R.B. Lemberg YOKE OF STARS WON THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD!!!!!!
@rblemberg.bsky.social
RB (they/them). Immigrant, SFF writer + academic. Neurodivergent. World Fantasy Award winner. Le Guin Prize Shortlist, Nebula, Ignyte, Locus and Crawford finalist. Views always my own. <3 דאָיִקייט
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Speaking of awards, here is my award eligibility thread for work published in 2025, with emphasis on poetry.
In 2026, Nebula and maybe(?) the Hugo will have a poetry category. That's awesome. Speculative poetry is amazing. There's also the Rhysling, and Ignyte I think.
In 2026, Nebula and maybe(?) the Hugo will have a poetry category. That's awesome. Speculative poetry is amazing. There's also the Rhysling, and Ignyte I think.
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NEW: An immigration court has terminated removal proceedings against Tufts doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk, finding that DHS did not meet its burden of establishing that she was removable, her lawyers tell the Second Circuit. live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io/app/uploads/...
February 9, 2026 at 11:38 PM
NEW: An immigration court has terminated removal proceedings against Tufts doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk, finding that DHS did not meet its burden of establishing that she was removable, her lawyers tell the Second Circuit. live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io/app/uploads/...
how is he so cool and how can we have more politicians like him
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 1:35 PM
how is he so cool and how can we have more politicians like him
We want it abolished, you absolute cucumber
Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE:
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
February 4, 2026 at 12:14 AM
We want it abolished, you absolute cucumber
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That's funny because I'm seeing community care. I am seeing more and more people coming together to stand up for each other. I'm seeing people who don't have to choosing to put their bodies on the line for strangers. I'm seeing people donating to stop people from being evicted./1
I feel like we are purposely being pushed to the brink. He wants war in the streets, he wants to stop any elections. I’m seeing people seeking guns and training. Everyday the horrors against humans seem worse than the day before. I can’t help but feel that this is all orchestrated.
February 2, 2026 at 10:26 PM
That's funny because I'm seeing community care. I am seeing more and more people coming together to stand up for each other. I'm seeing people who don't have to choosing to put their bodies on the line for strangers. I'm seeing people donating to stop people from being evicted./1
I've been working for the last 10 days to set up an Etsy shop. I'm launching it now. Two things in this shop are 100% for Minnesota relief - the Bird of Protection mug and the Dragons Against Ice sticker. The other two mugs are for general happiness.
www.etsy.com/listing/4447...
www.etsy.com/listing/4447...
February 1, 2026 at 6:08 PM
I've been working for the last 10 days to set up an Etsy shop. I'm launching it now. Two things in this shop are 100% for Minnesota relief - the Bird of Protection mug and the Dragons Against Ice sticker. The other two mugs are for general happiness.
www.etsy.com/listing/4447...
www.etsy.com/listing/4447...
Karen is an amazing editor. 😍
So glad to see the whole anthology on the list.
So glad to see the whole anthology on the list.
Congrats to @rblemberg.bsky.social for the wonderful story ‘Other Wars Elsewhere’ being on the Locus recommended list! The anthology it’s from – We Will Rise Again, edited by @older.bsky.social , @annaleen.bsky.social , and me – is also on the list.
The Locus recommended list is out with some wonderful wonderful works on it. Congrats to spouseperson @bogiperson.bsky.social for having a SF novel on it! And a story. Song of Spores is great!
My "Other Wars Elsewhere" is there too, the only story I had out in 2025!
locusmag.com/2026/02/2025...
My "Other Wars Elsewhere" is there too, the only story I had out in 2025!
locusmag.com/2026/02/2025...
February 1, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Karen is an amazing editor. 😍
So glad to see the whole anthology on the list.
So glad to see the whole anthology on the list.
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Republicans redistricted to win five new seats in Texas. All five are projected to be between R+4 and R+8. To achieve this, they diluted their advantage in other districts.
A 15-point swing in November wipes out Republican control of the state. A 30-point swing erases Republicans in Texas entirely.
