Harry Connolly (he/him)
@byharryconnolly.bsky.social
Nihil veritas erubescit, #StandwithUkraine, pro-raisin, pro-mayonnaise, pro-democracy, I write books you want to read.
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Impeach.
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This moral radicalization happened at all levels in the Union army, very much including Ulysses S. Grant.
A lot of Northerners needed to SEE it to become true believers in the cause. But they did. It’s all there if you listen to the lyrics to The Battle Hymn of the Republic.
A lot of Northerners needed to SEE it to become true believers in the cause. But they did. It’s all there if you listen to the lyrics to The Battle Hymn of the Republic.
“I’ll fight until hell freezes over and then I’ll cut the ice and fight on”
November 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
This moral radicalization happened at all levels in the Union army, very much including Ulysses S. Grant.
A lot of Northerners needed to SEE it to become true believers in the cause. But they did. It’s all there if you listen to the lyrics to The Battle Hymn of the Republic.
A lot of Northerners needed to SEE it to become true believers in the cause. But they did. It’s all there if you listen to the lyrics to The Battle Hymn of the Republic.
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Your motivational post for the day
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Your motivational post for the day
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i'd say it did. the public put a group of thieves, vandals and extremists in office last november and they promptly went about destroying everything that might work to limit their ability to loot, steal and inflicting pain on the people they hate
This whole NYT account about the weaponization of DOJ is beyond disturbing. Kinda feels like the US government fell in January.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
November 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
i'd say it did. the public put a group of thieves, vandals and extremists in office last november and they promptly went about destroying everything that might work to limit their ability to loot, steal and inflicting pain on the people they hate
Socialism is spending tax money on the poor.
Capitalism is spending tax money on the rich.
Capitalism is spending tax money on the rich.
You guys realize that taxing people to pay for services isn't socialism, right? This is just how governments work.
November 17, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Socialism is spending tax money on the poor.
Capitalism is spending tax money on the rich.
Capitalism is spending tax money on the rich.
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I've been pounding the table that Bessent is dangerous because he looks and occasionally sounds the part.
This was Saturday:
"The reason beef prices are so high is because immigrants from South America are bringing their cattle with them"
This was Saturday:
"The reason beef prices are so high is because immigrants from South America are bringing their cattle with them"
November 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I've been pounding the table that Bessent is dangerous because he looks and occasionally sounds the part.
This was Saturday:
"The reason beef prices are so high is because immigrants from South America are bringing their cattle with them"
This was Saturday:
"The reason beef prices are so high is because immigrants from South America are bringing their cattle with them"
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You guys realize that taxing people to pay for services isn't socialism, right? This is just how governments work.
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
You guys realize that taxing people to pay for services isn't socialism, right? This is just how governments work.
The costs of this bullshit administrative burden are going to cost ten times what it might save in refusing to feed hungry Americans.
These incredible fucking assholes.
These application processes are already so deeply burdensome and frustrating.
They are trying to starve people.
These application processes are already so deeply burdensome and frustrating.
They are trying to starve people.
SNAP benefits update: Trump admin says ‘everyone’ will have to reapply
Agriculture secretary Brooke Rollins told Newsmax on Thursday the plan is to “have everyone reapply for their benefits."
www.newsweek.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The costs of this bullshit administrative burden are going to cost ten times what it might save in refusing to feed hungry Americans.
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Lol yeah man all that panic over "a Big Mac will cost $15!" if we raise the minimum wage. Well we didn't raise the minimum wage but a Big Mac is $15 now.
November 16, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Lol yeah man all that panic over "a Big Mac will cost $15!" if we raise the minimum wage. Well we didn't raise the minimum wage but a Big Mac is $15 now.
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My 2022 article on ghostwriting scams: a little dated now but still current: writerbeware.blog/2022/01/24/h...
You can see the other pieces I've written by clicking the Ghostwriting Scams tag on the Writer Beware blog. Angela Hoy's Writers Weekly has also been reporting on this type of scam.
You can see the other pieces I've written by clicking the Ghostwriting Scams tag on the Writer Beware blog. Angela Hoy's Writers Weekly has also been reporting on this type of scam.
