Kyra Freestar
@kyrafreestar.bsky.social
Editing social science and social science fiction since 2005.
Following dragons, dictionaries, and disability justice.
Hope is a decision.
Find me at Bridge Creek Editing | Academic Editing Circle | Mightier (she/they)
Following dragons, dictionaries, and disability justice.
Hope is a decision.
Find me at Bridge Creek Editing | Academic Editing Circle | Mightier (she/they)
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We have friends everywhere | Bridge Creek Editing
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While at Worldcon in Seattle in August, I saw a woman walk by wearing a gray T-shirt with just four words on it:
"I have friends everywhere."
It's something I'd been thinking about for a while. We—all—have friends everywhere. So let’s talk about THAT.
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"I have friends everywhere."
It's something I'd been thinking about for a while. We—all—have friends everywhere. So let’s talk about THAT.
bridgecreekediting.com/we-have-frie...
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"Federal agents busted into an East Elmhurst apartment early last Thursday morning and pointed guns at a woman and her four children, according to video."
"[D]ragged Jennifer by her hair and pointed an assault rifle at her 13-year-old daughter."
#NewYork #USA #Housing #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"[D]ragged Jennifer by her hair and pointed an assault rifle at her 13-year-old daughter."
#NewYork #USA #Housing #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
On Camera, Fed Agents Point Guns at Mother and Four Kids in Queens
The agents came looking for a relative who no longer lived in the apartment, the shellshocked mother told THE CITY. Days later, her children are terrified to leave their parents' sides.
www.thecity.nyc
November 20, 2025 at 1:10 AM
"Federal agents busted into an East Elmhurst apartment early last Thursday morning and pointed guns at a woman and her four children, according to video."
"[D]ragged Jennifer by her hair and pointed an assault rifle at her 13-year-old daughter."
#NewYork #USA #Housing #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"[D]ragged Jennifer by her hair and pointed an assault rifle at her 13-year-old daughter."
#NewYork #USA #Housing #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
Yesssssssssss.
✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
November 17, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Yesssssssssss.
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Rest in Power, Alice Wong.
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
November 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Rest in Power, Alice Wong.
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Every American must read this. Every one of us. To remind us to fight harder against this evil, criminal, corrupt administration.
November 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Every American must read this. Every one of us. To remind us to fight harder against this evil, criminal, corrupt administration.
This is someone who was reading fantasy when I was reading fantasy. Great thread.
The thread *does* say, but I want to highlight:
I read A LOT of fantasy and science fiction written by women in the 1980s and 1990s. Let's not forget this exists. You can still find it — and you should! #SFFLove
The thread *does* say, but I want to highlight:
I read A LOT of fantasy and science fiction written by women in the 1980s and 1990s. Let's not forget this exists. You can still find it — and you should! #SFFLove
5) We are due for a critical reassessment of the 1970s-1990s sword & sorcery boom.
There was a ton of S&S that was published during the peak paperback fantasy period which has been almost forgotten today. Who remembers Jean Lorrah's SAVAGE EMPIRE?
There was a ton of S&S that was published during the peak paperback fantasy period which has been almost forgotten today. Who remembers Jean Lorrah's SAVAGE EMPIRE?
November 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
This is someone who was reading fantasy when I was reading fantasy. Great thread.
The thread *does* say, but I want to highlight:
I read A LOT of fantasy and science fiction written by women in the 1980s and 1990s. Let's not forget this exists. You can still find it — and you should! #SFFLove
The thread *does* say, but I want to highlight:
I read A LOT of fantasy and science fiction written by women in the 1980s and 1990s. Let's not forget this exists. You can still find it — and you should! #SFFLove
Excellent use of a red pen.
There — I fixed the analysis so it is actually accurate to what happened when 8 Senate Dems caved instead of keeping up the righteous fight to deliver lower health care costs for Americans.
November 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Excellent use of a red pen.
#Seattle, check that your vote is counted.
I checked mine and my dad's to be sure they were accepted. Easy to do.
I checked mine and my dad's to be sure they were accepted. Easy to do.
There are 1,700 ballots that need signature confirmation. That is enough to change the election.
Go. Check. Your. Ballot.
komonews.com/news/local/s...
Go. Check. Your. Ballot.
komonews.com/news/local/s...
November 11, 2025 at 5:41 AM
#Seattle, check that your vote is counted.
