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DRM-free, AI-free, billionare-free, waitless ebooks from independent presses, sold to you by an actual human being who responds to emails, since 2010. https://weightlessbooks.com
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And it's not just Waymo. "Tesla’s vehicles also rely on similar remote operators...New National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data suggest[s] Tesla’s robotaxis are crashing three times as much as humans — even with human monitors."
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
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February 6, 2026 at 5:40 PM
And it's not just Waymo. "Tesla’s vehicles also rely on similar remote operators...New National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data suggest[s] Tesla’s robotaxis are crashing three times as much as humans — even with human monitors."
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Just finished scheduling the original fiction for @apexmag.bsky.social issue 153 and WOW! This is issue is *heavy*. The stories are all fantastic, but I feel like I should apologize ahead of time for all of the heartache.
February 6, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Just finished scheduling the original fiction for @apexmag.bsky.social issue 153 and WOW! This is issue is *heavy*. The stories are all fantastic, but I feel like I should apologize ahead of time for all of the heartache.
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Who wants to give $10 just to make the number weird?
We’re only $5 away from $300/month in Patreon support, or just 2-3 patrons! Your support helps us pay queer authors fairly AND comes with early access to Issue 1.
Help us hit this goal before release day? 👀
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Help us hit this goal before release day? 👀
🪐 www.patreon.com/OthersideSpec
February 6, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Who wants to give $10 just to make the number weird?
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@remainsmagazine.bsky.social is very good. They usually sell out their limited print run. Good news. You can now get digital copies @weightlessbooks.bsky.social
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February 4, 2026 at 6:08 PM
@remainsmagazine.bsky.social is very good. They usually sell out their limited print run. Good news. You can now get digital copies @weightlessbooks.bsky.social
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New @apexmag.bsky.social issue is here! New fiction by @jordankurella.com and @mariahaskins.com and lots of other good stuff: weightlessbooks.com/apex-magazin...
February 3, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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February issues are in at Weightless! We've got @clarkesworldmagazine.com, Forever, @lightspeedmagazine.com, @nightmare-magazine.com, Dirty Magick, @smallwondersmag.com, @flashfictiononline.bsky.social, @foofarawpress.bsky.social, The Dark, @locusmag.bsky.social... (1/2) weightlessbooks.com/2026/02/
February 2, 2026 at 3:07 PM
February issues are in at Weightless! We've got @clarkesworldmagazine.com, Forever, @lightspeedmagazine.com, @nightmare-magazine.com, Dirty Magick, @smallwondersmag.com, @flashfictiononline.bsky.social, @foofarawpress.bsky.social, The Dark, @locusmag.bsky.social... (1/2) weightlessbooks.com/2026/02/
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It's essential to understand that things have gotten MORE difficult to sell online independently.
Sure, you can sign-up to a 'marketplace', but owning your very own online shop means dealing with things like additional digital service taxes (different for every country you sell to).
Sure, you can sign-up to a 'marketplace', but owning your very own online shop means dealing with things like additional digital service taxes (different for every country you sell to).
Comixology: Amazon absolutely destroyed it
GumRoad: went full into NFTs and doxxed a client when he got pissed
Steam: pulled adult titles and has a really high wall for payouts
Amazon is well, Amazon
Patreon actively hates its users
Itch keeps dropping the ball
And this isn't counting paypro stuff
GumRoad: went full into NFTs and doxxed a client when he got pissed
Steam: pulled adult titles and has a really high wall for payouts
Amazon is well, Amazon
Patreon actively hates its users
Itch keeps dropping the ball
And this isn't counting paypro stuff
February 2, 2026 at 11:16 AM
It's essential to understand that things have gotten MORE difficult to sell online independently.
Sure, you can sign-up to a 'marketplace', but owning your very own online shop means dealing with things like additional digital service taxes (different for every country you sell to).
Sure, you can sign-up to a 'marketplace', but owning your very own online shop means dealing with things like additional digital service taxes (different for every country you sell to).
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We're on the front page of @weightlessbooks.bsky.social! wahoo! Nice to be neighbors with @smallwondersmag.com (an extremely rad publication).
February 1, 2026 at 2:40 PM
We're on the front page of @weightlessbooks.bsky.social! wahoo! Nice to be neighbors with @smallwondersmag.com (an extremely rad publication).
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The price is the same on our site and @weightlessbooks.bsky.social, so it's a nice way to support us AND Weightless at the same time.
