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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 19h

I have arrived

An Iowa Hawkeyes statue at the Cedar Rapids airport

John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 21h

Guess who ran across the whole of MSP and caught his connection just as it was boarding his zone, and also whose heart is about to explode and not in the fun way

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 21h

Condolences, Celeste.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 1d

Where I'll be in late March

JoCo Cruise @jococruise.bsky.social · 1d

Announcing the JoCo Cruise 2026 featured guests! We have some amazing newcomers, as well as returning fan favorites and old friends. Visit our website for more information about this stellar line up!
#jococruise #jococruise2026

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 1d

Update: sky clubbing it like the contemptible petit bourgeois that I am

A sky club breakfast of oatmeal, bagels with lox, sausage, egg bites, potatoes and of course Coke Zero

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 1d

Well, good for DC

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DC Comics won’t support generative AI: ‘not now, not ever’

“People have an instinctive reaction to what feels authentic.”

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 1d

I'm going to be super early for my flight today because it's Newark and I'm paranoid

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 1d

For the people who have guessed that I and @chucktingle.bsky.social are the same person, here are the two of us in the same place at the same time. Two buckaroos proving love is real!

Meg Frank @peripateticmeg.bsky.social · 1d

nerds (affectionate)

A picture of two men standing together in a pink lit bar. One is wearing a mask that says “Love Is Real” and a sequin jacket. The other wears an “alpha Male” tshirt in pink with jeans.

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D. M. Beucler @dmbeucler.bsky.social · 1d

Memory and Magic is kindly featured over on @scalzi.com's Big Idea!

whatever.scalzi.com/2025/10/09/t...

The Big Idea: D. M. Beucler

Small acts of kindness may not always seem like they change the world, but they certainly change the world of whoever you’re helping. Author D. M. Beucler discusses how acts of kindness are a…

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 2d

INDEED THE AUTHOR IS AT THE SHOW

Me next to a copy of Old Man's War, which has a placard in it announcing "author at show"

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 2d

I'm in the most exciting city on earth! Time for some WACKY BIG APPLE SHENANIGANS!

(Lies down on the hotel bed, watches science videos)

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 2d

We proudly pay property taxes on the church, yes

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 2d

Oooooh, neat!

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 2d

Arrived in NYC, about to get the most authentic version of Mexican food in town

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 2d

Accurate

theonion.com/report-reube...

Report: Reuben Rated Top Midsize Sandwich In Its Class

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA—Praising its standard features and overall dependability, J.D. Power and Associates released a new set of rankings Thursday, naming the Reuben the number-one midsize sandwich in i...

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 2d

I've made dear and genuine friends and had real business opportunities from hanging out on social media, and just this year a short story I once posted on Twitter became an episode of Love Death + Robots, so yeah, lots of great stuff from social media. Thanks, y'all.

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 3d

Scam alert: there's an IngramSpark impersonator at ingramsparkbookpublishers dot com. Part of a wave of publishing/ghostwriting scams from Pakistan that hijack authors looking to self-publish--they often "borrow" well-known publisher names but this one also "borrows" the real IngramSpark's logo

Screenshot of IngramSpark impersonator's contact form, with chat window where scammer sales rep "Travis Clark" claims that "We are Ingram Spark's hands-on services department. You will be able to find our information here: https://www.ingramsparkbookpublishers.com/

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 2d

Ham sandwiches!

Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 3d

A federal grand jury has refused to indict a Chicago couple arrested during a violent protest outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview last month, a rare move that prompted prosecutors to abruptly drop the case.

Charges dropped against couple in Broadview immigration protest after federal grand jury refuses to indict

A federal grand jury has refused to indict a Chicago couple arrested during a violent protest outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview last month, a rare move that…

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 3d

That's because they're fucking idiots, there is literally no other explanation

www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

OpenAI wasn’t expecting Sora’s copyright drama

It felt “more different to images than people expected.”

www.theverge.com

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 3d

I don't live there, it's my company office

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 3d

NO

Me, hovering over a funnel cake with a bottle of ketchup

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 3d

Me: I'm feeling a bit out of shape and not where I want to be physically, I should make it a goal to start eating better

Also me: FUNNEL CAAAAAAAKE

A funnel cake with powdered sugar and cherry topping

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David Mack @davidmack.bsky.social · 3d

After many months of writing, editing, proofreading, and promotion, at long last I’ve released my latest book into the wild to fend for itself.

Say “hello” to my 39th published novel (my 32nd novel for Trek), Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Ring of Fire, now on sale!

davidmack.pro/writing/ring...

David Mack - Ring of Fire

Captain Christopher Pike and the crew of the Enterprise come to the aid of a civilian research station whose secret mission is threatened by murder and sabotage.

davidmack.pro

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 3d

Also The White Bikini of Ursula Andress is the name of my next band

merritt @merrittk.com · 3d

there was so little pornography in the 60s that a bikini from a james bond movie became so famous that it has its own wikipedia page en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_b...

White bikini of Ursula Andress - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 3d

I mean, you won't be there to file a claim PRESUMABLY

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