Kara Babcock
@tachyondecay.net
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Freelance copyeditor.
Teacher.
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Book reviewer: kara.reviews
Other nonsense: tachyondecay.net
Freelance copyeditor.
Teacher.
Knitter.
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Kara Babcock
@tachyondecay.net
· Dec 12
Reminder I'm a freelance copyeditor for hire! I specialize in academic work—just finished up a dissertation—as well as novels by indie authors. I love working with words, and I'll help make yours more consistent, accurate, and clear! Please share to boost. 😊
A bunch of 90s TV shows from my childhood are available on Tubi! I'm going to rewatch them out of nostalgia but also as a sanity check of "am I remembering that right?" So many blurry core memories.
February 3, 2026 at 3:57 AM
A bunch of 90s TV shows from my childhood are available on Tubi! I'm going to rewatch them out of nostalgia but also as a sanity check of "am I remembering that right?" So many blurry core memories.
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Neil Gaiman is crawling out of his bog two years after sexual assault allegations to play the sweet old fantasy uncle again -- complete with name-dropping that book you like & his twee "make good art" catchphrase -- all in order to (of course) sell you his upcoming book. Don't you dare fall for it.
February 2, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Neil Gaiman is crawling out of his bog two years after sexual assault allegations to play the sweet old fantasy uncle again -- complete with name-dropping that book you like & his twee "make good art" catchphrase -- all in order to (of course) sell you his upcoming book. Don't you dare fall for it.
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no thank you I will not be engaging with an attempted neil gaiman redemption tour
It brings me no joy to report that Ne*l Gaim*n has broken his silence in the dumbest, least effective way possible: by telling his Instagram followers to read Substack posts (written by somebody else) that allegedly prove the allegations are just a "smear campaign"
Oh and he's writing a new novel 🤮
Oh and he's writing a new novel 🤮
Neil Gaiman on Instagram
12K likes, 0 comments - neilhimself on February 2, 2026
www.instagram.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:17 PM
no thank you I will not be engaging with an attempted neil gaiman redemption tour
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I looked at the "Neil Gaiman Innocent" Substack so you don't have to, and this is most of it: Claiming that a *cover story* in *New York Magazine* was published without fact-checking, despite the fact that doing so would open them to a massive lawsuit from one of the richest authors working today.
February 2, 2026 at 8:25 PM
I looked at the "Neil Gaiman Innocent" Substack so you don't have to, and this is most of it: Claiming that a *cover story* in *New York Magazine* was published without fact-checking, despite the fact that doing so would open them to a massive lawsuit from one of the richest authors working today.
I know we're all enjoying our collective primal scream over the Files, but please continue basic verification before you repost someone. I'm seeing a lot of fake emails circulating.
February 1, 2026 at 5:08 PM
I know we're all enjoying our collective primal scream over the Files, but please continue basic verification before you repost someone. I'm seeing a lot of fake emails circulating.
Current fave social media trend: librarians posting videos of them playing Go Fish using the various back cover photos of prolific authors 😂
February 1, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Current fave social media trend: librarians posting videos of them playing Go Fish using the various back cover photos of prolific authors 😂
Live at twitch.tv/tachyondecay
Checking it out Fort Solis!
Checking it out Fort Solis!
February 1, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Live at twitch.tv/tachyondecay
Checking it out Fort Solis!
Checking it out Fort Solis!
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Canadians horrified by what ICE is doing should realize the RCMP uses the same tactics domestically against Indigenous people and yet barely anyone speaks up.
Journalists have been arrested just for trying to cover it
Journalists have been arrested just for trying to cover it
Carol Linnitt, co-founder and editor-in-chief, provides an update on The Narwhal’s court case against the RCMP. Amber Bracken finished cross-examination late Jan. 28. It took more than 12 hours.
To learn more about the trial visit www.thenarwhal.ca/press-freedom
To learn more about the trial visit www.thenarwhal.ca/press-freedom
January 30, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Canadians horrified by what ICE is doing should realize the RCMP uses the same tactics domestically against Indigenous people and yet barely anyone speaks up.
Journalists have been arrested just for trying to cover it
Journalists have been arrested just for trying to cover it
Fairly sure I got called by an AI agent from my bank trying to sell my credit cards. There was this slight pause between when I finished talking and the caller spoke, and the responses felt real ChatGPTy—but I HATE that I can't tell. I didn't want to risk being wrong and being rude to a real person!
January 31, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Fairly sure I got called by an AI agent from my bank trying to sell my credit cards. There was this slight pause between when I finished talking and the caller spoke, and the responses felt real ChatGPTy—but I HATE that I can't tell. I didn't want to risk being wrong and being rude to a real person!
People keep asking me how it's going, and I struggle to say, "I'm personally doing quite well, yet the world is on fire, our democratically elected governments have been captured by fascist death capitalists, and I'm struggling to teach basic media literacy and critical thinking" in a concise way.
January 28, 2026 at 1:00 PM
People keep asking me how it's going, and I struggle to say, "I'm personally doing quite well, yet the world is on fire, our democratically elected governments have been captured by fascist death capitalists, and I'm struggling to teach basic media literacy and critical thinking" in a concise way.
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When you need a legendary rock star to do the absolute weirdest thing, accept no substitutes: make it Neil Young. bsky.app/profile/raws...
Rock legend Neil Young gifted his entire music archive to Greenland residents.
