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Interviews with SFF and Horror writers, editors, community members, and activists. Writing/Progressive politics. Pushing back on social norms with an eye towards hope. Team Bear 🐻 https://itgodp.libsyn.com
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There's a big sale at Redbubble right now and, oh, look that. It's where I have my Sandman Slim store.
www.redbubble.com/people/nginz...
www.redbubble.com/people/nginz...
Richard Kadrey Shop | Redbubble
Richard Kadrey is an independent artist creating amazing designs for great products such as t-shirts, stickers, posters, and phone cases.
www.redbubble.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:37 PM
There's a big sale at Redbubble right now and, oh, look that. It's where I have my Sandman Slim store.
www.redbubble.com/people/nginz...
www.redbubble.com/people/nginz...
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LAcon V needs Program Participants!
Fill out the interest form here: lacon.org/programming/programparticipant
You will need to log in using your LAcon V Planorama account.
Survey closes March 31, 2026. It's not possible to edit the survey once submitted, but you can submit it again!
Fill out the interest form here: lacon.org/programming/programparticipant
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Survey closes March 31, 2026. It's not possible to edit the survey once submitted, but you can submit it again!
November 27, 2025 at 3:51 AM
LAcon V needs Program Participants!
Fill out the interest form here: lacon.org/programming/programparticipant
You will need to log in using your LAcon V Planorama account.
Survey closes March 31, 2026. It's not possible to edit the survey once submitted, but you can submit it again!
Fill out the interest form here: lacon.org/programming/programparticipant
You will need to log in using your LAcon V Planorama account.
Survey closes March 31, 2026. It's not possible to edit the survey once submitted, but you can submit it again!
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BY THE WAY
If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.
There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.
Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."
TURN IT OFF.
If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.
There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.
Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."
TURN IT OFF.
October 17, 2025 at 12:58 AM
BY THE WAY
If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.
There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.
Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."
TURN IT OFF.
If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.
There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.
Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."
TURN IT OFF.
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This essay is well worth a read. It neatly addresses the aesthetic argument advanced by the Sad Puppies – which is a difficult task because the Puppies themselves struggled to explain it.
The hottest of hot takes: A blog post that compares a conservative backlash against abstract art in the 1920s to a more recent conservative backlash against literary speculative fiction.
Come at me bro, if you take umbrage at technological determinism.
Post: hugoclub.blogspot.com/2025/08/hot-...
Come at me bro, if you take umbrage at technological determinism.
Post: hugoclub.blogspot.com/2025/08/hot-...
August 30, 2025 at 8:19 PM
This essay is well worth a read. It neatly addresses the aesthetic argument advanced by the Sad Puppies – which is a difficult task because the Puppies themselves struggled to explain it.
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I feel like this story isn't being discussed enough, so we jumped on it for our live coverage today.
Trump Cancels Release of Third Economic Report to Hide His Failures
Wow, he is one pathetic loser.
www.thegodpodcast.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I feel like this story isn't being discussed enough, so we jumped on it for our live coverage today.
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A giveaway you say? 👀
Love Asian-inspired fantasy? We’re giving away a bundle of five paperback books to one lucky reader!
One winner will be selected at the end of the event. The giveaway runs November 24th until December 8th.
Enter now for your chance to win! You can find the page in the comments or in my linktree!
One winner will be selected at the end of the event. The giveaway runs November 24th until December 8th.
Enter now for your chance to win! You can find the page in the comments or in my linktree!
November 25, 2025 at 7:34 PM
A giveaway you say? 👀
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If you want signed books and you're in the US, I've got several available right now in my Ko-fi shop: ko-fi.com/jendiagamm...
November 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
If you want signed books and you're in the US, I've got several available right now in my Ko-fi shop: ko-fi.com/jendiagamm...
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Source: https://www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-life-is-a-lie
Median US households (income $80K) are in poverty if the same calculations as in 1963 are used to rebase the poverty line threshold.
Median US households (income $80K) are in poverty if the same calculations as in 1963 are used to rebase the poverty line threshold.
Why the USA is stressed: in 1963, poverty was defined as family income < 3x food budget. But costs have exploded since 1963, and food is now 5-7% of a budget including health, college, childcare, housing, etc—a realistic food budget multiplier for poverty is 16x, so families under $130K are poor.
November 25, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Source: https://www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-life-is-a-lie
Median US households (income $80K) are in poverty if the same calculations as in 1963 are used to rebase the poverty line threshold.
Median US households (income $80K) are in poverty if the same calculations as in 1963 are used to rebase the poverty line threshold.
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you can purchase Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt-Right directly from my publisher here
Speculative Whiteness
Reveals the alt-right’s project to claim science fiction and—by extension—the future Fascists such as Richard Spencer interpret science fiction films a...
www.upress.umn.edu
April 27, 2025 at 3:23 PM
you can purchase Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt-Right directly from my publisher here
Interview with @arula-ratnakar.bsky.social coming as soon as I get 10 minutes. Probably tomorrow!!
November 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Interview with @arula-ratnakar.bsky.social coming as soon as I get 10 minutes. Probably tomorrow!!
Relics of our car-centric past could be converted into pedestrian-friendly parkland...
