hey, everyone we live in Florida, which is not a walkable state. my partner is in risk of losing his job if we do not find a new vehicle. please help. gofund.me/5511f0b7f

"Trump has scammed every person he's ever worked with and now he's scamming you" is extremely easy messaging

every single person who touches this needs to go to jail.

This is the kind of story that, if it came up in our history books, we'd point to and say "How barbaric, these people lacked any empathy or civilization," and be right.

some good news

Hey so if you're in the USA, the FCC is floating the idea of making shows put a warning up if they include or discuss trans people and trans lives. A short paragraph saying this is messed up would help a lot! You gpt less than a week. Submit your comment by May 22: www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings...

🌎 SMALL PLANET, the magazine about fiction in translation! Rachel Cordasco is the General Editor and has incredible contributors. I'm really happy to be a contributor interviewing translator @sueburke.bsky.social OUGH YEAGH! www.sfintranslation.com/wp-content/u...

Also true for fiction writing! Seth Rogen Says If “Your Instinct Is to Use AI” to Write Scripts, “You Shouldn’t Be a Writer” 'The Studio' creator said people who are thinking about using the technology to aid their writing skills should try another occupation: "Go do something else."

When Microsoft launched Copilot on Excel, they had to issue a warning that it couldn’t be trusted to do maths.

delete the internet, we have peaked

I want to repost this one million times

I am not on TikTok. I will never be on TikTok. This bethcato2 account is impersonating me and direct messaging writers in an effort to sell marketing services. Any account pretending to be me on TikTok is fraudulent.

I just remembered the fireflies are coming soon. The fireflies!

Mississippi will not redraw any of its electoral districts this month. Gov. Tate Reeves canceled a special legislative session to redistrict the state’s Supreme Court map. But he vowed that the state's only Black Democratic congressman's "reign of terror" will be over soon.

Haunt Sweet Home by @sarahpinsker.bsky.social ! Reality TV + ghost story, with a fun “the time I had this weird summer job” vibe. Plus, fiddles! app.thestorygraph.com/books/20e9ed...

Also, John, put it in new contracts to lock it down. Audio, covers, translations, done by people.

I don't put my foot down a lot, but I will kill any audiobook deal for my work where they try to slap an AI narrator on it. Narrators are artists. The greats have filled my heart with light on countless nights. They will not be replaced with slop.

This book is pretty awesome. You should buy it and/or go to one of these events!

gwen does fantastic work as usual on some of the 401,000 trans people who’ve had to flee hostile territory in their own country in the past 18 months.

This reminds me of the great @jeffreyford8.bsky.social story where he finds out that in order to get tenure you have to wrestle an angel.

This is the first two paragraphs!!!

Holy balls, this opinion: "As citizens, we trust that federal prosecutors . . . will play fair and be honest with its counterparts and the judiciary. DOJ has proven unworthy of this trust at every point in this case." (via @chrisgeidner.bsky.social) storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The first of our virtual reading series for the #LocusAwards will be the wonderful #HildurKnútsdóttir & #EdenRoyce on WEDS May 27 at 4PM. Tickets at locusmag.com/awards26#LocusAwards#HildurKnútsdóttir#EdenRoyce in bio!

In like eleven minutes!

The thunderstorm, a tail of two doggos:

The Subtle Art of Folding Space gets a terrific review from @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social at @reactorsff.bsky.social ! "a stunning achievement from a creative powerhouse." reactormag.com/book-review-...

Rod Stewart to King Charles on his visit with Trump: “Hello, sir. May I say well done in the Americas. You were superb. Absolutely superb. You put that little rat bag in his place.”

I wrote a song about this! music.apple.com/us/song/evil...

When you had an itch on one side of your face but it just rained and/or you want to cosplay as Two-Face's dog and/or you're auditioning for Jekyll & Hyde on Broadway.

Today is the day! My @reactorsff.bsky.social story is out in the world! A queer couple escapes persecution by buying a home in an almost identical dimension. reactormag.com/this-is-not-...

The Tennessee Speaker of the House will remove all Democratic Caucus members from standing committees and subcommittees as punishment for their redistricting protests. Democracy dies in Nashville.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia is once again able to walk out of court and return to his family. Federal Judge Xinis’ protections remain in place for Kilmar. This victory is thanks to the power of community organizing and all of you who have stood up for justice. #Fight4Kilmar

Over at SH, @kateem.bsky.social on Vonda N. McIntyre's final novel, published on May 15 by @timmi.bsky.social. What emerges, bitter-sweetly, is "an epic fantasy voyage" which adopts a fascinating approach to historical fantasy ... and, in more ways than one, leaves us asking what might have been.

The fact is that billionaires DON'T provide enough to the people who work for them. The government subsidizes billionaires through social services to workers. Tax the billionaires mercilessly.

"One study found that increasing the number of people who receive SNAP benefits by 5 percent could have prevented nearly 32,000 suicides over 15 years. And a $1 increase in minimum wage has been linked to roughly 8,000 fewer suicide deaths over a decade."

Men are constantly killing themselves in attempt to look like He-Man instead of considering what it is about Tom Holland lip synching to Umbrella while wearing a corset that makes women lose their minds

call me controversial and finicky, but if I buy a car, I don't think it reasonable that I have to learn how to "hack" it so it doesn't kill my family But that might just be me. www.thestar.com/news/canada/...

Today’s the day!

In 23 states, including five presidential swing states, candidates who have denied election results are running for offices that have a direct role in certifying future elections, a new report finds.

Like every Mother's Day today I am asking that you consider a donation to @nationalbailout.bsky.social to help free mamas who are separated from their families by the injustices of pretrial detention systems. secure.actblue.com/donate/freeb...

Not the best place to jerk a fellow, one reckons.

It also comes from a place of profound ableism. To argue that AI is necessary for disabled authors undermines the achievement, skill, and agency of those of us who are disabled and write our own books. PS. Fuck AI

MacFarlane: People in Virginia voted by the millions. Their voices were heard and now have been silenced. And you want to talk about what starts a political wave in a year like this: a mass of people who think their voices have been silenced. That doesn't stop a wave that fuels one.

Got the best kind of mail today! Can't read it yet but I'm looking forward to it. @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social

It's your LAST CHANCE to watch THE LIBRARIANS during the FREE window via PBS Independent Lens! Join the hundreds of thousands of people who have been inspired by the film to support their local libraries and communities. Watch ny May 9 via this link: tinyurl.com/TheLibrarian...

Hint: the people who put this man in power want people to die (they think it won't be them, but they're wrong)

But wars are good for the economy, right?

Tennessee NAACP goes to court to stop "late-decade Congressional redistricting," and the law sure looks to be on their side.

Got to school early to get some reading done before senior presentations only to find that I had left behind everything I needed to read. This is only a small complaint given :: waves hands::