Hello I have made this due to a mutual having issues with some folks on here forgetting this fact and shouting at him for it. Feel free to use it as a handy PSA x

"I don't understand why you, a fantasy writer, don't appreciate the value of making bargains with the fae."

John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 2d ago

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

We should never forget how the BBC has changed this country by giving endless airtime to Nigel Farage and other rightwing extremists, while shutting out progressive voices.

Nicolas Chinardet@zefrog.eu · 3d ago

And why is #r4today giving (yet again) such prominence to a hair-brained scheme that has little chance to ever be implemented? A GE is unlikely soon and the threat of Reform winning it is apparently receding. What is the justification for legitimising it?

‼️'MPs have had their stomachs pumped.' 🍺 Turns out Hannah Spencer was right when she said that Westminster's drinking culture is “unprofessional and worrying” and leads to “questionable and dangerous behaviour”. ⏳️ It's time to end Parliament's drinking culture.

It will be worse than this! Most websites will be forced to ask you to send your ID to a third party surveillance service, adding a credit card won't be enough for most. Bluesky asks for your *social security number* if you live in Texas now, due to this shit. Call in, and kill it.

Eromancer@eromancer.bsky.social · 3d ago

This will be the US if the SCREEN Act passes. Call your Senators before August 5 and tell them that you oppose the SCREEN Act, KOSA, and the KIDS Act. Use the official lookup tool at www.senate.gov/senators/sen... to find yours by state.

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Dr. Damien P. Williams has to go the way his blood beats@wolven.blacksky.app · 2mo ago

…Are you kidding me? This country's treatment of voice actors is fucking abysmal. Aqua Teen Hunger Force essentially built Adult Swim, & if there were any justice, Carey Means shouldn't have to work another day in his life. Between this & Andy Merrill's trouble, i just… what the fuck. What the fuck.

Can everyone just fucking grow up about Harry Potter, please? They are not good books, they were not good movies, it won't be a good television series, and the author is a literal cartoon supervillain using her money to make trans people's lives worse. It's 2026. Get a fucking personality.

I won't deny that I've enjoyed them as a kid/teenager, but my past enjoyment or whether they're good or bad just doesn't matter when the person still making millions off of them is a transphobic pos using these millions to make trans peoples lives hell. Fuck HP and Fuck JKR

Elliott Gish@elliottgish.bsky.social · 5d ago

Can everyone just fucking grow up about Harry Potter, please? They are not good books, they were not good movies, it won't be a good television series, and the author is a literal cartoon supervillain using her money to make trans people's lives worse. It's 2026. Get a fucking personality.

Trans rights are human rights.

Trans rights are human rights. There is nothing complex about it. There is nothing nuanced about it. There is nothing to debate. Either you support humans having rights, or you don't.

Fucking cowards. And now the TERF Queen gets further emboldened that she knows she can bully with threats of lawsuits to get her way. Fuck Harry Potter franchise

Lee Hurley@hleehurley.com · 6d ago

Amnesty have issued an apology to JK Rowling and the rest. Adjust your expectations, and donations, accordingly www.amnesty.org.uk/latest/an-ap...

I personally don't think it's being talked about enough how Ultimate Guard is taking advantage of a new wave of creators unaware or ignorant of their previous BS to attempt to rehabilitate their image/ more likely just act like it never happened

This is the kind of hate JK Rowling is funneling endless funds towards. ACTUAL LEGAL changes designed to make trans peoples lives as difficult as possible. For once the courts decided in trans peoples favour, but they are appealing the decision. Supporting Harrry Potter projects makes this happen.

Astrid@astridsramblings.bsky.social · 6d ago

Sorry for the SM graphic but they have lost their JR attempting to ensure that trans people must, under all circumstances, be searched by a police officer of the same sex assigned at birth - including intimate and strip searching. Occasional good news

⚠️I BEG YOU TO STOP SCROLLING ⚠️ IF I DON'T RAISE THIS 18 HOURS I WILL BE THROWN OUT ON THE STREET, WHERE I'M GOING TO DIE. I HAVE AN AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE THAT ATTACKS MY ORGANS UNTIL THEY FAIL. I CANNOT SURVIVE THE STREET. HELP ME. PLEASE.

