This is what writing *is.* What the reader experiences in just the output of all this backend structure that authors create. If your characters are randomly generated by an algorithm and not a product of your thinking, then you’re not actually writing.

Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter)@deecherrywriter.bsky.social · 2h ago

Lord have mercy a video on here telling writers that AI can be used as a tool for: - building character lists - organizing ideas - drafting outlines - brainstorming structure - and more Dawg that's all a part of the writing process.

Couldn't agree more with Danny's thread here, and will never stop shouting from the rooftops about all artistic practices: "THE PROCESS IS THE POINT!!!!"

Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter)@deecherrywriter.bsky.social · 2h ago

Lord have mercy a video on here telling writers that AI can be used as a tool for: - building character lists - organizing ideas - drafting outlines - brainstorming structure - and more Dawg that's all a part of the writing process.

How to use the PMC interactive county-level COVlD map

Still obsessed with Jimothy? Of course you are. Use that momentum to dive into some speculative fiction featuring disabled characters and support some disabled human authors while you're at it. reactormag.com/backlist-bon...

Backlist Bonanza: 5 Underrated Books With Disabled Characters - Reactor

A selection of novels and stories that highlight people with different disabilities in strange new worlds

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This one billion times! I just got back into art last year by going to a weekly class, and I'm desperate to tell anyone who will listen who doesn't think they're an "artist" that the PROCESS IS THE POINT! When you put whatever mark making tool you're playing with (emphasis on playing) on whatever...

Kory Bing@korybing.bsky.social · 2d ago

For everyone who uses genai because they feel like "they can't make it themselves" I guarantee you anything you make with your own hands will be more rewarding and have more personality. It'll look clumsy, you ARE a beginner, but the passion comes through.

We’re also funding death squads but what’s really offensive is that somewhere out there a poor person might be able to eat

USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d ago

Opinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.

‼️ALERT: KOSA is moving next week to the Senate Commerce Committee for markup! Call your reps today, again tomorrow, and all weekend leaving messages opposing this dangerous censorship bill. www.badinternetbills.com

Bad Internet Bills

All of the bad internet bills. One website.

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On Tue, Aug 4 at 6pm PT, I'll be participating in a live virtual Town Hall event, hosted by CA State Senator Mike McGuire, on our rapidly-developing #ElNiño event and implications for California from 2026 into 2027. No RSVP required. See you there!

Super El Nino Town Hall

Join Senator McGuire, along with climate scientists, meteorologists, and disaster preparedness experts, for a virtual Super El Niño Town Hall to learn how California is preparing for very strong or “super” El Niño weather patterns and events this fall.

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A long-duration California heat wave is expected to begin Friday, bringing the state its hottest weather in at least two years. The heat wave is shaping up to have two phases: an initial blast focusing on Central and Southern California, then a second peak that encompassing nearly the entire state.

California’s first major summer heat wave will have two peaks. Here’s a timeline

An extreme, long-duration California heat wave is expected to begin this week, bringing the state its hottest weather in at least two years, with no clear sign of when it might end.

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MASSACHUSETTS: Here's an important update on where things stand with social media / age verification legislation here in the state. We made A TON of noise, and the legislature felt the backlash. The Senate bill is much less bad than the House bill. But we have to keep pushing. Here's why:

UPDATED LETTER: Massachusetts lawmakers must assure constituents and human rights organizations that new social media bill does not require invasive online ID checks

UPDATE, July 2026: Our growing coalition of LGBTQ+, civil liberties, racial justice and human rights groups continues to oppose any legislation that requires online age checks or undermines the abilit...

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Today is ADA day — on July 26, 1990 the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law. The ADA would not have happened without Representative Major Owens, a Black man. Which has something to do with why his vital contributions to the ADA are routinely ignored. www.ncd.gov/2013/10/23/n...

National Council on Disability | NCD Honors the Life and Legacy of Major Owens

Oct. 23, 2013 WASHINGTON, DC – Former Brooklyn Representative Major Owens, who considered his role in helping pass the Americans with Disabilities Act as one of the finest accomplishments of his 24 y...

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And if you loved the postings, consider either buying @trungles.com’s books or donating to their patreon www.patreon.com/trungles

Get more from Trungles on Patreon

Get more from Trungles on Patreon. Join for free or become a member for just $3/month. FundingPatronage: With Patreon, you can set up a little payment to…

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Benjamin 🜬 (they/she)@enbyemu.bsky.social · 2w ago

For anyone who ever wants to read (or re-read) @trungles.com's Pride & Prejudice readthrough commentary w/o having to slog through needing to constantly expand the original thread, I put it all together on a google doc! 135 glorious pages! 💙📚 docs.google.com/document/d/1...

“To ban books simply because they have a hardcover or they’re used is just trying to solve a problem that may exist in prison by finding the easiest target. And the easiest target they can find is to change the rules for what books can come in.”

Throwing the Book at Books in Prison

Inside Books Project volunteers have sent used books to Texas inmates for nearly 30 years. A new crackdown is threatening their work.

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For many years, people didn’t randomly film others in public—not because we didn’t have the technology, but because the social contract said you didn’t do that. That’s why Meta is going full court press on their PR and celebrity endorsements. They remember how people ran google glass outta town.

A new federal book banning bill has been introduced in the Senate. And we can't stay silent when the right to read is under threat. Join library advocates by telling your Senators to say no to book bans and reject S4925: action.ala.org/campaign/S4925/

"While people can express authoritarian preferences at all levels of educational attainment, higher education, especially in the liberal arts, appears to mitigate against authoritarian tendencies."

Shaily Patel@vox-magica.bsky.social · 2w ago

feels like a good time to re-up this. for reasons.

Thank you for regularly reminding people about the importance of truly public art and why it is worth funding as part of infrastructure budgets.

Shout out to the always astonishing Vik Muniz, the artist behind this work. www.mta.info/agency/arts-...

Perfect Strangers

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Holy crow, click through to the comments to see these stunning public artworks. What a joy! Too many undervalue public art's role in creating a livable community, so I'm delighted to see these.

Rachel Holliday Smith@rachelholliday.bsky.social · 2w ago

uh oh I’m emotional about the 72nd St. Q train mosaics again

some are calling it New York’s best underground art museum www.mta.info/agency/arts-...

MTA Arts & Design

MTA Arts & Design encourages the use of public transit by presenting visual and performing arts throughout the MTA system.

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Rachel Holliday Smith@rachelholliday.bsky.social · 2w ago

uh oh I’m emotional about the 72nd St. Q train mosaics again

We invite the public to the final talk in our 2026 lecture series! 𝗠𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗞𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘆 will speak on “𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱” at 5:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, 𝟮𝟮 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆, in the @rareuva.bsky.social Auditorium and via Zoom livestream. Details: tinyurl.com/RBS-Kelly

I’ve been doing some in-depth reporting on the Prairieland cases, and had to get this out first as I continue to dig: I spoke with Ana Bell, sister of Des, who it turns out co-owns and runs an indie bookstore. We talked about the case, the judge, book banning, ICE killings, and living through this:

My Brother Was Sentenced to 30 Years for Moving a Box of Zines

The sister of a defendant in the Prairieland case, which targeted Texas ICE protesters, speaks out.

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The Creative Space Act would allow municipalities to establish a trust fund to acquire cultural spaces threatened by displacement. Advocates say the legislation would protect artist workspaces against the pressures of a tight real estate market.

A proposed law could help Mass. prevent artist displacement

The Creative Space Act would allow municipalities to establish a trust fund to acquire cultural spaces threatened by displacement. Advocates say the legislation would protect artist workspaces against the pressures of a tight real estate market.

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There are currently three federal book ban bills aiming to ban all trans books from U.S. public schools! HR 2616, HR 8705, HR 7661. Please call your representatives and ask them to vote no on these bills! Follow @authorsabb.bsky.social for updates. #bookbans #bookchallenges #HR2616 #HR8705 #HR7661

“Money, power, respect… the last one is better.” -Kendrick Lamar money - ❌ (I make just above minimum wage as a docent in a natural history museum) power - ❌ (see above) respect - ✅ this meant a lot to me to see!! an artist I have loved for 20 years took the time to piece together the dig site

We are working with mutual aid groups to help distribute donated masks and air purifiers. Ultimately every employer has a responsibility to provide PPE, safe working conditions and safe migrant labor housing. (Not all of them seem to realize the urgency.)

Many areas including NY, WI and MI have extremely poor air quality due to wildfire smoke. While public health agencies advise people to stay indoors and avoid strenuous activity, farm workers are out working in these conditions. 1/

Hard work in these conditions draws harmful fine particles deep into their lungs, and most workers have no choice but to go to work. For seasonal or migrant workers, the housing is often not climate controlled leading to poor quality interior air, too. 2/

Yeah. Y'ever watch movies from the 80s that depicted city skylines obscured by a brown, opaque haze? That wasn't artistic license.

Mike Austin@reymiguel.bsky.social · 3w ago

A reminder that cities used to have terrible air quality like we have today on a regular basis and the current administration continues to actively dismantle the protections and regulations that cleaned that up.