A.G. Pasquella
@agpasquella.bsky.social
Writer, teacher, editor. Words in McSweeney’s, Utne Reader, Joyland, Broken Pencil & more. Author of the Jack Palace crime series. Most recent book: WELCOME TO THE WEIRD AMERICA. As co-editor: DEVOURING TOMORROW
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“DEVOURING TOMORROW: Fiction From The Future Of Food” is an anthology I co-edited with @jeffdupuis.bsky.social
“How will we feed ourselves in the future?”
The authors knocked this premise out of the park!
DEVOURING TOMORROW is Available Now!
www.dundurn.com/books_/t2211...
#booksky 💙📚👀
“How will we feed ourselves in the future?”
The authors knocked this premise out of the park!
DEVOURING TOMORROW is Available Now!
www.dundurn.com/books_/t2211...
#booksky 💙📚👀
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Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
February 4, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
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ONLY 24 DAYS LEFT! Submissions are OPEN for Year's Best Canadian F&SF: Volume 4 (the best of 2025). Send me your SFF published in 2025--details in the link below. Subs close Feb 28, 2026. Pls share WIDELY.
(And why 24 day? Well, because I forgot to post this on a day that is a multiple of 5!)
(And why 24 day? Well, because I forgot to post this on a day that is a multiple of 5!)
Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction | Stephen Kotowych
kotowych.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:24 PM
ONLY 24 DAYS LEFT! Submissions are OPEN for Year's Best Canadian F&SF: Volume 4 (the best of 2025). Send me your SFF published in 2025--details in the link below. Subs close Feb 28, 2026. Pls share WIDELY.
(And why 24 day? Well, because I forgot to post this on a day that is a multiple of 5!)
(And why 24 day? Well, because I forgot to post this on a day that is a multiple of 5!)
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to be a bit serious one irony of vance’s life is that he is also an addict: addicted to power and clearly willing to sell anything to get it
February 4, 2026 at 4:46 PM
to be a bit serious one irony of vance’s life is that he is also an addict: addicted to power and clearly willing to sell anything to get it
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you don't say? at some point we're going to acknowledge what every study ever on this subject has said, right? right? www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
Trans athletes may not have fitness advantage in women’s sport, landmark study finds
Findings suggest physical performance in trans women converges toward that of cis women over time
www.independent.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 12:30 PM
you don't say? at some point we're going to acknowledge what every study ever on this subject has said, right? right? www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
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book reviews by professional critics are an essential element of a literate culture
February 4, 2026 at 2:55 PM
book reviews by professional critics are an essential element of a literate culture
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"By the end of the two-year period, 94% of participants reported they were housed."
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
Homeless Oregon youth got $1,000 a month for two years. Most found housing after • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon is the second of its kind in the nation to implement the direct cash transfer program after New York City.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:12 PM
"By the end of the two-year period, 94% of participants reported they were housed."
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
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"The planned hyperscale facilities of north and west Texas, if fully built out, could be among the largest emissions sources in both the country and the world, Bird said"
“I’d be hard-pressed to think of a bigger emitter"
“I’d be hard-pressed to think of a bigger emitter"
Huge Texas data centers will get their own gas power plants
The developer of one project, in Pecos County, calls it the largest power project in the U.S. Data centers are sparking a surge of gas power plant construction in Texas.
www.texastribune.org
February 4, 2026 at 2:37 PM
"The planned hyperscale facilities of north and west Texas, if fully built out, could be among the largest emissions sources in both the country and the world, Bird said"
“I’d be hard-pressed to think of a bigger emitter"
“I’d be hard-pressed to think of a bigger emitter"
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Please don't report this as a straightforward business story; it's a story about coercive social transformation being imposed by people so rich they've ceased to see the rest of us as legitimate stakeholders in our own lives
February 4, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Please don't report this as a straightforward business story; it's a story about coercive social transformation being imposed by people so rich they've ceased to see the rest of us as legitimate stakeholders in our own lives
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Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests
February 4, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests
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concentrated ownership of major media outlets (traditional media, social media, or otherwise) by single wealthy individuals or families is a threat to democracy and the common good more broadly
I personally do not think some rich man should be able to buy an institution like this like a toy and then break it when he doesn’t want to play with it anymore. bsky.app/profile/benm...
New: Washington Post Executive Editor Matt Murray and HR Chief Wayne Connell tell employees to stay home for a zoom webinar ahead of “significant actions across the company.” Widely expected layoffs are scheduled to begin today.
February 4, 2026 at 1:38 PM
concentrated ownership of major media outlets (traditional media, social media, or otherwise) by single wealthy individuals or families is a threat to democracy and the common good more broadly
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Bezos fucked the paper and instead of fixing it he’s destroying it despite the fact that he could spend the money to make things right without even noticing its absence.
February 4, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Bezos fucked the paper and instead of fixing it he’s destroying it despite the fact that he could spend the money to make things right without even noticing its absence.
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This trailer is insanely good, possibly because this show is insanely good. @netflix.com 2/20/26. 🎰 ⚖️
Strip Law character reel
meet Lincoln Gumb, Sheila Flambe, Irene Gumb and Glem Blorchman
you're gonna wanna forget your family's names and memorize those
meet Lincoln Gumb, Sheila Flambe, Irene Gumb and Glem Blorchman
you're gonna wanna forget your family's names and memorize those
February 4, 2026 at 4:27 AM
This trailer is insanely good, possibly because this show is insanely good. @netflix.com 2/20/26. 🎰 ⚖️
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D&D GM: ...as the villagers perish, the lich hits you all for 75 damage. What do you do?
Mage: Fireball. Max level
Barbarian: Channel my rage into my axe! HERE I GO!
Archer: Overcharged arrows. Called shots. Eyes.
Cleric: Turn undead. Let's send him to HELL.
Chuck Schumer: I cast "Stern Letter"
Mage: Fireball. Max level
Barbarian: Channel my rage into my axe! HERE I GO!
Archer: Overcharged arrows. Called shots. Eyes.
Cleric: Turn undead. Let's send him to HELL.
Chuck Schumer: I cast "Stern Letter"
February 4, 2026 at 2:04 AM
D&D GM: ...as the villagers perish, the lich hits you all for 75 damage. What do you do?
Mage: Fireball. Max level
Barbarian: Channel my rage into my axe! HERE I GO!
Archer: Overcharged arrows. Called shots. Eyes.
Cleric: Turn undead. Let's send him to HELL.
Chuck Schumer: I cast "Stern Letter"
Mage: Fireball. Max level
Barbarian: Channel my rage into my axe! HERE I GO!
Archer: Overcharged arrows. Called shots. Eyes.
Cleric: Turn undead. Let's send him to HELL.
Chuck Schumer: I cast "Stern Letter"
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It’s day 64 of the ICE occupation of MSP.
Today ICE officers once again arrested observers at gunpoint, caused lockdowns of neighborhood schools, and harassed people on the street simply for their skin color.
Nothing has changed, despite the rhetoric from “leaders.”
Today ICE officers once again arrested observers at gunpoint, caused lockdowns of neighborhood schools, and harassed people on the street simply for their skin color.
Nothing has changed, despite the rhetoric from “leaders.”
February 4, 2026 at 4:28 AM
It’s day 64 of the ICE occupation of MSP.
Today ICE officers once again arrested observers at gunpoint, caused lockdowns of neighborhood schools, and harassed people on the street simply for their skin color.
Nothing has changed, despite the rhetoric from “leaders.”
Today ICE officers once again arrested observers at gunpoint, caused lockdowns of neighborhood schools, and harassed people on the street simply for their skin color.
Nothing has changed, despite the rhetoric from “leaders.”
