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I had a delightful time learning from Mr. William Alexander asynchronously through an APEX workshop - and you could too ! Write on ! : )
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February 8, 2026 at 8:23 AM
I had a delightful time learning from Mr. William Alexander asynchronously through an APEX workshop - and you could too ! Write on ! : )
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This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
January 31, 2026 at 6:13 PM
This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
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(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
I just took part in a marvelous APEX workshop with the fantastic Lavie Tidhar. I want to recommend the APEX workshops to folks looking to improve as writers.
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Mastering Structure And Plot: The Blueprint Of A Story - REACH YOUR APEX
Gain a concrete understanding of structure and plot to use in your short stories, novelettes, novellas, and novels. Get new tools for addressing problems with structure and plot, including Lavie’s own...
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January 31, 2026 at 7:48 PM
I just took part in a marvelous APEX workshop with the fantastic Lavie Tidhar. I want to recommend the APEX workshops to folks looking to improve as writers.
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January 30, 2026 at 2:37 AM
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My SINCERE THANKS TO the American Federation of Teachers for Standing UP to support Minnesotans and folks in Minneapolis !
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From the Streets to the Courts: Standing with Minnesota
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January 28, 2026 at 11:39 PM
My SINCERE THANKS TO the American Federation of Teachers for Standing UP to support Minnesotans and folks in Minneapolis !
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My fellow Americans, I urge you to immediately contact your Congressional representatives and to express your outrage over the extra-judicial killing of Alex Pretti by federal Immigration and Control Enforcement agents.
Please make your concerns KNOWN.
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Please make your concerns KNOWN.
www.commoncause.org/find-your-re...
January 27, 2026 at 4:51 AM
My fellow Americans, I urge you to immediately contact your Congressional representatives and to express your outrage over the extra-judicial killing of Alex Pretti by federal Immigration and Control Enforcement agents.
Please make your concerns KNOWN.
www.commoncause.org/find-your-re...
Please make your concerns KNOWN.
www.commoncause.org/find-your-re...
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We applaud @governor.ny.gov for committing to exercise her state’s sovereign powers to check federal overreach.
All states can and should do the same to ensure that no one is above the law and that every American can seek justice whenever gov agents violate the People's constitutional rights.
All states can and should do the same to ensure that no one is above the law and that every American can seek justice whenever gov agents violate the People's constitutional rights.
January 13, 2026 at 9:10 PM
We applaud @governor.ny.gov for committing to exercise her state’s sovereign powers to check federal overreach.
All states can and should do the same to ensure that no one is above the law and that every American can seek justice whenever gov agents violate the People's constitutional rights.
All states can and should do the same to ensure that no one is above the law and that every American can seek justice whenever gov agents violate the People's constitutional rights.
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Cartoon: Make America safe again
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January 13, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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DOJ official Todd Blanche promised to dump his crypto holdings no later than 90 days after his Senate confirmation in March.
But about a month into the job — before divesting — he ordered an end to investigations into crypto companies.
By @coreygjohnson.bsky.social @shaw.al
But about a month into the job — before divesting — he ordered an end to investigations into crypto companies.
By @coreygjohnson.bsky.social @shaw.al
Top DOJ Official Todd Blanche Shut Down Crypto Enforcement While Holding Crypto Assets
The second-highest official at the DOJ, Todd Blanche rose to prominence as Trump’s personal defense attorney. His actions violated the federal conflicts of interest law and his ethics agreement, exper...
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December 28, 2025 at 2:30 AM
DOJ official Todd Blanche promised to dump his crypto holdings no later than 90 days after his Senate confirmation in March.
But about a month into the job — before divesting — he ordered an end to investigations into crypto companies.
By @coreygjohnson.bsky.social @shaw.al
But about a month into the job — before divesting — he ordered an end to investigations into crypto companies.
By @coreygjohnson.bsky.social @shaw.al
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LAcon V needs Program Participants!
Fill out the interest form here: lacon.org/programming/programparticipant
You will need to log in using your LAcon V Planorama account.
