Francesca Myman
@mizfrancesca.bsky.social
Senior Editor at Locus Magazine. Artist, editor, writer. Many squid! http://francesca.net/portfolio/ and http://patreon.com/mizfrancesca (She/her) #blm
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Our “radical” is their Tuesday.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Our “radical” is their Tuesday.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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This is what they've done.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 7:53 AM
This is what they've done.
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This is what they've done.
NEW: Billions of pounds of food are imported to the U.S. each year.
The FDA inspects foreign producers to ensure what we're eating is safe from pathogens and dangerous manufacturing practices.
But now, after Trump's drastic staff cuts, these inspections have plummeted to a historic low.
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The FDA inspects foreign producers to ensure what we're eating is safe from pathogens and dangerous manufacturing practices.
But now, after Trump's drastic staff cuts, these inspections have plummeted to a historic low.
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Foreign Food Safety Inspections Hit Historic Low After Trump Cuts
The dramatic shift in oversight comes at a time when the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food, which accounts for the vast majority of the nation’s seafood and more than half its fresh fru...
www.propublica.org
November 7, 2025 at 1:39 AM
This is what they've done.
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Yes I will be fighting back against the unjust firing by @washingtonpost.com.
I have filed a grievance and will be represented by none other than the amazing @katiephang.bsky.social and an incredible legal team.
Journalistic freedom is a bedrock of a healthy society and is worth battling for.
I have filed a grievance and will be represented by none other than the amazing @katiephang.bsky.social and an incredible legal team.
Journalistic freedom is a bedrock of a healthy society and is worth battling for.
September 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Yes I will be fighting back against the unjust firing by @washingtonpost.com.
I have filed a grievance and will be represented by none other than the amazing @katiephang.bsky.social and an incredible legal team.
Journalistic freedom is a bedrock of a healthy society and is worth battling for.
I have filed a grievance and will be represented by none other than the amazing @katiephang.bsky.social and an incredible legal team.
Journalistic freedom is a bedrock of a healthy society and is worth battling for.
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AI grifter scammed their way into Dragon Con. The staff had them escorted out, lmao you love to see it
September 1, 2025 at 5:32 PM
AI grifter scammed their way into Dragon Con. The staff had them escorted out, lmao you love to see it
@erricknunnally.bsky.social
Hi there! Could you send us an email at [email protected] attn Francesca? Looking to get a publicity photo of you to accompany an upcoming review. (I sent an outreach through your website form as well)
Hi there! Could you send us an email at [email protected] attn Francesca? Looking to get a publicity photo of you to accompany an upcoming review. (I sent an outreach through your website form as well)
August 19, 2025 at 7:42 PM
@erricknunnally.bsky.social
Hi there! Could you send us an email at [email protected] attn Francesca? Looking to get a publicity photo of you to accompany an upcoming review. (I sent an outreach through your website form as well)
Hi there! Could you send us an email at [email protected] attn Francesca? Looking to get a publicity photo of you to accompany an upcoming review. (I sent an outreach through your website form as well)
@crobertcargill.bsky.social Hi there! Could you send us an email at [email protected] attn Francesca? Looking to get a publicity photo of you to accompany an upcoming review.
August 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
@crobertcargill.bsky.social Hi there! Could you send us an email at [email protected] attn Francesca? Looking to get a publicity photo of you to accompany an upcoming review.
Sign up for my table talk at Worldcon, Wed. 8/13 4:30–5:30, to chat about art, AI, and answer all your questions about making Locus and book covers in a production environment! Limited seating.
seattlein2025.org/program-and-...
Schedule
Worldcon features hundreds of hours of panel programming presented by hundreds of panelists, covering such diverse subjects as science fiction, fantasy, horror, science, costuming, art, writing, genre...
seattlein2025.org
August 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Sign up for my table talk at Worldcon, Wed. 8/13 4:30–5:30, to chat about art, AI, and answer all your questions about making Locus and book covers in a production environment! Limited seating.
seattlein2025.org/program-and-...
A post about designing the July 2025 Locus cover inspired by @franwilde.bsky.social's upcoming novel, A Philosophy of Thieves
July 2025 Locus cover | Francesca Myman
Get more from Francesca Myman on Patreon
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July 2, 2025 at 3:21 AM
A post about designing the July 2025 Locus cover inspired by @franwilde.bsky.social's upcoming novel, A Philosophy of Thieves
At Saturday's Locus Awards ceremony with guests of honor @sarahgailey.bsky.social and @tochitruestory.bsky.social showing off their gashapon prizes, and newest Locus employee, horror aficionado Eleanor Trombla!
June 24, 2025 at 4:32 AM
At Saturday's Locus Awards ceremony with guests of honor @sarahgailey.bsky.social and @tochitruestory.bsky.social showing off their gashapon prizes, and newest Locus employee, horror aficionado Eleanor Trombla!
We're at 40K with only five days left to get to 100K and beyond! Lots of awesome rewards, grab 'em before they're gone!
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Locus Mag: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror 2025
Celebrating and uplifting authors, artists, and story -- the guide to the world's imagination | Check out 'Locus Mag: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror 2025' on Indiegogo.
