Risa Wolf / Killerpuppytails
@risawolf.bsky.social
Multi-gendered water elemental (all pronouns, use they/them for myself) pretending to be an ink-stained lycanthrope. Writer-type. Black Lives still matter. I'd apologize for cursing but I'm not actually sorry. More at killerpuppytails.com
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FYI, this grant program is open to anyone communicating science.
It does not require that you went to school for science.
You could be a Ph.D. student, an artist, a community organizer, a teacher, or any other profession. As long as you are communicating science IRL in the US, you're eligible.
It does not require that you went to school for science.
You could be a Ph.D. student, an artist, a community organizer, a teacher, or any other profession. As long as you are communicating science IRL in the US, you're eligible.
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Attention science communicators!
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The 2026 Science IRL mini-grant application is NOW OPEN!
Submit your creative ideas for connecting people with actionable science information *offline*.
The deadline for this round of grants is March 23, 2026.
Apply here!
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Attention science communicators!
🚨🚨🚨
The 2026 Science IRL mini-grant application is NOW OPEN!
Submit your creative ideas for connecting people with actionable science information *offline*.
The deadline for this round of grants is March 23, 2026.
Apply here!
forms.gle/4emvpRPddmEt...
SCIENCE IRL: SciComm mini-grant 2026
Skype a Scientist is offering $300-$1,000 mini-grants to support boots-on-the-ground science communication. The Science IRL mini-grants will support projects that put either 1) important science mess...
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February 18, 2026 at 7:10 PM
FYI, this grant program is open to anyone communicating science.
It does not require that you went to school for science.
You could be a Ph.D. student, an artist, a community organizer, a teacher, or any other profession. As long as you are communicating science IRL in the US, you're eligible.
It does not require that you went to school for science.
You could be a Ph.D. student, an artist, a community organizer, a teacher, or any other profession. As long as you are communicating science IRL in the US, you're eligible.
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"Is there technology the left is excited about?" is the kind of question you only ask if you're wildly naive about technology.
mRNA vaccines. Heat pumps. Offshore wind. Urban mining. Sodium batteries.
But god forbid we're not fawning over every new implementation of Making Computers Bad At Math.
mRNA vaccines. Heat pumps. Offshore wind. Urban mining. Sodium batteries.
But god forbid we're not fawning over every new implementation of Making Computers Bad At Math.
February 18, 2026 at 2:58 PM
"Is there technology the left is excited about?" is the kind of question you only ask if you're wildly naive about technology.
mRNA vaccines. Heat pumps. Offshore wind. Urban mining. Sodium batteries.
But god forbid we're not fawning over every new implementation of Making Computers Bad At Math.
mRNA vaccines. Heat pumps. Offshore wind. Urban mining. Sodium batteries.
But god forbid we're not fawning over every new implementation of Making Computers Bad At Math.
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BREAKING: JD Vance comes out in support of birthright citizenship
From @theathletic.com: Vice President JD Vance does not seem to agree with Eileen Gu's choice to represent China, rather than the United States, at the Olympics. Gu, who was born in San Francisco, has won five medals for China, where her mother is from. nyti.ms/3ZJtaYv
JD Vance insinuates Eileen Gu should be representing the United States at Winter Olympics
Gu was born in 2003, and her mother, Yan Gu, is a first-generation Chinese immigrant. Her father is American.
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February 18, 2026 at 4:47 PM
BREAKING: JD Vance comes out in support of birthright citizenship
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I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
I’m constantly astounded at the sheer level of artistic production coming out of Iceland. Novels, movies, music. Amazing.
February 18, 2026 at 2:23 PM
I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
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I fear for the safety of young women in that state.
The West Virginia House of Delegates has signed off on legislation that would allow 18-, 19-, and 20-year-olds to carry a concealed weapon without a permit, reports @lorikerseywv.bsky.social.
WV House passes bill allowing concealed carry for 18- to 20-year-olds • West Virginia Watch
The House has signed off on legislation that would allow 18-, 19-, and 20-year-olds to carry a concealed weapon without a permit.
westvirginiawatch.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:13 AM
I fear for the safety of young women in that state.
