Audrey
@aujopts.bsky.social
(She/her) Canadian trans woman working a lot, and hopefully getting back to writing.
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What's with authors just completely ignoring genre conventions in their writing? This book I'm reading has a lady in a giant mech, and she has yet to be fucked by the mech, or fuck somebody else inside the mech. Why is there even a mech in this book?
February 10, 2026 at 12:28 AM
What's with authors just completely ignoring genre conventions in their writing? This book I'm reading has a lady in a giant mech, and she has yet to be fucked by the mech, or fuck somebody else inside the mech. Why is there even a mech in this book?
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Canada must help Cuba. Here is my latest about Canada's long and deep relationship with the island nation, and how Carney's Davos speech turned out to be all talk and no action.
noraloreto.substack.com/p/canada-mus...
noraloreto.substack.com/p/canada-mus...
Canada must support Cuba
"You cannot ‘live within the lie’ of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes the source of your subordination.”
noraloreto.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Canada must help Cuba. Here is my latest about Canada's long and deep relationship with the island nation, and how Carney's Davos speech turned out to be all talk and no action.
noraloreto.substack.com/p/canada-mus...
noraloreto.substack.com/p/canada-mus...
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Make Art (1/4)
February 10, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Make Art (1/4)
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Just wanted to say thanks to the many actual academics working on AI's deleterious effects on social economies and culture replying with links to their work. I'll just quote skeet them here
(I'm not an academic, I'm a hacker and trans rights researcher with some skin in tech and humanities)
(I'm not an academic, I'm a hacker and trans rights researcher with some skin in tech and humanities)
Insightful thread.
I think this argument rhymes with work @ntusikov.bsky.social and I have done using Susan Strange’s knowledge structure concept. AI’s effect on society is primarily in its reconception of knowledge away from “scientific” expertise and toward correlation-driven oracular knowledge.
I think this argument rhymes with work @ntusikov.bsky.social and I have done using Susan Strange’s knowledge structure concept. AI’s effect on society is primarily in its reconception of knowledge away from “scientific” expertise and toward correlation-driven oracular knowledge.
There's a kind of intellectual malaise among a certain kind of socialist that just doesn't understand automation and I think probably comes from not having worked much on or around it.
The prospect of AI as a fantasy capacity to automate labour and free us from drudgery I think corresponds to...
The prospect of AI as a fantasy capacity to automate labour and free us from drudgery I think corresponds to...
February 10, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Just wanted to say thanks to the many actual academics working on AI's deleterious effects on social economies and culture replying with links to their work. I'll just quote skeet them here
(I'm not an academic, I'm a hacker and trans rights researcher with some skin in tech and humanities)
(I'm not an academic, I'm a hacker and trans rights researcher with some skin in tech and humanities)
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My favorite artifact in the "you don't need AI to do art" discourse is, of course, screenwriter Dan O'Bannon's sketch of the facehugger to explain it to Giger.
February 7, 2026 at 6:39 PM
My favorite artifact in the "you don't need AI to do art" discourse is, of course, screenwriter Dan O'Bannon's sketch of the facehugger to explain it to Giger.
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*taps mic* dating apps are just gatchas.
Thank you for your time.
Thank you for your time.
February 7, 2026 at 7:30 PM
*taps mic* dating apps are just gatchas.
Thank you for your time.
Thank you for your time.
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it's bandcamp friday which means i should plug the SLARPG ost for anyone who recently picked up the game from the steam sale :-) beatrixquinn.bandcamp.com/album/super-...
Super Lesbian Animal RPG OST, by beatrix quinn
128 track album
beatrixquinn.bandcamp.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:22 PM
it's bandcamp friday which means i should plug the SLARPG ost for anyone who recently picked up the game from the steam sale :-) beatrixquinn.bandcamp.com/album/super-...
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very excited to have my response included in the latest Boston Review forum against Democratic moderation! here it is, my best argument for why Dems shouldn't "moderate" on transgender rights & LGBTQ issues more generally (as they are inextricably linked): www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
Trans rights aren’t tanking the Democrats.
Julia Serano responds in a forum on “How Not to Defeat Authoritarianism.”
www.bostonreview.net
February 3, 2026 at 4:12 PM
very excited to have my response included in the latest Boston Review forum against Democratic moderation! here it is, my best argument for why Dems shouldn't "moderate" on transgender rights & LGBTQ issues more generally (as they are inextricably linked): www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
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Hi! My birthday is on Friday and from now until midnight that day, I'm offering 30% off annual memberships to my Patreon.
