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Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ Long

@karawynn.bsky.social
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Award-winning author, proofreader, reader of SFF. Queer autistic disabled progressive anticapitalist with a growing veg garden and a talking dog. Also: 🐘 wandering.shop/@karawynn & 📰 ninelives.karawynnlong.com

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Sam Brody @samuelhayimbrody.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I don’t remember whose insight this is, but it blew my mind when I first read that to understand American history you have to get that race law was designed to increase the number of enslavable people (one-drop rule) and decrease the number of claimants to indigenous land (blood quantum)
Jamelle Bouie writes: yeah this is a separate conversation but one of the things that hasn’t quite bubbled up from scholarship into mainstream thinking is that american slavery was a system centered principally on reproduction. forced birth for capital accumulation is what it was
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Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ Long @karawynn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🐬😭 I was in college in Chicago at the time, and I went to a bookstore reading/signing when LCtS came out. Still have my signed hardcover, 35 years later.
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Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ Long @karawynn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
In 1990, Douglas Adams wrote a nonfiction book about endangered species called =Last Chance to See=. It was as funny as you would expect and utterly heartbreaking; the last line of the kakapo chapter (”elderly, untouched sweet potato”) made me cry. To quote another British humorist, “Not dead yet.”
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Ann Leckie @annleckie.com · 31/07/2026
For writers worried that they won't be able to "prove" their work isn't Spicy Autocomplete--worry not. You thought about every choice and will be able to talk about those choices easily and clearly. Folks who used the slop machine didn't make choices and won't have anything to say about why
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Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ Long @karawynn.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
yes, i got that! ⭐️
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Love the fey autistic representation!
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Deborah Blum @deborahb.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
This, from food safety attorney Bill Marler, is so much better than anything I've seen from the FDA.
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Taylor Farms Posted Its Own Recall. It Went to 27 States, Not 5 — and the List Includes Bags Sold in Grocery Stores.
Taylor Farms has posted a recall notice on its own website. As of this morning it is still not on FDA's recalls page, which means the only
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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
We CAN STOP this. That’s why talking about the CLARITY Act is so important. Spread the word.
Rolling Stone
COMMENTARY
CONGRESS MUST STOP ENABLING TRUMP'S
CRYPTO CORRUPTION

WITH THE CLARITY ACT,
WASHINGTON IS CASHING
IN ON THE CRYPTO
INDUSTRY. AMERICANS
WILL PAY THE PRICE.

"Defeating Donald Trump's authoritarian movement requires - taking on the largest industry financing it: cryptocurrency."
- Ezra Levin and Ben McKenzie
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Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
"Is refrigerator magnet poetry sentient?"
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Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ Long @karawynn.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
MailerLite @mailerlite.bsky.social hiding a 20% annual fee increase and new service limitations … behind an email touting a bunch of AI “features” that I actively Do Not Want: 😒
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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
If Other Jobs Were Like US Senator www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
It's time for your scheduled open-heart surgery. Unfortunately, no one has seen or heard from the surgeon in weeks, since the Incident. The nurse says that she spoke with him at length on a wide variety of important subjects and that he had never been more eloquent. "Will he be along shortly?" you ask.
"I hired him to perform a specific job, and I would like him to do that." The nurse is appalled by this disrespect for the doctors privacy. You lie there for several weeks, your chest flaps held open by clamps.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Jesus, Ezra. That isn't what happened at all. Rufo did not "try to figure out if" it's true." He gleefully amplified the lie, then offered a bounty to anyone who could retroactively "prove" it. It spurred death threats. Thousands will soon be deported because of it. Many of them will die.
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Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ Long @karawynn.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
(It took about two more years for Ezra Klein to *fully* squander the respect he’d built up with me over a couple of decades previous. Sometime last winter he became persona non grata.)
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
looks good to me 👍
A screenshot from Fox News’ Ingraham Angle

On the left 1/3 of the screen Laura Ingraham is talking outside while holding a microphone. 

