DragonCon has announced the ballot for the Dragon awards. Of the 6 nominees for Best Horror Novel, only 1 book is by a dude! So glad for friends @cheriepriest.com, @rachelharrison.bsky.social, @silviamg.bsky.social, and @isabelcanas.bsky.social! awards.dragoncon.org/2026-ballot/

Clarkesworld has recently discovered that their August issue successfully breached containment and gained access to the Internet, where it is presently hacking reader's minds. "Oh no, what will we do? Who knew that stories could be so powerful?" said Neil Clarke, when approached for comment.

Clarkesworld@clarkesworldmagazine.com · 4d ago

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/

Remember to be kind to yourself today. You can be evil to yourself tomorrow. On Wednesday you should be kind to ducks. On Thursday the ducks will be evil to you, so watch out for that

This is out now, available globally! Inkwood Books in NJ has signed stock! So does The Head and the Hand in Philly! Any indie bookstore can order you a copy! It's at all the big box stores, too: Amazon, B&N, Walmart, etc. Ask your library! And if you loved it, leave a review (Goodreads, etc)!!

Ali Trotta@alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 2w ago

This comes out…tomorrow?? Holy hell. So grateful to @clashbooks.bsky.social for being wonderful! I’m so in love with @katelanfoisy.bsky.social’s gorgeous art & grateful to @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social for being 18 kinds of fab! So excited for y’all to read it!! Thank you for all the support. XO

Finished reading Samantha Mills' "Rabbit Test And Other Stories." amzn.to/4sU6e4N 📖🐇 Enjoyed a lot of these #ShortStories, especially the #SciFi ones. #books #reading #SpeculativeFiction #ScienceFiction #Fantasy #ShortStory @samtasticbooks.com @tachyonpub.bsky.social #BookSky

@housedemocrats.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social MAYBE YOU WILL FINALLY CARE ABOUT THIS AND IMPEACH AND REMOVE THIS PEDOPHILE POTUS. OR YOU COULD ALL RESIGN BC YOU'RE USELESS

Ken Caldeira@kencaldeira.com · 3d ago

More news about the Trump crime family. Isn't the entire Trump real estate business a money-laundering operation? And the entire Republican Party are enablers of or participants in this criminality. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

The Dragon Has Some Complaints by @wiswell.bsky.social is an absolutely darling little book It looks like a cozy fantasy but it’s about PTSD and recovering from severe injuries and still trying to be a good person

the time has come, my friends, to write. see you in a few days or something.

I sincerely believe that men cannot handle this. women may be falling in love with their chat bots, too. But I don't think they are categorically attached to its flattery to the same degree.

Kotaku@kotaku.com · 5d ago

YouTuber Hank Green Admits He Has Unhealthy Relationship With AI After Facing Backlash Over Recent Video 'The level of dopamine I've been getting from interacting with LLMs is not healthy for me,' said Green

There’s also something to how women are socialized to be suspicious of flattery — it’s how we transfer responsibility for men’s desire onto women’s bodies; we are taught to defend against that in service to our “innocence” or whatever — whereas men accept flattery as their due. Perfect marks.

"Meet the artists behind Noble Signs, a Brooklyn-based design studio that specializes in custom hand-painted and neon signs for restaurants all over New York... Noble Signs is also preserving and rescuing classic signage from shuttering businesses..."

The Dying Art of Hand-Made Restaurant Signs | NYT Cooking

YouTube video by NYT Cooking

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For writers worried that they won't be able to "prove" their work isn't Spicy Autocomplete--worry not. You thought about every choice and will be able to talk about those choices easily and clearly. Folks who used the slop machine didn't make choices and won't have anything to say about why

The Arctic is warming four times faster than anywhere else. Reindeer are starving. Sámi culture is at risk. For decades, Indigenous nations have demanded a real seat at the UN, not NGO status. Their land, culture, and climate are at stake. ictnews.org/news/as-clim...

As climate change threatens their lands, Indigenous nations demand more power at the UN - ICT

From the Arctic to the Pacific, Indigenous advocates say their voices are too often ignored.

