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Ukraine claims first battlefield casualty evac by drone. This is the kind of tech that could appear in sci-fi. Troops fight harder when they know they'll be evac'ed when wounded. apnews.com/video/ukrain...

Print issues of Bullet Points 15 are being sent tomorrow to U.S. addresses! (Sorry, those outside the United States will have to wait a bit.) #MilSF

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Announcing the next issue of #BulletPoints. The thme is the costs of war, with 16 stories from @klynn.bsky.social, @maritimeauthor.bsky.social, @tonydunnell.bsky.social, @karldandenell.bsky.social, @mmschreier.bsky.social, and many more. Digital version 50% off (for now): payhip.com/b/IW2ET

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"At 06:00, the airlock hatch of Distant Observation Station 318 swung open with the groan of poorly lubricated hinges. Seaman Erik Dumet straightened his uniform and checked his duffel a final time." Read the latest from @karldandenell.bsky.social: zurl.co/TJnIA

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"Joseba Etxeberria rattled against the full-body restraints when the drop-pod hit Verde’s surface, his armor loud against inadequate padding. Zakur lay strapped and sedated in his kennel at his partner’s feet." Read the latest from Renee Stern: zurl.co/nuTir

Read "Malingerer," from Travis Koll: A young nurse confronts an unexpected adversary: a soldier who feigns illness. Read for free: zurl.co/rhlUO

Such a disgrace. This guy’s worked his whole life to be selected for the World Cup. He’s earned it.

We went to the beach yesterday and I built a sand castle. I'll give a free book to anyone who knows which castle it is. #Rehoboth #SandModelNotCastle

This is a prize for indie speculative magazines (like @wyldblood.bsky.social, @bulletpoints.bsky.social, @metastellar.bsky.social, and possibly @thenosleeppodcast.bsky.social (Since SOME stories are free to listen?) - to name a few!)

Friends, We are now in the fifth year of the war. I'm very grateful to you for standing with Ukraine. Would you please share how long you've been following news about Ukraine in general, and my account in particular? Thank you! Slava Ukraini!

"MID-SYSTEM: EN ROUTE TO GANYMEDE. The unknown threat hurtled through space, its jagged outline mapped by Fletcher’s scan." Read the latest from Aaron Beardsell: zurl.co/utt0L

"Devon looked at the short straw in his hand. He knew this would happen. It was only a matter of time with his luck. The other troops gave a visible look of relief at the outcome." Read the latest from @JaggedGist: zurl.co/HIOUY

Read "The Nuevo Shine," from Renee Stern: A recon scout and his canine companion drop onto a hostile planet. Read for free: zurl.co/zH3IW

"Corporal Felk wasn’t dying, not one bit." Read the latest from Travis Koll. Read today: zurl.co/l2mwf

Read "On the Snark Watch," from Karl Dandenell: On a tiny space station, a sailor has to deal with both hazing and a potential alien invasion. Read for free: zurl.co/viSLb

Bullet Points 13 is now available, with stories from @karldandenell.bsky.social @rondferguson.bsky.social @ericfomley.bsky.social @cuylermeade.bsky.social @amworleywriter.bsky.social and many more. Read it online: zurl.co/9v1eK

May the Fourth be with you.

"This Snow Crash thing--is it a virus, a drug, or a religion?" Juanita shrugs. "What's the difference?" @nealstephenson.bsky.social, Snow Crash, p. 187

Read "Mustering Out," from Deborah L. Davitt (@deborahldavitt.com ): When the war is over, what happens to the cybernetically-enhanced soldiers who are weapons? Are they repurposed, or scrapped? Read for free: zurl.co/De4u7

Read "Uncle Marius," from David Stephen Powell: Colin learns what it means to win a war when his Uncle Marius comes home. Read for free: zurl.co/Q0krw

Read "The Schrödinger War," from D. Thomas Minton: You’d think after seven tries, Samuel Hohlman could get the living part right or at least be a pro at dying. Read for free: zurl.co/U9XPd

Read "Dunkirk," from Michael A. Clark: Hauptmann Franczak wonders what would have happened if the British Army had been able to evacuate their forces from Dunkirk. Read for free: zurl.co/mitKv

Read "Prison for One," from Daniel Stride: After fifty long years, Augustus Smalls has only a war criminal for company. Read for free: zurl.co/Rpghr

Read "Ploughshares," from Damir Salkovic (@darker_realities): Caleb Bartlett enters the nullspace of his machine creation to recover from the war. Read for free: zurl.co/7iLqG

Read "After the War," from Karl El-Koura: After a Martian-Terran war, a pilot tries to decide what side he was on. Read for free: zurl.co/Ytaty

Read "P.O.E.W.," from Richard Lau: A POW finds what it’s like when the war is endless. Read for free: zurl.co/2eiKC

Read "Demob," from Liam Hogan (@liamjhogan.bsky.social ): Administrator Jenrick must turn soldiers back into men. Read for free: zurl.co/VedH1

Read "Sugar-Coated Desperation," from S. L. Johnson (@sljohnson.bsky.social): A retired colonel faces a test of discipline in an alien peace agreement. Read for free: zurl.co/tkHyF

Read "Toward the Luminous Towers," from Bogi Takács (@bogiperson.bsky.social ): The war ends at some point—or does it? Read for free: zurl.co/5W7bR

Read "A Hollow Victory," from Joshua Mannix (@joshuamannix.bsky.social): A wounded sailor returns from space combat. Read for free: zurl.co/BBXET

Bullet Points 12 is now available, with stories from @deborahldavitt.com @liamjhogan.bsky.social @sljohnson.bsky.social @joshuamannix.bsky.social @bogiperson.bsky.social @bulletpoints.bsky.social and many more. Read it free online: zurl.co/egShm

Love the shout-out from Karl El-Koura. His story, "After the War," appears in the current issue of #BulletPoints. zurl.co/XVgnQ

This celly from Trin Rodman and Emma Hayes is absolute gold. #USWNT zurl.co/sXoSw

New experience today. @bulletpoints.bsky.social #fiction #scifi #storysky

Cooks definitely had possession when his knee his the ground, in my opinion. You be the judge. #buffalobills #isthefixin zurl.co/NAgyH via @ESPN App zurl.co/2ftux

It is wonderful to see Australians stand up for #Palestine. We should be able to discuss avenues to peace, justice, and humanity without being labeled anti-Semitic or Islamophoobic. Decry murder and inhumanity on whichever "side" it occurs. zurl.co/7q9Gb

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Hi, Internet! I need some legal advice, on behalf of my country. Is extraordinary rendition of a state leader an act of war? I'm trying to figure out at what point the War Powers Act might be involved... zurl.co/ZhXA0

We should let facts and evidence speak for themselves. Accountability is our greatest source of democratic strength. zurl.co/j5nR5