Sign in

Sheila Allen

@sheilatronica.bsky.social
373 followers 396 following 560 posts

She/her, fan of many sf books and authors esp queer & progressive books. Distrust oligarchic narratives when they divide us. Solidarity is survival. Nonviolent resistance works best. Keep hope alive!

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Sheila Allen
Spooky Back From The Dead Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is Nazi rhetoric. Not similar. Not Nazi-like. It’s straight up lebensraum.
372983917
Reposted by Sheila Allen
J.S. Allen @jseanallen.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
We are grieving the loss of my co-editor for Spoon Knife 11. A frequent contributor to the anthology, Mark wanted to try his hand as an editor. One of his last fiction pieces will appear in the upcoming book.
0113
Reposted by Sheila Allen
J.S. Allen @jseanallen.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I am excited to announce my new book GIVE ME TO THE RIVER is coming out later this year.
A woman's reflection on the surface of water, her fingers visible at the bottom of the frame, and ripples spreading out from the place she just touched the water.
152
Reposted by Sheila Allen
Anonymous @opdeatheaters.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA): "Who did Epstein traffic these young women to?" FBI Director Kash Patel, under oath: “There is no credible information, none” that Jeffrey Epstein trafficked children and women to other individuals. #OpDeathEaters
71362129
Reposted by Sheila Allen
Anonymous @opdeatheaters.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Justice Department withheld thirty-seven pages of FBI notes from interviews with a South Carolina woman who told agents that Donald Trump orally raped her at 13 to 15. #opdeatheaters www.yacnews.com/doj-withhold...
https://www.yacnews.com/doj-withholds-37-pages-of-notes-from-the-fbi-interviews-with-woman-who-reported-trump-raped-her-as-a-child/
16553264
Reposted by Sheila Allen
Anonymous @opdeatheaters.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
A federal judge just ruled that Ghislaine Maxwell’s Epstein grand jury records must be made public, rejecting every objection she raised. Congress’s Epstein Files Transparency Act overrides grand jury secrecy rules. #OpDeathEaters www.yacnews.com/maxwell-lose...
321702641
Sheila Allen @sheilatronica.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Humans have trouble recognizing psychopathy. We need to learn the signs. How to spot a psychopath: ‘It’s like the difference between a domestic cat and a wild cat’ www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
theguardian.com
How to spot a psychopath: ‘It’s like the difference between a domestic cat and a wild cat’
People with persistent predatory personalities cause an inordinate amount of pain. Recently, our shared understanding of them has grown – and it could help protect us
000
Reposted by Sheila Allen
Mary Lewis @profmarylewis.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
“In the rule, the Postal Service said that it would deliver mail ballots only in states that shared voter data with the federal agency.” This is utterly outrageous.
25436242
Reposted by Sheila Allen
Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I am a girl. I like reptiles and horror movies and science fiction and comics and TTRPGs, and for my entire life, every time I have entered a space, I have had to prove that I didn't "steal" it from the person* it rightfully belonged to. (*Boy, then man.)
443236593
Reposted by Sheila Allen
Futurism @futurism.com · 08/08/2026
We did see that coming.
trib.al
Meta Caught Paying Nazis to Post on Facebook
An investigation found that Meta has been paying prominent neo-Nazi accounts to post on Facebook through its invite-only monetization program.
4833161483
Reposted by Sheila Allen
Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Listen to Todd Blanche—Trump’s nominee for AG—tell faith leaders that the Justice Dept is working with the White House to stop the shipping of abortion pills into banned states. “We will have victory, victory will be soon, and it will be permanent,” he said.
13185126
Reposted by Sheila Allen
Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 04/08/2026
Holy shit. www.wired.com/story/a-civi...
This past May, a twin-engine Beechcraft King Air medevac plane took off from Roswell, New Mexico, and headed west to the town of Ruidoso to pick up a patient. It shouldn’t have been a challenging flight for the two pilots and two nurses aboard. The temperature was 69 degrees; the sky was clear. The 60-mile journey normally takes a half hour, at most.

But once airborne, the plane ran into trouble. At the White Sands Missile Range that night, US military personnel were conducting a GPS jamming exercise that left the King Air pilots—and anyone else within hundreds of miles—unable to use modern navigation systems. Forced to revert to older technology, ones that they rarely if ever use, the medevac pilots got disoriented and crashed into the side of a mountain. There were no survivors.
18168362769
Reposted by Sheila Allen
Truthout @truthout.org · 04/08/2026
As Elon Musk defends nude deepfakes, the FTC is moving to censor AI models trained to recognize historical injustices.
truthout.org
Trump’s FTC Is Threatening to Punish Big Tech for “Woke AI”
As Elon Musk defends nude deepfakes, the FTC is moving to censor AI models trained to recognize historical injustices.
1014558
Reposted by Sheila Allen
Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Thoughts & prayers to the EPA :(
482359790
Reposted by Sheila Allen
Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 21/07/2026
1. In an incredible new landmark review, the Health Council of the Netherlands has declared that gender-affirming care for trans youth works, reducing wait times is "morally urgent," and regret is rare. It is the latest of many Euro countries to advance care. Subscribe to support our journalism.
erininthemorning.com
Landmark Official Dutch Review Recommends Trans Youth Care, Call For Expanding Treatment
The review finds that wait times must be shortened, that few people detransition, and that trans youth care has enormous benefits.
2340021341
Reposted by Sheila Allen
Our Public Lands & Waters @publiclandswaters.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Superb guide on how to draft and submit an effective comment on the current (and urgent) Chaco Canyon drilling threat. #protectpubliclands #nationalparks #publiclands #chacocanyon #protectourparks
nationalparkhistory.substack.com
Let me teach you how to defend Chaco's archeological resources from drilling (again)
A second public comment period has opened. It's different from before. Here's how to take action with the best chance of making a difference.
0116
Reposted by Sheila Allen
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/07/2026
Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.
20368812324826
Sheila Allen @sheilatronica.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Valid complaint discouraging donations to Dems, but not valid to assume that we know who sends these. Text messages are easy to spoof. I am tempted to report spam on these, to encourage finding more trustworthy channels for political solicitation. I do want to see messages from leaders I support.
110
Reposted by Sheila Allen
Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
From promoting Mein Kampf reading groups led by Ann Coulter’s white nationalist niece one day, to getting face time with the Secretary of State the next. America! We’re still the country where anything is possible!
Enrique Tarrio &
@NobleOne
x.com
@ Translated from German Show original
WARPAINT Book Club Episode 002 Chapter 2 of The Essential Mein Kampf x.com/i/broadcasts/
1...
Rate this translation: _ O
WARPAINT
LIVEIN FIVE
REPLAY
486 views
Enrique Tarrio
@NobleOne
WARPAINT Book Club Episode 002 Chater 2 of Th....
11:32 AM • 12/22/25 • 1K Views
321037354
Reposted by Sheila Allen
Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
We can blame DOGE for many things. Diarrhea now included. "The CDC lab that responds to outbreaks of the parasite cyclospora was downsized from 11 people to just three."
wired.com
The CDC Has a Cyclospora Lab. DOGE Downsized It Last Year
“Based on simple math, these outbreak responses—which require rapid, timely responses—are going to be greatly diminished,” the former CDC lab director tells WIRED.
26782329
Reposted by Sheila Allen
Evan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
It'll be a stressful few months as I wait to see if the risk of leaving Squarespace is something we can bounce back from. In my mind, I had no choice if Assigned was to weather increasing government interference in trans speech. But a safe financial decision, it was not. Please join if you can.
6177103
Reposted by Sheila Allen
Source New Mexico @sourcenm.com · 17/07/2026
The Bureau of Land Management on Wednesday began a public comment period for its proposal to roll back or completely undo protections against oil and gas operations near Chaco Culture National Historical Park, prompting outcry from environmental advocates and members of NM's federal delegation.
buff.ly
New Mexico advocates, elected officials decry federal proposal to curtail Chaco Canyon protections • Source New Mexico
New Mexico environmental advocates and elected officials say the federal government is rushing a plan to cut protections at Chaco Canyon.
12018
Reposted by Sheila Allen
Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 24/06/2026
🪓 Open call: *Spoon Knife Issue 11* Theme: REMNANTS Seeking speculative fiction, literary fiction, memoir, and poetry exploring what survives after the dust settles. 💰 $30 + $0.01/word 📖 Up to 10,000 words 📅 July 31 deadline horrortree.com/taking-submi... #WritingCommunity
044
Reposted by Sheila Allen
Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
this is basically like a colony
511115295
Reposted by Sheila Allen
Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 20/06/2026
Republicans are doing everything they can to silence voters and entrench minority rule. Overcoming that to win the midterms is going to require an unprecedented level of organizing across the country. Our movement was built for this moment.
9443141
Reposted by Sheila Allen
Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
#ShareGoodNewsToo
411835
Reposted by Sheila Allen
Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
it didn't cost 14 million lol, have you learnt nothing about how corruption works
933144
Sheila Allen @sheilatronica.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
I read this series because Cory Doctorow recommended it in his podcast, and he was absolutely right: nobody can write sci fi like a historian. This series is both mind-expanding and vastly entertaining.
0519
Reposted by Sheila Allen
Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Famous authors asking you out
1223420772
Reposted by Sheila Allen
Julia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
I find it morally unacceptable for straight people to pass judgment on my relationship and gender
17696133
Sheila Allen @sheilatronica.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Hard agree
010
Sheila Allen @sheilatronica.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