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I just got off the phone with Elizabeth's dad...she and her mom were freed tonight! Updated story: sahanjournal.com/education/co...
February 4, 2026 at 3:50 AM
I just got off the phone with Elizabeth's dad...she and her mom were freed tonight! Updated story: sahanjournal.com/education/co...
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Remember her name: Aliya Rahman
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
February 3, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Remember her name: Aliya Rahman
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
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Hey @schumer.senate.gov please tell me EXACTLY what a body cam is gone do for this baby girl.
Put it in record . Because I want it read at your reckoning
Put it in record . Because I want it read at your reckoning
Elizabeth is a Columbia Heights fourth-grader who loves volleyball, learning English and giggling in the halls with her friends. She's been held in the Dilley Immigration Processing Center for nearly a month, and she and her mom have both fallen ill. sahanjournal.com/education/co...
Sick fourth-grader among 4 Columbia Heights students held by ICE
Columbia Heights Public Schools says four students remain detained by ICE after Liam’s return, including 10-year-old Elizabeth, who has fallen ill.
sahanjournal.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Hey @schumer.senate.gov please tell me EXACTLY what a body cam is gone do for this baby girl.
Put it in record . Because I want it read at your reckoning
Put it in record . Because I want it read at your reckoning
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“Imagine if we had to follow the law”
February 3, 2026 at 5:16 PM
“Imagine if we had to follow the law”
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This is classic scapegoating — blaming refugees for a healthcare crisis caused by decades of underfunding and privatization.
These charges are cruel and punitive. We won’t fix a broken system by putting up new barriers for people who are already struggling.
These charges are cruel and punitive. We won’t fix a broken system by putting up new barriers for people who are already struggling.
January 30, 2026 at 11:41 PM
This is classic scapegoating — blaming refugees for a healthcare crisis caused by decades of underfunding and privatization.
These charges are cruel and punitive. We won’t fix a broken system by putting up new barriers for people who are already struggling.
These charges are cruel and punitive. We won’t fix a broken system by putting up new barriers for people who are already struggling.
No masks for cops; no NDAs for the Supreme Court
Stop hiding
Stop hiding
John Roberts is out here making Supreme Court clerks and employees sign nondisclosure agreements
Roberts surely knows this raises the question 'WTF is behind the NDA?'
To do so anyway suggests he decided even public speculation is preferable to public knowledge
ballsandstrikes.org/ethics-accou...
Roberts surely knows this raises the question 'WTF is behind the NDA?'
To do so anyway suggests he decided even public speculation is preferable to public knowledge
ballsandstrikes.org/ethics-accou...
John Roberts Does Not Want You Finding Out How the Supreme Court Actually Works
The six-justice conservative supermajority is taking aggressive steps to ensure that the public remains in the dark about how the Supreme Court functions.
ballsandstrikes.org
February 3, 2026 at 11:27 PM
No masks for cops; no NDAs for the Supreme Court
Stop hiding
Stop hiding
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Canadian COVID Forecast: Jan 31 - Feb 13, 2026
SEVERE: AB, MB, NB, PEI, SK
VERY HIGH: CAN, North, NS, ON, QC
HIGH: BC, NL
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 122 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
SEVERE: AB, MB, NB, PEI, SK
VERY HIGH: CAN, North, NS, ON, QC
HIGH: BC, NL
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 122 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
February 3, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Canadian COVID Forecast: Jan 31 - Feb 13, 2026
SEVERE: AB, MB, NB, PEI, SK
VERY HIGH: CAN, North, NS, ON, QC
HIGH: BC, NL
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 122 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
SEVERE: AB, MB, NB, PEI, SK
VERY HIGH: CAN, North, NS, ON, QC
HIGH: BC, NL
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 122 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
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i just saw my own shadow and it mugged me
February 3, 2026 at 10:49 PM
i just saw my own shadow and it mugged me
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February 3, 2026 at 10:04 PM
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