daniel
@cepheusradio.bsky.social
cartographer • science fiction • newspaper comics • they/them
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Outside the Level 2 Reading Room in @bodleian.ox.ac.uk there is a wellbeing display. Here are some it's little zines that genuinely made me smile.
January 30, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Outside the Level 2 Reading Room in @bodleian.ox.ac.uk there is a wellbeing display. Here are some it's little zines that genuinely made me smile.
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this is officially the funniest typo I've ever made
January 29, 2026 at 10:03 PM
this is officially the funniest typo I've ever made
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hello little children. welcome to your new wizarding school :) here we will sort you into the house that will determine how people treat you the rest of your life. the options are
-brave and beloved by all
-smart i guess
-yellow
-EVIL and everyone will think you're evil forever. because you are :)
-brave and beloved by all
-smart i guess
-yellow
-EVIL and everyone will think you're evil forever. because you are :)
January 30, 2026 at 4:29 PM
hello little children. welcome to your new wizarding school :) here we will sort you into the house that will determine how people treat you the rest of your life. the options are
-brave and beloved by all
-smart i guess
-yellow
-EVIL and everyone will think you're evil forever. because you are :)
-brave and beloved by all
-smart i guess
-yellow
-EVIL and everyone will think you're evil forever. because you are :)
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Are you the median human age or younger? Have you ever wanted to be part of an Aurora-Award nominated project? You too can join Young People Read Old SFF, in which young people read and review, and here's the tricky part, old science fiction and fantasy stories.
Contact me with a reply or a DM.
Contact me with a reply or a DM.
January 30, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Are you the median human age or younger? Have you ever wanted to be part of an Aurora-Award nominated project? You too can join Young People Read Old SFF, in which young people read and review, and here's the tricky part, old science fiction and fantasy stories.
Contact me with a reply or a DM.
Contact me with a reply or a DM.
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Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star
January 30, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star
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Worried about the surveillance dystopia? There are ways to disguise yourself from facial recognition systems, and it doesn’t require owning clothes with a special design or high-tech gear. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.
Full guide by @samleecole.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/the-state-of...
Full guide by @samleecole.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/the-state-of...
January 6, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Worried about the surveillance dystopia? There are ways to disguise yourself from facial recognition systems, and it doesn’t require owning clothes with a special design or high-tech gear. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.
Full guide by @samleecole.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/the-state-of...
Full guide by @samleecole.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/the-state-of...
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I wrote this piece in 2020--but given ICE's use of face recognition and Pam Bondi posting mugshots on X, I'll share that since the 1890s, there has been concerns about the constitutionality of mugshots taken before conviction. Police retaining your photo erodes your presumption of innocence.
Facial Recognition Technology Is the New Rogues’ Gallery
The problem with facial recognition technology isn’t just that you could be mistaken for a suspect—it’s that it means your government doesn’t trust you.
slate.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:22 PM
I wrote this piece in 2020--but given ICE's use of face recognition and Pam Bondi posting mugshots on X, I'll share that since the 1890s, there has been concerns about the constitutionality of mugshots taken before conviction. Police retaining your photo erodes your presumption of innocence.
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Arresting Black journalists is also vice signaling. Their base is racist and hates journalists and they want to get them excited again. The mainstream media industry has never protected Black journalists or journalists of color the way it should.
January 30, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Arresting Black journalists is also vice signaling. Their base is racist and hates journalists and they want to get them excited again. The mainstream media industry has never protected Black journalists or journalists of color the way it should.
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Curious to see if other journalists note what all four of these people have in common
Lemon has one of the nation’s best lawyers and a national profile. I’m worried about the other reporter and two activists arrested with him.
January 30, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Curious to see if other journalists note what all four of these people have in common
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Happy 45th birthday to Once in a Lifetime by Talking Heads, released as a single on this day in 1981. Here's David introducing that video
January 30, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Happy 45th birthday to Once in a Lifetime by Talking Heads, released as a single on this day in 1981. Here's David introducing that video
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when all of this gets slightly less heated the NYT is going to be profiling anonymous ICE agents like they’re regretful Trump voters just you watch
January 30, 2026 at 2:59 PM
when all of this gets slightly less heated the NYT is going to be profiling anonymous ICE agents like they’re regretful Trump voters just you watch
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what a headline www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/po...
