iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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C. S. E. Cooney @csecooney.bsky.social · 7h

TOMORROW AND TOMORROW AND TOMORROW!!!

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The wealth of the richest 0.1 percent of Americans has more than doubled since 2019. If that doesn't convince you we need a wealth tax, renowned economist Gabriel Zucman will. Watch.

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How to Actually Tax Extreme Wealth (ft. Gabriel Zucman)

Billionaires want you to believe taxing their extreme wealth is too radical and that it can’t be done.Baloney.Economist

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Elise (they/them)🇦🇺 🏳️‍⚧️ @eliseswords.eurosky.social · 13h

Trans Authors, For Trans Awareness Month (exact dates Nov 1st-15th), I'm putting together a Trans SciFi & Fantasy Bundle. (Note: its best to submit a book you won't be using for my Trantasy & Queer Fantasy bundle, running Dec 20th -Jan something 😉) Sign up form: is on my discord or I can DM it!

Trans Fantasy & SciFi
Itch Bundle
Nov 1-15th

Eligibility & Genre:
The author is trans -including nonbinary- and the book is some form of Fantasy or Scifi.
Plot-central trans (and LGBTQIA+) themes are welcome, but not required.

Genre NOTE: I am hosting a Trantasy Bundle in Dec (20th-Jan 10th) for fantasy, so if you wish to participate in that too, please enter a different book in each bundle, if possible.

Preorders: Pre-orders are welcome, if your book releases within 5 weeks of the bundle's end date. Please state the release date in your Itch book description, so readers know when they can download your book.

Categories: YA and Adult Fiction, novellas and full length novels.

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 12h

The Outstanding Novella category recognizes for speculative works ranging from 17,500-39,999 words Congratulations to THE RIVER HAS ROOTS by @amalelmohtar.com #2026IgnyteAwards

2026 Ignyte Award Winner in Outstanding Novella: The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social · 11h

"Gaze long enough into the laundry, and the laundry will gaze into you" #Caturday

My full laundry basket with a ticked tabby occupant burrowed under the clothes, head visible at lower right and tail at upper left (he is a Long Boi)

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 12h

The Outstanding Novelette category recognizes speculative works ranging from 7,500-17,499 words. Congratulations to WE BEGIN WHERE INFINITY ENDS by @somtoihezue.bsky.social #2026IgnyteAwards

2026 Ignyte Award winner for Outstanding Novelette: We Begin Where Infinity Ends by Somto Ihezue

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 12h

The Outstanding Short Story category recognizes speculative works ranging from 2,000-7,499 words. Congratulations to COMMENSALISM, OR THE LABYRINTH'S VESSELS by Albert Nkereuwem (Will This Be a Problem) #2026IgnyteAwards

2026 Ignyte Award Winner for Outstanding Short Story: Commensalism, or The Labyrinth's Vessels by Albert Nkereuwem

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 12h

The #2026IgnyteAwards for Outstanding Speculative Poetry goes to THE LANGUAGE OF FIREFLIES by Angela Liu (The Deadlands)

2026 Ignyte Award winner in Outstanding Speculative Poetry: The Language of Fireflies by Angela Liu

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 12h

The #2026IgnyteAwards Critics Award recognizes contributions to reviews and analysis of the field of speculative literature Congratulations again, @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social

2026 Ignyte Critics Award winner: Alex Brown

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 12h

The #2026IgnyteAwards for Outstanding Fiction Podcast recognizes excellence in audio performance and production for speculative fiction. Congratulations again, @khoreo.bsky.social

2026 Ignyte Awards winner for Outstanding Fiction Podcast: khōréō

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C. L. Polk @clpolk.com · 28/09/2026

Today is my birthday! Please buy my books, I'm so broke

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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 11h

Oh I meant to actually show this picture of my scholarly book on Haitian Vodou to the homies. @tichatnwa.bsky.social @pixiethinkss.bsky.social @hnysuklchocolat.blacksky.app

Haitian Vodou by Mambo Chita Tann on my chair

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 12h

The #2026IgnyteAwards for Outstanding Anthology/Collected Works goes to WE WILL RISE AGAIN: SPECULATIVE STORIES AND ESSAYS ON PROTEST, RESISTANCE, AND HOPE edited by @drkarenlord.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social and @older.bsky.social (Saga Press) See the contributor list in the alt text

2026 Ignyte Award winner in Outstanding Anthology/Collected Works:

We Will Rise Again: Speculative Stories and Essays on Protest, Resistance, and Hope: EDs. Dr. Karen Lord, Annalee Newitz, Malka Older

CONTRIBUTORS: Charlie Jane Anders, Samit Basu, Tobias S. Buckell, Reo Eveleth, Jaymee Goh, Nicola Griffith, Alejandro Heredia, Vida James, N.K. Jemisin, R.B. Lemberg, Sam J. Miller, Abdulla Moaswes, Laia Asieo Odo, Kelly Robson, Nisi Shawl, Ursula Vernon, Sabrina Vourvoulias, Izzy Wasserstein. Interviewees: adrienne maree brown, Andrea Dehlendorf, Walidah Imarisha, L.A. Kauffman, Scott Gabriel Knowles, Kendra Pierre-Louis (Saga Press)

