How the American oligarchy went hyperscale The AI boom is fueling a literal and metaphorical power grab by tech billionaires—and forcing a reckoning.

May 2026
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Sam Altman’s Stargate datacenter in Abilene, Texas, will be “roughly the size of New York’s Central Park," while OpenAI’s Project ­Jupiter in New Mexico could be larger still. Amazon and Anthropic are developing Project Rainier on 1,200 acres outside Indiana.

Grotesque: In a dispute over a will, two brothers including a retired Alabama state trooper now working at a federal courthouse, appear to have gotten their mother-in-law arrested by ICE.
Using the state to remove disfavored family members is the sort of thing that happens in totalitarian regimes.

The Speculative Detective Agency is a new anthology blending speculative and crime fiction. Published by @diversionbooks.bsky.social Edited by @latinxfiles.bsky.social and @richienarvaez.bsky.social
Pre-order from the link in my bio!

Coming Oct 2026: The Speculative Detective Agency YouTube video by Stephanie Nina Pitsirilos

The Speculative Detective Agency, publishing October 2026 with @diversionbooks.bsky.social with editor Toni Kirkpatrick, and @richienarvaez.bsky.social @latinxfiles.bsky.social.

Trailer I made with a teaser for my story, "The Silver Woman". It has Venusian themes.

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A few hours to work on my own writing is all I ask. That and a small glass of wine waiting for me at the end.

GHOSTS AND CRYPTIDS: Proud to be part of this upcoming anthology from @diversionbooks.bsky.social @latinxfiles.bsky.social and @richienarvaez.bsky.social!!

THE SPECULATIVE DETECTIVE AGENCY releases on 10.06.26. Pre-order your copy today: bit.ly/4tpEXbT #speculativefiction #cryptids

Esencia no va.

We timed the cover reveal to coincide with Noche del Fuego, originating in 14th century Spain in response to the growing violence against witches. Join us tonight in making a fire or lighting a candle!
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Happy #nochedefuego!
Cover reveal!
THE SPECULATIVE DETECTIVE AGENCY Anthology,
edited by Matthew David Goodwin and Richie Narvaez.
Pre-order now! bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

HAPPY NOCHE DE FUEGO! Proud to be part of this upcoming anthology from @diversionbooks.bsky.social @latinxfiles.bsky.social @richienarvaez.bsky.social!! THE SPECULATIVE DETECTIVE AGENCY releases on 10.06.26. Pre-order your copy today: bit.ly/4tpEXbT #speculativefiction #cryptid

THE SPECULATIVE DETECTIVE AGENCY cover reveal will coincide with Noche Del Fuego on April 12, that annual night of storytelling founded by a witch-mathematician, a sexy monk, a warrior nun, a farmer-scholar, and a madman and/or happy philosopher. @latinxfiles.bsky.social @diversionbooks.bsky.social

soon

Inside Alligator Alcatraz, Wasserman Schultz finds men crammed in cages, smell of urine, inadequate food ‘Everything about this screams inhumane and unnecessary, and the cruelty is the point,’ U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz said about the Alligator Alcatraz detention center in the Everglades.

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz made an unannounced visit to the Everglades concentration camp where she describes the inhumane conditions she witnessed.

I'll be reading a new story to be published in the next issue of LUMINA, at their launch party, 4/24: www.eventbrite.com/e/lumina-vol...

What Bookstores Want From Traditional Publishers—and How the Bookstore Market Has Changed | Jane Friedman Booksellers discuss how BookTok has changed the customer demographic, and how publishers can better pitch their titles for placement.

"What Bookstores Want From Traditional Publishers—and How the Bookstore Market Has Changed"
(And what it means to writers)
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No Kings! No Wars! The founders of the United States feared monarchically inclined presidents who could wage wars of whim.

From above the Arctic Circle to the tip of the Florida Keys, from American Samoa in the South Pacific to St. Croix in the Caribbean, and from the steps of the state Capitol in Minnesota, Americans will raise the call today:

No Kings!

No Crowns!

No Thrones!

No Oligarchs!

No ICE!

No War!!!

A Tribute to Workers, Written in Chalk | ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera When my daughter Josie was seven, she became obsessed with a battered paperback in her school library. It was an illustrated novel for children about the Triangle Factory Fire. (I know, who the heck w...

Lovely piece by @marjorieingall.bsky.social: arcmag.org/a-tribute-to...

I don’t know who needs to hear this but ICE-Gestapo killers aren’t at airports to help TSA, they are there to intimidate and terrorize and it’s also practice for what they plan to do at polling locations this November by order of the orange felon. This is what fascism looks like.

My resolution to overturn the Supreme Court’s disastrous Citizens United decision — H.J.Res 122 — has now been co-sponsored by 72 Members of Congress. You can view the full list at: www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c....

I’ll keep fighting to get it across the finish line!

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get out and vote, IL-09!

I'm happy to be reading a story at Sarah Lawrence College tomorrow as part of their Student/Faculty Happy Hour Reading, 6 p.m., Slonim Living Room.

Three Women Veterans on the Devastating Reality of the VA Abortion Ban The Trump administration is no longer providing emergency abortion care for pregnant women veterans relying on VA healthcare.

Women veterans describe the fear, medical risk and loss of autonomy created by the Trump administration's policy to no longer provide abortion care for veterans relying on VA healthcare, even in cases of rape and incest.

Why the Global Elite Gave Up on Spelling and Grammar From Epstein’s associates to Jack Dorsey to David Ellison, the rich and powerful share a seeming disregard for proper English.

WSJ flags an important trait of the Epstein class: they're functionally illiterate, demonstrating a less-than-grade school mastery of grammar and spelling. www.wsj.com/lifestyle/je...

Actor returns award over censorship by Toronto Film Critics Association | APTN News YouTube video by APTN News

Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers will be returning her recent award won from the Toronto Film Critics Association after they censored her recorded acceptance speech once she turned attention to the war in Palestine.

Singin' In The Bathtub (Magidson-Cleary-Washington) 1929 YouTube video by Ned Sparks

"Singin' In The Bathtub," Winnie Lightner, 1929 #5amwritersclub www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHcD...

Statue of liberty Day of Action Gov. Hochul: Defend NY, Fund our future Protect immigrants! Tax the Rich! Make polluters pay! Tuesday, 3.10 Albany, NY @ 10 am

On March 10, we're going to Albany to tell Gov. Hochul: DEFEND NY, FUND OUR FUTURE!

In a time of crisis, we need bold action to protect immigrants, make polluters pay, and tax the rich!

RSVP at https://cit.ac/defend-ny

"You can't be railing against late stage capitalism AND talking about building your brand. No."

#OverheardAtAWP #AWP #AWP26

Fully 50% of Americans now support abolishing ICE — a record high — compared to only 39% who oppose that.

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How I arrived on Bluesky: