AMAZING NEWS: Post Apocalyptic Issue #1 2-2-2025

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People and a publication that supports DEI and Transgender individuals:  SF Fandom proves that Diversity is a good thing, and no one should be told by the government how to go about living their own best lives, nor should the government be distorting reality in order to create discrimination in the service of their own twisted agenda.

Of Special Note

This week’s news includes items that were scheduled for last week’s news which were interrupted by commentary on the effects of the election on SFnal-related issues.

Other Special Note

There are apparently ways to prevent AI’s from scraping your content, and, if you use MS Word, they already are scraping your content.  Here are some recommendations on how to stop it.

An Additional Special Note

Take THAT! MilSF.  Romantasy is now the top selling sub-genre

AMAZING PEOPLE NEWS

Noah Chinn cautions that you should never meet your heroes and right now he’s offering one of his latest for free

There’s a Crowdfunder for the making of a film based on John E. Stith’s Manhattan Transfer

The latest issue (119) of Bruce Gillespie’s SF Commentary is available for both screen and print

Scott Edelman shares the passing of Al Sarrantonio

Cory Doctorow shares another essay in his consequences of “enshitification” tour

Fandom

FANAC’s Fan History Zoom will feature Margaret Middleton & Filking on February 22nd.

Petrea Mitchell’s SMOFNews reports on the effects of the election on the social networks most frequented by fans.  You can subscribe at the link.

For members, the First Fandom Foundation is soliciting nominations for the 2025 First Fandom Awards.  (FFF is the legacy organization to First Fandom, which was established when the last “First Fan” passed and the then current members voted to keep a re-named organization going.  Membership is open to anyone who has been continuously active in science fiction fandom for a period of at least thirty years.)

Space

Steven Barber shares some images and video of a meteorite fall

ANOTHER Asteroid might hit Earth in the future.  (What’s up with those asteroids?  Is it Earth they don’t like, or are they just trying to remove an unsightly orange stain?)

Science

I strongly suspect that this will NOT be the first time that the Orange Administration runs face first into the fact that reality is not subject to the dictates of Executive Order:  Mars plans off schedulue

Astronaut Chris  Hadfield shares images of the explosive tie-down bolts…used to tie down rockets that are trying to leave the Earth

A new species of poisonous centipede, living in a toxic cave, has been discovered 

Industry

Indie Bookstores may soon be able to sell e-books directly to customers

Publisher’s Weekly has an article about what publishers should expect under the new administration.  (Paywalled)

The Author’s Guild has filed several lawsuits against book bans

Upcoming Writer’s Workshops for February 2025

Books Inc has Filed for Chapter 11 (Paywalled)

The SFBC will soon be no more

Reviews

Jason Bleckly reviews Outpost Mars by Cyril Judd

Film & TV

David Gerrold and William Shatner will be regular guests at the Star Trek Original Series Set Tour in Ticonderoga, NY

Retro

An interview about Leigh Brackett and Edmond Hamilton

Social Commentary

A few months ago, we added a Spanish Language version of the website.  A few days ago, the White House took down the Spanish Language version of the White House website.  It’s not a fair trade.

If you’ve had a  persistent skeevy, skin-crawly feeling the past couple of weeks, its probably because you are following Trump and Vance on social networks without even realizing it. 

This is pretty cool:  Prosthetics as  works of art, rather than as objects of pity

NEW SECTION!  Social Disruption

Not happy with the new administration’s take on “DEI”?  You might find this information useful.

Shawna McCarthy is reporting that ICE has paused their hotline for reporting undocumented immigrants because most of the reports are about Musk

(NOT) Just For Fun

Zuckerberg’s thoughts on the coming year

Just For Fun

Damien Walter shares an amusing photo of Ian McKellen and JJ Abrams

Mini Editorial

More calls for a western version of an Industrialized Science Fiction project

In the Future

Monday:

Shaded Sol by Devin Miller – FREE STORY
La columna del invertebrado: ¿Le teme el Oscar al terror?

Tuesday:

Unexpected Questions with Tom Doyle
Excerpt: Where Shadows Bloom by Catherine Baskewell

Wednesday:

Near Teegarden’s Star c

Thursday:

Whatever Happened to THE PRISONER?

Friday:

Matt’s Reviews: It’s Real Life: An Alternate History of the Beatles

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Promotional image for the Manhattan Transfer fund raiser

 

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