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Celebrating National Lego Day
I hope there's an International Lego Day too, but here in the U.S., it's time to celebrate one of the best, most creative toys ever invented, the Lego brick. The toy was invented by a company in Denmark in 1949 and has been going strong ever since. So why talk about…
I hope there's an International Lego Day too, but here in the U.S., it's time to celebrate one of the best, most creative toys ever invented, the Lego brick. The toy was invented by a company in Denmark in 1949 and has been going strong ever since. So why talk about…
Celebrating National Lego Day
I hope there's an International Lego Day too, but here in the U.S., it's time to celebrate one of the best, most creative toys ever invented, the Lego brick. The toy was invented by a company in Denmark in 1949 and has been going strong ever since. So why talk about it in this blog dedicated to speculative fiction? I think of "speculative fiction" in the broad sense, not the narrow sense.
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January 29, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Celebrating National Lego Day
I hope there's an International Lego Day too, but here in the U.S., it's time to celebrate one of the best, most creative toys ever invented, the Lego brick. The toy was invented by a company in Denmark in 1949 and has been going strong ever since. So why talk about…
I hope there's an International Lego Day too, but here in the U.S., it's time to celebrate one of the best, most creative toys ever invented, the Lego brick. The toy was invented by a company in Denmark in 1949 and has been going strong ever since. So why talk about…
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Can we Minnesotans please just secede from the union & join Canada?
January 26, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Can we Minnesotans please just secede from the union & join Canada?
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Thanks Simon for this important piece!
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/the-courag...
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/the-courag...
The Courage Of The People Of Minnesota Is Lifting Up And Inspiring A Nation
Watch now | For those in the path of the storm - stay safe all!
www.hopiumchronicles.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Thanks Simon for this important piece!
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/the-courag...
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/the-courag...
What a pack of lies out of Noem’s mouth today as she responded to the ICE killing in Minneapolis. Lies about our mayor, our governor, our city, our state, my neighborhood. Don’t believe her lies about us.
#ICEout
#Minneapolisshooting
#LyingKristiNoem
#ICEout
#Minneapolisshooting
#LyingKristiNoem
January 24, 2026 at 10:57 PM
What a pack of lies out of Noem’s mouth today as she responded to the ICE killing in Minneapolis. Lies about our mayor, our governor, our city, our state, my neighborhood. Don’t believe her lies about us.
#ICEout
#Minneapolisshooting
#LyingKristiNoem
#ICEout
#Minneapolisshooting
#LyingKristiNoem
Feeling sick that another one of my neighbors in south Minneapolis just got gunned down & horrible I’m out of town & not on my block for our block’s prayer vigil tonight
#ICEout
#minneapolisshooting
#ICEout
#minneapolisshooting
January 24, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Feeling sick that another one of my neighbors in south Minneapolis just got gunned down & horrible I’m out of town & not on my block for our block’s prayer vigil tonight
#ICEout
#minneapolisshooting
#ICEout
#minneapolisshooting
Jubjub’s favorite movie, Flow. Not lying—he watched almost the whole thing with us, often right up on top of the screen, sometimes from further back. He really relates to it. Not normal cat behavior.
#aliencat 🐈
#reallysmartcat 🐈
#filmconnoisseurcat 🐈
#aliencat 🐈
#reallysmartcat 🐈
#filmconnoisseurcat 🐈
January 17, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Jubjub’s favorite movie, Flow. Not lying—he watched almost the whole thing with us, often right up on top of the screen, sometimes from further back. He really relates to it. Not normal cat behavior.
#aliencat 🐈
#reallysmartcat 🐈
#filmconnoisseurcat 🐈
#aliencat 🐈
#reallysmartcat 🐈
#filmconnoisseurcat 🐈
Interesting —FBI takes ICE shooting case and (Associated Press reports) now evidence is unavailable to state law enforcement. Anyone else smell a rat?
#🐀
#MNICEshooting
#coverup
#corruptfeds
#🐀
#MNICEshooting
#coverup
#corruptfeds
January 8, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Interesting —FBI takes ICE shooting case and (Associated Press reports) now evidence is unavailable to state law enforcement. Anyone else smell a rat?
#🐀
#MNICEshooting
#coverup
#corruptfeds
#🐀
#MNICEshooting
#coverup
#corruptfeds
How tragic (or darkly comic) is it that in a direct through-line from Ronald Reagan on down a sniveling self-serving misogynist racist line to Mitch McConnell & Citizens United we get this monstrous pustule on the nation’s body?
January 8, 2026 at 3:14 PM
How tragic (or darkly comic) is it that in a direct through-line from Ronald Reagan on down a sniveling self-serving misogynist racist line to Mitch McConnell & Citizens United we get this monstrous pustule on the nation’s body?
Self-defense, bullshit
January 8, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Self-defense, bullshit
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I just want to thank Leader Demuth for bringing so much attention to our great city. Fuck ICE www.minnpost.com/lisa-demuth/
Lisa Demuth - MinnPost
Speaker, Minnesota House of Representatives
www.minnpost.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:58 PM
I just want to thank Leader Demuth for bringing so much attention to our great city. Fuck ICE www.minnpost.com/lisa-demuth/
Don’t trust him, Zelinskyy
December 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Don’t trust him, Zelinskyy
Have a great holiday!
In whatever form you celebrate, or by whatever name, I hope yours is a happy one. I had fun finding all the quotations from great speculative fiction for my "advent" calendar. Now I realize, though, that I picked them all willy-nilly, no rhyme or reason, so I left out many…
In whatever form you celebrate, or by whatever name, I hope yours is a happy one. I had fun finding all the quotations from great speculative fiction for my "advent" calendar. Now I realize, though, that I picked them all willy-nilly, no rhyme or reason, so I left out many…
Have a great holiday!
