Happy March 15. Here is my favorite Ides of March meme:
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I took mini-sketch commission on ko-fi too!
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Ahhhh thank you so much!
Israeli forces carry out daily attacks on besieged Gaza, as humanitarian conditions amid Iran war worsen.
The Warmth of Other Suns — Isabel Wilkerson
Heavy — Kiese Laymon
The Liars Club — Mary Karr
Approaching Eye Level — Vivian Gornick
Having and Being Had — Eula Biss
The Black Notebooks — Toi Derricotte
A Little Devil in America — Hanif Abdurraqib
The Source of Self-Regard — Toni Morrison
Not to mention those god awful predatory contracts that ate creators alive and burned everybody out. A.I. type garbage is in the DNA of the company.
Obituaries for all these loser ass companies flushing themselves down the toilet can just be a simple madlib at this point.
"Comes a few years after shuttering its ____ and pivoting into more AI-generated ____"
Lmao this is what BuzzFeed did to itself
For over two years Sama'a has fought and struggled to feed her family and keep them safe, and still every morning when we talk, she has hope for their futures and kindness and humor for her friends. Please give what you can.
chuffed.org/project/157569
Are you a trans person in the US looking to relocate from a high-risk state to a lower risk state?
Did you know there’s a $10,000 no-interest loan you can apply for to help you do that?
Link here and more info in thread below
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And investigative reporters! That broke political stories! And did research and stuff!
Used to write for them. Some of the pieces I'm most proud of were with them. And they've always had a dicey aspect for sure. Like, you can see the foreshadowing for how we got here in their way back when, no question. And still, wow.
Lmao oh no
Who?
I analyzed the Proud Boys donor list. The most common occupation was real estate (realtor, mortgage broker) — the same parasitic class that was over-represented among Jan 6th rioters.
Every once in a while I like to go back and watch this Malaysian dude sit cross legged, smoke a cigarette, and absolutely body one of the hardest songs imaginable to sing.
CANCELED WHY?? every time I see this footage it takes my breath away
Israeli strike in south Lebanon kills 17 medical staff - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-strike-south-lebanon-kills-medical-staff
I met with AI data labelers in Kenya who are organizing their colleagues to fight the brutal working conditions and horrible pay given to the workers at the "bottom of the AI supply chain." They believe the NDAs they've signed are unenforceable so are speaking out:
www.404media.co/ai-is-africa...
BEST BOY!!
Emerging from hiatus to do a belated cover drop here too. FIND ME WHERE IT ENDS is my next novella and the very first book that I've written that contains no gore.
Not a drop.
(Maybe someone getting bitten by a protective doggo BUT)
Amazing cover! Love your writing so much!
Ohoho @older.bsky.social will definitely have wise thoughts
"Palantir CEO Alex Karp says his AI technology will lessen the power of “highly educated, often female voters, who vote mostly Democrat” while increasing the power of working-class men."
Just saying it right out loud now.
newrepublic.com/post/207693/...
Every single one breaks me down and puts me back together again scene by scene. It's so damn good
Right? Like there are very obviously SO many factors at play but dude chooses the most malignant and unreal interpretation. Talk about bad faith arguments!
Lmao of course he did
Speaking of clown shit, that hot take today by the guy going "wow no more student protests means it was a bad faith argument just to bring down dems" is not worth your time. That is the argument of someone who has not done the reading.
