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The Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 9h

I'm at Zeitgeist for the trans nerd meet up 💝

White trans woman with pink hair and floral dress

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The Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 11h

I'm so proud to be a part of this incredible book

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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 12h

Everyone needs to read this. Reality is, in fact, stranger than fiction. Reality is worse than anything we can say about these people in a few words, media appearances, op-eds, or other conversations. Read the whole thing. ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/urbits3/sitf...

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These people shouldn’t make policy.
There has been a great effort over many years to distance AI Safety
discussion from its origin and intellectual center, because its center is
predatory sex cult started by a fan fiction author. Since those involved
to be taken seriously, they have to hide that. Everyone else working in
Safety is, effectively, a smokescreen for this core group and their ideas
We might some day have “AI Safety”, as a science or policy area, that
primarily a sex cult in Berkeley, California, but it does not currently exi

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Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 12h

WE WILL RISE AGAIN won the Ignyte!! I'm so grateful for the little community that made this anthology real: the authors, our agents, & our amazing editor Sareena Kamath. And of course my magnificent co-editors @drkarenlord.bsky.social and @older.bsky.social 💕🚀🥹

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The Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 11h

Thank you so much for reading! I'm so glad it spoke to you <3

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Nicole BOO-liucci 🎃 @noisyastronomer.com · 22h

Just finished "Lessons in Magic and Disaster by Charlie Jane Anders and DANG. I highlighted so many passages you'd think it was a textbook.

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The Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 11h

Super vital context about an election that will affect the entire world. And if you can spare a few bucks to help Hailey take care of her mom who has cancer, that would be amazing <3

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 02/10/2026

not that you should expect anything more than rank idiocy from this pair of racists, but the idea that whiteness means a "high trust" society of "social cohesion" is some of the stupidest shit i have ever heard. these people live in a fantasy land that you could dispel by simply opening a book.

talkingpointsmemo.com

Chris Rufo — Known For ‘DEI’ and ‘CRT’ Panics — Tries to Make ‘the Indian Question’ a Thing

To the degree that a “respectable” or “moderate” right exists today in...

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Earlier this week, I agreed to interviews with two USA Today journalists. They wrote fantastic articles about the Cornell case that I'm proud to have been a part of. What I did not know is that their employer considers interviews to proprietary and opens up recordings to be used by any journalist.

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The Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 02/10/2026

Quick update about the signed limited edition paperbacks of LESSONS IN MAGIC AND DISASTER with the sprayed edges... The books were shipped to me from the warehouse and took a weirdly long time to arrive. I took a week to sign and ship 'em. Now UPS is saying the box was LOST due to the Nor'Easter 😭

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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 02/10/2026

talked about this before and again, i'm speaking as a third generation journeyman trades worker, but working in trades is not something that any of the people who write these pieces, or honestly most of you, respect at all. It's perceived as something you do when all the "good" options are gone.

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The Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 02/10/2026

I need him singing the whole dang song

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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Again: for Black Women, in particular, the ability to chose, a time and place to reproduce is a function of liberty. The most fundamental fact of enslavement was the Black Women had no control over their reproduction; in fact, their ability to reproduce was a key source of other’s wealth.

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The Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 02/10/2026

His recent career has been so fascinating and a bit baffling

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The Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 02/10/2026

The DCU needs to bring back Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze Just so he can yell, "What's my favorite Taylor Swift album? THE LIFE OF A SNOWGIRL!!!"

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Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

An alien civilization from beyond the galaxy meets ancient Pompeii. Do you want to know MOAR about how I did the bonkers worldbuilding in A WALL IS ALSO A ROAD? Here's my tale. You can pre-order the book and get it nice and fresh on Tuesday! us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

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Green Apple Books on the Park @booksonthepark.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

NEXT WEEK! Free to attend, RSVP here: thethirdplace.is/event/annale...

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Kara Buchanan 🏳️‍⚧️ @magicariot.com · 02/10/2026

like for real, I am trans, I didn't come out until decades later, but this knowledge means *this morning* I have learned I grew up watching a trans woman on my favorite TV show as a kid and just didn't know.

