It is the last day of 2025 and we are heading into the end of the year-end sale YESSS I AM GOING TO GO MARK THINGS DOWN LIEK WOAH BECAUSE YOU KNOW HOW I GET www.etsy.com/shop/Lioness... (The sale will still be going tomorrow, January 1, for anybody still figuring themselves out.)

From 12/8-1/1, several of my ebooks are 25-50% off in ebook at Smashwords for the 2025 End of Year Sale. (These ebooks can be side-loaded to Kindle, by the way...) www.smashwords.com/profile/view...

The last promo post of 2025 is for the Anti-Fascist Write-athon on January 3rd. I’ll be working on my novel and fighting fascism at the same time. Please consider donating to cheer me on. Donate here: square.link/u/Qh9lZMsi and be sure to put my name in. Thanks!

#Booksky Check our storefront at DriveThruFiction! Amongst other cool reads, you can find an ebook bundle featuring the Captain Ramos books by Alex Acks and SSBA Award finalist TERROR AT TIERRA DE COBRE by Michael Merriam for the princely sum of $10! www.drivethrufiction.com/en/product/5...

Heya, I was gifted a botanical oracle deck called the Oracle of the Roses. Designed by Cheralyn Darcey. I love the integration between gardening knowledge and a deeper, thematic meaning. I'm happy to draw a card for you if you reply to this thread. www.rockpoolpublishing.com/oracle-of-th...

Affirmation Coyote knows the holidays aren't easy for everybody. Take care of yourselves. Try to help others in these situations.

For the entire month of December, my homage to blood-drenched, determined cyborg-assassin motherhood (not to mention Westerns and manga), SHE-WOLF AND CUB, is a Kindle Monthly Deal at $1.99USD (and CAD) in ebook. www.amazon.com/dp/B0BHL48T5C

CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was. You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...

BREAKING: Instacart is ending all price testing on its platform in the wake of this report.

We've been worshiping cats for doing ordinary cat stuff like climbing up somewhere high for 5,000 years so why stop now?

Strange research question, but... For people with tattoos, does your designs have finer details? Like cross-hatching or pointillism? Do those fade quickly and have to be retouched?

From an interstellar comet to breathtaking auroras and from brand-new rockets to iconic space telescopes, here are some of our favorite images from the cosmos in 2025

I heard someone spin this as "women need to use AI more or it will only use male datasets." Honey, why do you think women use AI less? It already spouts bullshit with the same confidence of a mediocre white man. share.google/Db1ivNmr6ttb...

Thank you @somafm.com, it wouldn't be Christmas without you and Christmas Lounge.

AirTable rolled out ChatGPT integration. Friendly reminder to Opt Out if you don't want your data to be used to train the software. Even so, it's a massive privacy breach for people who input social security numbers, tax IDs, addresses, names, phone numbers, etc. tech.yahoo.com/ai/articles/...

Looks like Frosty chain-smoked outside. Sigh. Send pics of greenery if you have 'em. Thx.

As Google prepares to integrate so-called AI ‘agents’ into its Chrome browser, this also introduces new vulnerabilities into the browser. What are they doing to lower risk, and what can you do about it? Check out our digital security newsletter to follow along.

A while back I designed a badge for my indie-published works to clearly mark that I don't use AI. You're free to use either badge if you'd like for your stuff. 1/2

Please help Mohamed and his family

There's also great new thing you can do called "reading other books"...

Beatriz Bernal, a 16th-century Spanish novelist, wrote a fantasy novel about a female knight - with dragons, sorcerers, and a giant - decades before Don Quixote appeared. A children's adaptation, devised by children's author Diego Arboleda, is forthcoming! #fantasy #renaissance #earlymodern 💙📚

I'm always confused when writers say genAI are useful. Are you making art in a bubble? If you need ideas why not ask your peers? Crit or accountability partner? Editor? Beta readers? You know, like we did before genAI existed?

