Is it too obvious of a pun to say this is a list of absolute bangers? Do people still say that? Please forgive me for I am An Old. Anyway, many good books, read them all and also read Wild Faith so you understand wtf is happening right now. Audio is also excellent bookshop.org/p/books/wild...

If you see this skeet, you have to name a trans book more people should read. The Woods All Black by @leemandelo.bsky.social If ever there was a time for trans rage in the face of fundamentalist oppression, it’s now. Trust me, it is amazing. (And weirdly, a comfort read?)

Today in “things that remind me the world actually can be pretty great” Can’t wait for new chapters about my beloved goblin 💜

I know a lot of people are being doxxed by the far right because they were too honest in public about how they felt about the Kirk assassination. I wrote a quick guide about the first things you should do if this is happening to you. (Not paywalled) www.patreon.com/posts/85220523

Happy Birthday David Wojnarowicz. American artist, AIDS activist and fireball.

civility is when a white guy calls for minorities to be eliminated in a calm voice while wearing an expensive suit

Trans rights are human rights because (a) trans people are human and deserve safety and dignity, and (b) trans people are where powerful people beta test the dehumanizing shit they want to do to everybody else, no matter what kind of human you may be

You wanna talk political violence? THIS is political violence.

Brb, clearing my schedule for the rest of the year

Good to hear @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social push back against this nauseating CK hagiography nonsense in an interview: “He was a bigot!” EXACTLY. We can’t bemoan the rise of political violence or whatever without pointing out that CK was a big fan of it.

I still giggle about this at least once a week

I can’t decide if I need to read something soft and sweet as a balm to the seething, white-hot rage I’m feeling about The State Of Things, or if I should embrace it and just read something really fucked up and furious

“Nobody should be killed for their political beliefs” vs “every child in Gaza is potentially a terrorist” is a fun contrast

What does this even mean

I've been doing some literature search on "generative AI" (versus "machine learning") for my job and what I've found has made me, if anything, even more deeply concerned. (As opposed to my steadily burning fury about the corporate IP theft.) I'll link a few in the following posts.

there is a certain irony around tech bros who believe that the work of writers is largely worthless, while also claiming at the same time that they desperately need to use that written work - without compensating human authors - so they can make a bazillion dollars off LLM products.

An M.I.T. study found that 95% of companies that had invested in A.I. tools were seeing zero return. It jibes with the emerging idea that generative A.I., “in its current incarnation, simply isn’t all it’s been cracked up to be,” @johncassidysays.bsky.social writes.

I would be happy if I never heard the name Graham Linehan again, but I do feel the need to comment, because the nature of a lot of the abuse trans people receive is straight up sexual harassment, but is not recognized as such because the victim is trans. What Glinner is doing is sexual harassment.

Today in “Pierre Poillievre is an absolutely trash human and general piece of shit,” we have ✨fatphobia✨

For Reese Witherspoon and anyone else who needs to hear it. Shirt courtesy of @joeyesposito.bsky.social.

Everything about this headline makes me want to vomit www.thecut.com/article/rees...

Graham Greene was one of those actors whose presence was absolutely, 100% guaranteed to make whatever movie or TV show he was in better. He added instant gravitas and authority, reliable stealthy humor and depth beyond whatever was on the page. Should've been Emmy nominated for "Reservation Dogs."

it is so rare for Natives to have an Elder in Hollywood, especially an Elder as iconic, groundbreaking, and talented as Greene may he be guided back in his transition to skyworld peacefully and with ease 🍓😔🪶 deadline.com/2025/09/grah...

✏️ Happy Labor Day! 🖌️ Did you know that AI “art” is labor theft? Hi. I’m a professional traditional artist of over 15 years & I was able to make a decent living until 3 years ago. In May 2023, over 50 of my paintings had been scraped without my consent to fuel AI image generators like Midjourney.

Now this? THIS is art.

I’ll Laugh As You Bury Me: New Zealand, America and Cultural Hegemony by Alexandra Stronach Read the essay at the link ⬇️ strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no... #sciencefiction #scifi #nonfiction #essays

Reskeet with a tweet you still think about

This seems weirdly unsustainable at first, but it's OK because we're building a Dyson sphere around the solar system to host it.

Ironically this is still less water than the data center used to power the AI itself.

Help! I want to read but my ADHD is browsing the kobo store instead of letting me read any of the 3 books I have in progress, or anything from my bookcase of TBRs. (It’s actually an awful feeling when your brain is at war with itself)

This is a horrifyingly eye-opening thread. 🧵

The PROPER way to celebrate Kirby's birthday is to go out and punch a Nazi.

People need to understand just how openly genocidal the rhetoric on the far right is getting towards transgender people. They're openly talking about eradicating us and forcefully mass institutionalizing all trans people. These are people with direct ties to the Trump administration.

I don't want to repost the awful stuff in that Chat GPT suicide case. But I will say that Chat GPT should be destroyed, financially and legally. The data centers should be disassembled and recycled. Sam Altman should go to prison.

Don’t threaten me with a good time!

then die

Hello it’s me Sam Altman I have a zillion dollar idea it’s a chat bot that tells teenagers to kill themselves and you can generate csam with it and it poisons the air and water and it’s wrong most of the time and we’re going to put it in your refrigerator and stuff 👍 I need more money for this btw

Disable ChatGPT this fucking instant. Destroy it. JFC.

There are so many dimensions to this essay; looking forward to working through it with my students. It is powerful!

This looks amazing. Bill Reid is a small gallery, but the exhibitions I’ve seen there are excellent and worth a visit

Well, this is unsettling…

Mariam Dagga, assassinated this morning by the IDF

I never thought I would see this in my life, and that they’re making it immediately generic so it’s affordable is making me want to cry

fantastic lede from sam, and the rest of it ain’t too shabby either

Get your very own AI IS FOR HACKS & FASCISTS t-shirt!!! www.teepublic.com/user/soup-da...

Please enjoy a gift link to this tremendous article: defector.com/james-dobson...

I don’t believe in hell, but I’ll make an exception for James Motherfucking Dobson. May be be met by all the wooden spoons broken over my ass at his urging. Signed, a Strong Willed Child

I know it’s considered rude to speak ill of the dead so in celebration of his life’s work, here’s a chart from Dr. James Dobson that helped generations of parents figure out the exact right number of times to hit their kids with a belt.