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Polenth Blake @polenth.bsky.social · 14h

It's getting colder where I am, so get ahead with the (rather rainy) wintery vibes with this book! 🎄

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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 14h

Trump works for Russia. Period.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 13h

People getting mad about this probably don’t remember AEDPA, the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, which passed the senate by 91-8, and the House 293-133, and was signed into law by Bill Clinton.

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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 12h

She’s absolutely right, and this has been true for DECADES. Tough On Crime has long been a Democratic go-to against being called wimps, and the easiest anti-wimp pose was supporting the death penalty. No matter the significant arguments — economic, sociological, legal — against the death penalty.

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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 12h

I can’t believe a Danish university signed off on this 😳. Horrific.

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John Picacio @johnpicacio.bsky.social · 19h

I own copyright on the vast majority of cover art I’ve created. And yes, I own the right to make prints of that art. But even when fans demand I make prints upon book release, I don’t do it @ that time. Why? Because I want the author and publisher to make $$$$$. But those art rights remain mine.

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grave meltzer 📓📇🤼‍♂️ S. Qiouyi Lu 陸秋逸 @s.qiouyi.lu · 20h

how you know your HR isn’t using AI to write emails at least

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Shecky @shecky.bsky.social · 21h

If you think you can do it better than the author, go ahead and try. We'll be there to judge you exactly the same way *you* judged *them*.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 21h

The exact personalization I want for my software is for it to not contain AI.

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ɱairéad • semi-hiatus🍀 @thewritermab.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

folks seem to forget that just existing is political whenever the argumentive refrain that “books aren’t political” or anything is said to be not political—they are. existing is an act of resistance.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 09/10/2026

Someone just reposted this thread and that reminded me to look up how many whistles we've sent to "Marie" since this first happened seven months ago and the answer is 67,000. 67,000 whistles.

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Some things are incurable. Get it through your heads that science is fantastic, but sometimes people are sick and will remain so

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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

So… after chat of bad parenting all day, definitely a night for Thud! And Where’s My Cow? Because we read to children for many, many reasons, none of which can be even poorly replicated by a machine. And men need better parenting models, and Sam Vimes is one damn good father.

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ChaoticSequence @chaoticsequence.bsky.social · 23h

The only other (and quite heinous) possibility here is that the model is at least partially a mechanical turk, and underpaid/overworked humans in developing countries are actually either filtering prompts or doing some of the "magic."

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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

It’s also almost an admission that Anthropic is using your prompts and the model’s own responses as training data, so they are likely getting worse results when they incorporate hostile data. Which just says your business’ propriety information ain‘t secret no more! Bye to all your contracts!

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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The model ISN’T conscious*, and if it IS conscious, Anthropic are slavers. Pick one! You cannot have it both ways, ya numpties. *so being mean to the computer only risks training yourself to be more broadly mean, and THAT’S why you shouldn’t be mean to the abused Markov chain

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Just this week CEO Sam Altman was talking about he thinks society should not regulate his company/industry because when it comes to the development of this technology, society should be ‘willing to accept some bad things happening’ You first, Sammy boy.

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Whatever else, you can rest assured that Donald Trump is feeling absolutely outraged that a brown woman like Navi Pillay received the Nobel Peace Prize, and he was clearly snubbed. Have a gorgeous day, people. www.bbc.com/news/live/ck...

Originally from Durban in South Africa, Pillay was president of the international tribunal on Rwanda's genocide between the late 1990s and early 2000s

More recently, she was part of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, created by the UN Human Rights Council in 2021

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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 23h

One of the worst parts about our overly complex medical system is that the complexity allows people to seize on different obscure arguments about why any reform will be impossible. “You can’t move to a single payer system; so many people are employed by health insurers” (move to providing care🤷🏻‍♂️)

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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 23h

ICE cannot continue to exist 🤬

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John Picacio @johnpicacio.bsky.social · 22h

Don’t forget @kristinerusch.bsky.social was editor of THE MAGAZINE OF F&SF back in the ‘90s and *she* called out the predatory contracts of Must Read Magazines when she encountered them. Thank you, KKR. Like I said yesterday, walk away from ASIMOV’s, ANALOG, F&SF and any MRM-owned publication.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 22h

There’s an argument in the comments about when public executions stopped, but like… State actors have been executing people in public, with little consequence or holding them accountable, for a very long time.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 09/10/2026

People in California who are facing a terrible ICE surge: remember that if you need whistles, we are still sending them out for free. In fact, we just passed 1.7 million whistles sent out. linktr.ee/3Dwhistles

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3D Printed Whistles | Linktree

We ship community protection whistles for free. Need some? Click the email link below & tell us how many you need (between 100 - 3000) & where to send them.

