Laura Anne Gilman

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Writer. Editor. Introvert with an Attitude. Nominal head of a multi-species household. Olam Chesed Yibaneh.

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A friend just reminded everyone that in Yiddish, “Vance” (vahntz) means bedbug.

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Vance is a Theil-backed bag of shit in a man suit. But Teen Vogue went ahead and did an explainer on all the reasons why. (And is it just me or does he look like a colorized Bela Lugosi character here?)

Every Gen Z Issue JD Vance Is Againstwww.teenvogue.com From guns, and climate change to abortion and LGBTQ rights, the Republican VP is being called “Anti-Gen Z.”

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It’s a complete repudiation of the idea that Trump has changed or is interested in unity.

Trump’s VP pick … — demanded the DOJ open a criminal investigation of a journalist for “insurrection” over an op-ed critical of Trump — spouted replacement theory garbage — called for criminal prosecutions of other Trump critics — blamed Biden for Trump shooting — called for Biden’s prosecution

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Biden to unveil plan to cap rents as GOP convention beginswww.seattletimes.com A proposal to cap rent increases reflects President Joe Biden's effort to respond to widespread voter anger over high housing prices.

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Do not obey in advance.

www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief... In a blog post, Audible officials sketched out the broad strokes of a plan they said “prioritizes equity, flexibility, and insight” and that evolved out of “ongoing conversations with authors and publishers.”

Audible Rolls Out New Royalty Planwww.publishersweekly.com The Amazon-owned audiobook platform has announced a change to its royalty model that it says will enable creators “to monetize more types of content” and listeners “to discover more innovative storyte...

Anyone surprised by this? Anyone? It’s long been known that said federal judge had… shall we say, bias issues.

Breaking news: The federal judge overseeing the classified documents charges against former president Donald Trump has dismissed the indictment, on the grounds that special counsel Jack Smith was improperly appointed, according to a new court filing Monday.

Judge dismisses classified documents indictment against Trumpwww.washingtonpost.com Judge dismisses classified documents indictment against Donald Trump.

Woke up this morning to an overcast sky, and my first immediate reaction was, “Rain? Please, yes.” I mean, the sun is all fun and yay, but I get twitchy when we get too much of it. In case you ever wondered if I really belong in Seattle or not. 😏

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Biden has done 3 live tv appearences related to the shooting since where he calls for unity. Trump has disappeared and done nothing. The resulting press coverage is covering an imaginary version of Trump as if he had said unity stuff. Like literally they are making up a fake guy to praise.

I have never read anything more credulous than Axios’s thing about Trump this morning. Like…

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"Bullies always see opposition preventing them from committing violence as an act of violence, I've noticed, and then use the alleged violence as an excuse for committing the violence they've already been committing."

Well I'm given to understand that today & for a VERY limited time, our nation's political violence party is shocked—shocked!—to learn that we currently live in a world of normalized political violence, and would like very much to know who is to blame. Full Essay: www.the-reframe.com/gambling-in-...

Gambling In Casablancawww.the-reframe.com Being blamed for a world of political violence by the people who force us to live in it, and are now shocked-shocked!—by it. Navigating the daily trauma of living in a bully's paradise.

Turned off the internet this afternoon and spent a couple of hours kayaking on Lake Union (with many fellow kayakers and SUPers). Highly recommended. Then I took a nap. Also highly recommended. Turn off, Tune In, Calm Down

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If you’ve shared this but haven’t read it yet, you should. PEOPLE isn’t pulling punches. Just printing “Christian Nationalism” in relation to the platform of a presidential candidate is more than many pubs have done.

Just a reminder that People mag has a great Project 25 write up that you can share with your less politically aware friends and fam people.com/what-is-proj...

What Is Project 2025? Inside the Far-Right Plan Threatening Everything from the Word 'Gender' to Public Educationpeople.com Donald Trump's far-right allies created Project 2025 as a blueprint for his possible second term. The controversial plan would push a Christian nationalist agenda that dramatically reshapes the U.S. g...

Lost access to old email that was point of contact for [redacted]. Spoke with person at [redacted]'s helpdesk who sent me to a website where I could change the email. Except... website wasn't accepting my info. Why? Helpdesk person didn't know. Website doesn't have actual human contacts to ask.

Last month, a teenaged girl was killed by gunfire here in a local mall. I’m sure everyone has a similar story about a shooter in their town or city. Any American shocked by today’s events, I wonder where the hell they’ve been, the past 10 years. Of course it’s terrible, but it’s not shocking.

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I’ll say one other thing; I don’t care how many hours have passed since the assassination attempt, there are just some people I’m not willing to take lessons on violent or irresponsible rhetoric from, or hear them out in good faith ever on this issue. Get fucked, fuck off, next.

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Trump posted what he said was Obama's address, prosecutors say. An armed man was soon arrested thereapnews.com Federal prosecutors say former President Donald Trump posted on his social media platform what he claimed was the home address of former President Barack Obama the same day a man with guns in his van ...

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Scott Jennings on CNN right now saying this is on Dems for saying Trump will end democracy on the US. And Bash and Blitzer are like, yes, we have to tamp down the rhetoric on both sides. Absolute marks. Jesus Christ.

We were supposed to be _better_ than Twitter, people. Be better.

Bluesky "leftists" have now chased away Tressie McMillan Cottom and Jamelle Bouie, both Black NYT Op-Ed columnists and public intellectuals... and also scores of other BIPOC thinkers. I might be joining them in that departure.

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#giftlink For people of my generation in New York, Dr. Ruth was a font of non-judgmental frank information on sexuality & intimacy, in all forms. She likely saved many lives with her early “safe sex” evangelism when others ignored (or cheered) the AIDS epidemic. May her memory be for a blessing.

Ruth Westheimer, the Sex Guru Known as Dr. Ruth, Dies at 96www.nytimes.com Frank and funny, the taboo-breaking psychologist said things on television and radio that would have been shocking coming from almost anyone else.

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Go out and have a full on guilt-free orgasm today, for her. (with consent of everyone involved, of course, because that is important)

The world is a little less kinky today. RIP Dr. Ruth, enjoy that big orgasm in the sky.

Legendary sex therapist Dr Ruth dead at age 96www.theguardian.com Ruth Westheimer encouraged frank dialogue when it came to sex, a subject, she said, ‘we must talk about’

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The little-known charity is backed by famous conservative donors, including the families behind Hobby Lobby and Uline. It’s spending millions to make a big political push for this election — but it may be violating the law. www.propublica.org/article/insi...

Inside Ziklag, the Secret Organization of Wealthy Christians Trying to Sway the Election and Change the Countrywww.propublica.org The little-known charity is backed by famous conservative donors, including the families behind Hobby Lobby and Uline. It’s spending millions to make a big political push for this election — but it ma...

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And this has always been the case. So many of the "literary greats" of the last 200 years of commercial publishing were in dire financial straits much of their careers. The Paris scene popped because the city was cheap between the wars. The Algonquin Round Table was there because of cheap pierogies.

The majority of people flatly do not understand — and would be honestly shocked by! — how little money most publicly known writers make

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are you fucking kidding me

Finally got a chance to finish Uncanny Times by @lauraannegilman.bsky.social and I loved it more than I thought I would, which is saying a lot because I adore her other worlds. If you need some escape into period fantasy (and who doesn’t, these days?) give it a read/listen.

Uncanny Times a book by Laura Anne Gilmanbookshop.org Huntsmen, according to the Church, were damned, their blood unclean, unholy. Yet for Rosemary and Aaron Harker the Church was less important than being ready to stand against the Uncanny as not being ...

Awful lot of politics and bad news in the stream These Days. Have an itty-bitty bunny to cleanse your pallet.

www.cbsnews.com/news/project... “Millions of low- and middle-class households would likely face significantly higher taxes under the Project 2025's proposals…. By comparison, (it’s estimated) a married couple with two children and earnings of $5 million a year would enjoy a $325,000 tax cut….”

Project 2025 would overhaul the U.S. tax system. Here's how it could impact you.www.cbsnews.com Project 2025, a blueprint for the next Republican president, proposes major economic changes that could impact millions of Americans.

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Biden misspoke, called Zelensky Putin, and immediately corrected himself. Trump was shown a picture of a woman he raped, misidentified her as his 2nd wife, and had to be corrected by her lawyers. What are we even doing here?

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So the "fact check" that Facebook is appending to certain posts about project 2025 is from a right-wing article that often has literally nothing to do with the assertions in the post, and has no appeal or review process. So that seems not so much a "fact check" as a weaponized disinformation vector

Please to say that Max decided Larry was Acceptable (the dried liver treats may've helped) & we had a lovely hike/lunch. (except where the small child dashed forward to try and pet Maxi while she was resting. PLEASE teach your children not to do that. Max does not like small children in her face.)

Introducing Maxi to my uncle (visiting from the East Coast) today. Unlike previous family members who visited, he IS a dog person, so I have Hope for this... (she is so random in who she hates, who she ignores, and who she loves, who knows). Wish us luck!

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the guy who was war gaming the 2024 election at Heritage (and deemed it already stolen) is not what you’d call up on security :3 files.catbox.moe/i0tkbp.txt