the turn away from fossil fuels.

*Journalism Jobs* @wired.com is hiring a Senior Photo Editor to develop and execute high-level visual storytelling across digital and print platforms for the WIRED Global Network. condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CondeCareers...

What's so frustrating is reading this: "First elected to political office at 27, Mr. Cohen is a strong, and at times bluntly eccentric, politician in Memphis." So many of the elderly incumbents were young when they started, but refuse to let others have the same. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/u...

Don't miss "The Strings and Roots that Guide and Speak," one of the most haunting stories from #11. www.radonjournal.com/issue-11/the...