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At long last, I've had a good day's writing again. What a wondrous experience.
I had almost forgotten what that was like. Not just wringing words onto the page, but actually enjoying the craft
🤩

I think it's perfectly understandable that many people feel a deep sense of resentment and disenfranchisement for the time capitalism has stolen from them, but the answer is not to embrace capital's machine that pretends to show you an inner life you aren't having.

Birdseye view of a pancake pan with batter in it that has run in an irregular pattern forming a misshapen pancake

Has anyone else tried the wonky pancake method of map design?

bro there’s a gofundme to crowdfund attorney fees for a preschooler who was kidnapped by our federal government and shipped across state lines and his senator is posting about high school hockey while every other elected official is debating whether to give a zillion more dollars to the kidnappers

A masked ICE officials with a 5 year old child

This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars

A dream of no immigration is a dream for hatemongers and shitheels.

Fuck this forever.

And abolish "A.i." as much as you possibly can from your life. It's a tool for fascism, pushed by fascist billionaires.

Let's hope it becomes laughable. I'll take it over terrifying any day

#Epstein

#EpsteinFiles

NVidia chief creep says resistance and scorn for AI have done a lot of harm. Good. Nice confirmation it's working. Keep it up. Although the main thing is this stuff is harmful crap so the mind and body tend to revolt against it automatically.

The Times interview records: "Hodge, who presided over the case with two female justices, defended the decision and pointed out that the case before the court had nothing to do with how or where single-sex spaces should be created. 'These points weren’t argued before us,' he said.

It’s not ‘fantasy’: I know Nigel Farage abused people for their nationality – because I was one of them | Rickard Berg I remember him as a racist bully, and his allegation that other ex-Dulwich boys and I are liars tells me he hasn’t changed, says former Dulwich college pupil Rickard Berg

"I know Nigel Farage abused people for their nationality - because I was one of them" - Rickard Berg www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action

Alternative headline: humiliating and abusing women on X by digitally undressing them is now a privilege reserved to paying users.

Afua Hirsch: Politicians looking to blame others for migration should look at themselves | Good Law Project The west has spread environmental and economic damage around the world. Now the people fuelling the politics of hate are making money from the apparatus of hatred, says Afua Hirsch.

"Instead of acknowledging migrants as the survivors of climate collapse – fuelled by the global north, which is responsible for 92% of excess global emissions – these political parties emphasise 'overpopulation' and 'opportunism' in the global south."

Multiple things can be true at the same time.

Readers have the right to dislike a work.

Being disliked is a sign of being read.

Reviewers have the right to dislike and critique a work.

It's often hard to avoid seeing such reviews, and authors can often feel very vulnerable.

We are human.

Screenshot of a post by Acyn on X summarizing comments by Representative Dan Goldman. The post states that Goldman criticized the justification for pursuing Nicolás Maduro on drug trafficking charges, calling it bogus and noting that the Honduran president was recently pardoned for similar offenses. Below the text is a television news still from MSNBC’s The Briefing with Jen Psaki. Dan Goldman appears on screen in a studio or remote setup, wearing a dark jacket and light shirt, speaking directly to the camera. A nighttime city skyline with illuminated buildings is visible behind him. On-screen graphics include a red “Breaking News” banner reading “Maduro arrives in NY to face drugs and weapons charges,” along with Goldman’s name, title, and MSNBC branding.

The White House would like us to forget this, but we will not.

I aim for about 10 a year, but I excelled this year with 20 🤯

a close up of a hamster standing on its hind legs . Alt: a hamster standing on its hind legs, giving peace sign, fading out

How I'm walking out of 2025

a hamster is standing in a clear plastic cage . Alt: a hamster is running in a clear plastic wheel

Show me how your 2025 went.

Shows a mock-up of a newspaper showing the book Wayward Wings and a photo of the author, S Slottje. Gives the book blurb and some snippets from reviews

Are you still looking for a present to buy a beloved bookwyrm? Need an immersive book to hide from the holiday season?
I present for your consideration, Wayward Wings
Available at online stores: www.books2read.com/waywardwings

My comic book is now available
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Please check it

Every single creative person deplatformed because of puritanical banks and payment processors have infinitely better ideas than anything thought up by those who rely on AI to do their thinking.

We don't have a lack of ideas. We have people in power too scared to listen to them.

I had a similar dream. I don’t remember much of the plot, but the scenery was outrageously detailed

Happy birthday

MAGA Senator Slammed For Cruel Proposal To Limit Where SNAP Recipients Can Spend Their Benefits

The cruelty is the point.

Photo of a Bluetooth speaker with googlie eyes on it standing on top of a pencil sharpener

Since I stuck googlie eyes on my little speaker, I've totally been wilsonning it

Anybody who is like “Piracy is activism!”—trust me, supporting your local library is about 1000% more effective activism, and it’s still free for you and authors still get paid!

I've just started Spellbound by Georgia Leighton, and I'm enjoying it so far. Or try Fathomfolk by Eliza Chan.

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