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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 1d

Welcome to the world of Locus Magazine, where your dreams of being first to know everything about sci-fi come true.

Grab a subscription to be first on the scene for new science fiction, fantasy, & horror books. Reviews, news, interviews, and more!

www.locusmag.com

locus magazine cover - ufo abduction with red text

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Suzan the chalant goth @sillysyntax.bsky.social · 14d

I have this already it's called having weirdo friends that send me links, book recs, shows, memes, music, movies. We talk abt places we want to go and share info and laugh about it. It's better than a curated list cuz we get to talk about it. Finding something and knowing who would like it is love

Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 14d

hey do you mind just feeding all of your personal information into the black box

we're just here to help we promise 🥺👉👈

Tweet from Sam Altman:

Today we are launching my favorite feature of ChatGPT so far, called Pulse. It is initially available to Pro subscribers.

Pulse works for you overnight, and keeps thinking about your interests, your connected data, your recent chats, and more. Every morning, you get a custom-generated set of stuff you might be interested in.

It performs super well if you tell ChatGPT more about what's important to you. In regular chat, you could mention “I’d like to go visit Bora Bora someday” or “My kid is 6 months old and I’m interested in developmental milestones” and in the future you might get useful updates.

Think of treating ChatGPT like a super-competent personal assistant: sometimes you ask for things you need in the moment, but if you share general preferences, it will do a good job for you proactively.

This also points to what I believe is the future of ChatGPT: a shift from being all reactive to being significantly proactive, and extremely personalized.

This is an early look, and right now only available to Pro subscribers. We will work hard to improve the quality over time and to find a way to bring it to Plus subscribers too.

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 15d

If a government tells you that you can’t call it authoritarian, it’s authoritarian.

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Izzy Wasserstein @izzyxen.bsky.social · 16d

Survival of the person who "learned to code" but only at precisely the right moment, which was before people were told to learn to code.

(That one could stand to be pithier)

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Izzy Wasserstein @izzyxen.bsky.social · 16d

The world would be a much better place if people admitted that chance (or fate or whatever) shapes our lives. That doesn't mean hard work doesn't matter, it just means it's just one factor.

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 17d

i have to say, as a trans journalist who has covered the "trans debate" for about a decade now, there is no daylight between how the trump administration and conservatives lie about tylenol and autism and how they've lied about youth trans care.

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Izzy Wasserstein @izzyxen.bsky.social · 16d

I returned and saw under the sun that—

The race is not to the swift,
Nor the battle to the strong,
Nor bread to the wise,
Nor riches to men of understanding,
Nor favor to men of skill;
But time and chance happen to them all.

John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 16d

It feels like nobody appreciates how close their favorite author/musician/director came to never being a thing. A flap of butterfly wings away from the most famous creator you enjoy never getting a chance.

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 16d

No Taylor Swift would not be the exception, do you know the level of luck involved in "biggest pop star on earth" status?? It is the opposite of a thing you bet on. LeBron is the only one because theres pre existing infra exist just to make a guy like him a billionaire, pop culture does not have it

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Izzy Wasserstein @izzyxen.bsky.social · 16d

Jon was deeply kind and caring, and his love for his community was clear from the first time we met. He worked hard to support institutions he found worthy, but never put institutions over people.

Our community is so much less for his loss, but the good he did will carry on.

Remy Nakamura (he/they) @remymura.bsky.social · 16d

Mourning the loss of Jon Lasser, Seattle SFF community stalwart and new friend and colleague. The world has lost a deeply generous and compassionate human and talented author.

You'll be missed.

P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · 16d

Sorry to hear this morning about the passing of Jon Lasser (@disappearinjon.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy). My deepest condolences to his family and all who knew him. If you aren’t familiar with Jon’s work, here are some things he had published: twoideas.org/publications...

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Izzy Wasserstein @izzyxen.bsky.social · 17d

Enhance a book!

Catch 22 and Also These Hands

Jakob Drud @jakobdrud.bsky.social · 17d

Enhance a book!

The Lion, the Witch, the Wardrobe, and the Bedside Table.

John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 17d

Enhance a book!

Medium Women

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Izzy Wasserstein @izzyxen.bsky.social · 17d

I just saw that a theater near me is showing Kiyoshi Kurosawa's CURE soon. I don't think I've ever remarked on it here, but CURE is one of the most unsettling films I've ever seen, a police procedural horror movie that explores what happens when inexplicable violence spreads. Underrated classic.

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Izzy Wasserstein @izzyxen.bsky.social · 18d

This is a joke for people looking for NFL jokes and W B Yeats homages.

For just me, in other words.

