TrishEM
@pematson.bsky.social
Award-winning journalism editor and writer, speculative fiction reviewer and podcaster, lover of games, music, audiodramas, wordplay and more. (She/her)
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TrishEM
@pematson.bsky.social
· Oct 23
Note: Due to trolls and bots, I'm blocking anyone with no posting history who follows me without ever interacting with me first (e.g. liking or replying to one of my posts) and anyone who direct-messages me out of the blue. Sorry if you're just new, but I need a sign that you're real and not evil.
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You don't even need to limit your screen time. I took my social apps off my phone but left the ebook apps, and lo and behold I've read twice as many books this year as last year (and that's not counting magazines and short fiction).
Too many people have resigned themselves to not reading because they fear they no longer have the focus for it. You only need to limit your screen time for a few days to begin feeling the effects on your brain. I promise you, you are capable of reading books again.
November 10, 2025 at 9:58 AM
You don't even need to limit your screen time. I took my social apps off my phone but left the ebook apps, and lo and behold I've read twice as many books this year as last year (and that's not counting magazines and short fiction).
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In people who declared themselves “nonexercisers,” several short bursts of activity throughout the day were linked to heart-healthy benefits.
A few bursts of vigorous movement a day may cut women's heart risks, study says
In people who declared themselves “nonexercisers,” several short bursts of activity throughout the day were linked to heart-healthy benefits.
nbcnews.to
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
In people who declared themselves “nonexercisers,” several short bursts of activity throughout the day were linked to heart-healthy benefits.
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A Goodyear welt shoe goes for $350 or more, so yeah.
Current shoes at the 80-120$ mark will not last long and often aren't worth repairing
(The Vimes boot theory, yes)
Current shoes at the 80-120$ mark will not last long and often aren't worth repairing
(The Vimes boot theory, yes)
Actually…
One century ago, standard, mid-range, catalog shoes went for 2025 $30-50 per pair, were repairable (glued soles hadn’t become common yet), were made of leather, would last for several years and could be Ship of Theseus’ed on soles, fasteners and heels.
They were better shoes for less.
One century ago, standard, mid-range, catalog shoes went for 2025 $30-50 per pair, were repairable (glued soles hadn’t become common yet), were made of leather, would last for several years and could be Ship of Theseus’ed on soles, fasteners and heels.
They were better shoes for less.
November 9, 2025 at 10:28 PM
A Goodyear welt shoe goes for $350 or more, so yeah.
Current shoes at the 80-120$ mark will not last long and often aren't worth repairing
(The Vimes boot theory, yes)
Current shoes at the 80-120$ mark will not last long and often aren't worth repairing
(The Vimes boot theory, yes)
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According to the study’s authors, COVID vaccination was effective in all ALL groups and in persons with OR without major chronic conditions.
The study has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine. YES, it is PEER-REVIEWED.
• www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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The study has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine. YES, it is PEER-REVIEWED.
• www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
🧪🧵⬇️
![RESULTS
At 6 months of follow-up, the estimated vaccine effectiveness was 29.3% (95% confidence interval [CI], 19.1 to 39.2) against Covid-19-associated emergency department visits (risk difference per 10,000 persons,
18.3; 95% CI, 10.8 to 27.6), 39.2% (95% Cl, 21.6 to 54.5) against Covid-19-associated hospitalizations (risk difference per 10,000 persons, 7.5; 95% Cl, 3.4 to 13.0), and 64.0% (95% CI, 23.0 to 85.8) against Covid-19-associated deaths (risk difference per 10,000 persons,
2.2; 95% Cl, 0.5 to 6.9). Vaccine effectiveness against a composite of these outcomes was 28.3% (95% CI, 18.2 to 38.2), with a risk difference per 10,000 persons of 18.2 (95% Cl, 10.7 to 27.5). The Covid-19 vaccine was associated with decreased risks of these outcomes across prespecified subgroups defined according to age (<65 years, 65 to 75 years, and >75 years), the presence or absence of major coexisting conditions, and immunocompetence status.
