Editors should not upload manuscripts to AI without permission, says Authors Guild The Authors Guild (AG) in the US has warned editors not to upload submitted manuscripts to consumer-facing AI systems.

Ooooh, this is gonna be a mess

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Fiction Anthology Purchasing Factors This survey is designed to help clarify how people decide on buying and reading short fiction anthologies. For the purposes of this survey, I am defining "anthology" to mean a book of multiple short...

Some indy research that I'll be sharing results of for everyone to see / use! This survey is on short fiction anthologies. You can take it even if you never read them, as there are Qs about that, too. The aim is to help anthologies shine, so please share it!
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It Could Lead to Tens of Thousands of Deaths. In the Meantime, It’s Wreaking Havoc on Americans’ Sanity. Imagine not being able to feed your kid because of a mistake on a piece of paperwork.

For @slate.com & @economichardship.bsky.social, I reported on how chaos and changes surrounding SNAP benefits are taking a toll.

People described endless fear and worry over feeding their kids, where their next meal will come from, and whether SNAP could become even more difficult to access.

#Cdrama Updates: I am still watching #MelodyOfAGoldenAge and #NewLifeBegins, but I lost interest in #LoveBeyondTheGrave. A friend highly suggests #LegendOfShenli next, so that’s the plan! What’s everyone else watching?

OH also I am watching #Kdrama #PerfectCrown and liking it so far!

The social media pivot from chronological timelines to popular-first was done at least partly to throttle real time organizing

Yeah I guess I’ll have to figure it out. Everything costs too much anyways. Living costs too much.

—happen for myself. Why not one session a week of Muay Thai?

Of course I will have to start jogging and sprinting in between classes because of how out of condition I am. And doing my Kegels. Anyone 40’s up knows what I’m talking about. But I think it’ll be super fun. Not to mention I have ways wanted to take martial arts, but never been able to just make it—

—Asian woman who does NOT teach the kids classes, and made us run and sprint and do drills, and I don’t think the 2 other newbies are signing up and coming back. There were 3 of us who saw the first session free offer on TikTok and figured out it was close by. I am leaning towards signing up.

Oh god it was super fun. I ran for the first time since my ankle surgery, which was terrifying but also great. I drilled right kicks, which also did not feel great on the inside of the surgery ankle, so I had to adjust to aim for the pads to connect with my shin more. The teacher was a smaller—

I’m back. I was the one in the worst shape LMAO

I was, in fact, in danger

This compliment feels very awkward to me, like compliments for children LMAO but I’ll take it heheh

Is 42 too old for randomly deciding to thirst trap (specifically about arms)? And yes, I do tend to HULK-tear shoulders and arms in shirts 😭 BUT ALSO I just look lumpy and not thirst-trappy AT ALL in normal every day life. So there’s that.

Going to a Ladies MMA/Muay Thai session because the first class is free.

*chuckles nervously*
Am I in danger.

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have made a HUGE breakthrough towards a UNIVERSAL antiviral. By targeting sugar molecules found on the surface of many viruses that SHARE structural similarities, they identified FOUR compounds that successfully BLOCKED infections from SEVEN different viruses.

a man and a woman are dancing in a room with a chandelier . Alt: a man dressed in military Prince uniform and a woman in a white gown are dancing in a brightly lit area with other ballroom guests around them

I’ve been sad about a lot of #Kdramas these past years just NOT living up to expectations or hype, dropping the ball on plots and endings, starting off annoying me in various ways. BUT #PerfectCrown is the first drama in a while that’s holding true. 3 episodes in & I’m invested. Hope it stays good!

Hey so, #PursuitOfJade really is that drama. I’m still at the restaurant. I live here now, in the space Yan Zheng made for his yearning for Changyu. #Cdrama

#LoveBeyondTheGrave is not keeping my interest @ ep14.

Gimme more male-wife princess x badass alpha girly & hottest ensemble cast ever. STAT.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

*whispers*
…it’s my birthday. :)

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Endeavors like space travel are so amazing, but they should only happen after a country/global community passes certain regulatory requirements in terms of the well being of everyone with heavy emphasis on the most vulnerable demographics. Genocide? Redlining? Wage theft/inequity? NO SPACE FOR YOU.

Finished packing up. Driving to the ER soon.

Searches: when to call ambulance for high blood pressure

Also me: F the ER, F doctors. They never take me seriously. No one can make me go in. This was caused by medical professionals in the first place. I already said I have side effects to meds. F everyone and everything

You know I think #GenerationToGeneration really could have stood out in a slower #Cdrama release year. I saw some edits that reminded me of all the pretty crying man scenes, the drama, the colors, the action…my conclusion is that without #PursuitOfJade, G2G would have probably made a bigger splash.

If you just like Star Wars, you’re automatically suspicious because you have to go out of your way to clarify you’re not one of THOSE Star Wars fans.

If you just like ALL STAR WARS everything, no caveats, no regrets, no critiques—you’re absolutely one of THOSE.

“The Alarm Bell”: Arizona’s Drop in SNAP Participation Signals Potential Nationwide Impact of Trump Legislation Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act imposes stricter food stamp work requirements and shifts a larger share of the costs to states. Arizona’s swift implementation has made it more difficult to apply an...

Nearly half of Arizona's SNAP participants have lost their benefits since the implementation of the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The decline (47%) is among the steepest in the nation, according to a new analysis from the @centeronbudget.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/ariz...

Okay I’m on episode 2, and this is pretty much a Constantine AU.

There are too many parallels to ignore.

—host the heavenly agents or demons. In Constantine, he called them “half-breeds.” So it’s pretty much the same thing. We’ve got a grumpy magic using male protagonist who fits the bill of the Constantine archetype so far & a girl coming to ask for help. Anyone else watching this? It’s on #Netflix!

I’m about 10 mins into #Cdrama #AgentFromAbove & it’s so fun. The set up is Chinese culture meets the movie universe of Keanu Reeves’ #Constantine. There’s the heavens & hell, with agents from above & below who are forbidden from entering the human world except for inside special humans who can—