Joshua Kronengold
@mnemex.bsky.social
Joshua Kronengold; software developer, sf fan/conrunner, game designer, musician, filker, harper, fiddler
advocate.nyc.gov/blog/nyc-bal... This is a great breakdown on the NY/NYC ballot proposals by @advocate.nyc.gov, and...I wish it had gone up earlier than the 3rd. Early voting started in late October, and it's important that everyone have a chance to weigh and take in knowledgable opinions like this!
Breaking Down the 2025 NYC Ballot Proposals
advocate.nyc.gov
November 5, 2025 at 2:34 AM
advocate.nyc.gov/blog/nyc-bal... This is a great breakdown on the NY/NYC ballot proposals by @advocate.nyc.gov, and...I wish it had gone up earlier than the 3rd. Early voting started in late October, and it's important that everyone have a chance to weigh and take in knowledgable opinions like this!
Reposted by Joshua Kronengold
Donald Trump deleted this from the government website.
Let's be clear: there's funding available to cover SNAP benefits next month. Trump is stopping SNAP benefits because he wants to. He is forcing mommas and babies to go hungry.
Let's be clear: there's funding available to cover SNAP benefits next month. Trump is stopping SNAP benefits because he wants to. He is forcing mommas and babies to go hungry.
October 28, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Donald Trump deleted this from the government website.
Let's be clear: there's funding available to cover SNAP benefits next month. Trump is stopping SNAP benefits because he wants to. He is forcing mommas and babies to go hungry.
Let's be clear: there's funding available to cover SNAP benefits next month. Trump is stopping SNAP benefits because he wants to. He is forcing mommas and babies to go hungry.
Reposted by Joshua Kronengold
"[By claiming to defend a minority, while] feeding into antisemitic narratives of shadowy Jewish power behind the scenes..., If, in the future, Americans start to miss the valuable research being cut...Jews can be made into easy scapegoats"
religiondispatches.org/jd-vance-tri...
religiondispatches.org/jd-vance-tri...
JD Vance Trivializes Jewish History by Referring to ICE Criticism as 'Blood Libel' — But Reveals What this Admin Thinks of Jews
Last week, in an interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham, Vice President JD Vance accused critics of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of committing “blood libel” against ICE agents. As Va...
religiondispatches.org
October 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
"[By claiming to defend a minority, while] feeding into antisemitic narratives of shadowy Jewish power behind the scenes..., If, in the future, Americans start to miss the valuable research being cut...Jews can be made into easy scapegoats"
religiondispatches.org/jd-vance-tri...
religiondispatches.org/jd-vance-tri...
Reposted by Joshua Kronengold
Opinion: Jimmy Kimmel has Supreme Court precedent on his side. He should sue the Trump administration, writes law professor Aziz Huq.
Read the full opinion piece: ow.ly/Curx50WYXq4
Read the full opinion piece: ow.ly/Curx50WYXq4
September 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Opinion: Jimmy Kimmel has Supreme Court precedent on his side. He should sue the Trump administration, writes law professor Aziz Huq.
Read the full opinion piece: ow.ly/Curx50WYXq4
Read the full opinion piece: ow.ly/Curx50WYXq4
In "entirely trivial but it's what I care about", CNN writes: "[FBI AD] said officials will move from trying to identify the suspect, who killed conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, to building a prosecution case."
...no. If he killed Kirk, what is he a suspect for again?
...no. If he killed Kirk, what is he a suspect for again?
September 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
In "entirely trivial but it's what I care about", CNN writes: "[FBI AD] said officials will move from trying to identify the suspect, who killed conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, to building a prosecution case."
...no. If he killed Kirk, what is he a suspect for again?
...no. If he killed Kirk, what is he a suspect for again?
Ok, fine, one more skeet: @jenk3.bsky.social helpfully points out that the singer I failed to identify is (almost certainly) the amazing Cecelia Eng. Thank you, Jen!
#worldcon #hugoawards
#worldcon #hugoawards
August 17, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Ok, fine, one more skeet: @jenk3.bsky.social helpfully points out that the singer I failed to identify is (almost certainly) the amazing Cecelia Eng. Thank you, Jen!
#worldcon #hugoawards
#worldcon #hugoawards
Final song, this time with extra haromony and great guest singers, still not sure who's in gold on the left. Thank you for coming along with me, and I'm out!
#worldcon #hugoawards
#worldcon #hugoawards
August 17, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Final song, this time with extra haromony and great guest singers, still not sure who's in gold on the left. Thank you for coming along with me, and I'm out!
#worldcon #hugoawards
#worldcon #hugoawards
Best Novel: The Tainted Cup!
