Molly Templeton
@mollytempleton.com
I read, I write, & I pet cats. Column, news, & book reviews at @reactorsff.bsky.social; publicity, prize, & more for @ursulakleguin.com. Once a bookseller, always a bookseller. PDX.
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Did you know that you, yes YOU, can vote in the Hugo Awards??
@mollytempleton.com breaks down the process, including how to register before the January 31st deadline!
@mollytempleton.com breaks down the process, including how to register before the January 31st deadline!
Anyone Can Vote in the Hugo Awards — And Here's How - Reactor
You — yes, you! — can nominate work and vote for the winners of the 2026 Hugo Awards!
reactormag.com
I only started participating in Hugo voting two years ago. It always seemed arcane and exclusive, and it never occurred to me that it might be otherwise. I was wrong! I'm glad I was wrong.
(I only went on about the Lodestar and YA a LITTLE here; please applaud my relative restraint, lol)
(I only went on about the Lodestar and YA a LITTLE here; please applaud my relative restraint, lol)
really truly a minor complaint in the grand scheme of things but I'm gonna need the internet to stop showing me smooth sanderson
January 30, 2026 at 7:00 PM
really truly a minor complaint in the grand scheme of things but I'm gonna need the internet to stop showing me smooth sanderson
oh, this just knocked me sideways. that's not very old.
Catherine O’Hara, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ and ‘Home Alone’ Star, Dies at 71
Catherine O'Hara, a legendary Hollywood actor known for her roles in 'Schitt's Creek' and 'Home Alone,' has died. She was 71.
variety.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:36 PM
oh, this just knocked me sideways. that's not very old.
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the president of the united states should not be allowed to personally loot the treasury to the sum of ten billion dollars and that this is not resulting in immediate, unanimous impeachment is a dramatic indictment of what has become of our political system
President Trump has filed a lawsuit against the IRS, in which he demands that the IRS, which he as president controls, pay him $10 billion.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 30, 2026 at 4:33 AM
the president of the united states should not be allowed to personally loot the treasury to the sum of ten billion dollars and that this is not resulting in immediate, unanimous impeachment is a dramatic indictment of what has become of our political system
I know fuck-all about this game but I love this conceptually. Yes. Yes, Mandy Patinkin IS the all-father. Please get him some ravens immediately.
Mandy Patinkin Joins ‘God of War’ Series as Odin
Mandy Patinkin has been cast in Amazon's 'God of War' as Odin.
variety.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:36 PM
I know fuck-all about this game but I love this conceptually. Yes. Yes, Mandy Patinkin IS the all-father. Please get him some ravens immediately.
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if i were darren aronofsky, i would simply not admit so publicly that i am brain bankrupt and have no creative juice, i would simply not admit to having tiny director balls drained of all creative juice, but that is just one person's opinion
January 29, 2026 at 7:52 PM
if i were darren aronofsky, i would simply not admit so publicly that i am brain bankrupt and have no creative juice, i would simply not admit to having tiny director balls drained of all creative juice, but that is just one person's opinion
please consider this your one (1) small reminder that the deadline for registration is saturday!!!!!!!
Did you know that you, yes YOU, can vote in the Hugo Awards??
@mollytempleton.com breaks down the process, including how to register before the January 31st deadline!
@mollytempleton.com breaks down the process, including how to register before the January 31st deadline!
Anyone Can Vote in the Hugo Awards — And Here's How - Reactor
You — yes, you! — can nominate work and vote for the winners of the 2026 Hugo Awards!
reactormag.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:22 PM
please consider this your one (1) small reminder that the deadline for registration is saturday!!!!!!!
January 29, 2026 at 4:16 PM
just absolutely not, my bro
January 29, 2026 at 3:11 PM
just absolutely not, my bro
I don't understand anything anymore
Visa announces it will allow customers to direct credit card rewards into Trump accounts.
Trump is calling the move a “big deal.”
