"AI-generated text is not copyrightable, and knowingly failing to disclose AI-generated content in a #copyright registration application can constitute fraud on the Copyright Office." authorsguild.org/news/ag-upda... #ai #genai #generativeai #writers #writingcommunity #publishing

We believe integrity is key in our workplace. This week, we’re looking at what that means for how we treat our staff.

hello, americans: it’s pride!!!! another great month for YELLING AT OUR REPS!!! follow authors against book bans, make calls, write emails and postcards, LET’S GOOOOO

As horrifying as this campaign of premeditated murder is, what might be even more disturbing is the utter indifference of Congress, the public and our allies to such a shocking and unapologetic obliteration of the many laws and norms against targeting civilians. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/31/w...

Eursulon - my fave from this batch, was sorely tempted to keep them. clear resin with a heavy dose of holographic micro glitter, swirled with rich gold and warm purple/brown/gold opal micas around opal foil, inked in eggplant. I have a chonk and a set. #HandmadeDice

Anytime they put a microphone in front of that incredible man he manages to get in at least one "fuck A.I." God bless

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Okay, all: I have a big favor to ask. I kind of went back and forth on this, but I'm hoping you can help. 1. As most of you know, 2025 was exhausting and hellish for me. And my decision to speak out about it made it a bit more hellish. The year ended with me getting RIFed.

While a letter workers received from management this week states that the press is not anti-union, it goes on to outline anti-union talking points and to advocate for a union-free future at the press. But we're looking forward to our election and to winning our union!

New: If Wikipedia breaks, the rest of the internet breaks. But now a series of layoffs at the nonprofit that supports the site has alarmed volunteer editors. Hundreds of them — responsible for millions of edits — are threatening to strike. Gift link: www.theverge.com/report/93944...

Genuinely curious if new employees there are aware of the events of last year, or if they just don't question why there are *checks notes* a total of three people working there, two of whom are executives.

i asked DHS if the protein from maggots counts towards the daily calorie standard at delaney hall.

Be sure to join us at a special UNIONS IN PUBLISHING AMA co-hosted by our friends at the university of Chicago Press Workers Guild and featuring employees from HarperCollins, Verso, Abrams, and other unionized publishing houses!

Dark Horse management has consistently failed to protect its workers from everything from sexual harassment to discrimination to layoffs, a union is long past due. I support them, and you should too ✊🏼

losing my shit because the dev of Butterfly Soup is making a new game that's like if Pentiment was set in Chinese folklore and had a Disco Elysium skill tree, and the music is being composed by the same person who's doing Delphinium kotaku.com/butterfly-so...

We NEED to bring back calling people sellouts. People should feel shame for betraying their artistic communities for money. We gotta shame and boo artists who backstab others for corporate greed. (TO BE CLEAR: this is different from doing things you don't want to to make rent.)

Kick this team over the 100k threshold in their last 20 hours!! Brianna is making something that is going to rewire your brain chemistry, and every penny helps her make it even better

this fucking sucks ( from the creator of the cupcake character, lorynbrantz instagram - www.instagram.com/p/DY2v_qXIoQt )

Declaring summer 2026 Hot Union Summer

One year ago 🥲♥️ Most of the union was queer and/or BIPOC, and a year later, post-mass layoff, none of us have full-time jobs in publishing. The retention rate in the publishing industry for marginalized workers continues to be, uhhh, Not Great!

If you love comics and/or unions, head's up: Dark Horse is unionizing! 🥳 That makes four publishers unionizing this summer. Be sure to follow @darkhorseunion.bsky.social and sign their petition 🔗 actionnetwork.org/petitions/da...

Want your voices to be heard? Sign our petition here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/da... #DHWU

Thank you @kotaku.com for the feature! 🐴💪 #DHWU Check it out: kotaku.com/dark-horse-c...

THERE IS POWER IN A UNION

And when management acts like a union IS a punishment, that tells you everything you need to know about those managers (hint: they're unionbusters).

"I’m unionizing because I want better for my coworkers, MTG: Arena, and the game industry as a whole. Too often decisions are made that hurt game workers in the interest of short-term profit. Things can, and should, be better, and unionizing allows us an avenue to improve things for everyone."

Some context 👇 North St. Louis was hit by a tornado a year ago, and the government slow-walked assistance. A massive volunteer effort mobilized to fill the gap... and now the government wants to siphon $$$ away from tornado recovery and give it to downtown developers instead.

Welp. There was a write-up on the committee hearing, and it portrays the Northside advocates as heckling antagonists. No mention of the fact that there are Black elders in north St. Louis with holes in their homes and living in tents. www.stlmag.com/news/northsi...

pretty much every single one of the founders except for John Adams were the "candles $3600 someone help me my family is starving" meme, but for brandy and slaves

It seems so obvious now, but why don't I ever do shapes within shapes?!?!??? Accidentally stumbled into this while making a silly little sticker to include with my shop orders omg. I literally think this is the best, most elegant thing I have made in recent memory. 🫠

So, @edzitron.com ate his Wheatties this morning

Sat in on a city hall meeting about the St. Louis budget, and every time a white guy in an ugly suit walked up, you just knew that he was gonna be like "you can't give money to the tornado victims from historically Black neighborhoods! that's not FAIR to the widdle developers and corporations 😢😢😢"

50% of American workers say they want to join unions, but 10% of workers are IN unions. Where’s the disconnect, you might wonder? The game is rigged. www.epi.org/publication/...

we need the Purge but just for people who got fucked over at their old jobs and need to break their NDAs

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🚨Bad news. A THIRD National book banning bill has passed committee in the house.🚨 Meet the CHARLIE act that will prohibit the teaching of what they call: equity ideology (not white supremacist jingoistic history) More from @authorsabb.bsky.social when we have it. www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

TLDR: call your house reps to demand they vote NO on 8705 and 7661 Call your senators to demand they vote NO on 2616 All three seek to ban books nationally. All three are the fever dream of bigots. All three must be stopped.

The absolute bare minimum effort we *should* be seeing from electeds anywhere. “I ran up and put myself between the ICE officers and the crowd, and that’s when they started to shoot at us with the pepper balls — as well as using the pepper spray — and were tackling people."

🗣️it’s CAMP SCREAM’s birthday today, yayy :”) this contract was signed in 2020, and i’m so excited for y’all to finally read it!! couldn’t have done it without the inimitable editing of @captainsteph.bsky.social and the lovely art by kelsey eng~ 👻 grab your copy here: bookshop.org/lists/books-...

this was HR 2616 which also bans books by or about trans and nonbinary people from schools START CALLING YOUR SENATORS NOW CIS FRIENDS TRANS KIDS NEED YOU

Spirits Abroad by @zenaldehyde.bsky.social, & I defy anybody not to love it. I don't usually like short stories, & only picked it up bc the shop didn't have anything else of hers (dammit, I like bookshops), & now I'm so glad I did! I mean, look at this exchange between two ghost in 'Balik Kampung':

We’re burned out. This week, we’re looking at the cyclical problems that are causing staff burnout.

one interesting thing so far about loudly hating AI is the way AI lovers are like "wow so you're just totally closed off to hearing another perspective??" as if their perspective hasn't been relentlessly pushed down our throats with no space to push back (particularly in professional settings)

Went to an anti AI datacentre protest march today and a friend of mine got a picture that summed it all up

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Get it now! Behind Five Willows is a pure delight especially if you enjoy K-dramas and/or Jane Austen -https://richincolor.com/2026/05/review-behind-five-willows/ #booksky #yalit