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This explains so much. Added some alt text.

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

We just passed the anniversary of Kristallnacht. Do you all know why Herschel Grynszpan shot that minor German diplomat?

submitted 107 days ago • 10 comments

"Facism is the act of self-deception in service of making your own life more painful, solely for the payoff of making life more painful for people you dislike."

submitted 106 days ago • 33 comments

Funny how when I was a kid in the 70s & early 80s I knew without a shadow of a doubt that Nazis were evil & that being American means you are anti-nazi.

submitted 29 days ago • 1 comment

Absolutely fantastic news as sickle cell gene therapy is to be rolled out for sickle cell academia with a one off treatment curing 97% of patients 🧪

submitted 29 days ago • 28 comments

Sure, there were birds. But when the majestic grey heron arrived, it brought the pied kingfisher along with it. Is #2SpeciesIn1Frame a thing yet? Grey Heron & Pied Kingfisher 📷 🌿 🪶 #wildlife #landscape #birds #photography #nature

submitted 29 days ago • 3 comments

As neo-Nazis and Proud Boys walk free, a Jewish journalist, Alex Stokes, who got a staggering 20 years in prison for defending himself and three of his friends from Proud Boys on January 6th at the New York state capitol, just had his appeal denied. Support Alex, send a letter. freealexstokes.com

submitted 29 days ago • 2 comments

NEEDED: WisCONline’s Website Team Lead. Update our website with current con info; coordinate with IT Infrastructure Lead, AppDev Lead, and other con leads. At least 2 hrs/wk. Familiarity with WordPress a must. For info: [email protected] (subject: Website Team Lead). wiscon.net/2024/12/06/w...

submitted 83 days ago • 1 comment

Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing. They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays. The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k. www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...

submitted 95 days ago • 739 comments

Planet:Critical has an article "Cyber-Security Experts Warn Election Was Hacked" Intriguing. Wondering how accurate? www.planetcritical.com/p/cyber-secu...

submitted 96 days ago • 2 comments

I hadn't realised the LGBA had done this. Absolute snakes. Quite right, Jimmy.

submitted 97 days ago • 91 comments

Hey, if you're cisgender and you're NOT planning to abandon trans people to the wolves, go ahead and reskeet this.

submitted 101 days ago • 3 comments

Just a heads up - the deadline to recommend works for the Otherwise Awards is this Friday, 11/15. Anyone can submit a recommendation! otherwiseaward.org/award/2024-o...

submitted 107 days ago • 0 comments

Welcome to Bluesky 💙🦋

submitted 110 days ago • 38 comments

This is, unfortunately, real — Danielle Allen of Harvard, who has thought a lot about ethics and democracy

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Thinking of ways to support bipoc sff creatives? Consider donating to the con or bust program run by the dream foundry! This resource aims to reduce the financial barriers of creatives of color to industry events like conventions dreamfoundry.org/con-or-bust/

submitted 125 days ago • 4 comments

WisCONline 2025 has been announced! I'm blocking my calendar for this online con. WisCon's always been one of my favorites

submitted 139 days ago • 0 comments

During his Administration, Hurricane Maria knocked out power to 1.5 million people in Puerto Rico and it didn’t get restored for ABOUT A YEAR! It was the largest blackout in U.S. history. This should be line one of any hurricane recovery political coverage. www.vox.com/identities/2...

submitted 147 days ago • 5 comments

As COO, I’ve been so lucky to watch this team build exciting new projects this year 💖 @TalesFeathers in particular is a unique and wondrous space and I hope you’ll help us keep it alive! Even without the financial capacity to donate, a share to a friend goes a long way ✨

submitted 150 days ago • 0 comments

If you know about fundraising and want to help WisCon - they're looking for someone to work on building their fundraising program.

submitted 150 days ago • 0 comments

It's my birthday! 🎉🎊 For once, I'm quite happy to celebrate it! Could you share my art for this day?

submitted 152 days ago • 53 comments

LinkedIn has an opt-out requirement if you don't want your material used to train AIs. To turn it off, here's how: Go to your Account Settings (Click on Me pulldown) -> Settings and privacy -> Data privacy -> Data for Generative Ai Improvement -> Off. (Thanks, people who posted this info.)

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To attend this Zoom reading by Roxanne Skelly and Eileen Gunn on Aug 28, 6-8 pm - and it's going to be great! - request to join the Two Hour Transport Group to get the link. (We're screening Zoom link recipients after our trouble with trolls.) www.facebook.com/groups/29309...

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I'm thrilled that my horror flash fiction piece, Matryoshka, appeared in the August 6th 2024 issue of the Flame Tree Fiction Newsletter. The theme prompt was "Living Dolls," with horror as the genre. keyanbowes.com/2024/08/09/m...

submitted 203 days ago • 1 comment

Delighted that my story is out in audio form (narrated by me) at Worlds of Possibility! 8-year-old Munna has been evicted from Fairyland, and Latasha is seeking his origins and a family for him. And! Sweet Child, a poem by Ayida Shonibar. Grandma's shop dispenses Bengali sweets and healing.

submitted 235 days ago • 0 comments

Postapocalyptic but sweet!

submitted 238 days ago • 1 comment

Reminder! July 2 deadline for FOGcon's next small-group Writers' Workshop! Details below.

submitted 246 days ago • 1 comment

Deadline coming up for FOGcon's next small-group Writers' Workshop!

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Reminder! DEADLINE for FOGcon's next small-group Writers' Workshop: JULY 2, 2024. Actual workshop - Aug 1, 2024. (fogcon.org/writing-work... for info.) Interested? Email [email protected], cc to [email protected]. Places limited. Registrn ends earlier of July 2 or spaces filled. Waitlist exists.

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