Annalee
@flowerhorne.com
Writer, Quaker, candlestick maker. Open source technologist and occasional tailor.
Fiction in F&SF, Futurescapes, Fireside, Friends' Journal, and places that don't start with F. They.
Fiction in F&SF, Futurescapes, Fireside, Friends' Journal, and places that don't start with F. They.
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I also want to iterate that a declaration of martial law has nothing to do with the holding of elections. There is no provision in the Constitution for suspending elections in the case of martial law. The federal government does not hold elections; state governments do.
What is currently going on in Minneapolis is far past the 'what if he declares martial law' hypothetical for the practical impact it is having on people's lives. (And deaths.) They are going door-to-door, sometimes kicking those doors down, demanding papers on the street and shooting folks.
So we’re all clear that Trump is escalating ICE raids so he can trigger retaliatory violence and then declare martial law to interfere with midterm elections, right?
January 12, 2026 at 8:48 PM
I also want to iterate that a declaration of martial law has nothing to do with the holding of elections. There is no provision in the Constitution for suspending elections in the case of martial law. The federal government does not hold elections; state governments do.
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semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
January 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
I've never even parented a preschooler and I still find all these various "absurd homework for your parents" things ridiculous.
If the kid's too young to manage their own "on Tuesdays we wear pink" situation, they're too young to do it; leave their parents in peace
If the kid's too young to manage their own "on Tuesdays we wear pink" situation, they're too young to do it; leave their parents in peace
In extremely low stakes outrage, my friend's daycare has declared that tomorrow is "everything but a bag!" day.
They're supposed to send the kids (babies! toddlers!) in with all their stuff in anything other than a bag.
They're supposed to send the kids (babies! toddlers!) in with all their stuff in anything other than a bag.
January 12, 2026 at 8:51 PM
I've never even parented a preschooler and I still find all these various "absurd homework for your parents" things ridiculous.
If the kid's too young to manage their own "on Tuesdays we wear pink" situation, they're too young to do it; leave their parents in peace
If the kid's too young to manage their own "on Tuesdays we wear pink" situation, they're too young to do it; leave their parents in peace
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This is really what they look like, btw. It's not an image manipulation.
Friendly reminder that we call eggplant eggplant because the "normal" eggplant used to look like this
January 12, 2026 at 1:36 PM
This is really what they look like, btw. It's not an image manipulation.
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Were 90s kids clamoring for a Batman cartoon with 1930s Art Deco aesthetics? Is that what the market demanded? Or did some really smart creative people have a vision and make a genre-defining hit that sustained 20 years of TV shows? If you want success look for vision, not just metrics.
January 1, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Were 90s kids clamoring for a Batman cartoon with 1930s Art Deco aesthetics? Is that what the market demanded? Or did some really smart creative people have a vision and make a genre-defining hit that sustained 20 years of TV shows? If you want success look for vision, not just metrics.
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Keep reminding people: 🧊 is not law enforcement. They are not police! They enforce CIVIL infractions limited only to customs and immigration.
January 11, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Keep reminding people: 🧊 is not law enforcement. They are not police! They enforce CIVIL infractions limited only to customs and immigration.
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Let's talk about cis women in m/m romance discourse because I think some people think that a lot of us queer men in this space don't want cis women to write or read m/m romances when that is simply not true. #MMromance #gayromance
December 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Let's talk about cis women in m/m romance discourse because I think some people think that a lot of us queer men in this space don't want cis women to write or read m/m romances when that is simply not true. #MMromance #gayromance
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So uh about those Epstein files
January 11, 2026 at 3:57 AM
So uh about those Epstein files
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The fact that all these second amendment "we need ahr guns to resist guvment overreach" losers are now cheering on ICE versus citizens who are standing up to the government (with NO weapons) tells you everything you need to know about the hollowness of their ideology. Sad little scared boys.
January 10, 2026 at 7:39 PM
The fact that all these second amendment "we need ahr guns to resist guvment overreach" losers are now cheering on ICE versus citizens who are standing up to the government (with NO weapons) tells you everything you need to know about the hollowness of their ideology. Sad little scared boys.