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 09/10/2026

If you lose power during Hurricane Isaias and use a portable generator, remember to run it at least 20 feet away from your home. Never run a generator indoors. Carbon monoxide is a deadly gas you can't see or smell and it can kill in minutes.

One portable generator with an equal sign next to a lot of cars. The text reads: one portable generator can produce as much carbon monoxide as hundreds of mid-size cars. Only use your generator outdoors and 20 feet away from your home.

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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 21h

Friday measles update; as expected cruised past 4,000 cases: now 4,080. The year I graduated medical school (2002) there were 44. Yes, 44. We’ve multiplied cases by 100 😳 Disinformation is effective 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

CDC measles data, 4080 cases in 2026 date, 2289 cases from all of 2025. 95% of this year’s cases unvaccinated.

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Lev Mirov @thelionmachine.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

There's a high literal cost to being estranged. They destroyed a lot of my valuable things when I left home. They have my original birth certificate and child vaccination card. They stole student loans I am still responsible for. My parents did insurance fraud in my name I had to make right.

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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

You know, distillery, when you open your company bio with two dudes had a dream of making a distillery, and then in the next paragraph pivot to your wife owns it and it’s a woman-owned business, I get the feeling that she’s only owner in name, and it’s more about getting some SBA credits.

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Tade "Will Eat Your Heart in the Marketplace" Thompson @tadethompson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Public executions do not serve as a deterrent. *Points back to history* *Also points to forensic psychology. Repeat offenders tend not to pay attention to 'deterrents' that frighten regular folks*

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Tade "Will Eat Your Heart in the Marketplace" Thompson @tadethompson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

These mags are already on my shit list. (But not the editors. It's not their fault)

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El is in the Details @elsbells.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Now at $522/$950 for late rent, and I really appreciate the help keeping this going! I’m a disabled freelancer who wasn’t able to bring in any income this week. Please share widely, & thank you. 💜 Cashapp/Venmo: Elsthere

paypal.me

Pay Elizabeth Leinback using PayPal.Me

Go to paypal.me/aislinndelyon and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Just noting that international students already pay higher fees than citizens or permanent residents

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 08/10/2026

Such a good thread both for letting you know what's going on in Paris and for showing standard police tactics. Telling protesters to disperse while blocking all the exits, singling people out with the intent to harm, and using tools that we know cause serious bodily harm? That's the cop playbook.

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tekla 💜✨ @tekla.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

why. on earth. would socialism have anything to do with which children are allowed to play soccer? “socialism” = scary word! and trans kids also = scary! so let’s just smush em together and pretend no one can read!

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E. P. Beaumont @epbeaumont.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

7!Beaumont had the same question about their (sperm donor) bioprogenitor aka ex-dad

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Devin Harnois @devinharnois.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Why does this man have a child when he clearly wants NOTHING to do with them???

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John Picacio @johnpicacio.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

1) If you're considering submitting a story -- or are approached to create art for any publications that Must Read Magazines owns, including Asimov's -- walk away. Their current contracts are too predatory and do not suitably value you, your work or your rights. There will be other opportunities. 2/

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gochenourabout @sjgochenour.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

thread of important info for people working in SFF.

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tekla 💜✨ @tekla.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

this is truly, truly the work of lifetimes.

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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

giving parents “more control” is what Moms For Liberty wants/ed; it means reducing school libraries to Jack Chick Tracts, Bob Jones University Abeka “curriculum” materials, & whatever unedited dreck Bethany House is shoving out this week. this NEVER ends well for students & doesn’t improve literacy.

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El is in the Details @elsbells.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Rook’s in Alabama, right in the projected path of Hurricane Isaias. Can we make sure they have $ to buy sufficient bottled water? Inland impacts from hurricanes can be devastating, but prep is an added expense that disabled folks can’t always take on.

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Michael Bazaco @mcbazacophd.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

We’re in the window where it’s a great time to get your flu shot, if you haven’t yet. Vaccines are rad. 🧪

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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Well. There are definitely survivors of electrical wire sparked wildfire who would like to have a talk with this person. And the years of post-fire air quality damage.

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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 08/10/2026

Also labour from the people mining rare Earth minerals, the people in the Global South who toil to clean the data and supervise models live as human-in-the-loop, the people building/ cleaning data centers... the labour theft is so extensive it's not realistic that this would have been feasible.

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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 08/10/2026

She called it in 1983! > Bainbridge argues that new, severe problems are caused by automating most of the work, while the human operator is responsible for tasks that cannot be automated. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironies...

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