Listen to George.

Warren said the quiet part out loud. Sanders and Warren endorsing him publicly BEFORE having this conversation with him… is why their endorsements are garbage. Warren said the quiet part out loud because she knows those allegations ARE coming, and she wants to be able to say “he lied to me!”

The thing is, I'd rather talk about libraries than Nazis.

Claude Rains. Almost never the lead. But always fantastic.

If you go out, go out like a Scott Pelly, not like a John Cornyn. Fight evil, fight corruption, fight vapid anti-anti-Trumpism, fight the trash people ruining the country and the culture. But hey, congrats to Nick Bilton. I assume he’ll now get an invite to speak at that big FIRE conference.

Solid.

Don’t have heroes, part one billion.

Baffled, disappointed, angered by Scorcese falling for the AI snake oil. The cinematic intelligence and planning he describes is far better executed by the storyboard artists of IATSE L800. The cost of these illustrators is a fraction of his salary, to say nothing of the film's entire budget.

If only one member of the WHPC had an ounce of this courage.

I just heard Platner's favorite movie is COME AND SEE. Here's an image from Graham Platner's favorite movie. How long does it take you to spot it? How long would it take you to spot it, if you had it tattooed on your body and saw it every time you stepped out of the shower?

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My parents came to this country with $12 in their pockets. California gave us everything. And for my entire career, I've pledged to give it back. Today, I'm asking you to let me do that as Governor. Get out and vote: vote.ca.gov

Good for Scott Pelley. Didn't know he had it in him.

The thing is, I'd rather talk about libraries than Nazis.

If I had a symbol on my chest for 18 years, I kinda feel like I'd recognize it when I saw it on the screen. Especially if this was where you saw it on the screen.

This isn't getting enough press. In fact, I haven't seen anyone comment on it anywhere, aside from a couple of social media posts like this. No army buddies? I guess their stories would not paint a very pretty picture...

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Plissken Shrugged is a big "no thanks" from me.

The quote Marisa pulls out is the most damning one: this dude says he'd rather quit writing than stop using AI. I don't know a single professional writer who'd say that, but my circle is about 95% fiction writers. I wonder if this "tool" has already broken the brains of this dude's colleagues.

"What if Tarkovsky's STALKER was filmed almost entirely at an IKEA?" turns out to be a great premise for a film.

This is a legit masterpiece… and also a very hard rewatch, particularly in 2026.

This is a fantastic piece, but make sure that you read to the end. It’s very funny but makes a great point.

Here's the serious bit for anyone who'd rather skip the 4000 words of jokes

Great thread on Marcia Lucas, the editor whose work was a key part of Star Wars, Return of the Jedi, Taxi Driver, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, & other classics of the New Hollywood era & thereafter.

And TAG members... follow the official Bluesky account of The Animation Guild's Writers Craft Committee.

Post the wins.

I talk about AI and writing and there's a vide of me reading my first professional sale... which was a Star Wars short story. I used to be CANON, man. Times change. Give it a read and a watch, and toss a coin to the Witcher, or what have you, if the mood strikes.

Don't let a billionaire buy your opinion, your soul, or your state. And maybe stop listening to the people who let themselves be bought.

Starbucks customers calling themselves coffee drinkers is stolen valor send skeet.

Here’s another reason I couldn’t boost AI even if I found it useful: look who’s on your side. Do you really want to ever have to say “JD Vance is right, though…”?

This is the way.

Rosenbaum is full of shit, and either he has no friends and colleagues beyond a few fellow frauds… or he is, far more likely, simply lying. I have zero professional colleagues who use AI, and I know a LOT of writers.

Two days late... the newsletter. A video about my (professional) connection to Star Wars (and Mandalorians...), my thoughts on why professional writers disdain AI, sneak previews of upcoming work, and a recommendation for @tyburr.bsky.social's blog. It's a rich one! www.patreon.com/posts/week-5...

I expanded on this in my Patreon newsletter (free!) today. www.patreon.com/posts/week-5...

I don't have a lot of subscribers, but I don't lose a lot of subscribers either... so that's nice. Well, today I lost my first one. At the very pricey $1 level. Anyone want to spend $12 American for access to some paywalled essays and videos? Cheap! (If you want to pay more, I won't stop you.)

Hey creatives: Folks will remember. If you were aggressively against AI, like Gutierrez was as recent as last year, and then suddenly turn around and go NO I GET IT NOW IT'S AMAZING as soon as you get a project with a big payday? Your peers will not forget that. You will never be trusted again.

This is entirely accurate.

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My gif usage is entirely grumpy white guys. Harrison Ford alone covers 90% of my emotional gif needs.

See, it’s fine to have a bad “hot take,” particularly on cultural issues. But what I REALLY can’t stand is “my basic and uninformed opinion is so universal that everyone who doesn’t agree is lying.” That’s a chump living in a bubble so small they’re exclusively breathing their own farts.

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I don’t usually say watch videos but the payoff is worth it.

🧵on, among other things, the rare topic of learning from your mistakes.

It’s a great metaphor, but I’d have gone with mayonnaise for personal reasons. Getting a sandwich without mayonnaise in the US can be trickier than disabling AI on software…

I need to do more episodes of PULP TODAY, but here's an old one where I talk about my microscopic contribution to STAR WARS, and Mandalorians, and whatnot... www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6T5...

I think this is why most actual professional writers aren’t on board. It’s very hard to convince us we need help with the thing we love doing and have done acceptably well for most of our lives. I get why barely literate CEOs are enchanted.

Hilarious and chilling, all at once. I think my job is safe.

I didn’t know about the earliest origin of Memorial Day until I was a grown-ass man —because some folks didn’t want us to. 2021: Memorial Day organizers cut the mic of retired Lt Col Kemter as he discussed how formerly enslaved Americans exhumed remains of soldiers to give them proper burials. 🧵