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K.B. Spangler @kbspangler.com · 01/08/2026

If you're voting for the Hugos this weekend, please consider A GIRL AND HER FED for "Best Graphic Story or Comic." We're eligible as we wrapped the most recent act in 2025, a 20-year project about the illusions of freedom we somehow managed to land. #Hugos #WorldCon #GraphicArt #GraphicStory #Comic

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 01/08/2026

"AI-powered search summaries (or AIO - Artificial Intelligence Overview) are increasingly answering questions before users ever visit the websites that created the content." Google AI Overview recently arrived in France, and naturally, I quickly found my work there. 🫡

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Joanne Merriam @joannemerriam.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Folks, if you have even a couple bucks it'll help keep this excellent magazine alive! #BookSky

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Uncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Ahhh!! Just THREE more Backers!!!

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File 770 @file770.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

LAcon V Worldcon Film Festival Announces 2026 Award Winners file770.com/lacon-v-worl...

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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 01/08/2026

The August issue of Clarkesworld is now online and features stories by Ravn J. Silver, Eilis O’Neal, Jordan Alexander, D.A. Xiaolin Spires, E.N. Auslender, Y.M. Pang, and H.H. Pak. clarkesworldmagazine.com/issue_239 Subscribe today at: clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/

The August issue of Clarkesworld features cover art by Thomas Brissot. A young woman flanked by two robots with large swords aimed straight down appear to be conversing with a tall water bird on the edge of a leafy area. The title is "A Visit To The Oracle" and the bird's beak is open as if speaking. The background fades shows a palace of sorts behind the bird but only whiteness behind the other figures.

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 28/07/2026

Free speech matters. So does verifying what's true. Without a stable historical record, accountability suffers. A new paper, THE POLITICAL THREATS OF VANISHING CULTURE AND THE NEED TO PROTECT OUR FUTURE MEMORY, explores why. 📖 Read or download ⬇️ journals.library.wustl.edu/pollib/artic... 🧵

Greenish-black graphic quoting Michael Menna and Lila Bailey, in The Political Librarian, with the quote "The entire project of history depends on this process, which means that it depends on the ability to keep and transmit information across time.

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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

More recently, the White House is currently trying to write new grant rules that would give Trump and his appointees even more power to cancel grants for political reasons. So the case, which concerns cuts last year, carries special import now: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/u...

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White House Faces Stiff Pushback on Subjecting Grants to Political Review

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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 23/07/2026

What Is Safe To Eat? How I'm Thinking About Cyclosporiasis as of 2AM on Juky 23rd www.patreon.com/mattbc/posts...

So here's how I'm thinking about this:

Avoiding all uncooked produce provides the best reduction in risk from Cyclospora. If you really, really don't want Cyclosporiasis, avoiding all uncooked produce seems to me like the thing to do. Because of the way produce is packaged and moved, cross-contamination is much easier than I would like. (e.g. the lettuce in the supermarket refrigerator case drips on to the carrots). As we've previously discussed, heat kills Cyclospora.

Only eating produce from a known, trusted, local farm (or garden!) provides a similar level of risk reduction. But you only get that level of risk reduction if they're not co-mingling with 'bought in' produce. (e.g. some farmers run shops/stands/markets in which they sell their own produce, but also sell produce purchased from wholesalers). Lettuce from your own garden should not have Cyclospora.

If you're willing to tolerate a bit more risk by eating uncooked produce (or if your diet requires you eat uncooked produce), I would still avoid lettuce. At this point, lettuce does seem to be a main driver of this outbreak.

I would also not eat raw herbs or berries. Why? Table 1. Again, I'm being — what some would certainly consider — overly cautious. But because it seems like everyone involved is a bad faith actor, and cyclospora loves fresh herbs and berries, if those aren't a vital part of your diet, I might hold off for another week to see if additional evidence emerges from the various ongoing public health investigations.

if you've got a medically uncomplex toddler who only eats blueberries, I'd keep giving them blueberries.

if you're allergic to bactrim and immunocompromised, I'd probably skip the blueberries for now

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 20/06/2026

“Wharton School researchers have dubbed this phenomenon ‘cognitive surrender,’ in which users shift from treating AI as a tool to treating it as an authority, accepting its answers rather than actively evaluating them.”

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The hidden cost of letting AI choose your lunch

Relying on AI for decision-making could lead to "cognitive surrender," a weakening of critical thinking that makes people distrust their own judgment.

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Laura Hollister @xenolith.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Educators take note. 🧪🍎🎢🧬

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Kimberly Hanson @thewildhare.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Just finished a lovely book, “The Hearth Witch’s Guide to Magic and Murder.” Thank you @kiricallaghan.com, for this fun and captivating mystery. The story grabbed my interest right away and kept me filled with suspense throughout. An all around enjoyable read! Recommended!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/06/2026

it's notable to me that the administration tried to frame tonight's UFC event as a "gift to Americans" but you can't watch it unless you have a paid subscription to Paramount+

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Úna-Minh's ✨ Open to Work ✨ @unaminh.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

IMPORTANT: For any artists/writers/etc etc, using Linktree to point people to their work, from 5 July, they'll be feeding all imagery you use on your landing page into DALL-E by OpenAI. I deleted my account this morning.

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Cheryl Morgan @cherylmorgan.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

The May issue of Salon Futura is now online, featuring fiction by Martha Wells, Tracy Deonn, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Evangeline Walton and Mats Strandberg, plus Welsh poetry, Celtic Magic, genre interviews, the Hay Festival and Åcon.

salonfutura.net

Issue 80

This is the May 2026 issue of Salon Futura. Here are the contents.

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Kimberly Hanson @thewildhare.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

This is an excellent explainer - worth the time to read all the way down.

