40 Followers
64 Following
193 Posts
Was @fialka62 on the bird site, no longer cross-posting. Thanks to all the #Mastodonians who have helped us settle in here. #STS academic, rabblerouser, #SFF geek , unrepentant catmama. Rebuilding my community, one follow at a time.
Pronounsshe/her, xe/xyr/xem

Inside of two weeks, SCOTUS has given itself authority to:

- cancel legislation it doesn't like
- overrule regulatory bodies it doesn't agree with
- and after the fact legalize actions taken by a President.

Given that it's already got final say on the actions of the rest of the judiciary, that now consolidates the power of all three branches of American government under the authority of the Supreme Court.

In other words? It's a judicial coup.

Revolutions have been fought over less.

“Extremism is the promotion or advancement of any ideology which aims to overturn or undermine the UK’s system of parliamentary democracy, its institutions and values.”

So once this passes, we can immediately expect the arrest of Boris Johnson (who did more to undermine the UK Parliament than anyone in any radical organisation ever has), correct?

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/nov/04/plans-to-redefine-extremism-would-include-undermining-uk-values

Revealed: plan to brand anyone ‘undermining’ UK as extremist

Leaked documents spark furious backlash from groups who fear freedom of expression could be suppressed

The Guardian

The #OompaLoser wants to stop "dangerous lunatics, haters, bigots and maniacs" from getting into or staying in the US.

Guess he's planning on deporting most of his followers then. And possibly himself.

Soooo if you're in Europe or Asia or anywhere the Gollancz edition is for sale, The Red Scholar's Wake is on sale for £0.99!!!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Red-Scholars-Wake-Aliette-Bodard-ebook/dp/B09QYMWBWK/
Grab your lesbian space pirates!
Amazon.co.uk

A quick reminder The Red Scholar's Wake is out and that I'd love if you got a copy/recommended it to all your friends/posted a review on social media--word of mouth is one of the prime drivers of selling books and I could really use some help.

A sapphic romance between nerdy engineer & sentient spaceship pirate queen

Out now!

http://geni.us/RedScholarHB (UK)
http://books2read.com/u/3GWVxL (US)

Art
@dungeonmistrix Ravven & Alyssa Winans

#theRedScholarsWake #LesbianSpacePirates

The Red Scholar's Wake

OUT 24 NOVEMBER 2022 - Pre-order now:

New story, "The Mausoleum's Children", up in @UncannyMagazine: the archaeology of ruins and the cost of trauma https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-mausoleums-children/
The Mausoleum's Children - Uncanny Magazine

Thuận Lộc stared at the cup.  It was dark, and mottled with the characteristic patterning of silver-eye fungus. The tea inside was trembling—the faint vibrations from the Mausoleum, the dead ships’ atrophied motors that would never again allow them to hang, weightless, among the stars. Even now—even standing far away from it in that small […]

Uncanny Magazine

The only thing worse than one of the most racist police forces in the country adopting robotic dogs and Knightscope Daleks is ... you know, I really can't think of a good way to end that sentence.

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/say-hello-to-spot-the-robot-police-dog-joining-the-nypd/4230665/

#BlackLivesMattter

NYPD Adds ‘Spot,' the Robot Dog, to Force — and More Tech

The NYPD is welcoming a new member to its ranks: a robot dog. The robotic mobile K-9 device is part of a number of technological rollouts the city said is…

NBC New York
Arrested Development - Tennessee

YouTube

SHOOT. I think i should have written the full text of today's prompt for #LGBTQWrimo: "pitch your book as a 1-star review."

Sorry! This review didn't happen - I simply know my target hater audience!

#blackhistorymonth
I- Injustice. Race-based access to recreational spaces e.g.public beaches. How Black Beaches were Developed to Combat Jim Crow segregation. https://earthincolor.co/earth-curiosity/how-black-beaches-were-developed-to-combat-jim-crow-segregation #Blackmastodon #Blackfediverse #BLM
How Black Beaches Were Developed to Combat Jim Crow Segregation - Earth in Color

One of the most famous coastal environmental activists was a Black woman committed to preserving the legacy of prosperous Black beaches.

Earth in Color