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Keisha Lance Bottoms Became Governor, and All Day I Felt Like I Should Have Placed a Trade About It On Kalshi

I never imagined that the first thing that I would be brave enough to attempt to publish on Substack would be an essay.

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I started a substack two years ago and was too afraid to publish anything on it. Now my life is desperate enough to overcome all my apprehensions about being stupid, talentless, and the like. All the sacred things in my life must be slaughtered so that I may have the chance to become infinite.

1) I'm on the board of the Ray Bradbury Center 2) I am co-editing a new anthology (with Carrie Cooper, Assistant Director of the Ray Bradbury Center and public humanities scholar).

When Grammy-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens begins playing “Old Corn Liquor,” a traditional Black American folk tune, acclaimed Chinese pipa virtuoso Wu Man recognizes similarities to Chinese pentatonic music and spontaneously joins in. The joy on their faces says it all.

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.

How can I become a professional writer? My debut poetry collection, Delphinium Gospel, was published by a small press two years ago. A short story of mine was republished in Neon Hemlock's queer anthology series, We're Here 2024. I got a novelette published in Beneath Ceaseless Skies a couple of

In BCS #465: "The Eldest Bird of Paradise" @denzelscott.bsky.social "We have delicious cuisine. We are lovers of life. We are lovers of love. We are so many things, but above all else we are lovers of freedom that live in a cage no one can enter or leave." beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-...

Beneath Ceaseless Skies - The Eldest Bird of Paradise by Denzel Xavier Scott

We have delicious cuisine. We are lovers of life. We are lovers of love. We are so many things, but above all else, we are lovers of freedom that live in a cage that no one can enter and no one can le...

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I don’t remember whose insight this is, but it blew my mind when I first read that to understand American history you have to get that race law was designed to increase the number of enslavable people (one-drop rule) and decrease the number of claimants to indigenous land (blood quantum)

The House voted to condemn “socialism” earlier this week. Listen, I’ve been in and around politics for over 50 years. I grew up during McCarthyism and the “red Scare” of the 1950s. I’ve seen all of this fear-mongering before. Here’s what’s really going on.

The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.

Where Was My Generic Prescription Drug Made? - Rx Inspector - ProPublica

The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information on your prescription label to locate the factory and see inspection reports.

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Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe.

Hackers Had A Live Feed Of Every ID This Verification Company Scanned. For Over A Year.

From the very beginning of this recent obsession with identifying everyone online (yes, they like to call it "age" verification, but it always ends up as identity verification), we've been pointing out that it was a huge privacy nightmare waiting to happen. Or maybe it wasn't waiting. Maybe it was already happening. This week a...

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Huge corporations like Amazon, Walmart, and Uber are among the top employers of SNAP and Medicaid recipients. Meanwhile, their CEOs are raking in multi-million dollar pay packages. How is this not a bigger scandal?

OpenAI is now facing more than 50 consumer harm and wrongful death lawsuits alleging that extensive use of ChatGPT resulted in psychological harm, physical injury, and even the deaths of users and/or those around them. futurism.com/artificial-i...

OpenAI Is Now Facing Over 50 Consumer Harm and Wrongful Death Lawsuits

OpenAI was hit with 30 new lawsuits overs its alleged role in the Tumbler Ridge school massacre. It now faces over 50 consumer harm lawsuits.

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I adore feedback. Good, bad, ugly. I live for the possibilities of transformation and growth.

Beneath Ceaseless Skies Magazine@bcsmagazine.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New Issue: BCS #465 out today, featuring stories of leadership under threat by returning BCS authors @denzelscott.bsky.social and Abhijeet Sathe @bingingout.bsky.social, 90-min podcast of Scott read by @smaliamorris.bsky.social, cover art Sam Jumisko: beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/issues/issue...

It’s impossible to calculate how much of what I’ve been able to accomplish is because of women like Gloria Steinem. Rest in power. www.npr.org/2026/09/03/n...

Gloria Steinem, trailblazing journalist and activist, dies at 92

At a time when women were largely limited to domestic roles, Steinem challenged gender stereotypes and championed feminist ideals like equality, sisterhood and reproductive freedom.

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This is why you can't have healthcare. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/ice-buy-robot-dogs-immigration-enforcement-rcna594897

ICE plans to buy robot ‘dogs’ for some immigration enforcement operations

The doglike robots are equipped with cameras and sensors that can detect chemicals and would be used in situations that

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When you claim renewable energies aren’t workable—but you attach solar panels to all your dystopian Flock surveillance cameras.

The richest man owns X. The second and fourth richest men control Google. The third richest man owns The Washington Post. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the seventh richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?

Amazing number of people lately who are willing to stand up and say I’m the villain, you should hate me

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It's not until he says the magic words, that he fears losing control, that it fully clicks. It's not that he believes philanthropy is bad, it's that the risk of someone receiving his money who he doesn't approve of is a bigger problem than the risk that his money helps no one. That speaks volumes.

I thought this was happening much later. I hope you enjoy this piece. It was crafted with all my love, dedication, and the full depth of my imaginative and intellectual powers.

Beneath Ceaseless Skies Magazine@bcsmagazine.bsky.social · 2mo ago

BCS #465 ebook out early today at @weightlessbooks.bsky.social & Kindle Store and for subscribers, featuring stories featuring stories of leaders facing struggles by @denzelscott.bsky.social and Abhijeet Sathe, cover art Sam Jumisko: weightlessbooks.com/fiction/bene... www.amazon.com/Beneath-Ceas...

PLEASE SHARE! Writers! Uncanny Magazine will be open for short story submissions from August 24 to September 7! WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOUR AMAZING, HUMAN-WRITTEN STORIES! www.uncannymagazine.com/submissions/

In other Michigan news, the state looks set to elect it's first transgender lawmaker. Joanna Whaley won her Democratic primary and will compete in November for a state house seat, beating a primary opponent who tried and failed to disqualify her for not running under her deadname

El-Sayed: "I believe our kids have a right to our tax dollars. I'm about 10 min away from schools that look like they did 50 years ago. Our money should be spent here rather than sent in the form of bombs or tanks to foreign govts, particularly when they are doing most heinous things with them ... "

El-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"

To be loved is to be changed.

Currently reading: On Morrison — Namwali Serpell #AmReading There are not many books that dedicate themselves to exploring the creative output of a single black author. That is not to say there are not books that explore the biographies of black writers, but when you sit down and wonder 🧵 1/4

A mature show to return to over and over again. It has more than its fair share of flaws, but when you talk about a unique viewing experience, literally nothing compares to it, before or after, sadly. Currently watching: Sense8 — 2015–2018 · Series

Currently watching: X-Men '97 — 2024– · Series

Currently reading: Joy Is My Middle Name — Sasha Debevec-McKenney #AmReading Some of the poems get me, and some of the poems don't, but that's a me problem. Overall, I think it's well done for what it is doing. Very casual, and at times profound. Worth a read at least once.