SO MUCH FREAKING THIS
1 reason why I get so angry at anti-trans "safety in women's sports" people is NONE of them do SHIT or say ANYTHING about actual safety in womens sport. There are ongoing histories and challenges and abuses in sport, and folks are more than welcome to pay attention, and give a damn. But they don't.
February 18, 2026 at 1:12 AM
SO MUCH FREAKING THIS
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a fucking pedophile sexually abused nearly every prospective and actual Olympian gymnast for over two decades, and the political discourse is hyper-fixated on the hypothetical unfairness of trans girls competing with cis girls
1 reason why I get so angry at anti-trans "safety in women's sports" people is NONE of them do SHIT or say ANYTHING about actual safety in womens sport. There are ongoing histories and challenges and abuses in sport, and folks are more than welcome to pay attention, and give a damn. But they don't.
February 17, 2026 at 7:57 PM
a fucking pedophile sexually abused nearly every prospective and actual Olympian gymnast for over two decades, and the political discourse is hyper-fixated on the hypothetical unfairness of trans girls competing with cis girls
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seeing news about a "memory shortage." it's not a shortage. billionaires who hate you hoarded it all so they could make everything worse and stupider and more expensive, just like with most shortages
February 17, 2026 at 6:55 PM
seeing news about a "memory shortage." it's not a shortage. billionaires who hate you hoarded it all so they could make everything worse and stupider and more expensive, just like with most shortages
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“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 17, 2026 at 7:31 PM
“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
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Chronic pain is disability. So to everybody out there in pain all the time, you're disabled. I know we keep our chronic pain to ourselves because no one wants to hear about it & do our best to manage. But if it affects your day to day functionality, you're a disabled person.
February 17, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Chronic pain is disability. So to everybody out there in pain all the time, you're disabled. I know we keep our chronic pain to ourselves because no one wants to hear about it & do our best to manage. But if it affects your day to day functionality, you're a disabled person.
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Great news for UK readers! Waterstones has selected THE DRAGON HAS SOME COMPLAINTS for their 25% off pre-order sale! Just use the code FEB26 at check-out to get the best price of the year on my dragon.
All three of Garrodigh's heads can't wait to meet you.
All three of Garrodigh's heads can't wait to meet you.
February 17, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Great news for UK readers! Waterstones has selected THE DRAGON HAS SOME COMPLAINTS for their 25% off pre-order sale! Just use the code FEB26 at check-out to get the best price of the year on my dragon.
All three of Garrodigh's heads can't wait to meet you.
All three of Garrodigh's heads can't wait to meet you.
Since I've been unemployed, I've had more brain space to keep track of word count, & was surprised to note that as of today I'm at 28000 words even.
:waffles between 🥳 and 🙄:
:waffles between 🥳 and 🙄:
February 16, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Since I've been unemployed, I've had more brain space to keep track of word count, & was surprised to note that as of today I'm at 28000 words even.
:waffles between 🥳 and 🙄:
:waffles between 🥳 and 🙄:
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The co-winners of the Uncanny Magazine 2025 Favorite Fiction Reader Poll are the novelette “When He Calls Your Name” by Catherynne M. Valente, the short story “Barbershops of the Floating City” by Angela Liu!, and the short story “Six People to Revise You” by J.R. Dawson! buff.ly/S2SM2n7
February 16, 2026 at 3:01 PM
The co-winners of the Uncanny Magazine 2025 Favorite Fiction Reader Poll are the novelette “When He Calls Your Name” by Catherynne M. Valente, the short story “Barbershops of the Floating City” by Angela Liu!, and the short story “Six People to Revise You” by J.R. Dawson! buff.ly/S2SM2n7
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Oh dip!! Thanks everyone! 😍
Congratulations to Samantha Mills! Mills's short story “10 Visions of the Future; or, Self-Care for the End of Days” is 2nd Place in the Uncanny Magazine 2025 Favorite Fiction Reader Poll! You can read it here! buff.ly/Yk1o3rq
February 16, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Oh dip!! Thanks everyone! 😍
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Omg I cannot believe this. Thank you so much to all who voted. I’m so touched this story meant something to you because it meant so much to me.
