Ada Palmer

Ada Palmer

@adapalmer.bsky.social

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Novelist (SF, fantasy), historian (Renaissance Europe, intellectual history, Italy, classical reception), composer (filk, Viking stuff), disability (chronic pain), manga/anime (Tezuka), food, cool photos of history (#SomethingBeautiful) Blog exurbe.com

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Fight against daunting odds, because it’s the right thing to do, and because sometimes you win.

BREAKING NEWS: Voters turned out in numbers not seen in decades to stop the far-right National Rally from taking power in the French National Assembly. Polls predicted a first-place finish for National Rally, which instead came in third in initial results as polling stations closed.

Projections in France's election show voters rejecting the far rightwww.npr.org Voters turned out in numbers not seen in decades to stop the far-right National Rally from taking power in the French National Assembly. Polls predicted a first-place finish for National Rally, which ...

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UK - rejects far right France - rejects far right Iran - elects a moderate President There is a global pushback against the far right building.

Super productive writing day yesterday! For me that means a nearly-record 1,700 words. Some people write slowly and that’s fine. 👍

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I love how this story explores the concepts of robots and our own need for purpose. The excellent Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky is out now! www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2024/7/...

Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky — Runalong The Shelveswww.runalongtheshelves.net

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William Bell Scott, Rossetti’s Wombat Seated in his Master’s Lap, 1871 https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1113608

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Important penguin news

Hey, writer friends, did you know you can give yourself a real migraine by concentrating really hard on imagining the sounds & feelings of a scene where something gives your character a migraine? ✍️🧠⚡️🤕 Can’t say “0/10 would not try again” b/c scene came out great, but if you try it plan accordingly!

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Hi people who added me from @costasamaras.bsky.social’s climate starter pack! I work on decarbonizing power grids, transmission development, & equitable access to clean energy. Up until last week I worked for the state of New Mexico. In August I'll be with Western Resource Advocates, an eNGO.

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the thing is, the richest country in the history of the world could absolutely afford to fund FEDERAL SANDWICH, forever, and then while we might not be the coolest country because there's other stuff too, in one way we would be the cool sandwich country

POSTAL BANKING is a great idea and it leads me to my other great idea: FEDERAL SANDWICH. Guaranteed access to a sandwich to anyone who wants one at ANY US Federal Govt facility. Let me explain. No, there is too much, let me sum up:

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Rare sighting of Nessie at Loch Ness!!!!

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Hello social medias... You may not be aware a major Cat 5 hurricane struck an area that normally doesn't get them. The eye passed directly over Carriacou and Petit Martinique. The devastation is tremendous. The need is great. You can help and make a difference: www.gofundme.com/f/the-people...

Help the people of Carriacou and Petite Martinique recover, organized by Marine and Yachting Association of Grenada MAYAGwww.gofundme.com On 1 July, the eye of Hurricane Beryl bore down on two tiny i… Marine and Yachting Association of Grenada MAYAG needs your support for Help the people of Carriacou and Petite Martinique recover

Massachusetts' millionaire tax has already brought in $1.8 billion for schools and roads. #ShareGoodNewsToo www.npr.org/2024/06/12/n...

Massachusetts' millionaire taxwww.npr.org Massachusetts voters passed a new tax on people with incomes over a million dollars and got more money than expected - but it might drive some wealthy people and business away.

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NEW: Biden has narrowed Trump’s lead in swing states despite a widely panned presidential debate performance, the Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll finds

Biden Narrows Gap With Trump in Swing States Despite Debate Losswww.bloomberg.com The incumbent trails his GOP rival by just 2 points across key states, a Bloomberg News/Morning Consult shows, even as three in 10 Democrats say he should leave the race.

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ReaderCon starts next Thursday night! My reading is Friday at 1:30pm. I will be reading from "Wonderland Is a Parking Lot in Revere" (published in part 2 of the July/Aug issue of Uncanny, available on the web on Aug 6th) schedule.readercon.org/people/2a158...

Readercon 33 Program Guideschedule.readercon.org Readercon 33 program schedule and particpants

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Upcoming podcast schedule: interview with @adapalmer.bsky.social (in the next couple days), and a live episode Sunday the 14th (more details soon), then an interview with Peng Sheperd. Book reviews and our Solarpunk column also coming up.

