Stina Leicht
@stinaleicht.bsky.social
SFF #author PERSEPHONE STATION, LOKI'S RING she/they Feminist queer ADHD PTSD Dyslexic. Agent: Hannah Bowman Publisher: Saga Press
New SF/Space Opera coming soon: HELIX FALLS
New SF/Space Opera coming soon: HELIX FALLS
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Stina Leicht
@stinaleicht.bsky.social
· May 14
Trump administration fires top copyright official days after firing Librarian of Congress
The Trump administration has fired the nation’s top copyright official, Shira Perlmutter. The move comes days after the abrupt termination of the head of the Library of Congress, which oversees the U....
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i’m serious. if you want to fuck over the whole ai business model, support the library of congress. stealing all the books, poems, art, film… every creative thing supposedly copyright protected feeding it to ai for profit? turns out that’s not fair use.
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lol. [sigh] yeah.
folks sticking their heads through the door and shouting "y'all still hate AI?" and getting sad when everyone screams "YES YOU FUCKER" is such a fun holiday game for the whole family.
November 26, 2025 at 11:03 PM
lol. [sigh] yeah.
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I went to PT today for this repetitive strain injury so your Star Wars books can have signed book plates. Go request below to make it worthwhile!
Who wants hot droids and signed bookplates? The preorder campaign for Star Wars Outlaws: Low Red Moon is now live! Submit your info here for a free bookplate: readstarwars.com/lrm-preorder
I signed so many of them that I aggravated my repetitive strain injury, so please take advantage of my pain!
I signed so many of them that I aggravated my repetitive strain injury, so please take advantage of my pain!
November 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I went to PT today for this repetitive strain injury so your Star Wars books can have signed book plates. Go request below to make it worthwhile!
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Since the library is a topic of conversation, did you know you cam become a recurring donor to your local Friends of the Library, if your community has one? They're nonprofits that support your library with materials, programming, and events. :)
November 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Since the library is a topic of conversation, did you know you cam become a recurring donor to your local Friends of the Library, if your community has one? They're nonprofits that support your library with materials, programming, and events. :)
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Bibi does so much for the disabled community and now it's our turn to help her!
I've updated the goal to include some transportation and other costs since I won't be able to drive when I have my surgery. And will need to make it to my post surgery appointments. Any help is appreciated!
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 67% of goal on Ko-fi!
ko-fi.com/bibiblossoms...
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 67% of goal on Ko-fi!
ko-fi.com/bibiblossoms...
Support Bibi
Support Bibi
ko-fi.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Bibi does so much for the disabled community and now it's our turn to help her!
this is so much easier. i used to have to bake EIGHT because we attended at least 2 or 3 thanksgivings and everyone wanted pumpkin plus something totally different.
November 26, 2025 at 10:23 PM
this is so much easier. i used to have to bake EIGHT because we attended at least 2 or 3 thanksgivings and everyone wanted pumpkin plus something totally different.
two pies in the oven. two to go.
November 26, 2025 at 10:16 PM
two pies in the oven. two to go.
same
They say nothing good comes from hate, but when I see artists hating on AI, it makes me immediately like them and want to check out their work.
November 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
same
am i the only one who (when forced to interact with ai) sees just a more sophisticated version of clippy?
November 26, 2025 at 7:44 PM
am i the only one who (when forced to interact with ai) sees just a more sophisticated version of clippy?
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Hubby @kundalinisteve.bsky.social and I have collected donations to a charity fund for those in need at the holidays.
Reach out if you need a little extra money via PayPal to get by.
It's not enough for rent or a car payment, but it's enough for groceries and smaller gaps.
Reach out if you need a little extra money via PayPal to get by.
It's not enough for rent or a car payment, but it's enough for groceries and smaller gaps.
November 26, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Hubby @kundalinisteve.bsky.social and I have collected donations to a charity fund for those in need at the holidays.
Reach out if you need a little extra money via PayPal to get by.
