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Joseph Lyttleton @10cities10years.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Very good chance this was written by Stephen Miller.

Joseph Lyttleton @10cities10years.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Sorry, but the correct phrasing is 0% of writers used AI in their writing. This 70% refers to people who like calling themselves writers but don't have the ability to actually do it.

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If you want to prove the reading-and-writing haters right and get the TL;DR version instead of reading the whole report yourself, here are the stats I found personally most interesting:

The biggest takeaway is that writers still enjoy writing–over 75% like or love it.
Obviously, AI is part of the picture, but there’s nuance. Over 70% of writers used AI in their writing in the last three months, mostly for editing, brainstorming topics, and getting feedback.

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Joseph Lyttleton @10cities10years.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

They're really starting to look like each other.

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Joseph Lyttleton @10cities10years.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"Well, sure, Ken Paxton is an amoral, disgusting, womanizing crook, but that other guy's going to trans my nieces, so what choice do I have?" - All the Republican voters anyway

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Joseph Lyttleton @10cities10years.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Mike Johnson's motivations aren't hard to guess...

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Joseph Lyttleton @10cities10years.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Trump vows to defeat "communism" in America by having the government give every US citizen $5,000. At this point, if you voted for the guy, you have to be asking yourself, "Is he a total idiot or am I?"

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Joseph Lyttleton @10cities10years.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Honestly, hope so. At this point, that's chump change in the Trump corruption scandal, and it would seriously kneecap the GOP.

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Joseph Lyttleton @10cities10years.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

That doesn't sound like Trump. Wonder if it's Miller.

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Joseph Lyttleton @10cities10years.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Being a writer who doesn't use AI for anything, I feel like an Amish person everytime I have to chat with people who use it for everything.

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Joseph Lyttleton @10cities10years.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The "We're all trying to find the guy who did this" meme has never been more appropriate.

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Joseph Lyttleton @10cities10years.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Tim Curry and Dolly Parton both passed away at 80. I wonder if there are any other famous 80-year-olds with failing health...

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Joseph Lyttleton @10cities10years.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I just wrote up my first "pumpkin spice" product for a client, so I believe that means Autumn is officially here.

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Joseph Lyttleton @10cities10years.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

There might be deeper dives into Natalie Harp, but none as beautifully written as this.

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Joseph Lyttleton @10cities10years.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I don't know what gender "spreadsheet people" are, but the people still talking about this asinine topic however many days later are definitely male-coded.

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Joseph Lyttleton @10cities10years.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The Fox News-ification of CBS in one screencap. Strong evidence that too many so-called "real" journalists are just mouthpieces for whatever regime is in control.

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Joseph Lyttleton @10cities10years.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

"I owned the Libs," I think while shitting my pants as my child is ill with measles and my insurance premiums go up and I can't afford the gas to get to the doctor anyway and I try not to think about Trump's well-documented ties to Epstein as his personal wealth skyrockets even as the economy tanks.

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Joseph Lyttleton @10cities10years.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The "grab 'em by the püssy" party will not abide any degrading talk about women.

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Joseph Lyttleton @10cities10years.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Spider-Man Brand New Day is going to easily clear 2 billion dollars, but is poor Peter Parker going to see any of that cash? Of course not. He just can't catch a break.

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Joseph Lyttleton @10cities10years.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Off to the north of Spain to see the solar eclipse. The last time I was positioned to see a solar eclipse in person, I was living in New York City and took these snaps of people viewing it while in Times Square.

Photo of people looking up at the solar eclipse in Times Square, New York City, August 21, 2017

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Joseph Lyttleton @10cities10years.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

It's always the 4% Dem approval that baffles me.

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Joseph Lyttleton @10cities10years.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

With the ascendency of Todd Blanche to Attorney General, it's official: The QAnon cultists were absolutely instrumental in helping ensure the biggest pedophile scandal in history was covered up. Way to go guys!

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Joseph Lyttleton @10cities10years.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

People are always like, "These are the headlines you see in the first 5 minutes of an apocalypse movie." Hate to break it to you, but we're not in the first 5 minutes anymore.

Two photos of Stonehenge, UK, one lush and green, the other brown and dead. Headline:

"Scorched earth: how drought has affected Europe's landmarks."

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Joseph Lyttleton @10cities10years.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Hah, yeah, I didn't start out as intentionally not drinking for the whole writing process, but after a week, I just thought I'd give it a try. It definitely motivated me to finish as quickly as possible 😄

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Joseph Lyttleton @10cities10years.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I wrote a novel in less than a month. Here is why I felt like it was a worthy challenge to take on, even if the book never sees the light of day.

10cities10years.com

I Wrote a Novel in 4 Weeks

I wrote a novel in less than a month. Here is why I felt like it was a worthy challenge to take on.

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Joseph Lyttleton @10cities10years.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

If only there was some sort of Department in charge of getting rid of government officials that waste taxpayer money.

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Joseph Lyttleton @10cities10years.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

When a political party like the DSA promises to feed the poor and help the sick, that's really just an insidious plot to gain and abuse power!! Well, anyway, off to church.