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 12h

The #2026IgnyteAwards for Creative Nonfiction recognizes works related to the field of speculative fiction. Congratulations to @gautambhatia88.bsky.social and THE SECRET HISTORY OF INDIAN SCIENCE FICTION

2026 Ignyte Award winner for Outstanding Creative Nonfiction: The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 12h

The #2026IgnyteAwards Ember Award is given to acknowledge a writer, organization, or entity who has made unsung contributions to the field of genre literature through authorship, patronage, initiatives, and all the quiet ways that make our spaces stronger. Congratulations @marthawells.com

2026 Ignyte Ember Award winner: Martha Wells

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 12h

Finally, the #2026IgnyteAwards Community Award recognizes Outstanding Efforts in Service of Inclusion and Equitable Practice in Genre Congratulations @strangehorizons.bsky.social who also won the inaugural award in this category in 2020.

2026 Ignyte Community Award winner: Strange Horizons

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Livia Roman @liviaroman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I mean, that's not new. That's just capitalism. When has the artist ever made more than the person exploiting them? Remember that Bill Finger died poor and unknown.

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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

And there it is. 🔥

Comment on Reddit: AI is here so the wealthy can feel talented, while making it impossible for the talented to become wealthy.

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Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 11h

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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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 11h

1 pm! Barnes & Noble Santa Fe! Be there or be condemned to play the bard in your next campaign!

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Stina Leicht @stinaleicht.bsky.social · 11h

huh. *that's* what happened. (i'm playing the bard in our current campaign.)

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 14h

Morning, theydies and gentlefolk! Today's the day! We'll see you in a couple of hours.

Ignyte Awards 2026: Winners Announcement Oct 3 @ 12pm ET

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Stina Leicht @stinaleicht.bsky.social · 11h

great dialog doesn't just magically appear, people. and the 'creator' of a show doesn't mean they wrote it. (in fact, the word 'creator' feels increasingly like a meaningless word.)

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Stina Leicht @stinaleicht.bsky.social · 12h

why is it more and more difficult to discover the writers of shows? i find it extremely annoying.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Today's jobs report is a reminder that tax cuts for corporations and the rich don’t create jobs or grow the economy. What's required is investment in working people — and better wages. When workers have money to spend, the economy grows and businesses create more jobs. Remember this.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

With this monopolized media empire comes not just size but unprecedented power. The power to throw workers under the bus. The power to price-gouge because consumers have few alternatives. The power to decide which stories get told, but more importantly, which stories DON'T get told.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 325-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 02/10/2026

Calling all NYC artists — painters, filmmakers, poets, musicians and more! Did you know our city provides grants to support your work every year? And this year, we're DOUBLING the amount — from $5,000 up to $10,000 per artist! Deadlines are approaching fast — apply today at nyc.gov/artistgrants.

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Dan Gillmor @dangillmor.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The pro-crypto legislation didn't pass after all, and some of the credit for this surely must go to Molly White. She is without question doing the best, most relentless coverage of that irredeemably slimy and corrupt industry -- joined at the hip with the irredeemably corrupt Trump world.

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Alasdair Stuart @alasdairstuart.com · 03/10/2026

It's my 50th birthday tomorrow! If you like what I've done while orbiting the nearest star for the first 50 times, my wish list is here www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/... and here uk.bookshop.org/wishlists/6d... Thank you:)

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Check out my list on Amazon

There is a problem loading your basket right now

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Brent C. Lambert @brentclambert.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Funny enough the anniversary of this bad boy's release is tomorrow! So that's kind of cool.

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Catherine the 🍓Redhead @rapieress.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Tonight’s sunset was wild!

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Jared @jaredmcclain.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A federal district court just held that police use of Flock cameras without a warrant violates the Fourth Amendment. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

constitutionally collect this information about one car-and its driver-by
following that vehicle on public roadways over a month. But this leaves the
question of why is it the government's business where everyone goes all the
time? The government cannot go snooping through our personal lives and
business without an adequate basis to do so. That is what the Supreme Court
has said since its decision in Katz through its decision in Chatrie this year,
nearly sixty years later. It is not too much to draw the line at indiscriminate
mass surveillance.
No doubt, ALPR technology comes with remarkable benefits that the
Court cannot ignore. But the Fourth Amendment requires courts to draw a line when the cost is too great. Alaniz's search in just the ALPR system
provided him with more than 50 individual records of Kyle's whereabouts
across the country for an entire month. The Court finds that because the
ALPR systems Alaniz used to search Kyle's historical location information
intruded on her reasonable expectation of privacy in the whole of her physical
movements, it was a search under the Fourth Amendment. Based on the
information in the record, the only reason Alaniz conducted that search was
because he saw her license plate was from California. That search was not
supported by probable cause, and it was done without a warrant in violation
of Kyle's Fourth Amendment rights. That search also has a nexus to the
remainder of the traffic stop because Alaniz began following Kyle's car while

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Dustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this:

Screenshot of a Tweet from Pope Leo XIV. It reads:

"In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgen to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity."

