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The mocking will continue as long as wealthy people with no skills continue to stand up and tell us how smart they are. To coin a phrase, Fuck these rich morons.

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A. Lee Martinez @handle.invalid · 17h

Helen of Helen & Troy’s Epic Road Quest.

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A. Lee Martinez @handle.invalid · 11/10/2026

I’m not pro-war, but it’s clear that wars of the future will be fought with drones and tech by soldiers mostly sitting behind monitors and joysticks. But, yeah, those people doing a ton of push ups will definitely be the advantage the U.S. needs.

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A. Lee Martinez @handle.invalid · 10/10/2026

Nothing compliments pineapple like some pinecrabble

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A. Lee Martinez @handle.invalid · 10/10/2026

Went to a local restaurant. Had to leave because of this AI monstrosity of a menu. (Bonus points for putting all the TVs on Fox News)

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A. Lee Martinez @handle.invalid · 09/10/2026

I don’t care if you’re a “nice person” behind closed doors. What good does that do anyone? It’s also never true, but even if it were, why would it help me in any way?

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A. Lee Martinez @handle.invalid · 08/10/2026

From The Automatic Detective, my retro sci fi detective novel: Joseph Jung, mutant gorilla And an unfinished sketch of Alfredo Sanchez, mutant cop. Is he a man who mutated into a possumoid or a possum who mutated into a humanoid? I’ll never tell.

Joseph Jung, mutant gorilla in a pin-stripe suit.

Alfredo Sanchez sketch. Mutant possumoid police officer.

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A. Lee Martinez @handle.invalid · 08/10/2026

I thought Lanterns was okay enough to watch 2 episodes before I checked out. No biggie. But now I’m seeing that it is either one of the greatest superhero shows ever or the worst. Oh, internet, never change. Actually, maybe change a little.

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bryan newbold @bnewbold.net · 07/10/2026

ah damn, RIP Margaret Hamilton. she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back. news.mit.edu/2026/margare...

old photos of a woman (Margaret Hamilton) standing next to a tall stack of books (printouts of Apollo space mission software source code)

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A. Lee Martinez @handle.invalid · 07/10/2026

Mack Megaton cartoon I did. I wrote The Automatic Detective 18 years ago. I know Ray Gun will soon eclipse it, but not going down without a fight. So if you’re looking for a retro detective story with robots and mutants, I’d say it’s worth a read.

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Anonymous @youranonjd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

After years of being told to fear Muslims, immigrants, and the "enemy within", look at who actually called for U.S. cities to be destroyed. The President of the United States. A white pedophile billionaire telling a foreign power to bomb U.S. cities. Sit with how fucking insane that sentence is.

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A secret third thing @secretthirdthing.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

"chatGPT thinks I am a genuis" is just the modern version of "I think this stripper is in love with me"

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A. Lee Martinez @handle.invalid · 05/10/2026

Propaganda has us thinking of AI as Skynet, ready to destroy us with killer robots, but really AI is a guessing machine that will drink all our water and convince us the moon is made of cheese.

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A. Lee Martinez @handle.invalid · 04/10/2026

My country is being run by people who only understand aesthetics, who mistake their own (clumsy) propaganda for truth, who think themselves all John Galt because they were born into wealth and privilege. What a bunch of dopes.

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A. Lee Martinez @handle.invalid · 02/10/2026

Not as far as I know. Baen is a new publisher for me, so I’m not sure of their policy on audiobooks. I do hope one comes along sooner rather than later, but I’m unaware of any developments of yet.

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Lola Sebastian @lola.nebula.tv · 02/10/2026

rape is not an oopsie daisy. it's not a youthful "mistake." it is a life-altering violation of someone's fundamental bodily autonomy. it inflicts intense suffering and psychological trauma. it is torturous to experience and it is often torturous to continue living afterward. it is a big deal.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 02/10/2026

Calling all NYC artists — painters, filmmakers, poets, musicians and more! Did you know our city provides grants to support your work every year? And this year, we're DOUBLING the amount — from $5,000 up to $10,000 per artist! Deadlines are approaching fast — apply today at nyc.gov/artistgrants.

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A. Lee Martinez @handle.invalid · 01/10/2026

I don’t tend to follow my release numbers after a book comes out. It’ll just drive you crazy. But Unbearable keeps coming out high on Arthurian Fantasy subcategory on Amazon. So I’ll take a win while I can.

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A. Lee Martinez @handle.invalid · 01/10/2026

We placed a hungry bear den in the middle of this college. If you’re stupid enough to walk by it, that’s your problem! Why did we put the hungry bear den there? Tradition.

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

No matter how hard they try to spin this. The onus of not being a rapist. 100% is on the rapist. Always.

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A. Lee Martinez @handle.invalid · 30/09/2026

An aspiring writer asked me “Are you writing a book or are you writing something that will one day become a book?” The distinction hit me like a brick. I don’t think there’s a wrong answer, but your answer says a lot about how the process works for you. I’m Option 2. Just FYI

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A. Lee Martinez @handle.invalid · 29/09/2026

You cannot Focus Group Your Way to Relevance. If all it took was polling and data to win at governance then the world would be a very different place.

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A. Lee Martinez @handle.invalid · 29/09/2026

It feels like every culture must learn (and relearn again and again) that having wealth does not make one smart. It’s a parody of those Holidau Inn Express commercials. “Well, I’m not a doctor but I do have a billion dollars in my bank account.”

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TheAfterwords @theafterwords.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

#DEAL ALERT! Calling all one-clickers because GIL'S ALL FRIGHT DINER @aleemartinez.bsky.social is on #sale on #Kindle US for today only! amzn.to/4yYi1T4 #GilsAllFrightDiner #ad #amazoncom

amzn.to

Gil's All Fright Diner

Bloodier than Fried Green Tomatoes!