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He has sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people
He has kept among us Standing Armies without Consent of our legislatures
For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us
For protecting them from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States
He has kept among us Standing Armies without Consent of our legislatures
For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us
For protecting them from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States
January 9, 2026 at 11:40 AM
He has sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people
He has kept among us Standing Armies without Consent of our legislatures
For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us
For protecting them from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States
He has kept among us Standing Armies without Consent of our legislatures
For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us
For protecting them from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States
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Stop falling for the “untrained” narrative.
NEW: Jonathan Ross is former National Guard and Border Patrol and has been part of ICE's SWAT equivalent, a team leader overseeing FBI, ATF, and IRS agents, and a firearms instructor, according to testimony obtained by WIRED. This is from @hudsongiles.bsky.social and me:
ICE Agent Who Reportedly Shot Renee Good Was a Firearms Trainer, Per Testimony
Jonathan Ross told a federal court in December about his professional background, including “hundreds” of encounters with drivers during enforcement actions, according to testimony obtained by WIRED.
www.wired.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Stop falling for the “untrained” narrative.
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If you are anxious and sad about the state of the world, that's fine, and there are plenty of strategies for dealing with that. But I think you already know that drive-by online dooming isn't a strategy. It's selfish and adolescent. It's a contagion that only spreads the worst of you, not the best.
January 8, 2026 at 3:51 AM
If you are anxious and sad about the state of the world, that's fine, and there are plenty of strategies for dealing with that. But I think you already know that drive-by online dooming isn't a strategy. It's selfish and adolescent. It's a contagion that only spreads the worst of you, not the best.
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the spectrum of queer experience is vast and complex, and none of us know what's going on inside families that are not our own
but my feed is full of media outlets describing a woman with a very-much-living-and-in-the-picture wife first and foremost as though she was a man's widow, and I just
but my feed is full of media outlets describing a woman with a very-much-living-and-in-the-picture wife first and foremost as though she was a man's widow, and I just
January 8, 2026 at 10:06 PM
the spectrum of queer experience is vast and complex, and none of us know what's going on inside families that are not our own
but my feed is full of media outlets describing a woman with a very-much-living-and-in-the-picture wife first and foremost as though she was a man's widow, and I just
but my feed is full of media outlets describing a woman with a very-much-living-and-in-the-picture wife first and foremost as though she was a man's widow, and I just
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Dwayne McDuffie never lied.
January 8, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Dwayne McDuffie never lied.
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The sheer number of videos of the shooting is horrific, but in the vein of what @prisonculture.bsky.social has been saying, it proves how many people cared enough to show up where ICE was and record them. It wasn't just one or two legal observers, and when Good was shot, they didn't abandon her.
January 8, 2026 at 12:19 AM
The sheer number of videos of the shooting is horrific, but in the vein of what @prisonculture.bsky.social has been saying, it proves how many people cared enough to show up where ICE was and record them. It wasn't just one or two legal observers, and when Good was shot, they didn't abandon her.
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I refuse to stay silent while Secretary Noem breaks the rule of law and terrorizes our communities. I am introducing Articles of Impeachment against her for violating the public trust, obstructing Congress, and self-dealing. Read my full statement: robinkelly.house.gov/media-center...
Rep. Kelly announces plans to impeach Secretary Kristi Noem
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) announced plans to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem following the fatal shooting by an ICE officer in Minneapolis.
robinkelly.house.gov
January 8, 2026 at 12:00 AM
I refuse to stay silent while Secretary Noem breaks the rule of law and terrorizes our communities. I am introducing Articles of Impeachment against her for violating the public trust, obstructing Congress, and self-dealing. Read my full statement: robinkelly.house.gov/media-center...
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We must end ICE's presence in every community across this country before any further harm is done.
January 7, 2026 at 11:26 PM
We must end ICE's presence in every community across this country before any further harm is done.