In whatever form you celebrate, or by whatever name, I hope yours is a happy one. I had fun finding all the quotations from great speculative fiction for my "advent" calendar. Now I realize, though, that I picked them all willy-nilly, no rhyme or reason, so I left out many fantastic books I wish I had included. Next year! Meanwhile, as my gift to you:
fantastes.com
December 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Have a great holiday!
In whatever form you celebrate, or by whatever name, I hope yours is a happy one. I had fun finding all the quotations from great speculative fiction for my "advent" calendar. Now I realize, though, that I picked them all willy-nilly, no rhyme or reason, so I left out many…
In whatever form you celebrate, or by whatever name, I hope yours is a happy one. I had fun finding all the quotations from great speculative fiction for my "advent" calendar. Now I realize, though, that I picked them all willy-nilly, no rhyme or reason, so I left out many…
A speculative fiction advent calendar of quotes: Dec. 24, 2025
Russell Hoban's eccentric masterpiece, Riddley Walker, was published in 1980. Push past the weird spellings. Read it aloud to yourself if you have to. A must-read. Find out more HERE
Russell Hoban's eccentric masterpiece, Riddley Walker, was published in 1980. Push past the weird spellings. Read it aloud to yourself if you have to. A must-read. Find out more HERE
A speculative fiction advent calendar of quotes: Dec. 24, 2025
Russell Hoban's eccentric masterpiece, Riddley Walker, was published in 1980. Push past the weird spellings. Read it aloud to yourself if you have to. A must-read. Find out more HERE
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December 24, 2025 at 10:14 PM
A speculative fiction advent calendar of quotes: Dec. 24, 2025
Russell Hoban's eccentric masterpiece, Riddley Walker, was published in 1980. Push past the weird spellings. Read it aloud to yourself if you have to. A must-read. Find out more HERE
Russell Hoban's eccentric masterpiece, Riddley Walker, was published in 1980. Push past the weird spellings. Read it aloud to yourself if you have to. A must-read. Find out more HERE
A speculative fiction advent calendar of quotes: Dec. 23, 2025
Iain Banks, Consider Phlebas, 1987--the first book in the magnificent Culture series. Banks is a superb writer, not only of SF but of conventionally realistic novels as well. Find out more HERE
Iain Banks, Consider Phlebas, 1987--the first book in the magnificent Culture series. Banks is a superb writer, not only of SF but of conventionally realistic novels as well. Find out more HERE
A speculative fiction advent calendar of quotes: Dec. 23, 2025
Iain Banks, Consider Phlebas, 1987--the first book in the magnificent Culture series. Banks is a superb writer, not only of SF but of conventionally realistic novels as well. Find out more HERE
fantastes.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM
A speculative fiction advent calendar of quotes: Dec. 23, 2025
Iain Banks, Consider Phlebas, 1987--the first book in the magnificent Culture series. Banks is a superb writer, not only of SF but of conventionally realistic novels as well. Find out more HERE
Iain Banks, Consider Phlebas, 1987--the first book in the magnificent Culture series. Banks is a superb writer, not only of SF but of conventionally realistic novels as well. Find out more HERE
A speculative fiction advent calendar of quotes: Dec. 22, 2025
Kim Stanley Robinson published The Ministry for the Future in 2020, a cautionary tale for our planet on the brink. The book is chilling and in my opinion necessary. The novel is one among many, and one of the best, in Robinson's…
Kim Stanley Robinson published The Ministry for the Future in 2020, a cautionary tale for our planet on the brink. The book is chilling and in my opinion necessary. The novel is one among many, and one of the best, in Robinson's…
A speculative fiction advent calendar of quotes: Dec. 22, 2025
Kim Stanley Robinson published The Ministry for the Future in 2020, a cautionary tale for our planet on the brink. The book is chilling and in my opinion necessary. The novel is one among many, and one of the best, in Robinson's prolific career. Find out more HERE. I should also point you to a great review of Icehinge, one of Robinson's other novels, recently posted HERE.
fantastes.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:11 PM
A speculative fiction advent calendar of quotes: Dec. 22, 2025
Kim Stanley Robinson published The Ministry for the Future in 2020, a cautionary tale for our planet on the brink. The book is chilling and in my opinion necessary. The novel is one among many, and one of the best, in Robinson's…
Kim Stanley Robinson published The Ministry for the Future in 2020, a cautionary tale for our planet on the brink. The book is chilling and in my opinion necessary. The novel is one among many, and one of the best, in Robinson's…
Short Book Reviews: Kim Stanley Robinson's Icehenge (1984) and Peter Vansittart's The Game and the Ground (1956) sciencefictionruminations.com/2025/12/22/s...
Short Book Reviews: Kim Stanley Robinson’s Icehenge (1984) and Peter Vansittart’s The Game and the Ground (1956)
Note: My read but “waiting to be reviewed pile” is growing. Short rumination/tangents/impressions are a way to get through the stack before my memory and will fades. My website partially serve…
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December 22, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Short Book Reviews: Kim Stanley Robinson's Icehenge (1984) and Peter Vansittart's The Game and the Ground (1956) sciencefictionruminations.com/2025/12/22/s...
Just when I think I’ve gotten so used to Trump’s over-capitalizations in every puerile thing he writes, here comes another that annoys me all over again. Stuff that stabs you in the eye with every. single. word. I suppose that’s the intent. . .
December 22, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Just when I think I’ve gotten so used to Trump’s over-capitalizations in every puerile thing he writes, here comes another that annoys me all over again. Stuff that stabs you in the eye with every. single. word. I suppose that’s the intent. . .