Survey closes March 31, 2026. It's not possible to edit the survey once submitted, but you can submit it again!
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Survey closes March 31, 2026. It's not possible to edit the survey once submitted, but you can submit it again!
November 27, 2025 at 3:51 AM
LAcon V needs Program Participants!
Fill out the interest form here: lacon.org/programming/programparticipant
You will need to log in using your LAcon V Planorama account.
Survey closes March 31, 2026. It's not possible to edit the survey once submitted, but you can submit it again!
Fill out the interest form here: lacon.org/programming/programparticipant
You will need to log in using your LAcon V Planorama account.
Survey closes March 31, 2026. It's not possible to edit the survey once submitted, but you can submit it again!
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I was not planning to attend WorldCon in ANAHEIM! But this is WorldCon Poet Laureate and she is EVERYTHING and I want to celebrate her!
LAcon V is pleased to announce @teresempierre.bsky.social as a Special Guest.
She is an award-winning Canadian writer and editor whose work has appeared in Uncanny, Fantasy Magazine, & Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction.
Her work has been shortlisted for the Ignite, the Elgin, & the Aurora.
She is an award-winning Canadian writer and editor whose work has appeared in Uncanny, Fantasy Magazine, & Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction.
Her work has been shortlisted for the Ignite, the Elgin, & the Aurora.
December 1, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I was not planning to attend WorldCon in ANAHEIM! But this is WorldCon Poet Laureate and she is EVERYTHING and I want to celebrate her!
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We want your Program items!
Now is the time to pitch us your unique and unusual program ideas around sci-fi, fantasy, or fandom-related topics in general.
Fill out the Program Participant Interest Form on our site now: www.lacon.org/programming/...
Now is the time to pitch us your unique and unusual program ideas around sci-fi, fantasy, or fandom-related topics in general.
Fill out the Program Participant Interest Form on our site now: www.lacon.org/programming/...
December 10, 2025 at 12:09 AM
We want your Program items!
Now is the time to pitch us your unique and unusual program ideas around sci-fi, fantasy, or fandom-related topics in general.
Fill out the Program Participant Interest Form on our site now: www.lacon.org/programming/...
Now is the time to pitch us your unique and unusual program ideas around sci-fi, fantasy, or fandom-related topics in general.
Fill out the Program Participant Interest Form on our site now: www.lacon.org/programming/...
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The price of a membership is increasing from $230 to $250. This price increase takes effect on January 4th.
Register now: www.lacon.org/register
Fans can lock in the lower rate now by signing up for an installment plan: www.lacon.org/2025/05/10/i...
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December 17, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The price of a membership is increasing from $230 to $250. This price increase takes effect on January 4th.
Register now: www.lacon.org/register
Fans can lock in the lower rate now by signing up for an installment plan: www.lacon.org/2025/05/10/i...
Register now: www.lacon.org/register
Fans can lock in the lower rate now by signing up for an installment plan: www.lacon.org/2025/05/10/i...
My fellow Americans, take heart, speak up and Organize. Please do what you can to resist autocracy, kleptocracy, and inhuman, un-Constitutional practices.
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Fighting for a Better Life for All!
YouTube video by AFT
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December 23, 2025 at 10:53 PM
My fellow Americans, take heart, speak up and Organize. Please do what you can to resist autocracy, kleptocracy, and inhuman, un-Constitutional practices.
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It's Giving Tuesday, and we're giving you free workshop excerpts 😁 Cardboard Versus Real, Breathing Characters with Apex Magazine Managing Editor, Rebecca E Treasure @retreasure.bsky.social
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#authors #writingworkshop
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#authors #writingworkshop
Cardboard Versus Real, Breathing Characters with Rebecca E Treasure, Managing Editor, Apex Magazine
In this excerpt from her workshop, "6 Powerful Exercises To Polish Your Prose," Managing Editor at Apex Magazine, Rebecca E Treasure, explores how to avoid creating two dimensional characters and…
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December 2, 2025 at 7:21 PM
It's Giving Tuesday, and we're giving you free workshop excerpts 😁 Cardboard Versus Real, Breathing Characters with Apex Magazine Managing Editor, Rebecca E Treasure @retreasure.bsky.social
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#authors #writingworkshop
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#authors #writingworkshop
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We stand with @womensmarch.com in calling for nationwide walkouts Jan. 20, 2026.