It's not enough for rent or a car payment, but it's enough for groceries and smaller gaps.
Reach out if you need a little extra money via PayPal to get by.
It's not enough for rent or a car payment, but it's enough for groceries and smaller gaps.
wow. am out of practice re: pie crust. but this first round is always a little sketchy. i really should bake regardless of the time of year. but the kitchen gets so hot and… [shrug] texas.
November 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
wow. am out of practice re: pie crust. but this first round is always a little sketchy. i really should bake regardless of the time of year. but the kitchen gets so hot and… [shrug] texas.
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Who wants FREE BOOKS from THE FUTURE? Instead of waiting for April 2026, read a digital ARC THE PHOTONIC EFFECT right now on @netgalley.bsky.social with an instant Read Now request - no approval required. Get it here: www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
The Photonic Effect
NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley comm...
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November 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Who wants FREE BOOKS from THE FUTURE? Instead of waiting for April 2026, read a digital ARC THE PHOTONIC EFFECT right now on @netgalley.bsky.social with an instant Read Now request - no approval required. Get it here: www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
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fucked UP
The New Yorker obtained memorandums that revealed that the U.S. had agreed to pay Eswatini more than $5 million, and Rwanda $7.5 million, in exchange for accepting foreign-national deportees. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/P__NVj
Disappeared to a Foreign Prison
The Trump Administration is deporting people to countries they have no ties to, where many are being detained indefinitely or forcibly returned to the places they fled. Sarah Stillman reports.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
fucked UP
lunch. and then LET THE PIE-ENING BEGIN!!!
a cartoon character is doing a handstand in front of a large fire
Alt: invader zim is cackling with his arms wide in front of a large fire
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
lunch. and then LET THE PIE-ENING BEGIN!!!
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"I hate corporations, which is why I rob the homes of their minimum wage workers."
November 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"I hate corporations, which is why I rob the homes of their minimum wage workers."
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The number of salmonella cases this year are going to go through the roof.
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The number of salmonella cases this year are going to go through the roof.
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Did I write about an invisible horror so I could talk about the need to be seen?
Would I do that?
😘
Would I do that?
😘
A poignant story about a father and a son and a third person who needs so badly to be acknowledged. Just as much as any person in a society that ignores systemic issues and can crush the human spirit so easily. Still, we persist.
by @wiswell.bsky.social in @reactorsff.bsky.social
by @wiswell.bsky.social in @reactorsff.bsky.social
Phantom View - Reactor
A disabled son care-taking for a disabled father tries to understand the mysterious blur haunting them.
reactormag.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Did I write about an invisible horror so I could talk about the need to be seen?
Would I do that?
😘
Would I do that?
😘
this!
100 yrs ago meds cld be marketed as cure-all. This did great harm as ppl took aspirin 4 cancer, liver-harming meds 4 liver ills etc. Regulation requiring meds to be *for something* reduced harm
Just so, even if LLMs are useful 4 specific things, they must not be marketed as universal search engines
Just so, even if LLMs are useful 4 specific things, they must not be marketed as universal search engines
"LLM search results are even worse."
it depends on the subject
I work with computer programming, and LLMs are very reliable in this field ... also, it's possible to learn *a lot* with LLMs
it depends on the subject
I work with computer programming, and LLMs are very reliable in this field ... also, it's possible to learn *a lot* with LLMs
November 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
this!
