Far from it
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Far from it
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hi guys I know I haven't been very active lately, and I don't talk about where I'm from often, but the government made some really scary announcements today so I thought I'd share to let everyone know what's happening. here are some posts from twt for context
Even if the destruction somehow stopped today, it will take years to rebuild.
For International's Women Day, I'm having a cookie butter cheesecake!
Itβs so rare to get a decision like this. I hate to be grateful for the bare minimum but Iβm grateful to the work of everyone involved in obtaining this victory. www.engadget.com/ai/the-supre...
the between by tananarive due novel, vaguely futurist art style depicts a black man crouched and huddled between one door opening to a waning crescent moon, the other offering a glowing sun at dawn
Happy Women in Horror Month! I'm behind on women horror authors (that's what a lifetime of trying to read "the classics" will get ya, patriarchally-sanctioned dudes), but some books I've loved:
@tananarivedue.bsky.social's "The Between," with its simmering build to a Hitchcock-worthy climax.
Screenshot of an obviously AI generated book. Native American Stories for Kids: Bedtime Legends and Folktales That Keep Indigenous Wisdom Alive Paperback β June 29, 2025 by Rose Evelyn
More terrible AI slop. The images feature a figure being sung out of a hardcover book and a Native woman with hawk wings and a fabric tunic.
AI slop is everywhere on Amazon, but especially in children's books. I was looking for something else when this popped up in the sponsored books. 1/
KEEP CANCELLING NITRO
Until Discord says the words "We will stop the rollout for global age verification" KEEP CANCELLING NITRO
When you realize that Warner Brothers said "Delete that shit" and the BBC chose to keep it...baby this is why I'm not debating nothing about modern racism. Full grown adults made a lot of choices
My mom was hospitalized this weekend for a large kidney stone and a kidney/bladder infection that has spread to her blood stream. We could use some help because this is going to absolutely wipe out her savings.
I'm doing a 25% off sale on ebooks on my site through the 28th with code HelpMom25!
As a reader, I love it! It brings a sense of urgency and in certain speculative settings, it amplifies the storytelling (e.g. The Spear Cuts Through Water)
Even if the two of us are ever torn apart ... Take my revolution #rgu
Thousands of institutions abandoned programs, ended or rewrote scholarships, closed down clubs and publications, all in pre-emptive compliance.
And you know why?
Mostly because they wanted to do it if they thought they could blame someone else for it.
Reminder that this great itch bundle benefiting the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota is still running! It's full of great TTRPG and PC games and resources and you can get a little reading challenge zine from me too!
BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
The Pride flag at the Stonewall Monument is re-raised!
New Yorkers wonβt let Donald Trump erase LGBTQ+ history, or trample the rights of our LGBTQ+ neighbors.
The amount of racism in the Relooted reviews is sickening.
A bunch of assh*les clearly bought the game just to leave a negative review before getting refunded, and another bunch of assh*les are marking these reviews useful for them to be displayed a the top store.steampowered.com/app/3255890/...
Last day to get Book 1 for $1 on Amazon! #happyblackhistorymonth
goddamnit
I wrote and finished a Black YA SFF series! The Path to Dawn (the first book) is currently on sale for 0.99 til next Tues!
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The Path to Dawn (Book 1) is on sale for $1 until next week! ππΎ
Amazon: www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01C...
A new consultant contract at a Texas Educational Service Center would muzzle authors & harm students, barring them from inclusive experiences.
Y'all, this is REALLY BAD.
This is the next step in banning any voices outside those deemed right by white supremacy.
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Happy #BHM βπΎ
We had eradicated this disease.
And now because of targeted disinformation, children, immunocompromised people, elderly folks, and so many others become victims in this proxy war and we have a new avoidable pandemic.
Image of 5 books from the Opal Charm book series
Snag a copy of my completed Black YA SFF series! β¨ #booksky
www.miricastor.com/books
this is completely insane and more people need to say that doing this is completely insane
we actually need to band together and let the dems know we will never donate another cent or vote for the party again if a single member of the party votes to give a single cent to ice ever again
Tens of thousands of demonstrators filling the streets with signs and banners
Demonstrators as far as the eye can see. Current status of the march in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota for Ice Out of Minnesota. They are turning onto 3rd Street from 5th Avenue.
Hey APub authors who have Amazon works on the rights list--this could give you a LOT more money out of the Anthropic settlement.