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May 27, 2025 at 8:24 PM
We're at 40K with only five days left to get to 100K and beyond! Lots of awesome rewards, grab 'em before they're gone!
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We have so many amazing perks for those who donate to our IndieGoGo fundraiser! Go snatch them up at igg.me/at/locusmag2025 or through our bio!
May 5, 2025 at 10:50 PM
We have so many amazing perks for those who donate to our IndieGoGo fundraiser! Go snatch them up at igg.me/at/locusmag2025 or through our bio!
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Drumroll, please! Our 2025 IndieGoGo fundraiser is now live!! You can check out the bounty of donation perks available at igg.me/at/locusmag2025 (link in bio)
We have so much to offer you guys for supporting us, with new rewards in rotation all month so keep an eye out!
We have so much to offer you guys for supporting us, with new rewards in rotation all month so keep an eye out!
May 5, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Drumroll, please! Our 2025 IndieGoGo fundraiser is now live!! You can check out the bounty of donation perks available at igg.me/at/locusmag2025 (link in bio)
We have so much to offer you guys for supporting us, with new rewards in rotation all month so keep an eye out!
We have so much to offer you guys for supporting us, with new rewards in rotation all month so keep an eye out!
Congratulations to all the finalists! We hope to see you at the Locus Awards ceremony in Oakland, CA on June 21, 2025, to be held on the beautiful Preservation Park campus close to Locus HQ. Look forward to seeing you there!
2025 Locus Awards Top Ten Finalists
Congratulations to all of the Locus Awards top ten finalists! The Locus Awards winners will be announced June 21, 2025, during the in-person Locus Awards Ceremony, held in the historic Nile …
locusmag.com
May 3, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Congratulations to all the finalists! We hope to see you at the Locus Awards ceremony in Oakland, CA on June 21, 2025, to be held on the beautiful Preservation Park campus close to Locus HQ. Look forward to seeing you there!
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OK, now we have FIVE HOURS and $4,190 to go!
By pledge, by signal boost, by carrier pigeon, please help us get there!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/r...
By pledge, by signal boost, by carrier pigeon, please help us get there!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/r...
April 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
OK, now we have FIVE HOURS and $4,190 to go!
By pledge, by signal boost, by carrier pigeon, please help us get there!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/r...
By pledge, by signal boost, by carrier pigeon, please help us get there!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/r...
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THE ADVENTURES OF LION MAN BACKERKIT CAMPAIGN UPDATE
HEADED TOWARD THE FINAL STRETCH!!
$1,500 AND ONE HOUR TO GO!!!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/r...
HEADED TOWARD THE FINAL STRETCH!!
$1,500 AND ONE HOUR TO GO!!!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/r...
April 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM
THE ADVENTURES OF LION MAN BACKERKIT CAMPAIGN UPDATE
HEADED TOWARD THE FINAL STRETCH!!
$1,500 AND ONE HOUR TO GO!!!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/r...
HEADED TOWARD THE FINAL STRETCH!!
$1,500 AND ONE HOUR TO GO!!!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/r...
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Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
March 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
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The thing is, when government functions well people barely notice it's there.
But we'll notice when it's not.
But we'll notice when it's not.
The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
Egg prices are soaring again. Here’s why and what to expect
Bird flu has killed millions of hens in recent weeks, shrinking the supply of eggs and hiking up prices at grocery stores.
www.kcur.org
January 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The thing is, when government functions well people barely notice it's there.
But we'll notice when it's not.
But we'll notice when it's not.
Terrible news of our dear friend at Locus, Laurel Amberdine. I can't get over this or even believe it yet, it just happened today and I was not ready for this. R.I.P dear friend, I know your faith sustained you your whole life
@amberdine.bsky.social
@amberdine.bsky.social
Laurel Amberdine Obituary
Author and longtime Locus editor Laurel Amberdine died January 21, 2025 of cancer. Amberdine was a devout Catholic who grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and later lived in the Bay Area and Portland…
locusmag.com
January 22, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Terrible news of our dear friend at Locus, Laurel Amberdine. I can't get over this or even believe it yet, it just happened today and I was not ready for this. R.I.P dear friend, I know your faith sustained you your whole life
@amberdine.bsky.social
@amberdine.bsky.social
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Also, speaking of Tanith Lee -- Storyteller: the Tanith Lee Tribute anthology is up for preorder: tanithleestoryteller.com Edited by Julie C. Day with Carina Bissett and Craig Laurance Gidney
Celebrate Tanith Lee - Storyteller
Celebrate 2024 SFWA Infinity Award Recipient Tanith Lee Kickstarter closed May 31st.All new stories written by beloved authors—such as Terri Windling, Martha Wells, Nisi Shawl, Theodora Goss, and C.S....
tanithleestoryteller.com
January 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Also, speaking of Tanith Lee -- Storyteller: the Tanith Lee Tribute anthology is up for preorder: tanithleestoryteller.com Edited by Julie C. Day with Carina Bissett and Craig Laurance Gidney
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Fantasy Magazine Announcement - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
Psychopomp is relaunching Fantasy Magazine!!
psychopomp.com
January 15, 2025 at 10:33 PM