Abby McDonald
@abbymcdonald.bsky.social
New York Times Bestselling novelist & screenwriter. England > LA. Bridgerton | Jingle Bell Heist.
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"He wanted to look but at the same time he felt disgust & held back. For a time he struggled & covered his eyes. Then desire got the better of him. He rushed over & forced his eyes wide open, saying 'There you are, curse you. Have a really good look. Isn’t it a lovely sight?'"
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November 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
"He wanted to look but at the same time he felt disgust & held back. For a time he struggled & covered his eyes. Then desire got the better of him. He rushed over & forced his eyes wide open, saying 'There you are, curse you. Have a really good look. Isn’t it a lovely sight?'"
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Reddit has a copy of the non paywall if, like me, you cannot look away.
November 22, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Reddit has a copy of the non paywall if, like me, you cannot look away.
I have 162 works / editions in this database across 6 names. Indie authors, be sure to check!
There are tons of graphic novels, academic papers, film and TV scripts, & prose novels/nonfiction on the LibGen list Anthropic used.
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As settlement approaches, make it easy for the class action lawyers to contact you! Here’s how
Part 1: is your work in Libgen?
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Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
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August 27, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I have 162 works / editions in this database across 6 names. Indie authors, be sure to check!
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your honor in my culture it’s actually very common to rob the Bellagio
August 21, 2025 at 4:13 AM
your honor in my culture it’s actually very common to rob the Bellagio
AI slop creator: Privileged elites are CRUELLY HAZING US by GATEKEEPING artistic skill and the masses WILL NOT STAND FOR IT!
Dude who learned how to draw: ????
Dude who learned how to draw: ????
August 18, 2025 at 7:52 PM
AI slop creator: Privileged elites are CRUELLY HAZING US by GATEKEEPING artistic skill and the masses WILL NOT STAND FOR IT!
Dude who learned how to draw: ????
Dude who learned how to draw: ????
I clearly have curated the wrong feed because NOBODY IS POSTING ABOUT THE NEW OFFICIAL TAYLOR SWIFT COUNTDOWN AND POSSIBLE TS12 RELEASE!
August 12, 2025 at 2:22 AM
I clearly have curated the wrong feed because NOBODY IS POSTING ABOUT THE NEW OFFICIAL TAYLOR SWIFT COUNTDOWN AND POSSIBLE TS12 RELEASE!
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honestly "the chatbots are essentially the fae" would probably be better for normies as a mental model
I truly think the fact that computers can now parse and respond in natural language, with the tint of a human personality, causes these systems to bypass the critical faculties of many people. AI becomes a mythcal hybrid creature, and we become fascinated in it, and grant it reverence.
It really does feel like a lot of formerly reasonable people have been infected by some sort of terrifying brain parasite when it comes to unthinking and total acceptance of using AI tools
August 10, 2025 at 3:32 AM
honestly "the chatbots are essentially the fae" would probably be better for normies as a mental model
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girls love it when netherfield park is let at last
August 9, 2025 at 2:37 AM
girls love it when netherfield park is let at last
Dramatic things are NOT supposed to happen on the Gilded Age, dammit!
August 4, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Dramatic things are NOT supposed to happen on the Gilded Age, dammit!
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Some people say criticism is dead. I say show them this.
July 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Some people say criticism is dead. I say show them this.
It’s really very simple! It turns out that, when given the economic and reproductive freedom we have never enjoyed before, many more women CHOOSE not to have children than any economists expected. The desire for motherhood may not, in fact, be innate to women’s DNA!
The universality of this trend, despite *wildly* different cultural, political, economic and social differences across the world is one of the most fascinating phenomena on the planet right now.
This is actually kind of crazy and again implies it's not really any specific country's policies. But it does continue to support my "video games got too fun, more fun than baby" theory.
July 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
It’s really very simple! It turns out that, when given the economic and reproductive freedom we have never enjoyed before, many more women CHOOSE not to have children than any economists expected. The desire for motherhood may not, in fact, be innate to women’s DNA!
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tiffany they were gay
July 15, 2025 at 5:41 PM
tiffany they were gay
I’ll take your copaganda TV and raise you mainstream legal TV shows that help most people believe that, if/when accused of a crime, the justice system will always provide them with fair due process and their day in court, administrated by officials acting in pursuit of the truth.
July 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I’ll take your copaganda TV and raise you mainstream legal TV shows that help most people believe that, if/when accused of a crime, the justice system will always provide them with fair due process and their day in court, administrated by officials acting in pursuit of the truth.
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If you ever think English isn’t a needlessly complicated language just remember that read and lead rhyme and read and lead rhyme but read and lead don't rhyme, and neither do read and lead.
July 5, 2025 at 8:39 PM
If you ever think English isn’t a needlessly complicated language just remember that read and lead rhyme and read and lead rhyme but read and lead don't rhyme, and neither do read and lead.
Having a full backyard firework show on July 5th should be illegal I JUST GOT MY POOR BABY PET THROUGH LAST NIGHT YOU WANKERS!
July 6, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Having a full backyard firework show on July 5th should be illegal I JUST GOT MY POOR BABY PET THROUGH LAST NIGHT YOU WANKERS!
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it is really weird that publishing decided that instead of having a marketing budget, writers should just become cult leaders
June 14, 2025 at 7:39 AM
it is really weird that publishing decided that instead of having a marketing budget, writers should just become cult leaders
The Materialists is FANTASTIC. It is very funny in places and very romantic in places but it is not a classic romcom despite what the marketing may want you to think? I adored it.
June 13, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The Materialists is FANTASTIC. It is very funny in places and very romantic in places but it is not a classic romcom despite what the marketing may want you to think? I adored it.
Lord, give me the confidence of the man sitting down to brunch beside me at 11.20am who just casually remarked that his international flight leaves IN TWO HOURS. Sir, SIR!
June 8, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Lord, give me the confidence of the man sitting down to brunch beside me at 11.20am who just casually remarked that his international flight leaves IN TWO HOURS. Sir, SIR!
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The leopards
They are eating each other
yes
YES
The leopards are HUNGRY
They are eating each other
yes
YES
The leopards are HUNGRY
June 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The leopards
They are eating each other
yes
YES
The leopards are HUNGRY
They are eating each other
yes
YES
The leopards are HUNGRY
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If you've let your guard down? It is time to be vigilant.
May 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
If you've let your guard down? It is time to be vigilant.
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LEVERAGE meeting 2008: “The trick is, slide the social critique in behind the fun. I don’t want to push.”
ME IN EDITING IN 2024: “Do we have a take of the white techbro chasing our heroine with an ax screaming ‘THIS IS EFFECTIVE ALTRUISM!!’ where he looks directly into the camera? No? Damn.”
ME IN EDITING IN 2024: “Do we have a take of the white techbro chasing our heroine with an ax screaming ‘THIS IS EFFECTIVE ALTRUISM!!’ where he looks directly into the camera? No? Damn.”
May 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
LEVERAGE meeting 2008: “The trick is, slide the social critique in behind the fun. I don’t want to push.”
ME IN EDITING IN 2024: “Do we have a take of the white techbro chasing our heroine with an ax screaming ‘THIS IS EFFECTIVE ALTRUISM!!’ where he looks directly into the camera? No? Damn.”
ME IN EDITING IN 2024: “Do we have a take of the white techbro chasing our heroine with an ax screaming ‘THIS IS EFFECTIVE ALTRUISM!!’ where he looks directly into the camera? No? Damn.”
“Is it worth planting seeds in THIS soil?” is a question all creatives need to ask about EVERY so-called opportunity and collaboration (grim pun intended).
I see soooooooo many great writers putting so much of their time, effort, skill and money squarely in the lap of a really evil and untrustworthy company.
Morality questions aside: is it worth planting seeds in THIS soil, in this moment? Does it seem likely to pay off? So many alternatives!
Morality questions aside: is it worth planting seeds in THIS soil, in this moment? Does it seem likely to pay off? So many alternatives!
Substack Cofounder Defends Commercial Relationships with Nazis | TechPolicy.Press
Helping Nazis grow subscription newsletter businesses is ultimately best for the world, reasons Hamish McKenzie.
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May 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
“Is it worth planting seeds in THIS soil?” is a question all creatives need to ask about EVERY so-called opportunity and collaboration (grim pun intended).
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Love in the Time of *Gestures Frantically*
May 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Love in the Time of *Gestures Frantically*
Ask a tech company how they feel about patents and they’ll suddenly get real interested in enforcing intellectual property rights.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
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May 26, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Ask a tech company how they feel about patents and they’ll suddenly get real interested in enforcing intellectual property rights.