Raven Jakubowski
@ravenjake.bsky.social
Bram Stoker Nominee. Author, poet, trade unionist. Member, SFWA and BSFW.
Selected writing: Linktr.ee/ravenjake
Selected writing: Linktr.ee/ravenjake
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BREAKING: Starbucks workers have launched a massive, nationwide strike.
Baristas in 40 cities have walked off the job on the busiest day of Starbucks' year.
Upwards of 12,000 @sbworkersunited.org members could ultimately go on strike as the union escalates.
Baristas in 40 cities have walked off the job on the busiest day of Starbucks' year.
Upwards of 12,000 @sbworkersunited.org members could ultimately go on strike as the union escalates.
November 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
BREAKING: Starbucks workers have launched a massive, nationwide strike.
Baristas in 40 cities have walked off the job on the busiest day of Starbucks' year.
Upwards of 12,000 @sbworkersunited.org members could ultimately go on strike as the union escalates.
Baristas in 40 cities have walked off the job on the busiest day of Starbucks' year.
Upwards of 12,000 @sbworkersunited.org members could ultimately go on strike as the union escalates.
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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Can the Manhattan Project avoid building the nuclear bomb?
October 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Can the Manhattan Project avoid building the nuclear bomb?
I decided to prioritize graduate school beginning last fall, and as a result have submitted very little fiction and poetry this year. Still, I did have a story published in Dream Forge:
The Last Mardi Gras - Dreamforge Magazine
It isn’t the noise of the water lapping between the walls on the first floor, nor is it the sound of the building settling a little […]
dreamforgemagazine.com
September 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I decided to prioritize graduate school beginning last fall, and as a result have submitted very little fiction and poetry this year. Still, I did have a story published in Dream Forge:
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do the right thing, which is also the smart thing @allelitewrestling.com
August 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
do the right thing, which is also the smart thing @allelitewrestling.com
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Open Call: These Dreaming Hills
horrortree.com/taking-submi...
Deadline: Nov 15
Pay: $.08 per word and 3 contributor copies
Theme: Stories rooted in central Appalachia dependent upon broadly defined notions of speculative fiction, written by authors with strong ties to the region
#WritingCommunity
horrortree.com/taking-submi...
Deadline: Nov 15
Pay: $.08 per word and 3 contributor copies
Theme: Stories rooted in central Appalachia dependent upon broadly defined notions of speculative fiction, written by authors with strong ties to the region
#WritingCommunity
August 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Open Call: These Dreaming Hills
horrortree.com/taking-submi...
Deadline: Nov 15
Pay: $.08 per word and 3 contributor copies
Theme: Stories rooted in central Appalachia dependent upon broadly defined notions of speculative fiction, written by authors with strong ties to the region
#WritingCommunity
horrortree.com/taking-submi...
Deadline: Nov 15
Pay: $.08 per word and 3 contributor copies
Theme: Stories rooted in central Appalachia dependent upon broadly defined notions of speculative fiction, written by authors with strong ties to the region
#WritingCommunity
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WGA statement on Paramount’s decision to cancel the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
July 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
WGA statement on Paramount’s decision to cancel the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
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IF YOU ARE IN ONE OF THESE DISTRICTS PLEASE MAKE A CALL RIGHT NOW
DOES NOT MATTER IF YOUR VOICE SHAKES
CALL AND SAY YOU OPPOSE BBB
Scripts here: 5calls.org
DOES NOT MATTER IF YOUR VOICE SHAKES
CALL AND SAY YOU OPPOSE BBB
Scripts here: 5calls.org
July 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
IF YOU ARE IN ONE OF THESE DISTRICTS PLEASE MAKE A CALL RIGHT NOW
DOES NOT MATTER IF YOUR VOICE SHAKES
CALL AND SAY YOU OPPOSE BBB
Scripts here: 5calls.org
DOES NOT MATTER IF YOUR VOICE SHAKES
CALL AND SAY YOU OPPOSE BBB
Scripts here: 5calls.org
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This is why community organizing is an important piece in protesting:
If every person who showed up to the No Kings protest last month was given a tangible task to contact their rep to vote against this, we’d have a real shot at scaring reps in places like TX.
If every person who showed up to the No Kings protest last month was given a tangible task to contact their rep to vote against this, we’d have a real shot at scaring reps in places like TX.
really does feel like if we can cyberbully the House into passing changes on the shit they openly hate and get it kicked back upstairs again there’s a chance it might not survive the Senate a second time
if you live in a GOP state it’s time to ruin a House rep’s life
if you live in a GOP state it’s time to ruin a House rep’s life
The package now goes to the House who is expected to vote on it this week. Any changes to the bill in the House will force the Senate to take up the bill again.
The current bill as written raises the debt limit by $5 trillion.
The current bill as written raises the debt limit by $5 trillion.
July 2, 2025 at 5:56 AM
This is why community organizing is an important piece in protesting:
If every person who showed up to the No Kings protest last month was given a tangible task to contact their rep to vote against this, we’d have a real shot at scaring reps in places like TX.
If every person who showed up to the No Kings protest last month was given a tangible task to contact their rep to vote against this, we’d have a real shot at scaring reps in places like TX.
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This bill hasn't passed. The only thing that changes is you call your house representative rather then your Senate Rep!
5calls.org/issue/hr1-on...
5calls.org/issue/hr1-on...
July 1, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This bill hasn't passed. The only thing that changes is you call your house representative rather then your Senate Rep!
5calls.org/issue/hr1-on...
5calls.org/issue/hr1-on...
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Zohran Mamdani is saying things like “poverty is a policy choice and politicians have a duty to their constituents to make their lives affordable” and it is making a lot of politicians very very scared that they may actually have to start doing some actual service in their public service jobs.
June 27, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Zohran Mamdani is saying things like “poverty is a policy choice and politicians have a duty to their constituents to make their lives affordable” and it is making a lot of politicians very very scared that they may actually have to start doing some actual service in their public service jobs.
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brad u should primary chuck schumer
Brad Lander has arrived at his election night party. "The ranked choice tabulations will take a few days, but this much is clear: We are sending Andrew Cuomo back to the suburbs," Lander said to applause. "With our help, Zohran Mamdani will be the Democratic nominee"
June 25, 2025 at 3:14 AM
brad u should primary chuck schumer
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We are currently at $7,775. Let's see how far we can get in this first week. 💪🏾
Thanks to everyone who has helped spread the word so far!
Keep an eye out for new reward tiers in the coming weeks!
Thanks to everyone who has helped spread the word so far!
Keep an eye out for new reward tiers in the coming weeks!
📢 It's here! The Strange Horizons Fund Drive 2026 has begun! 📢
Help us raise the $20,000 we need to fund our fiction, poetry, and non-fiction for next year! Beyond that are our stretch goals including some compelling special issues!
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Help us raise the $20,000 we need to fund our fiction, poetry, and non-fiction for next year! Beyond that are our stretch goals including some compelling special issues!
Donate at the link ⬇️
Strange Horizons 2026
A free weekly speculative fiction magazine with a global perspective.
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June 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
We are currently at $7,775. Let's see how far we can get in this first week. 💪🏾
Thanks to everyone who has helped spread the word so far!
Keep an eye out for new reward tiers in the coming weeks!
Thanks to everyone who has helped spread the word so far!
Keep an eye out for new reward tiers in the coming weeks!
Some very kind words about my shapeshifting story “She Sheds Her Skin.” Chuffed to be in such heady company in this column!
My new "What to Read" column also features fiction by @ecastroianni.bsky.social @avgreenewrites.bsky.social @ravenjake.bsky.social @derrickboden.bsky.social @gemmafiles.bsky.social @pdjeliclark.bsky.social @vandroidhelsing.bsky.social @translunarytree.bsky.social @kristinaten.bsky.social & more.
What to Read – the Monster Edition - Ruadán Books
by Maria Haskins Where there are humans telling stories, there are monsters. From the very beginning, monsters have taken center stage in our myths, fairytales, and fiction. The vampire is one of the ...
ruadanbooks.com
June 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Some very kind words about my shapeshifting story “She Sheds Her Skin.” Chuffed to be in such heady company in this column!
New story out in DreamForge this month! 💫 🌊
DreamForge Anvil # 20 is online for free (link in the comments)
From a brooding castle inhabited by unlikely immortals to a mysterious rock shop's hidden room, these stories take us from a future Mardi Gras to the barren plains of Mars. Each piece invites readers to find hope in unlikely places.
From a brooding castle inhabited by unlikely immortals to a mysterious rock shop's hidden room, these stories take us from a future Mardi Gras to the barren plains of Mars. Each piece invites readers to find hope in unlikely places.
June 2, 2025 at 4:37 PM
New story out in DreamForge this month! 💫 🌊
I just called my reps with @5calls.org, you should too: 5calls.org
Write down what you want to say and just say it. I got one full voicemail box but tried another number and was able to leave a message. Get fucking loud, Christ almighty, what are we waiting for.
Write down what you want to say and just say it. I got one full voicemail box but tried another number and was able to leave a message. Get fucking loud, Christ almighty, what are we waiting for.
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
5calls.org
May 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I just called my reps with @5calls.org, you should too: 5calls.org
Write down what you want to say and just say it. I got one full voicemail box but tried another number and was able to leave a message. Get fucking loud, Christ almighty, what are we waiting for.
Write down what you want to say and just say it. I got one full voicemail box but tried another number and was able to leave a message. Get fucking loud, Christ almighty, what are we waiting for.
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It's cruel. It's an incredible escalation of their anti-trans culture war. And there is still a chance to stop the provision in the Senate, so if you have a trans person in your life you care about, I implore you - make your voice heard with your Senators. Both of them. Republican OR Democrat.
BREAKING: Republicans pass ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ stripping transgender Americans of health care
The Human Rights Campaign called the bill "cruel."
www.advocate.com
May 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
It's cruel. It's an incredible escalation of their anti-trans culture war. And there is still a chance to stop the provision in the Senate, so if you have a trans person in your life you care about, I implore you - make your voice heard with your Senators. Both of them. Republican OR Democrat.
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As someone who works at a company that has already done this, it's not about effectiveness, it's about power and control.
They will not change until forced to by the workers. Do not waste your time trying to debate them, use your energy to organize with your coworkers in unions instead.
They will not change until forced to by the workers. Do not waste your time trying to debate them, use your energy to organize with your coworkers in unions instead.
May 15, 2025 at 8:21 AM
As someone who works at a company that has already done this, it's not about effectiveness, it's about power and control.
They will not change until forced to by the workers. Do not waste your time trying to debate them, use your energy to organize with your coworkers in unions instead.
They will not change until forced to by the workers. Do not waste your time trying to debate them, use your energy to organize with your coworkers in unions instead.
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Saddened to hear about the passing of the truly wonderful Butch Guice. I especially loved his work during his short but beautiful run on New Mutants – his work was so fluid and human, especially when he was drawing things that weren't.
May 1, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Saddened to hear about the passing of the truly wonderful Butch Guice. I especially loved his work during his short but beautiful run on New Mutants – his work was so fluid and human, especially when he was drawing things that weren't.
So, this is one of my favorite poems (though honestly all of Benet’s Nightmare poems are pretty dope.) Even though it’s 90 years old this year, it’s been on my mind a lot lately for… oh, no reason. For my money, a masterwork in spec, horror, and satirical poetry.
Nightmare Number Three by Stephen Vincent Benet
Read, review and discuss the Nightmare Number Three poem by Stephen Vincent Benet on Poetry.com
www.poetry.com
April 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
So, this is one of my favorite poems (though honestly all of Benet’s Nightmare poems are pretty dope.) Even though it’s 90 years old this year, it’s been on my mind a lot lately for… oh, no reason. For my money, a masterwork in spec, horror, and satirical poetry.
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Even accepting the premise that AI produces useful writing (which no one should), using AI in education is like using a forklift at the gym. The weights do not actually need to be moved from place to place. That is not the work. The work is what happens within you.
April 15, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Even accepting the premise that AI produces useful writing (which no one should), using AI in education is like using a forklift at the gym. The weights do not actually need to be moved from place to place. That is not the work. The work is what happens within you.
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EXCLUSIVE: A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
www.npr.org
April 15, 2025 at 10:10 AM
EXCLUSIVE: A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
What is the point of being human if you need a computer algorithm to express what it’s like. It breaks my fucking heart that we have become so disassociated from ourselves and the unlikely, possibly unique in the universe, gift of our consciousness that ChatGPT is an actual temptation for people.
April 15, 2025 at 12:28 PM
What is the point of being human if you need a computer algorithm to express what it’s like. It breaks my fucking heart that we have become so disassociated from ourselves and the unlikely, possibly unique in the universe, gift of our consciousness that ChatGPT is an actual temptation for people.