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#OTD (Jul 06) in the year 1348: Pope Clement VI issues a papal bull protecting the Jews accused of having caused the Black Death. #OTDIH #history 🗃️ #Medievalsky

Pope Clement VIen.wikipedia.org Pope Clement VI, born Pierre Roger, was head of the Catholic Church from 7 May 1342 to his death, in December 1352. He was the fourth Avignon pope. Clement reigned during the first visitation of the Black Death (1348–1350), during which he granted remission of sins to all who died of the plague.

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Francie is here with a BLEP vs. MLEM tutorial. A blep is when the tongue is just hanging out at rest, stationary. Mlem is an action word for when the tongue is performing a licking motion - hence the name which is an onomatopoetic interpretation of the sound it makes.

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What we're seeing in the flamingo is the end of a long process of slow adaptation, modifying existing structures, to make a filter feeder 'par excellence'. The muscles and jaw structures have been selected from existing genetic variation to produce something unique in the natural world.

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And now learning stuff about Norse Mythology from @adapalmer.bsky.social

and now Ada is engagingly talking about craft in writing SFF

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Are you a Gen-Z anime fan? (Born in 1997 or later.) If you'd like to help me with an article, please complete my short survey! forms.gle/4akMVJWnXxWo...

Lauren's Questions for Gen Z Anime Fansforms.gle Please answer some questions for my next article! Your answers will only be seen by me. If I want to use them in my article, I will ask permission first.

Super psyched for this tonight!

TONIGHT at 7 PM Central on Twitch, we'll host a new episode of our SF at School subshow! Our guest: Ada Palmer. We'll check the Renaissance, being a historian, and their connections to SF/F/H! Hope to see folks there! www.twitch.tv/alphabetstre...

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I'll be on this! I've already written down 11 questions for @adapalmer.bsky.social ; we'll see how many we can get through! Watch live on Twitch and type your own questions into the chat!

TONIGHT at 7 PM Central on Twitch, we'll host a new episode of our SF at School subshow! Our guest: Ada Palmer. We'll check the Renaissance, being a historian, and their connections to SF/F/H! Hope to see folks there! www.twitch.tv/alphabetstre...

That feeling is why I #SharGoodNewsToo Many things are terrible, but the year we have a malaria vaccine, a shot that gives 100% HIV protection, & global carbon output is finally *falling* not rising should see a mix of headlines not 100% bad. They want despair; despair stops action #HopeIsResistance

every time i read the news in 2024

first cohort of the American Climate Corps has been sworn in. 9,000 people will be deployed in the coming weeks to restore landscapes, erect solar panels, and work on environmental projects across America. #ShareGoodNewsToo grist.org/solutions/am...

The American Climate Corps officially kicks offgrist.org This month, 9,000 people will be deployed to restore landscapes and erect solar panels, helping guide the country toward a greener future.

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NEW on EFF’s “How to Fix the Internet”— award-winning author Cory Doctorow joins Cindy Cohn & @thejasonkelley.com to talk about a future in which all internet users enjoy the benefits of technological self-determination.

Podcast Episode: Fighting Enshittificationwww.eff.org The early internet had a lot of “technological self-determination" — you could opt out of things, protect your privacy, control your experience. The problem was that it took a fair amount of

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I've volunteered for political campaigns for literally 40 years. And one thing that's always helped when things look bleak is the knowledge that there is ALWAYS something practical you can do to help make things better -- whether through electoral politics or other kinds of service. For example...

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I, a media historian, approved this message.

ma'am. ma'am I assure you there have been *plenty* of moral panics about what Newspapers Are Teaching Our Children throughout the ages

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If you like The Apothecary Diaries, Legend of the Galactic Heroes or Twelve Kingdoms, please watch Yatagarasu

It's Not Too Late to Start Watching Yatagarasuwww.comicsbeat.com Yatagarasu is a currently airing anime series that is likely to be a future fantasy classic. Thankfully, it's not too late to catch up.

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Here are some nice mushrooms

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Up to $12,685!! Wouldn't it be great to hit the base today 🎉🎉🎉

STRANGE HORIZONS IS AT $11,943 OUT OF A $13,500 BASE GOAL I've been reading Strange Horizons and submitting stories there for like twenty years, I'd love to get in there one day! And keep reading in the meanwhile. www.kickstarter.com/projects/str...

Strange Horizons 2025www.kickstarter.com A free weekly speculative fiction magazine with a global perspective.