Christine
@klaxoncomms.com
Posts many cat pics. Former scholar of Islamic history who now writes about new SFF at nerds-feather.com and podcasts about SFF history at Hugo History: klaxoncomms.com/hugo-history
Queer/Ace/ADHD. #Vancouver 🇨🇦
Queer/Ace/ADHD. #Vancouver 🇨🇦
I am reading M.R. Carey's "The Book of Koli." It's main character/narrator has so effectively foreshadowed that Bad Shit is going to happen to him and he's doing so many Dumb Things that it is Stressing Me Out. (It's a good book; just toooo effective!)
February 15, 2026 at 7:05 AM
I am reading M.R. Carey's "The Book of Koli." It's main character/narrator has so effectively foreshadowed that Bad Shit is going to happen to him and he's doing so many Dumb Things that it is Stressing Me Out. (It's a good book; just toooo effective!)
Book 29 📚💙: Ignore All Previous Instructions by @ada-hoffmann.bsky.social. I don't have enough words for how much I liked this book. Deals w/ what a world sanitized by corporate AI would look like, esp for queer & neurodiverse people. Comes out in May. Will immediately buy for my partner to read.
February 15, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Book 29 📚💙: Ignore All Previous Instructions by @ada-hoffmann.bsky.social. I don't have enough words for how much I liked this book. Deals w/ what a world sanitized by corporate AI would look like, esp for queer & neurodiverse people. Comes out in May. Will immediately buy for my partner to read.
Book 28 💙📚: All Accounts Settled: Fred the Vampire Accountant #9 by Drew Hayes. The last book in the Fred series. I...really adored this series. It's not for everyone and you mostly need to be in it for love of the characters, but I enjoyed how it wrapped up. Also: Kirby Heyborne does great voices.
February 14, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Book 28 💙📚: All Accounts Settled: Fred the Vampire Accountant #9 by Drew Hayes. The last book in the Fred series. I...really adored this series. It's not for everyone and you mostly need to be in it for love of the characters, but I enjoyed how it wrapped up. Also: Kirby Heyborne does great voices.
Book 27 📚💙: Blank Space: A Cultural History of the Twenty-First Century by W. David Marx. I just love to read a broad cultural critique. This one is mostly about how we used to hate 'selling out' and now we love it. I enjoyed it.
February 14, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Book 27 📚💙: Blank Space: A Cultural History of the Twenty-First Century by W. David Marx. I just love to read a broad cultural critique. This one is mostly about how we used to hate 'selling out' and now we love it. I enjoyed it.
I am reading a book that’s talking about how knowledge of farming and related tech spread into Europe, but it keeps referring to it as the “Neolithic Package” and it makes me snicker every time.
February 14, 2026 at 10:12 PM
I am reading a book that’s talking about how knowledge of farming and related tech spread into Europe, but it keeps referring to it as the “Neolithic Package” and it makes me snicker every time.
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I appreciate someone who hears the consequences, acknowledges them, does it anyway.
February 13, 2026 at 11:54 PM
I appreciate someone who hears the consequences, acknowledges them, does it anyway.
@akkabah.bsky.social Matchstick is shutting down! I thought you'd want to know. :(
February 13, 2026 at 10:24 PM
@akkabah.bsky.social Matchstick is shutting down! I thought you'd want to know. :(
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In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women."
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
European Parliament Votes Overwhelmingly For "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women"
The resolution, though nonbinding, is a significant shot at those who seek to erode transgender rights on the continent.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:17 PM
In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women."
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
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The personal attacks on this website must cease!
Me at 20: I’ll have it all figured out by the time I’m 40.
Me at 40: wtf do you mean they rearranged the grocery store
Me at 40: wtf do you mean they rearranged the grocery store
February 13, 2026 at 8:01 PM
The personal attacks on this website must cease!
I always send out a patreon email (it's free!) talking more about some of the history in the podcast and including links, primary sources, and images. If you're a subscriber, yay! If not, you can read it here: www.patreon.com/posts/150616...
February 13, 2026 at 7:23 PM
I always send out a patreon email (it's free!) talking more about some of the history in the podcast and including links, primary sources, and images. If you're a subscriber, yay! If not, you can read it here: www.patreon.com/posts/150616...
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EXTREMELY ENTHUSIASTICALLY COSIGNING this grassroots Hugo campaign for Elisa Chavez's poetry in general and this one in particular
since the Hugos have poetry again I'm attempting to start my own little grassroots campaign on behalf of Elisa Chavez, whose poem WHAT YOU NEED TO BE WARNED; OR: INVENTORY AND APPRAISEMENT OF NEIL GAIMAN, HEREAFTER "DECEDENT" is eligible this year
www.tumblr.com/ecc-poetry/8...
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💬 9 🔁 56 ❤️ 116 · Find a Google doc version of this poem here.
For a plain text version (no footnotes), see below the cut.
WHAT YOU NEED TO BE WARNED
(OR: INVENTORY AND APPRAISEMENT
OF NEIL GAI…
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February 13, 2026 at 5:58 PM
EXTREMELY ENTHUSIASTICALLY COSIGNING this grassroots Hugo campaign for Elisa Chavez's poetry in general and this one in particular
Hey! I got my invitation to take my Canadian oath of citizenship! I'm going to be Canadian in less than a month! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
February 13, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Hey! I got my invitation to take my Canadian oath of citizenship! I'm going to be Canadian in less than a month! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
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Yeah, this was fantastic. I read much of it aloud to my partner.
I have just read this entire blogpost aloud to Viv, with deadly performative sincerity.
