Intersections | Cassidy Spencer | Substack My existence in the crossroads of the media I love and where it meets my real life. Click to read Intersections, by Cassidy Spencer, a Substack publication. Launched 19 minutes ago.

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This is our first time doing a Storygraph giveaway, and a bit of an experiment since the giveaways are in beta -- I very much want it to succeed. Please help spread the word about it! Thank you! ❤️

This is bleak reading

“I asked ChatGPT” well I asked the three Fates and the one with the scissors got very agitated when I told her you were using your one precious life thread talking to that cursed thing

this is legitimately evil

what movie could I possibly be preparing to see soon

Let's all write the kind of books they'd try to burn

The Washington Post now willingly handing reporting to OpenAI The Washington Post now willingly handing reporting to OpenAI

FUCK. THIS. All of this.

“i’ve always been an ignorant piece of shit my entire life guys”

damn these walk up songs suck shit no wonder people would rather go see the savannah bananas throw ass to Charli

concept: one of those special-edition book subscription boxes but their editions are cheap mass market paperbacks with lovingly airbrushed 90s cover art

Physical pre-orders are up at Barnes & Nobel!

Indigo should be up within the week!

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California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Salinas): "there are currently more kids with measles in Texas than there are transgender athletes in the NCAA. That's the epidemic we should all be worried about."

Dammit. I hate to hear this news. A damn fine actor and artist who simply exuded cool and lived life his own way. It was so good to see him again in Top Gun: Maverick. He’ll be greatly missed.

I'm not a programming guy but MSNBC and CNN should be airing this Cory Booker thing in the same way you take over programming if there's a no-hitter or a basketball player with 60 points in three quarters. It's a physical feat! Cut in for this kind of thing. Costs nothing, gooses ratings, good TV.

Booker: "I confess that I have been imperfect. I confess that I've been inadequate to the moment. I've confess that the Democratic Party has made terrible mistakes that gave a lane to this demagogue. I confess we all must look in the mirror and say 'we will do better.'"

Coyote vs Acme has been acquired by Ketchup Entertainment for distribution!

The film stars Will Forte, John Cena, Lana Condor and Tone Bell.

The Unbelievable Scale of AI’s Pirated-Books Problem Meta pirated millions of books to train its AI. Search through them here.

NEW: LibGen contains millions of pirated books and research papers, built over nearly two decades. From court documents, we know that Meta torrented a version of it to build its AI. Today, @theatlantic.com presents an analysis of the data set by @alexreisner.bsky.social. Search through it yourself:

They're abducting people for the suspected views of their spouses in the middle of fucking Georgetown

A news article headline reads, "White House Plans to Pause $175 Million for Penn Over Transgender Policy." The subheadline states that the decision is part of a broader effort to push universities to end diversity programming and adopt stricter discipline. Below the text is a photograph of a historic building on the University of Pennsylvania's campus, with a statue in the foreground and leafless trees framing the image. The article is authored by Alan Blinder and Michael C. Bender, published on March 19, 2025.

A news article continues discussing the Trump administration's decision to suspend $175 million in federal funding to the University of Pennsylvania due to its policies regarding transgender athletes. The article references a White House social media account announcing the move, citing Penn's support of transgender swimmer Lia Thomas as a justification. A response from Penn states that they have not received official notification and assert they are in compliance with all relevant regulations.

You wouldn't know from reading this New York Times story about Trump punishing the University of Pennsylvania for trans athletes that there are no trans athletes on women's teams at the University of Pennsylvania because the New York Times didn't find that detail worth including

Reagan is a prime example of why saying "it's only 4/8 years" is bullshit. Reagan has been f*cking the country for over 40 years & from beyond the grave.

It's ok to be sad about something you thought you had healed from

I use Libro.fm for audiobooks! Much more satisfying to give my audiobook money to indie bookstores instead of billionaire-owned megacorps. Highly recommend!

Old Growth Alchemy has a gorgeous new tea blend inspired by The Starless Sea, with notes of lemon and vanilla and smoke (best, of course, when served with honey). It is rich and complex and it shimmers, too. 🐝 🫖 🖤 www.oldgrowthalchemy.com/collections/...

rabbit with sword and sheild Illumination - Vincent of Beauvais, Speculum historiale - Boulogne-sur-Mer, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 130II, fol. 319v - France ca. 1294-1297

Mood.

Unsolicited writing advice, no. #103876:
Never worry about whether what you write "matters." It matters because you do. And one day, someone else may read it and understand that they matter, too. This is how we build a world, one connection at a time.

USDA accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is now trying to rehire them An Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."

This story can't be repeated enough. The GOP is lined up behind the guy who is so incompetent that his quasi-gov't agency did this. They're confirming his highly questionable nominees & hurting the American people.

And "accidentally"? It was stupidity, not accident. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

Sometimes I kid myself that I'm a regular level of online, and then I say in conversation, "Because you never know where you're going to find your Bigolas Dickolas" and discover just how not regular my level of online is

me inauguration week: this time I’m going to stay calm and focused, informed but not doomscrolling, an efficient blade of opposition

me three weeks later: my whole body has crashed like a computer running 37 apps