I'm so thrilled to announce this project that has been over two years in the making. Saga Press has acquired the anthology WE WILL RISE AGAIN, a collection of speculative stories and essays about political resistance and protest, edited by myself, Karen Lord, and @npub1mmsl...gq3g. Including new work from @npub1jn5l...00g4, Sam J. Miller, Nisi Shawl, @npub1lud7...wq7x, @npub1utyy...qc06, Izzy Wasserstein, Kelly Robson, Abdulla Moaswas, Vida James, @npub16weg...aqxd, Alejandro Heredia, and so many more!!

Someone described this as a "warm cat library" and I'm not sure why but I like it.

ICYMI I was on PBS show "Story in the Public Square," talking about the history of disinformation and how to end the culture war. This might be the conversation you need to stay steady over the next couple of weeks.

Story in the Public Square | Story in the Public Square 9/1/2024 | Season 16 | Episode 9

A historical look at psychological warfare.

I got this scam postcard with big red letters that said IMPORTANT NOTICE above some text urging me to call them "as soon as possible" about my mortgage loan. At the bottom in teeny letters, it said "All information provided by LeadPros, not your current lender." So I laughed, and looked up LeadPros online ... where I discovered that Trust Pilot gave the company a 2.5 star rating, despite every review giving them a 1 star rating and complaining about their scam business.

Trustpilot

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Enough with the sexy Asian lady robots! In my latest column for New Scientist, I talk about techno-Orientalism, and why it has inspired so much bad thinking about the future -- in fiction and public policy. #scifi #futurism #technology #science

New Scientist

Why we need to fight back against sexy Asian lady robots

Techno-Orientalism is a strand of futurism that condemns and erases Asian cultural power. We need to eradicate it, says Annalee Newitz

I'm way too into worldbuilding. Somebody stop me

Whaaat? You can get the Kindle version of my novel The Terraformers for just $2.99 from now until 10/9! Can you really afford to miss this opportunity to learn about moose romance, cat journalism, and a civilization of nonbinary people who live under a volcano?

Amazon.com

Amazon.com

Because you are all my friends, I am going to confess that I accidentally thought that Korn and Tool were the same band for the last 20 years. I apologize.

I had a weird dream that the English PM was actually named Chicken Kiev

The latest episode of @npub1wx67...7zku represents one of those glorious moments when @npub1zq7m...g2ym and I got to do TWO things we've always wanted to do: talk about microaggressions in scifi, and talk to the brilliant @npub1cwp2...a7el about the future of content moderation. It's a great listen, with two chunky segments that will make you rethink writing and the internet.

Our Opinions Are Correct: When Fiction Becomes a Microaggression (with Evelyn Douek)

When someone disrespects you in a subtle way, with plausible deniability, it can do just as much damage as overt bigotry. So we