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Joseph Lyttleton @10cities10years.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Next step: child marriage as a federally protected "right." All the years of crying "protect the children" and the conservative movement has landed at, "Actually, teen pregnancy is good if it produces more (white) offspring." @jillfilipovic.bsky.social for @slate.com slate.com/news-and-pol...

slate.com

I Thought Conservative Sex Education Couldn’t Get Worse. The Trump Administration Found a Way.

Abstinence-only education is a proven disaster. But the new plan is somehow even more dangerous.

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Joseph Lyttleton @10cities10years.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

For 30+ years, we've been hearing how the GOP was using gerrymandering, voter suppression, and other tactics to stave off their demographic doom. And yet, whenever we see polling like this but the GOP still holds onto power, the headlines are "Why were the polls so wrong?'

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Joseph Lyttleton @10cities10years.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Seeing a pro-Trump acquaintance on FB reposting a country singer's rant against AI data centers feels like a turning point. Don't get me wrong, she's still a racist POS, but if the Left can effectively establish themselves as the party of AI regulation, they will win over a lot of voters.

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Joseph Lyttleton @10cities10years.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

It's amazing that the Right has turned Soros into the ultimate boogeyman for funding leftist causes (and by amazing I mean antisemitic), meanwhile the overwhelming majority of billionaires (and one trillionaire) are spending their money on propping up the presidency of another billionaire.

A WAPO graphic of the billionaires (and trillionaire) putting money into the midterms. There are 12 circles showing that 11 of the 12 megadonors in red, indicating they support the Right. The only blue circle is Soros.

The heading and subheading read:
Meet the megadonors pouring over $1.6 billion into the midterms

Billionaires and newly minted trillionaire Elon Musk make up the top individual donors.

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Joseph Lyttleton @10cities10years.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Two headlines on the front page of the Washington Post today: * "The Pentagon, sinking billions into Iran war, quickly runs short on cash." * "1.5 million children lost food aid since last July, analysis says" I wonder if there's anything the US could have done differently to avoid this.

The front page of wapo.com with a headline about the Iran war and a map of U.S. deaths in the Iran War. The main headline reads:
"The Pentagon, sinking billions into Iran war, quickly runs short on cash."

In the corner, below the map, there is another headline that reads:
"1.5 million children lost food aid since last July, analysis says"

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Joseph Lyttleton @10cities10years.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Come on guys, it's a bit. At this point, 99% of the stupidest takes on the internet are just trolls hoping to get screenshotted. You can say, "Well, everyone is so stupid, it *could* have been real," but if you keep falling for ragebait, that's on you.

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Joseph Lyttleton @10cities10years.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Donald Trump today (probably): "I don't know Andrew Tate, never met the guy. I hear he was a fan of mine, so he can't be all bad, but I don't know who he is."

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Joseph Lyttleton @10cities10years.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

The Odyssey was fantastic, a film that truly earns the description "epic". Wonder if this is the year Matt Damon wins his second Oscar. Also, random, but Stephen Fry was at the same screening as me. Didn't get to say anything to him, but still cool to see him.

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Joseph Lyttleton @10cities10years.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

This pales in comparison to the 10000-word "review" of The Odyssey that spent about 500 words explaining why Helen couldn't be black because of a survey of racial preferences in sexual attraction. Somehow that negative review is included in the official Tomatometer score.

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Joseph Lyttleton @10cities10years.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I'm going to try to put this as delicately as possible, but LinkedIn, I really don't give a fuck how many searches I appeared in this week.

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Joseph Lyttleton @10cities10years.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I don't want to speak ill of the dead, so all I'll say about Lindsey Graham is

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Joseph Lyttleton @10cities10years.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

You can feel bad that he got duped into running for office (though I wonder if he would agree with that characterization), and still be angry by the fact that he has spent months lying about his past all to basically ensure the GOP will hold onto the Senate.

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Joseph Lyttleton @10cities10years.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Sure, I believe in redemption, and I believe that even terrible people can work their way back. But also, Platner by all accounts is a pretty terrible person and is, last I've seen, still denying he did anything wrong with his ex. The redemption arc doesn't start until he admits he needs it.

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Joseph Lyttleton @10cities10years.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I don't know who needs to hear this, but having good politics doesn't make you a good person.

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Joseph Lyttleton @10cities10years.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

"Dems in disarray" doesn't even cover it. I'm pretty sure any hope of flipping Maine is lost. I'd say let's hope the party learns from their mistakes, but they barely have object permanence. Also, fuck Graham Platner.

theguardian.com

Graham Platner debacle puts Democrats in grave danger of blowing it in the midterms

The meltdown in Maine’s Senate race risks the Democrats’ opportunity to turn Trump into a lame duck president.

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Joseph Lyttleton @10cities10years.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Donald Trump put his thumb on the scales but still saw his team demolished at the World Cup. Hoping that proves a prophetic metaphor for the midterm elections.

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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 07/07/2026

BREAKING: in June 2026, *every single one* of the 1,062 refugees admitted in the U.S. were white South Africans. In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 7,727 white South Africans, three Afghans (back in November), and nobody else. For reference, the U.S. admitted 100,060 refugees in 2024.

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