Use code "BDAY" at checkout to get the discount but more importantly you can support trans independent journalism by supporting me over there:
patreon.com/katelynburns
Use code "BDAY" at checkout to get the discount but more importantly you can support trans independent journalism by supporting me over there:
patreon.com/katelynburns
Katelyn Burns | Patreon
creating LGBTQ journalism
patreon.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Hi! My birthday is on Friday and from now until midnight that day, I'm offering 30% off annual memberships to my Patreon.
Use code "BDAY" at checkout to get the discount but more importantly you can support trans independent journalism by supporting me over there:
patreon.com/katelynburns
Use code "BDAY" at checkout to get the discount but more importantly you can support trans independent journalism by supporting me over there:
patreon.com/katelynburns
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reskeet if you know HRT should be available over the counter under informed consent. you can coordinate levels checks with your doctor as necessary.
if you disagree, you're wrong.
if you disagree, you're wrong.
October 30, 2023 at 10:59 PM
reskeet if you know HRT should be available over the counter under informed consent. you can coordinate levels checks with your doctor as necessary.
if you disagree, you're wrong.
if you disagree, you're wrong.
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More specifically, he's cutting the very agencies we need most right now. Agriculture, food safety, foreign affairs, climate change, public health.
January 31, 2026 at 2:16 PM
More specifically, he's cutting the very agencies we need most right now. Agriculture, food safety, foreign affairs, climate change, public health.
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This piece is really good, but because it's not trans related, no one is reading it. lol fuck my chungus life
Busy content day from me:
For my newsletter, I wrote about why the SCOTUS birthright citizenship case and ICE's terrorism has kept me up at night for weeks.
www.burnsnotice.com/ending-birth...
For my newsletter, I wrote about why the SCOTUS birthright citizenship case and ICE's terrorism has kept me up at night for weeks.
www.burnsnotice.com/ending-birth...
Ending Birthright Citizenship Would Let ICE End Democracy
A radical conservative case currently before SCOTUS portends a terrifying political police state ready-made to deport political enemies
I haven't slept well in weeks, I'm sure I'm not alone in this. ...
www.burnsnotice.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:51 AM
This piece is really good, but because it's not trans related, no one is reading it. lol fuck my chungus life
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New from me: More Than 100 Gazans Have Been Accepted to Canadian Universities. Canada Isn’t Letting Them In.
More Than 100 Gazans Have Been Accepted to Canadian Universities. Canada Isn’t Letting Them In.
See a map of the graduate programs they're planning to attend, if the government finally processes their visas
pressprogress.ca
January 27, 2026 at 9:54 PM
New from me: More Than 100 Gazans Have Been Accepted to Canadian Universities. Canada Isn’t Letting Them In.
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If you only listen to my podcast and never watch it, you might miss the funny memes I make.
For example, this week Jamelle made the joke that "Tom Cotton" sounds like the name of the final boss of slavery and so I made this meme for this episode.
For example, this week Jamelle made the joke that "Tom Cotton" sounds like the name of the final boss of slavery and so I made this meme for this episode.
January 27, 2026 at 3:39 AM
If you only listen to my podcast and never watch it, you might miss the funny memes I make.
For example, this week Jamelle made the joke that "Tom Cotton" sounds like the name of the final boss of slavery and so I made this meme for this episode.
For example, this week Jamelle made the joke that "Tom Cotton" sounds like the name of the final boss of slavery and so I made this meme for this episode.
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Cuts to the research & scientific expertise that guard public health - in this case food safety - are very troubling in light of Canada’s weakened ability to rely on US science.
Protecting Canadians requires more, not less, in these areas.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Protecting Canadians requires more, not less, in these areas.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is closing seven of its research operations
Work force will be reduced by about 665 positions, organization says, as part of government’s effort to shrink public service
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Cuts to the research & scientific expertise that guard public health - in this case food safety - are very troubling in light of Canada’s weakened ability to rely on US science.
Protecting Canadians requires more, not less, in these areas.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Protecting Canadians requires more, not less, in these areas.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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The disconnect between spending billions to attract international researchers while cutting research capacity at home.
Btw, the warning signs were always clear. We were told to be quiet, stop fearmongering, wait and see, etc.
From August 2025,
www.science.org/content/arti...
Btw, the warning signs were always clear. We were told to be quiet, stop fearmongering, wait and see, etc.
From August 2025,
www.science.org/content/arti...
Canada plans a 15% budget cut. Scientists are alarmed
Cuts could erase promised boost, researchers fear
www.science.org
January 26, 2026 at 12:48 PM
The disconnect between spending billions to attract international researchers while cutting research capacity at home.
Btw, the warning signs were always clear. We were told to be quiet, stop fearmongering, wait and see, etc.
From August 2025,
www.science.org/content/arti...
