Laura Anne Gilman
@lauraannegilman.bsky.social
Award-winning Writer. Freelance Editor. Introvert with an Attitude. Nominal head of a multi-species household. Olam Chesed Yibaneh, but Han shot first.
New Book: UNCANNY LIES coming Fall 2025
and yes, it's Laura Anne, please and thank you.
New Book: UNCANNY LIES coming Fall 2025
and yes, it's Laura Anne, please and thank you.
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Noticed that my Amazon book sales dropped to nil the week of Thanksgiving (the blackout/boycott period).
Well done, everyone. 💕
However I have a puppy to feed and train, so feel free to buy again (ideally via a non-Amz dealer)
Well done, everyone. 💕
However I have a puppy to feed and train, so feel free to buy again (ideally via a non-Amz dealer)
You will be visited by three spirits.
December 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM
You will be visited by three spirits.
Reposted by Laura Anne Gilman
Trump's bombings are "murder" and "summary executions," says @tessbridgeman.bsky.social, and Hegeth should watch "where he travels when he’s no longer in office" due to potential prosecution by "international tribunals."
On the pod Tess powerfully lays out this case:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
On the pod Tess powerfully lays out this case:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Hegseth Defense Collapsing as Fresh Leaks on Strikes Grow More Damning
As new info makes Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s illegal killings look even worse, an expert in national security law explains why his case is imploding—and what must happen now to secure accountabi...
newrepublic.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Trump's bombings are "murder" and "summary executions," says @tessbridgeman.bsky.social, and Hegeth should watch "where he travels when he’s no longer in office" due to potential prosecution by "international tribunals."
On the pod Tess powerfully lays out this case:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
On the pod Tess powerfully lays out this case:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Reposted by Laura Anne Gilman
“We had soiled beds, waiting rooms with holes in the chairs, mounting sepsis issues and had just laid off 200 qualified nurses,” a former Phoebe exec recalled, “but we had a new logo.”
Read Part 3 of our "Sick in a Hospital Town" series:
Read Part 3 of our "Sick in a Hospital Town" series:
Sick in a Hospital Town, Part 3: Poor Grades, Poor Outcomes
Phoebe paid an exorbitant sum to acquire its crosstown rival and became Albany’s only hospital. But as the company’s debt increased, patients suffered.
projects.propublica.org
December 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
“We had soiled beds, waiting rooms with holes in the chairs, mounting sepsis issues and had just laid off 200 qualified nurses,” a former Phoebe exec recalled, “but we had a new logo.”
Read Part 3 of our "Sick in a Hospital Town" series:
Read Part 3 of our "Sick in a Hospital Town" series:
It’s that time of year again - the Smashwords End of Year sale! Pretty much everything you could ever need to read to survive the holiday season and into the new year
And I’ve put all my ebooks there at 50% off for the rest of the year!
www.smashwords.com/profile/view...
And I’ve put all my ebooks there at 50% off for the rest of the year!
www.smashwords.com/profile/view...
December 9, 2025 at 5:41 AM
It’s that time of year again - the Smashwords End of Year sale! Pretty much everything you could ever need to read to survive the holiday season and into the new year
And I’ve put all my ebooks there at 50% off for the rest of the year!
www.smashwords.com/profile/view...
And I’ve put all my ebooks there at 50% off for the rest of the year!
www.smashwords.com/profile/view...
Not that we needed another reason to hate AI, but here it is anyway.
"Starting Jan. 1, in six states selected to take part in a federal pilot program, traditional Medicare recipients will face a new hurdle to get certain procedures covered --
private AI companies that get paid based on how many claims they deny..."
www.kuow.org/stories/thou...
private AI companies that get paid based on how many claims they deny..."
www.kuow.org/stories/thou...
Thousands of Washington state Medicare users could soon have claims denied by AI
Starting Jan. 1, traditional Medicare recipients in Washington state will face a new hurdle to get certain procedures covered — private AI companies that get paid based on how many claims they deny.
www.kuow.org
December 9, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Not that we needed another reason to hate AI, but here it is anyway.
Reposted by Laura Anne Gilman
Habba's decision comes as the Justice Department has lost a string of court cases ruling that U.S. attorneys have not been appointed legally, including in Nevada, California and Virginia. n.pr/4iO8dV5
Former Trump attorney Alina Habba resigns as top federal prosecutor in New Jersey
Habba's decision comes as the Justice Department has lost a string of court cases ruling that U.S. attorneys have not been appointed legally, including in Nevada, California and Virginia.
n.pr
December 8, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Habba's decision comes as the Justice Department has lost a string of court cases ruling that U.S. attorneys have not been appointed legally, including in Nevada, California and Virginia. n.pr/4iO8dV5
Reposted by Laura Anne Gilman
"We can't allow fact checkers into the country" is late-stage USSR shit, real end-of-empire stuff
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 8, 2025 at 9:23 PM
"We can't allow fact checkers into the country" is late-stage USSR shit, real end-of-empire stuff
I couldn’t get a good picture, but we just passed a storefront marquee that had the following message up on it:
“Dear Santa,
America has been very bad this year. We promise to do better.”
“Dear Santa,
America has been very bad this year. We promise to do better.”
December 8, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I couldn’t get a good picture, but we just passed a storefront marquee that had the following message up on it:
“Dear Santa,
America has been very bad this year. We promise to do better.”
“Dear Santa,
America has been very bad this year. We promise to do better.”
Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (either War or Trek), LOTR, or Marvel.
December 7, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (either War or Trek), LOTR, or Marvel.
Reposted by Laura Anne Gilman
A Minnesota preacher told sheriff’s detectives that his church made no attempt to “hide” a child abuser and encouraged victims to go to law enforcement.
But the words he chose stood out to reporter @jlussenhop.bsky.social: “We don’t protect either one.”
But the words he chose stood out to reporter @jlussenhop.bsky.social: “We don’t protect either one.”
What a Recorded Interview Between Police and Preachers Reveals About How a Minnesota Church Handled Sexual Abuse
A roughly 40-minute conversation shows how leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church kept an open secret quiet for so long.
www.propublica.org
December 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
A Minnesota preacher told sheriff’s detectives that his church made no attempt to “hide” a child abuser and encouraged victims to go to law enforcement.
But the words he chose stood out to reporter @jlussenhop.bsky.social: “We don’t protect either one.”
But the words he chose stood out to reporter @jlussenhop.bsky.social: “We don’t protect either one.”
Reposted by Laura Anne Gilman
Overlook Hotel
July 4th Ball
1921
July 4th Ball
1921
December 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Overlook Hotel
July 4th Ball
1921
July 4th Ball
1921
Reposted by Laura Anne Gilman
the birthright clause was not just written to wipe dred scott off of the books, it was written to repudiate the *idea* behind dred scott, you might say the larger *ideological project* of dred scott. and the whole of section 1 of the 14th amendment is a constitutional statement of political equality
December 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
the birthright clause was not just written to wipe dred scott off of the books, it was written to repudiate the *idea* behind dred scott, you might say the larger *ideological project* of dred scott. and the whole of section 1 of the 14th amendment is a constitutional statement of political equality
Reposted by Laura Anne Gilman
Some bitch is using my text contacts pretending to be me, promoting this book. I've asked Amazon to take it down as a scam. Please ignore any text from me promoting this, or any book I have not written. Thank you!
December 7, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Some bitch is using my text contacts pretending to be me, promoting this book. I've asked Amazon to take it down as a scam. Please ignore any text from me promoting this, or any book I have not written. Thank you!
Reposted by Laura Anne Gilman
I PROMISE you...
people like this guy, specifically, when they do public performative sadism like this?
This guy has incredibly bad/dark shit in his closet.
The kind of stuff that one might be publicly hanged for.
people like this guy, specifically, when they do public performative sadism like this?
This guy has incredibly bad/dark shit in his closet.
The kind of stuff that one might be publicly hanged for.
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I PROMISE you...
people like this guy, specifically, when they do public performative sadism like this?
This guy has incredibly bad/dark shit in his closet.
The kind of stuff that one might be publicly hanged for.
people like this guy, specifically, when they do public performative sadism like this?
This guy has incredibly bad/dark shit in his closet.
The kind of stuff that one might be publicly hanged for.
Once again, the GOP tragically and yet hysterically Misses The Point.
DOJ's newest recruitment ad features Judge Dredd, the comic satire about the dangers of lawless policing and authoritarian power
December 5, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Once again, the GOP tragically and yet hysterically Misses The Point.
QOTD: Do not tempt fate because fate is a competitive bitch.
December 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
QOTD: Do not tempt fate because fate is a competitive bitch.
Noticed that my Amazon book sales dropped to nil the week of Thanksgiving (the blackout/boycott period).
Well done, everyone. 💕
However I have a puppy to feed and train, so feel free to buy again (ideally via a non-Amz dealer)
Well done, everyone. 💕
However I have a puppy to feed and train, so feel free to buy again (ideally via a non-Amz dealer)
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December 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Noticed that my Amazon book sales dropped to nil the week of Thanksgiving (the blackout/boycott period).
Well done, everyone. 💕
However I have a puppy to feed and train, so feel free to buy again (ideally via a non-Amz dealer)
Well done, everyone. 💕
However I have a puppy to feed and train, so feel free to buy again (ideally via a non-Amz dealer)
When the Trump regime says the economy is booming, what they mean is that corporations and CEOs are making money. Not that the rest of us are getting anything.
“Layoff announcements this year have hit their highest level since 2020… “
stocks.apple.com/AprmL6kvZTue...
“Layoff announcements this year have hit their highest level since 2020… “
stocks.apple.com/AprmL6kvZTue...
Layoff announcements just hit the highest level since the pandemic — NBC News
U.S.-based employers have announced plans this year to eliminate nearly 1.2 million jobs through the end of November.
stocks.apple.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:48 PM
When the Trump regime says the economy is booming, what they mean is that corporations and CEOs are making money. Not that the rest of us are getting anything.
“Layoff announcements this year have hit their highest level since 2020… “
stocks.apple.com/AprmL6kvZTue...
“Layoff announcements this year have hit their highest level since 2020… “
stocks.apple.com/AprmL6kvZTue...
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Everytime folks act shocked about the depth of Tom Cotton’s lack of humanity I will remind them he said that BLM protesters should be bombed and the troops sent in.
It was “retracted” but is still up and that’s the perfect metaphor for this moment
www.cnn.com/2020/06/04/m...
It was “retracted” but is still up and that’s the perfect metaphor for this moment
www.cnn.com/2020/06/04/m...
December 4, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Everytime folks act shocked about the depth of Tom Cotton’s lack of humanity I will remind them he said that BLM protesters should be bombed and the troops sent in.
It was “retracted” but is still up and that’s the perfect metaphor for this moment
www.cnn.com/2020/06/04/m...
It was “retracted” but is still up and that’s the perfect metaphor for this moment
www.cnn.com/2020/06/04/m...
Reposted by Laura Anne Gilman
This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream
UPDATE: Trump Jr.-backed startup receives $620 million Pentagon loan
In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone company that President Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., joined as an advisor in Novemb...
popular.info
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream
I should not be cackling, this is a sad and serious business. And yet.
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Government accountability office opens investigation into FHFA chief Bill Pulte www.nbcnews.com/business/rea...
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Government accountability office opens investigation into FHFA chief Bill Pulte www.nbcnews.com/business/rea...
Government accountability office opens investigation into FHFA chief Bill Pulte
Senate Democrats wrote to the agency in November asking it to review Pulte's referrals to the Justice Department alleging mortgage fraud.
www.nbcnews.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I should not be cackling, this is a sad and serious business. And yet.
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Government accountability office opens investigation into FHFA chief Bill Pulte www.nbcnews.com/business/rea...
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Government accountability office opens investigation into FHFA chief Bill Pulte www.nbcnews.com/business/rea...
QOTD: “ the death of anyone diminishes me. But sometimes it’s like losing a limb… Other times it’s like losing a tumor.“
December 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
QOTD: “ the death of anyone diminishes me. But sometimes it’s like losing a limb… Other times it’s like losing a tumor.“
Fellow Washingtonians, can we make this happen?
My previous lead fell through, so...
Does anyone in Western Washington have an electric piano with weighted keys that they no longer use and would be willing to give away?
I have a ten year old ADHD kid whose heart is set on one for Christmas but it's not in our budget this year.
Does anyone in Western Washington have an electric piano with weighted keys that they no longer use and would be willing to give away?
I have a ten year old ADHD kid whose heart is set on one for Christmas but it's not in our budget this year.
December 4, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Fellow Washingtonians, can we make this happen?
Reposted by Laura Anne Gilman
"Imagine you stole all of the intellectual property in the world. And you're using it to help people write middling emails and make revenge porn about women, and also children. And you're powering this plagiarism and non-consensual porn machine by eating up what's left of humanity's carbon budget."
How to explain AI to your family this holiday season | CNN Business
Politics, football and movies are among the many topics that tend to come up around Thanksgiving. In 2025, a new question may arise at the table: Why the heck is everyone talking about AI, and what sh...
www.cnn.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:04 AM
"Imagine you stole all of the intellectual property in the world. And you're using it to help people write middling emails and make revenge porn about women, and also children. And you're powering this plagiarism and non-consensual porn machine by eating up what's left of humanity's carbon budget."
Reposted by Laura Anne Gilman
Yeah, sorry, dude, but “selecting embryos for genetic advantage” is eugenics. Sorry you missed that memo.
A century ago, the tools available to select embryos for advantage was sterilize or murder undesirables. The tools have advanced. The desires haven’t. Still bad!
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A century ago, the tools available to select embryos for advantage was sterilize or murder undesirables. The tools have advanced. The desires haven’t. Still bad!
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December 3, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Yeah, sorry, dude, but “selecting embryos for genetic advantage” is eugenics. Sorry you missed that memo.
A century ago, the tools available to select embryos for advantage was sterilize or murder undesirables. The tools have advanced. The desires haven’t. Still bad!
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A century ago, the tools available to select embryos for advantage was sterilize or murder undesirables. The tools have advanced. The desires haven’t. Still bad!
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