Katherine Addison/Sarah Monette
@pennyvixen.bsky.social
TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS
She/her
Breast cancer survivor '23
OCD since '01
Horror/fantasy writer best known for THE GOBLIN EMPEROR (Tor, 2014)
Geek about everything
Books out in '25: THE ORB OF CAIRADO (Subterranean) & THE TOMB OF DRAGONS (Tor)
She/her
Breast cancer survivor '23
OCD since '01
Horror/fantasy writer best known for THE GOBLIN EMPEROR (Tor, 2014)
Geek about everything
Books out in '25: THE ORB OF CAIRADO (Subterranean) & THE TOMB OF DRAGONS (Tor)
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This guy was convicted of smuggling nearly a million pounds of cocaine. And President Trump is going to let him out of jail scot-free? C’mon.
So much for tough on drugs. This is an embarrassment to our rule of law, and Wisconsinites need some answers.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
So much for tough on drugs. This is an embarrassment to our rule of law, and Wisconsinites need some answers.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:04 AM
This guy was convicted of smuggling nearly a million pounds of cocaine. And President Trump is going to let him out of jail scot-free? C’mon.
So much for tough on drugs. This is an embarrassment to our rule of law, and Wisconsinites need some answers.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
So much for tough on drugs. This is an embarrassment to our rule of law, and Wisconsinites need some answers.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
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I have come to the idea that we have to collectively, brutally, ritualistically kill Target just to show capital that we truly aren’t fucking around.
December 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I have come to the idea that we have to collectively, brutally, ritualistically kill Target just to show capital that we truly aren’t fucking around.
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A couple of cuties who are getting big enough to graduate soon— Cloud and Pyewacket. Nettle and Phyl are the other two kittens here but they are more “run everywhere and never hold still” types.
December 2, 2025 at 2:53 AM
A couple of cuties who are getting big enough to graduate soon— Cloud and Pyewacket. Nettle and Phyl are the other two kittens here but they are more “run everywhere and never hold still” types.
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i like that this administration is committed to inflicting as much pain on as many americans as possible.
The U.S. Transportation Department is threatening to shut down thousands of truck driving schools, part of the Trump administration's widening crackdown on industry.
Thousands of U.S. trucking schools could lose accreditation under DOT crackdown
The U.S. Transportation Department is threatening to shut down thousands of truck driving schools, part of the Trump administration's widening crackdown on industry.
n.pr
December 2, 2025 at 4:21 AM
i like that this administration is committed to inflicting as much pain on as many americans as possible.
This headline is only the latest in a long sequence of "America, what are we doing?" moments this year, but:
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Sen. Mark Kelly says death threats have increased since Trump called for his execution
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America, what are we DOING?
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Sen. Mark Kelly says death threats have increased since Trump called for his execution
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America, what are we DOING?
December 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
This headline is only the latest in a long sequence of "America, what are we doing?" moments this year, but:
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Sen. Mark Kelly says death threats have increased since Trump called for his execution
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America, what are we DOING?
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Sen. Mark Kelly says death threats have increased since Trump called for his execution
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America, what are we DOING?
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Donald Trump’s idea of a Golden Age seems to be higher living costs for working families.
December 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Donald Trump’s idea of a Golden Age seems to be higher living costs for working families.
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Your periodic reminder that you can order any of my in print titles, signed and personalized, from my wonderful local bookstore @odysseybks.bsky.social
odysseybks.com/elizabeth-be...
odysseybks.com/elizabeth-be...
Elizabeth Bear Autographed Books
Request signed, personalized copies of Elizabeth Bear's recent work here! If you would like to request a title you don't see here, feel free to contact us t
odysseybks.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Your periodic reminder that you can order any of my in print titles, signed and personalized, from my wonderful local bookstore @odysseybks.bsky.social
odysseybks.com/elizabeth-be...
odysseybks.com/elizabeth-be...
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When we talk about taking on big drug companies and lowering costs, this is what we mean.
We have more work to do to fix our mess of a health care system, but I am proud to have voted to make this progress.
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
We have more work to do to fix our mess of a health care system, but I am proud to have voted to make this progress.
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
US slashes 36% off Medicare spending on 15 high-priced medicines
The U.S. Medicare health plan said on Tuesday that newly negotiated prices for 15 of its costliest drugs will save 36% on those medications compared with recent annual spending, or about $8.5 billion ...
www.reuters.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
When we talk about taking on big drug companies and lowering costs, this is what we mean.
We have more work to do to fix our mess of a health care system, but I am proud to have voted to make this progress.
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
We have more work to do to fix our mess of a health care system, but I am proud to have voted to make this progress.
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
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Reminder: My short fiction up (free) at @reactorsff.bsky.social follows an older medic with scant resources who fights to support her community as they survive life behind the company wall.
Near future, solidarity, old MC, family, hanging on to hope #booksky #sff
reactormag.com/barnacle-kat...
Near future, solidarity, old MC, family, hanging on to hope #booksky #sff
reactormag.com/barnacle-kat...
Barnacle - Reactor
An older medic with scant resources fights to support her community as they survive life behind the company wall.
reactormag.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Reminder: My short fiction up (free) at @reactorsff.bsky.social follows an older medic with scant resources who fights to support her community as they survive life behind the company wall.
Near future, solidarity, old MC, family, hanging on to hope #booksky #sff
reactormag.com/barnacle-kat...
Near future, solidarity, old MC, family, hanging on to hope #booksky #sff
reactormag.com/barnacle-kat...
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Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
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and you know what? these students should also be judged, and judged harshly for this. running to the admins and state legislators and the press because you got a fairly earned failing grade on an assignment is and should be seen as a mark of extremely poor character. it makes you a very bad person.
the primary thing that TPUSA provides to young conservatives is a blueprint for weaponizing the abject cowardice of university administrators against individual teachers and instructors, and university admins should take a long look in the mirror and think about what that says about them
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
November 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM
and you know what? these students should also be judged, and judged harshly for this. running to the admins and state legislators and the press because you got a fairly earned failing grade on an assignment is and should be seen as a mark of extremely poor character. it makes you a very bad person.
Thst's what they think Affirmative Action *IS*. It only makes sense they want it for themselves.
conservatives basically want to implement the caricature of affirmative action for conservative students. acceptance without meeting qualifications, good grades and degrees without having to do the work.
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
December 1, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Thst's what they think Affirmative Action *IS*. It only makes sense they want it for themselves.
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every neoliberal policy analyst wants to "trim the fat" of society until the lean times come. community level resilience, redundancies, etc are good actually
When power went out across all of Puerto Rico on 16 April, a lot of the lights in the town of Adjuntas stayed on. A combination of experimental microgrids, solar panels, and storage kept power on for many businesses and residents.
spectrum.ieee.org/puerto-rico-...
spectrum.ieee.org/puerto-rico-...
Could Microgrids Be Puerto Rico's Answer to Endless Blackouts?
Meanwhile, feds redirect $365 million away from solar toward grid fixes
spectrum.ieee.org
November 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
every neoliberal policy analyst wants to "trim the fat" of society until the lean times come. community level resilience, redundancies, etc are good actually
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Ooooo, Naomi is AMAZING.
The new book by @naomikritzer.bsky.social sounds like it's going to be a gut punch.
She's one of the handful of authors I would trust to handle this topic well.
Link: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
She's one of the handful of authors I would trust to handle this topic well.
Link: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
December 1, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Ooooo, Naomi is AMAZING.
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Last of the Vertigo Project stories! The Torn Map is a fantasy of uncertain terrain, something those of us with vertigo know all too well: vertigoproject.co.uk/files/2025/1...
vertigoproject.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Last of the Vertigo Project stories! The Torn Map is a fantasy of uncertain terrain, something those of us with vertigo know all too well: vertigoproject.co.uk/files/2025/1...
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This administration is trying to shut down the Department of Education, and it’s simply a bad idea — and Wisconsin children and families are going to pay the price.
November 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
This administration is trying to shut down the Department of Education, and it’s simply a bad idea — and Wisconsin children and families are going to pay the price.
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fraudsters stick together
Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
fraudsters stick together
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Today's Vertigo Project post is a story of mermaids and finding your way in a shifting world: vertigoproject.co.uk/files/2025/1...
vertigoproject.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Today's Vertigo Project post is a story of mermaids and finding your way in a shifting world: vertigoproject.co.uk/files/2025/1...
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When this criminal was jailed, the judge told David Gentile and America: ‘This is a warning to would-be fraudsters that seeking to get rich by taking advantage of investors gets you only a one-way ticket to jail.’ I guess not
November 30, 2025 at 9:27 AM
When this criminal was jailed, the judge told David Gentile and America: ‘This is a warning to would-be fraudsters that seeking to get rich by taking advantage of investors gets you only a one-way ticket to jail.’ I guess not
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This guy needs transport from Solano County to LA County (Suisun to Palmdale, CA) if anyone has ideas for getting him there before Monday. His chances of survival are best if he goes asap but I am having a baf time with my neck issues and Chewy isn’t feeling well so I want to keep an eye on him.
Goliath’s hanging in there, not pooping on his own yet but he is more alert and active today and eating for us now unassisted. He’s showing some minor signs of URI, but probably is not going to the emergency vet tonight? Fingers crossed?
November 30, 2025 at 7:58 AM
This guy needs transport from Solano County to LA County (Suisun to Palmdale, CA) if anyone has ideas for getting him there before Monday. His chances of survival are best if he goes asap but I am having a baf time with my neck issues and Chewy isn’t feeling well so I want to keep an eye on him.
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The reason people don't like conservative students is that whenever they're inconvenienced or annoyed they throw a tantrum and call in national media to terrorize their peers.
Turning Point at OU posted this girl's essay in full and man is it rough
November 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The reason people don't like conservative students is that whenever they're inconvenienced or annoyed they throw a tantrum and call in national media to terrorize their peers.
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A rare moment of a Republican genuinely giving a damn.
November 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A rare moment of a Republican genuinely giving a damn.
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Kate makes an excellent argument here.
Also trauma plays heck with your memory formation and recall and these kids have been through a lot without adult resources to help.
Also trauma plays heck with your memory formation and recall and these kids have been through a lot without adult resources to help.
I have been reading all the "students these days" threads from various sides and I have an essay's worth of thoughts -- there's a lot of complexity and heterogeneity that is hard to communicate on social media. There are a couple of things I will say here though. 1/
November 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Kate makes an excellent argument here.
Also trauma plays heck with your memory formation and recall and these kids have been through a lot without adult resources to help.
Also trauma plays heck with your memory formation and recall and these kids have been through a lot without adult resources to help.
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We can do you blood and love without the rhetoric, and we can do you blood and rhetoric without the love, and we can do you all three concurrent or consecutive. But we can't give you love and rhetoric without the blood. Blood is compulsory.
They're all blood, you see.
They're all blood, you see.
November 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
We can do you blood and love without the rhetoric, and we can do you blood and rhetoric without the love, and we can do you all three concurrent or consecutive. But we can't give you love and rhetoric without the blood. Blood is compulsory.
They're all blood, you see.
They're all blood, you see.