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November 2024

What Do You Do With the Mad That's Inside You?
God fucking dammit, America. Why are you like this?
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Catherynne M. Valente
19
The Beasts Who Fought For Fairyland Until the Very End--And Further Still
A story from the 2016 election, come round again
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Catherynne M. Valente
14
It's Evening in America
Chop wood, carry water
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Catherynne M. Valente
8
Election Eve: Zen and the Art of Doomscrolling
A sense of confidence and excitement has seeped through the non-fascist public in the last several days...but remember 2016 like the fucking Alamo…
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Catherynne M. Valente
15

October 2024

P.R. Problems: Maybe I Don't Understand Politics Very Well, Actually
Trump and his little demon frat held a big ol' screeching hate ball in New York City and...apparently everyone is mad and not voting for him NOW…
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Catherynne M. Valente
10
There Are No Alternative Facts: Some Rules For Discerning Reality In This Hallucinogenic Hellscape of Misinformation
Misinformation has evolved far beyond the art of the possible and become pure science fiction--and the better it gets, the more of us will not be able…
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Catherynne M. Valente
12
Wait Til Daddy Gets Home: America's Sad, Craven, Masochistic Relationship with the Republican Party
America is an abused child trapped in its government's horrible household
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Catherynne M. Valente
63
Every Three Hours Is A Chance To Make A New World: Notes from the Oklo Reactor
A brief pause in political doomscreaming to remember where we came from and how beautiful and powerful the science of stories and the story of science…
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Catherynne M. Valente
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