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In case anyone is interested, I do paid editing work, mostly developmental and mostly speculative (though my background includes literary and poetry).

But but but i was told that caving on trans rights neutralizes these types of attacks

No, Ohio GOP, I'm not going to vote for the spoiler lefty candidate, but I'm really happy that you are wasting your money trying to convince people to do so. And I'm sure that he appreciates you sending out flyers on his behalf.

the Strangers Be Normal to Mattie Online Challenge "big board" has been RESET to ZERO DAYS, ZERO HOURS. good luck, everyone!

Today @reckoningmag.bsky.social read a submission from a marginalized writer we've never seen work from. We think they massaged their English with an LLM. But we're not outright banning them; we're asking for an LLM-less rewrite. I am so happy and proud of our staff's capacity to percieve nuance

I'm so sorry. I know things are tight for everyone. I really would love to attend this to improve my craft. even if you cannot donate, please do share. thank you!

I didn't initially realise this was meant to be a negative thing, but when you read the piece it obviously was. Their attempt at a political hit job is quite literally to tell you that Mamdani is baller, and to connect him in your minds with Knicks' victory. Astonishing stuff, let's see how it goes.

There was a brand new allegation that the president raped a woman in the 1990s yesterday and it appears to not be on the NYT homepage at all right now

I emailed Patrick Healy, assistant managing editor for standards and trust at NYT, to ask why their story about a House report with new details of rape allegations against the President of the United States included neither those details, nor a single use of the word "rape." archive.is/1s9AM

It's really damning. The accusations are numerous and well-supported. But I was really struck by the descriptions of Trump's behavior -- the name dropping, strong-arming, and attempts to buy off silence. His gross rivalry with Epstein. It's all so familiar. It's shit he's been doing his entire life.

I know it’s really distasteful and dispiriting and gross to think about, but you won’t understand Trumpist politics or the status of women if you don’t understand that a lot of people aren’t just in denial about the prevalence of rape; they are affirmatively pro-rape.

Orion’s Belt is open to submissions until October 31! @orionsbeltmagazine.bsky.social www.orions-belt.net/submissions

A serial rapist was elected twice as President, a fact we don't reckon with nearly enough. Now one of two major political parties has been molded in his image, run for and by violent sexual abusers who hate women.

Four of the terfs removed from the Thorns game Friday were also kicked out of their LYFT ride after the game. When they tried to order a ride to the airport the next morning they found out their LYFT account had been cancelled. #BAONPDX www.reddit.com/r/Thorns/com...

I've spent deeply happy hours here building tables. Thousands of kids have learned craft here. One of the world's great concentrations of wealth, and the Bay Area can't keep a community gem like this going? The second biggest cultural institution in Oakland? www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...

It's good to get some public good out of police spending.

hey all!!! Apex Magazine needs our help! with 4 days yet to go? they need $4,000 to keep bringing us monthly flash fiction contests, stories published from the slush, dark surreal fiction, and a zine that supports new authors and voices!

Gothamist has now picked up the story, noting activists put up flyers outside the home of killer cop Conrado Abreu-Gerez. They confirmed to Gothamist that they were arrested by NYPD’s warrant squad, which loves busting down doors in early morning raids to terrorize. gothamist.com/news/a-kille...

similar to mailers targeting amy klobuchar in the twin cities

The original game is so great, and I'm very excited to try this DLC.

The Ramaswamy ad has pushed the largest newspaper in Ohio, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, to reverse its position on endorsements. "A candidate who uses childhood sexual abuse as a weapon against the person who endured it has crossed a line that Ohioans should defend, whatever their party."

Voter ID laws don't just block eligible voters — they also cost taxpayers millions. 💸 Voter ID is on the ballot in six states this November. If passed, states will spend millions on unnecessary new rules instead of things communities actually need. Learn more: voteriders.org/article/cost...

A hate and misinformation campaign by the Republicans made us public enemy number 1, and while I appreciate Democrats blocking bad legislation, for the most part they didn't stand up for us against Republicans during the onslaught, or call out the hate campaign for what it was.

Beyond disgusted by even more rape allegations against the President of the United States. "In total, more than 25 different women...have independently accused Donald Trump of rape, sexual assault, or other sexual misconduct." Report w/ new details: democrats-judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

I keep thinking about this. Like.. you have a bunch of writers going to a writing convention and so you pick *the revolting Nazi* to cover the event? You couldn't have fucking emailed *any other writer* in attendance for 600 words?

You know what doesn't get enough love? Horror short stories. From today through Halloween, I'll update this thread with Horror short story recommendations. Stuff you can read in a sitting while feeling like the shadows are watching.

Missouri's Amendment 3 would restore an abortion ban with limited exceptions, but its ads focus on a different provision: banning gender transition care for minors. The campaign website never explicitly states it would repeal the constitutional right to abortion voters approved 2 years ago.

the biggest presidential scandal in history but the political media largely acts as if it's not happening. hasan piker has received more mainstream political media coverage over the last 6 months than trump's connections with epstein has

No, and this is upsetting. I like her work a lot. But there is no ethical use of this technology and in an industry where people are desperate for work, taking work away from animators is unjustifiable.

A single billionaire megadonor is propping up the Republican effort to stop Dems from flipping Pennsylvania’s Senate and gaining full control of government—to a much greater degree than Elon Musk is doing it at the federal level

Well, shit, this is how I'm learning Alison Bechdel has used AI in her work.

Wow. Liberty Biberty just released a statement backing Vivek Ramaswamy. Just wow.

Hi, my name is Alex Goldman -- you may know me as the host of Reply All. These days I am making a longform narrative podcast called @hyperfixedpod.bsky.social . I am making a small thread to ask to consider becoming a premium member of our completely independent show. hyperfixepod.com/join

Today is the last day to participate in the downtown parking survey for my town. I nearly overfilled that modest comment box they made available. I care about humans and I want to minimize the degree to which we build our shared spaces around vehicles. Here is what I said:

AFA Frontier PHL had the CLAWS OUT today. It’s time for Frontier management to stop the excuses and deliver the #ContractNow!

If the real priority was actually protecting girls from actual men who pose a risk to them in sports, it would make much more sense to advocate for banning male coaches and male doctors. And I’ve never, ever ever heard that suggestion, because that’s not really what this is about.

I think we need to push HARD on the fact that SCIENCE HAS OUR BACKS. 1) ALL the major medical orgs support trans healthcare, including for trans children: bsky.app/profile/moxi...

If she wins a full term in November, Fire Thunder would join a growing number of Indigenous women successfully seeking higher office across the country. In Montana, the success of these candidates is a result of decades of women-led organizing on the ground.