On tge right 1/3 is a graphic titled “Janeese Lewis George’s far left policy agenda.” It includes polices like “universal childcare,” “end cooperation w ice,” and “create car free areas in dc”
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Kiju Gently @kijugently.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
I'm reading all 2026 #Hugo short story nominees! In 10 VISIONS OF THE FUTURE; OR SELF-CARE FOR THE END OF DAYS by @samtasticbooks.com a woman sees post-apocalyptic alternative futures and their effects upon her and her partner. Read it at www.uncannymagazine.com/article/10-v... #BookSky
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10 Visions of the Future; or, Self-Care for the End of Days - Uncanny Magazine
1. There is a future in which a hellgate opens off the coast of California. It happens at midnight on the first day of the new year, which is sooner than anyone expected. The waters rise and we are fo...
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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Napoleon Bonaparte made his servants break in his shoes before he wore them. His entire wardrobe was two different outfits repeated. When he arrived at St Helena he had a meltdown about the house smelling like paint. His stare was so unnerving other heads of state believed it was magical.
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talia jane @taliajane.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
10 detained by NYPD and 4 detained by MTA following an early-morning disruption demo. Longtime peace activist John Mark explains why they’re protesting today as he’s carried out by NYPD:
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BOO Bolander @bbolander.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
talking to my neighbors and she was like "it's a pretty shitty time to be an american but it's a fuckin' GREAT time to be a new yorker" and that about covers the past several months
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Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ Long @karawynn.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Some important risk information for anyone with a dog or cat. And some extra hope, if you already have a pet with a neurological condition like epilepsy.
ninelives.karawynnlong.com
The Missing Facts About My Dog’s Epilepsy
Flea meds can cause seizures. Diet can resolve them. Why is this not common knowledge?
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Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ Long @karawynn.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Some important risk information for anyone with a dog or cat. And some extra hope, if you already have a pet with a neurological condition like epilepsy.
ninelives.karawynnlong.com
The Missing Facts About My Dog’s Epilepsy
Flea meds can cause seizures. Diet can resolve them. Why is this not common knowledge?
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
The best moments of the last year have been when people have said to me, ‘I saw when you got arrested, and that’s the day I signed up to go court watching.’ I hope people will keep signing up and showing up. (4/5)
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Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ Long @karawynn.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
shit like this is why i have a wired subscription again in the 2020s for the first time since the 1990s.
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Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
HEY, MY BOOK COMES OUT TOMORROW!
OBSTETRIX, which is a pink book with a hypodermic syringe casting the shadow of a cross behind it. My name, Naomi Kritzer, is at the bottom. One copy is standing up with five more copies in a stack behind it.
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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
I have seen this cat here in Portland and he's a chill sweetie. CVS should be proud to have their own bodega cat!! Maybe tell corporate how you feel! www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
oregonlive.com
A Portland cat chose a CVS as his retirement home, and the customers are rallying to keep him there
A pharmacy patron has launched a formal complaint against a Sellwood pet.
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Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ Long @karawynn.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
… also a decent attempt at weeding out all the LLM-generated web sites from the search results. In your experience, @adapalmer.bsky.social , does Kagi do that?
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Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ Long @karawynn.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
The thing that’s kept me from a Kagi subscription so far is how enthusiastic their founder is about using AI (based on policies explained on their site). I’m willing to pay for search, but at this point I want, not just no new generated summaries in my results (which I can turn off via DDG), but …
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Rachel Holliday Smith @rachelholliday.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
I have an idea: what if we visited websites again??? hear me out: websites published by humans who are professionally trained to gather accurate information I KNOW IT’S CRAZY BUT IT MIGHT JUST WORK
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 19/05/2026
There’s a massive immigration operation in Memphis right now, but you may not have heard about it. Why? Community members face retaliation for trying to spread the word out, a lawsuit alleges.
motherjones.com
Memphis is “under full-blown occupation” by ICE. Here’s why you may not know that.
Community members face retaliation for trying to spread the word out, a lawsuit alleges.
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 15/05/2026
this Elon Musk plot to steal your 401(k) money is really going underdiscussed
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Econ Analytica @econanalytica.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