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abolish ice is the moderate position to be honest. whichever candidate promises to nuremberg the ice agents has my vote at this point
January 7, 2026 at 8:39 PM
abolish ice is the moderate position to be honest. whichever candidate promises to nuremberg the ice agents has my vote at this point
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It's good to use the resources at hand to fight because sometimes you win. Also, I keep thinking of the period after this man was killed and how a group of people tried to impose a new social reality. It didn't work. This too is a lesson.
Professor Fired for Charlie Kirk Post Gets $500,000 From School, Is Reinstated
Professor Fired for Charlie Kirk Post Gets $500,000 From School, Is Reinstated
Professor Darren Michael has reportedly been reinstated and given $50,000 after being fired over posts about assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
The post Professor Fired for Charlie Kirk Post Gets $500,000 From School, Is Reinstated first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
January 7, 2026 at 12:31 PM
It's good to use the resources at hand to fight because sometimes you win. Also, I keep thinking of the period after this man was killed and how a group of people tried to impose a new social reality. It didn't work. This too is a lesson.
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Congratulations to @clpolk.com on the new book, and also congratulations on getting a cover reveal in gd COSMOPOLITAN of all places, holy shit! www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainmen...
Exclusive: C.L. Polk Announces New Dreamy Fantasy Book ‘The Feywild Job’ and It's Cover Reveal is Stunning
No better way to get cozy than this swoony romantasy.
www.cosmopolitan.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Congratulations to @clpolk.com on the new book, and also congratulations on getting a cover reveal in gd COSMOPOLITAN of all places, holy shit! www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainmen...
The Good Place was absolutely top notch. Whole show was good but the ending was top of the game.
The original Leverage also really stuck the landing (I refuse to acknowledge that Redemption isn't getting seven seasons and a movie)
The original Leverage also really stuck the landing (I refuse to acknowledge that Redemption isn't getting seven seasons and a movie)
Given that apparently the Stranger Things finale was meh (idk, didn't watch it, just the scuttlebutt) and we're not that far removed from the disastrous GOT finale that retroactively made everyone have never cared about the show:
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
January 7, 2026 at 4:57 AM
The Good Place was absolutely top notch. Whole show was good but the ending was top of the game.
The original Leverage also really stuck the landing (I refuse to acknowledge that Redemption isn't getting seven seasons and a movie)
The original Leverage also really stuck the landing (I refuse to acknowledge that Redemption isn't getting seven seasons and a movie)
This, and: if you choose to keep reading a book you hate, that's your prerogative, but the author didn't do that to you. The author would probably tell you to put it down too.
It's actually okay to put a book down and not finish it if you aren't enjoying it and you aren't required to read it for an assignment or something.
This place needs some Innocuous Discourse pronto. Quote this with a take that’s not political or aggressive
January 6, 2026 at 5:45 AM
This, and: if you choose to keep reading a book you hate, that's your prerogative, but the author didn't do that to you. The author would probably tell you to put it down too.
As far as we can tell, my back injury, for which I use a cane, is due to being a bystander casualty in a particularly spirited game of tag while chaperoning a youth group
Teach your kids how to fall safely before gravity teaches them for you
Teach your kids how to fall safely before gravity teaches them for you
What's the most ridiculous way you ever hurt yourself? I got out of the tub, skidded in water and tripped over the toilet. Ankle sprain.
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January 6, 2026 at 3:56 AM
As far as we can tell, my back injury, for which I use a cane, is due to being a bystander casualty in a particularly spirited game of tag while chaperoning a youth group
Teach your kids how to fall safely before gravity teaches them for you
Teach your kids how to fall safely before gravity teaches them for you
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Another post from a Venezuelan friend:
January 4, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Another post from a Venezuelan friend:
I've spent the last two weeks in an unstructured haze of personal projects only vaguely aware that my job exists and then last night I realized I have work tomorrow and it's like wait what even is that
How do jobs work
How do jobs work
January 4, 2026 at 2:17 PM
I've spent the last two weeks in an unstructured haze of personal projects only vaguely aware that my job exists and then last night I realized I have work tomorrow and it's like wait what even is that
How do jobs work
How do jobs work