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Joshua Kronengold @mnemex.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I rode a bike for the first time in 39 years yesterday. mneme.dreamwidth.org/99878.html#c...

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

This story is amazing

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 30/07/2026

Let’s be clear here, when scientists say mistakes were made at the start of the pandemic, we DO NOT mean that we did too much. We mean not socially distancing quickly enough, not making tests widely available, and not acknowledging COVID is airborne and distributing N95 masks to everyone.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 27/07/2026

At our municipal grocery stores, New Yorkers will get a 30% discount on eggs, milk, chicken, produce and other everyday essentials. In the wealthiest city in the richest country in the world, no one should have to wonder how they’ll afford the food they need to feed themselves or their families.

Mayor Mamdani holds up bananas with a 30% off sticker on them.

Shelves of produce and canned goods, all with 30% off stickers on them.

New Yorkers clap at the press conference announcing the 30% discount for municipal grocery stores.

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Marc Reeve @cmraman.geek.org · 13/07/2026

It’s here! It’s here! @seananmcguire.bsky.social

A book sitting on a bed. The cover image shows a group of young adults in costume. L-R: a young man in a blue mask, wearing a blue tank top and pants and a belt with loops holding cans of spray paint; a young woman in an outfit that screams “Disney princess”, emphasized by the two birds above her head (one of which is tugging at her hair); a young woman wearing a long-sleeved maroon leotard with a deep V-neck and a V-motif repeated at the belt line, brown gloves, and brown rabbit ears; a young woman with a rainbow streak dyed into her hair, wearing a black full-body suit with a rainbow sash tied at the waist; and a young woman with steampunk goggles, leather harness and waist corset, holding an improbably large handgun. They are standing in front of a poster showing four teenagers in superhero costumes, including younger versions of the girl with rabbit ears and the rainbow girl. Top text reads “Velveteen vs. the consequences of her actions”, bottom text is the author’s name, Seanan McGuire.

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Jess Nevins @jessnevins.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Tanith Lee is one of those past masters of the genre who is always in danger of being forgotten. She was influential, powerful, and an elegant stylist. Get these books if you like reading!

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Brooke from Let’s Not Date @letsnotdate.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

I found 6 women who said they were “moderates” & did not align with any political party. I asked them if they would be willing to take a quiz on whether quotes about reproduction came from the 19th century or now. To convince them to spend time talking to me, I told them I was doing it for a class.

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Joshua Kronengold @mnemex.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

If you want to follow my nyt games (or let me follow yours), the share code is: www.nytimes.com/crosswords/a... @eugener.bsky.social @womzilla.bsky.social

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mneme @mneme.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 20/06/2026

I wrote a bit on games that are bad for you here: mneme.dreamwidth.org/99744.html What games are you playing that are trying to hack your brain, waste your time, or take your money? #games #gametheory #gamesthatarebad

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

The US first amendment protects a lot of stuff I find vile, but it also protects a lot of stuff that I find useful and beneficial but a lot of other people think is vile. Given the well-established fact that anti-speech laws are used against marginalized people most, it's a bargain I'll gladly take.

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Laser 🏳️‍⚧️ @lasertheboy.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Like many people, I used to be a straight woman who played ukulele on the Internet. Now I'm a trans man and my voice has dropped and it's been emotionally complicated... and we're bringing that whole energy out this November. If you remember the Doubleclicks... please help us spread the word!

the doubleclicks are back with a key change. portland or, sat nov 14 at the siren theatear. los angeles, ca sat nov 21 at the elyisan theater.

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Joshua Kronengold @mnemex.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Obvious. And yet, entirely worth saying, in the paper of record or anywhere else. "Voter fraud" is the biggest dog whistle, and you can see it in the context of what, exactly is alleged. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/o...

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Opinion | The Real Reason Trump Never Stops Talking About Voter Fraud

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Worldcon In Memoriam @wcinmemoriam.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Author Jane Yolen (b.1939) died on June 11. She wrote books and novels for all ages, including Briar Rose, How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?, and The Devil’s Arithmetic. Yolen won 2 Nebulas, a World Fantasy and was named Grand Master by SFPA, SFWA and World Fantasy. She served as SFWA President.

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Micro SF/F by O. Westin @microsff.com · 11/06/2026

When I speak, toads fall from my mouth. There was a fairy dressed as some kind of fucking royalty. I got cursed for insufficient deference. As far as I can tell, my toads are not any of the 500-ish known species. If you have a degree in biology and want to cowrite a paper on new toads, hit me up.

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Shannon7218 @winniefloof.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

This should be a something’s Dems push hard for.

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rev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

really he's just going to coffee with friends. excel mistakes everything for a date

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Jen Sorensen @jensorensen.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

New comic: The dangers of solar panels www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

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The dangers of solar panels

A cartoon by Jen Sorensen.

