In my office right now hearing helicopters circling over the Columbia office. This is why--DHS impersonated NYPD officers to abduct a student from her apartment.

So the superintendent of LA Unified being investigated by FBI for fraud. More coming out though. He’s being accused of discrimination against white students. I’m seeing a pattern here. This administration is using fraud as a catch all term to round up those who speak out against ICE/47

Revolutionary Nahuatl for February 24, 2026. Monequi momictizqueh in tetzintzayananimeh. Rapists should be executed. ______________ Monequi = it is necessary that momictizqueh = they will be killed in = the tetzintzayanimeh = rapists

Can't wait! Kane Parsons' take on this material has fascinated me for the past four years on YouTube. The big-budget version looks to be amazing.

This isn't just an amazing Jonathan Maberry story rendered by a great creative team into a graphic tale. It is a Kickstarter campaign that offers rewards that fans of Jonathan, zombies and samurai can only dream of. Come on over and have a look. Please help us. www.kickstarter.com/projects/770...

I have a big smile on my face imagining ontologically evil JKR watching the video to Alie Blackcobra's single "Ravenclaw."

Revolutionary Nahuatl for February 23, 2026. Xicchichinocan mochi. Burn it all down. _________________ xi- = command prefix -c- = it [3rd person singular object] chichinoa = to burn thoroughly -can = plural for commands mochi = everything

5 [living] authors by whom I've read at least 5 books: NK Jemisin @nkjemisin.bsky.social Daniel José Older @djolder.bsky.social Nnedi Okorafor @nnedi.bsky.social Alberto Chimal @albertochimal.com JJ Arias @thejjarias.bsky.social [I could list dozens, I think.]

As a writer who CANNOT draw to save his life, I'm always fascinating by the creative process of author-illustrators. Take my daughter, Charlene, who in the below video walks us through a whole line-up of nekomimi characters she's created for her upcoming webcomic, FELINE FIASCOS. So cool.

84 years ago today, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, ordering the removal and incarceration of more than 120,000 Japanese Americans, about two-thirds of whom were US citizens. The Day of Remembrance this year comes as we see DHS buying land and warehouses for more camps now.

I've discussed the concept of "nextlahualli" or sacred debt as a cornerstone of Nahua ["Aztec"] moral thought. It's part of the larger part of religious observances called "tlamahcehualiztli," which means "penance" or "good works." And key to the origin of the Mexica and other Nahua groups. 1/

To be fair, most of the "no old books" faction is *trying* to get across a nuanced message: "Read no old books by dead white dudes whose ideas when not examined through critical lenses can cause harm to you as a reader from a historically marginalized group." But, yeah, that's not as catchy.

Yesterday I gave a guest lecture in a colleague's class. They had just wrapped up the ODYSSEY and had discussed other epics like the RAMAYANA before reading an excerpt from my FEATHERED SERPENT, DARK HEART OF SKY: MYTHS OF MEXICO. I discussed an "Aztec" equivalent to "arete" and "dharma." 1/

Of course possibly irreparable harm has been done to students, instructors, children’s publishing, authors of kid lit, etc. But this court-driven decision is a first step away from the abyss of institutional homogeneity, racism, queermisia, ableism, etc.

A lot of douchy tech bros have never read John Searle's Chinese Room argument, and it shows.

Revolutionary Nahuatl for February 14, 2026: Mācaoc tiquintequipanōcān in axcahuahqueh. Let us no longer work for the rich. ______________ Mācaoc: may it be that no more ti-: we -quin-: them tequipanoa: work for someone -cān: plural in: the axcahuahqueh: rich people

Someone nearby is playing "Sleeping Lessons" by the Shins: "And if the old guard still offend, they got nothing left on which you depend. So enlist every ounce of your bright blood and off with their heads." Sounds like a plan to me. Down with "those unrepenting buzzards."

“Love Will Tear Us Apart”

Today someone reminded me of how my social media blew up eight years ago when I was quoted on the show CRIMINAL MINDS (this was the moment when a lot of folks in my community said, "Oh, he's a REAL writer," heh). So here's the poem that the writers pulled lines from, "Kintsukuroi."

Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick

Helluva statement from Colorado Rep Crow (D) on the Trump administration's failure to indict him and others

I really really liked this. My review was here: garik16.blogspot.com/2023/06/scif...

Reading this right now!

Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."

Has anyone else my age (GenX) noticed the shift in the pronunciation of the word "women" in parts of the US? Rather than the traditional /ˈwɪmɪn/, in the mouths of lots of younger folks, it has become something like /ˈwʊmɪn/, which to me sounds almost the same as "woman" /ˈwʊmən/.

Almost 3 years since the publication of SECRET OF THE MOON CONCH by Guadalupe García McCall & me. It's still timely. The premise? A teen from Mexico—crossing into the US to escape violence and find her father—is captured and caged by ICE. But she has an unexpected ally, connected to her mind. 1/

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

Cause that's what heroes do.

Lo único más poderoso que el odio, es el amor. The only thing more powerful than hate is love.

This tore my heart from my chest.

For the afternoon crowd: I have a new short story out today!

My latest space-opera story, "Realm of the Shorn," is up at @morningtransport.bsky.social. An Indigenous futurist tale about choosing the future, even when it costs everything. It features two queer Mexica characters from the 16th century (one pansexual, one patlacheh or trans man). 1/

My latest space-opera story, "Realm of the Shorn," is up at @morningtransport.bsky.social. An Indigenous futurist tale about choosing the future, even when it costs everything. It features two queer Mexica characters from the 16th century (one pansexual, one patlacheh or trans man). 1/

“Epstein Class” is catchy as fuck

ACAB

Coming this Sunday! Don't miss my latest sci-fi story "Realm of the Shorn."

Today my substack has an interview with the fabulous @edenroyce.bsky.social! open.substack.com/pub/eliza392...

Fixed up the height chart of all my nekomimi characters! From left to right: Felix, Richard, Tabitha, Duke, Indigo, Hazel, Robin and Amber #originalcharacters #art #characterdesign

Hey folks! Due to a series of unforeseen expenses, I need to raise some cash before royalty season rolls around at the beginning of April. Because of that, I am going to do something I don't usually do and offer paid mentoring sessions for aspiring writers.

In one week, my latest sci-fi story "Realm of the Shorn" will be up at @morningtransport.bsky.social, the fourth in an ongoing series of loosely connected co-futurist tales. Before it publishes, let me introduce you to the space opera universe it belongs to—and the woman at its center. 1/

Union workers solved the trolley problem, you're welcome

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4 Black journalists have been kidnapped by the federal government

The DHS and Administration: Haha libtards! Wait'll we turn the tables on you and start showing YOUR faces on social media! Meanwhile, us liberals every time we see that image of the 70 year old badass book store owner emerging from a cloud of tear gas without a mask:

Este vil pendejo estará de pie en la horca algún día junto con los demás homicidas fascistas del régimen.

I don’t want to hear anything from an elected official unless it’s a plan to defund the DHS and impeach Noem, Bovino, etc. No texts. No emails. No talk about the economy. Step up or step off.

Maple Grove, MN - Protesters beginning to arrive outside of the hotel for a noise demonstration. One demonstrator is hoisting a sign that says “bye, bitch!”

A lot of Dems are going to take Bovino and Noem being fired as the finish line, and it's very important to make it clear to them that it is a starting line

The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.” That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.