A 15-point swing in November wipes out Republican control of the state. A 30-point swing erases Republicans in Texas entirely.
Thirty point swing to Democrats deep in the heart of Texas.
Hard to overstate how big a deal a Rehmet win would be. Tarrant County is the epicenter of Christian nationalism in Texas, an incubator for far-right policies, and nexus of billionaire Tim Dunn's network, which is riding hard for Wambsganss. Rehmet almost entirely funded by donations of $100 or less
February 1, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Republicans redistricted to win five new seats in Texas. All five are projected to be between R+4 and R+8. To achieve this, they diluted their advantage in other districts.
A 15-point swing in November wipes out Republican control of the state. A 30-point swing erases Republicans in Texas entirely.
A 15-point swing in November wipes out Republican control of the state. A 30-point swing erases Republicans in Texas entirely.
The Locus recommended list is out with some wonderful wonderful works on it. Congrats to spouseperson @bogiperson.bsky.social for having a SF novel on it! And a story. Song of Spores is great!
My "Other Wars Elsewhere" is there too, the only story I had out in 2025!
locusmag.com/2026/02/2025...
My "Other Wars Elsewhere" is there too, the only story I had out in 2025!
locusmag.com/2026/02/2025...
2025 Recommended Reading List
Welcome to the Locus Recommended Reading List… We saw some fabulous books come out last year and are so pleased to let you know about them! Our recommendations are compiled annually by the Locus re…
locusmag.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:20 PM
The Locus recommended list is out with some wonderful wonderful works on it. Congrats to spouseperson @bogiperson.bsky.social for having a SF novel on it! And a story. Song of Spores is great!
My "Other Wars Elsewhere" is there too, the only story I had out in 2025!
locusmag.com/2026/02/2025...
My "Other Wars Elsewhere" is there too, the only story I had out in 2025!
locusmag.com/2026/02/2025...
That's good news.
JUST IN: Democrats flip a red seat in the Texas Senate.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
February 1, 2026 at 5:18 AM
That's good news.
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Reminder that TOMORROW, JANUARY 31ST is the last day to register for the ability to nominate for the Hugo Awards! (You can still register for Worldcon after that; you just won't be able to nominate.)
January 30, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Reminder that TOMORROW, JANUARY 31ST is the last day to register for the ability to nominate for the Hugo Awards! (You can still register for Worldcon after that; you just won't be able to nominate.)
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My 7yo daughter’s best friends’ family fled the country a few weeks ago. Today she came home with a drawing of her and another friend blowing whistles at ICE agents.
“We’re blowing the whistles and so ICE will go away and our friends can come back,” she said.
I started sobbing uncontrollably.
“We’re blowing the whistles and so ICE will go away and our friends can come back,” she said.
I started sobbing uncontrollably.
January 30, 2026 at 5:30 AM
My 7yo daughter’s best friends’ family fled the country a few weeks ago. Today she came home with a drawing of her and another friend blowing whistles at ICE agents.
“We’re blowing the whistles and so ICE will go away and our friends can come back,” she said.
I started sobbing uncontrollably.
“We’re blowing the whistles and so ICE will go away and our friends can come back,” she said.
I started sobbing uncontrollably.
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My husband is working with a group delivering groceries to families from an overwhelmingly Hispanic school in Mpls. He will be buying groceries this Friday. $350 will finish covering their food needs for the week; if he raises more he will buy TP/laundry detergent. Venmo: Edward-Burke-MSP.
January 28, 2026 at 7:07 PM
My husband is working with a group delivering groceries to families from an overwhelmingly Hispanic school in Mpls. He will be buying groceries this Friday. $350 will finish covering their food needs for the week; if he raises more he will buy TP/laundry detergent. Venmo: Edward-Burke-MSP.
The tuba, truly, has so many uses
This post feels relevant: birdrhetorics.tumblr.com/post/1529637...
birdrhetorics.tumblr.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:55 PM
The tuba, truly, has so many uses
A few suggestions come to mind:
The Purim grager -- used ritually to drown out the name of a villain
Kazoo -- economical, many people already have one
Pots and pans -- already in use
Tuba -- my great-aunt's favorite instrument, LORGE, can they ban the whole band?