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Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com · 09/05/2026

Read @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social's Dreadful, which was hilarious. Amnesiac sorcerer wakes up in a burning room & discovers that: -he's the dark lord -he's got a princess in his dungeons -he had PLANS Unfortunately, his past self was rude enough to not leave notes about said plans. Hijinks ensue.

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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Rich is not a protected class. It is not immutable. Don't want to be treated like a parasite on the civic body? Don't act like one.

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Casey Blair @caseyblair.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Hi everyone! I don't talk much about it here, but I have an autoimmune disorder called ankylosing spondylitis. My life is SO MUCH better now that I have a diagnosis and medication. But that medication also costs me *$700* per month just to be able to literally walk.

Casey selfie, dressed up and posing on a cane day.

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Catherynne M. Valente @catvalente.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

You have friends everywhere. #maythefourth

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Cameron Reed (she|they) @lateonsetgirl.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

I'm so happy that "The Girl That My Mother Is Leaving Me For" is a finalist for the Hugo! Congratulations to all the other nominees!

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

We need a labeler here that lets everyone know. ACTUALLY WENT TO THE 2026 WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS DINNER

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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

I'm disappointed that @brianstelter.bsky.social is going to the appalling WHCD dinner. It is *not* at all useful for anything journalistically defensible. It's a celebration of smug clubbiness and, this year, of submission to disinformation and fascism. view.newsletters.cnn.com/messages/177...

Why I'm going...

My POV on the dinner is summed up well by Eric Deggans on Substack.

"Yes, the optics of such an event can be terrible," he writes. But the gatherings themselves are "extremely useful" for reporters: "It's not often, when covering a beat expansive as media or politics, that you get to attend an event which brings together loads of people from your coverage area in one spot on one night. I always view such events as opportunities for source-building, vetting of coverage ideas and networking."

That's why I will be there this weekend. (Thank you, CNN, for the invite.)

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Ann LeBlanc @robotleblanc.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

I think it should be legal for me to throw tennis balls at cars if the driver is texting

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Virginia! Today is the last day to vote in the redistricting referendum. Make sure to vote YES. You can find your polling location at IWillVote.com/VA.

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Dex Anderson @dexanderson.com · 21/04/2026

So hey that's eugenics

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Los Angeles Worldcon @laworldcon.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

You can follow all the finalists (or at least all the ones who have Bsky accounts) for the 2026 Hugo Awards right here with this starter pack. go.bsky.app/mR4XaC

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Kimberly Hanson @thewildhare.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Congratulations to all the finalists on the thread below! Thanks for the amazing works! 🎉

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Los Angeles Worldcon @laworldcon.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Tune in right here on April 21 at 10 a.m. Pacific Time to find out who the finalists are for the 2026 Hugo Awards for Science Fiction.

5...4...3...2...1...IGNITION!

Hugo Finalist announcement launches April 21 10 a.m. PT

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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

1/ There's a system of ocean currents in the Atlantic that shapes Europe's #climate, drives monsoons, and keeps sea levels stable along the US coast. In the last 5 years, the scientific evidence that it could collapse has shifted dramatically. Most people have no idea. 🧵

Globe showing the Atlantic Ocean with arrows depicting the AMOC circulation: warm surface currents (pink/red) flowing northward from the tropics toward the Arctic, and cold deep return currents (blue/purple) flowing southward. The background shows sea surface temperature trends, with a prominent blue cold patch, the "cold blob", south of Greenland, contrasting with warming (orange/red) across the rest of the ocean.

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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

#FundraiserPerk Talk to Clarkesworld editor Neil Clarke for a small group video chat. Warm beverages and friendly chatter encouraged. Comes with the April e-issue of Locus and digital cover art. Donate at locusmag.com... or through our bio!

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Wendy N. Wagner 🎃 @wnwagner.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

This is a phenomenal message -- a bright and thought-provoking discussion for your Tuesday.

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Stephen Kotowych 🇨🇦 @ourmankoto.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

If you're nominating/voting for the Hugos (close March 28), Locus Awards (close April 1), or Aurora Awards (close April 4), I have a short story & an anthology that have been well received and which I would love for you to consider. Grab free review copies at kotowych.com/2025/11/12/a...

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 17/03/2026

New update on the sci-fi calendar with Dune: Part Three, Starfield, Aphelion, Solar Expanse, A Quiet Place Part III, and Xenonauts 2 (1.0) 🚀

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P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

"Through the Machine" is now a Nebula finalist. You can find it here if you're reading for the Auroras (or any awards for that matter): www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/thro...

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Sam J Miller @sentencebender.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

The first chapter of JUPITER RUINS EVERYTHING drops tomorrow morning!! Subscribe tonight to get it in your inbox. sentencebender.substack.com

A graphic of Jupiter and Io, with the text "1: I immediately attract unwanted attention. Chapter One of Jupiter Ruins Everything, in which Deimos Zaragoza comes home to find he's made two grave miscalculations."

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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Cook County Democrats: in the primary today, vote for Toni Preckwinkle to continue as Cook County Board President. Her challenger, Brendan Reilly, voted to allow the Chicago PD to assist ICE. #chicago #politics #abolishICE

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Kimberly Hanson @thewildhare.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

This is a long thread with a lot of references, but please check it out. Timing is critical. Read down through for things that you can do right now.

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Una McCormack @unamccormack.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

BSFA shortlists have been announced: www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...

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Vote for the BSFA Awards

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

This is amazing. www.getyourfuckingmoneyback.com

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El is in the Details @elsbells.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Can we help Kait extend her motel stay so she has shelter? Can vouch that she’s smart as hell, really funny, and a precious human being who deserves a safe place to rest.

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