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Elaine Burnes 🏳️‍🌈 @elaineburnes.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Very cool! Post if you find the livestream!

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Elaine Burnes 🏳️‍🌈 @elaineburnes.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

And no AI data centers had to be built to create that photo.

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Elaine Burnes 🏳️‍🌈 @elaineburnes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Might be more accurate to say because of Republicans. They could have stopped him. They didn't. He's not on the ballot. They are. Vote Blue. Throw the bums out.

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HCR HQ @hcrhq.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

September 20, 2026 Thousands of people gathered outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Friday evening to protest Trump’s takeover of the building and his threat to shut it down or even demolish it unless his name goes onto the facade….

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

September 20, 2026

Thousands of people gathered outside the John F.

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HCR HQ @hcrhq.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

On September 19, 1676, three hundred and fifty years ago today, Nathaniel Bacon and his followers burned Jamestown, the capital of the Virginia Colony. The destruction of the seat of government was the culmination of a year of conflict between the governor and poor settlers in the colony….

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

September 19, 2026

On September 19, 1676, three hundred and fifty years ago today, Nathaniel Bacon and his followers burned Jamestown, the capital of the Virginia Colony.

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Anyone associated with trying to tear down the Center—workers included—should be held legally liable. Whether or not he’s immune—no one else is. Make it hard to “play along.” Make it hard for “yes men.” Add a price.

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Elaine Burnes 🏳️‍🌈 @elaineburnes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

If a human had hacked into a company, they’d be criminally responsible. How are AI developers different? Finally, a voice of reason! “If the dangers they are warning about are indeed real, then our criminal statutes should ensure that the offenders can be prosecuted.” –Juliette Kayem #noAI

theatlantic.com

Destroying Humanity Is Against the Law

Don’t wait for a mass-extinction event before holding AI developers accountable.

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 14/09/2026

Free newsletter: The idea that we're nearing the creation of AI systems that we can't control and that pose an existential threat to humanity is a lie and a distraction from the tangible harms and problems caused by LLMs and AI labs' near-unlimited resources. www.wheresyoured.at/ai-is-alread...

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https://www.wheresyoured.at/ai-is-already-in-dangerous-hands/

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Elaine Burnes 🏳️‍🌈 @elaineburnes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

As mentioned downthread, the real response needs to come from companies to tighten their own security (I remember Y2K. But how long did that take?). This is as much a human problem as a tech problem.

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Elaine Burnes 🏳️‍🌈 @elaineburnes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Problem is, by the time regulations are written (after how many hearings?), commented on, rewritten, filed, etc. Some rogue human (or country) will have drained our bank accounts, destroyed our health records (when have those ever been secure?), or created that virus that will wipe out humanity.

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Elaine Burnes 🏳️‍🌈 @elaineburnes.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

This shy author has a sapphic space adventure series. Resolution, Book 3, just out.

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Elaine Burnes 🏳️‍🌈 @elaineburnes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

New plan to end the climate crisis by the end of the decade. Who knew the silver bullet would be aimed at…us. www.axios.com/2026/09/09/o... #Axios #doomer #lethalAI

Evan Hubinger wrote: Jacob is correct here—we really do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans! I personally think it is >10% within the next decade. I believe Anthropic is trying its best, but we do not yet have a plan to solve alignment for superintelligence and are not clearly on track to.

In response to Jacob Coxon writing on X:
The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade. This is not a marketing stunt. If anything, many executives and senior researchers will couch their phrasing in the press to sound sensible - but I hear the same people express fear privately. No other human activity poses this level of danger.

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Elaine Burnes 🏳️‍🌈 @elaineburnes.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

As seen in The West Wing, what...25 years ago?

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Gavin, Small Beer (closed due to long covid), &c. @gavingrant.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Nope. “developers who'd be forced to individually contact each rights holder for permission, paying out potentially billions for copyrighted works would be prohibitively costly” As it should be. Each of those works was *work.* Stop whining and either pay writers or change your model.

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Gloria Steinem died with fewer rights than she had during her lifetime. That fact needs to be front and centre of every media report, every dedication, every discussion of her death.

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Elaine Burnes 🏳️‍🌈 @elaineburnes.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

My space-adventure novel Endurance is included in Jae's Sapphic Book Bingo this week. (Each book in the Captain Randall series has a secret keeper.) Buy the ebook from my publisher and get 35% off! Link: elaineburnes.com/endurance/ 📚🪐🏳️‍🌈 #sapphicseptember #keepsapphicbookshuman

Rainbow with text: Sapphic Book Bingo 2026. Character is hiding a secret

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Elaine Burnes 🏳️‍🌈 @elaineburnes.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

This was one of those horrifying "I remember where I was" moments. Her legacy lives on.

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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov · 01/09/2026

This is an alarming reminder that Trump is actively sabotaging our elections and using the USPS to disenfranchise millions of American citizens. We cannot allow the fascist occupant of the White House to get away with this unlawful, dangerous power grab.

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

To folks who think caving on things like “Lake America” doesn’t matter in the long run… It does. It invites more such ego-serving It suggests that there’s no push back. It teaches people to expect more of the same. It matters.

