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Scottish-born Kiwi Writer of Dark Weird Horror, Poetry, and Flash Fiction. Nominated for the Pushcart Prize. Currently writing a dark fantasy novel.

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no I guess we won't acknowledge that this is all stolen from human writers

09.03.2026 22:05 πŸ‘ 78 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Grammarly Is Offering β€˜Expert’ AI Reviews From Your Favorite Authorsβ€”Dead or Alive The tool, offered by the recently-rebranded company Superhuman, gives feedback based on the work of famous dead and living writersβ€”without their permission.

WTF Grammarly. This is a new, despicable low in a world where "AI" constantly disgusts... Loathsome.

NONE OF THESE AUTHORS GAVE THEIR PERMISSION

I hope Stephen King, NDT, and the estates of the dead authors they're using/exploiting sue the shit out of them

09.03.2026 14:09 πŸ‘ 62 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 6

Just watched the Norwegian horror 'Good Boy', which shows yet another reason why we shouldn't have multimillionaires or billionaires. #watching #horror

09.03.2026 11:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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US/Israel: Investigate Iran School Attack as a War Crime An unlawful attack on a primary school in southern Iran before midday on February 28, 2026 that reportedly killed scores of civilians, including many children, should be investigated as a war crime, H...

New Human Rights Watch report finds that the US Israel massacre of an elementary school in southern Iran has to be investigated as a war crime. The US and Israel had sufficient information and intel to know whether it was a school or not.

www.hrw.org/news/2026/03...

09.03.2026 04:47 πŸ‘ 1176 πŸ” 491 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 19
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Attacks leave dead vs killed

09.03.2026 03:21 πŸ‘ 9628 πŸ” 2539 πŸ’¬ 139 πŸ“Œ 122

just a reminder that asking "can meta's oversight board still function?" is another way of asking "can one of the most evil corporations self-regulate?"

08.03.2026 21:27 πŸ‘ 153 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Director Tsou Shih-ching challenges gender norms in 'Left-Handed Girl' - Focus Taiwan Superstitions passed down through generations can shape people's lives in subtle yet lasting ways. In her debut solo feature film "Left-Handed Girl" (左撇子ε₯³ε­©), director Tsou Shih-ching (ι„’ζ™‚ζ“Ž) uses one su...

Taiwan director Tsou Shih-ching challenges gender norms in 'Left-Handed Girl'
Superstitions can shape people's lives in subtle yet lasting ways. In her debut solo feature film, Tsou uses one such belief to examine gender roles and social expectations imposed on women in Taiwanese society.

07.03.2026 06:15 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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AI is already creeping into election campaigns. NZ’s rules aren’t ready Months out from the next general election, political β€œAI slop” is spilling over social media feeds. Lessons from overseas could help electoral laws catch up.

#nzpol Heads up and pay attention Aotearoa NZ. There's going to be a deluge of dirty politics and lies thrown at us on social media this year. Please remember to go to party websites to read published policies. Do due diligence and watch out for each other. πŸ’ͺ

theconversation.com/ai-is-alread...

08.03.2026 00:13 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3

In the last week, the US has bombed schools, hospitals and, now, freshwater desalination plants.

The US is depriving Iran’s citizens of the basic essential of life: water.

It is not unfathomable that we will see the ICC issue arrest warrants for Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth.

07.03.2026 18:28 πŸ‘ 476 πŸ” 183 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 15

omg, nailed

07.03.2026 22:58 πŸ‘ 719 πŸ” 247 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 5

Abolish ICE is the moderate position.

08.03.2026 00:05 πŸ‘ 1262 πŸ” 342 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 9

MASSIVELY resent struggling to find the meaning in some turgid, repetitive text only to realize it's "A.i." bullshit that no one wrote and that contains no meaning.

Fuck billionaire-owned "A.i." companies forever for WASTING MY TIME, which means STEALING FROM MY ACTUAL LIFE.

07.03.2026 14:30 πŸ‘ 894 πŸ” 130 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 7
I Am An AI Hater I am an AI hater. This is considered rude, but I do not care, because I am a hater.

β€œI am a hater, which is a kind of integrity”

anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...

07.03.2026 17:32 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Reverend Jesse Jackson called on each of us to be heralds of change, to be messengers of hope; to step forward and say β€œSend me” wherever we have a chance to make an impact.

How fortunate we were that Jesse Jackson answered that call. What a great debt we owe to him.

07.03.2026 01:20 πŸ‘ 23288 πŸ” 5710 πŸ’¬ 632 πŸ“Œ 368
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@hackintimseeley.bsky.social

06.03.2026 21:20 πŸ‘ 12410 πŸ” 4554 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 25
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Press Release: Polls show NZers want long term solutions, a new economy, and further tax on the ultra rich β€” WEAll Aotearoa - Wellbeing Economy Alliance Aotearoa NZ Two Talbot Mills polls have revealed New Zealanders overwhelmingly want politicians to think long-term with future generations in mind; our economic system to change; and for the ultra rich to be taxe...