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100 yrs ago meds cld be marketed as cure-all. This did great harm as ppl took aspirin 4 cancer, liver-harming meds 4 liver ills etc. Regulation requiring meds to be *for something* reduced harm
Just so, even if LLMs are useful 4 specific things, they must not be marketed as universal search engines
Just so, even if LLMs are useful 4 specific things, they must not be marketed as universal search engines
"LLM search results are even worse."
it depends on the subject
I work with computer programming, and LLMs are very reliable in this field ... also, it's possible to learn *a lot* with LLMs
it depends on the subject
I work with computer programming, and LLMs are very reliable in this field ... also, it's possible to learn *a lot* with LLMs
November 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM
100 yrs ago meds cld be marketed as cure-all. This did great harm as ppl took aspirin 4 cancer, liver-harming meds 4 liver ills etc. Regulation requiring meds to be *for something* reduced harm
Just so, even if LLMs are useful 4 specific things, they must not be marketed as universal search engines
Just so, even if LLMs are useful 4 specific things, they must not be marketed as universal search engines
love this: "The question is whether adoption [of AI] follows sustainable frameworks that deliver genuine local benefit, or extractive patterns that concentrate wealth offshore while imposing infrastructure burdens and environmental costs on local communities."
mumbrella.com.au/how-australi...
mumbrella.com.au/how-australi...
How Australia's creative industries defeated the tech giants on AI copyright
In August, something remarkable happened on Melbourne talkback radio. Caller after caller phoned in—not about the housing crisis or cost of living, but about copyright law. Specifically, about whether...
mumbrella.com.au
November 25, 2025 at 1:15 AM
love this: "The question is whether adoption [of AI] follows sustainable frameworks that deliver genuine local benefit, or extractive patterns that concentrate wealth offshore while imposing infrastructure burdens and environmental costs on local communities."
mumbrella.com.au/how-australi...
mumbrella.com.au/how-australi...
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Never fall for the scam that letting these llm merchants sink and die hurts anyone except the venture capitalists trying to manufacture consent for everyone else to subsidize their monumental failure at their own jobs
One explanation for economic populism in the US is the recurring cycle of bubbles and bailouts that happens without any democratic input
November 24, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Never fall for the scam that letting these llm merchants sink and die hurts anyone except the venture capitalists trying to manufacture consent for everyone else to subsidize their monumental failure at their own jobs
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Who is up for poisoning pirate book sites somehow. Come on, someone should know how to do this
November 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Who is up for poisoning pirate book sites somehow. Come on, someone should know how to do this
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How Australia’s creative industries defeated the tech giants on AI copyright mumbrella.com.au?p=907958
How Australia's creative industries defeated the tech giants on AI copyright
In August, something remarkable happened on Melbourne talkback radio. Caller after caller phoned in—not about the housing crisis or cost of living, but about copyright law. Specifically, about whether...
mumbrella.com.au
November 24, 2025 at 11:20 PM
How Australia’s creative industries defeated the tech giants on AI copyright mumbrella.com.au?p=907958
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your third moment of calm... you know you need it...
November 24, 2025 at 10:39 PM
your third moment of calm... you know you need it...
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NEVER STEAL BOOKS.
GO TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
GO TO GODDAMN FREE! LIBRARIES.
TELL A BOOKSTORE OWNER YOU ARE DESPERATE.
DO. NOT. STEAL. FROM. WRITERS.
GO TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
GO TO GODDAMN FREE! LIBRARIES.
TELL A BOOKSTORE OWNER YOU ARE DESPERATE.
DO. NOT. STEAL. FROM. WRITERS.
November 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
NEVER STEAL BOOKS.
GO TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
GO TO GODDAMN FREE! LIBRARIES.
TELL A BOOKSTORE OWNER YOU ARE DESPERATE.
DO. NOT. STEAL. FROM. WRITERS.
GO TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
GO TO GODDAMN FREE! LIBRARIES.
TELL A BOOKSTORE OWNER YOU ARE DESPERATE.
DO. NOT. STEAL. FROM. WRITERS.
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A judge has permanently blocked Trump's destruction of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Really good news for libraries (and those like me, who love them! www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
Court permanently blocks Trump’s executive order to dismantle federal agency for America’s libraries
Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island struck down the Trump Administration’s attempts to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
www.ala.org
November 24, 2025 at 10:51 PM
A judge has permanently blocked Trump's destruction of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Really good news for libraries (and those like me, who love them! www.ala.org/news/2025/11...