K.A. Wiggins (Kaie)

Guess who just got both the updated COVID vaccine and flu shots today? Your dear Leader Trump. Maybe you should get them too.

Sincerely, An Epidemiologist Who Told You Trump Would Get COVID Booster.

I do love "You dummies aren't actually reading the book" content about Christianity.

Miles 164090 Portland Campus A very handsome coonhound basset hound mix

Breaking my social media fast to tell you that the Oregon Humane Society has slashed adoption fees 50% this weekend to offset an intake surge in the aftermath of an animal hoarding raid. Go adopt a new bestie like Miles (link below).

You get to read the book, *other* people get to read the book, and every interaction like this that you have with your local library sends a message that it is valued and supported by the community.

Apart from everything else, now is a great time to support civic institutions!

RIFs can’t be done without agency leadership so this is RFK Jr extending his purge of CDC scientists to help Vought’s shutdown agenda. Genuine public health risks created by aggrieved men.

Informative & also hilarious, in parts:

(while I'm at it, check out this year's impressive crop of @cwillbc.bsky.social 📚!) #canlit #kidlit #readcanadian🇨🇦

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It’s going to be a fabulous conference! Looking forward to talking books and creativity.

The AI Bubble's Impossible Promises Readers: I’ve done a very generous “free” portion of this newsletter, but I do recommend paying for premium to get the in-depth analysis underpinning the intro. That being said, I want as many people ...

Premium: The AI Bubble's promises are impossible. NVIDIA's customers are running out of money, GPUs die in 3-5 years, most 1GW data centers will never get built, and OpenAI's Abilene data center doesn't won't have the power it needs before 2028 - if it ever does.
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Graphic with 14 profile photos of authors and illustrators K.A. Wiggins, Leah Hong, Lee Edward Födi, Linda Mah, Mark David Smith, Mavis Lui, Megan Clendenan, Nikki Bergstresser, Rachelle Delaney, Rowena Rae, Roz Maclean, Stacey Chomiak, Tanya Lloyd Kyi & Tiffany Stone, "Libraries are magical" conference/event graphic of a cartoon comet over a chubby unicorn with rainbow hair sitting on a stack of pastel books and logos for the BC Teacher-Librarian Association and the Children's Writers & Illustrators of British Columbia Society. Text reads: Connecting with BC's children's lit creators! BCTLA Conference, October 24, 2025, Vancouver, BC Magical creatures, real conversations with kidlit creators Tanya Lloyd Kyi, Rachelle Delaney & Leah Hong The 9 things I've learned about creativity from writing for--and teaching it to--kids with author, illustrator and educator Lee Edward Födi New BC books and Creative Programming 101, bring local books and imaginative activities right into your classroom

Excited to share the magic of stories w/ @cwillbc.bsky.social friends @leefodi.bsky.social @tanyakyi.bsky.social @rachelledelaney.bsky.social @leahhong.bsky.social @marksmithbooks.bsky.social @meganclendenan.bsky.social @nikkibergstresser.bsky.social @rozdraws.bsky.social at BCTLA fall conference!📚

And so we choose to do battle against the forces of darkness, #ghting back against a malevolent movement that represents all that is bad in the world— fascism, authoritarianism, racism, misogyny, and bigotry— a movement that uses antiscienti#c disinformation as its preferred weapon. We do this not because our success is guaranteed. Given the forces mobilized against us, we are clearly the underdog. And no white wizard will come to our rescue. But we have truth and justice on our side. And the stakes simply couldn’t be greater. We #ght for a livable planet, for us, our children, and future generations. Because it’s worth #ghting for.8

The concluding paragraph of #ScienceUnderSiege
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Since it's Black Speculative Fiction Month, I thought I'd share a story I love by a Black author each day. Since I'm starting 10 days in, I'll post a bunch to catch up. I'm going to do 15 from the Top 80 of Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy and 15 from Lightspeed/Nightmare.

They are not planning "a violent crackdown" on 10.18. What they are doing is sending a signal to their shock troops to try to cause havoc. But those shock troops will be vastly outnumbered. Go out and protest freely. Do not be cowed.

We will be adding goodies from @katelechler.bsky.social and @premeemohamed.com NEXT WEEK, doo doo doo. R U EXCITE? More bad lyrics coming too! Promise! Get your coin for Charon, be prepared for The End!

