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Michael Strode

@michaelstrode.bsky.social
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Writer, horror filmmaker, croquet vendetta initiator. Avid cook, gamer, teller of dad jokes. Debut novel Spit and Touch Iron coming Spring, 2027. Rep @ajvanbelle.bsky.social. #AuthorsGuild michaelstrode.com No genAI, ever.

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AppleInsider @appleinsider.com · 28/09/2026
In a completely unsurprising turn of events, Meta's Muse AI is stealing Apple Messages, past and present, and uploading the contents to its cloud, even if explicitly told not to.
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Meta's new AI agent blatantly ignores users permissions
In a completely unsurprising turn of events, Meta's Muse AI is stealing Apple Messages, past and present, and uploading the contents to its cloud, even if explicitly told not to.
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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026
I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility
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Seamus Blackley @seamus.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
fnl.mit.edu/how-we-learn...
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How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Campus Surveillance – MIT Faculty Newsletter
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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
By the time this merger ruins HBO, destroys WB, gets 5,000 people fired, moves production overseas, and guts the quality of the movies the new studio makes, most people will have forgotten how fast the AGs caved and how little they got in this deal. Writers will not.
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Michael Strode @michaelstrode.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"Mass piracy for training purposes is not fair use under copyright law." Got 'em.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This is about one thing and one thing alone. Steering our research dollars for cancer, heart disease, and new infectious diseases to Trump’s political allies and friends.
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Eric Ravenscraft @lordravenscraft.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
holy shit, this is the whole ballgame in a single paragraph gAI systems require mass theft of copyrighted works, for the explicit purpose of replacing the market for the people they stole from, and the people in charge knew what they were doing ahead of time, and did it anyway
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Michael Strode @michaelstrode.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
These are bad people.
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Michael Strode @michaelstrode.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Pre-order sale at Barnes & Noble, today only! Link in comments.
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
YOU MUST READ THIS by journalist and author Sarah Kendzior‼️🤬😱👇
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 10/09/2026
Looks like OpenAI may have stolen another mathematicians work.
Screenshot of an X post by user Valerio Capraro (@ValerioCapraro) featuring text followed by an embedded photo of a man in glasses and a dark sweater against a forested outdoor background.
The post text reads:
"BREAKING: OpenAI might have stolen another major proof.
In a detailed Mastodon post, which I report in full in the comments, Andreas Thom presents several pieces of evidence suggesting that OpenAI may have trained Astra on conversations in which he and Gábor Kun were working on Gromov's soficity conjecture, one of the ten problems OpenAI later announced Astra had solved.
I know Andreas. We met several times early in our careers. He is an exceptional mathematician, a leading expert on sofic and hyperlinear groups, and one of the most respected scholars in the field. He has spent two decades working on this problem.
If his account is correct, this is not a minor dispute over attribution. It would mean that unpublished human work was absorbed into a model and then presented to the world as a breakthrough by the model itself.
And if the allegations raised by Levent Alpöge, Tristan Buckmaster, and now Andreas Thom are all substantiated, we are no longer looking at isolated incidents.
We may be looking at one of the greatest intellectual scandals in the history of science.
AI is not discovering new mathematics.
AI is stealing human discovery."
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Michael Strode @michaelstrode.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Helpful advice, as always. Happens to come as I'm making up the list of authors to ask for blurbs, so ... thanks!
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Michael Strode @michaelstrode.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period. (Not actually sure how to access it, never tried.)
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Evan May @gianttourtiere.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I guess there's some more 'why won't people come around on GenAI' discourse and while I have no doubt the tech can/will be improved, there's still a) it's built on theft, b) it's scab work against artists and c) I'm only interested in art created by humans. Because that's the whole point.
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Michael Strode @michaelstrode.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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Michael Strode @michaelstrode.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Sounds great, added to TBR. Also:
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Bree (half of Kit Rocha) @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 03/09/2026
Hey friends, if you have any books in the Anthropic settlement, please go read @courtneymilan.com & @victoriastrauss.com's timelines! There are some publisher hijinks afoot including multiple publishers "accidentally" claiming 100% of a book's settlement, or claiming 50% on reverted titles.
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Michael Strode @michaelstrode.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Will be purchasing in T minus 20 days ...
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Michael Strode @michaelstrode.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
It came! Psyched to read @jjunthank.bsky.social 's humorous fantasy tale.
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Michael Strode @michaelstrode.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
My agent's journey as an author is inspiring - worth reading for any writer.
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Maria Haskins @mariahaskins.com · 29/08/2026
I LOVE this cover so much.
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Michael Strode @michaelstrode.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Cogent arguments against using AI to do any writing. 100% agree.
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Michael Strode @michaelstrode.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Spit and Touch Iron debuts this spring! Pre-order now and get a fancy enamel pin! Very exciting.
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Ruadán Books @ruadanbooks.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
We're excited to share the cover for debut author @michaelstrode.bsky.social's SPIT AND TOUCH IRON, a historical supernatural thriller for fans of Celtic folklore and Sherlock Holmes. Read more, pre-order, and secure a custom enamel pin: links.ruadanbooks.com/SATI #BookSky #HorrorSky
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Michael Strode @michaelstrode.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Next week! Will keep an eye out in my local B&N.
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Michael Strode @michaelstrode.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Releases this week! I'll be visiting my local Barnes & Noble to inquire about a copy.
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Michael Strode @michaelstrode.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
I feel seen. For the current WIP, spent a day researching rushes.
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Michael Strode @michaelstrode.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
This is messed up. "I wanted to see if a fake cry of 'Fire!' would be taken seriously in a crowded theater." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Website behind widely shared fake election polls run by 21-year-old
Exclusive: Rahil Prakash tells the Guardian: ‘I wanted to see if fake polls could penetrate the ecosystem that easily’
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Maggie Harrison Dupré @mharrisondupre.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
NEW: Teen boys are using smart glasses — mainly Meta's AI Glasses — to film themselves harassing classmates at school, following girls around and "rizzing" them or "ragebaiting" them w/ insults. In several videos we reviewed, girls plead w/ the poster to stop filming. futurism.com/artificial-i...
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Teen Boys Are Using Meta Glasses to Harass and Bully Girls at High Schools and Middle Schools
Teen boys are using Meta's AI glasses to harass and bully victims -- overwhelmingly girls -- at middle schools and high schools.
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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com
Title:
Who is Haunting The Library of Forbidden Tomes? 

Image: five panels showing characters in a gothic library 

22% - tormented souls, frozen between life and death (a ghost reading a book)
4% - dank, fetid horrors from the icy depths below (a black slug like creature with a single eyestalk reading a book)
15% - cold, lifeless bones possessed by a corrupt sorcery (a skeleton reading a book)
11% - frigid and malevolent ectoplasmic vapours (a shapeless apparition reading a book)
48% - regular readers happy to away from the heatwave
(A mother, small child and toddler in buggy, all reading books)
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Michael Strode @michaelstrode.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
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Michael Strode @michaelstrode.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Abdication of any moral code, exhibit 257: futurism.com/health-medic...
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Kalshi Defends Plan to Bet on Outcomes of Clinical Trials
Users on Kalshi will even allow users to bet on whether drug trials for potentially lifesaving drug trials will succeed.
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Michael Strode @michaelstrode.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Dragonriders of Pern The Chronicles of Prydain Myth Conceptions All wonderful series that defined my childhood.
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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
UPDATE: uh holy shit we’ve raised over $12k since I posted this. that’s enough to give each of the 9 candidates here over $1K each, a significant fundraising boost that they will feel on the ground in these must-win swing districts
Fundraising Performance
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Michael Strode @michaelstrode.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Librarians - is there anything they can't do?
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AJ Van Belle (they/them) @ajvanbelle.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
It is with great joy that I announce that on Tues., Aug. 4, we'll reveal the cover of A Dozen Dystopias and How to Dodge Them, my feisty book on the real science behind fictional dystopian scenarios! It's coming April 1, 2027 from Bloomsbury Academic!!!
Cover reveal...preorder Aug. 4
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Michael Strode @michaelstrode.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Solid advice.
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Ed Newton-Rex @ednewtonrex.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Huge new class action lawsuit filed by big publishers and authors against Google this week over AI training. It accuses Google of taking millions of books / articles provided to them for use only in Google Books, Google Play Books, and Google Scholar, and secretly using them to train LLMs. 🧵 1/4
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Well that makes sense of the murder spree. Prosecute everyone.
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Michael Strode @michaelstrode.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.
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Andrew K. Clark ✨ @theandrewkclark.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Early praise for Hollow Folk
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Michael Strode @michaelstrode.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
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I'm Doing My Part! - Serious Soldier Meme
ALT: I'm Doing My Part! - Serious Soldier Meme
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Michael Strode @michaelstrode.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Great tips in here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK-4...
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75 Hacks Chefs Actually Use
YouTube video by Fallow
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Bona Books 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🤘🏼 @bonabooks.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
We're mainly sharing the link to the rather more digestible blog post, but if you want to jump to the straight our AI report:
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The Machines Are Coming For Your Masthead — AI Report — Bona Books
🤖📚 *Small Press Publishing in the Age of AI* Bona Books' research reveals the hidden risks of Generative AI in the slush pile. This report exposes how AI fraudsters infiltrate small presses and prov...
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Michael Strode @michaelstrode.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Props to this professor for taking a stand.
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Michael Strode @michaelstrode.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Sounds creepy and compelling. "Gothic romance meets Appalachian folk horror, where the mountains are watching and the dark leaves marks."
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Michael Strode @michaelstrode.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Looks like a charming, thoughtful take on the traditional selkie story. www.underrevision.com/the-sea-glas...
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Michael Strode @michaelstrode.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Joining my TBR pile - looks like a lot of fun. Humorous contemporary fantasy.
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Jane Friedman @janefriedman.com · 01/07/2026
Should authors pitch themselves for podcasts? Self-pitching often works best when the author already has a relationship with the host. Otherwise, the risk is that the author pitches the book rather than the topic or conversation inside the book, which is what podcast hosts typically care about.
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Podcast Publicity for Authors and Publishers: What's Working | Jane Friedman
Industry experts share pitching strategies: start early, target niche shows, research hosts, build relationships first, and prepare authors thoroughly.
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cecil fenn @cecilfenn.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Excited to have a book coming out in Q3…and to have discovered more horror titles I’ll be putting on my TBR pile before summer is over!
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