Experts say treason definition depends if you’re holding Criminal Code or dictionary
B.C. Premier David Eby made headlines Thursday by saying Alberta separatists reportedly meeting with U.S. officials are committing treason — but experts say the word means different things in differen...
www.ctvnews.ca
January 30, 2026 at 2:31 PM
what a headline www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/po...
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Also for people buying my book, fyi
news.chanda.science/archive/how-...
news.chanda.science/archive/how-...
How to get a signed copy of The Edge of Space-Time
Preordering from Loyalty Bookstore Supports the Community!
news.chanda.science
January 30, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Also for people buying my book, fyi
news.chanda.science/archive/how-...
news.chanda.science/archive/how-...
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Seeing the AI 1776 trailer and thinking of the attendant excuse of "we wouldn't have the budget for this without AI" in relation to I, Claudius. Where the seams show, dodgy age makeup, an Ancient Room the size of a Hampton Inn lobby, and how it's still one of the best TV series ever made.
January 29, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Seeing the AI 1776 trailer and thinking of the attendant excuse of "we wouldn't have the budget for this without AI" in relation to I, Claudius. Where the seams show, dodgy age makeup, an Ancient Room the size of a Hampton Inn lobby, and how it's still one of the best TV series ever made.
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A man with serious and credible threats of sexual assault against him pivoting to Men's Mental Health has wound me right up.
It's said best in the piece below by @markoneinfour.bsky.social These guys hate "weak" men as much as they hate women.
markoneinfour.medium.com/fear-of-othe...
It's said best in the piece below by @markoneinfour.bsky.social These guys hate "weak" men as much as they hate women.
markoneinfour.medium.com/fear-of-othe...
Fear of other men teaches us to hate women
Men are afraid of other men. We learn this early. Other men teach us to hate women
markoneinfour.medium.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:16 PM
A man with serious and credible threats of sexual assault against him pivoting to Men's Mental Health has wound me right up.
It's said best in the piece below by @markoneinfour.bsky.social These guys hate "weak" men as much as they hate women.
markoneinfour.medium.com/fear-of-othe...
It's said best in the piece below by @markoneinfour.bsky.social These guys hate "weak" men as much as they hate women.
markoneinfour.medium.com/fear-of-othe...
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Just to post a few of the books that are coming out
One that’s already out:
bookshop.org/p/books/when...
One that’s already out:
bookshop.org/p/books/when...
When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America’s Black Botanical Legacy
Science, Wisdom, History, and America’s Black Botanical Legacy
bookshop.org
January 30, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Just to post a few of the books that are coming out
One that’s already out:
bookshop.org/p/books/when...
One that’s already out:
bookshop.org/p/books/when...
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Please buy books that are coming out this year.
Doesn’t have to be mine. But there is a stellar release calendar this year especially of Black writers and it would be a shame if one of the fascist victories was people not buying those books (from the indies that are in the fight with us). #BookSky
Doesn’t have to be mine. But there is a stellar release calendar this year especially of Black writers and it would be a shame if one of the fascist victories was people not buying those books (from the indies that are in the fight with us). #BookSky
January 30, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Please buy books that are coming out this year.
Doesn’t have to be mine. But there is a stellar release calendar this year especially of Black writers and it would be a shame if one of the fascist victories was people not buying those books (from the indies that are in the fight with us). #BookSky
Doesn’t have to be mine. But there is a stellar release calendar this year especially of Black writers and it would be a shame if one of the fascist victories was people not buying those books (from the indies that are in the fight with us). #BookSky
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they sell my meds at the weirdest places these days
January 30, 2026 at 6:46 AM
they sell my meds at the weirdest places these days
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I think of this Vonnegut interview a lot. www.alternet.org/2003/01/vonn...
January 30, 2026 at 2:14 PM
I think of this Vonnegut interview a lot. www.alternet.org/2003/01/vonn...
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Since Stephanie Hsu got announced for the Rocky Horror Revival this is my reminder to the world she'd make a perfect Doctor Aphra.
Please and thank you.
Please and thank you.
January 29, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Since Stephanie Hsu got announced for the Rocky Horror Revival this is my reminder to the world she'd make a perfect Doctor Aphra.
Please and thank you.
Please and thank you.