Visa, the largest credit card processsor in the US, is facing an antitrust lawsuit filed under Biden's DOJ.
Trump is calling the move a “big deal.”
Visa, the largest credit card processsor in the US, is facing an antitrust lawsuit filed under Biden's DOJ.
January 29, 2026 at 2:59 PM
I don't understand anything anymore
"Within about a year, according to the filings, the company had spent tens of millions of dollars to acquire and slice the spines off millions of books, before scanning their pages to feed more knowledge into the AI models behind products such as its popular chatbot, Claude."
Inside an AI start-up’s plan to scan and dispose of millions of books
Court filings reveal how AI companies raced to obtain more books to feed chatbots, including by buying, scanning and disposing of millions of titles.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
"Within about a year, according to the filings, the company had spent tens of millions of dollars to acquire and slice the spines off millions of books, before scanning their pages to feed more knowledge into the AI models behind products such as its popular chatbot, Claude."
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Americans can’t even afford to get a doctors note to call out of work (which is one reason we work sick and have such dire public health).
State of Alabama House passes bill that would criminalize protesting in a mask without a doctor’s note
www.alreporter.com/2026/01/28/d...
www.alreporter.com/2026/01/28/d...
House passes bill that would criminalize protesting in a mask without a doctor's note
Anti-masking laws have never been taken up by the U.S. Supreme Court and have had mixed results in lower courts.
www.alreporter.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Americans can’t even afford to get a doctors note to call out of work (which is one reason we work sick and have such dire public health).
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Amazon has eliminated 30,000 jobs in the past three months (despite making a profit of $42 billion over the past two quarters) because it needs to invest $125 billion to build AI data centers, plus more to automate its warehouses, so it can eliminate thousands more jobs.
This is peak capitalism.
This is peak capitalism.
Amazon to Cut 16,000 Jobs in Latest Round of Layoffs
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Amazon has eliminated 30,000 jobs in the past three months (despite making a profit of $42 billion over the past two quarters) because it needs to invest $125 billion to build AI data centers, plus more to automate its warehouses, so it can eliminate thousands more jobs.
This is peak capitalism.
This is peak capitalism.
podcast people: which of these many, seemingly-basically-all-the-same hosting/distribution platform things do you use???
January 27, 2026 at 9:29 PM
podcast people: which of these many, seemingly-basically-all-the-same hosting/distribution platform things do you use???
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"We should make some more rules" as a response to "these psychos constantly ignore all the rules" is the kind of stupid idea that I personally would be embarassed to suggest in public
January 27, 2026 at 2:11 PM
"We should make some more rules" as a response to "these psychos constantly ignore all the rules" is the kind of stupid idea that I personally would be embarassed to suggest in public
deleting signal now that I know it's compromised
find me on diaryland
find me on diaryland
Deleting Signal now that I know it’s compromised. Find me on eWorld.
deleted signal now that I know it's compromised
find me in AO3 comments sections of my stories
find me in AO3 comments sections of my stories
January 27, 2026 at 12:03 AM
deleting signal now that I know it's compromised
find me on diaryland
find me on diaryland
I love seeing gaggles of folks with excellent signs on corners but today, on a random corner, there was a lone bearded dude with an ICE OUT sign, and somehow that one guy just made me burst into tears. Sometimes you stand alone, but you're not alone. Not really.
January 27, 2026 at 12:02 AM
I love seeing gaggles of folks with excellent signs on corners but today, on a random corner, there was a lone bearded dude with an ICE OUT sign, and somehow that one guy just made me burst into tears. Sometimes you stand alone, but you're not alone. Not really.
tbh this scares the holy living shit out of me
The @usdot.bsky.social, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations. “We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer. “We want good enough.”
Government by AI? Trump Administration Plans to Write Regulations Using Artificial Intelligence
The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations. “We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer....
www.propublica.org
January 26, 2026 at 5:48 PM
tbh this scares the holy living shit out of me
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Tiktok is state media now. Queer, trans, liberal, leftist content etc will ask be suppressed going forward.
This morning, I recorded a video on TikTok about why DHS’s arguments for the power to enter homes without judicial warrants in immigration cases are bunk.
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
January 26, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Tiktok is state media now. Queer, trans, liberal, leftist content etc will ask be suppressed going forward.
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You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
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I really really really fucking need Senate Democrats to remember that Republicans filibustered just about every single one of Obama'a cabinet & judicial appointees not because he tried a coup, not because occupied an American city, not because repeatedly broke the law
Senate approves change to filibuster rule after repeated Republican blocks
Historic rule change means presidential nominees require only a simple majority to proceed to Senate confirmation
share.google
January 25, 2026 at 1:37 AM
I really really really fucking need Senate Democrats to remember that Republicans filibustered just about every single one of Obama'a cabinet & judicial appointees not because he tried a coup, not because occupied an American city, not because repeatedly broke the law
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when Bovino or JD Vance says something like this, you know they’re shameless panderers and don’t really care if it’s true. Noem is a robot. but Miller believes. he’s a fascist down to his bones. he thinks what he says is real because it fits his preapproved story, that speaking & believing IS truth
Yeah, Stephen Miller might go down as one of the evilest people in history. An absolute monstrous ghoul causing irreparable harm to the world.
January 24, 2026 at 9:45 PM
when Bovino or JD Vance says something like this, you know they’re shameless panderers and don’t really care if it’s true. Noem is a robot. but Miller believes. he’s a fascist down to his bones. he thinks what he says is real because it fits his preapproved story, that speaking & believing IS truth
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is your house rep on this list? I think call them and just read out the last 24 hours of headlines and tell them you'll remember how they supported the horrors.
Department of Homeland Security spending bill just passed 220-207 with the support of the following Democrats:
• Henry Cuellar
• Tom Suozzi
• Vicente Gonzalez
• Laura Gilles
• Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
• Jared Golden
• Don Davis
• Henry Cuellar
• Tom Suozzi
• Vicente Gonzalez
• Laura Gilles
• Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
• Jared Golden
• Don Davis
January 22, 2026 at 10:04 PM
is your house rep on this list? I think call them and just read out the last 24 hours of headlines and tell them you'll remember how they supported the horrors.
that last repost was because I'm not going to watch the video - I don't recommend watching any of the videos unless you feel you need to witness in detail - but I do think it matters exactly what happened. exactly how brutal they are. I don't watch the videos, but we need the truth.
January 24, 2026 at 4:10 PM
that last repost was because I'm not going to watch the video - I don't recommend watching any of the videos unless you feel you need to witness in detail - but I do think it matters exactly what happened. exactly how brutal they are. I don't watch the videos, but we need the truth.
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I counted 12 rounds put into that unarmed man already on the ground with 4 ICE on top of him & actively pistol-whipping his head. From a least 2, possibly 3 Agents.
Just another daylight, streetside public execution from the Federal Government.
Just another daylight, streetside public execution from the Federal Government.
There’s a video of another ICE murder, either make sure your media settings are right, get off for a while, or be ready.
January 24, 2026 at 3:57 PM
I counted 12 rounds put into that unarmed man already on the ground with 4 ICE on top of him & actively pistol-whipping his head. From a least 2, possibly 3 Agents.
Just another daylight, streetside public execution from the Federal Government.
Just another daylight, streetside public execution from the Federal Government.
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BREAKING: Now that TikTok is under US-based ownership, the social media app potentially collects more detailed information about its users, including precise location data.
My latest for @wired.com:
www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
My latest for @wired.com:
www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes
According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US.
www.wired.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:48 PM
BREAKING: Now that TikTok is under US-based ownership, the social media app potentially collects more detailed information about its users, including precise location data.
My latest for @wired.com:
www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
My latest for @wired.com:
www.wired.com/story/tiktok...