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Jeremy Szal isn't the only SF/F author or fan no longer coming to Worldcon or other U.S. conventions b/c of Trump's actions. I know of many other people doing the same. U.S. fandom has yet to truly process how all this is harming and changing international connections in the SF/F genre.

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I will fearlessly and unapologetically continue to stand up for democracy, no matter what the president says about me. Democracy Docket will do the same: www.democracydocket.com/member-me/

submitted 21 hours ago • 785 comments

SCOOP—Trump plans to issue an executive order designating fentanyl as a "Weapon of Mass Destruction," per copy of EO reviewed by me. Source at State speculates purpose is to designate cartels as terrorist orgs/justify military ops in Mexico/Canada. Context/full text of draft only on The Handbasket:

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HMMM: So the administration reveals in a new court filing (ordered by Judge Bates) that Amy Gleason was actually hired by HHS as an "expert/consultant" on March 4, just a few days after the White House identified her as the administrator of DOGE.

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Trump is taking credit for the return of the astronauts stranded in space. He had little to do with it, @martinepowers.bsky.social writes. The plan to return the astronauts via SpaceX was drawn up last year — when Joe Biden was president.

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BREAKING: Deadly H7N9 Bird Flu Hits U.S. for First Time Since 2017 Human Spillover Fears Rise H7N9 bird flu, with a 39% fatality rate (616 deaths since 2013), has been detected in U.S. poultry for the first time since 2017, raising WHO concerns over potential human spillover.

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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will stop paywalling articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

submitted 2 days ago • 1702 comments

Breaking News: The EPA plans to eliminate its scientific research arm, firing as many as 1,155 chemists, biologists, toxicologists and other scientists.

submitted 2 days ago • 380 comments

Remember: Marc Andreessen, Sam Altman and Brian Armstrong (Coinbase CEO) consider Balaji a genius. They blurb his book and invest in his ideas. Nutty, but with BILLIONS. This is the #NetworkState cult.

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Meanwhile, here on planet Earth, POTUS has no authority to void a presidential pardon. Pardons are final and legally binding once issued. His base will love this tweet, but it’s completely pointless and unenforceable.

submitted 3 days ago • 602 comments

We have another case here of US Marshals assisting DOGErs in making forcible entry into a govt chartered independent agency to which it has not clear right to enter. The key point here is that there’s no court order for the Marshals to enforce. So here’s my question. Did the Times confirm that …

submitted 2 days ago • 182 comments

Don't just doomscroll the headline -- read @jessicavalenti.bsky.social's post so you won't be fooled by the deluge of mis- and disinformation to come. jessica.substack.com/p/breaking-t...

submitted 2 days ago • 11 comments

Horrifying breaking news out of Texas: www.oag.state.tx.us/news/release...

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NEW: Both Trump and Elon Musk were at another million-dollar 'candlelight' dinner at Mar-a-Lago where attendees were asked for $1 million to rsvp. Unlike the previous fundraiser WIRED reported, this event did not appear on Trump's official schedule. from me and @zoeschiffer.bsky.social:

submitted 2 days ago • 41 comments

No bueno. arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...

submitted 2 days ago • 11 comments

This doesn't make us safer. "These employees aren't being put back to work, but placed on paid administrative leave while court cases play out."

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I could write up why there’s no constitutional problem with the President using an auto-pen to sign official documents—or I could just post the 30-page 2005 opinion by George W. Bush’s Office of Legal Counsel that explains why in lots of detail. I choose the latter: www.justice.gov/file/494411/...

submitted 3 days ago • 453 comments

Homan: "We're not stopping. I don't care what the judges think. I don't care what the left thinks. We're coming."

submitted 3 days ago • 3759 comments

I am tracking 3 separate cases where the government is violating court orders. The question now is whether judges find willfulness and hold officials in contempt. Democracy Docket members will receive my latest on this and more in their inboxes tomorrow. Join now. www.democracydocket.com/member-me/

submitted 3 days ago • 890 comments

DOGE took away Adobe Acrobat from Fed workers, causing mass inefficiencies.

submitted 4 days ago • 35 comments

One common thread with these guys is how they invert everything. Tolkien, Christianity, Plato, Rene Girard, etc — they twist everything to have a reverse meaning that serves their interests. They hijack powerful ideas or moral symbols and use them as weapons.

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"I just know if I write every morning I’ll have a book a year.” How a hard-working #Florida newspaper reporter became best-selling thriller writer Michael Connelly & how he dealt with the LA fires. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/b... via @nytimes.com

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Auchincloss on Fox News Sunday: "This economy is inflationary right now...you know what the GOP response is? Their response is, 'Well, get ready for a rocky ride & by the way, we're gonna give tax cuts to the top 20% of earners & pay for it by taking away healthcare from people who need healthcare'"

submitted 4 days ago • 782 comments

5:00PM: Hearing ACLU tells judge US rapidly moving people in planes to El Salvador Before 5:22:Hearing takes break for GOV to get official info on what's happening for judge 5:45:Flight takes off 6:00:Hearing resumes Before 6:52:Judge rules to turn around planes 7:02:Flight arrives El Salvador

submitted 4 days ago • 60 comments

👇🎯 Yes, but again, this all just highlights how Article III cannot solve what is an unprecedented Article I constitutional crisis. The only remedy for this degree of lawless authoritarianism is impeachment & removal. It’s not gonna happen, but the courts can’t fix that & aren’t designed to do so.

submitted 4 days ago • 7 comments

Murphy: "If we continue to observe norms, if we continue to engage in business as usual, this democracy could be gone. I don't think we have a year to save American democracy. I think the way the president is acting ... puts out democracy at immediate risk."

