C. L. Polk
@clpolk.com
I write stuff. I knit stuff. I cook stuff. Ask me about my weird little books. https://www.clpolk.com/
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C. L. Polk
@clpolk.com
· Nov 14
Okay I need to tell y’all something
if someone doesn’t act right in my replies I must block them
People don’t know how to act here yet, and will come to argue or dunk back and drag it out and listen Bluesky doesn’t put up with that
I don’t either
Conduct yourselves
if someone doesn’t act right in my replies I must block them
People don’t know how to act here yet, and will come to argue or dunk back and drag it out and listen Bluesky doesn’t put up with that
I don’t either
Conduct yourselves
okay but what if big time city gal comes home for christmas and the relatives are matchmaking but she sees this amazing cut paper art in the library but her high school best friend who she fought with about going out state is the artist and so she Mr Darcy's her way through the movie to woo her
December 22, 2025 at 4:49 PM
okay but what if big time city gal comes home for christmas and the relatives are matchmaking but she sees this amazing cut paper art in the library but her high school best friend who she fought with about going out state is the artist and so she Mr Darcy's her way through the movie to woo her
Is that good
December 22, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Is that good
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alberta is hell for this right now, and the use of the notwithstanding clause has been a deep violation with no effective pushback. this province won't stop until it is stopped
there’s now a petition for the canadian government to overturn the recent legislation in AB and SK designed to strip trans youth of their rights. please sign: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Sign this Petition - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
December 22, 2025 at 7:17 AM
alberta is hell for this right now, and the use of the notwithstanding clause has been a deep violation with no effective pushback. this province won't stop until it is stopped
Hey I know this is probably obvious but super duper don't use AI marketing tools to attempt to sell or pitch books, are you out of your mind?
They're *books.* you sell them to people who *read.* have some respect for their ability to spot slop.
They're *books.* you sell them to people who *read.* have some respect for their ability to spot slop.
December 22, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Hey I know this is probably obvious but super duper don't use AI marketing tools to attempt to sell or pitch books, are you out of your mind?
They're *books.* you sell them to people who *read.* have some respect for their ability to spot slop.
They're *books.* you sell them to people who *read.* have some respect for their ability to spot slop.
The light's coming back now
ha ha i did it, bitches
another solstice met and bested
ha ha i did it, bitches
another solstice met and bested
December 22, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The light's coming back now
ha ha i did it, bitches
another solstice met and bested
ha ha i did it, bitches
another solstice met and bested
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The Altadena fire was THIS YEAR for anyone else struggling with time blindness at scale.
December 22, 2025 at 12:29 AM
The Altadena fire was THIS YEAR for anyone else struggling with time blindness at scale.
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One of the things that gets me about this whole "replace people in publishing with AI" thing is that people in publishing (translators / editors / copy editors / authors / etc) are among the worst fucking paid people out there.
December 19, 2025 at 7:22 PM
One of the things that gets me about this whole "replace people in publishing with AI" thing is that people in publishing (translators / editors / copy editors / authors / etc) are among the worst fucking paid people out there.
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"414 S Main St #10, not sane, stood by itself against its floors, holding darkness within; Within, walls continued upright, bricks met neatly, floors were firm, and doors were sensibly shut; silence lay steadily against the wood and stone of #10, and whatever walked there, walked alone.”
December 20, 2025 at 4:41 PM
"414 S Main St #10, not sane, stood by itself against its floors, holding darkness within; Within, walls continued upright, bricks met neatly, floors were firm, and doors were sensibly shut; silence lay steadily against the wood and stone of #10, and whatever walked there, walked alone.”
i finally had to look at the photos and this is not a real estate listing so much as it is a hidden object game
I've never lived so close to a What Are We Even Doing Here real estate listing, and I am here, gifting you this experience, make sure to open the pictures
www.redfin.com/MI/Ann-Arbor...
www.redfin.com/MI/Ann-Arbor...
414 S Main St #10, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 - 3 beds/3.5 baths
(SW Michigan MLS) For Sale: 3 beds, 3.5 baths ∙ 5000 sq. ft. ∙ 414 S Main St #10, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 ∙ $7,000,000 ∙ MLS# 25062388 ∙ This Downtown Ann Arbor penthouse stands among the finest residence...
www.redfin.com
December 20, 2025 at 10:13 PM
i finally had to look at the photos and this is not a real estate listing so much as it is a hidden object game
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new scam going around where they hire you for a job but pay you less than the value your labor produced
September 25, 2025 at 4:25 AM
new scam going around where they hire you for a job but pay you less than the value your labor produced
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The U.S. is giving dying mall vibes.
I can't explain it, but you know I'm right.
I can't explain it, but you know I'm right.
December 17, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The U.S. is giving dying mall vibes.
I can't explain it, but you know I'm right.
I can't explain it, but you know I'm right.
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You know what? Sure, let's treat Trump like a normal President.
Literally any President ever to serve would have been in fucking jail by now, so let's do that.
Literally any President ever to serve would have been in fucking jail by now, so let's do that.
December 20, 2025 at 3:00 AM
You know what? Sure, let's treat Trump like a normal President.
Literally any President ever to serve would have been in fucking jail by now, so let's do that.
Literally any President ever to serve would have been in fucking jail by now, so let's do that.
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Out of 102 episodes globally in which a trend toward autocracy was reversed over the past century, the vast majority led to restored or even increased levels of democracy.
doi.org/10.1080/1351...
doi.org/10.1080/1351...
December 18, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Out of 102 episodes globally in which a trend toward autocracy was reversed over the past century, the vast majority led to restored or even increased levels of democracy.
doi.org/10.1080/1351...
doi.org/10.1080/1351...
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Not in a box. Not with a fox.
I do not want it, Sam Am I.
I do not want your gen AI.
I do not want it, Sam Am I.
I do not want your gen AI.
I don't want gen AI in my browser
I don't want gen AI in my pc
I don't want gen AI in my art
I don't want gen AI in my games
I don't want gen AI in my music
I don't want gen AI in my movies
I don't want gen AI in my books
I don't want gen AI in my cart
I don't want gen AI in my life
I don't want gen AI in my pc
I don't want gen AI in my art
I don't want gen AI in my games
I don't want gen AI in my music
I don't want gen AI in my movies
I don't want gen AI in my books
I don't want gen AI in my cart
I don't want gen AI in my life
December 20, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Not in a box. Not with a fox.
I do not want it, Sam Am I.
I do not want your gen AI.
I do not want it, Sam Am I.
I do not want your gen AI.
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am I doing this meme right
December 20, 2025 at 1:03 AM
am I doing this meme right
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If you suffer from anxiety or panic, what do you find tends to help you the most? Reposts appreciated
December 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
If you suffer from anxiety or panic, what do you find tends to help you the most? Reposts appreciated
do they have anybody who isn't corrupt to support?
yeah i don't know why i'm asking that question either
yeah i don't know why i'm asking that question either
If Pierre Poilievre can't pivot, could Jason Kenney lead Canada's Conservatives as early as 2026? Senator Charles Adler tells us he wouldn't be surprised. How about you?
📺 FULL: rtrj.info/121925Adler
🎧 FULL: rtrj.info/121925 #cdnpoli #RealTalkRJ
📺 FULL: rtrj.info/121925Adler
🎧 FULL: rtrj.info/121925 #cdnpoli #RealTalkRJ
December 19, 2025 at 10:03 PM
do they have anybody who isn't corrupt to support?
yeah i don't know why i'm asking that question either
yeah i don't know why i'm asking that question either
I just got a email from Kindle unlimited saying we have discovered a billing error. We didn’t actually charge you the new subscription price but that’s OK. We’ll charge you 1199 on 21 January instead of the wrong 999 so guess what I’m doing on January 19.
Put your books in Kobo!
Put your books in Kobo!
December 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I just got a email from Kindle unlimited saying we have discovered a billing error. We didn’t actually charge you the new subscription price but that’s OK. We’ll charge you 1199 on 21 January instead of the wrong 999 so guess what I’m doing on January 19.
Put your books in Kobo!
Put your books in Kobo!
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Me: (working on novel)
Brain: Hey, got a great idea for a novel. Not this novel.
Me: (typing) Not now, brain.
Brain: Don't you wanna know what it is?
Me: NOT NOW, BRAIN
Brain: I'm not gonna lie, it's SUPER cool
Me: LET ME FINISH THE NOVEL IN FRONT OF ME, BRAIN
Brain: Okay, I'm gonna tell you
Brain: Hey, got a great idea for a novel. Not this novel.
Me: (typing) Not now, brain.
Brain: Don't you wanna know what it is?
Me: NOT NOW, BRAIN
Brain: I'm not gonna lie, it's SUPER cool
Me: LET ME FINISH THE NOVEL IN FRONT OF ME, BRAIN
Brain: Okay, I'm gonna tell you
December 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Me: (working on novel)
Brain: Hey, got a great idea for a novel. Not this novel.
Me: (typing) Not now, brain.
Brain: Don't you wanna know what it is?
Me: NOT NOW, BRAIN
Brain: I'm not gonna lie, it's SUPER cool
Me: LET ME FINISH THE NOVEL IN FRONT OF ME, BRAIN
Brain: Okay, I'm gonna tell you
Brain: Hey, got a great idea for a novel. Not this novel.
Me: (typing) Not now, brain.
Brain: Don't you wanna know what it is?
Me: NOT NOW, BRAIN
Brain: I'm not gonna lie, it's SUPER cool
Me: LET ME FINISH THE NOVEL IN FRONT OF ME, BRAIN
Brain: Okay, I'm gonna tell you
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THREAD: The FDA has made it difficult to find where medications are made. Today we're changing that with our latest tool.
With Rx Inspector, it’s possible to see your drug’s manufacturing facility and what the FDA found during its inspections.
Here's how you can use it. 1/
With Rx Inspector, it’s possible to see your drug’s manufacturing facility and what the FDA found during its inspections.
Here's how you can use it. 1/
December 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
THREAD: The FDA has made it difficult to find where medications are made. Today we're changing that with our latest tool.
With Rx Inspector, it’s possible to see your drug’s manufacturing facility and what the FDA found during its inspections.
Here's how you can use it. 1/
With Rx Inspector, it’s possible to see your drug’s manufacturing facility and what the FDA found during its inspections.
Here's how you can use it. 1/
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Usual reminder: decisions like this don't mean that AI can do the job of a human translator; they mean that some C-suite creature who is basically a LinkedIn profile wrapped in ham and an expensive suit has decided it provides an alibi for paying human translators less money for less rewarding work.
French publishing house Harlequin decided to use AI translation instead of human translations.
All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin
All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin
December 18, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Usual reminder: decisions like this don't mean that AI can do the job of a human translator; they mean that some C-suite creature who is basically a LinkedIn profile wrapped in ham and an expensive suit has decided it provides an alibi for paying human translators less money for less rewarding work.
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true feminism has never been tried
December 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
true feminism has never been tried
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"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
December 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!