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Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

No two words send AI industry advocates into fits of rage more than "stochastic parrots." The question is: Why? Why do they get so worked up over this particular critical framework time and time again? I sat down with @emilymbender.bsky.social, one of the coauthors of the original paper, to discuss

bloodinthemachine.com

The two words the AI industry hates more than anything

I talk with computational linguist Emily M. Bender, co-author of the influential 2021 “stochastic parrots” paper, about why AI industry leaders can’t stop seething over the term.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Economist analysis of more than 3,000 US counties finds that in reliably GOP counties, annual deaths now exceed births by 0.4 per 1k residents, while in reliably Democratic counties, births exceed deaths by 2.8 per 1k. Population growth in the GOP counties is largely driven by internal migration.

economist.com

In MAGA-land people are dying faster than they are being born

Our analysis suggests Trump country is only growing because of migration

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The collapse of our institutions in the face of fascism is really something to behold. Here, the American College of Surgeons, the largest professional organization for surgeons in the country, platformed Trump’s ousted FDA chief Marty Makary, letting him riff about the challenges facing healthcare

facs.org

Former FDA Commissioner Martin Makary Examines Four Challenges Facing Healthcare

Former FDA Commissioner Martin Makary, MD, MPH, FACS, examines four challenges facing healthcare and opportunities to address them.

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The Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 02/10/2026

Did Michael McDonald Keep Forgettin' he was a dad? I personally would have been Takin It To the Streets

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Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The kerning here is absolutely SENDING me

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I went to the grand reopening of the African American Civil War museum this week and the timing is just right — its mission to preserve Black history is more relevant now than ever

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The African American Civil War Museum Reopens To Honor The Black Soldiers Who Changed History

The museum recently held its grand reopening in Washington’s historic U Street Corridor.

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Jadzia Axelrod 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @planetx.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

None other than the exciting Escapade!

A panel from "Permanent Sleepover" in MARVEL VOICES: PRIDE (2022) by Charlie Jane Anders, Ro Stein, Ted Brandt, Tamra Bonvillain and Ariana Maher, featuring Escapade.

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The Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 02/10/2026

I forgot I drew this! Some of my finest work LOL <3

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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 02/10/2026

Manny's cafe was once a hotspot for public chats about politics. But it avoided any discussion of San Francisco's role in incubating tech fascism. Then Manny ran for office as a darling of the tech billionaire set. Now he's dropped out amid sex assault claims. sfstandard.com/2026/10/01/m...

sfstandard.com

Manny Yekutiel drops out of SF supervisor race

In the hours after the Standard reported new allegations of sexual assault against the candidate, Yekutiel had lost numerous endorsements, including Mayor Daniel Lurie.

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Erika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

We've worked with too many organizations where people referred to themselves as changemakers but didn't want to make change actually.

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Erika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Everyone is so tired. Exhausted. And I'm talking to so many friends and colleagues who are hoping for a functional institutional power to come along and take care of them, take the annoying work and worry away. An employer, a publisher, a big funder, an elected leader, etc. I think it's just us.

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The Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 02/10/2026

Having read this book a couple times now... this IS great it IS awesome You are all so lucky to get to read it for the first time! <3

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Jessie Gender @jessiegender.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Gonna be honest, between Jacob Gellar and Cornell (I went to Ithaca College) it’s been a real shit week. Having just written extensively about rape and assault for a recent video, all this has honestly just hit me awfully. I hate living in a culture where rape is so common, so excused and enabled.

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James Takahashi @jtvoiceover.com · 01/10/2026

EVERYONE! See Forgotten Island before it leaves theaters! It's as if a Filipino who was deeply affected by Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind was raised on anime, Tumblr, and was not-so-secretly a furry, got to animate a movie. So fun and heartfelt. Dreamworks have really been killing it.

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Raissa and Jo Dancing

ALT: Raissa and Jo Dancing

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The Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 01/10/2026

You have NEVER met a Caitian like this before! <3

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Louisa @louisathelast.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I always ask if people think hearing a digital piano programmed to play a concerto is the same as hearing my dad — who’s been playing for 79 years and still practices hours a day — do it. And funnily enough no one has ever agreed that it is.

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Jodie Troutman @longtalljodie.com · 01/10/2026

It is true, #3 is the best issue if you think humans are losers.