A BIGGER WHISTLE
The Purim grager -- used ritually to drown out the name of a villain
Kazoo -- economical, many people already have one
Pots and pans -- already in use
Tuba -- my great-aunt's favorite instrument, LORGE, can they ban the whole band?
A BIGGER WHISTLE
January 27, 2026 at 11:35 PM
A few suggestions come to mind:
The Purim grager -- used ritually to drown out the name of a villain
Kazoo -- economical, many people already have one
Pots and pans -- already in use
Tuba -- my great-aunt's favorite instrument, LORGE, can they ban the whole band?
A BIGGER WHISTLE
The Purim grager -- used ritually to drown out the name of a villain
Kazoo -- economical, many people already have one
Pots and pans -- already in use
Tuba -- my great-aunt's favorite instrument, LORGE, can they ban the whole band?
A BIGGER WHISTLE
Just a periodical reminder that defeatism is a form of surrender to tyranny.
January 27, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Just a periodical reminder that defeatism is a form of surrender to tyranny.
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ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
January 26, 2026 at 10:14 PM
ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
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Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 27, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
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I have been reliably informed by members of this government that losing access to twitter is one of the worst things that can befall a human being so this may be the single harshest consequence they have imposed on one of their own
"DHS has suspended Gregory Bovino’s access to his social media accounts effective immediately," CNN reports
January 27, 2026 at 12:33 AM
I have been reliably informed by members of this government that losing access to twitter is one of the worst things that can befall a human being so this may be the single harshest consequence they have imposed on one of their own
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BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:40 PM
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Harm-reduction: www.preblestreet.org/2026/01/22/p...
Mutual aid: www.presentemaine.org
Immigrant rights org: maineimmigrantrights.org
Immigrant legal aid: ilapmaine.org
Immigrant aid: www.ptla.org
Mutual aid: www.presentemaine.org
Immigrant rights org: maineimmigrantrights.org
Immigrant legal aid: ilapmaine.org
Immigrant aid: www.ptla.org
January 26, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Harm-reduction: www.preblestreet.org/2026/01/22/p...
Mutual aid: www.presentemaine.org
Immigrant rights org: maineimmigrantrights.org
Immigrant legal aid: ilapmaine.org
Immigrant aid: www.ptla.org
Mutual aid: www.presentemaine.org
Immigrant rights org: maineimmigrantrights.org
Immigrant legal aid: ilapmaine.org
Immigrant aid: www.ptla.org
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We are in the news.
DHS causing a “Public Health Crisis,” Federal workers say
Full letter from us to Senators at www.SaveHHS.org
DHS causing a “Public Health Crisis,” Federal workers say
Full letter from us to Senators at www.SaveHHS.org
DHS Causing a 'Public Health Crisis,' Federal Health Workers Say
Current and former HHS staffers accused DHS agents of "murdering, assaulting, and terrorizing people."
time.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:20 AM
We are in the news.
DHS causing a “Public Health Crisis,” Federal workers say
Full letter from us to Senators at www.SaveHHS.org
DHS causing a “Public Health Crisis,” Federal workers say
Full letter from us to Senators at www.SaveHHS.org
Got some royalties from Fairwood Press (home of my Le Guin Prize finalist collection Geometries of Belonging) and I'm waiting for @bogiperson.bsky.social to help me choose where we're donating today from the list at www.standwithminnesota.com
Will post more in a similar vein soon
Will post more in a similar vein soon
Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Got some royalties from Fairwood Press (home of my Le Guin Prize finalist collection Geometries of Belonging) and I'm waiting for @bogiperson.bsky.social to help me choose where we're donating today from the list at www.standwithminnesota.com
Will post more in a similar vein soon
Will post more in a similar vein soon
Keep calling your senators and reps. I never want to hear again that pressure doesn't work. Keep showing up.
January 26, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Keep calling your senators and reps. I never want to hear again that pressure doesn't work. Keep showing up.