A widespread response to this has been a series of patronising remarks to the effect that this isn’t a big deal. That‘s so much of the pattern here in Germany - a huge needle shift, followed by a load of people telling you “grow up and calm down”.

For anyone (gotta be everyone) who thinks this cat is the cutest freakin thing ever… Can I interest you in Phoenix who is at a shelter in Mendocino and could use a soft spot to land. He is 10 years old and glorious! www.mendocinohumane.org/adopt-a-cat#...

#Romancelandia Quick update: if you made a mastodon account at romancelandia.club, you can still migrate it to a different server! (We have like ten days' grace there). The process isn't as complicated as it sounds, I swear: if *I* managed, pretty much everyone can, seriously.

HarperCollins loves to talk about how sustainable and environmentally conscious they are on their website, but has no problem funneling their works into AI slop which consumes an excess of water, energy, and increases carbon emissions. Make it make sense.

I see ppl in DE freaking out abt authoritarian crackdown: we really did try so hard to warn you & we’re sorry you preferred to wait until the train had left the station- where we are now stuck, forced to listen to the bitching of those who prevented us from catching said train in the first place.

Someone on this app said one of the biggest things that AI will steal from is our collective sense of wonder and I’ve never stopped thinking about it. Photos like this shouldn’t have to come with a caveat because nature is deliriously gorgeous and … wondrous.

Hello friends, I've been in desperate need of a new project to keep the brain from spiraling & I've decided to make my own scratch-off poster(s). The theme is: Bookish Bucket List. I want a poster with 100 books to go through, but I want a personal one just for me. So, I need help.

I have been pondering over a little add-on story for Passion of a Winter Night for some time now. In my first draft, a character turns up carrying a blunderbuss, but given the general state of things, especially in the USA, I have decided to remove the blunderbuss from the story.

Regarding my last reskeet about building a reserve of (unused) notebooks: I have empty notebooks from the time before I switched to writing in English (I started writing my first novel in English in early 2000, I think, after I had discovered the existence of historical romance.)

plus building a strategic notebook reserve

This is what we mean when we say the system is patriarchal. They are using AI recognition as a check method in order to give food to the most vulnerable without ever considering what happens to pregnant women's bodies or children.

Appreciation for azteclady and her zeal in putting a bunch of anti-AI resource links together in one spot.

If you are freaking out and need help doing this, TELL BLUESKY. One of us will help you! DO IT!

wouldn't it be funny if EVERYONE blocked this Attie AI account @ bsky.app/profile/atti... before they could do anything with it

Yeah, nobody is going to believe this is a real thing if I put this hat into one of my novels. NOBODY! (But I have to admit, this lovely birdie-hat might be even better than the 🍆 face pot.)

Hey friends, this might be a long shot & Idk if this even works internationally but: My coworker is trying to win some raised gardening beds for the kindergarten her kid goes to and they need about 50 more votes to get into the final round. So maybe we can try? mega-holz.de/hochbeet-gew...

If I ever put this thing into one of my novels, nobody will believe this is actually based on a real helmet...

#JoyScrolling - Toy horse on wheels from Roman Egypt!

Holy New York.

#JoyScrolling This utterly lovely short film 🌷 www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYAp...

ONE BED!!! ONE BED!!!!!!!! ::ahem::

This whole thing is about policing women's bodies and the attempt to fit female athletes to a specific version of (White) femininity. I didn't add this to my original skeet bec I thought this would be obvious, but just to make sure there is no misunderstanding about this, let me add this after all

goooooood morning

Funny how these things are never said about male athletes though....

Special shoutout to those people in small communities without a lot of political engagement who will stand out in front of their neighbors today in tiny groups and sometimes even all alone, with their NO KINGS signs. You are the bravest and the best of us

Your periodic reminder that there is a website that lets you listen to local radio stations anywhere in the world This is honestly one of the coolest inventions ever, imo. Global access to hyper-local imagined communities

More #JoyScrolling! 😍

#JoyScrolling Happy 2nd Anniversary to this amazing mural made from plastic bottle lids: www.tiktok.com/@plasticshed...

Ancient written language scholarship on even more ancient text - leading to a linguistic coincidence that everyone should know 🤠

Tiny fossil seashell imprint on a Brighton beach pebble.

Hey everyone! You have until MARCH 30, 2026 to file a claim in the Anthropic Settlement. If you have questions about filing--or if you aren't sure if you've filed correctly--call the settlement administrator at 1 877-206-2314.

A viral dog rescue from 2016 is now immortalized with a statue in Kazakhstan. When a dog fell into the Sayran reservoir, bystanders formed a human chain to pull him to safety. The statue is a reminder of the value of unity, solidarity and collective action. 14/10 for all

This is a rebrand attempt. Don’t fall for it.

Today I found out sharks are older than trees

NEW: Wikipedia has banned AI-generated content.

The "race tax" is real and it's never on the offer letter. Black professionals spend 2-7 extra hours/week on DEI, mentorship, and visibility labor their white peers skip entirely. That's 100-350 unpaid hours a year. Negotiate accordingly. #raisewages

Yay! Roman antiquity IN COLOR!!!!!

Oh my goodness, Richard E. Grant as Mr. Bennet! What a delight! www.youtube.com/shorts/eVe0G...

This is your reminder that if you are a class member and have NOT yet filed a claim in Anthropic v. Bartz, the AI copyright lawsuit, you have 9 days to do so.

How the fuck do you have a reporter free news room?

#Romancelandia, as of this morning, Julia is still $155 short for her bill. Can we help her? If everyone who sees this drops $5 each, we'll get her covered for her full goal in no time. What say you all?

I have other big news too: If you haven't heard about the most recent #KidLit4Ceasefire charity auction, it's occurring right now, & I have an item listed! I will sign & personalize 6 (!!!) of my books & send them anywhere in the world, including my Spoiler Alert & Harlot's Bay series & ZOMROMCOM!

This week’s #CookbookCorner stars 'Nandên: Recipes from my Kurdish Kitchen' by Pary Baban! You can read more about this beautiful and important book and get her recipe for Zalatay Kuzala – Watercress, Radish and Pomegranate Salad – on this link: www.nigella.com/cookbook-cor...

I hate that we live in a place that makes this necessary for so many people. I love Piper, though, so if you can help, please do! gofund.me/8d7539940

For my followers in Germany: This is dystopian shit: In selected supermarkets, REWE is collecting their customers' biometric data. netzpolitik.org/2024/panopti...

I'm so saddened to hear that Piper is facing this struggle. She is a wonderful author, who shared her wit and wisdom freely with the #romancelandia community.

imagining the meeting where someone was like goal number one is to find a trendier, more whimsical term for attempted murder

"Britannica’s lawsuit said that OpenAI unlawfully copied nearly 100,000 of its articles... The complaint said that ChatGPT produces “near-verbatim” copies of Britannica’s encyclopedia entries, dictionary definitions and other content, diverting users who would otherwise visit its websites."

I think we need to make the rich feel ashamed of their wealth.

Oh, this is fascinating! When did we lose ancient books? youtube.com/shorts/eVqgR...