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Izzy Wasserstein @izzyxen.bsky.social · 18d

"Why, what could they have done, being what they are? / Was there another York for them to burn?"

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skElly Bangs 💀 @ellybangs.bsky.social · 22d

Required reading.

Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 23d

Ta-Nehisi Coates has written the best yet commentary on last week's events, while pundits, politicians and others have disgraced themselves in their whitewashing of of this man's legacy. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 22d

A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.

This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.

All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.

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Miriam Elder @miriamelder.bsky.social · 24d

Ezra Klein’s role is to legitimize elite views. See: his shifting opinions on Gaza, which grant centrists permission to discuss genocide, etc. He doesn’t lead, he reflects. His recent work (even pre-Kirk killing) shows liberals truly don’t understand the threat before them.

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Izzy Wasserstein @izzyxen.bsky.social · 24d

This anthology is so cool, y'all. I can't wait for it to be out in the world!

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Izzy Wasserstein @izzyxen.bsky.social · 24d

My short story "The Rise and Fall of Storm Bluff, Kansas" is featured in WE WILL RISE AGAIN: Speculative Stories and Essays on Protest, Resistance and Hope, out from @sagapressbooks.bsky.social on December 2nd. Preorder the collection now at www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...!

Poster advertising WE WILL RISE AGAIN (edited by Karen Lord, Annalee Newitz, and Malka Older). "In this guide for imagining a better tomorrow...Izzy Wasserstein's "The Rise and Fall of Storm Bluff, Kansas" ... "a short story exploring anarchism, setbacks in movement organizing, and the importance of building a flexible, responsive community. Available or pre-order now. Releases 12/2/2025."

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N. K. Jemisin @nkjemisin.bsky.social · 28d

My 2013 essay "HOW LONG 'TIL BLACK FUTURE MONTH" is featured in WE WILL RISE AGAIN: Speculative Stories and Essays on Protest, Resistance and Hope, out from @sagapressbooks on December 2nd. You can preorder the collection now at www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...!

digital poster advertising WE WILL RISE AGAIN, an anthology of stories and essays. Text reads "In this guide for imagining a better tomorrow, N.K. Jemisin's 'How Long Til Black Future Month' an essay about Black representation in science fiction and the importance of imagining futures for marginalized groups. Available for pre-order now.' Releases 12/02/25

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Jennifer Crispin || Dancing Star Press @greeniezona.bsky.social · 25d

These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart by @izzyxen.bsky.social
(From @tachyonpub.bsky.social)

📰 Near-future post-collapse Kansas City
🏴 Anarchist commune politics
🧬 Cloning and designer drugs
🏳️‍⚧️ The trans agenda
❓ JUICY DETAILS I WANT TO HINT AT BUT ARE DEFINITELY SPOILERS

These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart - Tachyon Publications

“This fast-paced novella blends a pitch-perfect noir voice with all the excitement and grit of an action movie, but at its core, it is ultimately a tale of community, identity, and connection.” —Emma ...

tachyonpublications.com

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Jennifer Crispin || Dancing Star Press @greeniezona.bsky.social · 25d

BABES, I HEARD YOU LIKE QUEER SFF MYSTERY NOVELLAS FROM TINY PRESSES.

Four paperback novellas on a weathered wooden deck. The books, clockwise from top left:

The Dead Withheld by L.D. Lewis
Off-Time Jive by A.Z. Louise
These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart by Izzy Wasserstein
A Feast for Flies by Leigh Harlen

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The Transfeminine Review @thetransfemininereview.com · 28d

@izzyxen.bsky.social's story has got to be my favorite so far. I got goosies.

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Izzy Wasserstein @izzyxen.bsky.social · 28d

Thank you! When I wrote it I wasn't sure if it would resonate with anyone but me. It's been lovely to see that it did!

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The Transfeminine Review @thetransfemininereview.com · 28d

Today's read is a book I'm incredibly excited for - last year's award-winning cyberpunk anthology from @neonhemlock.bsky.social and @robotleblanc.bsky.social!

Huge shoutout to the team at NH for the review copy, let's give it a whirl ✨

Embodied Exegesis trans feminine cyberpunk futures edited Ann Leblanc

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Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 29d

Some dipshits have taken to calling the majority of humans "NPCs". Meaning we lack agency and don't think for ourselves.

These are the same folks who want us to become dependent on A.I., which will make us lack agency and be unable to think for ourselves.

My latest: buttondown.com/charliejane/...

They Call us NPCs, Because That's What they Want us To Be

I am so grateful to everyone who has read my new novel Lessons in Magic and Disaster already. And especially to everyone who’s been reviewing it, shouting...

buttondown.com

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 29d

settings > content & media > autoplay video & gifs = off

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