“But people in immigration detention haven’t been convicted of anything—and are still being forced to work for nothing.”
000
Reposted by Sheila Allen
Jenn @jennburrill.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Its confirmed - New Mexico has its 1st case of New World screwworm. The worm was detected in a Lea County dog. The infestation of maggots causes severe wounds that can result in injury and deaths of pets, wildlife, livestock and — in rare cases — people. sourcenm.com/2026/06/08/n...
11910
Reposted by Sheila Allen
Charlie Stross @cstross.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Thread. Simple and correct moral articulation.
114316
Reposted by Sheila Allen
Anne Golden @annegolden.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
The insect apocalypse is real.
2228
Reposted by Sheila Allen
Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Love this news but hate the "surprise comeback" framing. Teams around the globe worked incredibly hard to protect & expand mangrove forests & it worked! Please just say, "We tried and we succeeded! Go team Earth!" We must admit our victories to give people the heart to keep trying! #ShareGoodNewsToo
121894750
Reposted by Sheila Allen
Uncle Joe @sydseter.com · 03/06/2026
The research article that was published yesterday shows the capabilities of an #agentic #adaptive #computer worm. berryvilleiml.com/2026/06/03/e...
berryvilleiml.com
Echoes of the Morris Wake-up Call of 1988 | BIML
Do you remember the Morris worm? Because we do. We watched it take the Internet by storm in 1988 when the net was small
364
Reposted by Sheila Allen
Patti Olivier 💙VOTE BLUE @patti3333.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES DAY 31 MAY 2026 THESE HORRIFIC TIMES FIGHT HATRED EVERY DAY On this day in 1921 Never forget The Tulsa Race Massacre The Greenwood District The Crime Living their lives successfully Black Wall Street 300+ died White Supremacy & RESENTMENT WALK IN THEIR SHOES
22581271
Reposted by Sheila Allen
cmrn knzlmn @ckunzelman.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
This scam is hitting basically every academic with a book out I guess and I would love if more people shared. The one I got about EVERYTHING IS PERMITTED was interested in the open world stuff, and when I looked up the book club they were spoofing it was entirely dedicated to romantasy.
610526
Reposted by Sheila Allen
Soraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 14/05/2026
"The oligarchs want a permanent ruling class. The extremists want a permanent underclass to grind a boot into. The deal between them is straightforward enough: the oligarchs get captured courts and permanent tax cuts, the extremists get their hierarchy of human worth written back into the law"
202781958
Reposted by Sheila Allen
Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Pathocracy: A system of government “wherein a small pathological minority takes control over a society of normal people.” www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
According to Lobaczewski, the transition to pathocracy begins when a disordered individual emerges as a leader figure. While some members of the ruling class are appalled by the brutality and irresponsibility of the leader and his acolytes, his disordered personality appeals to some psychologically normal individuals. They find him charismatic. His impulsiveness is mistaken for decisiveness; his narcissism for confidence; his recklessness for
fearlessness.
Soon other people with psychopathic traits emerge and attach themselves to the pathocracy, sensing the opportunity to gain power and influence. At the same time, responsible and moral people gradually leave the government, either resigning or being ruthlessly ejected. In an inevitable process, soon the entire government is filled with people with a pathological lack of empathy and conscience. It has been infiltrated by members of the minority of people with personality disorders, who assume power over the majority of psychologically normal people.
24604270
Reposted by Sheila Allen
Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 26/05/2026
One of the most influential election denial operations in right-wing politics has released a far-reaching roadmap to make voting harder across the country. The handbook calls for more surveillance of voters and more power for officials to deny legitimate election results.
democracydocket.com
Cleta Mitchell’s election denial network releases new blueprint to severely restrict voting
It outlines a vision that would transform voting from a fundamental democratic right to a complicated, rule-bound process accessible only to those who can navigate a maze of requirements.
2016097
Reposted by Sheila Allen
Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Truly low turnout in some counties in South Texas. In Starr County, Trump got roughly 9,500 votes in 2024. 90 votes counted in the GOP runoff today. In Webb County, Trump got roughly 33,300 votes in 2024. Roughly 2,300 voters today.
28966278
Reposted by Sheila Allen
Lee Drutman @leedrutman.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Reminder: We don't have to keep doing this. nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com
This Big Idea Could Fix America’s Gerrymandering Madness
The Callais decision put us in a redistricting doom loop. Embracing proportional representation may be the only way out.
2278
Reposted by Sheila Allen
Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 18/05/2026
The WHO is declaring a global health emergency due to the sudden spread of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. Dr. Craig Spencer, a public health expert and an Ebola survivor himself explains what we know so far.
512278
Reposted by Sheila Allen
Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
1/3 ICE is buying up warehouses in Texas to imprison people they snatch off the streets. Speaking as someone who spent years working in those buildings, here's my Texas warehouse story. I used to pull orders for stores in a Coca Cola warehouse.
15223
Reposted by Sheila Allen
Charlie Stross @cstross.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Solar plus batteries cheaper than gas — IRENA report A new IRENA report finds that 24/7 “firm” clean energy is cheaper than coal and gas in many parts of the world. The Iran war may catalyze faster adoption. gasoutlook.com/analysis/solar-plus-…
310631
Reposted by Sheila Allen
🐈‍⬛Cate o’ Nine Tails 🐈‍⬛ @kallaipdx.com · 15/05/2026
This happened against a backdrop of a large scale migration of trans people to the Seattle metro area combined with an alarming rise in the number of hate crimes against trans women in the area. These events are happening in the city’s university district, and in its ‘gayborhood’.
5697190