MAGA can't expand its base — and Christian music tells us why The songs from Charlie Kirk's memorial exposed a serious problem

TPUSA scheduled an “alternative” Super Bowl for MAGA snowflakes afraid of hearing Spanish lyrics.

It will invariably suck.

Good time to revisit this recent article about how the right is bad at culture.

Being small-minded is bad for creativity.

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Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war

"Though robotaxis have notched up impressive growth, they look ploddingly pedestrian compared with far zippier pedal-powered rivals. [Waymo] proudly proclaims that its cars do around 250k trips a week. Yet in NYC alone that number of trips is made every three days using the city’s bikeshare scheme."

Stephen Miller views the air strikes as an opportunity to paint immigrants as a dangerous menace, according to one of the White House officials.

Stephen Miller is murdering Venezuelans and Colombians in cold blood bc he believes it helps his propaganda campaign to paint Latinos as dangerous.

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Prime Minister Carney’s climate track record: grand bargain or bargain bin? Carney once wrote that “climate change is the most pressing issue of our time.” It’s time to act like it. Canadians deserve a government that meets its climate obligations, not one that gives up on th...

PM Carney once called climate change “the most pressing issue of our time.” So why then is his government fast-tracking fossil fuel projects that turbo-charge these types of climate disasters? Our latest blog warns that this approach puts Canada’s climate goals and our communities' health at risk.

The #ceasefire in #Gaza “is an important first step, but it has to be sustainable,” our Jonathan Fowler tells TRT World.

There must be an unimpeded flow of aid, including the lifesaving supplies waiting in UNRWA warehouses.

People in Gaza need everything.

Lift the siege.

Telling the truth about harm caused by people who refuse to discuss it on any level is not: brutal, savage, aggressive, unprofessional, or gross.

Imagine if we all started speaking plainly, standing together, and rejecting darvo, how fast things would change.

Remember your choices are yours.

See also: "Why isn't anyone DOING ANYTHING"

Translation: "I'm not doing anything"

People are doing things. They are doing a LOT. It's up to you to plug in and participate.

'PREY WILL PLAY IN THEATERS FOR THE FIRST TIME LEARN MORE

when i tell you this is some of the BEST sound design I’ve ever heard… GO SEE IT IN A THEATRE! You WONT REGRET IT!

A striking thing about articles I’ve read claiming to “study the effects” of generative AI on student writing skills and consumption of information is that (1) they nearly always find the effects are negative and (2) most “conclusions” are still written assuming that we must use AI, for some reason.

Nomination Guidelines - Monarch Queer Literary Awards When to nominate We will accept nominations from September 1, 2025 through November 30, 2025. All decisions will be sent within a month after the reading period closes. We aim to publish an anthology ...

Calling all magazine and anthology editors! Nominations are open for @monarch.gay's Queer Literary Awards until Nov 30.

🦋 Publications can nominate any work by a queer author you've published (like me!), whether or not that work specifically is about queer characters.

Learn more and nominate ⬇️

No Kings As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

No Kings. October 18th. Free speech is action. Please join in.
www.nokings.org

What the Arrival of A.I.-Fabricated Video Means for Us

"Welcome to the age of fakery"-We've been here for a while www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/t...

Opinion | You Beat Trumpism by Banding Together. It’s as Hard and as Simple as That.

Great piece as always from @himself.bsky.social, on authoritarianism as a competitive instance of the coordination problem.

Oh no, the thing that literally no creative wants, that is making people more stupid, spreading fake news, ruining careers, coaching children to take their own lives and destroying the environment all whilst losing its owners billions would tank if they had to stop the art theft that makes it work.

Ontario labour minister attended lobbyist’s wedding after granting his clients millions in training funds Two clients of lobbyist Michael Rudderham have received more than $8.5 million in Skills Development Fund grants, records show

NEW: David Piccini, the minister whose office picks Skills Development Fund recipients, was in Paris this weekend at the wedding of a lobbyist whose clients received millions from that fund.

From me and @charliepinkerton.bsky.social.

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Three pumpkins surrounded by candles in dim lighting.

Halloween is almost here! Check out our latest blog post for some excellent 👻 pieces from our archives to get you in the spooky spirit. 🎃 buff.ly/sy2TDMD