β€œTwo Talbot Mills polls have revealed New Zealanders overwhelmingly want politicians to think long-term with future generations in mind; our economic system to change; and for the ultra rich to be taxed more to fund public goods like healthcare, housing and climate action.” #nzpol

05.03.2026 18:02 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If for some unfathomable reason you've not yet read this, now is the time.

05.03.2026 02:57 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
CNN Under Fire For Failing To Disclose Pro-Iran War Panelist Actually Raytheon DeepStrike Missile

CNN Under Fire For Failing To Disclose Pro-Iran War Panelist Actually Raytheon DeepStrike Missile

CNN Under Fire For Failing To Disclose Pro-Iran War Panelist Actually Raytheon DeepStrike Missile https://theonion.com/cnn-under-fire-for-failing-to-disclose-pro-iran-war-pan-1836887896/

04.03.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 1809 πŸ” 214 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 5
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The Apologists by Tade Thompson Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

My novella, THE APOLOGISTS, is a finalist for the BSFA awards.

You can read and/or listen to at. @clarkesworldmagazine.com Link below.

On the one hand, yay!

On the other hand, I've been nominated for the BSFA many times. I never win. So, boo!

But you can still enjoy the story.

03.03.2026 13:41 πŸ‘ 241 πŸ” 61 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot of the Polymarket website showing a prediction market titled "Nuclear weapon detonation by...?" under the Geopolitics and Ukraine categories. The market displays three betting options with their current probabilities and "Buy Yes" or "Buy No" prices: "March 31" at 5%, "June 30" at 12%, and "Before 2027" at 22%. The total trading volume shown is over $843,000.

A screenshot of the Polymarket website showing a prediction market titled "Nuclear weapon detonation by...?" under the Geopolitics and Ukraine categories. The market displays three betting options with their current probabilities and "Buy Yes" or "Buy No" prices: "March 31" at 5%, "June 30" at 12%, and "Before 2027" at 22%. The total trading volume shown is over $843,000.

Polymarket has created a betting market on the use of nuclear weapons. Everyone involved in this should be put in prison for life.

04.03.2026 01:05 πŸ‘ 8126 πŸ” 2410 πŸ’¬ 259 πŸ“Œ 524

"NZers can see & feel inequality rising whilst more wealth is siphoned to the very wealthy. As an election draws near, politicians of all stripes must take a good look at how we can reorient our economy so that wealth doesn't accumulate at the top whilst everyone else falls further behind." #nzpol

04.03.2026 01:27 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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BREAKING
It’s been revealed that the Luxon government β€˜kicked the tyres’ on game-changing solar subsidies to cut power bills but decided to let us keep paying rising prices - and then to make it even worse with costly gas imports:
www.rnz.co.nz/news/top/588...

02.03.2026 18:19 πŸ‘ 86 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 5

Blood moon? I'm waiting for the Great Conjunction over the Dark Crystal chamber.

03.03.2026 06:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Alright, I'll give Hipkins this one. He is actually showing a bit of spine, which is out if character for him. Well done!
...I'm still voting Greens though.
#nzpol

03.03.2026 02:24 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Government β€˜kicked the tyres’ on solar subsidies but went with β€˜minor’ tweaks instead It is one of the cheapest ways to cut power bills - yet documents reveal the government shelved a subsidy.

New Zealand has more sunshine than Germany.
But only 1 in 35 homes here has rooftop solar.
Australia? 1 in 3.

Why? I tried to find out - despite some strange secrecy

www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

02.03.2026 19:05 πŸ‘ 227 πŸ” 107 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 11
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Anyone Else Have Those Weird Dreams Where Sobbing Future Generations Beg You To Change Course? The human subconscious is such an interesting thing. No matter how much you think you’ve got it figured out, it’ll always spit out the most random stuff. Take me, for example. After coming home from a...

Commentary: Anyone Else Have Those Weird Dreams Where Sobbing Future Generations Beg You To Change Course?

02.03.2026 18:10 πŸ‘ 7714 πŸ” 1436 πŸ’¬ 89 πŸ“Œ 62
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β€˜Unbelievably dangerous’: experts sound alarm after ChatGPT Health fails to recognise medical emergencies Study finds ChatGPT Health did not recommend a hospital visit when medically necessary in more than half of cases

Study finds ChatGPT Health did not recommend a hospital visit when medically necessary in more than half of cases. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

27.02.2026 19:47 πŸ‘ 1275 πŸ” 724 πŸ’¬ 43 πŸ“Œ 189

International politics gets really complicated when 90% of the administrations are the bad guys...

01.03.2026 21:50 πŸ‘ 241 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 0

Yep, the psychopaths make decisions and everyone else suffers.

02.03.2026 06:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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