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They/them. An ace, agender, autistic fren-shaped person. Owned by three cats. And a Roomba with googly eyes. Roughly 1/3 cats, 1/3 queer indie books, 1/3 politics.

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Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE@leftistlawyer.com · 4h ago

Today's reminder that the current genAI boom is powered by GPUs manufactured with a mineral called coltan (and other rare earths, and cobalt) mined through the labor of enslaved children in Congo, and the US and UAE fund the paramilitaries which protect those mines and keep those children enslaved.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3h ago

El-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"

Tiffany Morris@tiffmorris.bsky.social · 4h ago

I read the whole newsletter; the author invokes Wild West imagery later in this fatuous screed. Relevant that data colonialism includes proposed expansions of AI data centres onto Indigenous lands / sacred sites, bastardization of our knowledges, infringement on data sovereignty & ICE surveillance.

Tiffany Morris@tiffmorris.bsky.social · 15h ago

So apparently that HWA pro-AI newsletter also uses Indigenous water rights issues as a prop, trivializing the activism by Indigenous peoples to protect our water including specific anti-data centre actions. I guess they figured why not alienate Indigenous horror writers while they’re at it?

“Sure. Sure. Yes, we know AI is using up resources. So does driving a car or a planes so does building a new home. So do a lot of things. Humans have always used up Earth’s resources and usually not nicely. There are reservations and other Indigenous communities in Canada that have never had clean water and have been ravaged by pipeline construction. But somehow that’s been okay for the past fifty or a hundred years, and very few people scream about that. But suddenly, AI is the enemy, not everything else we’ve been doing all along. Suddenly YOUR water might not be clean, so it’s a Big Deal”.
Jo Conklin Author@joconklin.com · 4h ago

Is it expertly done? Definitely not 😂. Did I make it myself with Gimp and YouTube tutorials and coffee and cussing and not a single AI prompt? YUP. And every time I do, I get a little better at it. That’s what happens when you make things yourself. Skillbuilding, not slop.

A spoof on an iconic ad poster for Charlie’s Angels. A circle of orange and yellow gradient with stylized stripes evokes looking down a gun scope at the silhouettes of four elderly women outlined against a sunset. The first peers down her glasses into the distance. The second is waving a greeting with a knife hidden behind her back and a small dog at her feet. The third carries a baseball bat. The fourth is using a walker and carries a laptop bag. The image title says Murder Grannies.
E.M. Anderson | THE LORD OF THE WOOD is out now!@elizmanderson.com · 19h ago

hey Boston friends, come see me at @sidequestbooks.bsky.social on August 20 👀 (and NYC friends, and................any other friends who can't normally see me but are in the general vicinity of Boston) #author www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launc...

Book Launch with the author: "The Lord of the Wood" by E. M. Anderson

Join Side Quest Books & Games to launch E. M. Anderson's queer, cozy horror novel, The Lord of the Wood!

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Sandstone@quartzen.bsky.social · 22h ago

Per the St. Louis County Board of Elections, fewer than one in four voters has voted as of 1PM today in St. Louis County! We've got some important ballot measures on the ballot today (especially NO on 4 and 5) and every vote really counts in low-turnout primary elections like this!

St. Louis County Board of Elections Instagram post 23.8% turnout 153,097 total check-ins 84,946 Election Day 55,726 Early 68,151 Absentee https://extcontent.stlouisco.com/BOE/eDay/
Sandstone@quartzen.bsky.social · 2d ago

Missouri friends: tomorrow is Election Day and I'm sure you already know to vote NO on amendments 4 and 5 to preserve our citizen-led ballot measure process and prevent a huge statewide sales tax hike, but please also vote YES on 1 to preserve an existing tax for parks and conservation too!

AK Faulkner 🔜 MCM Birmingham@ravenswordpress.com · yesterday

Going to MCM Birmingham? Come find Writers Block next to Artist Alley in Hall 5 for all your gay book needs (I guess other kinds might exist idk)! In fact, why not come shop indie *before* you blow all your money at Traveling Man? Just an idea, they've got a whole shop already 😂

Discontented Idealist 🇺🇸@discoidealist.bsky.social · 24h ago

It’s true! If we don’t put an end to these abuses ASAP, we are going to find ourselves in a totalitarian state that makes North Korea look downright quaint. www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/...

The Government's Indictment of an Activist Tests Whether You Have a Right to Wipe Your Phone - CNET

Samuel Tunick used GrapheneOS to delete his phone's data. The US claims that's destroying evidence.

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Latina Immigrant🐸 #NoKings🚫👑@jasmine29.bsky.social · yesterday

THIS👇🏼🥺 youtube.com/shorts/1TJxJ...

Micah@rincewind.run · 23h ago

it's the old serena williams tweet in action, that there is a physical difference between the top tier of male athletes and the top tier of female athletes gets taken by far too many delusional men as "I can beat a woman at anything" no, you cannot beat a decent athlete of either gender at anything

Peter@notalawyer.bsky.social · 2d ago

it's interesting how many men get satisfaction out of knowing that other men can beat elite female athletes. like ok, maybe the best high school boys team in the country can beat a WNBA team, but YOU can't

SirFox@sirfox.bsky.social · 24h ago

I do not have a big enough FUCK THAT to give this. If my car, that i paid for, started showing me ads at all, let alone unskippable ones, i'd dump it and never regret doing so. This shift to "oh you don't OWN or CONTROL this thing you paid for, it's The Company's, we just let you use it." Can DIE.

Matt Thrower@mattthr.bsky.social · yesterday

BWM cars now showing owners and unskippable ad for the new Spider Man Film whenever they start the vehicle. This shit needs to become illegal, yesterday, else how long before you have to watch it *before* you can start the vehicle.

Kara Jorgensen@authorkaraj.bsky.social · 24h ago

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 💜🐾

Donate to Help Katie Beat Her Tumor with Radiation Treatment, organized by Kara Jorgensen

My dog Katie has been recently diagnosed with a soft tissue sarcoma … Kara Jorgensen needs your support for Help Katie Beat Her Tumor with Radiation Treatment

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