If they settle, I think it's an impeachable offense for both him and the AG.

Ho Chi Minh City to spend $280M a year to make bus travel free for all - VnExpress International Ho Chi Minh City is preparing to allocate around VND7 trillion (US$280 million) annually to make bus travel free across the city, with authorities aiming to finalize the policy by late April.

Viet Nam’s largest city is about to make buses free. Ho Chi Minh City, home to 14 million people, is preparing a $280 million annual plan to make all intra-city bus travel free, aiming to increase ridership by about 30% and reduce traffic and emissions. VN Express buff.ly/WYbduTu
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BREAKING: Maryland is about to become the first state in the nation to ban the use of surveillance data and dynamic pricing at grocery stores.

The Maryland House has just passed the Protection from Predatory Pricing Act.

Governor Wes Moore plans to sign the bill.

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Pege Hegseth's chief of staff tried to block the promotion of a black female combat veteran because, as the article notes, "President Trump would not want to stand next to a Black female officer at military events" in Washington DC

Everybody needs universe gnomes!

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Healthcare in an AI-Driven Future: The Hospital at the End of the World by Justin C. Key - Reactor This debut novel explores healthcare and human connection in a near future dominated by AI.

Justin C. Key's The Hospital at the End of the World explores healthcare in an AI-driven monopoly; @vanessa-armstrong.com reviews the balance of slow med school drama and tense techno-thriller:

Hello, book people! I am the book content editor for Reactor Mag and I'm looking for 2026 sci-fi, fantasy, horror, romantasy, and speculative books coming out in the second half of the year! If you have an adult or YA SFF/H book out July-Dec (or publicist), share the link/info here!

Good news: my dragon is now on Netgalley!

It’s a different sort of dragon rider novel: one from the dragon’s POV. He’s just here for the free food, he swears.

If you are an ARC-ish sort, there is a Read Now window open through Friday.

Doctors Get Replaced by AI in Justin C. Key's Dystopian Debut Sci-Fi Novel (Exclusive) Psychiatrist and first-time novelist Justin C. Key imagines a world where computers rule the medical field, and the humans still working in it.

EXCLUSIVE interview at People by the wonderful Janine Rubenstein!

—That said, his new book, "is a cautionary tale," he adds. "We're definitely going that way, just as we are depending more and more on algorithms and AI to help us and guide our decision-making.

Here's the thread on that original story.

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All hands on deck, folks. This will effectively eliminate all books by queer authors and about queer lives, even books with secondary characters, books where the author or a character uses they/them pronouns. This bill will erase identities and harm kids. And it won't stop at public schools.

HELLO I AM IN THE SKY and for the next hour or so will be taking questions. ASK ANYTHING I WILL ANSWER just remember that if you ask for money or, like, a kidney, the answer will be no. Everything else is fair game. SO QUERY ME YOU FABULOUS HUMANS

Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our Second Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 26, 2026. 🎉🎉🎉

Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.

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Take advantage of the sale to buy The Subtle Art of Folding Space! (Link is in the quoted post.)

When I started at Macmillan, there was someone listed in the phone directory as R. Davis and for 2 years I would get at least one call a week where people would just start talking as soon as I picked up.

Shame on NYU Langone for ending gender-affirming care & kicking trans New Yorkers to the curb. It's a violation of their promise to treat all people equally, kindly, and respectfully — and a violation of NYC's human rights law as well. Bending the knee is bad; denying people care is even worse.

Calling it now: the US political media's treatment of AOC is going to make their treatment of Hillary Clinton or Al Gore look like a model of balance and discretion.

Note that about half of the states in the US have already agreed to use Trump’s blatantly flawed voter purge system called “SAVE”. The DHS is suing the other states to get them to hand over their voter rolls too. www.kten.com/news/politic...

Urge your reps to ban Surveillance Pricing and boycott any business that uses it. If it’s allowed to take root, you will be robbed for the rest of your lives.

Even without an on-campus voting site, NCAT students still marched to the polls. 💙💛 Students at North Carolina A&T showed that barriers won’t stop their voices. When access isn’t easy, they organize. ... TikTok video by HBCU Student Action Alliance

North Carolina lawmakers have voted to remove all college campus voting sites. Specifically at the largest HBCU in the US NC A&T. They now have to walk 30 minutes to their nearest polling place. Students are protesting this - pls share and support.

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that's... not an election?

The $38.3 billion they are going to spend for interment camps could fund the annual budget of NASA, the EPA, and all clean energy R&D at the Department of Energy—combined.

Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses

Facebook plans to put facial recognition in its glasses and they think we’re too stupid to fight back.

Their internal memo: “We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.”

Lastly, it's crucial you read widely and nominate diversely. Don't just pick whatever is popular or that you think will win. Veer outside the big names and well-established mags. There's so much great short fiction out there that deserves to be celebrated. Go nominate!
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This is unsurprising. "AI" is just another middle-man between you and your work.

“Collection of Handwritten Letters from Children in Detention Center” sounds like an exhibit in the Holocaust Museum.

Yes. Ring cameras are ICE cameras.

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