Someone on the subway has “Jingle Bells” as their ringtone.

Huzzah for @apamaate.bsky.social’s PACHEO from @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social !!

God fucking dammit

I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.

Hegseth is a cold-blooded murderer. There's no way to dress it up. He's a criminal. And his was precisely the kind of illegal order that those Dem members of Congress urged the military not to follow. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Fascinating read on how a suspicious pitch highlighted a growing problem in freelance journalism: A flood of generative AI that even prestige publications don't catch, complete with fabricated quotes, from scammers who see opportunity in a field so many real humans are struggling to survive in.

Yaaaayyy!!!!

Happy Book Birthday to IN WOLF’S CLOTHING by Alfred Carry! A timely look at the justice system and American politics through the lens of the recent past.

I had a call with an attorney about a contract today and the first thing they said was “I’m not trying to shake you down, but”

It’s a happy book birthday to THE GANYMEDAN!!!!!

it's not FOR us

JOE BUCK: Welcome to the top of the 47th [Sun rises] [Sun keeps getting bigger] BUCK: yes [World engulfed by flames] BUCK: oh god yes

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

She-Hulk attended the CLE panel I was on!! Every attorney needs their license credits. #NYCC2025

My son rushed down after school to get a chance to meet Martin Sheen, whom he idolizes after completing the full run of The West Wing. It was a big thrill to meet him and talk politics.

I got to shake Martin Sheen’s hand today at #NYCC and I know it’s like West Wing nostalgia methadone, but goddamn it made me smile so big to talk to him.

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

Greta Thunberg: "I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me. But that is not the story. What happened here was Israel… continuing to worsen and escalate their genocide and mass destruction with genocidal intent, attempting to erase an...

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It seems that Kaleb Horton has passed away. A devastating loss. One of the best writers of this generation. Kaleb was a friend for ten years and in all our conversations I was trying to convince him how good he was, something he seemed to know but also never fully believe. I am going to go cry now.

I’m never going to stop being mad that hedge funds and tech middlemen siphoned off all the money that should’ve let someone like Kaleb Horton have the career he deserved

This final post from Kaleb Horton is very beautiful and hits hard. This is just so sad. RIP.

Solaris Presents is back with a bang! Join us at 5pm BST for a fun, FREE!, online event with @taranhunt.bsky.social & @voidcricket.bsky.social talking about the latest releases (THE UNKILLABLE PRINCESS & AN UNBREAKABLE WORLD) in their expanding SciFi Universes! 👉https://geni.us/SPTHRH 1/2

As you cancel streaming services, here is a casual reminder that only 16% of Americans read for pleasure anymore, and your local library has hundreds or thousands of books you haven't read. They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.

Many people and institutions that fight back are winning. This is a large part of the reason to scorn the people and institutions that have caved. When this is over their lives should be made miserable. More, I mean.

This is the key. It’s easy to come out for the big guys. It’s the unknowns who are getting hammered that need so much more help.

We also need to raise hell for every trans and brown and queer and black person who is not nearly as famous as Kimmel. Normal, everyday people deserve to be just as loudly defended.

This is couch cushion money for Gargamel, Megatron, and Mumm-Ra.

For those who want more straight trans women rep in romance and erotica reading, what I recommend is to find the people who are writing that and follow them, support them, read and talk about their work. Trans fiction isn’t zero sum and all trans creators are building readerships! Get on board now!

I’m repeating myself, but it deserves saying again: IDW’s Star Trek Lower Decks comics are Very Good Indeed & there’s a darn good chance you’ll love them too. The stories by Ryan North & his colleagues are witty & clever & enthralling. Why miss out? Opt in. Don’t make me beam over & repeat myself.

Am I bad person for raising my son a geek?

I would love to be part of the conversation on MSNBC related to the Kimmel story and it's chilling effects on first amendment, but unfortunately I was terminated by MSNBC for stating that "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions".

Awful and dangerous to hear the Mayor echo the transphobic bigotry coming from the Trump administration. It's completely at odds with the values of our city and another reason why his single, disgraced term in office cannot end soon enough.

I don’t think this post is wrong, but it still gives me cognitive dissonance since every media exec buying content relies so heavily on the creator’s level of social media engagement (or says they do).

JUST IN: Harvard won summary judgment against the Trump administration with the court finding that the admin violated Harvard's 1st amend. rights. The court has vacated the funding freeze orders and termination letters and issued a permanent injunction. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Jesus fucking christ

i met anubis in the realm of the underworld, big strong guy by the way, had a dog’s head, i’m not so sure about that. and he said to me, mr president, you’ve got the heaviest soul we’ve ever weighed down here. can you believe it? they’ve never seen a soul that heavy in all of duat

They’re gonna turn people over to ICE. Just don’t use their trash at all. It’s bad for your brain and they’re an evil company.

I spent the 2010's arguing with my white colleagues that we were facing a crisis in newsroom diversity. The smart, dedicated, talented cis white journalists I thought of as my friends didn't want to hear it. Most of them ignored me. At least one of them told me to go to hell.

i'll say it again, my loud and vigorous support for any democrat who calls for televised hearings and criminal charges for everyone involved in DOGE. this guy should never be able to live in peace again.

Pleased to announce my novel The Ganymedan received a starred review from Publisher Weekly! www.publishersweekly.com/9781837863365

Huge congrats to @shoutoutmapes.bsky.social for his started review for The Ganymedan in Publishers Weekly!! @solarisbooks.bsky.social @bardythoughts.bsky.social

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Very exciting news!

An interesting thread that I have some issues with, but very worth a read. As someone who’s pretty anti-AI, I hope to be open to challenges against how I think it should be fought. This will be something to discuss at my NYCC panels in Oct.

Way to go @shoutoutmapes.bsky.social !!

I honestly have no idea why we even took con law at this point.

What is fat, but insulin persevering?

"GOOD FUCKING RIDDANCE"

Hello, I’m Jewish. I think genocide is bad and Zohran Mamdani is good. Hope this help.