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Jae 🏳️‍🌈 @jaeauthor.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Readers of sapphic fiction, I'd love your input! I’m running a survey to learn more about your reading habits & how you're dealing with the changes in the book world. I'd appreciate it if you could take a moment to fill out the anonymous survey: jae-fiction.com/sapphic-fict...

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philippagrey.bsky.social @philippagrey.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

#KeepSapphicBooksHuman mybook.to/TheFresher

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PhoenixFang @phoenixfang.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The fight against AI is very important, support human authors please! www.amazon.com/author/chadm... www.audible.com/author/Chad-... Lost Mask: www.amazon.com/dp/B0GZFHHNZR #KeepSapphicBooksHuman

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

First time I’ve used this meme. How could I not?

Elaine Burnes 🏳️‍🌈 @elaineburnes.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Do you read sapphic fiction? Author and advocate Jae wants to get a better sense of how reading habits are changing in this dawn (or is it the dark times?) of AI. Take her survey (there’s also one for authors): jae-fiction.com/sapphic-fict... #sapphicfiction 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️📚

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Sapphic Fiction Surveys - Jae

Thank you for taking a few minutes to participate in this survey for readers of sapphic fiction.

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Elaine Burnes 🏳️‍🌈 @elaineburnes.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

All my books are 100% human authored. If you are looking for space adventures with strong, flawed, occasionally funny women, check out my series. Endurance is first in the trilogy. elaineburnes.com 📚🪐🏳️‍🌈 (Thanks, Jae!)

Three book covers: Endurance, Tenacity, and Resolution by Elaine Burnes with text: Sapphic September and Keep Sapphic Books Human

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Elaine Burnes 🏳️‍🌈 @elaineburnes.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This September, support sapphic stories written by human authors. Authors: If your sapphic book is 100% generative-AI-free, please add it to the comments so readers can discover your work! Readers: Check out the books in the comments and find your next sapphic read. #KeepSapphicBooksHuman 📚🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Book cover for Resolution by Elaine Burnes with Sapphic September and #KeepSapphicBooksHuman text

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Elaine Burnes 🏳️‍🌈 @elaineburnes.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

“But good writing doesn’t have to imagine everyone. It only has to imagine the truest thing about all of us, that exists in each of us.” This is a beautiful tribute. Made me go listen to songs I hadn't heard before. She's so much more than the few hits we hear about over and over. #Dolly #writer

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Elaine Burnes 🏳️‍🌈 @elaineburnes.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

And yet, when I saw the first videos, I wondered if they were fake. Only till I saw trusted news outlets posting them did it sink in.

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Elaine Burnes 🏳️‍🌈 @elaineburnes.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Dolly Parton's philanthropy is remarkable, but remember how she came to that wealth. She earned it. Through hard work. And treating others fairly. #Dolly #dreambig #inspiration

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Dr. Carlie Trott @carlietrott.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Yes, Dolly Parton *chose* not to be a billionaire. By investing in people. In children's literacy, in families post-disaster, in vaccine research, and so much more. She never forgot what it means to be in need.

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Elaine Burnes 🏳️‍🌈 @elaineburnes.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

3 million acre feet is 980 billion gallons (not million).

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Elaine Burnes 🏳️‍🌈 @elaineburnes.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

The mainstream media don’t help by focusing on the Dems’ circular firing squad instead of the real threat facing us.

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Elaine Burnes 🏳️‍🌈 @elaineburnes.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I don’t think people fully appreciate how much the 2026 midterms present an existential crisis for Trump. He loses Congress, he loses the presidency. He may not go to jail under this DOJ, but he will some day. We laugh at him like he’s a buffoon. He’s not. He’s terrifying. #don'tpanic #resist

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Elaine Burnes 🏳️‍🌈 @elaineburnes.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

We didn't get "into a conflict." Trump started a war and the GOP did nothing to stop him.

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 14/08/2026

Activists have set up a protest camp in the Arizona border town of Lochiel to prevent the destruction of a grove of ancient cottonwood trees. Federal contractors plan to destroy the grove to build a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Elaine Burnes 🏳️‍🌈 @elaineburnes.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

And I can't stand the flashing ads. I'm trying to read!

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Elaine Burnes 🏳️‍🌈 @elaineburnes.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

And there's this. "The cost of providing water to all and cleaning up the consequences of unregulated and uncontrolled water pollution is far less than the costs of failing to do so." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

theguardian.com

Drought, water rationing and dry rivers: our water crisis is here | Peter Gleick

It doesn’t have to be this way. We know what needs to be done

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Elaine Burnes 🏳️‍🌈 @elaineburnes.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

That's an amazing shot! I've seen adults fly out and back to the top of a pine and thought they were probably hunting insects. Very cool.

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Elaine Burnes 🏳️‍🌈 @elaineburnes.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Or they could just stop cutting them down. And more carbon is stored in the soil.

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Elaine Burnes 🏳️‍🌈 @elaineburnes.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I just found out that the vote to confirm Todd Blanche for Attorney General took place at 4 a.m. and then "Trump’s Senators" got the hell out of Dodge for the next month. This feels like the Congressional equivalent of grabbing them—meaning us—by the pussy. You gonna let them get away with it? #HCR

youtube.com

What the Heck Just Happened?

YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson

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Elaine Burnes 🏳️‍🌈 @elaineburnes.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

This is one of my favorite birds. And they are such good dads.

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