Seanan McGuire
@seananmcguire.bsky.social
I write books and post too many cat pictures. She/her, only.
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If you’re helping to provide food to neighbors who are avoiding going out because of ICE, reminder that some of them will be observing Ramadan soon and providing them with nourishing and festive foods or at least a quality/fancy box of dates on top of what you’re already doing would be A+
February 4, 2026 at 10:56 PM
If you’re helping to provide food to neighbors who are avoiding going out because of ICE, reminder that some of them will be observing Ramadan soon and providing them with nourishing and festive foods or at least a quality/fancy box of dates on top of what you’re already doing would be A+
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YUSSSS! More places for the covid cautious..
February 4, 2026 at 10:40 PM
YUSSSS! More places for the covid cautious..
I understand the necessity of parental rights, but when did we decide that anyone under eighteen doesn't get to have rights? When I was seven, I think I had the right not to die of measles. When I was twelve, I think I had the right not to be permanently disabled by polio.
Iowa legislators have just passed a bill out of committee that would end childhood vaccine requirements for school entry.
A state legislator said vaccine exemptions aren’t enough—the whole system must go—because to have to claim a medical or religious exemption is against parental rights.
A state legislator said vaccine exemptions aren’t enough—the whole system must go—because to have to claim a medical or religious exemption is against parental rights.
February 4, 2026 at 9:55 PM
I understand the necessity of parental rights, but when did we decide that anyone under eighteen doesn't get to have rights? When I was seven, I think I had the right not to die of measles. When I was twelve, I think I had the right not to be permanently disabled by polio.
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Just do away with the entire concepts of herd immunity and public health I guess
Iowa legislators have just passed a bill out of committee that would end childhood vaccine requirements for school entry.
A state legislator said vaccine exemptions aren’t enough—the whole system must go—because to have to claim a medical or religious exemption is against parental rights.
A state legislator said vaccine exemptions aren’t enough—the whole system must go—because to have to claim a medical or religious exemption is against parental rights.
February 4, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Just do away with the entire concepts of herd immunity and public health I guess
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Democracy doesn't die in darkness. It dies in the back pocket of a billionaire.
February 4, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Democracy doesn't die in darkness. It dies in the back pocket of a billionaire.
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how much unchecked influence over society & government do they have to have before we quit saying billionaires and start saying oligarchs
February 4, 2026 at 8:32 PM
how much unchecked influence over society & government do they have to have before we quit saying billionaires and start saying oligarchs
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Here's a cartoon from, as you see, 1911. What Dr. Plait says is not new news.
February 4, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Here's a cartoon from, as you see, 1911. What Dr. Plait says is not new news.
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worth noting that the second rich people stopped being afraid of mobs tearing them limb from limb, they stopped building libraries and opera houses and stuff and started ripping the copper wiring out of the walls of society instead
February 4, 2026 at 4:44 PM
worth noting that the second rich people stopped being afraid of mobs tearing them limb from limb, they stopped building libraries and opera houses and stuff and started ripping the copper wiring out of the walls of society instead
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"I was told you're a monster," the hero said.
"So they say," said the monster.
"But you're beautiful!"
"Thank you."
"Have you always been a monster?"
"Heh. I was a young maiden. But I did something forbidden."
"And became a monster?"
"Got named a monster."
"What did you do?"
"I hit back."
"So they say," said the monster.
"But you're beautiful!"
"Thank you."
"Have you always been a monster?"
"Heh. I was a young maiden. But I did something forbidden."
"And became a monster?"
"Got named a monster."
"What did you do?"
"I hit back."
February 4, 2026 at 6:38 PM
"I was told you're a monster," the hero said.
"So they say," said the monster.
"But you're beautiful!"
"Thank you."
"Have you always been a monster?"
"Heh. I was a young maiden. But I did something forbidden."
"And became a monster?"
"Got named a monster."
"What did you do?"
"I hit back."
"So they say," said the monster.
"But you're beautiful!"
"Thank you."
"Have you always been a monster?"
"Heh. I was a young maiden. But I did something forbidden."
"And became a monster?"
"Got named a monster."
"What did you do?"