#worldcon #hugoawards
LOL--ahthor's (recorded) speech isn't quite as surprising as one of Ursula's, but is still super funny!
#worldcon #hugoawards
LOL--ahthor's (recorded) speech isn't quite as surprising as one of Ursula's, but is still super funny!
August 17, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Best Novel: The Tainted Cup!
#worldcon #hugoawards
LOL--ahthor's (recorded) speech isn't quite as surprising as one of Ursula's, but is still super funny!
#worldcon #hugoawards
LOL--ahthor's (recorded) speech isn't quite as surprising as one of Ursula's, but is still super funny!
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Lodestar Award for YA fiction: (no, not a Hugo but has its own cachet, maybe we can add more Lodestars like one for MG or Children's): Shiene Lende
#worldcon #hugoawards
My battery is down to 15%, hope it lasts!
Speech I think started in a Native language, and includes oppression and resilliance.
#worldcon #hugoawards
My battery is down to 15%, hope it lasts!
Speech I think started in a Native language, and includes oppression and resilliance.
August 17, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Lodestar Award for YA fiction: (no, not a Hugo but has its own cachet, maybe we can add more Lodestars like one for MG or Children's): Shiene Lende
#worldcon #hugoawards
My battery is down to 15%, hope it lasts!
Speech I think started in a Native language, and includes oppression and resilliance.
#worldcon #hugoawards
My battery is down to 15%, hope it lasts!
Speech I think started in a Native language, and includes oppression and resilliance.
Best Novella: The Tusks of Extinction!
#worldcon #hugoawards
(i'm sure there's a banger of an Ursula recorded speech we'll never hear)
Author thanks Sheila Williams--that's two in a row! Short and sweet, can't complain. And yes, we're still doing the song.
#worldcon #hugoawards
#worldcon #hugoawards
(i'm sure there's a banger of an Ursula recorded speech we'll never hear)
Author thanks Sheila Williams--that's two in a row! Short and sweet, can't complain. And yes, we're still doing the song.
#worldcon #hugoawards
August 17, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Best Novella: The Tusks of Extinction!
#worldcon #hugoawards
(i'm sure there's a banger of an Ursula recorded speech we'll never hear)
Author thanks Sheila Williams--that's two in a row! Short and sweet, can't complain. And yes, we're still doing the song.
#worldcon #hugoawards
#worldcon #hugoawards
(i'm sure there's a banger of an Ursula recorded speech we'll never hear)
Author thanks Sheila Williams--that's two in a row! Short and sweet, can't complain. And yes, we're still doing the song.
#worldcon #hugoawards
Best Novellette: (hey Seanan, who is presenting, and rocking a sparkly corenet): The Four Sisters Overlooking the Sea!
#worldcon #hugoawards
Struck at how author's dress also visibly sparkled. Speech talked about when husband watched the kids while she was writing (18 years ago!)
#worldcon #hugoawards
Struck at how author's dress also visibly sparkled. Speech talked about when husband watched the kids while she was writing (18 years ago!)
August 17, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Best Novellette: (hey Seanan, who is presenting, and rocking a sparkly corenet): The Four Sisters Overlooking the Sea!
#worldcon #hugoawards
Struck at how author's dress also visibly sparkled. Speech talked about when husband watched the kids while she was writing (18 years ago!)
#worldcon #hugoawards
Struck at how author's dress also visibly sparkled. Speech talked about when husband watched the kids while she was writing (18 years ago!)
Best Short Story: Stitched to Skin, Like Family Is!
Recorded acceptance speech. I like seeing the author's crowded library in the background. Sweet and short, and shouts out Uncanny Magazine.
Recorded acceptance speech. I like seeing the author's crowded library in the background. Sweet and short, and shouts out Uncanny Magazine.
August 17, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Best Short Story: Stitched to Skin, Like Family Is!
Recorded acceptance speech. I like seeing the author's crowded library in the background. Sweet and short, and shouts out Uncanny Magazine.
Recorded acceptance speech. I like seeing the author's crowded library in the background. Sweet and short, and shouts out Uncanny Magazine.
Best Poem presenter's speech is a poem in iambic parodying the Bard, got applause just for the poem: A War of Words!
Good speech but the specilative poetry group did not pass the award -- The Business Meeting did! The push is good, but any Worldcon member can show and vote!
#worldcon #hugoawards
Good speech but the specilative poetry group did not pass the award -- The Business Meeting did! The push is good, but any Worldcon member can show and vote!
#worldcon #hugoawards
August 17, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Best Poem presenter's speech is a poem in iambic parodying the Bard, got applause just for the poem: A War of Words!