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Adventitious Magazine 12-Month Digital Subscription
About Adventitious Adventitious is a speculative fiction magazine devoted to stories that feel slightly off, quietly dangerous, or unexpectedly beautiful. We publish original short fiction across scie...
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February 1, 2026 at 4:05 PM
The price is the same on our site and @weightlessbooks.bsky.social, so it's a nice way to support us AND Weightless at the same time.
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The great Alasdair Gray said, "work as if you live in the early days of a better nation" and we try to follow his rule. Sometimes the work means you don't work. Y'all, we do what we can & we will keep doing it.
BKMN will be closed Friday Jan. 30th in support of the Minneapolis general strike.
Lots of stores closing tomorrow:
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Publishing for Minnesota fundraising auction:
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Lots of stores closing tomorrow:
www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?i...
Publishing for Minnesota fundraising auction:
www.32auctions.com/organization...
Publishing for Minnesota
Silent auction 'Publishing for Minnesota' hosted online at 32auctions.
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January 29, 2026 at 5:52 PM
The great Alasdair Gray said, "work as if you live in the early days of a better nation" and we try to follow his rule. Sometimes the work means you don't work. Y'all, we do what we can & we will keep doing it.
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In an effort to keep up with submissions and be open on a consistent schedule, we've decided that @apexmag.bsky.social will be open to short fiction subs on an every other month schedule. We will be open in Jan, March, May, July, Sept, and Nov. We're closed the other months.
January 29, 2026 at 3:41 PM
In an effort to keep up with submissions and be open on a consistent schedule, we've decided that @apexmag.bsky.social will be open to short fiction subs on an every other month schedule. We will be open in Jan, March, May, July, Sept, and Nov. We're closed the other months.
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BCS #450 ebook--double-issue for BCS Science-Fantasy Month 8!--out early @weightlessbooks.bsky.social & Kindle Store and for subscribers; stories @nassos.bsky.social @rhiannonheld.bsky.social @ewenmaer.bsky.social @eskaftun.bsky.social weightlessbooks.com/fiction/bene... www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJN1JQWD
Beneath Ceaseless Skies Issue #450 – Science-Fantasy Month 8
Issue #450 of Beneath Ceaseless Skies online magazine, a special double-issue for BCS Science-Fantasy Month 8, featuring stories by Natalia Theodoridou, R.Z. Held, Ewen Ma, and Emily C. Skaftun and co...
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January 28, 2026 at 8:07 PM
BCS #450 ebook--double-issue for BCS Science-Fantasy Month 8!--out early @weightlessbooks.bsky.social & Kindle Store and for subscribers; stories @nassos.bsky.social @rhiannonheld.bsky.social @ewenmaer.bsky.social @eskaftun.bsky.social weightlessbooks.com/fiction/bene... www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJN1JQWD
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Buying BCS ebooks or an ebook subscription at Weightless Books gets you BCS stories a week early (in this case, two weeks early for the Held and Skaftun stories) on your e-reader and helps us pay our authors a pro rate and our First Readers an honorarium. Thank you!
January 28, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Buying BCS ebooks or an ebook subscription at Weightless Books gets you BCS stories a week early (in this case, two weeks early for the Held and Skaftun stories) on your e-reader and helps us pay our authors a pro rate and our First Readers an honorarium. Thank you!
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I try to stay out of the toxic replies on social media, but now I have a canned response for anyone who mentions Obama’s deportation numbers. Alt-text contains my full reply for anyone interested in using it.
January 28, 2026 at 5:46 PM
I try to stay out of the toxic replies on social media, but now I have a canned response for anyone who mentions Obama’s deportation numbers. Alt-text contains my full reply for anyone interested in using it.
New issue of @bcsmagazine.bsky.social is here, and it's the science fantasy month special double issue! Featuring stories by @nassos.bsky.social, @rhiannonheld.bsky.social, @ewenmaer.bsky.social, and @eskaftun.bsky.social and cover art by Tyler Edlin: weightlessbooks.com/beneath-ceas...
January 28, 2026 at 3:34 PM
New issue of @bcsmagazine.bsky.social is here, and it's the science fantasy month special double issue! Featuring stories by @nassos.bsky.social, @rhiannonheld.bsky.social, @ewenmaer.bsky.social, and @eskaftun.bsky.social and cover art by Tyler Edlin: weightlessbooks.com/beneath-ceas...
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While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
January 27, 2026 at 5:07 PM
While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
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If you like your horror artful and beautifully crafted, Remains is brilliant.
The former editor and publisher of Black Static and Interzone has a new magazine of horror short fiction and novellas, REMAINS, beautifully illustrated by Richard Wagner! 3 issues so far, new one forthcoming. Get them here: weightlessbooks.com/category/pub...
January 27, 2026 at 4:35 PM
If you like your horror artful and beautifully crafted, Remains is brilliant.
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One of the many reasons we love indie bookstores is because of how they care for communities.
Another great way to support our community? Contacting our reps. @5calls.org is a great resource 📞
Another great way to support our community? Contacting our reps. @5calls.org is a great resource 📞
January 27, 2026 at 4:05 PM
One of the many reasons we love indie bookstores is because of how they care for communities.
Another great way to support our community? Contacting our reps. @5calls.org is a great resource 📞
Another great way to support our community? Contacting our reps. @5calls.org is a great resource 📞
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Given Andy's track record I am in no way surprised to see REMAINS has been publishing some of IMO the best prose stylists working in genre, including @giselleleeb.bsky.social and @seanbirnie.bsky.social
The former editor and publisher of Black Static and Interzone has a new magazine of horror short fiction and novellas, REMAINS, beautifully illustrated by Richard Wagner! 3 issues so far, new one forthcoming. Get them here: weightlessbooks.com/category/pub...
January 27, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Given Andy's track record I am in no way surprised to see REMAINS has been publishing some of IMO the best prose stylists working in genre, including @giselleleeb.bsky.social and @seanbirnie.bsky.social
The former editor and publisher of Black Static and Interzone has a new magazine of horror short fiction and novellas, REMAINS, beautifully illustrated by Richard Wagner! 3 issues so far, new one forthcoming. Get them here: weightlessbooks.com/category/pub...
January 27, 2026 at 3:38 PM
The former editor and publisher of Black Static and Interzone has a new magazine of horror short fiction and novellas, REMAINS, beautifully illustrated by Richard Wagner! 3 issues so far, new one forthcoming. Get them here: weightlessbooks.com/category/pub...
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We're heart-sick and furious. For all who fight galloping authoritarianism, in the Twin Cities, Charlotte, LA, Atlanta, in far too many places at far too high a price, Small Wonders stands in solidarity with you.
To help Minnesotans:
standwithminnesota.com
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To help Minnesotans:
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Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
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January 26, 2026 at 4:08 AM
We're heart-sick and furious. For all who fight galloping authoritarianism, in the Twin Cities, Charlotte, LA, Atlanta, in far too many places at far too high a price, Small Wonders stands in solidarity with you.
To help Minnesotans:
standwithminnesota.com
naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/h...
To help Minnesotans:
standwithminnesota.com
naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/h...
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Abolish the Border Regime - a reading list:
Abolish the Border Regime - A reading list - Pluto Press
As borders multiply, so too must resistance. Borders are not neutral lines: they are weapons that extend colonial violence under the guise of security. In Minnesota, people are standing up to ICE, and...
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January 26, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Abolish the Border Regime - a reading list:
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New Issue: BCS #449 out today, featuring stories of struggle amidst love by @rkduncan.bsky.social (sequel to an earlier BCS story) and Lalini Shanela Ranaraja, a From the BCS Archives story by @rajanyk.bsky.social, cover art Jereme Peabody: www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/issues/issue...
Beneath Ceaseless Skies - Issue #449 by Scott Andrews
The Great King’s Lost Bride by R.K. Duncan. Strike First And Then Give Tongue by Lalini Shanela Ranaraja.
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January 22, 2026 at 6:06 PM
New Issue: BCS #449 out today, featuring stories of struggle amidst love by @rkduncan.bsky.social (sequel to an earlier BCS story) and Lalini Shanela Ranaraja, a From the BCS Archives story by @rajanyk.bsky.social, cover art Jereme Peabody: www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/issues/issue...
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JFC!
Where the hell is the publishing industry and their lawyers?
This is an entire black market in stolen goods that is continuously profiting from stolen work.
Where the hell is the publishing industry and their lawyers?
This is an entire black market in stolen goods that is continuously profiting from stolen work.
A few months ago I was curious to know how much Anna's Archive was charging AI developers for access to their massive library of pirated works for training - so I emailed them saying I was interested in buying access.
Here is their reply.
🧵 1/n
Here is their reply.
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January 22, 2026 at 11:37 AM
JFC!
Where the hell is the publishing industry and their lawyers?
This is an entire black market in stolen goods that is continuously profiting from stolen work.
Where the hell is the publishing industry and their lawyers?
This is an entire black market in stolen goods that is continuously profiting from stolen work.