I'm so happy that "The Girl That My Mother Is Leaving Me For" is a finalist for the Hugo! Congratulations to all the other nominees!

We need a labeler here that lets everyone know.

ACTUALLY WENT TO THE 2026 WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS DINNER

Why I'm going... My POV on the dinner is summed up well by Eric Deggans on Substack. "Yes, the optics of such an event can be terrible," he writes. But the gatherings themselves are "extremely useful" for reporters: "It's not often, when covering a beat expansive as media or politics, that you get to attend an event which brings together loads of people from your coverage area in one spot on one night. I always view such events as opportunities for source-building, vetting of coverage ideas and networking." That's why I will be there this weekend. (Thank you, CNN, for the invite.)

I'm disappointed that @brianstelter.bsky.social is going to the appalling WHCD dinner. It is *not* at all useful for anything journalistically defensible. It's a celebration of smug clubbiness and, this year, of submission to disinformation and fascism. view.newsletters.cnn.com/messages/177...

Same.

I think it should be legal for me to throw tennis balls at cars if the driver is texting

Virginia! Today is the last day to vote in the redistricting referendum.

Make sure to vote YES.

You can find your polling location at IWillVote.com/VA.

So hey that's eugenics

You can follow all the finalists (or at least all the ones who have Bsky accounts) for the 2026 Hugo Awards right here with this starter pack.

go.bsky.app/mR4XaC

Congratulations to all the finalists on the thread below! Thanks for the amazing works! 🎉

5...4...3...2...1...IGNITION! Hugo Finalist announcement launches April 21 10 a.m. PT

Tune in right here on April 21 at 10 a.m. Pacific Time to find out who the finalists are for the 2026 Hugo Awards for Science Fiction.

Globe showing the Atlantic Ocean with arrows depicting the AMOC circulation: warm surface currents (pink/red) flowing northward from the tropics toward the Arctic, and cold deep return currents (blue/purple) flowing southward. The background shows sea surface temperature trends, with a prominent blue cold patch, the "cold blob", south of Greenland, contrasting with warming (orange/red) across the rest of the ocean.

1/ There's a system of ocean currents in the Atlantic that shapes Europe's #climate, drives monsoons, and keeps sea levels stable along the US coast.

In the last 5 years, the scientific evidence that it could collapse has shifted dramatically.

Most people have no idea. 🧵

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#FundraiserPerk Talk to Clarkesworld editor Neil Clarke for a small group video chat. Warm beverages and friendly chatter encouraged. Comes with the April e-issue of Locus and digital cover art.

Donate at http://locusmag.com/ or through our bio!

This is a phenomenal message -- a bright and thought-provoking discussion for your Tuesday.

If you're nominating/voting for the Hugos (close March 28), Locus Awards (close April 1), or Aurora Awards (close April 4), I have a short story & an anthology that have been well received and which I would love for you to consider. Grab free review copies at kotowych.com/2025/11/12/a...

New update on the sci-fi calendar with Dune: Part Three, Starfield, Aphelion, Solar Expanse, A Quiet Place Part III, and Xenonauts 2 (1.0) 🚀

"Through the Machine" is now a Nebula finalist. You can find it here if you're reading for the Auroras (or any awards for that matter): www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/thro...

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The first chapter of JUPITER RUINS EVERYTHING drops tomorrow morning!! Subscribe tonight to get it in your inbox.

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Cook County Democrats: in the primary today, vote for Toni Preckwinkle to continue as Cook County Board President. Her challenger, Brendan Reilly, voted to allow the Chicago PD to assist ICE.
#chicago #politics #abolishICE

This is a long thread with a lot of references, but please check it out. Timing is critical. Read down through for things that you can do right now.

2026 Audie Award Winners The 2026 Audie winners were unveiled by the Audio Publishers Association (APA) on March 2. Winners of genre interest include: AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR Sunrise on the Reaping By Suzanne Collins. Narrat…

2026 Audie Award Winners
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Clarkesworld 2025 Readers’ Poll Winners LANDSCAPE PAINTER BY ALEX ROMMEL Editor Neil Clarke revealed the winners of the 2025 Clarkesworld Magazine Readers’ Poll in his latest editorial. BEST COVER ART “Landscape Painter” by Alex Rommel B…

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Same

BSFA shortlists have been announced:

www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...

I am thoroughly enjoying your writing and thoughts on the Great Tolkien Reread! Thank you for sharing them!

I love Bombadil! When I get to him in the story it is such a relief. The hobbits need a reprieve from terror, and to know that there is something outside of (waves hand) all this. For me, this chapter lets me breathe a little easier for a time.

This is amazing.

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Can we help Kait extend her motel stay so she has shelter?

Can vouch that she’s smart as hell, really funny, and a precious human being who deserves a safe place to rest.

Hot floor, Dedra.

‘Andor’ Creator Tony Gilroy Gives the Interview He Couldn’t During Its Release While promoting his cautionary tale about fascism, Disney asked Gilroy to refrain from using the word. Nine months after it aired its finale, the 'Star Wars' series feels scarily prescient.

"Fascism is just a total fail in the end. It eats itself up in the end. So this will have been an incredible waste of time, an incredibly wasted opportunity and an incredibly dark period in America’s history that it may never recover from." www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-featur...

I have GOT to have friends and/or followers who are qualified for this. (I am not, alas....)