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I hope the campaign in Maine ties the muskrat around Collins' neck. Mention their two names together, make people think her name is hyphenated, or he's her running mate.

Oliver Willis@owillis.bsky.social · 4d ago

Susan Collins is financed by a man who wants to make it easier to create nude pictures of children

orcas, sinking assholes in yachts since the 6th century.* ----- *not a fact just a guess based on the article

victoria zeller🫛 (RISEBALL, summer ‘27)@dirtbagqueer.rocks · 4d ago

sometimes i just wake up and think about the singular whale who spent over fifty years sinking so many ships in the bosporus and dardenelles that he has a whole wikipedia page just about the shit he got up to

okay. it’s time to go silent. i’ve got blockades to run, starships to crash, and alien fleets to destroy. looks like it’s going to be a busy day.

Endometriosis takes nine years to diagnose. That’s about to change. NICE has approved two tests: a saliva test reading microRNA markers, and a gut-sensor test returning results in 45 minutes, sparing women the keyhole surgery currently needed. buff.ly/QX3jHk8 #ShareGoodNewsToo

Rapid endometriosis tests to be made available on NHS in England and Wales

Saliva and gut sensor-based tests hailed as ‘gamechanger’ for millions of women who can wait years for diagnosis

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“AI is quicksand. It sucks up land and water, leaving us marooned and unmoored. Villains line the battlefield with quicksand. We thought the battlefield was our backyard. We thought the internet was a place to play. But it was quicksand.”

Sarah Kendzior@sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 7d ago

New article! On AI, war, and other bad things: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/quicksand

oh, hells yes. phew!

Chris Person@papapishu.bsky.social · 5d ago

Really happy to support the work 404 does.

this looks like fun

Lené Colbert@lenecolbert.bsky.social · 5d ago

O.M.G! How did I not know about this movie? I can’t wait to see this.😆❤️😆❤️ youtube.com/watch?v=UVAk...

ai corporations are a cult

Anthony Moser@anthonymoser.com · 6d ago

Talk of a bubble is "blasphemy against improv comedy groups" says Softbank's Son

Oh buddy just to be aware .. this gives them a metric of how good users are at spotting Ai…. So they can improve AI

The Verge@theverge.com · 6d ago

As part of a series of updates to reduce the volume of AI slop on the platform, LinkedIn is introducing an actual button that lets you flag a post as something that “Seems like AI slop.”

yes, please. everyone knows this is a problem.

CNN@cnn.com · 5d ago

The New York attorney general's office is suing Kalshi, one of the largest prediction markets, alleging it's running an illegal gambling operation in the state. https://cnn.it/4bSza7I

I’m halfway through and every story is killer. The opening by Stephen Graham Jones sets the perfect tone, it changed how I think of stories, and every following narrative has left me astonished. I’m not even done but I know I’ll come back to this book.

Riley Black 🏳️‍⚧️ 🦕@restingdinoface.bsky.social · last wk.

Time to start a new book. The pick this time is…

What is happening inside the military with promotions and firings: We have a ton of people who are being removed from promotion lists. They’re being recommended by those in uniform, and they are being stripped out by Pete Hegseth.

But I don't want to talk to my car. I'm holding onto my 2013 Corolla for dear life. I'd rather walk than have to "upgrade" to an AI car.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 5d ago

Companies are all in on selling folks the idea that it’s in your best interest for your products to “know you” as if you are getting a dedicated servant but what you are really getting is a spy.

okay. lunch done. and back to the word mines. have created a list called: sweaty ‘90s goth club mix. yeah. it’s like that today.

yes. i looked up monsters bc i wanted to protect myself from them. but i also read a lot about trees, bees, ants, and dinosaurs because they fascinated me. i’ve always loved learning.

S. Kramer@libraryephemera.bsky.social · 6d ago

Were you a child who read The World Book Encyclopedia for fun?

Elon Musk: ‘Revenge Porn Is A Human Right’

tell me again how AI makes you smart...

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 6d ago

A U.S. government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a state department presentation at a ⁠global conference www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...