Hey, so, reminder that Tennessee Republicans are introducing a bill that would kill women who get an abortion. I dug up the MAGAs names, numbers, emails, & a script to use when calling them. Men—we need to step up. Act. Inundate them. Shut this trash down ASAP. www.qasimrashid.com/p/tennessee-...

Hey Maryland friends represented by Angela Alsobrooks! She just sent out a response to folks who are concerned about these bills leading to internet censorship and the silencing of vulnerable communities by saying... she is a co-sponsor of KOSA and KOMSA. Call/write NOW, while you still can!

1. Numerous transgender people in Kansas are reporting that the state has sent them a letter demanding the immediate surrender of drivers licenses. Those driving could be arrested, charged, and see privileges revoked. Subscribe to support our journalism. www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-sen...

CALL YOUR CONGRESS PERSON NOW!!!!!! Tell them: — NO to KOSA — NO to Section 230 reform — NO to the SCREEN Act — NO to the App Store Accountability Act —NO age verification laws —NO to digital ID systems

Okay, look, I'm not really great at this part of the writing job (really bad, honestly), but more than a few people have bonked me on the head about it soooooo... It's award-nomination season, and I have a few things that are eligible. So if you're a member of <cough> certain organizations...

If you haven't alread, pull your stuff from Academia edu IMMEDIATELY, especially if you have unpublished and draft ideas on there.

The FCC just opened public comments on SpaceX's plan to launch a million satellites to do AI compute in space. Under the current proposal, an environmental review won't be required. Please consider submitting a public comment to oppose this damaging plan. darksky.org/news/two-sat...

Deeply rooted in the concept of archetypes, this striking bust explores symbols that defines human condition. The Pagan (2023) by Cedric Laquieze - stunning. #beautifulbizarre #sculpture #fineart #archetypes #pagan

The thing that's most mind-boggling about the current AI "adoption" is that the businesses hastily replacing human jobs while screaming "We have to adapt to compete!" are the ones that would THEMSELVES be entirely eliminated by the stated end game of AI.

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With the caveat that there are much more important things in need of financial support in our fucked up times, the support page for the Ignytes is back up for the 2026 cycle. ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/support/

Adding to this: If you are looking for amazing ADULT books that include aliens, I 20000% recommend God’s Junk Drawer by @peterclines.com and The Photonic Effect by @mikechenwriter.bsky.social I’m still thinking about these books long after reading them. Brilliant work!

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BREAKING: I read the new version of the “Save America Act” (S. 1383) so u don’t have to. Here’s my summary. Point 1 is new. It requires that all 50 states send their voter rolls to the DHS to run thru DHS’s faulty “SAVE” voter purge program. Points 6 & 7 are new too. Tell ur Senators #NoOnSAVE 1/

I’ve noticed programmers are the most likely to use AI and claim its inevitability. This doesn’t shock me, because capitalism teaches programmers that their intellectual property belongs to a corporation. That their value is in output, when in truth it’s in ideas.

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Pay attention to the words used by pro-AI novel/art fraudsters. "inevitable" "undetectable" "unavoidable" Their entire marketing strategy is --deception-- not creation. The end goal is not to produce art, but to destroy the arts entirely by eroding trust between humans and their audience.

I am, no lie, still in disbelief AND it took me almost a full 12 hours to tell my husband and friends this happened. I'm on a list with giants of romance. WHAT.

While cancelling Nitro is all well and good, just a reminder that age verification itself won't go away as a whole unless KOSA, the SCREEN Act, and tons more are buried and done with. Please contact your reps if you don't want this to spread to other platforms.

When AI was added to a tool for sinus surgery: “Cerebrospinal fluid leaked from one patient’s nose. In another… a surgeon mistakenly punctured the base of a patient’s skull. In two other cases, patients suffered strokes after a major artery was accidentally injured” www.reuters.com/investigatio...

For Maryland Residents! If you don't want an ICE facility in Hagerstown: On Feb. 16th! Submit Testimony for HB 630. You need a MyGVA account: 1. Create account at mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/A... and confirm email

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Check the words. Check the time stamps. Fucking clown shit.

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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Remember friends: Sharing the 💩 opinions of shock jockey trolls is the attention economy equivalent of buying and wearing bigot merch. Unless they pose an actual threat: Nobody needs to know what they think. Nobody needs to know their names. Let them wither in obscurity. Until next time!

Congress failed to pass the SAVE Act last year for good reason: it’s an anti-voter bill. But now lawmakers have revived it despite overwhelming public opposition. Tell Congress to reject the SAVE Act: bit.ly/4tmVIor

@victoriastrauss.com A fun new twist on “every unsolicited marketing message is a scam”: Apparently artist impersonators (AI slop) are reaching out to authors offering to do “fanart” (free) hoping the author will share the slop as real art and boost a scam commission service.

Individuals who feel like they were tricked into signing the Prop 4 repeal petition, or for any reason want their names removed, can submit a form to their county clerk asking to withdraw their support.

This lines up with past work about graduate students and male graduate students consistently getting more recs with words like "intelligent", "bright", "genius", while female graduate students consistently getting more recs with "hard working", "cooperative", etc.

Jesus fucking holy hell. This is what you should get loud about. If you have any Republican representatives, call them now -and repeatedly. Do what you can to stop this from passing. This is a nightmare.

There is a rumor that OpenAI is asking for a “cut” of IPs created via OpenAI. I don’t know what’s worse… that they might be demanding rights to stolen/regurgitated copyrighted material… Or that I can’t tell if it’s true because people are using hallucinated AI summaries to get around paywalls.

@hootsuite.com is doing business with ICE www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/df29c17...

Even though there’s no way to implement mandated age gates online AND fully protect speech and privacy rights, we want to help you minimize the danger you face when you encounter one: www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

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GenAI companies keep claiming the books and copyrighted works their programed were "trained" on without permission didn't retain complete copies in their systems. This was a lie. These companies may now face for even more liability for violating copyrights. 1/ www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

These peaceful observers I spoke to had ICE show up at their homes in what they see as attempts at intimidation. ICE has somehow been accessing Minnesotans' private data in likely violation of state law, according to privacy advocates. share.google/J00lpWzPzOu2...

Hey CA! Vet out candidates closely!! There are going to be a LOT of these wolves in sheep's clothing this year. www.rawstory.com/california-r...

Celebrating the little things: THE PHOTONIC EFFECT is @libraryjournal.bsky.social's SFF Pick of the Month with a starred review! And it's on a Goodreads print ARC giveaway - enter here! www.goodreads.com/giveaway/ent...

What happened to all the Zachs? There were 1-2 in every classroom when I was growing up and now it feels rare to find one. Did they change their names after Saved By The Bell? Did they all transition over time? Are they rare and I just happened to live on a Zach-ritch patch of soil as a kid?

OH HEY-- did you know we're exactly two weeks away from the audiobook of GOD'S JUNK DRAWER? And it's read by the always-outstanding @realrayporter.bsky.social . You did know? Oh... well... sorry to bother you. As you were.

Look how cool @therotund.bsky.social is! Amazing!

This offer is still available and will be until January 10th. Editing is what pays my bills, and I'm behind on rent, so it's important that I book people ASAP. You'll get an amazing edit at a great rate ($0.01/word), and I'll get to live somewhere, which I think is a beautiful exchange. LOL!

Is there a name for the thing where you want to go to a bookstore even though you have plenty of books to read and need to save? Is it still Tsundoku if you just want to be IN the bookstore? 😆

USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked

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These sicko billionaires and their “customers” are monitoring our children on playgrounds and leaving the feed open for any perv to watch. 😡

It's awards eligibility season and we at ConCurrent are definitely eligible for one award: the Hugo Award for Best Related Work. However, if you think we're a good fit for other awards, please do consider us! Short fact thread incoming. 1/