Gravewriter Cryptid Is Proudly Transmasc
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Author KA Silva: UF, romantasy, horror comedy. Fiction editor. Enby transmasc, he/they, occasional frog. Strange love celebrated, weirdness vindicated. Avatar by Sally Jackson, WENDIGOGO. https://www.graythornpub.com
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Since intros are going around: indie, enby transmasc author here (as KA Silva) writing romantic UF, romantasy, & horror comedy! WIP: sequel to WENDIGOGO. Queer & marginalized characters, weird romance, body horror! #booksky @gpub.bsky.social www.graythornpub.com or www.amazon.com/author/kasilva
All my books have some form of social justice: payback for racists who harass Cassie for Farming While Black in STRAW MAN. Indigenous legends take on a greedy oil company in WENDIGOGO. Transmasc Scarecrow & lots of queer pride in STRAW SONG and STRAW SOUL. Signed books & ebooks at graythornpub.com!
And ffs get a sensitivity reader. Don't presume to know a community you aren't part of! Always, ALWAYS hire a sensitivity reader if writing about a culture/background foreign to you. It's not difficult, you'll learn cool facts, & it's just the right thing to do.
If you are a cis woman in m/m romance you should at least make it your business to be in community with queer men. And I don't think that is too much to ask.
December 9, 2025 at 1:56 PM
And ffs get a sensitivity reader. Don't presume to know a community you aren't part of! Always, ALWAYS hire a sensitivity reader if writing about a culture/background foreign to you. It's not difficult, you'll learn cool facts, & it's just the right thing to do.
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For today's #ArtAdventCalendar, something a little different. Drew this during #TransArtMay as the grand finale for the month. Was thinking about that whole "they'll be able to tell your 'real' gender from your skeleton" thing which is the weirdest argument ever. Anyway, have a trans angel warrior 💜
December 9, 2025 at 1:44 PM
For today's #ArtAdventCalendar, something a little different. Drew this during #TransArtMay as the grand finale for the month. Was thinking about that whole "they'll be able to tell your 'real' gender from your skeleton" thing which is the weirdest argument ever. Anyway, have a trans angel warrior 💜
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today’s affirmation: I am within the acceptable range of deviation. I am a perfectly roasted quail. if I was a car the mechanics would find nothing weird or rodent related in my air filter. I am upright. There are no stones or excess debris in my shoes. I still have all my bones.
December 9, 2025 at 1:44 PM
today’s affirmation: I am within the acceptable range of deviation. I am a perfectly roasted quail. if I was a car the mechanics would find nothing weird or rodent related in my air filter. I am upright. There are no stones or excess debris in my shoes. I still have all my bones.
Enjoyed Krampusnacht a great deal, sales were good, tons of pagan revelers, everyone seemed to be in a good mood. The only sour note was one vendor I encountered selling dice/desk mats with generic fantasy art on them. I asked who the artist was & they admitted they used AI for it. Fuck that. /1
December 9, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Enjoyed Krampusnacht a great deal, sales were good, tons of pagan revelers, everyone seemed to be in a good mood. The only sour note was one vendor I encountered selling dice/desk mats with generic fantasy art on them. I asked who the artist was & they admitted they used AI for it. Fuck that. /1
We cannot get rid of this regime and its corrupt "justices" fast enough.
The court's Republican-appointed justices appear ready to eliminate most pockets of expertise and nonpartisanship on which the country relies as stewards of important economic, political, scientific, and regulatory power.
SCOTUS's GOP justices are about to hand Trump way more power
The court's right-wing bloc sounds ready to axe independent federal agencies—and the precedents that guard them.
www.motherjones.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:44 PM
We cannot get rid of this regime and its corrupt "justices" fast enough.
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HELLLOOOOOO PLEASE ORDER OATHBREAKERS I HAVE TRIED NOT TO BE A BOTHER ABOUT IT BUT ITS PRETTY GOOD AND NOW IN PAPERBACK AND A PERFECT GIFT AND PLEASE
today is the day! OATHBREAKERS by me & @lollardfish.bsky.social is available as a paperback. Fits in stockings AND under the tree AND works well wrapped for any birthday or gift-giving occasion!
hit up friends at @bookshop.org or any bookstore anywhere
--> bookshop.org/p/books/oath...
hit up friends at @bookshop.org or any bookstore anywhere
--> bookshop.org/p/books/oath...
December 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM
HELLLOOOOOO PLEASE ORDER OATHBREAKERS I HAVE TRIED NOT TO BE A BOTHER ABOUT IT BUT ITS PRETTY GOOD AND NOW IN PAPERBACK AND A PERFECT GIFT AND PLEASE
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EXCLUSIVE: We found that Instacart is using AI algorithms to charge customers different prices for the same items.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
We Had 400 People Shop For Groceries. What We Found Will Shock You.
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:37 PM
EXCLUSIVE: We found that Instacart is using AI algorithms to charge customers different prices for the same items.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
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Using AI tools to make your own work easier is cognitive fly-tipping. That work is just unloaded onto someone else downstream of you who will spend far longer sorting out your mess than you saved avoiding doing the work in the first place.
Eventually AI wastes everybody's time. Now it's archivists and librarians.
Folks might not know a lot of people are getting *very* upset that the materials they request are not available in the libraries/archives they're requesting from.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
December 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Using AI tools to make your own work easier is cognitive fly-tipping. That work is just unloaded onto someone else downstream of you who will spend far longer sorting out your mess than you saved avoiding doing the work in the first place.
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Folks might not know a lot of people are getting *very* upset that the materials they request are not available in the libraries/archives they're requesting from.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
I wish a notice like this wasn't necessary.
www.icrc.org/en/article/i...
www.icrc.org/en/article/i...
Important notice: AI-generated archival references
www.icrc.org
December 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Folks might not know a lot of people are getting *very* upset that the materials they request are not available in the libraries/archives they're requesting from.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
We could start by banning all disinfo & all genAI, and penalize any person or org pushing it with fines & mandatory jail time.
Scientists, academics, digital creators and influencers all face a critical challenge: How can science and fact-based information break through rampant misinformation, disinformation, media silos and polarization? https://to.pbs.org/4iQyoKW
WATCH LIVE: Ask us anything about fighting science misinformation during a special Reddit AMA
During this mega AMA, science correspondent Miles O’Brien and digital anchor and correspondent Deema Zein will interview scientists, academics, digital creators, influencers and others about the chall...
www.pbs.org
December 9, 2025 at 12:12 AM
We could start by banning all disinfo & all genAI, and penalize any person or org pushing it with fines & mandatory jail time.
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I fully recognize that there are worse countries out there than the USA. I live next door to one.
I also know you can have a flourishing country where the needs of the people are met and basic human decency is the norm.
I also know you can have a flourishing country where the needs of the people are met and basic human decency is the norm.
December 9, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I fully recognize that there are worse countries out there than the USA. I live next door to one.
I also know you can have a flourishing country where the needs of the people are met and basic human decency is the norm.
I also know you can have a flourishing country where the needs of the people are met and basic human decency is the norm.
Though I hate linking to anything zuckbot, Haunt News Network doesn't seem to have uploaded this video anywhere else yet. Last night's parade at Milwaukee Krampusnacht! www.facebook.com/share/v/1Mzf...
Redirecting...
www.facebook.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Though I hate linking to anything zuckbot, Haunt News Network doesn't seem to have uploaded this video anywhere else yet. Last night's parade at Milwaukee Krampusnacht! www.facebook.com/share/v/1Mzf...
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Right now my horror novel BEDFELLOW is on sale for $1.99 on Kindle and Bookshop. I have no idea how long the sale will last.
A signal boost would be a colossal help.
www.amazon.com/Bedfellow-Je...
bookshop.org/p/books/bedf...
A signal boost would be a colossal help.
www.amazon.com/Bedfellow-Je...
bookshop.org/p/books/bedf...
December 8, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Right now my horror novel BEDFELLOW is on sale for $1.99 on Kindle and Bookshop. I have no idea how long the sale will last.
A signal boost would be a colossal help.
www.amazon.com/Bedfellow-Je...
bookshop.org/p/books/bedf...
A signal boost would be a colossal help.
www.amazon.com/Bedfellow-Je...
bookshop.org/p/books/bedf...