Transit Talk: Bypass the Bypass with a bigger bike trail
Relics of our car-centric past could be converted into pedestrian-friendly parkland.
www.pghcitypaper.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Wonder why I refuse to go back to the office....🤔. Back-to-the-office is an attack on ND folks, whether that is an intentional outcome or not.
People see a decrease in ND distress symptoms after they are out of an environment not suited to them which they had no control over and move into an environment they find fulfilling and interesting, how shocking.
Real groundbreaking stuff here.
Real groundbreaking stuff here.
An increase in ADHD after No Child Left Behind is not evidence — it's correlational and diagnoses have been rising for decades.
"Kids don't like school!" also isn't evidence. Kids have always disliked school. Without a comparison to previous cohorts this is meaningless.
"Kids don't like school!" also isn't evidence. Kids have always disliked school. Without a comparison to previous cohorts this is meaningless.
November 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Wonder why I refuse to go back to the office....🤔. Back-to-the-office is an attack on ND folks, whether that is an intentional outcome or not.
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In two days! Join me, @valerievaldes.bsky.social @premeemohamed.com @gregoryawilson.com as we dive into how Canadian vs American authors are navigating economic and political uncertainty, staying connected across the border, and more.
9 pm EST on www.twitch.tv/arvaneleron
#Booksky
9 pm EST on www.twitch.tv/arvaneleron
#Booksky
November 23, 2025 at 1:42 PM
In two days! Join me, @valerievaldes.bsky.social @premeemohamed.com @gregoryawilson.com as we dive into how Canadian vs American authors are navigating economic and political uncertainty, staying connected across the border, and more.
9 pm EST on www.twitch.tv/arvaneleron
#Booksky
9 pm EST on www.twitch.tv/arvaneleron
#Booksky
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If you have someone in your life who could use a good story about fascists getting what they deserve, snag COYOTE RUN by @lilithsaintcrow.com for them and wrap it in Antifascist paper. Order direct from us and you get bonus goodies.
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November 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
If you have someone in your life who could use a good story about fascists getting what they deserve, snag COYOTE RUN by @lilithsaintcrow.com for them and wrap it in Antifascist paper. Order direct from us and you get bonus goodies.
hornedlarkpress.com/product/coyo...
hornedlarkpress.com/product/coyo...
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NEWS: Libraries WIN in federal court!
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
November 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
NEWS: Libraries WIN in federal court!
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
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Authors beware: ClaimsHero is urging authors to opt out of the Anthropic settlement in order to file their own separate lawsuit. Except this outfit has no federal or state court experience with class-action suits. And the judge has called them a fraud.
Predatory Opt-Out Scheme ClaimsHero Targets Anthropic Settlement Participants: What Authors Need to Know - The Authors Guild
In recent weeks, a third-party law firm, ClaimsHero, has launched an aggressive online campaign urging authors to opt out of the Bartz v. Anthropic copyright settlement. ClaimsHero—which has no litiga...
authorsguild.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Authors beware: ClaimsHero is urging authors to opt out of the Anthropic settlement in order to file their own separate lawsuit. Except this outfit has no federal or state court experience with class-action suits. And the judge has called them a fraud.
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Fund before supper, have rest of evening to chill.
Yay! 51%! You get a percentage, I'll update the graphic.
We can do this!
We can do this!
Support African Translation Project
African Translation Project / Need to complete funding for Shona → English translation / still needed: $2435, 51% / Amount above completes funding for translation of Zvinobvinza / isiZulu translation ...
ko-fi.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Fund before supper, have rest of evening to chill.
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Friends, this is a low hanging boycott action.
Similar to Hulu and Disney+ actions.
You can help turn the tide and it will make other platforms think twice.
The working class has much more power than they think.
Similar to Hulu and Disney+ actions.
You can help turn the tide and it will make other platforms think twice.
The working class has much more power than they think.
Spotify is helping ICE recruit more agents to infringe our rights and terrorize our communities. Stop paying for or using the app until Spotify stops running ads for ICE: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky
November 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Friends, this is a low hanging boycott action.
Similar to Hulu and Disney+ actions.
You can help turn the tide and it will make other platforms think twice.
The working class has much more power than they think.
Similar to Hulu and Disney+ actions.
You can help turn the tide and it will make other platforms think twice.
The working class has much more power than they think.
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Weird how this works
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An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Weird how this works
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Hey! Sort of a surprise new story day. @undertow.bsky.social is making my novelette, "Uncertain Sons," (original to the collection) available online for a short time for folks catching up on end-of-year reading. Eligible for most novelette/long fiction categories. Online until end of November!
Uncertain Sons — Undertow Publications
undertowpublications.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Hey! Sort of a surprise new story day. @undertow.bsky.social is making my novelette, "Uncertain Sons," (original to the collection) available online for a short time for folks catching up on end-of-year reading. Eligible for most novelette/long fiction categories. Online until end of November!
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We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
Some good questions in here. We'll try to work them in.
Interviewing @premeemohamed.com tomorrow. What should we ask her?
November 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Some good questions in here. We'll try to work them in.
Interviewing @premeemohamed.com tomorrow. What should we ask her?
November 21, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Interviewing @premeemohamed.com tomorrow. What should we ask her?
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“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
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OpenAI in Danger After Authors Suing It Gain Access to Its Internal Slack Messages
Authors and publishers, who are suing OpenAI, secured access to internal Slack messages and emails discussing the deletion of pirated books.
futurism.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...