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Angus McIntyre
@angusm.bsky.social
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SF/F author (“The Warrior Within” etc.) Photographer. Programmer. Allegedly sentient mammal. One more pawn for the Muppet Pastor. [he/him]

https://angus.pw/ - SF/F writing
https://raingod.com/ - Photos & more
https://disoriented.net/ - Travel & photo blog
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angusm.bsky.social
As soon as the magnitude of the crisis became clear, Chuck Schumer snapped into inaction.
January 4, 2026 at 12:53 AM
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cristianfarias.com
Best thing I’ve read this morning, from a human rights lawyer in Mexico. Translation is in the ALT-text.
Twitter thread in Spanish by José Mario de la Garza, a human rights lawyer in Mexico, translated using Google Translate: 1. Overthrowing a dictator sounds morally right. No one mourns a tyrant. But international law wasn't built to protect the good, but to restrain the powerful. That's why it prohibits force almost without exception: not because it ignores injustice, but because it knows that if each country decides whom to "liberate" by force, the world reverts to the law of the strongest. 2. The problem is not Maduro. The problem is the precedent. When military force is used to change governments without clear rules, sovereignty ceases to be a limit and becomes an obstacle. Today it is “overthrowing a dictator”; tomorrow it will be “correcting an election,” “protecting interests,” “restoring order.” The law does not absolve dictatorships, but neither does it legitimize unilateral crusades. Cont’d: 3. The uncomfortable question is not whether a tyrant deserves to fall, but who decides when and how. Because history teaches something brutal: removing a dictator is easy; building justice afterward is not. And when legality is broken in the name of good, what almost always follows is not freedom, but chaos, violence, and new victims. The law exists to remind us of this, even when it makes us uncomfortable. Maduro isn't the problem: he's the face of the problem. Removing him from power would be merely opening the door. Behind him is the machine: Rodríguez, Cabello, the military command, the operators of repression and plunder. If you only change the person at the top and leave the system intact, what follows isn't democracy: it's a reshuffling. And there's something even more difficult: Chavismo didn't just capture institutions, it captured daily life. Economy, media, bureaucracy, employment, fear, favors, blackmail. A country can't be "de-Chavistaized" by decree or by an electoral miracle. The real transition begins when that network is broken without setting the country ablaze. The challenge is enormous, and it's also a moral one: to unite without vengeance, but without impunity. Targeted justice for those most responsible, truth for the victims, guarantees that the rest will dismantle the system, and a plan for people to live again—not just survive. Because freedom doesn't come with a new president: it comes when the state ceases to be a threat.
January 3, 2026 at 2:16 PM
angusm.bsky.social
Because it's Caturday, and the cats must go on, here's a smol NYC bodega cat to brighten your timeline.
A small orange-and-white cat sits in the open doorway of a shop. Shelves and the legs of customers are visible in the background.
January 3, 2026 at 3:43 PM
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octows.bsky.social
It is the official position of the United States that US courts have jurisdiction over any president in the world except the President of the United States.
January 3, 2026 at 1:26 PM
angusm.bsky.social
Why is it called Grok and not Robot-Epstein?
January 2, 2026 at 11:19 PM
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octows.bsky.social
A hush fell over the Situation Room. The world stood on the brink of nuclear annihilation. One slim chance remained, but only if they could somehow find someone who could recognize a giraffe.

President Donald J. Trump cleared his throat. "Don't worry, guys," he said calmly. "I've got this one."
January 2, 2026 at 5:21 PM
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stereogum.com
Watch Lucy Dacus perform the women's suffrage and workers' rights anthem "Bread And Roses" at @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's NYC mayoral inauguration
Watch Lucy Dacus Perform "Bread And Roses" At Zohran Mamdani's Mayoral Inauguration
Indie rockers were among the many musicians who played a part in Zohran Mamdani’s successful campaign to become mayor of New York City. Lucy Dacus, for instance, welcomed Mamdani onstage during her pe...
stereogum.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:07 PM
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stevevladeck.bsky.social
I love this piece by @mollycrabapple.bsky.social—and not just for the obvious reasons:

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
They tried to smear him as an antisemite – but Mayor Zohran Mamdani walks in a rich Jewish tradition | Molly Crabapple
When I look at Mamdani, I don’t see some radical departure. I see him an heir to the Yiddish socialism that helped build New York
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:58 PM
angusm.bsky.social
Not only does Kameron write a new story for subscribers every month, she writes GOOD stories.

Your dollar a month supports a gifted writer & gets you a regular dose of quality fiction. Do it.
kameronhurley.com Kameron Hurley @kameronhurley.com · 5d
One dollar. *Fifty sci-fi adventures today.* More every month. Think of it as your personal rebellion against doomscrolling. www.patreon.com/kameronhurley
Get more from Kameron Hurley on Patreon
creating Short Stories
www.patreon.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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nightshadesmag.bsky.social
night shades is OPEN!

🛸 500 words max, any speculative
🛸 sim subs ok (multiples not)
🛸 quick response and pro+ pay

please read the guidelines!

www.nightshadesmag.com/submissions/
Submissions
Night Shades is a fiction magazine that publishes four speculative stories per month. Night Shades is OPEN Night Shades opens sporadically and for indeterminate periods of time. The detai...
www.nightshadesmag.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
angusm.bsky.social
I have not yet read this, but I have never read anything by Premee that I didn't like, so I feel confident saying that this is probably excellent and well worth your $2.