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France calls out the U.S. at a UN meeting: “The US used to be a beacon of human rights. Not anymore. Today, it stands alongside North Korea, Nicaragua, Mali and Russia. Isolated. And the world no longer listens to it.” U.S. representatives stormed out of the meeting. Well said France! 👏🏼🇫🇷👏🏼

Over 5,000 people have emailed the Charity Commission to ask them to hold Sex Matter's transphobic hate to account. Will you join them? https://action.goodlawproject.org/sex-matters-complaint?utm_source=bluesky&utm_campaign=SexMattersCC&utm_medium=social_media

No longer content with pillaging intellectual work and dismembering our environment (already critically weakened), AI companies are now hellbent on destroying books galore including rare editions. Shut down these nefarious enterprises already.

AI labs buy, scan, shred millions of rare books

If you have retreated to physical books because the internet is too full of AI slop, bad news — now they’re shredding the books to feed their AI slop machines.

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It is putting it mildly to describe these people as a death cult.

MagicCon New Perspectives Grant Program #mtg #MCDetroit Applications for the New Perspectives Grant Program are now open for MagicCon Detroit, which takes place Feb 26-28. The program provides assistance to historically underrepresented groups to attend MagicCon events. www.magic.gg/news/magicco...

MagicCon New Perspectives Grant Program

The New Perspectives Grant Program supports the inclusion of historically underrepresented groups by providing assistance to attend MagicCon events.

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Inclusion Scotland is inviting disabled people to share their experiences of third spaces, like libraries, parks, museums, community centres, leisure facilities, clubs and groups. The survey closes on 21st August, with Easy Read and plain-text versions available. Take part:

Tell Us About Your Experiences of Third Spaces

Inclusion Scotland wants to hear from disabled people about your experiences of third spaces.  Third spaces are places beyond home, work or education where people can connect with others and take…

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I'm cooking up something special for the Magic Community. Watch this space. I'll be announcing it soon.

🚨Stream Alert!🚨 @revelo.bsky.social and @manatithe.bsky.social welcome @jaqalyte.bsky.social and @chronomagistrate.bsky.social as we unwind with Bracket 2 #EDH brought to you by @girudo.bsky.social Live at www.twitch.tv/warroomedh on Tuesday 28th July at 7pm BST/2pm ET/11am PT

anyone in the Magic the Gathering community there is a certain UK creator who is going around, and has rebranded/made some new accounts recently, and is snaking his way in deep I’ve warned people about him before and will happily warn people again you gain fuck all for covering for predators

Anyone who objects to Black Aragorn (again) can get wrecked.

🚨Stream Alert!🚨 @revelo.bsky.social and @manatithe.bsky.social reflect on a amazing #mcmsterdam while showing off our loot and getting a cheeky game of Dandân in. All brought to you by @girudo.bsky.social 🇳🇱 Come share your experience at www.twitch.tv/warroomedh tonight at 7pm BST/2pm ET/11am PT

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UK based Magic the Gathering couple streaming EDH every fortnight on Tuesdays at 7pm GMT

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Eurostar progressing well - currently at Rotterdam Centraal. Stopped to get more passengers onboard, none likely to be next to be me right now which is nice

Hey friends. Take care of yourself this week. Because the world keeps getting scarier, and sometimes all we can do is to protect ourselves from being overwhelmed. You have people who love you, and a community behind you. You can weather any storm. Remember that. I love you. I always will. Goodnight.

Signal boost for lost deck from #MCAmsterdam

And that’s a wrap on my first MagicCon…wow, just wow. It was a tiring blur in the best way possible. From finishing my collection of ABUR duals to meeting up with peeps from across the world. I could have gotten more games in but the few I did get in were great fun. #MCAmsterdam

@kathleen.loadingreadyrun.com I’m sure you’ll appreciate some lobbycon DanDan