Thank you, @defector.com
defector.com/high-level-a...
Thank you, @defector.com
defector.com/high-level-a...
High-Level, Actionable Insights From Watching Doubles Luge For The First Time | Defector
To the uninitiated, luge itself might seem a silly sport, given that the average person might guess it mostly consists of holding onto a sled real tight as it goes fast down the ice. Of course, this opinion is wrong. Luge requires athleticism and dexterity, the ability to steer using the slightest movements of your…
defector.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:59 AM
Yeah, this was fantastic. I read much of it aloud to my partner.
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ALERT ALERT!!! @alh2k.bsky.social just told me that MY BREAD BIBLE, sacred text of the Bread Cult, is currently only $2.99 on kindle???
Guys. If you shop there, $3 IS A DAMN STEAL
amzn.to/4auVGBY
Guys. If you shop there, $3 IS A DAMN STEAL
amzn.to/4auVGBY
Once again, the easiest bread imaginable DOES NOT MISS
February 13, 2026 at 5:18 AM
ALERT ALERT!!! @alh2k.bsky.social just told me that MY BREAD BIBLE, sacred text of the Bread Cult, is currently only $2.99 on kindle???
Guys. If you shop there, $3 IS A DAMN STEAL
amzn.to/4auVGBY
Guys. If you shop there, $3 IS A DAMN STEAL
amzn.to/4auVGBY
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🚨 IMPORTANT 🚨
Best advertisement I’ve seen so far at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival
February 12, 2026 at 10:21 PM
🚨 IMPORTANT 🚨
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easy slogan for the next democratic presidential candidate is “i will reform the corrupt supreme court and repeal citizens united”
“When Citizens United was decided in 2010, billionaires had spent $18 million on the 2000 election, $13M 2004 and $16M in 2008. Then came the deluge. In 2012 it was $231M, and nearly doubled again in next three election cycles —to $682M in 2016, $1.2 billion in 2020 and $2.6 billion in 2024.” Gift:
Opinion | Affordability and the ‘Epstein Class’ Will Define American Politics
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:26 AM
easy slogan for the next democratic presidential candidate is “i will reform the corrupt supreme court and repeal citizens united”
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The volume & geographic distribution of protest nationwide during year 1 of Trump's second term was extraordinary.
February 12, 2026 at 6:19 PM
The volume & geographic distribution of protest nationwide during year 1 of Trump's second term was extraordinary.
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Students should not be allowed near generativeAI because they don't know enough about anything to be handed the magical bullshit engine, which might be saving you time or might be destroying your company's database or might be fabricating history or whatever the fuck else. And it's pushed on them.
February 12, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Students should not be allowed near generativeAI because they don't know enough about anything to be handed the magical bullshit engine, which might be saving you time or might be destroying your company's database or might be fabricating history or whatever the fuck else. And it's pushed on them.
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This is absolutely incredible work.
I re-opened and added to this spring aerial embroidery from last week... I felt it lacked details and therefore 'life'. I'm much happier with it now! Zoom in to the landscape to see the tiny sheep, tractors working and buildings :) now here: victoriaroserichards.co.uk/collection/a... #fibrearts
February 12, 2026 at 7:46 PM
This is absolutely incredible work.
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The Hugo nomination period is officially open, which seems like a good time to remind folks about my links post gathering eligibility and recommendations from others. I'll continue to update through the nomination period so keep sending links my way!
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
What Have You Done, What Have You Loved 2025 – acwise.net
acwise.net
February 12, 2026 at 3:41 PM
The Hugo nomination period is officially open, which seems like a good time to remind folks about my links post gathering eligibility and recommendations from others. I'll continue to update through the nomination period so keep sending links my way!
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
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Hugo nominations are open! Going to do a personal blog post or two with some ideas about a few categories, but in the meantime I would point you towards the @ancillaryreviewofbooks.org & @mealofthorns.bsky.social: very happy with the work editors & contributors shared in 2025.
ARB Awards Eligibility 2025
The Ancillary Review of Books turned five this year! We’ve had an excellent year, and are very pleased to continue publishing criticism with an emphasis on the speculative and the utopian, thanks t…
ancillaryreviewofbooks.org
February 12, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Hugo nominations are open! Going to do a personal blog post or two with some ideas about a few categories, but in the meantime I would point you towards the @ancillaryreviewofbooks.org & @mealofthorns.bsky.social: very happy with the work editors & contributors shared in 2025.
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Time to tap the sign.
Stop reposting Nick Fuentes.
Yes, even to dunk on him.
Yes, even to point out how depraved he is.
You are platforming him.
No, you are not helping "expose" him. He is fully exposed.
Yes, even to dunk on him.
Yes, even to point out how depraved he is.
You are platforming him.
No, you are not helping "expose" him. He is fully exposed.
February 12, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Time to tap the sign.
Book 26 📚💙: Autocracy, Inc by Anne Applebaum. I mean, yeah. Depressing but useful?
February 12, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Book 26 📚💙: Autocracy, Inc by Anne Applebaum. I mean, yeah. Depressing but useful?
My guest to discuss this was the delightful @eliaseells.bsky.social. You may know him from Bar Cart Bookshelf, but did you also know that he has a short story coming out in Shatter the Sun? He described it as a swishy wizard in the land of Conan the Barbarian. I know I want to read it!
February 12, 2026 at 6:07 PM
My guest to discuss this was the delightful @eliaseells.bsky.social. You may know him from Bar Cart Bookshelf, but did you also know that he has a short story coming out in Shatter the Sun? He described it as a swishy wizard in the land of Conan the Barbarian. I know I want to read it!