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A. Lee Martinez @handle.invalid · 24/09/2026

Found a negative YouTube review of my new book, which is cool. I’ve been doing this long enough to accept not everyone is going to like what I do. Honestly, it was just nice to see someone talking about it. The worst thing is silence. So, hey, Unbearable. Some people like it. Maybe even you!

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PJ Holden @pauljholden.com · 23/09/2026

hulk sketch drawn in procreate.

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A. Lee Martinez @handle.invalid · 24/09/2026

I hear Rodan finally does full frontal.

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A. Lee Martinez @handle.invalid · 23/09/2026

This isn’t me accusing anyone of stealing my ideas. Ideas are everywhere. Just sucks wafching things I wrote fall into oblivion because of how the world works. I also wrote Unbearable, out now. So if you want to buy it, it’ll really help pick up my mood. But that’s up to you

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A. Lee Martinez @handle.invalid · 23/09/2026

I won’t even mention Onward, which resembles Helen and Troy’s Epic Road Quest, another of my books. Though here’s a doodle of Helen and Troy:

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A. Lee Martinez @handle.invalid · 23/09/2026

And here’s a piece of art I did myself:

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A. Lee Martinez @handle.invalid · 23/09/2026

Anyway, I wrote a book called The Automatic Detective almost twenty years ago. It’s good. Here’s a piece of art made by Blur Studios years ago while working on an adaptation

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A. Lee Martinez @handle.invalid · 23/09/2026

It also sucks because I know that’s the end of any adaptation of The Automatic Detective. It’s too similar. Not that I expected it to happen, but there was always hope. It’s a tough blow.

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A. Lee Martinez @handle.invalid · 23/09/2026

Watching the trailer for Ray Gunn, it just sucks that this will become the genre defining media. In about a year, I expect people to start saying “clearly inspired by Ray Gunn…”

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A. Lee Martinez @handle.invalid · 23/09/2026

I wrote The Automatic Detective 18 years ago. While I certainly didn’t invent the retro sci fi genre, it floated around in Hollywood for years. Almost, but not quite happening. Pretty normal.

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

DEAD MEDIA. A scrappy DIY horror film that is as Minneapolis a movie as it gets. When friends decide to spin up a long lost horror film, they find a special feature that unleashes the film into their home. Really uses DVD cleverly to create a new kind of analog horror. Really dug it. Coming soon!

Poster for DEAD MEDIA. A woman holds a DVD of NIGHT OF THE LURCHERS in front of her face as blue light streams out from behind it.

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A. Lee Martinez @handle.invalid · 22/09/2026

“I’ve considered all possibilities and there’s just no way they could be better than me. Surely, there must be some sort of grand conspiracy

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A. Lee Martinez @handle.invalid · 17/09/2026

I have started hoarding all my money in a mattress. The mattress is huge, uncomfortable. And I am running out of food and water. But look at how much money I have! I can’t wait for the grocery stores to come crawling to me to get some! But I won’t give them any. I’m no sucker!

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A. Lee Martinez @handle.invalid · 15/09/2026

I love The Linda Lindas, but watching these kids grow into adults reminds me of my ongoing withering flesh.

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A. Lee Martinez @handle.invalid · 14/09/2026

It was a pleasure to meet you. And 100 % agree. It was an amazing con. One of the best I’ve experienced in years.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 13/09/2026

We are opening 51 safe overnight locations for New Yorkers, especially those living in basement apartments or low-lying areas who need a safe place to stay. Locations are listed at on.nyc.gov/SafeLocations and are also available by calling 311. Service animals and pets are welcome.

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A. Lee Martinez @handle.invalid · 12/09/2026

The most perfectly cast movie is Mystery Men.

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Ron Marz @ronmarz.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Found a Spanish edition collecting the Archie Goodwin-Gil Kane Tarzan Sunday stripes from 1979-81. Not sure it's ever been collected in English. Gorgeous Gil stuff.

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 11/09/2026

Pretending the days after Sept. 11, 2001 were some kind of gauzy Hallmark special when we came together as a country is nauseating and ahistorical. The country went completely insane and has not recovered

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Petergeist Clines @peterclines.com · 10/09/2026

Okay, so... weird thing. Some of you know this. Twenty-five years ago I was working on a SciFi Channel show called THE CHRONICLE. Twenty-five years ago *tonight* --September 10, 2001-- we'd just wrapped filming on the episode "Man and Superman." Want to guess what it was about?

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A. Lee Martinez @handle.invalid · 10/09/2026

I’ll be at ArmadilloCon in Austin this weekend. If you’re in the area, feel free to stop in and see me and a bunch of other even cooler writers. You’ll be glad you did.

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A. Lee Martinez @handle.invalid · 10/09/2026

“Wait? You’re still worried about the full moon? Oh, you poor bastard.” “Oh, you still think you get to be boss because you’re bigger than everyone? That’s stupid.”

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A. Lee Martinez @handle.invalid · 10/09/2026

Yes, the whole pack Alpha among wolves was disproven decades ago. But why wouldn’t werewolves be just as vulnerable as mobsters to cultural influences? Why wouldn’t vampires start fearing the sun after decades of fiction telling them to? Maybe all monsters are just “folklore influenced”?

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A. Lee Martinez @handle.invalid · 10/09/2026

Whenever I read a werewolf story with “alphas” I always think that, in this story, these characters have adopted a cultural conceit based on movies. Like mobster culture copying The Godfather, which happened. So basically, most stories are werewolves copying a culture that never existed.

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