Good speech but the specilative poetry group did not pass the award -- The Business Meeting did! The push is good, but any Worldcon member can show and vote!
#worldcon #hugoawards
Good speech but the specilative poetry group did not pass the award -- The Business Meeting did! The push is good, but any Worldcon member can show and vote!
#worldcon #hugoawards
Best Series: Between Earth and Sky!
#worldcon #hugoawards
Also not expecting to win this--I didn't bet! But that didn't mean not giving a fantastic speech. Calls out her editor not having a Hugo and you know, I expect this to matter; that's how we find out which editors to nominate!
#worldcon #hugoawards
Also not expecting to win this--I didn't bet! But that didn't mean not giving a fantastic speech. Calls out her editor not having a Hugo and you know, I expect this to matter; that's how we find out which editors to nominate!
August 17, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Best Series: Between Earth and Sky!
#worldcon #hugoawards
Also not expecting to win this--I didn't bet! But that didn't mean not giving a fantastic speech. Calls out her editor not having a Hugo and you know, I expect this to matter; that's how we find out which editors to nominate!
#worldcon #hugoawards
Also not expecting to win this--I didn't bet! But that didn't mean not giving a fantastic speech. Calls out her editor not having a Hugo and you know, I expect this to matter; that's how we find out which editors to nominate!
Best Graphic Story or Comic: Star Trek, Lower Decks, warp your own way!
#worldcon #hugoawards
Writer accepted, had to run up the long ramp. Oh, the comic is choose your own adventure? wow!
"Use the Hugos as a reading list" Damn straight.
#worldcon #hugoawards
Writer accepted, had to run up the long ramp. Oh, the comic is choose your own adventure? wow!
"Use the Hugos as a reading list" Damn straight.
August 17, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Best Graphic Story or Comic: Star Trek, Lower Decks, warp your own way!
#worldcon #hugoawards
Writer accepted, had to run up the long ramp. Oh, the comic is choose your own adventure? wow!
"Use the Hugos as a reading list" Damn straight.
#worldcon #hugoawards
Writer accepted, had to run up the long ramp. Oh, the comic is choose your own adventure? wow!
"Use the Hugos as a reading list" Damn straight.
Best Related Work: Speculative Whiteness!
Winner's speech is focused on fascism (hear hear) and loves that an academic work escaped containment
#worldcon #hugoawards
And yeah, we're still doing the bit (the song) with Tempest and it's great, better every time.
Winner's speech is focused on fascism (hear hear) and loves that an academic work escaped containment
#worldcon #hugoawards
And yeah, we're still doing the bit (the song) with Tempest and it's great, better every time.
August 17, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Best Related Work: Speculative Whiteness!
Winner's speech is focused on fascism (hear hear) and loves that an academic work escaped containment
#worldcon #hugoawards
And yeah, we're still doing the bit (the song) with Tempest and it's great, better every time.
Winner's speech is focused on fascism (hear hear) and loves that an academic work escaped containment
#worldcon #hugoawards
And yeah, we're still doing the bit (the song) with Tempest and it's great, better every time.
Best Dramatic Presentation, short: Star Trek, Lower Decks! They sent a sweet recorded acceptance speech!
#worldcon #hugoawards
#worldcon #hugoawards
August 17, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Best Dramatic Presentation, short: Star Trek, Lower Decks! They sent a sweet recorded acceptance speech!
#worldcon #hugoawards
#worldcon #hugoawards
And this time the song was coming together better, noice!
Best Dramatic Presentation, Long. They're showing clips, sure hope strream doesn't get blocked! (also, auto-cc, yer drunk): Dune, Part 2. Unsurpringly,Legendary did not send speech or acceptor. #worldcon #hugoawards
Best Dramatic Presentation, Long. They're showing clips, sure hope strream doesn't get blocked! (also, auto-cc, yer drunk): Dune, Part 2. Unsurpringly,Legendary did not send speech or acceptor. #worldcon #hugoawards
August 17, 2025 at 4:57 AM
And this time the song was coming together better, noice!
Best Dramatic Presentation, Long. They're showing clips, sure hope strream doesn't get blocked! (also, auto-cc, yer drunk): Dune, Part 2. Unsurpringly,Legendary did not send speech or acceptor. #worldcon #hugoawards
Best Dramatic Presentation, Long. They're showing clips, sure hope strream doesn't get blocked! (also, auto-cc, yer drunk): Dune, Part 2. Unsurpringly,Legendary did not send speech or acceptor. #worldcon #hugoawards
Well, the audience was singing. But hopefully next time will be louder! Louder!
