Moderately Salty

Everyone working on books right now would be well-served to keep their various drafts. Hate that we’re here, but right or wrong, some of us are inevitably, in this shitty future, going to be asked to show our work, so to speak.

#nzpol During the last election campaign – you might have heard the phrase “It’s time to get the county back on track” uttered once or twice.

How do you feel that is going? Do you feel back on track yet?

There are some numbers in the Budget that back-up your concerns. A 🧵

Personally I am very pro the Māorification of New Zealand #nzpol

Screenshot of a post from weaselle from Jun 18, 2024: I've said it before and i'll say it again: what we want is for these things to be run like a HOUSEHOLD... a home. A household still has a budget and an income and resources to manage; all the moving parts are the same but the focus is different. A business will let every person in it die a terrible death if it makes the business profit. A household will spend it's last dollar to keep the people in it safe and healthy. A household will use money as a resource to add value to the lives of the people in the household. A business will use people as a resource to add monetary value to the business. We don't want a government run like a business, we want a country run like a household. Because we live here.

I've never seen "running government like a business is bad, actually" illustrated as plainly and clearly as this:

Wish a journo would ask him

Objective Journalism Isn’t Up To The Challenge Of Now Traditional journalism’s focus on neutrality, balance and objectivity is its weakness — and it’s a weakness that reactionary and regressive groups are ready to exploit.

For months I've been thinking about the ways in which the norms of journalism aren't up to the task of reporting on people who won't accept the norms of reality.

So I've written about my thoughts there, and how the lessons of reporting about disinformation apply to everything now.

It’s meeeee!!! With poetrrryyyyy 😃❤️

Thinking of you all. Stay safe ❤️

He really does sound boring AF - he had an opportunity to be interesting and he just couldn’t do it

now at 45k

There’s another petition going round with over 19k signatures?

Tis our superpower - making people cry 😬

I revised a picture book manuscript today at the request of a maybe-interested publisher - when I read the new version it made me cry. I am choosing to see that as a good sign #AllTheFeels

Loved ‘A Complete Unknown’ and have been thinking about it a lot since seeing it yesterday. Surprising and recommended

a cat is sliding down a green slide ALT: a cat is sliding down a green slide

Writing today be like …

Screenshot of a phone setting highlighting the “learn from this app” invasion of privacy, courtesy of Siri, toggled on. The app is a password manager, which is concerning.

Welp. Apple snuck something dirty in our phones last night.

Settings > Apps > (pick an app) > Siri > Learn From this App

TOGGLE OFF.

You have to go through each app. My garage app, my BANKING APPS, others had that turned on automatically. 😡

🚘🚘🚘🚘🚘🚘 : 👎

🚘 🌳 🚴‍♀️ 🌳 🚶‍♀️ : 👍

Treaty Principles Bill submissions re-open after website woes Parliament's justice select committee has agreed to extend the deadline after receiving a record 300,000 submissions.

Submissions on the Treaty Principles bill reopened. New closing time and date: 1pm on Tuesday 14 January.

Treaty Principles Bill submissions re-open after website woes www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Resharing for today’s crowd!

#KidLit creators, please spread the word!

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@doucette515.bsky.social

Saw someone upbraiding someone else for having a hobby while the world is on fire, and, my friends:

1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;

2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;

3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.

It's simple really.
The more books you read, the greater the chance a magic portal will open in one and transport you into that realm.
Don't give up trying.

Omg is that Arthur Weasley?

And a third poem - this one Christmassy too - less turkey, more peace on Earth @thedirigible.bsky.social ❤️

Another poem by me now up on The Dirigible Balloon - what might a mouse want for Christmas? @thedirigible.bsky.social ❤️

I wrote a haiku! Thanks to @thedirigible.bsky.social for including it on their website along with other poems by me (and many other fab people) 😃 ❤️

Is this for past contributors too? 😬

Wonderful piece - amazing woman

In the past day I’ve heard two people who really should know better say they asked ChatGPT for factual info.

ChatGPT is not a search engine. It is predictive text based on other people’s stolen writing; its whole job is to make stuff up. Please do not ask it for facts. Tell a friend.

Also a long term member - highly recommend it