A DRM-free version is available from bookshop.org, so you can buy it there & get a copy you can read on ALL your devices.
premeemohamed.com Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 5d
Can't sleep, surprised to see that THE BUTCHER OF THE FOREST ebook is on sale for two dollars (in Canada at least) though!

Even after thirteen books I always get a little jumpscare when I see my name

www.amazon.ca/Butcher-Fore...
The Butcher of the Forest
The Butcher of the Forest eBook : Mohamed, Premee: Amazon.ca: Books
www.amazon.ca
December 30, 2025 at 2:18 PM
angusm.bsky.social
Please tell me someone is already busy making a parody porn movie called "Avatar: Fire and Ass".
December 29, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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sentencebender.bsky.social
My beloved underloved underappreciated baby is only $0.50!

It made Kass Morgan say “Sam J. Miller has cemented his status as one of the most visionary fiction writers of his generation. A staggering, stunning novel" !!!!🥹🥹🥹😭😭😭
kithrup.bsky.social Sean Eric Fagan @kithrup.bsky.social · 6d
Heads up: ass noted by @galatfemme.bsky.social, Destroy All Monsters by @sentencebender.bsky.social is on US Kindle sale for $0.50; I got some for random giveaway, and one for me.
December 29, 2025 at 11:44 PM
angusm.bsky.social
A Facebook-style 'Marked Safe' graphic, with a small blue flag appearing above the words "Marked Safe From Being Eaten by Yule Cat Today".
December 25, 2025 at 12:42 AM
angusm.bsky.social
search your first name + "glamour shot"

Nailed it. This is totally me.
Two cows seen face on. One cow is black, out of focus and only partly in frame. The other is white, and can be seen more clearly.
December 25, 2025 at 12:09 AM
angusm.bsky.social
My short story “Smart Contract” appears today in the third all-crime issue of Mythaxis Magazine. Read online for free.

mythaxis.co.uk/issue-44/
Mythaxis Magazine Issue 44
Speculative Fiction Without Distraction
mythaxis.co.uk
December 24, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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emmiechristie33.bsky.social
7.2 for Factor Four Anthology!

"The Ghost of You Lingers" by @engel-cox.com
"With a Palette of Rock and Magma" by @carolscheina.bsky.social
"Memories in Winter" by Rebecca Birch
"The Inside of the Outside" by @angusm.bsky.social
"Where Wishes Grow" by @mattkrizan.bsky.social
December 21, 2025 at 6:09 PM
angusm.bsky.social
If you're in the UK, the ebook of my space-opera novella "The Warrior Within” just dropped from £6.99 to £0.99 at Amazon.

Contains 100% of your recommended daily intake of tidally-locked worlds, amoral mercenaries, and reluctant heroes.

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0756JN9KJ
The Warrior Within
The Warrior Within eBook : McIntyre, Angus: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
www.amazon.co.uk
December 20, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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melissaditmore.bsky.social
My book Unbroken Chains on the current MacDowell Fellows shelf at the marvelous Toadstool Bookshop in Peterborough, NH
Melissa Ditmore's book Unbroken Chains: The Hidden Role of Human Trafficking in the American Economy (Beacon Press, 2023) on the current MacDowell Fellows shelf at the Toadstool Bookshop in Peterborough, NH
December 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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mostxlnt.com
Gruber has an interesting take on this. tldr: Not a terrible anti-woke decision. daringfireball.net/2025/12/full...
The Full Text of Marco Rubio’s Directive on State Department Typography, Re-Establishing Times New Roman
Good on Rubio for rescinding a bad decision, and even better for doing so with a fair and informative explanation.
daringfireball.net
December 11, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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kellylink.bsky.social
The Book of Love ebook is currently on sale for 1.99, y'all. :)
You can get it from your favorite independent bookstore here:

indiebound.org
indiebound.org
December 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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juliebozza.bsky.social
All my ebooks are 50% off as part of the Smashwords 2025 End of Year Sale!
www.smashwords.com/profile/view...

#EOYSale25 #ebook #sale #books2read #indiebooks #queerbooks #lgbtqia
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December 9, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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specwill.bsky.social
I think a lot about how most of us wanted to work together and do right when COVID happened and instead we were force fed disinformation and hate to turn us against each other because the wealthy couldn't risk our solidarity and their victory in that most vulnerable moment finally broke us
brendelbored.bsky.social Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · Dec 5
There are so many people living lives of quiet dignity despite horrific medical news or poverty or tragedy where every day they still wake up and try to be good people in the world even as the world pushes against them and it makes me even angrier at the absolute shitheads that rule over things
December 5, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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ericfomley.bsky.social
My sci-fi novelette The Pit is out next week! www.amazon.com/dp/B0FSSFJP7T
Amazon.com
www.amazon.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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lizamezzo.bsky.social
Today would have been the 51st birthday of Petra Mayer, who was in charge of NPR’s Book Concierge/ Books We Love for many years and wore her fingers to the bone getting it perfect every year.

Here her colleagues remember her:

www.npr.org/2021/11/16/1...
November 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM