Jenna Beet
@jennabeet.bsky.social
Not actually a beet. Proud to be Citizen Potawatomi Nation. Fiction writer of no renown. She/ her/ y'all
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Eleven years ago, I wrote to Tom Stoppard to ask about this coup de théâtre from 1949. It took me down an unexpected rabbit hole - in memory of Stoppard, here's what I found.
November 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Eleven years ago, I wrote to Tom Stoppard to ask about this coup de théâtre from 1949. It took me down an unexpected rabbit hole - in memory of Stoppard, here's what I found.
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There aren't really shortcuts to writing, the process is bumpy, you take the thing in your head and try to explain it to others. You can't delegate that to a machine that can't really see into your head. 🧪🩺 #ScienceSky
You must struggle through it because the struggle is the point.
You must struggle through it because the struggle is the point.
The enshitification of scientific publishing marches on. First arXiv had to clamp down on submissions thanks to a flood of AI-written papers.
Now ICLR authors say their peer reviews were churned out by AI. Reviews full of hallucinated content that didn’t exist and offering useless, vague feedback.
Now ICLR authors say their peer reviews were churned out by AI. Reviews full of hallucinated content that didn’t exist and offering useless, vague feedback.
Major AI conference flooded with peer reviews written fully by AI
Controversy has erupted after 21% of manuscript reviews for an international AI conference were found to be generated by artificial intelligence.
www.nature.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
There aren't really shortcuts to writing, the process is bumpy, you take the thing in your head and try to explain it to others. You can't delegate that to a machine that can't really see into your head. 🧪🩺 #ScienceSky
You must struggle through it because the struggle is the point.
You must struggle through it because the struggle is the point.
I'm reading ENTANGLED LIFE & the more I learn about anything the squishier any presumed distinction gets. Oh, you think you're an individual? PSYCHE! There's more not-you microbes in your body than there are "you"!
And then there's quantum mechanics! Nothing exists! We don't understand anything!
And then there's quantum mechanics! Nothing exists! We don't understand anything!
November 29, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I'm reading ENTANGLED LIFE & the more I learn about anything the squishier any presumed distinction gets. Oh, you think you're an individual? PSYCHE! There's more not-you microbes in your body than there are "you"!
And then there's quantum mechanics! Nothing exists! We don't understand anything!
And then there's quantum mechanics! Nothing exists! We don't understand anything!
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Apply for an internship that doesn't suck: defector.com/would-you-li...
Would You Like To Be Defector’s Sixth-Ever Editorial Intern? | Defector
Big news: Defector is looking to hire editorial interns for the summer of 2026. Wow! That could be you! How could it be you? I am here to answer that question, and many more. What will a Defector…
defector.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Apply for an internship that doesn't suck: defector.com/would-you-li...
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All right, I see it's that time again.
If you want to give this holiday season in a way that helps actual Indigenous people? Give ONLY to Native-founded, -run, and -staffed programs. They know what's needed in their communities.
If you want to give this holiday season in a way that helps actual Indigenous people? Give ONLY to Native-founded, -run, and -staffed programs. They know what's needed in their communities.
November 28, 2025 at 10:31 PM
All right, I see it's that time again.
If you want to give this holiday season in a way that helps actual Indigenous people? Give ONLY to Native-founded, -run, and -staffed programs. They know what's needed in their communities.
If you want to give this holiday season in a way that helps actual Indigenous people? Give ONLY to Native-founded, -run, and -staffed programs. They know what's needed in their communities.
5 animals I've seen in the wild:
Orca
Chameleon
Kea parrot
Scorpion
Black bear
Orca
Chameleon
Kea parrot
Scorpion
Black bear
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Caribou
Ravens
Seals
Kea
Turkeys
Caribou
Ravens
Seals
Kea
Turkeys
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Moose
Humpback whales
Giraffes
African Elephants
West African or Nile monitor lizard
Moose
Humpback whales
Giraffes
African Elephants
West African or Nile monitor lizard
November 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
5 animals I've seen in the wild:
Orca
Chameleon
Kea parrot
Scorpion
Black bear
Orca
Chameleon
Kea parrot
Scorpion
Black bear
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Clean power growth is now covering all new global demand. Solar and wind generated 635 TWh in the first nine months of this year, exceeding the 603 TWh rise in global electricity demand, and holding fossil generation flat for the year. buff.ly/zRmwAmg
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Q3 Global Power Report: No fossil fuel growth expected in 2025 | Ember
Solar and wind power grew fast enough to keep up with rising electricity demand in the first three quarters of 2025, as fossil fuel growth should be stagnated. Ember forecasts no growth for fossil…
buff.ly
November 27, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Clean power growth is now covering all new global demand. Solar and wind generated 635 TWh in the first nine months of this year, exceeding the 603 TWh rise in global electricity demand, and holding fossil generation flat for the year. buff.ly/zRmwAmg
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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Hey everyone,
I hate asking again, but the movers we hired ripped my family off. Quoted us about $4k then extorted another almost $4k. I’m sick from overwork, will have to miss work to recover and we’re down a lot more than planned.
See quoted posted below for donation links.
Anything helps.
I hate asking again, but the movers we hired ripped my family off. Quoted us about $4k then extorted another almost $4k. I’m sick from overwork, will have to miss work to recover and we’re down a lot more than planned.
See quoted posted below for donation links.
Anything helps.
November 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Hey everyone,
I hate asking again, but the movers we hired ripped my family off. Quoted us about $4k then extorted another almost $4k. I’m sick from overwork, will have to miss work to recover and we’re down a lot more than planned.
See quoted posted below for donation links.
Anything helps.
I hate asking again, but the movers we hired ripped my family off. Quoted us about $4k then extorted another almost $4k. I’m sick from overwork, will have to miss work to recover and we’re down a lot more than planned.
See quoted posted below for donation links.
Anything helps.
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there are so many great things about generative AI! here are some of my favorites <3
July 13, 2025 at 10:17 PM
there are so many great things about generative AI! here are some of my favorites <3
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Good news in #LandBack. Over 10,000 acres near Lake Tahoe was returned to the Washoe Tribe! The former ranch was purchased with a grant from the California Wildlife Conservation Board. www.sfgate.com/renotahoe/ar...
10,000 acres north of Lake Tahoe to be returned to California tribe
The grant toward purchasing the land was part of an $87 million funding package.
www.sfgate.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Good news in #LandBack. Over 10,000 acres near Lake Tahoe was returned to the Washoe Tribe! The former ranch was purchased with a grant from the California Wildlife Conservation Board. www.sfgate.com/renotahoe/ar...
A ? About suck: my 10th grade journalism teacher would allow certain swears in context, but forbade "sucks" from her classroom. I assumed b/c it meant D.
Now, "suck" has persisted, (though journalism has withered) & I wonder: what does "suck" as a descriptior mean to folks? D, or something else?
Now, "suck" has persisted, (though journalism has withered) & I wonder: what does "suck" as a descriptior mean to folks? D, or something else?
November 28, 2025 at 6:14 AM
A ? About suck: my 10th grade journalism teacher would allow certain swears in context, but forbade "sucks" from her classroom. I assumed b/c it meant D.
Now, "suck" has persisted, (though journalism has withered) & I wonder: what does "suck" as a descriptior mean to folks? D, or something else?
Now, "suck" has persisted, (though journalism has withered) & I wonder: what does "suck" as a descriptior mean to folks? D, or something else?
Five bands I've seen in unlikely places
1. Ice-T spoken word, opening for Jesus Lizard- OU Campus Event Hall
2. Warsaw Village Band- UW conference room
3. They Might Be Giants- an alley outside Bumbershoot
4. Danzig- rodeo arena
5. Crash Worship- streets of New Orleans, dressed as Rex & Zulu
1. Ice-T spoken word, opening for Jesus Lizard- OU Campus Event Hall
2. Warsaw Village Band- UW conference room
3. They Might Be Giants- an alley outside Bumbershoot
4. Danzig- rodeo arena
5. Crash Worship- streets of New Orleans, dressed as Rex & Zulu
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
1. The Cure
2. Prince
3. Lady Gaga
4. The Funk Brothers
5. St. Vincent
I've seen Tori Amos more than anyone else (over 10 times) so I didn't include her, + too many indie, punk shows, & festivals to list
1. The Cure
2. Prince
3. Lady Gaga
4. The Funk Brothers
5. St. Vincent
I've seen Tori Amos more than anyone else (over 10 times) so I didn't include her, + too many indie, punk shows, & festivals to list
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
1. Huey Lewis & The News (x3)
2. Powerman 5000
3. The B-52s/The Go Go's
4. Slipknot/System of A Down/Rammstein/Mudvayne
5. Stone Temple Pilots/Linkin Park/Static-X/Deadsy
1. Huey Lewis & The News (x3)
2. Powerman 5000
3. The B-52s/The Go Go's
4. Slipknot/System of A Down/Rammstein/Mudvayne
5. Stone Temple Pilots/Linkin Park/Static-X/Deadsy
November 27, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Five bands I've seen in unlikely places
1. Ice-T spoken word, opening for Jesus Lizard- OU Campus Event Hall
2. Warsaw Village Band- UW conference room
3. They Might Be Giants- an alley outside Bumbershoot
4. Danzig- rodeo arena
5. Crash Worship- streets of New Orleans, dressed as Rex & Zulu
1. Ice-T spoken word, opening for Jesus Lizard- OU Campus Event Hall
2. Warsaw Village Band- UW conference room
3. They Might Be Giants- an alley outside Bumbershoot
4. Danzig- rodeo arena
5. Crash Worship- streets of New Orleans, dressed as Rex & Zulu
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REMINDER: Stop giving money to the Sogorea Te Land Trust. It does not go to Ohlone People.
Here are a few of the many reasons: a long history of financial fraud, stealing land & resources from Native people, exploiting stereotypes, being jerks in general
nativehistoryproject.org/post/alameda...
Here are a few of the many reasons: a long history of financial fraud, stealing land & resources from Native people, exploiting stereotypes, being jerks in general
nativehistoryproject.org/post/alameda...
Sogorea Te Land Trust is Not an Ohlone Organization – Alameda Native History Project 2025
When you read articles like, "Controversial Berkeley shellmound burial site to be returned to Ohlone" you are being misled. Here's a breakdown:
nativehistoryproject.org
November 27, 2025 at 10:51 PM
REMINDER: Stop giving money to the Sogorea Te Land Trust. It does not go to Ohlone People.
Here are a few of the many reasons: a long history of financial fraud, stealing land & resources from Native people, exploiting stereotypes, being jerks in general
nativehistoryproject.org/post/alameda...
Here are a few of the many reasons: a long history of financial fraud, stealing land & resources from Native people, exploiting stereotypes, being jerks in general
nativehistoryproject.org/post/alameda...
CHOMP
November 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM
CHOMP
Remember: what they do to Indigenous people they will eventually do to everyone.
This is infuriating.
This is infuriating.
"Miles said her son and uncle were both detained by ICE agents who initially did not accept their tribal IDs before they were eventually let go."
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Remember: what they do to Indigenous people they will eventually do to everyone.
This is infuriating.
This is infuriating.
Invert a band
Pig Tail
Pig Tail
invert a band
nine ingrown nails
nine ingrown nails
invert a band
worse than ezra
worse than ezra
November 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Invert a band
Pig Tail
Pig Tail
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Hey Alasdair, this might appeal…
Our quantum micro-fiction competition, closing Mon 8th Dec
london.sciencegallery.com/sgl-events/s...
We're looking for original works of micro-fiction between 300-500 words.
Thank you and best wishes
Our quantum micro-fiction competition, closing Mon 8th Dec
london.sciencegallery.com/sgl-events/s...
We're looking for original works of micro-fiction between 300-500 words.
Thank you and best wishes
Stories of the Quantum Universe micro-fiction competition — Science Gallery London
Are you a budding science-fiction writer? Quantum ideas open up boundless opportunities for storytelling. From branching realities to quantum technology gone wrong, create your own quantum universe an...
london.sciencegallery.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Hey Alasdair, this might appeal…
Our quantum micro-fiction competition, closing Mon 8th Dec
london.sciencegallery.com/sgl-events/s...
We're looking for original works of micro-fiction between 300-500 words.
Thank you and best wishes
Our quantum micro-fiction competition, closing Mon 8th Dec
london.sciencegallery.com/sgl-events/s...
We're looking for original works of micro-fiction between 300-500 words.
Thank you and best wishes
This looks lovely
Ok...this looks like it might be worthwhile. I'm gonna poke it a bit and see how it measures up, because Google being a burning wreck upsets me deeply. I can't find a damn thing.
www.404media.co/slop-evader-...
www.404media.co/slop-evader-...
'Slop Evader' Lets You Surf the Web Like It’s 2022
Artist Tega Brain is fighting the internet’s enshittification by turning back the clock to before ChatGPT existed.
www.404media.co
November 27, 2025 at 2:33 AM
This looks lovely
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Huge news today, if you missed it; Chris Duncan was released from Louisiana prison after being wrongfully convicted for nearly three decades.
@psfrench.bsky.social wrote this devastating but important read this spring on Louisiana’s rush to kill Jim despite junk science.
@psfrench.bsky.social wrote this devastating but important read this spring on Louisiana’s rush to kill Jim despite junk science.
The Human Cost of Jeff Landry’s Drive to Resume Executions - Bolts
Chris Duncan’s death sentence—built on the testimony of two discredited doctors—illustrates just how faulty the system can be.
boltsmag.org
November 27, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Huge news today, if you missed it; Chris Duncan was released from Louisiana prison after being wrongfully convicted for nearly three decades.
@psfrench.bsky.social wrote this devastating but important read this spring on Louisiana’s rush to kill Jim despite junk science.
@psfrench.bsky.social wrote this devastating but important read this spring on Louisiana’s rush to kill Jim despite junk science.
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🚨 MAJOR BREAKING!! 🚨
In a previously unreleased memo, Teamsters President Sean O’Brien throws the FULL WEIGHT of his union behind striking Starbucks workers.
Teamsters drivers have already refused to make hundreds of deliveries to Starbucks stores where baristas are striking.
#NoContractNoCoffee
In a previously unreleased memo, Teamsters President Sean O’Brien throws the FULL WEIGHT of his union behind striking Starbucks workers.
Teamsters drivers have already refused to make hundreds of deliveries to Starbucks stores where baristas are striking.
#NoContractNoCoffee
November 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
🚨 MAJOR BREAKING!! 🚨
In a previously unreleased memo, Teamsters President Sean O’Brien throws the FULL WEIGHT of his union behind striking Starbucks workers.
Teamsters drivers have already refused to make hundreds of deliveries to Starbucks stores where baristas are striking.
#NoContractNoCoffee
In a previously unreleased memo, Teamsters President Sean O’Brien throws the FULL WEIGHT of his union behind striking Starbucks workers.
Teamsters drivers have already refused to make hundreds of deliveries to Starbucks stores where baristas are striking.
#NoContractNoCoffee
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Watch out for your neighbors in DC today. Give folks cash if you see them so they can at least get indoors for a bit.
November 26, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Watch out for your neighbors in DC today. Give folks cash if you see them so they can at least get indoors for a bit.
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NYC 🌆 Protest at Rockstar’s NY offices next Friday, Dec 5th with us! We will be there with organizers across the industry — let’s make the fight against their illegal union-busting international ✊
🗓️ Friday, December 5th
⏰ 5PM onwards
📍 622 Broadway, New York, NY 10012
🗓️ Friday, December 5th
⏰ 5PM onwards
📍 622 Broadway, New York, NY 10012
November 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
NYC 🌆 Protest at Rockstar’s NY offices next Friday, Dec 5th with us! We will be there with organizers across the industry — let’s make the fight against their illegal union-busting international ✊
🗓️ Friday, December 5th
⏰ 5PM onwards
📍 622 Broadway, New York, NY 10012
🗓️ Friday, December 5th
⏰ 5PM onwards
📍 622 Broadway, New York, NY 10012
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I'm bagging more whistles up into bags of 250! I have about 1500 right now, and I've got one or two printers just on 24/7 whistle duty now.
If you're part of an org bagging whistles, I will send them to you for free! 💕
If you're part of an org bagging whistles, I will send them to you for free! 💕
November 20, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I'm bagging more whistles up into bags of 250! I have about 1500 right now, and I've got one or two printers just on 24/7 whistle duty now.
If you're part of an org bagging whistles, I will send them to you for free! 💕
If you're part of an org bagging whistles, I will send them to you for free! 💕
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AND supporting your local library is super important! If you actually DO want books to be available to everyone, the library *already exists* and is staffed by the people who are deep in the trenches of fighting censorship! Supporting the library is doing actual good for your community!
TAPS SCREEN
For like the zillionth time: Libraries are FREE for you, but WE still get compensated for our work!!
For like the zillionth time: Libraries are FREE for you, but WE still get compensated for our work!!
Just saw someone claim that authors who want to be paid for their work are "class traitors" because we "only let the wealthy" read our books, and I think I need to go into the woods to scream into the night for a bit.
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
November 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
AND supporting your local library is super important! If you actually DO want books to be available to everyone, the library *already exists* and is staffed by the people who are deep in the trenches of fighting censorship! Supporting the library is doing actual good for your community!