CONCLUSIONS
In this national cohort of U.S. veterans, the receipt of the 2024-2025 Covid-19 vaccine was associated with decreased risks of severe clinical outcomes. (Funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs.)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:llgfbjvsqkaicezsf7mzjxr3/bafkreiczav5frsxauu7wrgq6iawkwtaszl73m3il5dlgkflri57qyxcufy@jpeg)
November 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
According to the study’s authors, COVID vaccination was effective in all ALL groups and in persons with OR without major chronic conditions.
The study has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine. YES, it is PEER-REVIEWED.
• www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
🧪🧵⬇️
The study has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine. YES, it is PEER-REVIEWED.
• www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
🧪🧵⬇️
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virtue signalling is good actually
Performative decency is actually *so* important for this reason.
It tricks the 10% of ghouls into thinking that there are only 1% of ghouls.
And it makes the 30% of people that don't care one way or another follow the mostly decent crowd
It tricks the 10% of ghouls into thinking that there are only 1% of ghouls.
And it makes the 30% of people that don't care one way or another follow the mostly decent crowd
November 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
virtue signalling is good actually
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When people celebrate the individual genius of folks in science, they should also
mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s)
mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s)
November 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
When people celebrate the individual genius of folks in science, they should also
mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s)
mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s)
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Aw thanks for asking! I've spent the past few years turning to collaging in times of overwhelming grief or fear or pain, when I couldn't form words of my own. I didn't realize they might speak to others, too -- so I was really excited when Worlds of Possibility published "After" as a collage poem ✨
November 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Aw thanks for asking! I've spent the past few years turning to collaging in times of overwhelming grief or fear or pain, when I couldn't form words of my own. I didn't realize they might speak to others, too -- so I was really excited when Worlds of Possibility published "After" as a collage poem ✨
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Mine has to be the satire "Laser Eyes Ain't Everything" in @diabolicalplots.com , which combines my rage about disability accessibility (or lack thereof) with snark and superhero puns: www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...
DP FICTION #123B: “Laser Eyes Ain’t Everything” by Effie Seiberg – Diabolical Plots
www.diabolicalplots.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Mine has to be the satire "Laser Eyes Ain't Everything" in @diabolicalplots.com , which combines my rage about disability accessibility (or lack thereof) with snark and superhero puns: www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...
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DIA workers say museum’s Diego Rivera murals inspired them to form a union - Detroit Metro Times
DIA workers say museum’s Diego Rivera murals inspired them to form a union - Detroit Metro Times
Mexican artist Diego Rivera’s Detroit Industry Murals stand tall and proud inside the Detroit Institute of Arts, a monument to the power of workers and a city long associated with organized labor. Tho...
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November 8, 2025 at 1:14 AM
DIA workers say museum’s Diego Rivera murals inspired them to form a union - Detroit Metro Times
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I have three takeaways from this article: 1) Scientific discovery is always a team effort rather than an individual one; 2) Academia had, and still has, a sexism problem; and 3) I'm redacting because one should not speak ill of the recently deceased.
Because James Watson has just died and because he seems to have been an awful person in many ways, there have inevitably been a lot of takes about the discovery of DNA. This article gives a more nuanced take.
1/2
1/2
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I have three takeaways from this article: 1) Scientific discovery is always a team effort rather than an individual one; 2) Academia had, and still has, a sexism problem; and 3) I'm redacting because one should not speak ill of the recently deceased.
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The Trump administration has ordered visa officers to deny immigrants who are obese or have certain health issues, in yet another instance of the president’s strange obsession with physical traits. trib.al/b0AtL8r
Trump Says U.S. Visas Can Be Denied to Fat People From Now On
New State Department guidance encourages embassies and consulates to deny visas to people with obesity or other health issues.
trib.al
November 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
The Trump administration has ordered visa officers to deny immigrants who are obese or have certain health issues, in yet another instance of the president’s strange obsession with physical traits. trib.al/b0AtL8r
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Sorry to SpacedockPost on Sojourn, but just want to signal boost this unfortunate situation.
