Liz Marsham

Hey friends! Jay is looking for work, ideally in policy and/or advocacy, and he’s brilliant at so many things. Please let him know if you know of any positions available! We are currently in New York City, but Jay can also work remotely, and we’d be open to moving for the right opportunity.

but if i'm not allowed to feed artists into my artist killing machine it's going to be basically impossible for the machine to keep killing artists. is that what you want?? and before you answer keep in mind this is a very expensive machine

A screenshot of a tweet by the official White House account. Text: “Fixed it for you, @NYTimes. Oh, and by the way, @ChrisVanHollen - he's NOT coming back.” There is also a screenshot of the front page of the NyT with a large headline and photo about Van Hollen meeting with Abrego Garcia. They have edited the headline with red ink handwriting to say “ Senator meets with deported ms-13 illegal alien in El Salvador who’s never coming back.”

The only appropriate response to this is impeachment and removal from office. Every moment the political press spends spinning out theories about 2026 and immigration polling is a minute they are not spending asking Republicans in Congress about their plans to enforce the rule of law

Curtailing people’s ability to read widely and carefully, to locate, assess, and compare different sources for themselves, and to write in their own voice about what they find and what it means, is arguably more effective than censorship. It is also one of the most obvious effects of generative AI.

imagine not understanding that Ghibli's cozy food and windswept vistas are intended to contrast the struggle against the horrors, and the difficult but necessary work and pain of fighting for a slice of peace

the point is that the comforts are worth fighting for, but make no mistake: it's a fight

ICYMI this is a good week to go to a protest and wear a mask.

Welp, I can add “earthquake strong enough to sound like a plane crash” to the list of things my kid has slept through

For anyone else in this position, Please never underestimate the usefulness of annoying the shit out of govt officials, organizing meal trains, being the support person who stays home to be jail support during protests etc etc. I know Gwen knows. Lot of y'all still can learn to help.

Hello friends, please don’t forget to add alt text to your photos and images.

Please don't leave disabled people behind in your revolution. Please do not see us as sacrifices for the greater good, or dead weight. Please see our lives as worth saving, too.

New starter pack: people who’ve edited comics, past and present! Some of these folks are career editors, some used to be editors, some are best known for other things, some have only edited an anthology here or there.

go.bsky.app/NRzurK9

a poem with no title. I tried to paste the entirety of it into alt text but it ran out of characters before the poem was done, which seemed worse than just describing the poem. the point of the poem is that there's a sort of masculinist conception of writing as neurotic compulsion that I think is really wrongheaded, but at the same time, it's framing that's useful for some people, so they should hold that position if they like; but like most generalized writing advice, "don't write unless you must" seems silly to the author of this poem, i.e. me.

wrote a thing idly after the kids went to bed

Beyer Reintroduces Airborne Act

Well, while we’re on the topic. My Congressman just reintroduced the Airborne Act which would create tax incentives to run indoor air quality assessments (funded up to 100% of cost) and make the needed upgrades (funded up to 50%).

Tell yours to cosponsor!
www.congress.gov/members/find...

Oof, I’m really sorry! I’m glad they diagnosed it quickly, and I hope all the next steps go smoothly

11 steps to keep Meta from stealing your data to train AI You only have until June 26, 2024 to say no to Meta taking your personal photos and words and using them to train their generative AI. Here are step-by-step directions for opting out.

'You only have until June 26, 2024 to say no to Meta taking your personal photos and words and using them to train their generative AI. Here are step-by-step directions for opting out.'

Link: deborahcopaken.substack.com/p/11-steps-t...

#Privacy #Meta #Facebook

Beginning/very new writers worry about a lot of things. How do I start? What if all my ideas are stupid? What can I do to make my work salable? Should I dig a hole in the woods and bury my computer and then dive to the bottom of the sea & be eaten by starfish?

These are all valid questions. But!

Iskotaa @lars.bsky.social Awww thanks @davis.social! Honestly forgot all about the prize and just enjoyed the heck out of it. 🥰🥰 If it’s not too much trouble, please donate the money to your favourite LGBTQIA+ charity of choice! 💖 (It’s what wizzy would have wanted 😆) Davis @davis.social: what is YOUR favorite LGBTQIA+ charity of choice? 🙂 I'll donate to whichever one you prefer 🙂 Scammer with Lars' pfp and similar username: davis.social Use ppal , cc36964341@outlook.com Family and friends

PSA: LABELERS WORK!

The @profile-labels.bossett.social labeler just tipped me off to a scam before I wasted any time (or money!).

When Lars won the #mayllennial prize money, I asked where to send it, and a scammer quickly imitated them and was outed by the new account / no display name labels 🙂

the entire management class is Stan from office space, wondering why nobody is wearing more than the minimum pieces of flair

Maps of US comparing Google search volume for "eyes hurt" with total solar eclipse path on April 2024

This was avoidable.

A satirical notice with suggestions as to things that might happen during the eclipse on April 8 and ways to prepare such as: watching the extended editions of Lord of the Rings, corpses speaking, surrendering nickels, seeing the moon hatch (like an egg) and other faux paranormal / occult ideas.

The eclipse is coming! 🌞 🌝

Be ready!

the most annoying thing about living here is tourists asking to meet She Who Slumbers in the Lake. buddy, we all want to meet her. that’s why we lure the tourists

Comic by Sarah McIntyre showing various ways of doing a byline for a picture book. Ideal solutions show equal partnership between author and illustrator.

Picture book AUTHORS: YOU can help change industry practice by suggesting to your publisher that the book's byline read "Written by (author), illustrated by (illus)" or "By (author) & (illus)". Other ways to help: picturesmeanbusiness.com/writers/ #PicturesMeanBusiness Art @sarahmcintyre.bsky.social

FYI don’t support Autism Speaks, they’re a harmful organization.

The cover of Lake of Souls: the collected short fiction, by Ann Leckie

LAKE OF SOULS, my collection of short fiction, is available TOMORROW! Wherever fine books are sold!

It's here!!! Go check out the first installment in my serialized novella HAVE YOU EATEN?, out this week from @reactorsff.bsky.social. You can look forward to a new part of the story every day this week.

Reminding all y'all that it's just that easy.

(Also reminding all y'all that Transgender Visibility Day always happens on March 31st.)

FLASH SALE! My writing advice book Never Say You Can't Survive: How to Get Through Hard Times By Making Up Stories is just $2.99 in all ebook formats (Kindle, Nook, Kobo, etc) for one day!

Your creativity can change the world — but it can also help protect you from the worst the world has to offer.