Genevra Hsu (currently in Solavellan hell)
@rememberkoomvalley.bsky.social
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Queer martial artist, baker and gardener still riding out the pandemic with partner and cats. Slush reader at Uncanny Magazine, willing fanfic beta reader, and ooh, I edit things for money sometimes, too.
No SWERFs, no TERFs, no nazis.
Queer martial artist, baker and gardener still riding out the pandemic with partner and cats. Slush reader at Uncanny Magazine, willing fanfic beta reader, and ooh, I edit things for money sometimes, too.
No SWERFs, no TERFs, no nazis.
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November 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
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This post is funny, but it just shows a fundamental misunderstanding of the history of feminine labor and craft.
Spinsters dismantled the Spinning Jenny by hand. Suffragettes used acid and bombs to attack politicians. Militant textile workers went on strike by the tens of thousands.
Spinsters dismantled the Spinning Jenny by hand. Suffragettes used acid and bombs to attack politicians. Militant textile workers went on strike by the tens of thousands.
The Venn Diagram of protestors today who would count as hardcore antifa that are ready to take up arms for the revolution and people whose primary hobby is quilting would be interesting to see.
October 19, 2025 at 12:23 AM
This post is funny, but it just shows a fundamental misunderstanding of the history of feminine labor and craft.
Spinsters dismantled the Spinning Jenny by hand. Suffragettes used acid and bombs to attack politicians. Militant textile workers went on strike by the tens of thousands.
Spinsters dismantled the Spinning Jenny by hand. Suffragettes used acid and bombs to attack politicians. Militant textile workers went on strike by the tens of thousands.
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The Venn Diagram of protestors today who would count as hardcore antifa that are ready to take up arms for the revolution and people whose primary hobby is quilting would be interesting to see.
October 18, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The Venn Diagram of protestors today who would count as hardcore antifa that are ready to take up arms for the revolution and people whose primary hobby is quilting would be interesting to see.
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Be the Mothman you wish to see in the world
October 2, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Be the Mothman you wish to see in the world
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slightly ominous mailer from the Red Cross
October 1, 2025 at 7:24 PM
slightly ominous mailer from the Red Cross
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DOL employees got the same email in yet another Hatch Act violation. We encourage every federal employee who was told to blame Democrats in their OOO message to submit a complaint to the Office of Special Counsel. Here's how ⬇️
SCOOP: At 9:35am on Wednesday, the first morning of the US government shutdown, employees at the Small Business Administration (SBA) received a template from human resources for their suggested “out of office” email. They were advised to blame the Democrats.
Federal Workers Are Being Told to Blame Democrats for the Shutdown
Workers at one agency were given unhinged, partisan language to use when setting out-of-office replies.
www.wired.com
October 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
DOL employees got the same email in yet another Hatch Act violation. We encourage every federal employee who was told to blame Democrats in their OOO message to submit a complaint to the Office of Special Counsel. Here's how ⬇️
I've watched feral dogs behave in just this fashion.
Trump’s ICE agents tried to kidnap a food delivery worker in Chicago - but the guy was too fast for them.
September 29, 2025 at 7:11 AM
I've watched feral dogs behave in just this fashion.
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the list of conditions that qualify you is fairly extensive, but may I suggest a simpler route: lying
seriously, I just checked the “I’m eligible” box online when scheduling and the pharmacist didn’t ask me shit, they just gave me the shot
seriously, I just checked the “I’m eligible” box online when scheduling and the pharmacist didn’t ask me shit, they just gave me the shot
How are under-65s getting COVID boosters? I want one!
September 18, 2025 at 7:20 PM
the list of conditions that qualify you is fairly extensive, but may I suggest a simpler route: lying
seriously, I just checked the “I’m eligible” box online when scheduling and the pharmacist didn’t ask me shit, they just gave me the shot
seriously, I just checked the “I’m eligible” box online when scheduling and the pharmacist didn’t ask me shit, they just gave me the shot
In 1997 I found this dress at a Goodwill in Cottonwood, Arizona. It cost six dollars. I wore it and a peacock-feather mask for Halloween, then I cut off the sleeves and the top of the bodice, and proceeded to wear it at least twice a month until graduating high school in 2001.
September 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
In 1997 I found this dress at a Goodwill in Cottonwood, Arizona. It cost six dollars. I wore it and a peacock-feather mask for Halloween, then I cut off the sleeves and the top of the bodice, and proceeded to wear it at least twice a month until graduating high school in 2001.
A bit lost in Bath in 2002, my then-boyfriend tapped Anthony Stewart Head on the shoulder, and when he turned asked him if he could point us to a McDonald's. He said no and smiled knowingly at me (*I* recognized him; boyfriend didn't).
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
September 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
A bit lost in Bath in 2002, my then-boyfriend tapped Anthony Stewart Head on the shoulder, and when he turned asked him if he could point us to a McDonald's. He said no and smiled knowingly at me (*I* recognized him; boyfriend didn't).
Mori-nu tofu has lost more than an ounce per package!
Re: the shrinkflation convo, it's REALLY striking if you haven't been a box food cook for a while. I stopped making rice dishes from boxes cuz I have a rice cooker and boullion. I can roni my own rice. But I just got some cuz I missed it, and these things are tiny now?!
September 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Mori-nu tofu has lost more than an ounce per package!
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it does seem weird to declare war on people and then demand they mourn your dead
September 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
it does seem weird to declare war on people and then demand they mourn your dead
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This has the same energy as the Boston Marathon Bombing investigation on Reddit.
September 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
This has the same energy as the Boston Marathon Bombing investigation on Reddit.
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A lot of people currently calling for civility saw Kirk's violence as harmless because they weren't the primary target. The fact that being lower on the list is seen as safety is wild to me.
September 11, 2025 at 1:11 PM
A lot of people currently calling for civility saw Kirk's violence as harmless because they weren't the primary target. The fact that being lower on the list is seen as safety is wild to me.
Lucked into 44lbs of whole chickens, 75% off at Chef Store today. Twenty bucks for fourteen chickens makes it *very* worth it to do the work of breaking them down--but it's so much work!
Thirteen chickens portioned out; one held aside for the oven, and roasted with garlic and thyme and white pepper.
Thirteen chickens portioned out; one held aside for the oven, and roasted with garlic and thyme and white pepper.
September 8, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Lucked into 44lbs of whole chickens, 75% off at Chef Store today. Twenty bucks for fourteen chickens makes it *very* worth it to do the work of breaking them down--but it's so much work!
Thirteen chickens portioned out; one held aside for the oven, and roasted with garlic and thyme and white pepper.
Thirteen chickens portioned out; one held aside for the oven, and roasted with garlic and thyme and white pepper.
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I'm supremely mad and I'm going to rant about it.
I have a podcast. It's hosted by ACast. They do dynamic insertion ads prior to the show, which I've enabled. These are basically the commercials you might hear before the show starts.
I have a podcast. It's hosted by ACast. They do dynamic insertion ads prior to the show, which I've enabled. These are basically the commercials you might hear before the show starts.
September 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I'm supremely mad and I'm going to rant about it.
I have a podcast. It's hosted by ACast. They do dynamic insertion ads prior to the show, which I've enabled. These are basically the commercials you might hear before the show starts.
I have a podcast. It's hosted by ACast. They do dynamic insertion ads prior to the show, which I've enabled. These are basically the commercials you might hear before the show starts.
My name was mispronounced at my high school graduation, too--and I did not then bear this surname. Nearly everyone I've ever met diminutizes my name. A boyfriend's mother told me I had the ugliest name she'd ever heard.
Only one person I have ever met asked what I *wanted* to be called.
Only one person I have ever met asked what I *wanted* to be called.
Something very very weird happened during the Hugos award ceremony... It's been on my mind for days, and so I wrote this blog: "When People Giggle at Your Name, or the 2025 Hugo Awards Incident"
grigorylukin.com/2025/08/21/w...
#Worldcon
grigorylukin.com/2025/08/21/w...
#Worldcon
August 23, 2025 at 9:23 PM
My name was mispronounced at my high school graduation, too--and I did not then bear this surname. Nearly everyone I've ever met diminutizes my name. A boyfriend's mother told me I had the ugliest name she'd ever heard.
Only one person I have ever met asked what I *wanted* to be called.
Only one person I have ever met asked what I *wanted* to be called.
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Thanks to Late Pledges, we are over 50% of the way to the Staff Raises Stretch Goal! THANK YOU, SPACE UNICORNS!!!
Thank you, Space Unicorns! The Uncanny Magazine Year 12 Kickstarter funded and reached every cover stretch goal! WE REMAIN OPEN FOR LATE PLEDGES! Please keep spreading the word, and maybe we can still achieve another stretch goal! buff.ly/2WK5nk0
August 8, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Thanks to Late Pledges, we are over 50% of the way to the Staff Raises Stretch Goal! THANK YOU, SPACE UNICORNS!!!
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“It’s a distraction” = well, obviously this doesn’t affect ME, so let’s go back to brunch
August 11, 2025 at 1:45 PM
“It’s a distraction” = well, obviously this doesn’t affect ME, so let’s go back to brunch
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The queries have started about “What if I only used a little bit of AI for my story submission.”
The answer is, fuck AI. Uncanny Magazine doesn't want your story. There is no grey area here. Send us a story using AI for any aspect, it will be auto-rejected and you will be banned. Period.
The answer is, fuck AI. Uncanny Magazine doesn't want your story. There is no grey area here. Send us a story using AI for any aspect, it will be auto-rejected and you will be banned. Period.
August 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The queries have started about “What if I only used a little bit of AI for my story submission.”
The answer is, fuck AI. Uncanny Magazine doesn't want your story. There is no grey area here. Send us a story using AI for any aspect, it will be auto-rejected and you will be banned. Period.
The answer is, fuck AI. Uncanny Magazine doesn't want your story. There is no grey area here. Send us a story using AI for any aspect, it will be auto-rejected and you will be banned. Period.
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A police state doesn't require a huge police force to effectively terrorize a population. It just needs enough snoops, busybodies, and bootlickers in that population to multiply its surveillance capacity
August 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
A police state doesn't require a huge police force to effectively terrorize a population. It just needs enough snoops, busybodies, and bootlickers in that population to multiply its surveillance capacity
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Washington Post: “Is fascism bad? The answer may surprise you”
Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”
Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”
August 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Washington Post: “Is fascism bad? The answer may surprise you”
Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”
Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”
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I’m told I need to find a way to live together, in harmony, with these loathsome bigots, and I don’t really feel any desire to try. I would rather work to undermine them, to humiliate them, to deny them peace or joy.
August 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I’m told I need to find a way to live together, in harmony, with these loathsome bigots, and I don’t really feel any desire to try. I would rather work to undermine them, to humiliate them, to deny them peace or joy.