Rock legend gifts entire music archive to Greenland in sharp Trump rebuke
Rock legend Neil Young gifted his entire music archive to Greenland residents. Young, a vocal critic of President Donald Trump, said he hoped the offering “will ease some of the unwarranted stress…you are experiencing from our unpopular and hopefully temporary government,” Pitchfork reported Tuesday...
bit.ly
January 28, 2026 at 12:45 AM
When you need a legendary rock star to do the absolute weirdest thing, accept no substitutes: make it Neil Young. bsky.app/profile/raws...
One day, when Ted Sarandos faces judgment, I would like part of his punishment to be writing eternally a list of every show Netflix cancelled after one season
January 27, 2026 at 1:47 AM
One day, when Ted Sarandos faces judgment, I would like part of his punishment to be writing eternally a list of every show Netflix cancelled after one season
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The universe is too fucking fabulous for capitalism and Nazis y’all
www.scientificamerican.com/article/jwst...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/jwst...
JWST unveils most intricate map yet of cosmic dark matter
Astronomers puzzled out minuscule distortions in images of faraway galaxies taken by JWST in order to chart the invisible
www.scientificamerican.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:23 AM
The universe is too fucking fabulous for capitalism and Nazis y’all
www.scientificamerican.com/article/jwst...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/jwst...
I feel weird reposting so much about American politics, but I feel like it's so connected to what's happening in Canada. The fascism is manifesting differently here, but make no mistake: it's here. And we need to fight it.
January 27, 2026 at 12:31 AM
I feel weird reposting so much about American politics, but I feel like it's so connected to what's happening in Canada. The fascism is manifesting differently here, but make no mistake: it's here. And we need to fight it.
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Exactly right.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
They are wounded and flailing. Press the advantage.
January 27, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Exactly right.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
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This seems relevant somehow...
January 26, 2026 at 11:52 PM
This seems relevant somehow...
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Current status of the fundraisers for those killed by ICE:
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
January 26, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Current status of the fundraisers for those killed by ICE:
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
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We are all drowning in a pool of systemic propaganda so I understand why the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti feel esp shocking and I think it is important to do the internal work of asking yourself, if this applies to you, why the deaths of immigrants/Black folks don't shock in the same way
January 26, 2026 at 1:58 PM
We are all drowning in a pool of systemic propaganda so I understand why the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti feel esp shocking and I think it is important to do the internal work of asking yourself, if this applies to you, why the deaths of immigrants/Black folks don't shock in the same way
A very well-deserved win for a fantastic novel! This was a book that got me caring (albeit very briefly) about football. kara.reviews/one-of-the-b...
January 26, 2026 at 9:53 PM
A very well-deserved win for a fantastic novel! This was a book that got me caring (albeit very briefly) about football. kara.reviews/one-of-the-b...
I’m rewatching Behind the Curve in preparation for showing it to my English class this week. My approach to media literacy this term has been getting them to think about social media + confirmation bias + how we develop our beliefs. Trying to teach the deeper “why” in addition to the how.
January 25, 2026 at 5:46 PM
I’m rewatching Behind the Curve in preparation for showing it to my English class this week. My approach to media literacy this term has been getting them to think about social media + confirmation bias + how we develop our beliefs. Trying to teach the deeper “why” in addition to the how.
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The majority of organizing happening in Minnesota isn’t just peaceful, it’s INVISIBLE. Moms showing up who won’t be interviewed on TV, people whose ICE patrols don’t turn into viral video. The grocery runs, the donations, the people filming bc they happen to be there. Please remember this.
January 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The majority of organizing happening in Minnesota isn’t just peaceful, it’s INVISIBLE. Moms showing up who won’t be interviewed on TV, people whose ICE patrols don’t turn into viral video. The grocery runs, the donations, the people filming bc they happen to be there. Please remember this.
Just discovered I accidentally assigned 10x my phone bill to its budget category in YNAB this month. It’s like a "bank error in your favour" Monopoly card moment, lol 😂
January 25, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Just discovered I accidentally assigned 10x my phone bill to its budget category in YNAB this month. It’s like a "bank error in your favour" Monopoly card moment, lol 😂
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As we grieve for Alex Pretti and Renee Good in MN, please do not forget Victor Manuel Diaz, who died in ICE custody after being taken from here. And all others who have died in their custody.
36-year-old Nicaraguan national Victor Manuel Diaz died in ICE custody on Jan. 14 at Camp East Montana in El Paso.
The Texas Nicaraguan Community on FB reports that his mom last heard from him on Jan. 6, when he told her he was planning to go to Minneapolis to start work in a restaurant. 1/3
The Texas Nicaraguan Community on FB reports that his mom last heard from him on Jan. 6, when he told her he was planning to go to Minneapolis to start work in a restaurant. 1/3
January 25, 2026 at 4:48 AM
As we grieve for Alex Pretti and Renee Good in MN, please do not forget Victor Manuel Diaz, who died in ICE custody after being taken from here. And all others who have died in their custody.
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You could actually structure your moral code around the idea that law enforcement doesn't exist to execute people. You don't have to create perfect victim narratives, you can just refuse to accept that the state gets to kill people.
January 24, 2026 at 9:22 PM
You could actually structure your moral code around the idea that law enforcement doesn't exist to execute people. You don't have to create perfect victim narratives, you can just refuse to accept that the state gets to kill people.
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This is unfortunately, unsurprising. From my perspective, the best advances in education technology are those that broaden access to traditional learning (e.g., an online course that can best replicate an in-person course). There's just no substitute for traditional old-school learning.
Ed tech is profitable. It is also mostly useless
Independent research identifies few learning gains
www.economist.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:06 PM
This is unfortunately, unsurprising. From my perspective, the best advances in education technology are those that broaden access to traditional learning (e.g., an online course that can best replicate an in-person course). There's just no substitute for traditional old-school learning.