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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

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Update: The White House is already backing down on this. Keep calling your reps. Keep pressuring them. Along with your reps, the white house phone number is (202) 456-1111. Use 5calls.org to get all your reps in one place along with a guide. www.nysun.com/article/whit...

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For all the USPS's faults, Americans have to realize: It's one of the best postal services in the world, even after being kneecapped by DeJoy. Fight for our postal service, guys. I know I will. It is an essential public good.

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This is the next ask on your next call to your Senators. Do it tomorrow.

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Shout out to my fellow Nine of Swords girlies ✌️

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If you're voting for Nebulas or Hugos, I hope you'll consider my 2024 works. Spread the Word is free to read on the Apex site and is on the 2024 Locus Recommended Reading list. So, please: spread the word!

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This morning, President Trump and his crony Elon Musk illegally seized $80M in congressionally-appropriated FEMA funding from NYC bank accounts. Trump and Elon stole tens of millions of dollars straight from our bank accounts--this is highway robbery, and NY cannot take this lying down.

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Reposting this again because these collections are all straight fire. Tiffany is among the best storytellers I know, plus ToSH 2024 may be our best antho to date. And then Alexis’s collection is the single best collection of flash fiction I have ever read. This is a humdinger of a giveaway.

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i mean, the president's executive order isn't a goddamn law! as far as this doctor is concerned, who cares what the president says!

submitted 12 days ago • 167 comments

lawyers: your bat signal has been activated

submitted 13 days ago • 65 comments

funniest highlights of the philly police scanner, a thread

submitted 14 days ago • 256 comments

Tryna Venmo someone and it’s probably A minorrrrrrr

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I can't explain it, but Philly kicking KC ass gives me a twisted sort of hope for the state of the world.

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- racist DOGE guy (redundant) canned - federal judge upholds birthright citizenship - another judge blocks voluntary resignation - NY state going to court over treasury business - patel put on ice for at least a week

submitted 17 days ago • 112 comments

Has anyone else noticed that if you transpose the letters of DEI, it spells "choke on it"?

submitted 22 days ago • 4 comments

stares directly into camera, specifically at all the people who told me I was being dramatic when I said they would attempt this

submitted 22 days ago • 16 comments

The fact that the specific subset of white cishet women that I am talking to here are arguing with me about this is making me lose all hope. Self-care is fine. It is not the same as volunteering to provide services to people who are about to be fckng deported. You all KNOW that. Don’t play dumb.

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And good morning to you too, Bluesky

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The major media is utterly failing to simply state that Trump is a vicious racist, who blames everything on presumed racial or ethnic minorities. How hard can it be to just say “In shockingly racist remarks Trump refuses to accept responsibility and blames deadly plane crash on minorities”

submitted 24 days ago • 95 comments

Fuck all of them. Protect trans kids.

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Clarion West Announces Scholarship for Trans Writers locusmag.com/2025/01...

submitted 25 days ago • 3 comments

This Saturday at the Roseville Barnes & Noble!

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A very happiest of book birthdays to the incredible @ericlarocca.bsky.social and AT DARK, I BECOME LOATHSOME - a painful, disturbing, horrible and beautiful read...

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Hi that was a coup last night in case no one mentioned that to you. The executive branch seized the power of the purse the Constitution gave to Congress, which is a pretty authoritarian / illegal consolidation of powers move. Time to go yell at your reps, the media, etc.

submitted 26 days ago • 64 comments

#2025Pit INSTRUCTIONS For more details, please check out @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social more detailed posts about this unagented writer pitch event. Good luck to all involved 📚 #WriterSky #WriterCommunity #AuthorCommunity

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My new book comes out in exactly one week!!! 🖤⚰️

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A few years ago, I went to NYCC as a debut author. My signing line was dismal, and next to me, Leigh Bardugo's line was a long, snaking crowd of enthusiastic fans. I just finished Six of Crows (after having read and loved the Ninth House duology) and I have to say... I totally get it.

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“If ICE agents are conducting raids in your area, if you need help locating someone in ICE custody, or if you would like to report ICE activity, ICIRR has a hotline you can call at 1-855-HELP-MY-FAMILY (1-855-435-7693).” blockclubchicago.org/2025/01/17/w...

submitted 36 days ago • 6 comments

These executive orders on banning federally funded entities from recognizing trans people or disallowing them from using the bathroom are not self-executing or immediately enforceable. They require formal rule making at a minimum. They are a scare tactic. Ignore and do not comply in advance.

submitted 34 days ago • 140 comments

Never before have I been grateful for the winter crud to invade my house. Too busy coddling the sickies to think about tomorrow.

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The amazing part isn’t just the wrong answer, but that the explanation it gives is accurate — and it simply doesn’t know that 27 is a smaller number than 32. Billions of dollars spent to make a black box machine that doesn’t know something elementary school kids know.

submitted 36 days ago • 140 comments

I wrote about Neil Gaiman, and the women accusing him of sexual coercion, assault and abuse. www.vulture.com/article/neil...

submitted 41 days ago • 668 comments

NEW EPISODE @claymcleod.bsky.social joins me for a conversation about his horror novel du jour – WAKE UP AND OPEN YOUR EYES. We talk demons and disgust, echo chamber, radicalised relatives and I try to manage Clay's anxiety about this book! Enjoy - wherever you get podcasts

submitted 47 days ago • 3 comments

This decision doesn't overrule net neutrality rules in CA, WA or CO. Other states better get on it and pass some legislation.

submitted 52 days ago • 11 comments

As for 2025 resolutions, I only have two: Be kinder, to myself and others. Seek magic. Happy New Year, all🥂

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I got to read an eARC of this one and it is phenomenal, fighting against Black River Orchard as my favorite Wendig read. Highly suggest you pre-order!

submitted 58 days ago • 1 comment

Yuuuuuuup

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Sometimes I'll just be sitting on the couch with my coffee and bagel and then I'll remember when Amy March said "I am a failure. I want to be great or nothing" and my heart literally stops beating.

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Poe: welcome to tonight's meeting of the midnight society Mary Shelley: sup fuckers? Poe: you're just in time, mary Poe: Washington irving was about to tell a story Shelley: Shelley: [sweats] oh shit

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