So, Macron had DJT sign some sort of agreement about Iran AT VERSAILLES The moldy orange is getting trolled so hard

From illegal hotels to illegal taxi services to fake money for criminals to the CSAM plagiarism machine, Big Tech is increasingly just organized crime run by unaccountable oligarchs who conspire to poison our media and rig our elections. The sooner we accept that truth, the sooner we can change it.

I talk about Will Patton being an amazing audiobook narrator but I would listen to Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (Rivers of London series) read the actual phone book.

Everyone else does.

Take a lesson from authors and DO. NOT. SETTLE.

Do you think these execs REALLY don’t know they could have five stacks of original scripts from established writers TOMORROW with a few phone calls? It’s about finding dirt cheap IP they can reap all the profit from

"The court’s order—requiring a temporary injunction barring Google from spreading the false claims in any further AI Overviews—may have global implications, as the court seems to be the first to hold an AI firm liable for AI speech."

Hey #LosAngeles #LA it’s nasty outside - the sky is a weird color and there’s a horrible chemical smell where I live - I started getting a terrible headache. Now I know why. Don’t be outside breathing this if you can avoid. #fire #BoyleHeights

I really dislike the belief that the only investors in making movies, the only people who are taking a "risk", are those who wrote a check. Anyone who agrees to work on your movie for an "indie rate" is making a financial investment in your project whether you acknowledge it or not.

anyway, like we were saying when we warned that, as always, execs would learn the complete wrong lesson www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...

Listening to Among Our Weapons and one of the characters they meet in the investigation is a trans man. He didn’t “need to” be trans for the plot (he’s the ex of the main vic and they *didn’t* split because of his identity), he just IS. A regular person, existing. And zero whiff of phobia anywhere.

A top Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) official has been accused of helping funnel more than $1.2 million in donor funds to a confidential informant who infiltrated a neo-Nazi organization — a source prosecutors say was also the official’s secret romantic partner.

That’s why it's called health insurance – it's there if you need to use it. This is the kind of nonsense this Administration comes up with to justify kicking millions of Americans off their healthcare coverage.

Saw a pic of Ben Aaronovich’s son and he looks exactly how I imagined Peter Grant. I suspect a lot about Rivers of London is inspired not just by Aaronovich’s neighborhood growing up but the multicultural city he wants for his own kid.

BREAKING: Hollywood Execs Still Missing The Point

I am tired in my soul, of everything except my cats.

Oh god damn it, the Grove is a Fan Zone tomorrow through Sunday

HELLO ALL did you know: my publisher is doing a GOODREADS GIVEAWAY of my upcoming novel WICKHILLS! Please enter and spread the word! It is a good fantaspionage book! It only contains one (1) word of doom! www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

If Tommy Tuberville runs for another office does that mean he’s quitting Congress?

E. remarked that my cats have “mechanical” names. I am 100% going to spend the next 12-17 years of my life explaining that it’s Polish fantasy princess Ciri, not Apple virtual assistant Siri 😆

Tommy Tuberville is so dumb, he makes your stock Florida Man look like Carl Sagan. Billions and billions of idiocies!

The baby says HELLO HOOMANS

The American obsession with "growth" and "optimization" is poisoning pretty much everything. No, that corporation does not need to "grow." How about it just continues to turn a tidy profit? Chasing share-holder profits is killing so many industries.

So, Cory Booker is part of Peter Thiel’s cult?

I have the first “Leland Frost” note from 12 Monkeys

Taken before she stuck her paw INTO the water

“The Lovecats” by The Cure. It’s a perfect 1920s Charleston about a suicide pact (and the title refers to a sack of drowned kittens)

All my autistic friends are better writers and athletes and more successful at dating than my allistic ass ever was so fuck all the way off with your stereotypes, Robert.

All hail my Fed Ex guy, he brought the Chewy box with the 40lb of litter to my door. I can handle 20lb. 40? No.

Nose booping has been achieved. Repeat: nose booping has been achieved. Peace may reign among the felines after all.

5 things you will probably find in my writing: - tarot - animals who Know - forests - bigots getting smote - queer folk

There’s less than a week left before my 2nd Passport Fair of the year comes to the Pan Pacific Park Recreation Center. Making an appointment is highly encouraged to lock in your spot, but walk-ins will also be welcome. Just make sure to go through the checklist below and bring what you need.

"The financial condition of OpenAI is deeply concerning. $38.53 billion in losses are astronomical, and far higher than most believed it would be."

I beg your pardon, ma’am? (Woke up to a soft “Meeeeeeee” close to my head. Widget was loafing on the other side of my legs)

I made the mistake of reading some discourse about the Rivers of London books. The most ridiculous was people bitching about misogynistic attitudes of a cishet man in his early 20s (spoiler: he grows through the series). The more understandable was why is a white guy writing these characters+

Chirp has these on sale but I’m test driving them via the library. They definitely took the Rivers of London cover design as inspiration

The kitties are taking turns chasing and pouncing at each other. Despite Ciri’s growling, they both seem to be having a good time and they haven’t strayed into territory that behaviorists say I should intervene in.

Dear Prudence: a Creep Mystery

Tfw you learn Ryan Gosling formed a folk-horror rock band in 2009 called Dead Man’s Bones and wrote creepy awesome songs about ghosts and graveyards.

I've seen a listing of states 26-50 in life expectancy. 19 of the 25 are bright red, a couple of more purple. Just sayin.

Seems fine

SpaceX now worth $2.6 trillion (a full trillion higher than at IPO) trading like a meme stock. That’s equal to the market cap of every single bank in the US stock market (combined revenue, $500-600B; SpaceX, $20B) but MARSSSSSSSSS?!

This funding will help replace an aging and damaged reservoir in Burbank, providing a resilient water supply for our community of more than 100,000. The best part? When I help bring federal dollars back home, that means Burbank families don’t have to shoulder the cost. (2/2)

So, uh... If the owner of the small press you are signed with has publicly stated she will continue using author royalty money for operating costs and now is stamping around social media calling everyone who's ever disagreed with her a fascist, you maybe ought to look into rights reversions.

Hey Los Angeles area, if you want a Widget of your own, his rescuer has a young one who needs a home! www.petfinder.com/cat/theo-e5f...

let's talk for a second about why art matters in the creation of more art i was idly flicking through this book to get inspiration for a horror screenplay i'm currently working on for a thing, especially for the atmosphere and sense of place...