The game and DLCs are heavily discounted on GOG so grab em if you've ever wanted to.
Battlestar Galactica Deadlock was my first gig with a major sci-fi IP and a fond memory for me. Very sad outcome.
-Dan
The game and DLCs are heavily discounted on GOG so grab em if you've ever wanted to.
Battlestar Galactica Deadlock was my first gig with a major sci-fi IP and a fond memory for me. Very sad outcome.
-Dan
November 8, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Sorry to SpacedockPost on Sojourn, but just want to signal boost this unfortunate situation.
The game and DLCs are heavily discounted on GOG so grab em if you've ever wanted to.
Battlestar Galactica Deadlock was my first gig with a major sci-fi IP and a fond memory for me. Very sad outcome.
-Dan
The game and DLCs are heavily discounted on GOG so grab em if you've ever wanted to.
Battlestar Galactica Deadlock was my first gig with a major sci-fi IP and a fond memory for me. Very sad outcome.
-Dan
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2005: do we really have to pack every life lesson into a children's book/movie that traumatizes a generation. hey grownups what if we just talked to our kids
2025: nobody talks to their kids apparently, bring Old Yeller back
2025: nobody talks to their kids apparently, bring Old Yeller back
November 8, 2025 at 5:34 AM
2005: do we really have to pack every life lesson into a children's book/movie that traumatizes a generation. hey grownups what if we just talked to our kids
2025: nobody talks to their kids apparently, bring Old Yeller back
2025: nobody talks to their kids apparently, bring Old Yeller back
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Fraudsters are using real apartment listings and stolen agents’ identities on social media to scam prospective renters into paying fake fees.
Scammers are using real apartments and genuine agents' identities to con would-be renters
Fraudsters are using real apartment listings and stolen agents’ identities on social media to scam prospective renters into paying fake fees.
nbcnews.to
November 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Fraudsters are using real apartment listings and stolen agents’ identities on social media to scam prospective renters into paying fake fees.
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this is genuinely one of my favourite pieces of marketing cuz of how effective it was. It's literal & thus everyone can understand that they were in fact waterproof
In 2014 Sony sold its waterproof Walkmans in a bottle of water to prove it was really waterproof
November 8, 2025 at 11:46 AM
this is genuinely one of my favourite pieces of marketing cuz of how effective it was. It's literal & thus everyone can understand that they were in fact waterproof
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Would love to see some Wuxia style tales in our next submission window. They can easily be very S&S!
November 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Would love to see some Wuxia style tales in our next submission window. They can easily be very S&S!
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Hey!
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.
November 8, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Hey!
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.
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Why isn't this story a movie? !!!
Another of the forgotten miracles from the early days of WW2. @garius.bsky.social is a master at telling fascinating transportation stories.
I hope some smart film producer buys the rights to Garius's essay series!
theupfront.media/the-long-way...
Another of the forgotten miracles from the early days of WW2. @garius.bsky.social is a master at telling fascinating transportation stories.
I hope some smart film producer buys the rights to Garius's essay series!
theupfront.media/the-long-way...
The Long Way Round: The remarkable journey of the California Clipper, Part 1
In 1941, the Japanese attacked Hawaii, leaving Pan Am flight 18602 trapped the wrong side of Pearl Harbor, To get home, its civilian crew would have to do something incredible: circumnavigate the worl...
theupfront.media
November 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Why isn't this story a movie? !!!
Another of the forgotten miracles from the early days of WW2. @garius.bsky.social is a master at telling fascinating transportation stories.
I hope some smart film producer buys the rights to Garius's essay series!
theupfront.media/the-long-way...
Another of the forgotten miracles from the early days of WW2. @garius.bsky.social is a master at telling fascinating transportation stories.
I hope some smart film producer buys the rights to Garius's essay series!
theupfront.media/the-long-way...
