C. L. Kagmi

It's worldbuilding day! Which means I get to dive into climate and economic models, but also that I have to deal with the existential distress of encountering all the government science websites that have had data redacted or are no longer being updated under this administration.

I must admit, I'm a little bit concerned about the number of experts I know who think this is a serious threat.

Americans have spoken....

#NoKingsDay

#NOKINGS

New York City, NY

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

I made a horrible decision last night and told chat that I’d do a 24-hr livestream if we raise $100k with these streams by the 19th.

So if that’s an incentive to tune in… there you go.

Michigan Avenue right now.

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

This is my favorite reference of the day.

Oh I'm so glad you enjoyed it! If you're up for leaving reviews and Amazon and Goodreads, that really helps independent authors.

I am actually working on multiple tie-in novels to the "Hostess" story.

C. L. Kagmi Crafting strange fiction from stranger fact.

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Omg.

TERRORISM EXPERT HERE:

This statement is a clear example of what is known as “State Terrorism”: When the dictatorship will order all instruments of its state security & intelligence apparatus against its own citizens to terrorize the population.

Hostess (Twiceborn Short Stories) Amazon.com: Hostess (Twiceborn Short Stories) eBook : Kagmi, C. L.: Kindle Store

New short story is currently free on Amazon! An abridged version of "Hostess" was first published in Analog Science Fiction & Fact in Jan/Feb of 2022. This unabridged version is now available as a standalone for the first time. #sciencefiction #books #shortstories

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Federal Agents Handcuff Chicago Alderperson At Hospital ER In another incident caught on video Friday, federal agents inside a car randomly threw tear gas into a Logan Square street while people — including a 2-year-old — were outside nearby.

Federal agents are overtly abusing their power to try to intimidate advocates and elected officials. We need ICE out of Illinois immediately and justice for people like Ald. Jessie Fuentes who are defending their communities.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/03/f...

Join us Kristi Noem!

9AM Press Conference at 1930 Beach St

My husband was detained by ICE today

Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away

I have had zero contact or updates since

#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov

We can see you! It's exciting to see you here!

I am pleased to meet you!

The State of Illinois is closely monitoring the federal deployments in the Village of Broadview.

Public safety is always my top priority, and the Illinois State Police remains in close communication with the Broadview Police Department to monitor and maintain public safety.

It's pretty wild to me that investigators have uncovered that anti-trans campaigns are largely funded by the fossil fuel industry, and that the presumed motivations are pretty directly to redirect the public conversation away from climate change... and that this isn't bigger news.

FBI fires agents photographed kneeling during 2020 racial justice protest, AP sources say The FBI has fired agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington that followed the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.

BREAKING: The FBI has fired agents photographed kneeling during a 2020 racial justice protest that followed the death of George Floyd, AP sources say.

STEWART: “Comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether— we’re the banana peel in the coal mine… authoritarians are the threat to comedy, music, art, thought… progress.”

Nailed it.

Massive loss for climate, democracy and western power as Murdoch battle ends - The Klaxon The destructive forces that brought US democracy to its knees, ushering in the most dangerous global environment since the Cold War, have been locked in to 2050.

It won't be immediately reported as such but this marks one of the deepest, darkest days in decades for global climate health, democracy and for global stability.

All for a bit of $.

theklaxon.com.au/818v

I love both your recommendation and your screenname.

Cover of sauuti Terrors anthology

The Sauútiverse keeps expanding! Behold the cover for our 2nd anthology: Sauúti Terrors!

Following Mothersound, return to the Sauútiverse - our collectively-built, Afrocentric, matriarchal shared-world of strange planets & sound magic - for dark fantasy, SF & horror stories & poetry.

Jan 2026.

Love the Spider Jerusalem glasses!

C. L. Kagmi Crafting strange fiction from stranger fact.

Thank you ever so much! Those reviews really make a difference for those indie authors. Would you like to be on my mailing list for next time I release a story? If you would, you can sign up at clkagmi.com!

In half an hour I'll be live with Phyllis Ames and Brenda Clough interviewing Maya Bohnhoff about song and story in speculative fiction for BCubed Sunday morning! You can watch us here:

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Thank you for the kind words! They mean a great deal to me. If you've got it in you to review on Amazon and Goodreads, that always helps indie authors!