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HELP BEX! bit.ly/HelpBex @ovaettr.gay · 03/10/2026

6 Reasons Why Quitting Gen-AI Will Save the World This article in the form of a zine took an entire month to research and write, and is one of my proudest works to this day. From very early 2026. Digital Zine here: ko-fi.com/s/451ca68c81

Information about data centers and how much water and electricity they use.

Generative AI although sometimes argued as "harmless fun" is detrimental to society and the world around us in these ways we will touch on:

- Pollutes cities displacing people and getting everyone sick who can't relocate
- Drains water excessively to cool data centers poisoning water leftover
- Wastes over 500 terawatt-hours of electricity per year globablly, which exceeds many small countries in usage
- used to replace workers, in multiple industries, filling the market with dangerous gibberish and slop
- Replaces therapists and endangers troubled youth who depend on it
- Most importantly it is frequently used tool of fascism and fascists including Trump and Elon Musk. Let's learn together today!

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Chris @exnerd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

"When asked if customers will be able to opt-out of this, [Amazon] told Bloomberg, “We haven’t thought about that.”" Hey @murray.senate.gov why should Amazon get to violate WA's 2-party consent recording laws and go all Peeping Tom to even record the inside of my house through my front window?

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

honorable mentions

eeek eek is two white butt cheeks onna stem

red dollop of shroom beneath curling moss fairy hat

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The most preternatural fungi I saw today on the Oregon Coast.

i white with gray my eyeball black stares back on bed of moss all green

my face all orange and laid bare chewed by some left to rot away orange

stufous dufous shelf humungous orange black and gray magicians hat upon a tree

i was round once but soon was petals bite by bite so turned to flower gray and white

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

GOOD NEWS! A new cancer treatment has demonstrated unprecedented results in a large trial for cancer patients whose disease has become resistant to chemotherapy AND immunotherapy. Tumors shrank in OVER a third of participants, with 15 patients experiencing COMPLETE eradication of their tumors.

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Melody Schreiber @melodyschreiber.com · 03/10/2026

Okay so remember how Alex Pretti had confronted ICE agents a few days before they shot him

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jess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

SPOOKY MONTH TIME 🎃🐈‍⬛

Photo of a dimly lit living room with a Halloween decor lamp of a black cat sitting on a pumpkin on top of a radiator, the lights inside make it's eyes glow. It looks particularly striking and creepy

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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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Comics in the Spooky Age 🧛‍♂️🧟‍♀️🎃 @comicsinthega.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The first Peanuts strip by Charles M. Schulz was published on October 2, 1950.

Four black and white panels of a boy and girl sitting on steps.
1st panel: Charlie Brown is approaching and the boy says:
"Well! Here comes ol' Charlie Brown!"
2nd panel: As Charlie Brown passes, he says "Good ol' Charlie Brown...yes, sir!"
3rd panel: "Good ol' Charlie Brown..."
4th panel: Once Charlie is gone, "How I hate him!"

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Skype a Scientist @skypeascientist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

We at Skype a Scientist are deeply troubled by the closure of the Academy of Natural Sciences. We urge you to contact Drexel University Leadership and Academy interim leader Trish Wellenbach to urge them to reopen the museum. President Merlo president@Drexel.edu Trish Wellenbach tw958@drexel.edu

a block of text with a statement that reads We at Skype a Scientist are deeply alarmed by the decision of Drexel University leadership and the Academy of Natural Sciences Board to close the Academy’s public museum.

Skype a Scientist is based in Philadelphia with deep roots in our city. Making science accessible, in particular for Philly’s children, is a top priority for our organization. We operate in community centers, at street festivals, and at the intersection of science and art. For the last 10 years, we have worked to engage a broader coalition of Philly residents to care for our local biodiversity.

Our program does not exist in a vacuum. The work that we do, alongside environmental education centers, our museums, classroom teachers, and more, create an ecosystem of connections with science. The loss of any part of this fragile ecosystem is detrimental. The Academy of Natural Sciences grounds biodiversity education in Philadelphia. With grand fossil halls, historical connections, and engaging exhibits, it is a place where many Philadelphians develop a love of science. Loss of access to this space cannot be tolerated.

We are living through an erosion of public education, particularly in the life sciences. Philadelphia cannot afford to lose our flagship biodiversity museum.

We call on the leaders of Drexel University and the Academy board to reverse their decision to close the Academy’s public museum. The children of Philadelphia and future generations of Philly-made scientists are counting on you.

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Janet D. Stemwedel @docfreeride.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

People who are truly contrite about the harm they did via harassment, assault, etc., usually understand that they do not get to keep their positions of power or their good name.

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"I'm supposed to be a tough guy," Curtis confided. "I can hold your hand," the mayor offered "What happens if I faint?" Sliwa asked. "I've got you," Mamdani assured him, grabbing his hand as Sliwa received his flu shot. abc7ny.com/post/nyc-may...

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Mayor Mamdani holds hands with one-time rival Curtis Sliwa to get flu shot

An apparent bromance has continued to blossom for the one-time political rivals.

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Stina Leicht @stinaleicht.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

i'm gonna take my failed math skills into the other room and eat a cookie.

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