I checked mine and my dad's to be sure they were accepted. Easy to do.
I checked mine and my dad's to be sure they were accepted. Easy to do.
We are just about to begin week 1 of Writing in Good Company, for the last cycle of 2025. I am so grateful to have had this rhythm of checking in and writing once a week with brilliant, generous women throughout this year.
#AcademicWriting #WritingCommunity
#AcademicWriting #WritingCommunity
November 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
We are just about to begin week 1 of Writing in Good Company, for the last cycle of 2025. I am so grateful to have had this rhythm of checking in and writing once a week with brilliant, generous women throughout this year.
#AcademicWriting #WritingCommunity
#AcademicWriting #WritingCommunity
I'm signing this petition because I believe in that skills in clear communication serve students and the rest of us.
When science is understandable, we all win. I've started a national petition calling on all institutions of higher education, and their accreditors, to require science communication and public engagement training for all STEM degrees. Share and sign today, it only takes a few seconds: bit.ly/3LbnfHB
November 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I'm signing this petition because I believe in that skills in clear communication serve students and the rest of us.
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“We do not want any secondary Americans. We do not want a weak and imperfect democracy. We do not want poverty and hunger and prejudice and fear on the part of any portion of our population. We want America to really be America for everybody.” - Langston Hughes, Good Morning, Revolution
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
“We do not want any secondary Americans. We do not want a weak and imperfect democracy. We do not want poverty and hunger and prejudice and fear on the part of any portion of our population. We want America to really be America for everybody.” - Langston Hughes, Good Morning, Revolution
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Greg is telling the important truths
Never forget: every time you turn out to protest, you have a chance to see a cool dog.
November 10, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Greg is telling the important truths
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This one is fresh off the easel, inspired by the early #evening light this time of year.
Tisha Mark ©2025, Low Autumn Evening, oil on gessobord, 8"x6"
Original is available (ships when dry, approx 2 weeks):
tishamark.com/product/low-...
#BlueSkyArtShow #art #TraditionalArt #SciArt #bsnm #painting
Tisha Mark ©2025, Low Autumn Evening, oil on gessobord, 8"x6"
Original is available (ships when dry, approx 2 weeks):
tishamark.com/product/low-...
#BlueSkyArtShow #art #TraditionalArt #SciArt #bsnm #painting
November 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
This one is fresh off the easel, inspired by the early #evening light this time of year.
Tisha Mark ©2025, Low Autumn Evening, oil on gessobord, 8"x6"
Original is available (ships when dry, approx 2 weeks):
tishamark.com/product/low-...
#BlueSkyArtShow #art #TraditionalArt #SciArt #bsnm #painting
Tisha Mark ©2025, Low Autumn Evening, oil on gessobord, 8"x6"
Original is available (ships when dry, approx 2 weeks):
tishamark.com/product/low-...
#BlueSkyArtShow #art #TraditionalArt #SciArt #bsnm #painting
I love this.
Session 1 of #EdsGuild2025 Building Bridges: Networking for Freelance Editors, presented by Linda Ruggeri. My takeaways: share positivity and grace in building trust, bring yourself wholly to collaborations, create bridges for and within the community. It takes one conversation step to start.
November 9, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I love this.
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Thread.
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Thread.
So when the American people, together, spend years researching and building and funding a campaign to save people's lives ... what we do matters.
And when a couple rich guys say, "Nah, in my personal opinion that's all a joke and a waste of money, we'll cancel it" — then 400,000 children die.
And when a couple rich guys say, "Nah, in my personal opinion that's all a joke and a waste of money, we'll cancel it" — then 400,000 children die.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
So when the American people, together, spend years researching and building and funding a campaign to save people's lives ... what we do matters.
And when a couple rich guys say, "Nah, in my personal opinion that's all a joke and a waste of money, we'll cancel it" — then 400,000 children die.
And when a couple rich guys say, "Nah, in my personal opinion that's all a joke and a waste of money, we'll cancel it" — then 400,000 children die.
This is an essential piece: grounded, brief — and extra important to read for anyone who was too young to be paying attention to US cultural, security, and military movements in the first decade of this century.
Over at @therumpus.net, I am so happy to publish an essay by @hebagowayed.bsky.social about Zohran Mamdani and the radical idea that Muslims are human! therumpus.net/2025/11/05/z...
Zohran Mamdani’s Campaign and the Radical Idea that Muslims are Human - The Rumpus
It is against this background of a country that has reduced Muslims into a dark, foreign, terrorist “other,” that Mamdani ran a campaign that centers the affordability of the city for all who live wit...
therumpus.net
November 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
This is an essential piece: grounded, brief — and extra important to read for anyone who was too young to be paying attention to US cultural, security, and military movements in the first decade of this century.
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We’re so proud of everyone who made this happen. Thank you for knocking on doors, making calls, writing postcards, working the polls, and most importantly voting. Let’s have another round tonight! 💙🇺🇸
And sorry for blowing up your newsfeed today, we promise it’s all for a good cause! 😉
And sorry for blowing up your newsfeed today, we promise it’s all for a good cause! 😉
November 5, 2025 at 5:12 AM
We’re so proud of everyone who made this happen. Thank you for knocking on doors, making calls, writing postcards, working the polls, and most importantly voting. Let’s have another round tonight! 💙🇺🇸
And sorry for blowing up your newsfeed today, we promise it’s all for a good cause! 😉
And sorry for blowing up your newsfeed today, we promise it’s all for a good cause! 😉
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Free childcare. Universal healthcare. Full SNAP benefits. Freeze the rent. Cancel student loans. Abolish ICE. Tax the rich. Now!
November 5, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Free childcare. Universal healthcare. Full SNAP benefits. Freeze the rent. Cancel student loans. Abolish ICE. Tax the rich. Now!
This. Yes.
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 5:26 AM
This. Yes.
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I met Espinoza at the Northwest Detention Center.
She was kidnapped from her job. She spent what should have been her wedding day in detention.
She was working, contributing to our community, and is now married to a US citizen. This is who ICE is targeting. www.kuow.org/stories/she-...
She was kidnapped from her job. She spent what should have been her wedding day in detention.
She was working, contributing to our community, and is now married to a US citizen. This is who ICE is targeting. www.kuow.org/stories/she-...
Inside the black box of ICE detention in Tacoma, she watched her wedding day come and go
"Inside ICE Detention: A Documentary" investigates Tacoma's immigration detention center during a time of swift policy changes under the Trump administration.
www.kuow.org
November 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I met Espinoza at the Northwest Detention Center.
She was kidnapped from her job. She spent what should have been her wedding day in detention.
She was working, contributing to our community, and is now married to a US citizen. This is who ICE is targeting. www.kuow.org/stories/she-...
She was kidnapped from her job. She spent what should have been her wedding day in detention.
She was working, contributing to our community, and is now married to a US citizen. This is who ICE is targeting. www.kuow.org/stories/she-...
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Trump says he will not release SNAP benefits, despite a federal court order requiring him to do so.
Trump says he will withhold SNAP benefits until the government shutdown ends
President Donald Trump said he will withhold November food stamps. This comes a day after the administration said it will pay partial benefits.
www.businessinsider.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Trump says he will not release SNAP benefits, despite a federal court order requiring him to do so.
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I painted this yesterday, I haven't painted water in a while.
November 3, 2025 at 6:40 AM
I painted this yesterday, I haven't painted water in a while.
Honoring the Day of the Dead.
She made an ofrenda for people who have died in ICE custody, which is a topic not covered enough by the news. 💔
November 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Honoring the Day of the Dead.
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I am required to show off this spectacular cover (artist: Juan Bernabeu) for my near future political novelette coming on @reactorsff.bsky.social on Nov 5.
An older medic with scant resources fights to support her community as they survive life behind the company wall.
An older medic with scant resources fights to support her community as they survive life behind the company wall.
October 31, 2025 at 1:05 AM
I am required to show off this spectacular cover (artist: Juan Bernabeu) for my near future political novelette coming on @reactorsff.bsky.social on Nov 5.
An older medic with scant resources fights to support her community as they survive life behind the company wall.
An older medic with scant resources fights to support her community as they survive life behind the company wall.
As leaders we must always meet the moment. The Yellowhammer Fund is responding to the SNAP crisis by rapidly moving $50,000 to the people. We recognize that now is the time for action not political, academic, or philosophical think tanks.
Use the link to donate.
https://lnkd.in/gBgAYRt9
Use the link to donate.
https://lnkd.in/gBgAYRt9
October 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM