Ever glad to have ditched that hollow, rudderless, sham of a writing organization.

You know what’s better than opting out? Deleting your meta accounts altogether. Continued use only enriches the soulless billionaire piece of shit.

WIRED@wired.com · 4w ago

As part of Meta’s Muse Image model rollout, Instagram users with public accounts need to opt out to block AI generations of their content. www.wired.com/story/meta-n...

It's just a sports ban. It's just a bathroom ban. It's just a healthcare for kids ban. It's just a military service ban. It's just a federal jobs ban. It's just a university housing ban. It's just a passport & visa ban. It's just one Constitutional right. It's just your status as free citizens.

Read #32 of 2026 Off Season by Jack Ketchum My first Ketchum. Very bleak and gory!

Robert Kluver@robertkluver.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Read #31 of 2026 The Ship of Death by Kyle Winkler First intrigued and then absorbed by this found document novel about an addicting, reality melting table top RPG. Vivid and pitch perfect, I had a great time on The Ship of Death. It should definitely be on your radar when it drops this September.

Read #31 of 2026 The Ship of Death by Kyle Winkler First intrigued and then absorbed by this found document novel about an addicting, reality melting table top RPG. Vivid and pitch perfect, I had a great time on The Ship of Death. It should definitely be on your radar when it drops this September.

Robert Kluver@robertkluver.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Read #30 of 2026 Dead Weight by Hildur Knútsdóttir

Read #30 of 2026 Dead Weight by Hildur Knútsdóttir

Robert Kluver@robertkluver.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Read #29 of 2026 Cathedral of the Drowned by Nathan Balllingrud

Read #29 of 2026 Cathedral of the Drowned by Nathan Balllingrud

Robert Kluver@robertkluver.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Read #28 of 2026 The Redemption of Morgan Bright by Chris Panatier Had a great time with this twisty hall of mirrors set in a asylum for women suffering from domestic psychosis.

Read #28 of 2026 The Redemption of Morgan Bright by Chris Panatier Had a great time with this twisty hall of mirrors set in a asylum for women suffering from domestic psychosis.

Robert Kluver@robertkluver.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Read #27 of 2026 Crone by Keith Rosson Thoroughly enjoyed this suspenseful crime-horror hybrid. Rosson is always a pleasure to read. I'll definitely be adding Crone to my library when it's out this fall.

OMB is run by Project 2025 architect Russell Vought. Did you know that the Director of the OMB can be impeached? Congress has historically supported science—it’s why they keep rejecting Trump’s budget cuts. Vought is trying to do an end-run around Congress. There’s an easy fix for that.

Sam Bagenstos@sbagen.bsky.social · 2mo ago

OMB is forcing “the Smithsonian to spend congressionally appropriated funding in a way that’s ‘consistent with the FY 2026 President’s Budget’ in order to receive it. The president’s budget differed widely from what Congress ultimately chose to fund.” www.notus.org/trump-white-...

Major summer of '96 vibes over here.

Blueberry Coronectomy

Ute Orgassa@uteorgassa.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Cherry Living

Caught the first showing of Project Hail Mary yesterday. It's excellent. See it on the big screen while you can!

Beautiful hike out to Lake Clementine Dam this morning.

Nearly 100 movies watched so far this year, mostly while on cardio equipment. Returned to renowned classics the last few days.

Read #9 Tom's Crossing by Mark Z. Danielewski An astounding, breathtaking novel brimming with beautiful prose, posing a story so enthralling, with characters and observations so full of life, that the heft of its 1,228 pages becomes a much welcome weight. A masterpiece to savor and ponder on.

Of course. And that’s why Dems need to lean in and work towards dismantling ICE. First no funding. Impeach Noem. Demand hearings on ICE’s operation in MN. Demand that Miller resign. Don’t let up.

Bill Kristol@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 6mo ago

“An administration official gave away the game to Punchbowl News, admitting that these “de-escalatory measures” are about placating Senate Democrats so they don’t seize this moment to demand restrictions on ICE as part of any government funding package.” newrepublic.com/article/2057...

I wrote this letter to my library board, asking them to drop Libby or find another app.

Discord wants to know how you feel about AI. Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Towards self-preservation, to pull back from witnessing the real-time, blow-by-blow destruction of democracy and civil liberties, I’m aiming to watch a movie a day this year. A few favorite new watches so far: Together, Train Dreams, The Naked Gun, Saturday Night. #LastFourWatched

For 248 years the streets of America didn’t feature a roving masked federal kidnapping squad that might send you a Central American death camp or just murder you themselves, but getting rid of it now is some impossible lefty fantasy that professional Democrats lamentably must struggle against.

Dave Weigel@daveweigel.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Classic Democratic no-win. All of them voted against the OBAA, which supercharged ICE funding and hiring. But they won't say they'd "abolish ICE" so they'll get yelled at (mostly by people who'll vote for them in the midterms after threatening not to).

The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.

The 2026 reading thread kicks off with a sci-fi banger from the prolific imagination of Coy Hall, The Owl Men of Shanidar. Do yourself a favor: drop everything and read all of Coy’s books. Time very well spent.

Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts. Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

That's a wrap on Silent Hill f. Great atmosphere, helluva game.

Sick fucking ghouls. Every last one of them.

Call your senators now. Tell them to reject this bill.

Tomorrow, the House of Representatives will vote on a bill that bans gender-affirming medical care for any transgender person under 18, and threatens any medical professional providing this care to youth with 10 years in prison. Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.

Protect Trans Care Now

As wave after wave of extreme measures to criminalize and strip trans people of rights and safety continue, tell Congress to act.

action.aclu.org

Stealworkers

Meta is an evil company. I know people like Instagram but imo Zuckerberg is as bad as Musk www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content

More than 50 organisations report sites being restricted or removed, with abortion hotlines blocked and posts showing non-explicit nudity triggering warnings

theguardian.com

FUCK SOCIAL MEDIA. MARRY BOOKS. KILL AI.