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Ellie Lieberman@ellielieberman.bsky.social · 2d ago

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4. Fuck them, that’s why. TERFs like to say “we are the daughters of the witches you couldn’t burn.” Bitch, trans women are the modern witches you can’t burn. You’re the ones holding the torches and shouting about how we’re demonic beasts who must be destroyed to protect the town.

Every now and then someone takes a run at me along the lines of "I don't understand why you, a scifi writer, don't appreciate 'AI'," and I'm all, motherfucker, it's *because* I'm a science fiction writer I have the positions I have, how many times do we have to fucking yell "torment nexus," my dude

It’s not your fault you’re disabled. It’s not your fault you’re chronically ill. It’s not your fault you’re living in poverty, lacking health insurance, homeless or unemployed. The billionaire class wants us to believe these are moral failings so they don’t have to help people. We should help.

“Research about subtyping autism is growing however these ideas remain entirely theoretical. They currently have no clinical value, diagnostic relevance or practical application. We fear that it…may lead to more stigma & discrimination, labels being misinterpreted & jeopardising access to support.”🔥

Thinking Person's Guide to Autism@thinkingautism.com · yesterday

We'll be The National Autistic Society's Anger Translator: "F*** you, Uta Frith—stop trying to use your expired authority on autism to hurt autistic people, you absolute plonker." *Frith published a new paper wrongly claiming autism is overdiagnosed. NAS response: www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/n...

Last light along the stunning limestone cliffs of Flimston Bay, Pembrokeshire, tonight ☀️👌

More cops have been arrested for using flock cameras to stalk women than there are transgender athletes in youth sports.

I am still utterly gobsmacked by companies who want to pass themselves off as author-centric thinking that being "AI"-friendly is a good thing. Even the *perception* of being "AI"-friendly is enough to make actual authors avoid your services like the plague.

If you're part of the BioWare or Sims community and want to talk about how those studios' queer characters and themes have impacted you and your fears for those series moving forward after this sale, I'd love to chat with you for a Kotaku story. Can be reached here or email kshepard@kotaku.com

Kotaku@kotaku.com · yesterday

Well, I guess Electronic Arts belongs to Saudi Arabia, private equity, and Jared Kushner now. https://kotaku.com/electronic-arts-officially-belongs-saudi-arabia-jared-kushner-now-2000721666

Reading outside with my friends.

Autistic Lexicon Nosism, Illeism, & Pronominal Reversal Independent of Trans, Nonbinary, etc … many Autistic ppl are observed to be neurologically (one assumes) predisposed to atypical pronoun usage … so here is some useful vocabulary.

Every time you use genAI, you're supporting an ongoing genocide in Congo. Earlier this year, the US and UAE (which is, with our help, also committing genocide in Sudan) created a paramilitary force to ensure the flow of cobalt and rare earth minerals extracted by child slaves to create GPUs.

Congo Plans Paramilitary Unit for Mines with US, UAE Funding

The Democratic Republic of Congo will create a paramilitary unit to police its mines with funding from the US and the United Arab Emirates, the country’s General Inspectorate of Mines said.

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Daniel Bellingradt@dbellingradt.bsky.social · 3d ago

Adjustable desk lamps are perfect for a proper lighting of your text work, and it increases productivity and work safety. Buy our (since the 1530s) bestselling flying lamp "the dove", and get an extra refill ink pod for free. #skystorians #writingsky

"Fragments of Unseen Happiness" by Spanish artist Nadiia Antoniuk.

Don't like my agreement? Unfollow is on the right. Don't let the door hit you on the way out. Actually, no, please DO let it hit you.

David Bowman@dlbowman76.com · 2d ago

I'm going to alienate some people now. Abortion is a critical part of gynecological care. Full stop. Hormonal birth control is used by many individuals simply to regulate difficult menstrual cycles. Legislators who don't understand the minutiae of reproductive biology should SHUT THE FUCK UP.

Goodnight and very very sweet dreams ♥️

Today was a little better, mental illness wise. I spent the day formatting one of my books. But unless there's any last minute changes it's done! 1 down. 12 more to go 😅.

The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it.

Really grateful both my kids can cook tonight. And damn, can they cook! Delicious.

Don’t threaten me with a good time.

The Irish Times@irishtimes.com · 7mo ago

AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns

(I'm looking at you, my colleagues who cried bloody murder over the need to do online conferences and the loss of the "in person conference experience." Fuck you, too.)

I have been using em dashes for decades before what we call "AI" even existed and I'll still be using em dashes after the "AI" stops using them because it's trying to make people think it isn't "AI" writing.

John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 3d ago

Yeah, Kat Tenbarge was much nicer to Jack Osbourne than I would have been, I would have just told him to go fuck himself. Also, if you're going to accuse a writer or journalist of using "AI" on the basis of em dashes, absolutely positively go fuck yourself.

Of the confirmed VR and compulsory departures so far, I can say that we won’t have specialists in these areas any more: Medieval literature Drama Shakespeare and the Renaissance Victorian literature and culture Modernism Novel writing. Computational linguistics. What could possibly go wrong?

There is no version of yourself you could become that would satisfy the people who hate you. So you might as well be who you are.

Leila Chatti, "After Touching You, I Think of Narcissus Drowning"

Helluva read. Doesn't surprise me though. I grew up in Upstate NY too. It's a completely different world.

ProPublica@propublica.org · 4d ago

Three years ago, our reporter received an envelope with no return address. Inside was a flash drive containing tens of thousands of files: years of secretly recorded conversations, private militia chat logs and videos sent by a man named John Williams. (Published Jan. 2025)

“Ma’r Gymraeg yn farw. Sneb yn siarad e” Eich nodyn atgoffa diweddaraf fod hyn wrth gwrs yn b*lycs llwyr 😀🎊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🎼✊ “The Welsh language is dead. No one speaks it” Your latest reminder that this is of course complete b*llocks 😀🎊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🎼✊ #Eisteddfod2026 #SFAOK #Cymraeg

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How to recover money from a scammer depends on how you paid. Honest odds by method — cards, Zelle, wires, crypto, gift cards — and why 72 hours decide it.

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