Best Best Game or Interactive Work (presenter's speech was in a charming meta style, with stage directions): Saves of Cud! Really appreciate having creator (half of leadership, but would have been both) showing up!
Best Best Game or Interactive Work (presenter's speech was in a charming meta style, with stage directions): Saves of Cud! Really appreciate having creator (half of leadership, but would have been both) showing up!
August 17, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Well, the audience was singing. But hopefully next time will be louder! Louder!
Best Best Game or Interactive Work (presenter's speech was in a charming meta style, with stage directions): Saves of Cud! Really appreciate having creator (half of leadership, but would have been both) showing up!
Best Best Game or Interactive Work (presenter's speech was in a charming meta style, with stage directions): Saves of Cud! Really appreciate having creator (half of leadership, but would have been both) showing up!
Great Nisi speech for Best Editor, Short Form: Neil Clarke!
Yes, this is a lovely present, Neil. Apparently Clarkesworld has two Kates (with an E, with an I). Who doesn't like two Kates? Speech is very anti-Gen AI, and very right. #hugoawards #worldcon
Yes, this is a lovely present, Neil. Apparently Clarkesworld has two Kates (with an E, with an I). Who doesn't like two Kates? Speech is very anti-Gen AI, and very right. #hugoawards #worldcon
August 17, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Great Nisi speech for Best Editor, Short Form: Neil Clarke!
Yes, this is a lovely present, Neil. Apparently Clarkesworld has two Kates (with an E, with an I). Who doesn't like two Kates? Speech is very anti-Gen AI, and very right. #hugoawards #worldcon
Yes, this is a lovely present, Neil. Apparently Clarkesworld has two Kates (with an E, with an I). Who doesn't like two Kates? Speech is very anti-Gen AI, and very right. #hugoawards #worldcon
Best editor, long form: Diana Pho: yes, yes it's a long walk!, we feel it. Speech is beautiful, full of grief and hope, and political in wonderful ways.
#hugoawards #worldcon
#hugoawards #worldcon
August 17, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Best editor, long form: Diana Pho: yes, yes it's a long walk!, we feel it. Speech is beautiful, full of grief and hope, and political in wonderful ways.
#hugoawards #worldcon
#hugoawards #worldcon
Best Professional Artist: Alyssa Warnes!
Speech was unrehearsed and very, very charming. Best; Thanking her fellow artists!
Singing is still going on, and Tempest has asked is to sing along. Well, you asked for it @ktempestbradford.com ! Looking to see how this comes out! #hugoawards #worldcon
Speech was unrehearsed and very, very charming. Best; Thanking her fellow artists!
Singing is still going on, and Tempest has asked is to sing along. Well, you asked for it @ktempestbradford.com ! Looking to see how this comes out! #hugoawards #worldcon
August 17, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Best Professional Artist: Alyssa Warnes!
Speech was unrehearsed and very, very charming. Best; Thanking her fellow artists!
Singing is still going on, and Tempest has asked is to sing along. Well, you asked for it @ktempestbradford.com ! Looking to see how this comes out! #hugoawards #worldcon
Speech was unrehearsed and very, very charming. Best; Thanking her fellow artists!
Singing is still going on, and Tempest has asked is to sing along. Well, you asked for it @ktempestbradford.com ! Looking to see how this comes out! #hugoawards #worldcon
Best Semiprozine: Uncanny Magazine!
Appreciated how more of the nominees allowed their names to be elided for space and fewer errors -- the Chinese (I think) zine let just them go by...team" and another zine credited the zine to "the [zine name] collective"
Space Unicorns! #hugoawards #worldcon
Appreciated how more of the nominees allowed their names to be elided for space and fewer errors -- the Chinese (I think) zine let just them go by...team" and another zine credited the zine to "the [zine name] collective"
Space Unicorns! #hugoawards #worldcon
August 17, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Best Semiprozine: Uncanny Magazine!
Appreciated how more of the nominees allowed their names to be elided for space and fewer errors -- the Chinese (I think) zine let just them go by...team" and another zine credited the zine to "the [zine name] collective"
Space Unicorns! #hugoawards #worldcon
Appreciated how more of the nominees allowed their names to be elided for space and fewer errors -- the Chinese (I think) zine let just them go by...team" and another zine credited the zine to "the [zine name] collective"
Space Unicorns! #hugoawards #worldcon
To absent friends. (raises glass) Nah, no onions, but we've most too many. Always too many.
#hugoawards #worldcon
#hugoawards #worldcon
August 17, 2025 at 4:19 AM
To absent friends. (raises glass) Nah, no onions, but we've most too many. Always too many.
#hugoawards #worldcon
#hugoawards #worldcon