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Joshua Kronengold @mnemex.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Why do ACs not list their external dimensions and internal dimensions separately? Why only list totals? (my bedroom window has a maximum of 10" of clearance between the window and a metal gate, so this is critical for me in figuring out whether an AC, sight-unseen, would even work in my space)

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Joshua Kronengold @mnemex.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Don't know who I heard it from first, but all SF has at least 3 dates: When it was written When it was set When it's actually about Sometimes some of these dates are the same date, but there's often some divergence. But, many tech-bros don't have anywhere this nuanced a take on the genre.

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Joshua Kronengold @mnemex.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

freefall.purrsia.com/ff4400/fc043... Oh, space-father, if you are going to miss the meals that badly, you should get Florence to teach you to cook better. (and thus we see the primary reason I've learned to cook; if the world will not provide,learn to provide for yourself)

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Christine Quinones @bugsybanana.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Maybe this opening is a good fit for someone I'm connected to here. (@mnemex.bsky.social? @jl8e.bsky.social? @jonlennox.bsky.social?)

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TKarney @pecunium.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

This is a really minor thing, and yet it sums up so much of "the world is so small we can't share it". That's a Kiwi accent, not an Aussie.

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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Today is the 128th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision on birthright citizenship in U.S. v. Wong Ark Kim.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

I don't think people fully appreciate how apocalyptic things are for US science. I haven't had any new funding since 2024, but I'm still ok since typical grants are for three years. This means next year I will be completely out of funding and will have to fire everyone in the lab. It's not great.

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Brigid Keely She/Her @brigid.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Not trying to be obnoxious, just trying to be encouraging for the people who need it: RSS Feeds still exist. There are still forums and thriving article comment threads. There's nothing stopping people from blogging about their passions. I'm surprised at the wide range of ages of people...

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Eliza @artbyeliza.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

For ppl who aren't aware: Old temperate forests are insanely rare nowadays and extremely important ecosystems lost forever once cut. They're not just "old trees" but intricate networks of trees, fungi and all kinds of living creatures. You CANNOT replant this!! Once it's gone it's lost FOREVER!!!

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

People like to paint the Big Sites as criminally indifferent to the harms they cause (or worse, deliberately engaging in them) when every bit of "proof" that's been produced was PART OF AN ATTEMPT AT HARM REDUCTION.

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

The "Facebook knew their product was causing body image issues in teen girls and did it deliberately" narrative is taking the ACTUAL RESEARCH Facebook did entirely out of context! They commissioned that internal research to SEE HOW THEY COULD STOP IT HAPPENING.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:

Just a quick update from the Twin Cities. (Please forgive the unsolicited message). THINGS ARE NOT BETTER IN MINNEAPOLIS. The media is mostly moving on, Trump is focused on other stuff, BUT NOTHING HAS CHANGED ON THE GROUND. More than 2,000 DHS thugs continue to roam the streets, abducting people 24/7, assaulting legal observers with impunity, and routinely denying 1st, 4th, and 5th amendment rights. Drones and helicopters are overhead every day. Hundreds and hundreds of terrified families have not left their homes since mid-December ... relying on the community to bring them food and help with rent and other necessities. (Those people are NOT violent drug cartel sex offending murderers, as DHS would tell you. Most are legal residents or citizens.) If anything, things have just become more stressful and intractable (think trench warfare as a suitable metaphor): The resistance is better organized and numerous, but DHS has become more clever and better at disguise... and the county sheriff's office is increasingly supporting them . Do not let anyone tell you that Homans (the new person in charge of the occupation) is making anything better. Do not let anyone tell you that 700 ICE agents leaving the city has made much of a difference; the remaining force (again, ~2,000) is still larger than the entire city's police force (which is legally unable to do anything). Please call your congressional reps ... especially if there is any chance the administration might listen to them.

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Tiffany C. Li @tiffanycli.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Federal judge has ordered the release of Liam Ramos (the bunny hat boy) and his father. A brief and rather remarkable order. Clearly written to be shared widely, so please do. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Ultimately, Petitioners may, because of the arcane United States immigration system, return to
their home country, involuntarily or by self-deportation. But that result should occur through a more
orderly and humane policy than currently in place.
Philadelphia, September 17, 1787: "Well, Dr. Franklin, what do we have?" "A republic, if you
can keep it."
With a judicial finger in the constitutional dike,
It is so ORDERED.
SIGNED this 31st day of February, 2026.
7um Jing
FRED BIERY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Credit: Bystander
Matthew 19:14
John 11:35

There is also the photo of the boy from the viral stories included.

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Joshua Kronengold @mnemex.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Fun phrase coined today: "You are incorrect in both the polarity and the plurality of your statement". Coined when @drcpunk.bsky.social said the oncoming subway train was not going our way.

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Joshua Kronengold @mnemex.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

We did a quiet Thanksgiving day in. Dinner was a turkey leg, which I stuck into a a dutch oven with carrots, mushrooms, garlic, spices, consome powder (2 tbsp), half a challah torn into shreds, slow cooked for a few hours, then baked for 15 minutes. Not quite what I'd intended, but...turkey stew!