"I hit back."
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<nervous laughter> "You make it sound terrible"
The pivot to "I want to talk to your supervisor" is the most fucking predictable thing in the world
Anyhoo, this just goes to show the damage that the term "illegals" does, in giving chuds a sense of justification. Don't ever use that term
The pivot to "I want to talk to your supervisor" is the most fucking predictable thing in the world
Anyhoo, this just goes to show the damage that the term "illegals" does, in giving chuds a sense of justification. Don't ever use that term
Kindergarten teacher called a prank ICE hotline thinking it was real. She called to report her 6 year old student to ICE to try to get them and their family deported.
6 years old.
She does not enjoy hearing her own words and actions played back to her.
6 years old.
She does not enjoy hearing her own words and actions played back to her.
Kindergarten teacher wants kindergartener deported
YouTube video by Ben Palmer
m.youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:28 PM
<nervous laughter> "You make it sound terrible"
The pivot to "I want to talk to your supervisor" is the most fucking predictable thing in the world
Anyhoo, this just goes to show the damage that the term "illegals" does, in giving chuds a sense of justification. Don't ever use that term
The pivot to "I want to talk to your supervisor" is the most fucking predictable thing in the world
Anyhoo, this just goes to show the damage that the term "illegals" does, in giving chuds a sense of justification. Don't ever use that term
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Remember that midnight raid in Chicago supposedly to arrest Tren del Aragua members? Newly revealed court docs show that the raid was facilitated by the building owners who are now accused of using the raid to evict tenants. DHS never mentions TDA in their filings: www.propublica.org/article/chic...
The Real Story Behind the Midnight Immigration Raid on a Chicago Apartment Building
The Trump administration has claimed the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had taken over the building. But new documents make no mention of the gang and reveal federal agents had information about “ille...
www.propublica.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Remember that midnight raid in Chicago supposedly to arrest Tren del Aragua members? Newly revealed court docs show that the raid was facilitated by the building owners who are now accused of using the raid to evict tenants. DHS never mentions TDA in their filings: www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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This meme just punched me in the face and stole my wallet
February 4, 2026 at 2:10 AM
This meme just punched me in the face and stole my wallet
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Update: In the past week we've learned ICE has secured property to build human warehouses in Merrimack, NH and Williamsport, MD *as well as* Surprise, AZ; Upper Bern, PA; and Tremont, PA.
Facts that bear repeating.
Facts that bear repeating.
In the past week we've learned ICE has secured property to build human warehouses in Merrimack, NH and Williamsport, MD. Just some facts I think bear repeating.
February 4, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Update: In the past week we've learned ICE has secured property to build human warehouses in Merrimack, NH and Williamsport, MD *as well as* Surprise, AZ; Upper Bern, PA; and Tremont, PA.
Facts that bear repeating.
Facts that bear repeating.
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“Did they grow up under a rock??”
Yes. And the rock was probably put there on purpose by men who wanted uneducated people to control.
This is why we don’t leave any state or county or town behind. Nobody deserves to grow up under a rock. Especially one they would never have the power to move.
Yes. And the rock was probably put there on purpose by men who wanted uneducated people to control.
This is why we don’t leave any state or county or town behind. Nobody deserves to grow up under a rock. Especially one they would never have the power to move.
February 4, 2026 at 1:07 PM
“Did they grow up under a rock??”
Yes. And the rock was probably put there on purpose by men who wanted uneducated people to control.
This is why we don’t leave any state or county or town behind. Nobody deserves to grow up under a rock. Especially one they would never have the power to move.
Yes. And the rock was probably put there on purpose by men who wanted uneducated people to control.
This is why we don’t leave any state or county or town behind. Nobody deserves to grow up under a rock. Especially one they would never have the power to move.
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We have enough evidence for UBI in general that this policy should be a given. But the difference is, to understand UBI works is to believe that people are fundamentally good. And a big chunk of society is built around the belief, *must maintain the belief* that people are fundamentally bad.
"By the end of the two-year period, 94% of participants reported they were housed."
