David DeGraff (he/him)
@daviddegraff.bsky.social
Astronomer and science fiction writer
Stories in Lightspeed, F&SF, Translunar Traveler’s Lounge, and Carbide Tipped Pens #VP21 #Codex https://DavidDeGraff.com
Stories in Lightspeed, F&SF, Translunar Traveler’s Lounge, and Carbide Tipped Pens #VP21 #Codex https://DavidDeGraff.com
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I love that Mamdani is what the right claimed Obama was: A Muslim socialist born in Africa. The right practically manifested Mamdani into existence.
November 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I love that Mamdani is what the right claimed Obama was: A Muslim socialist born in Africa. The right practically manifested Mamdani into existence.
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Apparently all you needed to do to predict the NYC election results was read that one N.K. Jemisin novel.
November 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Apparently all you needed to do to predict the NYC election results was read that one N.K. Jemisin novel.
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
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once again, if tylenol caused autism, america would have a better rail system
September 22, 2025 at 11:16 PM
once again, if tylenol caused autism, america would have a better rail system
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Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.
September 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.
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Either everyone gets human rights — or eventually only Party Members get human rights.
Trans rights are human rights.
Immigrant rights are human rights.
Women’s rights are human rights.
Anyone who won’t fight for them is on the wrong side.
Trans rights are human rights.
Immigrant rights are human rights.
Women’s rights are human rights.
Anyone who won’t fight for them is on the wrong side.
September 16, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Either everyone gets human rights — or eventually only Party Members get human rights.
Trans rights are human rights.
Immigrant rights are human rights.
Women’s rights are human rights.
Anyone who won’t fight for them is on the wrong side.
Trans rights are human rights.
Immigrant rights are human rights.
Women’s rights are human rights.
Anyone who won’t fight for them is on the wrong side.
I really wish some of these paraphrases were direct quotes.
Watching the Senate panel hearing with Susan Monarez (fired CDC director) on CSPAN3.
Opening remarks from Bill Cassidy were -odd- like he’s really nervous or distracted maybe?
Opening remarks from Bill Cassidy were -odd- like he’s really nervous or distracted maybe?
September 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I really wish some of these paraphrases were direct quotes.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates on Charlie Kirk.
September 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Ta-Nehisi Coates on Charlie Kirk.
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Listening to a tear-jerker while on a walk without any Kleenex was a mistake.
Listening to a tear-jerker while on a walk without any Kleenex was a mistake.
Escape Pod 1004: The Girl Who Came Before
When me and my family pulled into our driveway, my five best friends were waiting in our front yard, waving glittery poster-board signs that read “Welcome Home Sam!!!” and jumping around with full-on…
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September 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Listening to a tear-jerker while on a walk without any Kleenex was a mistake.
Listening to a tear-jerker while on a walk without any Kleenex was a mistake.
Aurora were not quite visible naked eye but my phone captured them pretty well. You can see the Big Dipper in the images with a clear horizon
September 15, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Aurora were not quite visible naked eye but my phone captured them pretty well. You can see the Big Dipper in the images with a clear horizon
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I’ve been rewatching the Coen Bros filmography this month and while drawing a Barton Fink illustration, it struck me how much their films feel like Far Side cartoons: funny, strange, clever, yet frequently inscrutable. Anyway here’s a thread!
September 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I’ve been rewatching the Coen Bros filmography this month and while drawing a Barton Fink illustration, it struck me how much their films feel like Far Side cartoons: funny, strange, clever, yet frequently inscrutable. Anyway here’s a thread!
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This one is for the teachers and professors artologica.etsy.com/listing/4350... 🎨
August 11, 2025 at 12:47 PM
This one is for the teachers and professors artologica.etsy.com/listing/4350... 🎨
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My goto is to ask LLMs how many states have R in their name. They always fail. GPT 5 included Indiana, Illinois, and Texas in its list. It then asked me if I wanted an alphabetical highlighted map. Sure, why not.
August 8, 2025 at 12:40 AM
My goto is to ask LLMs how many states have R in their name. They always fail. GPT 5 included Indiana, Illinois, and Texas in its list. It then asked me if I wanted an alphabetical highlighted map. Sure, why not.
