Kuro Baduk
kurobaduk.bsky.social
Kuro Baduk
@kurobaduk.bsky.social
(She/Her) A student forever and sometimes a teacher.
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Strange Horizons will be open to general fiction submissions for 48 hours beginning January 19th, 2026 at 3 p.m. UTC and ending January 21st, 2026 at 3 p.m. UTC.

There will be no cap.

See our fiction submission guidelines for more information on how to submit:

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December 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Just got my copy of @lindzmcleod.bsky.social new book and I am honestly really excited to read it. Mostly because just yesterday, I came up with a new story idea and now i can test it out with new/better techniques.
December 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Appreciate this is aimed at a narrow audience but...

On Jan 11 2026 I will be talking about electronic games from the 1980s at the Video Game History Museum in Zagreb, Croatia.

Based on my book, From Coin-Ops to Table-Tops.

Would love to take this same talk elsewhere... to UK museums?
December 7, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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This is absolutely ghoulish. If you're cool with this idea, I don't think I want to know you.
December 7, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Just learned about compulsory voting and i think the US should have it. Have always advocated for ranked choice but I think that compulsory voting is honestly an easy implementation jump and would create a more democratic election cycle.
December 4, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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ICE has been raiding my neighborhood and surrounding ones for the last couple of weeks now. They commandeered my local church (against the pastor's will) for a staging site and raided supermarkets, parks, Goodwills, bus stops, you name it.

The national media's been silent. So has @mayor.lacity.gov.
Engagement on our updates re: ICE kidnappings/fed siege of Los Angeles is significantly lower on Bluesky compared to Twitter. Do ppl on here not care about LA anymore? Are feeds being taken over by liberal commentators? What's going on?

Community members on the ground can't do it all. We need help.
The feds are escalating in Los Angeles. We've seen record high kidnappings and our communities are under attack. The media focus on LA has died down so electeds don't feel the need to even feign opposition.

People are out here fighting. We need all of us. Join the struggle. Defend your neighbors.
November 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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They remain despicable--sex trafficking, pedophiles, etc.
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.
www.cbsnews.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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Again for the morning crowd: Cover and pre-order link for Muñeca, out next June!

A vivid, surreal Gothic about a queer, Latine, working class witch who sets out to rescue a bespelled heiress and loses control of her powers and her heart in the process.

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788211...
Muñeca by Cynthia Gómez: 9798217047574 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A vivid, surreal Gothic about a queer, Latine, working class witch who sets out to rescue a bespelled heiress and loses control of her powers and her heart in the process. It is 1968 Oakland, and Nat...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:03 PM
It feels like every 20 days half the internet goes down. And, everytime, I think we need move home servers.
November 19, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.

Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
started reading banned book club published by iron circus comics. its cute but informative.
November 7, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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If you worked/work at Square Enix and have any further specifics on the layoffs today you're willing to share, please reach out. Email and Signal in my bio, can keep you anonymous.
November 6, 2025 at 6:46 PM
if all these planes keep getting delayed, im not going to be able to buy stuff in the US, not to mention that peeps already cant buy stuff outside the US cos of those tariffs. republicans in gov always tryin to make the economy worst
November 7, 2025 at 1:51 AM
got a new chess book. well an old book originally printed in 1965. going to see how many games i can go thru in one night.
November 3, 2025 at 3:39 AM
i dont want to do anything, but im also like bored
November 2, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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If any of my lead-level narrative designer pals are up for moving to Boston, my old job is open! It's a lovely team and a very cool project! (And it's not open due to churn but due to my replacement getting promoted and the narrative team expanding!)
www.cdprojektred.com/en/jobs/2064...
CD PROJEKT RED — Award-Winning Creator of Story-Driven RPGs
As the team behind The Witcher 4, Cyberpunk 2077, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, we create revolutionary RPGs with memorable stories that inspire gamers.
www.cdprojektred.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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Private equity destroys 200-year-old book distribution company that libraries around the country rely on and now libraries are having trouble getting new books:

www.404media.co/libraries-sc...
Libraries Scramble for Books After Giant Distributor Shuts Down
Why it might have been and may continue to be harder to get new releases from your local library.
www.404media.co
October 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
why popular scifi/fantasy books so long nowadays? where are my 250 pgs max pulp writers.
October 13, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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ICE left David, a 17-year-old boy, stranded on the side of Interstate 20 after pulling over his immigrant father, Hector, in Mississippi.

David began running in the scorching sun after the car and watched as it disappeared from sight—soon headed to a Louisiana ICE prison.

Here's their story.
ICE Stranded a 17-Year-Old on I-20 After Arresting His Father. The Mississippi Dad Now Faces Deportation.
A 17-year-old watched as ICE arrested his immigrant father, Hector, on I-20 in June. The family faces mounting legal fees and the risk of deportation.
www.mississippifreepress.org
October 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.
October 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
its crazy. didnt we all have to read anne frank in schools, this should be terrifying people
aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage
During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door. 

It wasn’t the feds —  it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
October 11, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage
October 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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who thought it was a good idea to hav jared leto as a lead for a movie??
October 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Atlanta! A big city race is happening: Rohit Malhotra is running for City Council President against the pro-Cop City candidate Marci Overstreet.

Rohit has been facing racist attacks & bad faith, and needs our support. Thread w/ my pitch for you to support him: rohitforatlanta.com
Home - Rohit For Atlanta
atlanta is worth fighting for. With a lifelong career in public service, he is focused on our city’s families, small businesses, and neighborhoods. meet rohit
rohitforatlanta.com
September 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM