If Doctors Without Borders and other NGOs are forced to stop water activities in #Gaza, hundreds of thousands of people will lose access to drinking water. Paula Navaro, our Water and Sanitation Coordinator, updates:

Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."

I am escorting the Crespo-Gonzalez family, including their seven year old daughter, back to Oregon now. Out of respect for the family, additional information is not being shared at this time.

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Oh my goodness, this BOOK! Get it, read it, fall in love with it.

The wonderful @mariahaskins.com also provided a lovely blurb for The Night Sweeps the Mountains Away!

i think we all need to step back and realize that peak art was made when neolithic pot in the shape of a pig was fired

Marimar Martinez is so incredibly courageous in her quest to demand justice and transparency. We all owe her a debt.

And it's not just Waymo. "Tesla’s vehicles also rely on similar remote operators...New National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data suggest[s] Tesla’s robotaxis are crashing three times as much as humans — even with human monitors."

Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”

Organically inclusive reader? Fan of speculative fiction? Want to judge the 2026 Ignyte Awards? Judges compose our longlist before we open up to public voting. Applications are currently open thru 2/14. ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/wanna-judge/

it's not an "immigration crackdown" @startribune.com because they do not target people who have broken immigration laws. They target by race and the turmoil is about violent racism and broader intimidation. Please, update your style guide!

Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.

"As if Wes Anderson collaborated with Edgar Allan Poe to make Friends." Thanks for the apt description, @byseanferrell.bsky.social! Have you pre-ordered @jeffsomers.bsky.social's FIVE FUNERALS yet? Out 2.22.26! 📖 links.ruadanbooks.com/FF #BookSky #ThrillerSky #HorrorSky

Mother, Darling by Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social "Was that gold glittering in the girl’s hair? Had the neighbors seen? Was that his laughter that rang out from Kensington Park across the way?" Link ⬇️ strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi... #shortstories #fiction #fantasy

I was not prepared for the mindbendingly trippy turn this book takes and you should read it to experience it yourself.

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Now with Eventbrite link! 💀 links.ruadanbooks.com/FIS6 Join us for ominous fun with: @cindyoquinn.bsky.social @erricknunnally.bsky.social @missmurdermercedes.bsky.social @comicazimike.bsky.social @horrortom.bsky.social @inkwellmonster.bsky.social February 16, 6:30 PM ET, be there.

Anne Frank died of typhus she contracted in Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp. Not the gas chambers. Dilley Concentration Camp currently has a measles outbreak. It's full of women and children. Abolish ICE. Dismantle DHS. End the Holocaust Republicans are beginning against immigrants.

It is really infuriating to see how misogyny really does unite men across the sociopolitical spectrum. And, in so far as the Epstein files go, they sort women into two categories: fuckable or irrelevant. When they near a hint of accountability they complain about not being able to make women prey.

Tip for new people from twitter: go ahead and include links in your posts here! There’s no algorithm suppressing posts that include links. People here will see and share posts with links. You don’t have to do the thing where you tack a link on in a reply

This book is a wild ride.

We're pleased to announce that we will be publishing @michaelstrode.bsky.social's debut novel SPIT AND TOUCH IRON! This speculative historical thriller is a mashup of Sherlock Holmes with Celtic folklore, set in post-WWII rural Ireland: read more at the press release. links.ruadanbooks.com/strode

LIFE RULES: Insulate your house with books to ward off evil Oppose the zombie AI apocalypse Never click on a link to the Daily Mail Use double the recommended amount of garlic Always stop to say hi to sheep And to horses too (but in a fake posh voice) I think that's more or less everything covered?

Prescient 400 years ago, equally damning today.

A child 10 ICE custody For a month 🤬

A deaf teen was violently detained by ICE for not “following orders”. He couldn’t hear their orders. They denied him an interpreter. Denied him accommodations. This is who they are. They target the disabled because eugenics and fascism go hand in hand.

So thrilled to see my story "Piglet Delivers" in the amazing new issue of Apex Magazine! It's my dark-ish take on Milne's books about Winnie the Pooh and the creatures in the Hundred Acre Wood. www.apexbookcompany.com/products/ape...

My 2025 Year in Review column + my latest short fiction review column are both in the February issue of LOCUS -- get it in digital or print: subscribers.locusmag.com/content/buy-...

If you see this, share your art with clouds! #digitalart #arttrain #animalart

Limitless Rekindling, for Alchemy: Lorwyn AD: Emily Mazza #MTGAlchemy

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It’s hard to put into perspective how truly massive the warehouse is that was recently sold by the Rockefeller Group to the Department of Homeland Security for $70 million to build a concentration camp in Surprise, AZ. Across the street is a huge neighborhood and a school. It’s 400,000-square-feet.

Powerful testimony from ICE watchers in suburban Minnesota:

I read an ARC of this book and it is so so SO good.

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It's Black History Month, and here's an opportunity for you to directly support black authors and editors in their creative careers. This anthology includes stories by @shereereneethomas.bsky.social @davaun.bsky.social @brentclambert.bsky.social @edenroyce.bsky.social and more. Pre-order now!!

Rodney Taylor. theatlantavoice.com/romman-press...

I just got off the phone with Elizabeth's dad...she and her mom were freed tonight! Updated story: sahanjournal.com/education/co...

My 2025 Year in Review column + my latest short fiction review column are both in the February issue of LOCUS -- get it in digital or print: subscribers.locusmag.com/content/buy-...

"Krishnan captures the trio’s love, lust, loyalty, joy, and sorrows in a way that feels devastatingly real." (on "Ichthyosis") Maria Haskins aka @mariahaskins.com has fantastic things to say about Issue 99 in the February Locus Magazine aka @locusmag.bsky.social !❤️‍🔥 psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...

You cannot buy the revolution. You cannot make the revolution. You can only be the revolution. It is in your spirit, or it is nowhere.

Strange Horizons stands with immigrants in the US as they experience intensified anti-immigrant operations. We have the opportunity to lend our strength as a global community. Read our full statement: strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...

Just finished watching this show and it's a GEM. Very meta with a superhero pretending not to be a superhero making a movie about a superhero. It's touching and hilarious and sharp and the cast is absolutely freaking stellar.

So thrilled to see my story "Piglet Delivers" in the amazing new issue of Apex Magazine! It's my dark-ish take on Milne's books about Winnie the Pooh and the creatures in the Hundred Acre Wood. www.apexbookcompany.com/products/ape...

Ever get a craving for a specific food, & nothing else will do? Well, you're not alone. In February 1257 Henry III sent a message to Ely, telling the sheriff send him 200 large eels, 1250 medium-sized eels, & 4,000 small eels. And he wanted them ASAP. Takeout fit for a king. 🗃️🧪

hello! new story day!! this one is a weird western murder mystery set on the back of a jackalope. did i say weird western? i meant WEIRD western. it's hell living on the back of prey

Read this amazing story!

Screeching and clapping my hands in delight like a trained seal

Please read this.