Shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque.

azteclady @azteclady@kind.social "Canadian authors, if you aren't eligible for the US Anthropic lawsuit bc you didn't register US copyright, we have our own class action suit! It doesn't rely on registering copyright and you're included in the class by default" -- Arden Powell on Bluesky #AnthropicClass #Canada Sign up for updates: https://www. cfmlawyers.ca/class-action/ant COURT: Supreme Court of British Columbia, Vancouver Registry DATE FILED: May 23, 2025 A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed in Vancouver against Anthropic PBC. The plaintiff alleges that Anthropic PBC violated copyright held by Canadian authors when training its large language models. Specifically, the plaintiff alleges that Anthropic PBC downloaded “Books3” dataset. This dataset contains large amounts of copyrighted works, including books and articles by Canadian authors. The plaintiff alleges that Anthropic PBC used and unlawfully copied and shared these copyrighted works, and did not license or otherwise obtain permission to do so from the copyright holders. If you have any questions about the case or information that you think may assist our investigation, please contact us by clicking on the contact button or calling the number below. Any communication is strictly confidential. Contact: Oliver Pulleyblank Phone: 604.697.2480 ext. 240

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In closing, I just want to say, all those reps who are braying about 25A are fucking cowards. They aren't calling for 25A because it is the right tool for the job. They are doing it because they are afraid of doing their job, taking a stand, and fighting back.

The thing that suits the current moment is impeachment. And I know you think it won't work, but my siblings in Christ, it has a 1,000% better chance of actually removing DJT from office than 25A. Moreover, the mechanics of that process, investigation, referral, trial, can be public

I TOLD ya.

🤣

Absolutely gloriously epic thread that goes medieval and then some.

Warrior Ethos, Cat Style: Erin Hunter’s Warriors: Into the Wild - Reactor A fantasy adventure series for cat-lovers of all ages...

In the latest SFF Bestiary, Judith Tarr (@dancinghorse.bsky.social) slow blinks at Warriors: Into the Wild​, the story of a kitten-gone-feral that's gripping and fantastical enough to make her suspend her knowledge of the harsh life feral cats face in our reality.

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Meanwhile, want to support a writer-about-wizards who's (a) been doing it longer than the younger, less experienced writer, and (b) doesn't like ruining people's lives? Try these. (Not if you're in the UK, sorry: Brexit...) bit.ly/YWNMESET

Those who are declaring that there's no actual money: the first $300 million is in the bank.

They do, but you have to ask. I asked for and got a prepopulated claim form back in October. There is some tiny fine print buried in the site about this. I still had to fill out a few cells, but all the fiddly bits were filled in for me.

In case someone sees this in time. Good luck to all.

Follow up: if you're unsure if you're a party (author/publisher) in the Anthropic AI settlement, you can check here (secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup) & then file a claim. You can search by ISBN/ASIN, Title, Author, Publisher & Copyright Reg #.

The deadline is **March 30, 2026**.

If you have works in the settlement, CLAIM THEM. It's your money.

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For everyone like me, who wants to purchase these…

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Time for my annual story time!! The TL;DR is that the links below will take you to donation opportunities for schools and other charities across Alaska that will be open for the duration of the Iditarod (starts Sunday). So bookmark the post below if you don't want to lose it. 1/

Is it irony if it's true?

This is spot on.

Sincerest sympathies.

Last time I redid the roof, they dropped the entire load of shingles through the corner of my house. Took out my bathroom. Ended up with insurance follies, contractor follies, new siding, new gutters, new bathroom, partial reno of other bathroom, and eventually, new roof. 😱

And long may it continue.

It's that or incoherent screaming.

Schaaaaaadenfreeeuude! /Valkyrie voice

things every single republican president of your lifetime has done

- started a war in the middle east
- completely destroyed the economy

I love finally dragging myself online after an exhausting week of teaching & existing to find out my country has decided to start another war.

Turns out my naive belief at twelve years old was actually correct: patriotism is dumb and countries are like high schools if the sports teams did murders.

She's talking about law, but it applies to AI in general. Academic research, tech writing, medical analysis, you name it.

When the bubble bursts, it's going to be a huge honking mess. Think Hindenburg.

White cat with black ears and side spot sits on table in glowing light. She looks like a statue.

White cat with black ears curls on purple fleece with green fleece in foreground. The light is supernally beautiful. It looks like a Renaissance painting.

My cat is being art this morning.

Lee and the late Miller are cat people from way back. Gorgeous Maine Coons.

I am asking people to recommend books with cats in. I'll be writing about some of them.

Also, dogs and other animals. I have done shapeshifters previously. Am now on aliens and space critters.

It's a whole series! Four articles on cats and counting (I just handed in the next one, which will go live on Monday).

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Hey! Guys, I write a series on Reactormag called SFF Bestiary. Have you written a book, sff or f, that features aliens based on earth animals? We're on cats now. Would love some new reads. Can't promise to feature them all, but let us know about your book. Every little bit helps.

A black tortoiseshell kitten lies on her back in a splash of sunlight. The tortitude is strong in this one.

You're invoking the power of...

TORTITUDE

It just might work.