My oregano died. RIP oregano. *sniffle*

Hello, morning crew! In case you missed it last night, be sure to check out this year's slate of grant selections -- and add six outstanding actual plays to your "must watch" list. C'mon. We know you'll need something to do over the holidays.

Same. I aggressively turn off all AI stuff everywhere, my Word subscription is “classic” without AI included, and as soon as I’ve had my coffee in the morning I tell Sam Altman and the tech bros to “Eat shit” the way Chris Evans does in Knives Out.

Please enjoy this very good polar bear with his stick.

Well, the renewal of my website hit. I’m back to square one. 0 of 400 CND to get out of over draft. If we reach the goal this month, I’ll release a new Palestinian folkloric fantasy story ko-fi.com/soniasulaima... 💕 💸 #HelpSky #MutualAid #HelpFolksLive2025 #DisabledCrowdfund #Disabled #Poverty

This Christmas, give the gift of monsters.

Firefox developers are giving us opt-in for all AI features. HT @amelias333.bsky.social www.threads.com/@firefoxwebd...

“What they’re really saying is ‘give in and do what I tell you.’”

Heya, Star Trek writer alum David Gerrold is fundraising to pay his cancer bills. If you've got a few bucks to chip in, that'd be great. www.gofundme.com/f/david-gerr...

History will be made and space will become a little more inclusive TODAY when my friend Michi Benthaus will become the first ever wheelchair user to leave our planet’s atmosphere (and only the second German woman to do so). Watch LIVE from 10am CST / 5pm CET here: www.blueorigin.com/missions/ns-37

This is in reference to that Publishers Weekly "AI is here, get used to it, peons" workshop. Who could have predicted that the guy doing it would be on the board of an AI firm?

This came up in my memories and oof.

The concern that Depo Provera causes brain tumors has made its way into my more rational, less reactionary circles. Bringing it up here because there's two significant layers occurring: one is questioning scientific experts. The other? Banning birth control. 1/3

POSTPONING... Sheesh. Way to typo.

Posting my EOY newsletter because I am drowning in salt and vinegar, and I really don't want to spend that time writing about *gestures*. You know that already. I can do that when I journal, instead.

"Running out of good ideas..." *glances around at all my fellow, wonderful creators who are making original things whilst a dead internet keeps producing "content" like maggots on a desiccated corpse hoping it'll infect a consumer.* Sure. It's because no good ideas exist. Uh-huh.

Popping my Zombie Bait T-shirt on and painting today. Trying to get back in the habit. Eventually I'll shift to minis but TBH I'm a bit intimidated by the 3D printed ones. For some stupid reason I'm worried the paint won't stick.

Also a reminder that anyone at anytime can become disabled, including (and especially) becoming visually impaired. Glasses are a disability technology, it's just that they have become normalized.

The EFF is covering the age verification laws. Here's a link: www.eff.org/press/releas...

There's a huge uptick in book club scam emails. If you're a legit book club with a legit offer, start your email with "the auk pisses at midnight" and then I'll know... maybe.

I hadn't given much thought to the actual philosophy behind the "empathy is bad, actually" movement, because the people espousing it are so transparently anti-human that I never thought of it as having more depth than wolves having the philosophy "Sheep are tasty". But I realized it matters to AI.

Heya, I know I don't get to chat with y'all as often as I'd like, but wanted to wish you all the merriest of holly-days. I appreciate you! 🙂 Thank you for being in my life!

…I'm so goddam tired. Ppl are increasingly in their city halls about "AI" data centers making their water & power bills & air quality worse, & literally all Dems would have to do sew up up that bloc is *Vibe With That Energy.* It's affordability & billionaire overreach all in one package you dorks!

Heya, artist types! Found an illustration contest from Clip Studio Paint with a cash prize. Deadline to enter is 1/5/2026. NO AI ALLOWED. Details in the link: www.clipstudio.net/en/cspcontes...

Summarizing 2025... Yeah.

"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—" Reviews. Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.) Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!