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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS motion to HALT deportation under rarely invoked Alien Enemies Act of 1798. “A TRO is appropriate for the class members to prevent the removal of the class.” WOW. Planes in air must turn around. A huge win @democracyforward.org and @aclu.org.

submitted 4 days ago • 1073 comments

Good time to subscribe to @wired.com www.wired.com/story/ai-saf...

submitted 5 days ago • 65 comments

Late last night, Trump signed an executive order gutting seven more federal agencies. The order included what's intended to be a death blow against Voice of America, which he's railed against for years: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

submitted 5 days ago • 32 comments

if Trump and his cronies are able to veto appropriations made by Congress, then we've already moved into a dictatorial system of government. Why would Democrats waste time negotiating spending deals if Trump can just rip them up after he signs them?

submitted 6 days ago • 297 comments

The Trump EPA will begin the process of rolling back 31 more environmental rules. “We are driving a dagger straight into the heart of the climate change religion," EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said. www.latimes.com/environment/...

submitted 7 days ago • 16 comments

Good.

submitted 7 days ago • 242 comments

UPDATE: From the original poster of the letter on FB:

submitted 8 days ago • 460 comments

Judge Howell temporarily blocked a vast portion of Trump’s executive order that threatened to cripple Perkins Coie from taking effect, ruling Trump used national security concerns as a pretext to punish the firm for once working with Hillary Clinton. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

submitted 7 days ago • 4 comments

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are playing games with your Social Security benefits — money you've earned through a lifetime of hard work. They want to fire workers responsible for processing checks and close hundreds of regional offices. Not on my watch.

submitted 7 days ago • 200 comments

The House just voted that “each day for the remainder of the 119th Congress shall not constitute a calendar day for purposes of section 202 of the National Emergencies Act.” A day is not a day. Lewis Carroll, George Orwell, and Franz Kafka must all be chuckling — or weeping.

submitted 8 days ago • 839 comments

I’m sick to death of people saying we’re “descending” into fascism. The fascism is ALREADY here. THIS IS WHAT IF FEELS LIKE. And if you’re not feeling it, it’s probably because you’re one of the “good Germans.” @michaelharriot.bsky.social explains

submitted 7 days ago • 531 comments

Congrats, they heard you! The Social Security Administration has decided tonight to abandon its plans to end phone service for millions of Americans filing retirement and disability claims. Thank you to all who shared our post and made calls today—you did it!

submitted 7 days ago • 312 comments

Trump’s team is already saying they will not spend funds that Congress has authorized and appropriated. There is no point in Democrats voting to fund the government only to let Trump and Musk do whatever they see fit with those funds. Call your Senator: (202) 224-3121

submitted 7 days ago • 122 comments

A top economics reporter goes off script on national TV: “I am going to say this at risk of my job, but what President Trump is doing is insane.”

submitted 8 days ago • 1299 comments

The U.S. Supreme Court decided Buckley v. Valeo on January 26, 1976. Apparently it took less than 50 years for that decision to destroy the Republic.

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Back in November I drafted this memo warning about the specifics of the economic shock events that were likely to unfold in the first half of 2025. We are just getting started, and the worst is likely yet to come. docs.google.com/document/u/0...

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BREAKING 🚨 🚨 🚨 A federal judge has ruled that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is wielding so much power that its records will likely have to be opened to the public under federal law. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

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The City of Sun Prairie has become the first municipality in Wisconsin to achieve 100% renewable energy. Their next goal: carbon neutrality by 2050. Recently I introduced a bill with State Representative Supreme Moore Omokunde to commit the entire state to carbon neutrality by 2050.

submitted 10 days ago • 200 comments

“The Network State cult is actively lobbying Congress to legalize new kinds of corporate-controlled cities where normal laws don’t apply”

submitted 12 days ago • 3 comments

this is a horrible development... "network state" ppl are basically Musk-Thiel crackpots in bed with Milei and Bukele. they're true believer cultists committed to sacralized technocracy, and are allergic to democratic processes.

submitted 12 days ago • 6 comments

An astute reader predicts that when the big papers finally catch up on the Network State cult, their take will be: "Are nations obsolete? Meet the hot new disruptor: the Network State."

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I founded and chair an "elite law firm" and we are not in retreat. I have spoken with many other "elite" firm leaders that are staffing up. What the WSJ means is large corporate law firms. Please do not confuse quality with cowardice.

submitted 11 days ago • 709 comments