Professional writer organizations should not send out pro-AI propaganda in the form of tantrum-having "essays" to their members, and I don't think that's controversial.

Regarding The Pro-AI Tantrum In The HWA Newsletter

Today I, and every other HWA member, received the HWA newsletter in our inboxes. In that newsletter was an essay (“essay”) of pro-AI propaganda that made a number of specious points in …

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"Hi, I'm a white lady with brown hair and a name that sounds like I'm a romanceable npc from a BioWare game, and I'd like to welcome you to my carefully curated menagerie of rancid opinions. I get paid for this! No one has ever seen my eyes!"

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It's been a bit since I posted Katie's GoFundMe, but I finally scheduled her 6 month post op follow-up, which involves at least a check up and x-rays (not sure about bloodwork), but last time, the visit was close to $1000 with all three. Shares are always appreciated 💜🐾

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wow, i was not expecting to be blocked by @kenjennings.bsky.social over this. We’ve previously interacted in friendly ways, so i reached out in good faith & not trying to drag him. I was giving the benefit of the doubt that maybe his transphobic behavior was unintended. really disappointing.

There's plenty to say about how having a portal to the hell-dimension in everyone's pocket fucked us up, but also "cellphones would ruin 99% of old horror movies" is a thing for a reason. If you never had to hunt for a payphone & the change to use it while stranded somewhere, you don't even know.

Constantine@ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 16h ago

Food, man. Food is so much better than it was in 1986. All of it. Poor-people food, restaurant food, fresh food, frozen food. Food is just a hell of a lot better.

Hey y'all! I've got some extra costs coming in this month and it would mean a lot if you could grab this bundle or one of my other books! Word of mouth is everything for artists so signal boosts aren't just welcome, they're how I make rent and groceries!

Ela Bambust 🏳️‍⚧️ (alleged transsexual)@ela-bambust.bsky.social · 4d ago

Right here! And this bundle of available for another month!!

The Spokane fire conspiracy theories are almost identical to the Altadena fire conspiracy theories. These people have no understand of how fire works, how science works, or why some things burn. I'm writing a book chapter about it, but the people who need to read it don't read books.

LorennaCleary.bsky.social@lorennacleary.bsky.social · 23h ago

The internet is filled with really dumb people who right now think the fires in Spokane WA were fake because the houses burned but trees didn’t. What they’re forgetting is that dead, thin, dry wood burns. Wet, dense, living wood is harder to burn. Old living pine and house vs fire: house loses.

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New Evidence Suggests Dinosaurs Had Quinceañeras https://theonion.com/new-evidence-suggests-dinosaurs-had-quinceaneras/

I don't know why this is suddenly getting likes again, but I stand by it.

Abra / Jessica Conwell, Littlest Big Trans Account 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇲🇽🌼👻@pairofclaws.bsky.social · 2y ago

Reminder: It's okay to block someone because you find the way they interact with you kind of annoying. There's no law against it and the cops can't stop you.

Queerly beloved, we are ONE MONTH away from the release of the highly anticipated second installment of Shadows Over Ravenkirk! Have you preordered your copy yet?

Vivian Moira Valentine@itsviviactually.bsky.social · 3w ago

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Is this a good time to mention how Bluesky head of trust and safety Aaron Rodericks (when he's not suspending trans people for being uppity) goons to porn bots? Or should I wait until later to mention how Bluesky head of trust and safety Aaron Rodericks goons to pornbots?

Actionable threats are when you are disrespectful to a very special white man.

Karrid 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️@karrid.myatproto.social · yesterday

Well, it appears that, sometime in the last 17 hours, Gwen Pepperoni was suspended for the crime of pointing out Ken Jennings' transphobia.

Well, it appears that, sometime in the last 17 hours, Gwen Pepperoni was suspended for the crime of pointing out Ken Jennings' transphobia.

i esp hate seeing trans people doing sex v gender shit outside of legal contexts. these arguments are explicitly downstream of the specific constructions of our civil rights frameworks and i think it is Bad, Probably, for self-conception to be molded (consciously or otherwise) by legal perversion

It's true: Banning pervert glasses makes you Pol Pot 😞.

Without downloading new pics, what is it like dating you?

Sadhbh Frost 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Status Pending@sadhbhgirl.bsky.social · 2d ago

Without downloading new pics, what is it like dating you?

Have a sheet of assorted recent-ish weapon commissions! Want a sword, polearm, or another weapon? They are a flat $50 each!

early afternoon boost~

💫Allison Cassandra Ashtear🏳️‍⚧️🔞@jayeallisonashtear.bsky.social · 2d ago

ko-fi.com/dreamingnoct... Morning! so, I need to pay my phone billl and in all honesty...I kinda wanna try and rent a car for the first few days of my new job, so there's little chance of me being late. Hence upping my goal. Please help a girl succeed at her new endeavor! Thanks!

That said, let us take a moment to thank our Bluesky Trans and Furry Elders for freaking out Jack Dorsey so much he bolted and left us this nice social media playground, taking most of his crypto chuds with him. We thank you for your service.

I don't think I hate anything as much as Bluesky's leadership hates being known as the platform with all the trannies.

"Look, I just need all the trannies to shut the fuck up so I can tell them how much I love and respect them."

Them is such a joke of an outlet. yet another ostensible queer rights outlet beholden to its corporate owners i hate this industry so much jesus christ

Yeeeeeaaaaah, it's real fucking bad. I already have respiratory problems, this shit is kicking my ass.

Abra / Jessica Conwell, Littlest Big Trans Account 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇲🇽🌼👻@pairofclaws.bsky.social · 3d ago

Oh, okay, so the air is POISON poison, got it. Yeah, going to spend the rest of the day lying down I think.

I'm not going to be relitigating COVID lockdowns or mask mandates. Both were necessary measures that saved lives. If you cannot accept the curtailing of even the minor of freedoms in the name of public safety, you have demonstrated that you do not give a solitary fuck about the rest of us.

Should be pinned to the top of every single intercommunity argument about tactics. In particular: the people doing the kind of direct action work that other people like to fantasise about online are ABSOLUTELY not talking about it online, are you high? Doing the work > masturbatory discourse

Astrid@astridsramblings.bsky.social · 2d ago

One final take: The people doing the hard yards of effective work, whether grassroots activism, legal work or lobbying, do not talk much on here about it. Because it’s difficult, exhausting interpretations are too bad faith, and the other side can see your posts. Bluesky is not the real world.

Love has never needed permission from labels 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 My emptiness of gender lets me see that clearly. Anxiety tightens around transgender lives right now. Why must their chosen bonds still pass through someone else’s gate? Why is the soul they claim treated as a request instead of a right?