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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A.G. Pasquella
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· May 28
“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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"32 live performances of Sonic Youth’s 'The Diamond Sea' plunderphoniclly orchestrated by John Oswald (of Grateful Dead 'Grayfolded' fame) – providing two distinctly new experiences of the classic track from Washing Machine."
February 4, 2026 at 8:41 PM
"32 live performances of Sonic Youth’s 'The Diamond Sea' plunderphoniclly orchestrated by John Oswald (of Grateful Dead 'Grayfolded' fame) – providing two distinctly new experiences of the classic track from Washing Machine."
Immigration is good, actually
Heads are going to explode 💥
Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.
All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
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Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.
All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
1/3
February 4, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Immigration is good, actually
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He shouldn't pretend body cams are a real concession. He should follow the example of Van Hollen, whose visit to Kilmar Abrego Garcia was instrumental in triggering a national shift on attitudes toward Trump immigration actions. I could list more, but those are a few of the things he could do. [4/4]
February 4, 2026 at 2:32 PM
He shouldn't pretend body cams are a real concession. He should follow the example of Van Hollen, whose visit to Kilmar Abrego Garcia was instrumental in triggering a national shift on attitudes toward Trump immigration actions. I could list more, but those are a few of the things he could do. [4/4]
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He should be creating a list of planned facilities (which are extremely unpopular with most Americans) and encouraging candidates to fight them. Localities are already succeeding at this. Where they can't succeed, they're finding clever ways to punish contractors who collaborate with them. [3/4]
February 4, 2026 at 2:30 PM
He should be creating a list of planned facilities (which are extremely unpopular with most Americans) and encouraging candidates to fight them. Localities are already succeeding at this. Where they can't succeed, they're finding clever ways to punish contractors who collaborate with them. [3/4]
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The country is furious about what's going on. 86% of Ds and 47% of independents nationwide support *abolishing* ICE. He should offer a vision of how ICE & CBP can be fundamentally diminished or dismantled, even if he can't do it today. Creating a road map generates pressure and possibilities. [2/4]
February 4, 2026 at 2:29 PM
The country is furious about what's going on. 86% of Ds and 47% of independents nationwide support *abolishing* ICE. He should offer a vision of how ICE & CBP can be fundamentally diminished or dismantled, even if he can't do it today. Creating a road map generates pressure and possibilities. [2/4]
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Some people are asking what I want Schumer to do. He should be screaming over medical care and access to facilities. He should be going to detention facilities himself and putting his body on the line, as he did at the border in 2019. He should lean into stories about New Yorkers in detention. [1/4]
February 4, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Some people are asking what I want Schumer to do. He should be screaming over medical care and access to facilities. He should be going to detention facilities himself and putting his body on the line, as he did at the border in 2019. He should lean into stories about New Yorkers in detention. [1/4]
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Only 10 cases of Guinea worm disease were recorded *globally* last year.
It may become the second human disease we eradicate, after smallpox.
It may become the second human disease we eradicate, after smallpox.
February 4, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Only 10 cases of Guinea worm disease were recorded *globally* last year.
It may become the second human disease we eradicate, after smallpox.
It may become the second human disease we eradicate, after smallpox.
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"We have no way of reconciling what these cases will do to water supplies."
New from Miranda Williamson: The world’s largest artificial intelligence data center complex is being built in Amarillo, and it’s almost seven times the size of Central Park.
New from Miranda Williamson: The world’s largest artificial intelligence data center complex is being built in Amarillo, and it’s almost seven times the size of Central Park.
The Texas AI Boom is Outpacing Water Regulations
Each data center can “drink” as much as an entire community. Yet, Texas does not require these tech firms to disclose projected or actual water consumption.
www.texasobserver.org
February 4, 2026 at 7:40 PM
"We have no way of reconciling what these cases will do to water supplies."
New from Miranda Williamson: The world’s largest artificial intelligence data center complex is being built in Amarillo, and it’s almost seven times the size of Central Park.
New from Miranda Williamson: The world’s largest artificial intelligence data center complex is being built in Amarillo, and it’s almost seven times the size of Central Park.
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BREAKING: We're calling on the U.N. to investigate the Trump administration's violations of human rights in Minnesota.
The U.S. government must be held accountable for blatantly defying international law as ICE ignores the freedoms our country is obligated to uphold.
The U.S. government must be held accountable for blatantly defying international law as ICE ignores the freedoms our country is obligated to uphold.
February 4, 2026 at 7:47 PM
BREAKING: We're calling on the U.N. to investigate the Trump administration's violations of human rights in Minnesota.
The U.S. government must be held accountable for blatantly defying international law as ICE ignores the freedoms our country is obligated to uphold.
The U.S. government must be held accountable for blatantly defying international law as ICE ignores the freedoms our country is obligated to uphold.
This fucking loser
Assaults literal children exercising their 1st Amendment right to peacefully protest
Gets his ass beat
And now is arrested on assault charges
Learn how to deal with your emotions, jackass
Assaults literal children exercising their 1st Amendment right to peacefully protest
Gets his ass beat
And now is arrested on assault charges
Learn how to deal with your emotions, jackass
Grown-ass 45-year-old adult man arrested on assault charges after picking fight with students who had been protesting ICE.
“‘After further thorough investigation, it was determined that Watts was the primary aggressor,’ police said.”
people.com/texas-man-ar...
“‘After further thorough investigation, it was determined that Watts was the primary aggressor,’ police said.”
people.com/texas-man-ar...
Texas Man Arrested After Fight With Students At Walkout Protesting ICE
Texas Man Arrested After Fight With Students At Walkout Protesting ICE
people.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:50 PM
This fucking loser
Assaults literal children exercising their 1st Amendment right to peacefully protest
Gets his ass beat
And now is arrested on assault charges
Learn how to deal with your emotions, jackass
Assaults literal children exercising their 1st Amendment right to peacefully protest
Gets his ass beat
And now is arrested on assault charges
Learn how to deal with your emotions, jackass
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The kids are all right.
@cpsc.gov found this pic of a drawing my kid made & thought you might approve 😁
![child’s drawing in green crayon of a plug in CO2 detector with the words in crayon “I love you carbon monoxide detecter [sic]”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ghlle3x6seowtu735gqmhvm3/bafkreihat2isircjhaxhtbw3wrgryiiqvi77q33vnhxz2ivp5kypj36mz4@jpeg)
February 4, 2026 at 7:20 PM
The kids are all right.
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“CBS News’ newest “star” contributor Peter Attia once chose to meet with Jeffrey Epstein—ignoring his wife’s plea to come to the hospital where their infant son was being treated.”
CBS News’ Star Hire Hung With Epstein as Baby Son Fought for Life
CBS News’ newest contributor seemingly chose Epstein over his wife’s plea for help.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:09 PM
“CBS News’ newest “star” contributor Peter Attia once chose to meet with Jeffrey Epstein—ignoring his wife’s plea to come to the hospital where their infant son was being treated.”
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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"