Mark your calendars and tell a friend. More coming soon.
#FreeAmericaWalkOut 🤝
Mark your calendars and tell a friend. More coming soon.
#FreeAmericaWalkOut 🤝
We walk out because a Free America is the only America worth calling great. This is a protest and a promise. Take the walkout pledge here: https://act.womensmarch.com/survey/FreeAmericaWalkoutPledge/ #FreeAmericaWalkout #FreeAmericaWO #FreeAmericaFromFascism
December 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
We stand with @womensmarch.com in calling for nationwide walkouts Jan. 20, 2026.
Mark your calendars and tell a friend. More coming soon.
#FreeAmericaWalkOut 🤝
Mark your calendars and tell a friend. More coming soon.
#FreeAmericaWalkOut 🤝
Book of the New Sun fans, the Re-Reading Wolfe Podcast is back ! Join other enthusiastic Gene Wolfe fans in seeking to understand this lavish literary epic with genteel hosts, Craig Brewer and James Wynn. rereadingwolfe.podbean.com
You can support this epic delve ! www.patreon.com/rereadingwolfe
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December 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Book of the New Sun fans, the Re-Reading Wolfe Podcast is back ! Join other enthusiastic Gene Wolfe fans in seeking to understand this lavish literary epic with genteel hosts, Craig Brewer and James Wynn. rereadingwolfe.podbean.com
You can support this epic delve ! www.patreon.com/rereadingwolfe
You can support this epic delve ! www.patreon.com/rereadingwolfe
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IDEA turns 50 this Saturday, and the urgency for inclusion continues.
In this @sharemylesson.bsky.social blog post, Heidi Goger explains why this moment matters for every educator: sharemylesson.com/blog/fierce-...
In this @sharemylesson.bsky.social blog post, Heidi Goger explains why this moment matters for every educator: sharemylesson.com/blog/fierce-...
November 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
IDEA turns 50 this Saturday, and the urgency for inclusion continues.
In this @sharemylesson.bsky.social blog post, Heidi Goger explains why this moment matters for every educator: sharemylesson.com/blog/fierce-...
In this @sharemylesson.bsky.social blog post, Heidi Goger explains why this moment matters for every educator: sharemylesson.com/blog/fierce-...
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The 66-page ruling Tuesday by Senior U.S. District Judge R. Brooke Jackson of Colorado is a comprehensive rejection of a tactic regularly used by ICE to meet quotas set by the Trump administration. (via @cprnews.bsky.social)
Court demands end to unjustified warrantless arrests, restricting a tool ICE frequently uses to detain immigrants
Unless reversed on appeal, it is likely to place a severe restriction on ICE’s operations in Colorado.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The 66-page ruling Tuesday by Senior U.S. District Judge R. Brooke Jackson of Colorado is a comprehensive rejection of a tactic regularly used by ICE to meet quotas set by the Trump administration. (via @cprnews.bsky.social)
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We’re beginning to see that the best strategy to counter the Trump administration's authoritarian power grabs is actually strikingly simple: the Constitution. In our latest briefing, lessons from courtrooms and communities in Chicago and Charlotte 🔗 https://protdem.org/44kC811
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
We’re beginning to see that the best strategy to counter the Trump administration's authoritarian power grabs is actually strikingly simple: the Constitution. In our latest briefing, lessons from courtrooms and communities in Chicago and Charlotte 🔗 https://protdem.org/44kC811
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Your daily fortune:
Ask not for whom the black tentacles rise from the deep dark sea, they rise for thee.
Ask not for whom the black tentacles rise from the deep dark sea, they rise for thee.
November 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Your daily fortune:
Ask not for whom the black tentacles rise from the deep dark sea, they rise for thee.
Ask not for whom the black tentacles rise from the deep dark sea, they rise for thee.