I just backed LIGHTSPEED & NIGHTMARE: Award-Winning SF, Fantasy, & Horror on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/lig... I listen to their podcast regularly and would love to see them continue on continuing on!

LIGHTSPEED & NIGHTMARE: Award-Winning SF, Fantasy, & Horror

We've published nearly 10 million words of science fiction, fantasy, and horror short fiction. Help us write the next chapter.

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RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.

MiracleMoan@miraclemoan.bsky.social · 2w ago

RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.

If you are in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area are queer or queer-frindly and love TTRPGs and/or other board games come play Thirsty Sword Lesbians with me! @ncgaylaxians.bsky.social confabulous.org

Today at the lake.

Butterflies at my friends' native/natural shoreline in Siren, WI

Happy international cat day

This is really worth your time and money! I recommend!

Queen of Swords Press@qospress.bsky.social · 3mo ago

#Booksky Last day for the Pride StoryBundle! 16 terrific queer books at a great price and you can support Rainbow Railroad too, at no extra charge! SO much good reading! storybundle.com/pride

WHO SPRAYED THE PROTESTORS??? The didn't just automatically jet out of nowhere. DO YOUR F'ing job @kare11.bsky.social - give the responsibility to the actor responsible.

KARE 11@kare11.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Chemical irritants were sprayed at protestors outside the federal courthouse in St. Paul Tuesday afternoon.

none of the occupations are over

Dave Byrnes@djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 4mo ago

More on ICE agents detaining a person in North Chicago this morning, leaving a child behind in a car:

I'll be one of the guest of honor at Quantum-Con this up-coming weekend (May 15-17). If you find yourself in West Plymouth, Minnesota, stop in! quantum-con.org

Home Page - Quantum-Con

OPEN THE CONVENTION AND SEE WHAT’S INSIDE!​ Welcome to Quantum-Con!Get ready for Quantum-Con 4, returning to the Crowne Plaza. Stay tuned for more announcements! WHAT A Fan Convention for Sci-Fi, Fant...

quantum-con.org

This was an amazing conversation! Check it out!

Podside Picnic@podside-picnic.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Twin Cities authors @jrdawson.bsky.social, @naomikritzer.bsky.social, @marissalingen.bsky.social, and @lydamorehouse.bsky.social join us to talk about how Operaton Metro Surge and beyond has affected their lives, their activism and their writing www.patreon.com/posts/minnes...

Did you know that the resistance is still active in MN? There are still folks still too afraid to leave their homes and my friends at openmarketmn.org are still feeding people where other places have closed down. (Venmo is not working, please use these.) WE FEED US!

There are two versions of Microsoft Outlook on Artemis II. Last night, neither of them worked, and Houston had to remote in to address the problem.

Even Artemis II Astronauts Have Microsoft Outlook Problems

The mission commander’s email inbox failed during the journey to the moon. Have they tried turning the computer off and back on again?

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I’m participating in panels on April 3 at @minicon-mnstf.bsky.social in Bloomington MN! First, at 7 pm I will be on “First Time Self Publishing Wins and Losses.” Then at 8:30 pm I’m moderating “Cyberpunk in the Age of AI” and will be joined by panelists @lydamorehouse.bsky.social and Karl Gallagher.

St. Paul, MN @reuters.com #NoKings

Preach, @governorwalz.mn.gov!

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Walz: The president said it's a bunch of radicals. You're damn right we've been radicalized. Radicalized by compassion, radicalized by decency, radicalized by due process, radicalized by democracy.

Since I feel like lately all I do is beg for money for my favorite resistance causes, here is a picture of my cat, Buttercup, being a big bed hog. Look at this beast! He DARES to put a foot on Ms. Willow! (She is also asleep so she doesn't seem to mind.)

Businesses across Minnesota have struggled thanks to ICE. One place is Dawah Institute a mosque/Islamic Community Center I patrol. They generously allowed their tenants to go without rent and now are behind on mortgage. Please help if you can (or spread the word!) www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with...

Donate to Stand With Minnesota Dawah Institute During a Difficult Time, organized by Kassim Busuri

Dear friends and community, Minnesota Dawah Institute has… Kassim Busuri needs your support for Stand With Minnesota Dawah Institute During a Difficult Time

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Applying for jobs after decades as a writer and a stay at home mom. Them: *helpfully has a box to check to say you provided unpaid services at home* Also them: 3 WORK REFERENCES OR NO JOB! Me: *wracking brains* could anyone still be working at [former job] that remembers me from 1999??

WTF, Frey. Ramsey County managed to grant a two-month stay.

taylr@taylordahlin.com · 7mo ago

mayor jacob frey has vetoed the pause evictions, save lives bill the minneapolis city coucil approved that would've extended the eviction timeline from 30 days to 60 days temporarily to held families impacted by the ICE invasion catch up paying rent

Some professors at the University of St. Thomas are doing a research project on the effects of the ICE occupation on Twin Cities parents. They're looking for parents who are US citizens, who live in the Twin Cities metro area, and who have kids ages 5-10. stthomas.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Check out this whole thread. Minneapolis and Saint Paul are still hurting. Folks are cautiously coming out of shelter, but need food to get them through until paychecks start up again or new jobs are found. ZCC is my mutual aid! Laura and I have been working together! Please share widely!

Laura Zats@lzats.bsky.social · 7mo ago

It's time. Colin, the comrade running the shelter-in-place food program I'm working at, told me that this week he's had to turn down asks from schools to supply food directly to their sheltering families. The reason? There's not enough money coming in for that amount of food. Let's change that.

Of all the things we are doing in MN, this one is just beyond. Imagine being released from hell alone in the cold. And a total stranger has waited all night with a blanket just to be ready to hug you and carry you home. Every job we do is crucial, but this one is what restores humanity and dignity.

Bill Madden@maddenifico.bsky.social · 7mo ago

As the pedophile führer's ICE Nazis are ordered to release people they've kidnapped, they do it in the dead of night to make sure it's as cruel and brutal as possible. Fortunately, compassionate Patriots are there to meet them and make sure they're ok and driven to their homes.

Everyone who worked at this camp should go to prison.

Nathan Kalman-Lamb@nkalamb.bsky.social · 7mo ago

“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.” - 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas. Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children. www.propublica.org/article/ice-...

It ain’t over til Minnesota has ICE’s battle flag

It’s not a withdrawal until ICE is abolished. I have neighbors everywhere.

I know you all have just heard the news that Homan says that "Operation Metro Surge" is over in Minnesota, but, even if that is true, we are going to have legal battles to restore our neighbors to their homes for months and months to come. Fellow nerds? Consider supporting: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...

things have not changed here. please, if you’re not in minnesota, do not look away. please prepare where you are. this is what they’ll do to your community next.

Andrew Karre@andrewkarre.bsky.social · 7mo ago

This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.

Hey, blesky friends! The organizers at the Chef Collective here in St. Paul (the other half of the resistance) wants y'all to know you are awesome. Thank you so much. The need is ongoing, but y'all stepped up to help us fed thousands of neighbors and fight the GOOD fight.

I know we are all tapped out, but if you have anything to spare, the mutual aid place I volunteer at is desperate for funds to keep the lights on and folks fec. Venmo: @chef-collective-1123 or casapp: $chefcollective1123. Please share widely.