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Joshua Kronengold @mnemex.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

advocate.nyc.gov/blog/nyc-bal... This is a great breakdown on the NY/NYC ballot proposals by @advocate.nyc.gov, and...I wish it had gone up earlier than the 3rd. Early voting started in late October, and it's important that everyone have a chance to weigh and take in knowledgable opinions like this!

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Breaking Down the 2025 NYC Ballot Proposals

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 28/10/2025

Donald Trump deleted this from the government website. Let's be clear: there's funding available to cover SNAP benefits next month. Trump is stopping SNAP benefits because he wants to. He is forcing mommas and babies to go hungry.

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TKarney @pecunium.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

"[By claiming to defend a minority, while] feeding into antisemitic narratives of shadowy Jewish power behind the scenes..., If, in the future, Americans start to miss the valuable research being cut...Jews can be made into easy scapegoats" religiondispatches.org/jd-vance-tri...

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JD Vance Trivializes Jewish History by Referring to ICE Criticism as 'Blood Libel' — But Reveals What this Admin Thinks of Jews

Last week, in an interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham, Vice President JD Vance accused critics of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of committing “blood libel” against ICE agents. As Va...

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Politico @politico.com · 18/09/2025

Opinion: Jimmy Kimmel has Supreme Court precedent on his side. He should sue the Trump administration, writes law professor Aziz Huq. Read the full opinion piece: ow.ly/Curx50WYXq4

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Joshua Kronengold @mnemex.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

In "entirely trivial but it's what I care about", CNN writes: "[FBI AD] said officials will move from trying to identify the suspect, who killed conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, to building a prosecution case." ...no. If he killed Kirk, what is he a suspect for again?

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Joshua Kronengold @mnemex.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Ok, fine, one more skeet: @jenk3.bsky.social helpfully points out that the singer I failed to identify is (almost certainly) the amazing Cecelia Eng. Thank you, Jen! #worldcon #hugoawards

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Joshua Kronengold @mnemex.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Final song, this time with extra haromony and great guest singers, still not sure who's in gold on the left. Thank you for coming along with me, and I'm out! #worldcon #hugoawards

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Joshua Kronengold @mnemex.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Best Novel: The Tainted Cup! #worldcon #hugoawards LOL--ahthor's (recorded) speech isn't quite as surprising as one of Ursula's, but is still super funny!

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 17/08/2025

I will reuse it!

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Joshua Kronengold @mnemex.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Lodestar Award for YA fiction: (no, not a Hugo but has its own cachet, maybe we can add more Lodestars like one for MG or Children's): Shiene Lende #worldcon #hugoawards My battery is down to 15%, hope it lasts! Speech I think started in a Native language, and includes oppression and resilliance.

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Joshua Kronengold @mnemex.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Best Novella: The Tusks of Extinction! #worldcon #hugoawards (i'm sure there's a banger of an Ursula recorded speech we'll never hear) Author thanks Sheila Williams--that's two in a row! Short and sweet, can't complain. And yes, we're still doing the song. #worldcon #hugoawards

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Joshua Kronengold @mnemex.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Best Novellette: (hey Seanan, who is presenting, and rocking a sparkly corenet): The Four Sisters Overlooking the Sea! #worldcon #hugoawards Struck at how author's dress also visibly sparkled. Speech talked about when husband watched the kids while she was writing (18 years ago!)

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Joshua Kronengold @mnemex.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Best Short Story: Stitched to Skin, Like Family Is! Recorded acceptance speech. I like seeing the author's crowded library in the background. Sweet and short, and shouts out Uncanny Magazine.

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Joshua Kronengold @mnemex.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Best Poem presenter's speech is a poem in iambic parodying the Bard, got applause just for the poem: A War of Words! Good speech but the specilative poetry group did not pass the award -- The Business Meeting did! The push is good, but any Worldcon member can show and vote! #worldcon #hugoawards

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Joshua Kronengold @mnemex.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Best Series: Between Earth and Sky! #worldcon #hugoawards Also not expecting to win this--I didn't bet! But that didn't mean not giving a fantastic speech. Calls out her editor not having a Hugo and you know, I expect this to matter; that's how we find out which editors to nominate!

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Joshua Kronengold @mnemex.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Best Graphic Story or Comic: Star Trek, Lower Decks, warp your own way! #worldcon #hugoawards Writer accepted, had to run up the long ramp. Oh, the comic is choose your own adventure? wow! "Use the Hugos as a reading list" Damn straight.

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Joshua Kronengold @mnemex.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Best Related Work: Speculative Whiteness! Winner's speech is focused on fascism (hear hear) and loves that an academic work escaped containment #worldcon #hugoawards And yeah, we're still doing the bit (the song) with Tempest and it's great, better every time.

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