weird menace and excessive bloodletting
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a preliminary sketch of a crone. Aspergerian mom of an autistic son. I wrote Experimental Film and literally 100+ short stories. Out now: Little Horn, a collection, from Shortwave Publishing. I sing, make jewelry and doodle pretty monsters.
It's a day of very big feelings as I learned that I'm a finalist for the World Fantasy Special Award – Non-Professional for Nightmare Magazine on the same day I announced that this is my last year as EIC at Nightmare. www.nightmare-magazine.com/nonfiction/e...
Editorial: August 2026 - Nightmare Magazine
Gardens are pumping out the juiciest tomatoes, corn on the cob is at its peak, and every melon is bulging with sugar water. The days might be the hottest, but with fall on the horizon, the nights are ...
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Ignorance and silence cost my baby girls their lives. How many times must this heartbreaking loss repeat before my eyes? 💔 Now Ibrahim suffers severe dehydration & acute pneumonia, needing €200 for treatment. Indifference destroys lives. Please help before it's too late!😭😭 chuffed.org/project/191450
I wrote about how weird and bad it is to have a future AG going around claiming he'll make Dobbs "permanent in every single state"—unless he understands Dobbs to be a national abortion ban, and thinks his job is to force states to comply
Todd Blanche Is Claiming That He Can Ban Abortion In Any State
As he fights to be confirmed as attorney general, Blanche is trying to appease Christian-right groups with wild legal theories about restricting abortion.
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Boosting this for allies across the country, not just Minnesotans 💙🩵 Highly valuable skills that are especially relevant right now.
✊🏼Indigiqueer Hummingbird@riotousmuse.bsky.social · 3h ago📣Allies, cis folks, etc 📣 Take action❣️ buff.ly/ZqZEtZw >> this links to the full training on deep canvassing, etc, specifically on this topic. Highly recommend this resource. There's absolutely skills taught here that are transferable to other topics, but this one could really use our attention.
New mediums of conveyance cut into the original medium’s profits. Until everyone figures out how to share. Innovations and avenues for new art creation has mostly been tools in human hands. Bringing up AI? You have now wrecked your argument. AI is paying idiots to offload the work of creativity.
I'm broken and desperate. Everyone in Gaza has failed us, and you're our only remaining hope. My sweet son Elias is going blind, and time is running out fast. Please don't abandon us. Help save his eyes before it's too late! Verified by: molly shah✅ chuffed.org/project/1624...
And today I have vertigo. It’s been a long time. Can’t say I’ve missed it.
I Scream everyday for help,but No answer! 💔 My child Ibrahim is dying,suffocating from acute pneumonia&severe dehydration. Is his innocent life worth nothing to you?! 🚨Just €200 for life-saving medicine.Please,don’t look away this time before it's too late! Save Ibrahim😭😭 chuffed.org/project/191450
“The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.” - James Baldwin, “Notes on the House of Bondage”
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 7h agoEl-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"
Whether you voted for him, his opponent, or didn’t vote at all, Abdul El-Sayed is inviting everyone into the same fight: get money out of politics and finally deliver healthcare that actually covers people. That’s a movement worth showing up for. #BlueWaveIn90Days #Pinks
"There’s no logic. It looks like they’re gonna do all sorts of things which are almost the most destructive things that they can do, for virtually no purpose,”
Our Public Lands & Waters@publiclandswaters.bsky.social · 21h agoThe destruction of the Rio Grande in Big Bend National Park has begun. #bigbend #nationalparks #publiclands #protectpubliclands #bigbendnationalpark
Hey remember when Nanowrimo said "sure why not" to allowing AI slop in their process and then immediately died after 20 years of operation oh, no reason, was just thinkin' about it
Really strong work here by @originalsp.in, edited by @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social.
RogerEbert.com@ebertvoices.bsky.social · yesterday"Nolan’s film is not a misbegotten attempt to modernize a classic—it is a deft and purposeful reflection of America in this moment, seen through the glass of mythological metaphor." Jeff Yang writes about THE ODYSSEY and the “people from the sea.”
The parallels between Space Nazi spreading his seed among women and spreading his litter in space (“million-satellite” plan, booster rocket crashing into the moon) are remarkable. Some men will do anything other than go to therapy.
Cool, my listing on Hire Human Artists is live! Thanks @aimeecozza.com !
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Suno has lost a copyright infringement case involving the unlicensed use of a series of famous songs to train its AI models. www.pastemagazine.com/music/suno/s...
The verdict is in: Suno can’t legally steal your music
Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.
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Fwiw, my takes on the "do Eastern Orthodox believe in original sin?" question are: 1) technically no, bc the Greek Patristic tradition doesn't, 2) Fr. Andrew Louth has the best way of talking about this issue (ie, ancestral vs. original sin): see below, and... (1/2)
Sharon 🪳🌹@sharonk.bsky.social · 12mo agoyou think this is an exaggeration, but no, this was a couple of years ago on Tucker Carlson
if I ever taught film criticism lesson one would be “you being smarter than the movie is not interesting to anyone”
🚨 My child is in urgent danger—please don’t ignore this. My daughter is in severe pain with serious heart and breathing problems. She urgently needs €200 for treatment which I cannot afford. 😭🙏 Any help or share could save her life. Please help us now. 🥺🕊️ Molly Shah ✅ chuffed.org/project/1908...
I love that people-with their full chest-without a single ounce of shame-will log onto the internet and say in full unbridled confidence "I don't know how bananas work"
Jess Calarco@jessicacalarco.com · 19h agoSpoken like a man who has never had to shop for himself.
This is surprisingly comprehensive and informative on the politics of data centers. I wanted to pull out a few big things that are difficult to face for pros, antis, and in some cases both. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/o...
Opinion | The A.I. Giants Weren’t Prepared for This (Gift Article)
Jasmine Sun, a writer covering technology, takes us into the backlash against A.I. data centers.
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Even former Thiel Fellows are starting to realize that the tech industry hebben een serieus probleem
Great, note-perfect story by @ghoulpus.bsky.social, who also has fiction appearing in Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy soon. Stunning detail in the prose! Up over at @reactorsff.bsky.social now, acquiring editor @annvandermeer.bsky.social. reactormag.com/not-like-oth...
Not Like Other Girls - Reactor
A creature wearing a woman’s body becomes a lonely man’s girlfriend, but the woman suit and his interest start to rot.
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Om jameel:Although I need injections for my injured shoulder, suffer from a heart valve prolapse,&have 5 kids who are suffering from hunger, my husband was injured in the war,&his wounds have become severely infected after surgery.Urgent $200 for his treatment to rescue🥹 chuffed.org/project/1839...
What are we doing? Find a way to get them actual help not just shares. chuffed.org/project/help...
Emergency Appeal — Help Mahmoud's Family in Gaza
From the heart of Gaza, where safety has become a distant dream, I share the story of my family of 12, who lost our home and our source of income. Today, we struggle to provide food and shelter for th...
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Micheeel@micheeel.bsky.social · yesterday🚨 8 DAYS WITHOUT A DONATION We still haven't been able to raise the amount needed for my brother's treatment The condition of his hand and head is getting worse because we cannot afford the metal plates or the medications for his hand Please donate, even $10 helps 💔😭🙏 chuffed.org/project/help...