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Another great thread for fiction you may have missed this year.
If you wrote an SF/F/H story that was published in 2025 (or read a story that you thought was great), tell me about it in this thread!
Authors, also send your story to me here: johnjosephadams.com/basff-submis... (Please read the guidelines before submitting.)
Authors, also send your story to me here: johnjosephadams.com/basff-submis... (Please read the guidelines before submitting.)
November 8, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Another great thread for fiction you may have missed this year.
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sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference
November 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference
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Good morning! AI is being force-fed to you by a handful of billionaires who will lose a bunch of money if they fail to convince you that you need it. You do not need it 🫶
November 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Good morning! AI is being force-fed to you by a handful of billionaires who will lose a bunch of money if they fail to convince you that you need it. You do not need it 🫶
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A reversal of fortune nearly a year later: the festival will not be changing hands after all, and the boycott by artists, who have spent the year signing petitions for a new team to take over the organization, is likely to be huge.
Maybe it's time for another city to step up to the plate.
Maybe it's time for another city to step up to the plate.
Franck Bondoux reconduit à la tête du festival de BD d’Angoulême, le boycott comme seul horizon
Franck Bondoux reconduit à la tête du festival de BD d’Angoulême, le boycott comme seul horizon
Contre l’avis de l’ensemble de la profession, l’association confie les rênes du premier événement BD de France à la société 9Art +. Un boycott très important se profile.
www.liberation.fr
November 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
A reversal of fortune nearly a year later: the festival will not be changing hands after all, and the boycott by artists, who have spent the year signing petitions for a new team to take over the organization, is likely to be huge.
Maybe it's time for another city to step up to the plate.
Maybe it's time for another city to step up to the plate.
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"All the most beautiful moments of this festival were moments of protest. A creative eruption that is at the heart of what we came here to celebrate."
It's in French, but fantastic thread on a spectacular Streisand effect at the recent French Comic Festival.
Solidarity and creativity pay off.
It's in French, but fantastic thread on a spectacular Streisand effect at the recent French Comic Festival.
Solidarity and creativity pay off.
February 4, 2025 at 9:21 AM
"All the most beautiful moments of this festival were moments of protest. A creative eruption that is at the heart of what we came here to celebrate."
It's in French, but fantastic thread on a spectacular Streisand effect at the recent French Comic Festival.
Solidarity and creativity pay off.
It's in French, but fantastic thread on a spectacular Streisand effect at the recent French Comic Festival.
Solidarity and creativity pay off.
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UPDATE: Reached out to the Rev. Hannah Kardon, a United Methodist minister who was there that day and has been active in religious demonstrations at Broadview.
“They are making it clear that they are scared of prayer … it speaks the truth that what they are doing in that building is evil.”
“They are making it clear that they are scared of prayer … it speaks the truth that what they are doing in that building is evil.”
November 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM
UPDATE: Reached out to the Rev. Hannah Kardon, a United Methodist minister who was there that day and has been active in religious demonstrations at Broadview.
“They are making it clear that they are scared of prayer … it speaks the truth that what they are doing in that building is evil.”
“They are making it clear that they are scared of prayer … it speaks the truth that what they are doing in that building is evil.”
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It me. I wrote this.
Part 2 of our history of the remarkable flight of the California Clipper in WW2 is now available.
To get back to the US after Pearl Harbor, Ford and his crew are asked by Pan Am to do something no commercial aircrew or passenger plane has done before:
Circumnavigate the world. #history #aviation
To get back to the US after Pearl Harbor, Ford and his crew are asked by Pan Am to do something no commercial aircrew or passenger plane has done before:
Circumnavigate the world. #history #aviation
Flying blind: The remarkable journey of the California Clipper, Part 2
What Pan Am were asking of Ford, his crew and his aircraft was to do something that no commercial flying boat had ever done before: complete a circumnavigation of the world.
theupfront.media
November 8, 2025 at 9:54 AM
It me. I wrote this.