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“Mr. President, many of your detractors say you can’t fly. What is your response to them?”
August 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
“Mr. President, many of your detractors say you can’t fly. What is your response to them?”
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Why Chutzpah?
It takes chutzpah to:
write a book
to ask peers for a critique
to submit it
to bare the slings and arrows of outrageous reviewers
and, yes, even to shout, "I'm here. Please like and share."
What act of creative chutzpah have you done today?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/att...
It takes chutzpah to:
write a book
to ask peers for a critique
to submit it
to bare the slings and arrows of outrageous reviewers
and, yes, even to shout, "I'm here. Please like and share."
What act of creative chutzpah have you done today?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/att...
August 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Why Chutzpah?
It takes chutzpah to:
write a book
to ask peers for a critique
to submit it
to bare the slings and arrows of outrageous reviewers
and, yes, even to shout, "I'm here. Please like and share."
What act of creative chutzpah have you done today?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/att...
It takes chutzpah to:
write a book
to ask peers for a critique
to submit it
to bare the slings and arrows of outrageous reviewers
and, yes, even to shout, "I'm here. Please like and share."
What act of creative chutzpah have you done today?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/att...
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Now that Andrew Cuomo is deigning to talk to voters, New Yorkers can actually tell him how we *really* feel.
Here's our guide on how to approach Cuomo and create a memorable experience that will make him regret running in the general election.
Here's our guide on how to approach Cuomo and create a memorable experience that will make him regret running in the general election.
August 1, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Now that Andrew Cuomo is deigning to talk to voters, New Yorkers can actually tell him how we *really* feel.
Here's our guide on how to approach Cuomo and create a memorable experience that will make him regret running in the general election.
Here's our guide on how to approach Cuomo and create a memorable experience that will make him regret running in the general election.
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Motherfucking wind farms…
July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Motherfucking wind farms…
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Fingers crossed
July 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Fingers crossed
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This is what fear looks like.
July 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
This is what fear looks like.
A fantastic anti-corporate series that more people should read
I've been writing nonbinary characters since way before I realized I was nonbinary. (Who could've guessed??)
Two of my favorites are in this series:
Ship, a sentient spaceship who's a POV from Book 1 onward and isn't sure about pronouns, doesn't think they deserve a name until book 2...
(1/?)
Two of my favorites are in this series:
Ship, a sentient spaceship who's a POV from Book 1 onward and isn't sure about pronouns, doesn't think they deserve a name until book 2...
(1/?)
July 14, 2025 at 11:07 PM
A fantastic anti-corporate series that more people should read
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NASA is more than rockets and moonwalks. NASA is behind much of our everyday technology. From space discovery, to Air Jordans, to CAT scans, NASA has played a role. We get it all on less than a penny of every federal dollar. Now their science may be gutted by 50%.
#NASADidThat
#NASADidThat
July 10, 2025 at 10:39 PM
NASA is more than rockets and moonwalks. NASA is behind much of our everyday technology. From space discovery, to Air Jordans, to CAT scans, NASA has played a role. We get it all on less than a penny of every federal dollar. Now their science may be gutted by 50%.
#NASADidThat
#NASADidThat
I can finally say something about this. My Mardi Gras on the Moon story is going to be in here
We're delighted to share the cover (by @mspencerdraws.bsky.social) and announce the table of contents for WE'RE HERE: THE BEST QUEER SPECULATIVE FICTION 2024, selected by editor @rykaaoki.bsky.social and working with series editor @cypayseur.bsky.social!
www.neonhemlock.com/news/were-he...
www.neonhemlock.com/news/were-he...
June 30, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I can finally say something about this. My Mardi Gras on the Moon story is going to be in here
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is this really the world you want your children to live in, and your children’s children,
June 27, 2025 at 9:20 PM
is this really the world you want your children to live in, and your children’s children,
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"I asked ChatGPT" "I asked Grok" ok well I asked Gandalf and he said he has not passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm
June 19, 2025 at 12:42 PM
"I asked ChatGPT" "I asked Grok" ok well I asked Gandalf and he said he has not passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm