Kara Babcock
@tachyondecay.net
Car-uh, she/her. Your favourite comfort podcaster: @prophecygirls.ca
Book reviewer: kara.reviews
Other nonsense: tachyondecay.net
Freelance copyeditor.
Teacher.
Knitter.
Book reviewer: kara.reviews
Other nonsense: tachyondecay.net
Freelance copyeditor.
Teacher.
Knitter.
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Kara Babcock
@tachyondecay.net
· Jul 8
Periodic reminder I am a freelance copyeditor for indie authors and academics. From novels to dissertations, I love helping you clarify and correct your work! DM me for more info, and share this post, please. 😊
We love it when Messenger starts silently chewing through my extremely limited data bucket during a video call even though I am connected to WiFi 😭 RIP half my month's data seven days into the billing cycle
November 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
We love it when Messenger starts silently chewing through my extremely limited data bucket during a video call even though I am connected to WiFi 😭 RIP half my month's data seven days into the billing cycle
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There's someone arguing with me on Tiktok about whether or not the Oz books were written for children. They think they weren't because "most children couldn't read or afford books in the 1900's" and I am now taking to the bottle. Because this is not a bot.
November 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
There's someone arguing with me on Tiktok about whether or not the Oz books were written for children. They think they weren't because "most children couldn't read or afford books in the 1900's" and I am now taking to the bottle. Because this is not a bot.
Why did no one tell me Bertrand Russell was such a slut
November 30, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Why did no one tell me Bertrand Russell was such a slut
MeUndies abruptly increased its shipping rate to Canada from US$3 to US$18.95.
I get it, times are tough, free shipping was always a lie, etc. But that's still A MASSIVE jump.
Buh-bye.
I get it, times are tough, free shipping was always a lie, etc. But that's still A MASSIVE jump.
Buh-bye.
November 30, 2025 at 2:41 PM
MeUndies abruptly increased its shipping rate to Canada from US$3 to US$18.95.
I get it, times are tough, free shipping was always a lie, etc. But that's still A MASSIVE jump.
Buh-bye.
I get it, times are tough, free shipping was always a lie, etc. But that's still A MASSIVE jump.
Buh-bye.
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The federal government is flouting legal orders and agreements and harming children in the process.
Matawa First Nations is a non-profit tribal council that supports nine First Nations in north-western Ontario and they have had to declare a state of emergency due to the federal government’s funding cuts.
Non-profit tribal council declares state of emergency over federal budget cuts | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The federal government is flouting legal orders and agreements and harming children in the process.
I'm struggling as a teacher to meet this moment's demand for media literacy skills. In the face of rising authoritarianism, sources we once considered at least mostly reliable are now the complete opposite. Meanwhile, my students get all their info from AI TikToks. What do? 😭
The White House’s new anti-media website includes denunciations of:
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
November 30, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I'm struggling as a teacher to meet this moment's demand for media literacy skills. In the face of rising authoritarianism, sources we once considered at least mostly reliable are now the complete opposite. Meanwhile, my students get all their info from AI TikToks. What do? 😭
Crave app isn’t working because Bell/Shaw/Rogers suuuuuuuuck and so I’m just watching KPop Demon Hunters again.
November 29, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Crave app isn’t working because Bell/Shaw/Rogers suuuuuuuuck and so I’m just watching KPop Demon Hunters again.
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GOOD NEWS! Researchers have made a HUGE breakthrough towards a UNIVERSAL antiviral. By targeting sugar molecules found on the surface of many viruses that SHARE structural similarities, they identified FOUR compounds that successfully BLOCKED infections from SEVEN different viruses.
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have made a HUGE breakthrough towards a UNIVERSAL antiviral. By targeting sugar molecules found on the surface of many viruses that SHARE structural similarities, they identified FOUR compounds that successfully BLOCKED infections from SEVEN different viruses.
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I think it’s bad, actually, to play political chess with Indigenous rights.
November 27, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I think it’s bad, actually, to play political chess with Indigenous rights.
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tech bro: i have made Artificial General Intelligence
programmer: you fucked up a perfectly good calculator is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
programmer: you fucked up a perfectly good calculator is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
I’ve been running around asking tech execs and academics if language was the same as intelligence for over a year now - and, well, it isn’t. @benjaminjriley.bsky.social explains how the bubble is built on ignoring cutting-edge research into the science of thought www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
November 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
tech bro: i have made Artificial General Intelligence
programmer: you fucked up a perfectly good calculator is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
programmer: you fucked up a perfectly good calculator is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
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www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h... "please, buy new phone. the economy is dying" is an incredible gaslight
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing economy
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever before, and while it may be consumer smart, it comes at a cost to work productivity and the U.S. economy.
www.cnbc.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:40 PM
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h... "please, buy new phone. the economy is dying" is an incredible gaslight
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can’t fucking catch a breath
make it stop
make it stop
November 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
can’t fucking catch a breath
make it stop
make it stop
After like 10 years of posting exclusively knitting pics on my Instagram main, the algorithm has finally started showing me knitting/crochet content … on my other, non-knitting account
November 25, 2025 at 1:22 PM
After like 10 years of posting exclusively knitting pics on my Instagram main, the algorithm has finally started showing me knitting/crochet content … on my other, non-knitting account
It's Tuesday, which means it's almost the weekend 🤞
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
It's Tuesday, which means it's almost the weekend 🤞
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The open secret that Thomas King is not Indigenous at all is finally verified, and honestly it's a relief. Having him just confess this instead of going out kicking and screaming like so many before him causes a LOT less harm to Indigenous communities.
It still sucks though.
It still sucks though.
November 24, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The open secret that Thomas King is not Indigenous at all is finally verified, and honestly it's a relief. Having him just confess this instead of going out kicking and screaming like so many before him causes a LOT less harm to Indigenous communities.
It still sucks though.
It still sucks though.
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One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
November 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
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guys, stealing is only punk if you steal from the wealthy & the big corporations -- stealing books is worse than absurd. go to a library ffs
I did a thread a few weeks ago of "authors link your stuff" & one of my author friends who is one emergency away from being homeless had a massive spike in downloads on Anna's Archive from people *who follow me* complaining about how they are poor & should be allowed to steal from other poor people
November 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
guys, stealing is only punk if you steal from the wealthy & the big corporations -- stealing books is worse than absurd. go to a library ffs
There's no excuse for piracy. READING BOOKS ISN'T HARD WHEN YOU'VE GOT A LIBRARY CARD.
I'm seeing some complain their library isn't hitting—that's real. But that means you have to step up and *shudder* be a part of a community working together to solve that problem.
I'm seeing some complain their library isn't hitting—that's real. But that means you have to step up and *shudder* be a part of a community working together to solve that problem.
I did a thread a few weeks ago of "authors link your stuff" & one of my author friends who is one emergency away from being homeless had a massive spike in downloads on Anna's Archive from people *who follow me* complaining about how they are poor & should be allowed to steal from other poor people
November 24, 2025 at 9:58 PM
There's no excuse for piracy. READING BOOKS ISN'T HARD WHEN YOU'VE GOT A LIBRARY CARD.
I'm seeing some complain their library isn't hitting—that's real. But that means you have to step up and *shudder* be a part of a community working together to solve that problem.
I'm seeing some complain their library isn't hitting—that's real. But that means you have to step up and *shudder* be a part of a community working together to solve that problem.
New Bluesky icon is bad and it should feel bad.
November 22, 2025 at 5:36 AM
New Bluesky icon is bad and it should feel bad.
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There need to be social consequences for enacting anti-evidence policies that kill kids.
One of Danielle Smith’s staffers just called me over (??) at an event wanting to say hi.
Once I realized who she was, immediately questioned her about trans rights.
One of Danielle Smith’s staffers just called me over (??) at an event wanting to say hi.
Once I realized who she was, immediately questioned her about trans rights.
November 22, 2025 at 4:28 AM
There need to be social consequences for enacting anti-evidence policies that kill kids.
One of Danielle Smith’s staffers just called me over (??) at an event wanting to say hi.
Once I realized who she was, immediately questioned her about trans rights.
One of Danielle Smith’s staffers just called me over (??) at an event wanting to say hi.
Once I realized who she was, immediately questioned her about trans rights.
I’m sorry, the Pope did WHAT? *looks down at 2025 bingo card* I have the wrong bingo card for this year.
November 22, 2025 at 4:38 AM
I’m sorry, the Pope did WHAT? *looks down at 2025 bingo card* I have the wrong bingo card for this year.
Just got a book promo scam email. It uses FORTY emojis and is truly unhinged, as if the prompt was “neg this book, but make it sound like I’m on three flavours of cocaine.”
Anyway, I was very confused until I figured out the email was actually meant for @authorkaraj.bsky.social 😂
Anyway, I was very confused until I figured out the email was actually meant for @authorkaraj.bsky.social 😂
November 21, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Just got a book promo scam email. It uses FORTY emojis and is truly unhinged, as if the prompt was “neg this book, but make it sound like I’m on three flavours of cocaine.”
Anyway, I was very confused until I figured out the email was actually meant for @authorkaraj.bsky.social 😂
Anyway, I was very confused until I figured out the email was actually meant for @authorkaraj.bsky.social 😂
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Doing this two days before TDoR is particularly vile.
Alberta invokes notwithstanding clause on trio of transgender laws
The Alberta government has invoked the Charter’s notwithstanding clause for the second time in less than a month in this case to protect from legal challenge a trio of laws affecting transgender youth...
www.ctvnews.ca
November 18, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Doing this two days before TDoR is particularly vile.
If only more of our political races were cooperative instead of competitive. This was neat to hear.
(And go follow Rachel; she’s doing great work covering the NDP leadership race and other things!)
(And go follow Rachel; she’s doing great work covering the NDP leadership race and other things!)
🚨NEWS: NDP Leadership Candidate Tony McQuail had a message for his donors on my podcast today:
Don't send him any more money, for now.
Send it to fellow candidate @votetanille.bsky.social until she raises enough to survive the next cut off.
Watch as Tony made news (and almost made us all cry):
Don't send him any more money, for now.
Send it to fellow candidate @votetanille.bsky.social until she raises enough to survive the next cut off.
Watch as Tony made news (and almost made us all cry):
November 20, 2025 at 9:03 PM
If only more of our political races were cooperative instead of competitive. This was neat to hear.
(And go follow Rachel; she’s doing great work covering the NDP leadership race and other things!)
(And go follow Rachel; she’s doing great work covering the NDP leadership race and other things!)
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@melwoods.me: We must not overcomplicate what’s going on here.
This is the Alberta government saying the rights of trans kids to receive life-saving health care, go by their own pronouns at school or play on sport teams don’t matter as much as the Smith government’s right to dictate their lives.
This is the Alberta government saying the rights of trans kids to receive life-saving health care, go by their own pronouns at school or play on sport teams don’t matter as much as the Smith government’s right to dictate their lives.
Danielle Smith Goes Nuclear on Trans Rights | The Tyee
Alberta’s premier is overriding Charter protections. Here’s a fact check on her claims.
thetyee.ca
November 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
@melwoods.me: We must not overcomplicate what’s going on here.
This is the Alberta government saying the rights of trans kids to receive life-saving health care, go by their own pronouns at school or play on sport teams don’t matter as much as the Smith government’s right to dictate their lives.
This is the Alberta government saying the rights of trans kids to receive life-saving health care, go by their own pronouns at school or play on sport teams don’t matter as much as the Smith government’s right to dictate their lives.