All set at Milwaukee Krampusnacht! All you freaks & winter weirdos, come join us! Fest starts at 3pm, parade of Krampuses at 7, ends at 10pm. Milwaukeekrampusnacht.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
All set at Milwaukee Krampusnacht! All you freaks & winter weirdos, come join us! Fest starts at 3pm, parade of Krampuses at 7, ends at 10pm. Milwaukeekrampusnacht.com
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This deserves more attention to how damaging it is:
* In some states 40%+ of all hospitals are Catholic church-run
* Applies to urgent cares, specialists and doctors too. Church-run networks are buying/taking over more
* Plenty of insurance only covers care at church-run systems in a given area
* In some states 40%+ of all hospitals are Catholic church-run
* Applies to urgent cares, specialists and doctors too. Church-run networks are buying/taking over more
* Plenty of insurance only covers care at church-run systems in a given area
U.S. Catholic bishops recently banned trans care throughout the church's sprawling healthcare systems.
@davidforbes.bsky.social delves into how this fits the institution's long history of hatred and abuse, a direction that has not changed despite its recent p.r. shifts.
It's time to fight back...
@davidforbes.bsky.social delves into how this fits the institution's long history of hatred and abuse, a direction that has not changed despite its recent p.r. shifts.
It's time to fight back...
U.S. Catholic Bishops Launch Attack on Trans Healthcare; It’s Time To Fight Back
While headlines were giving the Catholic church hierarchy plaudits for symbolic gestures in support of immigrants and a papal lunch with trans people, American bishops passed a major ban on trans heal...
transnews.network
December 6, 2025 at 4:36 PM
This deserves more attention to how damaging it is:
* In some states 40%+ of all hospitals are Catholic church-run
* Applies to urgent cares, specialists and doctors too. Church-run networks are buying/taking over more
* Plenty of insurance only covers care at church-run systems in a given area
* In some states 40%+ of all hospitals are Catholic church-run
* Applies to urgent cares, specialists and doctors too. Church-run networks are buying/taking over more
* Plenty of insurance only covers care at church-run systems in a given area
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Being extremely careful about image/video attribution isn’t JUST important for giving credit to artists and creators. It’s also a way to slightly decrease your chances of spreading deceptive AI slop!
The thing that made me most suspicious was the lack of attribution of any kind. A conveniently perfect light-up sign at the beginning that states the premise of the video but doesn’t mention the facility, for instance. (This is part of why it’s bad to share stuff if you don’t know its provenance!)
December 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Being extremely careful about image/video attribution isn’t JUST important for giving credit to artists and creators. It’s also a way to slightly decrease your chances of spreading deceptive AI slop!
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When the House and Senate marked up stablecoin legislation, we raised all of these concerns - their anonymity, their nearly perfect design for money laundering. All the barn doors were left wide open. It’s used for crime because that is its purpose. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
How a Cryptocurrency Helps Criminals Launder Money and Evade Sanctions
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
When the House and Senate marked up stablecoin legislation, we raised all of these concerns - their anonymity, their nearly perfect design for money laundering. All the barn doors were left wide open. It’s used for crime because that is its purpose. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
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Dude is absolutely tweaked out. He still has pretty good motor control so it's likely a stimulant like meth (not crack), or he is severely bipolar in a radically manic episode; and he's in charge of the world's most pervasive and dangerous surveillance apparatus. Either way, not a good mix.
Holy smokes! If you acted like Palantir CEO Alex Karp in a corporate meeting, they would report you to HR. Just saying.
December 7, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Dude is absolutely tweaked out. He still has pretty good motor control so it's likely a stimulant like meth (not crack), or he is severely bipolar in a radically manic episode; and he's in charge of the world's most pervasive and dangerous surveillance apparatus. Either way, not a good mix.
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All the old Northwoods legends are true, to Morty's dismay. When his appetite turns to long pork, how will he hide it from his friends? Can a nerdy bookseller stop the destruction of wild lands with his new teeth & claws? WENDIGOGO: bloody horror comedy with a bite! books2read.com/u/mv5BzX
November 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
All the old Northwoods legends are true, to Morty's dismay. When his appetite turns to long pork, how will he hide it from his friends? Can a nerdy bookseller stop the destruction of wild lands with his new teeth & claws? WENDIGOGO: bloody horror comedy with a bite! books2read.com/u/mv5BzX
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THREAD.
A collection of photographs of excellent goats I have met during walks in the British countryside.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
A collection of photographs of excellent goats I have met during walks in the British countryside.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
December 7, 2025 at 12:39 PM
THREAD.
A collection of photographs of excellent goats I have met during walks in the British countryside.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
A collection of photographs of excellent goats I have met during walks in the British countryside.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
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Hello new followers. This is my latest novel. Recent reviews include "book of the year", "made me cry" and "very different to Lee Child".
You might like it if you like:
Folkloric creatures
Old records
Intricate psychedelic stories
The idea of circular time
Extract: www.tom-cox.com/the-reason-y...
You might like it if you like:
Folkloric creatures
Old records
Intricate psychedelic stories
The idea of circular time
Extract: www.tom-cox.com/the-reason-y...
December 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Hello new followers. This is my latest novel. Recent reviews include "book of the year", "made me cry" and "very different to Lee Child".
You might like it if you like:
Folkloric creatures
Old records
Intricate psychedelic stories
The idea of circular time
Extract: www.tom-cox.com/the-reason-y...
You might like it if you like:
Folkloric creatures
Old records
Intricate psychedelic stories
The idea of circular time
Extract: www.tom-cox.com/the-reason-y...
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we think crows are black, but that’s because we only see with human eyes
crows know they’re made of rainbows, even if we see only a void
isn’t it the way of humans? to miss the iridescent among us?
crows know they’re made of rainbows, even if we see only a void
isn’t it the way of humans? to miss the iridescent among us?
December 7, 2025 at 8:48 AM
we think crows are black, but that’s because we only see with human eyes
crows know they’re made of rainbows, even if we see only a void
isn’t it the way of humans? to miss the iridescent among us?
crows know they’re made of rainbows, even if we see only a void
isn’t it the way of humans? to miss the iridescent among us?
Milwaukee Krampusnacht is TONIGHT! 3-10pm in the historic brewery district, tix $15 for lots of entertainment! Artisans & crafters indoors, the Krampus parade outside, food trucks, games, raffles, & more! milwaukeekrampusnacht.com I'll be in the Barley Room at the 1125 Building, come say hi!
Milwaukee Krampusnacht 2025: Sunday Dec. 7
The Original Milwaukee Krampus Celebration!
milwaukeekrampusnacht.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Milwaukee Krampusnacht is TONIGHT! 3-10pm in the historic brewery district, tix $15 for lots of entertainment! Artisans & crafters indoors, the Krampus parade outside, food trucks, games, raffles, & more! milwaukeekrampusnacht.com I'll be in the Barley Room at the 1125 Building, come say hi!
Milwaukee Krampusnacht is tomorrow!! 3-9 pm, Sun Dec 7, with music, food, wild costumes, vendors, raffles & more! www.milwaukeekrampusnacht.com If you love the darker side of Yule, come out & get weird!
Milwaukee Krampusnacht 2025: Sunday Dec. 7
The Original Milwaukee Krampus Celebration!
www.milwaukeekrampusnacht.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Milwaukee Krampusnacht is tomorrow!! 3-9 pm, Sun Dec 7, with music, food, wild costumes, vendors, raffles & more! www.milwaukeekrampusnacht.com If you love the darker side of Yule, come out & get weird!
And if a vaccine isn't "recommended" then insurers may opt not to cover it at all.
Fuck this Nazi regime and its eugenics, and fuck for-profit healthcare.
Fuck this Nazi regime and its eugenics, and fuck for-profit healthcare.
*Best* case scenario in undoing childhood vaccine recommendations is that many parents are encouraged not to get their kids vaccinated and those kids get sick, spread disease, and very possibly die. Worse case is all that, plus vaccines become impossible to get even for the parents who want them.
December 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
And if a vaccine isn't "recommended" then insurers may opt not to cover it at all.
Fuck this Nazi regime and its eugenics, and fuck for-profit healthcare.
Fuck this Nazi regime and its eugenics, and fuck for-profit healthcare.