Nazis nutzen demokratische Errungenschaften, um diese abzuschaffen. Die einzig logische Schlussfolgerung für mich: Nazis haben keinen Anspruch auf demokratische Grundrechte.
...#Marx gab Anfang Dezember 1845 die #preußische Staatsbürgerschaft auf und wurde #staatenlos, nachdem er erfahren hatte, dass die preußische Regierung vom #belgischen Staat seine Ausweisung erwirken wollte. Spätere Gesuche, seine #Staatsbürgerschaft wiederherzustellen (1848 und 1861), blieben erfolglos."
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Dear friends, if you would be so kind as to consider "Cold Relations" published in @UncannyMagazine for short story award nominations this year, as well as Writing Excuses Season 18 for the fancast category, I would be so very grateful. #hugos#nebulas
I know a lot of polymaths, but @adapalmer takes the cake: brilliant science fiction writer, brilliant historian, brilliant librettist, brilliant singer, and then some:
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In other award news, there's a big uproar over the 2023 #Hugos, awarded this year at the first Worldcon in China. It turns out a number of nominees were unexpectedly disqualified by this year's committee. (R. F. Kuang's Babel, which had won the Nebula and Locus Awards, was the most conspicuous in its absence from the final ballot, but there are others too). The committee has so far been silent on reasons for disqualification. Cora Buhlert has a roundup of reactions: https://corabuhlert.com/2024/01/21/the-2023-hugo-nomination-statistics-have-finally-been-release-and-we-have-questions/
The Hugo Awards voting results have been released and some eyebrows have been raised by patterns in the data and the disqualification of works by RF Kuang and Xiran Jay Zhao. The discussion on File770 has been interesting:
Huge respect to Divya Srinavasan for taking this stand. I think hosting the Hugos in China was a huge mistake, and it's pretty disappointing to see some people handwaving this, and the atrocious guest of honour, away.
Calling the Chengdu location of Worldcon a "mistake" is not a useful statement. That was the result of a vote by members of the World Science Fiction Society. There is no committee or executive who picks the location. It's a vote. I'm sure the (almost all Chinese) voters for Chengdu would disagree with you that it was an error.
Finished The Daughter of Doctor Moreau last night. Didn't hit quite as hard for me as Mexican Gothic did, but still enjoyable. 3.75/5 ⭐ #books#bookstodon#reading@bookstodon
I accidentally posted something under my 2022 #book thread but it's time to live in the future! So this is officially the beginning of my 2023 book thread!
Some Hugo Finalist Afterthoughts (whatever.scalzi.com)
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The 10 Best Hugo Award Winners to Check Out | Book Riot (bookriot.com)
From the far-flung reaches of space to epic magical worlds, these novels, novellas, and comics are the best Hugo award winners to read.
Adrian Tchaikovsky posts on his blog: " I cannot consider myself a Hugo winner and will not be citing the 2023 award result in my biographical details, or on this site" (adriantchaikovsky.com)
Books, novels, novellas by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Science fiction awards held in China under fire for excluding authors (www.theguardian.com)
Concerns raised about interference or censorship after documents showed writers were barred despite receiving enough nominations