Btw, the warning signs were always clear. We were told to be quiet, stop fearmongering, wait and see, etc.
From August 2025,
www.science.org/content/arti...
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"What exactly do you expect Carney to do / not do?"
A thread of 50 specific items (with links, and not in any particular order), a large fraction of which are in line with warning signs we pointed out early on and were told to be quiet, wait and see, or trust his 4D chess acumen.
1/??
A thread of 50 specific items (with links, and not in any particular order), a large fraction of which are in line with warning signs we pointed out early on and were told to be quiet, wait and see, or trust his 4D chess acumen.
1/??
January 22, 2026 at 6:06 PM
"What exactly do you expect Carney to do / not do?"
A thread of 50 specific items (with links, and not in any particular order), a large fraction of which are in line with warning signs we pointed out early on and were told to be quiet, wait and see, or trust his 4D chess acumen.
1/??
A thread of 50 specific items (with links, and not in any particular order), a large fraction of which are in line with warning signs we pointed out early on and were told to be quiet, wait and see, or trust his 4D chess acumen.
1/??
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@youcaughtscott.com says what (I guess) Varoufakis didn't have time to say on Democracy Now this morning:
Details about great points raised — which have been raised by socialists, commies, and anarchist weirdos for years) — and a *terrible* plan to remedy the situation
Details about great points raised — which have been raised by socialists, commies, and anarchist weirdos for years) — and a *terrible* plan to remedy the situation
Carney's Davos Speech Sparks Wave of Sycophantic Coverage
Empty words electrify groveling coverage
readthecatch.ca
January 22, 2026 at 7:24 PM
@youcaughtscott.com says what (I guess) Varoufakis didn't have time to say on Democracy Now this morning:
Details about great points raised — which have been raised by socialists, commies, and anarchist weirdos for years) — and a *terrible* plan to remedy the situation
Details about great points raised — which have been raised by socialists, commies, and anarchist weirdos for years) — and a *terrible* plan to remedy the situation
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Now that the cat's out of the bag
SURPRISE
I am incredibly proud to say I got to write the OFFICIAL PREQUEL COMIC to LIFE IS STRANGE: REUNION with the amazing Claudia Leonardi on art. Writing Max and Chloe has been a genuine dream come true and I can't wait for y'all to reunite with them in March!
SURPRISE
I am incredibly proud to say I got to write the OFFICIAL PREQUEL COMIC to LIFE IS STRANGE: REUNION with the amazing Claudia Leonardi on art. Writing Max and Chloe has been a genuine dream come true and I can't wait for y'all to reunite with them in March!
January 20, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Now that the cat's out of the bag
SURPRISE
I am incredibly proud to say I got to write the OFFICIAL PREQUEL COMIC to LIFE IS STRANGE: REUNION with the amazing Claudia Leonardi on art. Writing Max and Chloe has been a genuine dream come true and I can't wait for y'all to reunite with them in March!
SURPRISE
I am incredibly proud to say I got to write the OFFICIAL PREQUEL COMIC to LIFE IS STRANGE: REUNION with the amazing Claudia Leonardi on art. Writing Max and Chloe has been a genuine dream come true and I can't wait for y'all to reunite with them in March!
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Glitch Productions says they have a BIG announcement on January 23rd.
January 21, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Glitch Productions says they have a BIG announcement on January 23rd.
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TUBI or not TUBI? lolzzzzzz that's right THE PEOPLE'S JOKER is now available to watch for FREE on TUBI! We also just dropped a bunch of new merch at the yeyostore (check it below). It's the best day of your life!
January 21, 2026 at 8:34 AM
TUBI or not TUBI? lolzzzzzz that's right THE PEOPLE'S JOKER is now available to watch for FREE on TUBI! We also just dropped a bunch of new merch at the yeyostore (check it below). It's the best day of your life!
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This is the video game my brother is making. Unspeakably proud.
❄️⛸️❄️It was amazing to show the first peek of the game to people at @mivsmagfest.bsky.social ❄️⛸️❄️
January 19, 2026 at 1:28 PM
This is the video game my brother is making. Unspeakably proud.
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nimrod campbell and the laboratory of yakub is a 2d point-and-click adventure game written by @netscape.bsky.social and yours truly. set in the year 1936, our game follows a trio of protagonists as they race against nazis and black muslim militants to unlock the secrets of the evil scientist yakub.
January 10, 2026 at 11:31 PM
nimrod campbell and the laboratory of yakub is a 2d point-and-click adventure game written by @netscape.bsky.social and yours truly. set in the year 1936, our game follows a trio of protagonists as they race against nazis and black muslim militants to unlock the secrets of the evil scientist yakub.