Good article on the targeting of Australian authors by scammers posing as publishing service providers (I've been reporting on these scams since 2022--one of the markers for them is that, unlike other publishing scams, they sell ghostwriting services) www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Lost in the plot: how would-be authors were fooled by AI staff and virtual offices in suspected global publishing scam
Book publishing websites in Australia, the UK and New Zealand appear to be using fake testimonials and AI staff pages to lure aspiring writers into handing over their money
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
My 2022 article on ghostwriting scams: a little dated now but still current: writerbeware.blog/2022/01/24/h...
You can see the other pieces I've written by clicking the Ghostwriting Scams tag on the Writer Beware blog. Angela Hoy's Writers Weekly has also been reporting on this type of scam.
You can see the other pieces I've written by clicking the Ghostwriting Scams tag on the Writer Beware blog. Angela Hoy's Writers Weekly has also been reporting on this type of scam.
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holy shit, the maginot line can talk
November 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM
holy shit, the maginot line can talk
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Many of them told me to educate myself about Wolverine, Deadpool and Superman.
THEY ARE BEING HELPFUL
THEY ARE BEING HELPFUL
Canadians are so blinded by nerd rage they haven’t put together how implausible it might be that the person currently writing X Men truly doesn’t know they are Canadian superheroes. Lol.
I made a joke about Canada not having superheroes on Threads and it's been two solid days of Canadians yelling at me.
Also, it turns out that the Canadians yelling at me about comics don't actually seem to know anything about comics.
I went away for a day and they're still going.
Also, it turns out that the Canadians yelling at me about comics don't actually seem to know anything about comics.
I went away for a day and they're still going.
November 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Many of them told me to educate myself about Wolverine, Deadpool and Superman.
THEY ARE BEING HELPFUL
THEY ARE BEING HELPFUL
LEO trying to pick a fight with players on the opposing (winning) team.
November 15, 2025 at 8:26 PM
LEO trying to pick a fight with players on the opposing (winning) team.
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Prime example of why the contract between the public and the police is breaking down, regardless of long term crime trends. Thames Valley Police don’t even think it’s their job to investigate this. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Kidlington fly-tipping: Criminals dump mountain of waste in field
The enormous pile of rubbish is called an
www.bbc.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Prime example of why the contract between the public and the police is breaking down, regardless of long term crime trends. Thames Valley Police don’t even think it’s their job to investigate this. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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"History ended in a sealed file, history ended in a silent scream, history ended with the last man warning you that if you tell anyone, you'd end too."
-- HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020)
RIP Virginia Giuffre
-- HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020)
RIP Virginia Giuffre
April 26, 2025 at 3:27 AM
"History ended in a sealed file, history ended in a silent scream, history ended with the last man warning you that if you tell anyone, you'd end too."
-- HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020)
RIP Virginia Giuffre
-- HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020)
RIP Virginia Giuffre
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THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
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Whenever people diss the romance genre or act as if it is by definition second-rate, I think about how genuinely difficult it is to write a truly effective (and non wince-inducing) consensual sex scene (whether cute, fun, passionate, tragic, comedic, horny, moving, etc). Especially an explicit one.
November 14, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Whenever people diss the romance genre or act as if it is by definition second-rate, I think about how genuinely difficult it is to write a truly effective (and non wince-inducing) consensual sex scene (whether cute, fun, passionate, tragic, comedic, horny, moving, etc). Especially an explicit one.
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I'VE BEEN SAYING
What if I told you that the best modern horror anthology series is a Japanese found footage show on youtube called Fake Documentary Q?
バックナンバー - YouTube
m.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I'VE BEEN SAYING
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Automated moderation is bullshit. Exhibit 23948032 —>
Knitwear made with wool from a sanctuary for gay sheep was sent down the runway this week in NYC as part of “I Wool Survive,” a campy knitwear fashion show that event sponsor Grindr describes as the “world’s first truly gay fashion collection.”
November 14, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Automated moderation is bullshit. Exhibit 23948032 —>
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One of the great moments of this was Adam West's phone book entries:
November 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
One of the great moments of this was Adam West's phone book entries:
November 14, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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Klute is leaving the Criterion Channel at the end of the month, and you should watch it, and then maybe read this. if you feel like it, no pressure.
November 14, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Klute is leaving the Criterion Channel at the end of the month, and you should watch it, and then maybe read this. if you feel like it, no pressure.
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Attorney: Can 13-year olds consent to sex?
Republicans: CAN THEY EVER
Republicans: CAN THEY EVER
November 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Attorney: Can 13-year olds consent to sex?
Republicans: CAN THEY EVER
Republicans: CAN THEY EVER