DEAR BLUESKY: WE DON'T WANT ATTIE, WE WANT AN EDIT BUTTON WE DON'T WANT ATTIE - WE REVILE AI & "VIBE-CODING" AND REALIZE ALL "AI" / LLM TECH IS BUILT ON THEFT AND DEPLETES RESOURCES WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO DISCOVER THINGS HERE ORGANICALLY WITH *HUMAN,* NOT MACHINE-ASSISTED LLM INTERACTIONS

"The third No Kings protests were an unmistakable display of political force..." "Two-thirds of participants live in suburban, small town or rural areas, a 40% increase over last time in protesters from outside big cities..." www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

"The way some of these other immigrants are getting treated in our country right now is a travesty and a disgrace... I think what’s going on in our country — what we’re doing to some of these amazing immigrants, is really unfortunate and it’s really sad." - Charles Barkley on CBS

There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series

They're not calling this a "general strike" outright, but I'm pretty sure that's what point #2 is

Check out the cover art for the re-launch of the seven-book SHADOW SAGA by NYT-bestselling author @cgolden.bsky.social! Book one launches in Q3 of 2026, with the rest coming in 2027-8. Art by @summerray.bsky.social. Layout by @toddkeisling.com. Pre-order book one: badhandbooks.com/purchasedire...

No Kings Wichita, Kansas.

The NYT has a bias, and its bias is towards fascism.

Best I can reckon, this would be the most people ever assembled on Boston Common in its 392 years? Would be the papal visit in '79, the last No Kings in '25, then today. drone shot pulled from CNN #NoKings

If the estimates were right, there were about 9 million people at No Kings rallies today. That would mean this protest was THIRTY TIMES AS LARGE AS THE TEA PARTY PROTEST which we were told, over and over again, was a massively important sign that US politics had shifted dramatically to the right

We had a 100-0 bipartisan deal in the Senate and the House blew it up because the Republicans who run Congress apparently don’t talk to each other and prefer chaos.

Holy New York.

Trump has broken every campaign promise in his quest for unrestricted power. The GOP refuses to provide a check on Trump. It's up to us! No Kings. No New Wars. We Demand Democracy. #WeSayNoKings

Trump: "We have a thing called a war, or as they would rather say, a military operation. It's for legal reasons. Because as a military operation, I don't need any approvals. As a war you're supposed to get approval from Congress. Something like that. So I call it a military operation."

House GOP blowing up the Senate's TSA funding solution isn't going over well.

I wonder how low the stock market has to go before American oligarchs decide Pete Hegseth's jihad is too costly and Trump too uncontrollable? They don't have an issue with raping children, but if you take a coin from their dragon hoard, there'll be hell to pay.

You do not do stuff like this because then you have no moral credibility to demand that others not do it to you. The aftereffects of what Hegseth is doing here are disastrous for US safety. He's making it open season on the US. We will not like the consequences.

Deploying ICE at airports is to normalize their transition from being a special operation targeting immigrants to being an entity that polices all. This is the production of the American Gestapo, one institution at a time.

Well I just got the OK so I am doing MY OWN DANG COVER REVEAL WICKHILLS has a cover now! Illustrated by Tom Roberts and designed by Russell Trakhtenberg! Which I copied and pasted so I would not make a typo! Anyway, BEHOLD! us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

A gigantic record-breaking heat dome is baking the US and war is skyrocketing fuel prices and the cost of living. If only scientists and climate activists had warned us…. Oh wait they did.

My mother helped organize Jimmy Carter's inaugural ball. Seals and Crofts performed and she introduced them to the audience with: "Ladies and gentlemen, Crofts and Seals!" Rest in Peace. "Summer Breeze" is one of the two greatest yacht rock songs of all time.

Still wondering if inequality is out of control?

If J.K. Rowling had fucked a kid or said the N-word, this wouldn't even be a discussion. So if you ever wonder why the trans community doesn't feel like anyone has their backs *gestures wildly at Bluesky today*

Mike Johnson created a new award for Trump and gave him a trophy. The Republican Party is an endless clown show. bsky.app/profile/acyn...

57 of my fellow students were arrested, academically disciplined, and barred from campus 2 weeks before finals. And then the visas of some of those students were quietly revoked. And then the DEI office was killed. And then we watched our mentors’ grants evaporate over “woke”.

Just started CARRY ME TO MY GRAVE by @cgolden.bsky.social (thanks to @netgalley.bsky.social & @stmartinspress.bsky.social for the eARC). Those first few chapters really sucked me right into the story!! Can't wait to see what's next! Publishing Jul 21, 2026 💙📚🩸📚 #booksky #horrorbooks

April 11th! Come hang out with me and a whole bunch of wonderful horror writers and booksellers at the Ashland, MA Public Library. I'll be chatting with Joe Hill about his new novel KING SORROW!

Dems need to be on every news channel saying this. Everyday. All day.

Re: my last reposts “Do not put money in the pocket of a woman who has sworn publicly to use it to disenfranchise vulnerable populations” is the smallest ask imaginable. It’s not oxygen, it’s not food. It’s television. You can do without. There are thousands of other shows for you to watch.

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California, this is how Trump happened. Are you kidding with this?

You do your best, tell your story, and hope it catches on. The advance buzz for CARRY ME TO MY GRAVE is so rewarding. I want the world to read it, but on the other hand, it's exactly the book I wanted it to be, and that's rare enough that I appreciate that feeling even if nobody ever opens the book.

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every environmentalist who has for DECADES been saying we need to get off oil and gas, watching governments panic at this energy crisis

Grifter megalomaniac with too much money and time on his hands.

Evil

a. Trump isn't announcing a pause on strikes. He's saying he's postponing a possible war crime - strikes on Iran's civilian energy infrastructure. b. Also, this isn't a message to Iran. It's a panicky message to the markets: "No war escalation until markets close on Friday".

No funnier film-illiterate take than accusing someone of “stealing” from Tarantino.

PROJECT HAIL MARY is wonderful. Movies like this are literally the reason cinemas exist. Go to the theater (if you can) and see it with people you love, on the biggest screen you can find. If you couldn't tell, Connie and I loved it!

Mass murder.

TOMORROW NIGHT! Come join me and the deeply unsettling @ericlarocca.com as we discuss his new novel WRETCH and dissect his horrifying psyche! 7pm at Trident Booksellers & Cafe in Boston!

The late, great James A. Moore would have been thrilled with this Publishers Weekly review of his final solo novel! "Engrossing grimdark adventure...red meat for sword-and-sorcery devotees...Readers looking for high fantasy with a classic feel should check this out."

Remember when his Sieg Heil was just a gesture of heartfelt joy?

Ban “A.i.” I’m serious. Straight up ban it.

Trump: I’m going to put ICE in the airports, where they will target and arrest all the illegals, especially Somalis, because I hate the Democrats Headlines: Trump puts ICE officers in airports to ease long lines, provide relief for weary travelers

Well done, NYC!

It is well past time that his unredacted Mueller Report be released. Not the Barr bullshit. Barr covered up more shit than kitty litter -

If you sincerely wanted to protect Americans from Islamic terrorism you would not say that civilian Muslims in Iran were fair game.

Oh. Stage an assassination attempt, you say? Interesting.