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The Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 01/10/2026

Oh the solicit text actually gives some crucial info that I've been avoiding talking about publicly!

STAR TREK: ZERO POINT #3
(W) Charlie Jane Anders (A) Isaac Sánchez González
Covers: Valeria Favoccia, Vash, Mortensen
The Endeavour is in orbit around an M-class planet, Orridior IV, with a single massive continent surrounded by a toxic ocean. The Orridiorans are distrusting of humanoids but desperately need their deflector replaced before a devastating storm makes landfall. All that stands between them and total annihilation is Derril Zaf—a Caitian raised by Ferengi. It's up to him, as well as the other nonhuman members of the crew, to solve this debacle diplomatically. Meanwhile, Tendi follows Captain Raffi Musiker down the rabbit hole of her addiction to the answers the AI superintelligence, Sybil, is feeding her. What would it be like…to never make a mistake again? 32 Pages • On Sale January 2027 • $4.99

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The Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 01/10/2026

You have to spend like $5 to find out!

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The Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 01/10/2026

This is a comic book about a very good cat in a tricky situation

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The Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 01/10/2026

ZOMG check out this variant cover for issue three of #StarTrek Zero Point by Niclas Mortensen. I love all the covers for this issue, but this one really conveys what issue three is about!

Cover shows a Federation starship. In front of it stand a Caitian (cat guy) with claws out, a Pandronian (green colony creature with weird ridges on his head) and a Tzenkethi (big dinosaur guy). All three of them are wearing Starfleet uniforms.

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 01/10/2026

Several weeks ago, Phil Tippett's legendary animation studio in Berkeley, CA closed. An anonymous hero noticed a folder of CDs. This turned out to be hundreds of unseen hi-res images and videos from Star Wars, Robocop, Jurassic Park, etc. ~90 isos for you to browse: archive.org/details/tipp...

A casual Star Wars alien fella at the cantina, in a sun faded, reddish photo. Someone will be mad at me for not knowing who this is.

Phil, a balding Caucasian man, poses a model of the garthok, an antagonist from the Coneheads movie.

Phil, a balding caucasian man, points at some CG on a CRT computer monitor, as a younger man looks on. The screen shows a model of a dinosaur attacking a jeep, while there's an actual physical model of that event in the foreground for reference.

an isolated shot of a star wars vehicle. Sorry, I don't know star wars lol

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BOO-lie @MCM G-05 @bailierosenlund.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Had a LOT of fun designing these Ivy and Harley costumes for Poison Ivy in Briarwood (coming out this November of DC Go!) #art 🌹✨

Costume designs for Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn, in the upcoming Poison Ivy in Briarwood DC Go webcomic.
Ivy: Dressed a 'medieval' green witch dress, with flowing long skirt layers and billowing half-sleeves. She wears an off the shoulder blouse below a corset top. Her red hair is long and partially tied back with braids.
Harley: Wearing a venetian jester outfit reminiscent of her classic suit, with long hat jangles, a ruffled collar and skirt, and puffy sleeves. the outfit is patterned with stripes and checkerboard all in black, red, and white. she has a small black diamond painted underneath each eye.

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Jess Nevins @jessnevins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I'm unusually irritated to discover that the turnover (samosa, empanada, clanger, patty, sambousek, etc), which is damn near universal, had not been invented at the time of my Mesopotamian game. I was all set to write about Iron Age turnovers, only to find there weren't any. Hmph!

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Somehow not everyone is aware of fact alluded to below. So one more time: John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett were all on GWBush 2000 'Florida Recount' team. (Which made GWB first prez in 112 yrs to 'win' after losing popular vote. Now they 'impartially' rule on our future.)

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The Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 01/10/2026

I used to be a mammal until I transitioned Now I'm a ma'amal

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R.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD) @rsagarcia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Exactly. THE NIGHTWARD was inspired by Caribbean MYTHOLOGY, yet reviews said they couldn't 'see' the 'Caribbean' in it. I told you it was a secondary world sci fantasy, so excuse me? What even were your expectations? Coconut trees? Beaches? I mean... I'm not a tour guide & this ain't Burger King.

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