The Chief Justice and his wife took 20 million dollars from firms with cases in front of the court. A level of corruption no one expected from the nation's highest court
cmarmitage.substack.com
The Chief Justice and His Wife Took $20 Million From Firms He Rules On. I'm Filing for His Disbarment Today.
And you can too.
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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
This is the situation I refer to the most when trying to explain a the state of book bans right now. Utah has state mandated book destruction for books like Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood, and Damsel by Elana K Arnold. The vast majority of the books are written by women.
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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 25/04/2026
I'll say it again, one of the worst things this rampant push to cram "generative AI" into everything has done is make people suspect bright kids of cheating when they're just nerdy or bookish or neurodivergent, sanding down their unique edges to fit into people's lowered, homogenized expectations.
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Holy shit, I didn't want to yell at a single one of these clinical recommendations
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Have you been asked by a medical provider recently for consent to have an "AI" scribe record your visit? Us, too. And we have **thoughts** buttondown.com/maiht3k/arch...
buttondown.com
Why you should refuse to let your doctor record you
By: Emily M. Bender and Decca Muldowney At a recent appointment, Emily’s physical therapist (who knows some about her research) said, “Before we get started,...
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 15/04/2026
Happy Tax Day, New York. We’re taxing the rich.
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Natania Barron ~ Fantasy Author @natania.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Appropriate since snakes do not have arms.
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Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ Long @karawynn.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
I like the idea of being regarded as some kind of fey pixie whose attention must be kept benevolent with offerings.
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 04/04/2026
I think a lot of Bluesky users are in the demographic of “people who simply will stop using social media entirely if all the text-based social platforms that aren’t run by unrepentant Nazis (like this one) go away,” myself very much included
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Abby Denton is a Rabbit for Halloween Every Year @abbydenton.com · 14/03/2026
To be clear to historians: Despite what contemporary government propagandists insist, absolutely no one in America sincerely believes that Iran is a threat to us. Pretty much everyone knows this is a stupid and pointless war, but we are essentially hostages in a police state.
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Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ Long @karawynn.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
ah yes same, ever since (peri)menopause broke my hypothalamus.
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Foxfeather Zenkova @foxfeather.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
With the weather warming, the emus are back to their regular shenanigans. Today's episode: Why are the edges of the entry rugs so shredded? A mystery for the ages. 🪶 #crimemus
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Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ Long @karawynn.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
progress! 🙃
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Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ Long @karawynn.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Well, good news for your nostalgia fix, because I feel like both of those are on the table again. 😳
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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 27/02/2026
Study finds ChatGPT Health did not recommend a hospital visit when medically necessary in more than half of cases. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
theguardian.com
‘Unbelievably dangerous’: experts sound alarm after ChatGPT Health fails to recognise medical emergencies
Study finds ChatGPT Health did not recommend a hospital visit when medically necessary in more than half of cases
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Micro SF/F by O. Westin @microsff.com · 28/02/2026
I heard stories of people who've fed crows, and been given gifts in return. It sounded charming, so I began doing that. Then, one night, there was a rapping on my bedroom window. I stumbled up and opened. A crow flew in and spoke: "They're coming for you. You must flee." I only just made it out.
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Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
So @lateonsetgirl.bsky.social has added a pre-release copy of her amazing new book WHAT WE ARE SEEKING along with a paperback of the reissue of her legendary 1996 Cyberpunk novel THE FORTUNATE FALL to the giveaway, and I'll be honest, that's probably cooler than what I'm offering!
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Ray Radlein @radlein.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Worth noting that Japan using peace talks with Washington as cover for their sneak attack on Pearl Harbor is one of the reasons we were so fucking furious at them on December 8, 1941. It's WHY FDR called it a Day of Infamy
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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
I talked with @ziibiing.com about Stand With Minnesota, keeping neighbors housed during ICE escalation, and directing generosity where it’s actually needed.
organizingmythoughts.org
“There’s Another Way”: Rent Relief, Love Letters, and 1,000 Pee Funnels
"There’s nothing like getting to give someone their rent money," says mutual aid organizer Ashley Fairbanks.
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