Congratulations to J.R. Dawson! 'Dawson's short story “Six People to Revise You” is the co-winner of the Uncanny Magazine 2025 Favorite Fiction Reader Poll! You can read it here! buff.ly/Y3xl6Ua
February 16, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Omg I cannot believe this. Thank you so much to all who voted. I’m so touched this story meant something to you because it meant so much to me.
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Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
My obnoxious hot take is that Wuthering Heights is a story of surviving narcissistic abuse & I always get annoyed when ppl say Catherine Earnshaw is the protagonist, rather than Catherine Linton.
February 16, 2026 at 1:50 AM
My obnoxious hot take is that Wuthering Heights is a story of surviving narcissistic abuse & I always get annoyed when ppl say Catherine Earnshaw is the protagonist, rather than Catherine Linton.
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the Black Panthers were right
February 15, 2026 at 5:47 PM
the Black Panthers were right
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Hannah Waddingham and Gwen Christie buddy comedy where they’re both vulgar hard-drinking lady knights whose carousing is interrupted by an unwelcome quest WHEN
February 14, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Hannah Waddingham and Gwen Christie buddy comedy where they’re both vulgar hard-drinking lady knights whose carousing is interrupted by an unwelcome quest WHEN
This is still my favorite story by P.A. Cornell, highlighting not only the importance of communication but how sometimes betrayal isn't what you think.
And finally, “The Bullet in My Pocket Has Your Name on It” which may not be your traditional love story but highlights the importance of good communication in a romantic relationship. Happy V-Day all!
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The Bullet in My Pocket Has Your Name on It
I start my day by falling down the goddamn stairs. Never let it be said I don’t know how to make an entrance. I should be worried about injuries; it’s not like in the old days when there were doctors ...
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February 14, 2026 at 5:14 PM
This is still my favorite story by P.A. Cornell, highlighting not only the importance of communication but how sometimes betrayal isn't what you think.
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It’s that day we celebrate romantic love. As you may know, I have a little SF romance book out now, but I’ve written about love before. So here’s a thread of stories that show both the sweetness and the challenges of being in love. 🩷🧵
February 14, 2026 at 3:53 PM
It’s that day we celebrate romantic love. As you may know, I have a little SF romance book out now, but I’ve written about love before. So here’s a thread of stories that show both the sweetness and the challenges of being in love. 🩷🧵
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Hey, so one thing to do for Black History Month is sign this petition for Eddie Sweat to be inducted into the Horse Racing Hall of Fame: www.thepetitionsite.com/540/203/619/...
Eddie was a Geechee Gullah man from South Carolina and arguably key to Secretariat's success on the track.
Eddie was a Geechee Gullah man from South Carolina and arguably key to Secretariat's success on the track.
Sign Petition: Induct Eddie Sweat in to The Horse Racing Hall of Fame
Eddie "Shorty" Sweat was and is the epitome of horsemanship. Eddie was the groom and care giver to the immortal (3983 signatures on petition)
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February 14, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Hey, so one thing to do for Black History Month is sign this petition for Eddie Sweat to be inducted into the Horse Racing Hall of Fame: www.thepetitionsite.com/540/203/619/...
Eddie was a Geechee Gullah man from South Carolina and arguably key to Secretariat's success on the track.
Eddie was a Geechee Gullah man from South Carolina and arguably key to Secretariat's success on the track.
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It's my birthday, hurrah! For my birthday I'd really love as many shares on this post as we can make happen!
Hi, I'm AK, and I write exceedingly queer books! Feel free to ask me about them!
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Hi, I'm AK, and I write exceedingly queer books! Feel free to ask me about them!
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Ravensword Press
The queer books your parents warned you about!
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February 14, 2026 at 7:57 AM
It's my birthday, hurrah! For my birthday I'd really love as many shares on this post as we can make happen!
Hi, I'm AK, and I write exceedingly queer books! Feel free to ask me about them!
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Hi, I'm AK, and I write exceedingly queer books! Feel free to ask me about them!
ravenswordpress.com
When people vehemently support posting unredacted CSAM I can only conclude that they are also pedophiles.
February 14, 2026 at 12:38 AM
When people vehemently support posting unredacted CSAM I can only conclude that they are also pedophiles.