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
Homeless Oregon youth got $1,000 a month for two years. Most found housing after • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon is the second of its kind in the nation to implement the direct cash transfer program after New York City.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:54 PM
We have enough evidence for UBI in general that this policy should be a given. But the difference is, to understand UBI works is to believe that people are fundamentally good. And a big chunk of society is built around the belief, *must maintain the belief* that people are fundamentally bad.
Do I have any Na'vi speakers here? I know a few people learned it. I have a translation question.
a woman is riding on the back of a dragon in a video game .
ALT: a woman is riding on the back of a dragon in a video game .
media.tenor.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Do I have any Na'vi speakers here? I know a few people learned it. I have a translation question.
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Love how he focuses all his energy on trying to beat the high school girls. Even as the high school boys jump in.
Easily the least surprising aspect of it.
Easily the least surprising aspect of it.
February 4, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Love how he focuses all his energy on trying to beat the high school girls. Even as the high school boys jump in.
Easily the least surprising aspect of it.
Easily the least surprising aspect of it.
A store specializing in kandi supplies and 3D modeled options called Maslow's Hierarchy of Beads.
A store specializing in books for every mood and every stage of life called Maslow's Hierarchy of Reads
A store specializing in brewable botanicals called Maslow’s Hierarchy of Teas
February 4, 2026 at 6:47 AM
A store specializing in kandi supplies and 3D modeled options called Maslow's Hierarchy of Beads.
"The Pointless, Yet Poignant, Crisis of a Co-Ed," by Dar Williams.
"I Knew Prufrock Before He Got Famous" by Frank Turner
*(as with any favorite song, answer subject to change at my whim)
*(as with any favorite song, answer subject to change at my whim)
Deleted a post about “what’s your least favorite song” because the vibes are bad enough already.
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
February 4, 2026 at 6:43 AM
"The Pointless, Yet Poignant, Crisis of a Co-Ed," by Dar Williams.
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One by one, Europeans mentioned in the Epstein files who still hold political office are beginning to resign or are being forced out of office.
Meanwhile, ruled by an administration almost entirely made up of Epstein associates, the US carries on as if nothing really happened.
Meanwhile, ruled by an administration almost entirely made up of Epstein associates, the US carries on as if nothing really happened.
February 3, 2026 at 2:39 PM
One by one, Europeans mentioned in the Epstein files who still hold political office are beginning to resign or are being forced out of office.
Meanwhile, ruled by an administration almost entirely made up of Epstein associates, the US carries on as if nothing really happened.
Meanwhile, ruled by an administration almost entirely made up of Epstein associates, the US carries on as if nothing really happened.
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I'm not actually all that shocked to watch many of Old Twitter's most misogynistic and dogpile-happy "leftist" men all seem to be coalescing around the hot take of "harassment isn't as big a deal as this feminine labor network makes it out to be, actually"
Absolutely incredible that PissPigGranddad went to MPLS to checkout the RR networks, community defense work and he basically recites my entire pitch for what is happening, lambasting the fetishization of opsec, and the need for centralization if you want a politics that can handle escalation.
February 3, 2026 at 9:38 PM
I'm not actually all that shocked to watch many of Old Twitter's most misogynistic and dogpile-happy "leftist" men all seem to be coalescing around the hot take of "harassment isn't as big a deal as this feminine labor network makes it out to be, actually"
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Every time Trump claims election fraud, it is a massive lie and the media should be saying that. Countless lawsuits, recounts, and statistical analysis have proven that our elections are honest & accurate. That is the truth & anyone claiming otherwise is lying. (1/2)
February 4, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Every time Trump claims election fraud, it is a massive lie and the media should be saying that. Countless lawsuits, recounts, and statistical analysis have proven that our elections are honest & accurate. That is the truth & anyone claiming otherwise is lying. (1/2)
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A fanatical child rapist supporter decided to hurl racists insults and attack a teenage girl after she insulted his dear leader Donald Trump, he was then immediately beaten by a crowd of children and teens.
February 3, 2026 at 11:56 PM
A fanatical child rapist supporter decided to hurl racists insults and attack a teenage girl after she insulted his dear leader Donald Trump, he was then immediately beaten by a crowd of children and teens.