Alex Acks
@katsudon.bsky.social
aka Alex Wells, certified gentlethem. Author, geologist, "asshole geographer," cyclist, cat dad. Union strong and queer as hell. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈✊ All opinions strictly my own. (they/them) https://katsudon.net/
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Alex Acks
@katsudon.bsky.social
· Mar 20
How about some biker space witches organizing labor to fight a monopoly? angryrobotbooks.com/books/hunger... angryrobotbooks.com/books/blood-...
Or steampunk rail pirates in an alternate Denver solving mysteries? queenofswordspress.com/product/murd...
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Or steampunk rail pirates in an alternate Denver solving mysteries? queenofswordspress.com/product/murd...
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20 of my books were stolen and I get zero. The US is the only country that expects us to pay for registration to be included in possible future litigation. It's a huge money making scheme. I accidentally attached the wrong pdf to a submission, they rejected it said I'd have to pay $350 to appeal. 🤯
February 7, 2026 at 4:08 PM
20 of my books were stolen and I get zero. The US is the only country that expects us to pay for registration to be included in possible future litigation. It's a huge money making scheme. I accidentally attached the wrong pdf to a submission, they rejected it said I'd have to pay $350 to appeal. 🤯
Every time I get a new email about the Anthropic class action settlement I just want to fucking cry because it's a reminder that I (and a ton of other writers) have been excluded from even having this tiny crumb of justice because our publishers didn't take the extra step of registering copyright.
February 7, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Every time I get a new email about the Anthropic class action settlement I just want to fucking cry because it's a reminder that I (and a ton of other writers) have been excluded from even having this tiny crumb of justice because our publishers didn't take the extra step of registering copyright.
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Hideous licensing agreement from Red Ogre Review, but what really jumps out at me is the moral rights waiver
Red Ogre (@ogre.red) gets rights to your work upon *submission*.
And those rights are ridiculous. They can change your work, not credit you, use your work for advertising, or put it in an anthology.
Don't submit to this one, folks.
And those rights are ridiculous. They can change your work, not credit you, use your work for advertising, or put it in an anthology.
Don't submit to this one, folks.
February 4, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Hideous licensing agreement from Red Ogre Review, but what really jumps out at me is the moral rights waiver
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One of the wickedest things Wes Streeting has ever done is push politically convenient falsehoods about suicide rates amongst young trans people. We have new data from the National Child Mortality Database that exposes the truth he tried to cover up.
New data shows surge in trans kids’ suicides following healthcare rollbacks | Good Law Project
A freedom of information request by Good Law Project has found that deaths by suicide of trans young people under 18 surged following the withdrawal of gender-affirming healthcare
goodlaw.social
February 7, 2026 at 9:09 AM
One of the wickedest things Wes Streeting has ever done is push politically convenient falsehoods about suicide rates amongst young trans people. We have new data from the National Child Mortality Database that exposes the truth he tried to cover up.
Goodness, but no one does class solidarity like the ultra wealthy.
February 4, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Goodness, but no one does class solidarity like the ultra wealthy.
Clean Energy Group has also prepared a report on the same subject if you'd rather read your depression and anger.
www.cleanegroup.org/publication/...
www.cleanegroup.org/publication/...
The High Cost of AI: How Data Centers Are Reshaping Pennsylvania's Energy Landscape - Clean Energy Group
This report details the impacts of rising energy demand from data centers in Pennsylvania and explains how the current trajectory will increase fossil fuel energy generation, raise energy costs, and w...
www.cleanegroup.org
February 4, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Clean Energy Group has also prepared a report on the same subject if you'd rather read your depression and anger.
www.cleanegroup.org/publication/...
www.cleanegroup.org/publication/...
Might be of interest to some people out here:
Webinar registration: The High Cost of AI: How Data Centers are Reshaping Pennsylvania’s Energy Landscape
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Webinar registration: The High Cost of AI: How Data Centers are Reshaping Pennsylvania’s Energy Landscape
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The High Cost of AI: How Data Centers are Reshaping Pennsylvania’s Energy Landscape . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining...
Pennsylvania has long been a powerful energy exporter, but that legacy has often come at a steep environmental cost. Now, the state is poised to meet energy demand from power-hungry data centers. Penn...
zoom.us
February 4, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Might be of interest to some people out here:
Webinar registration: The High Cost of AI: How Data Centers are Reshaping Pennsylvania’s Energy Landscape
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Webinar registration: The High Cost of AI: How Data Centers are Reshaping Pennsylvania’s Energy Landscape
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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The commonsense reform to concentration camps is not having them.
Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE:
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
February 4, 2026 at 8:50 AM
The commonsense reform to concentration camps is not having them.
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this is literally the critique of crypto that was offered when it was launched, so please, fuck off into the sun
"We've basically funded an elite global pedophile ring since 2015. I feel sick."
Crypto Bros Nauseated After Realizing Bitcoin Itself Was Funded by Jeffrey Epstein
The crypto community is reeling from the discovery that Epstein was a huge backer of early Bitcoin efforts.
trib.al
February 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM
this is literally the critique of crypto that was offered when it was launched, so please, fuck off into the sun
Saw Iron Lung. I enjoyed it! Definitely wasn't what I expected; it took a real swing at being more cosmic horror. For what is quite literally a bottle movie, Mark made really effective use of the single set and did an overall solid job.
January 30, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Saw Iron Lung. I enjoyed it! Definitely wasn't what I expected; it took a real swing at being more cosmic horror. For what is quite literally a bottle movie, Mark made really effective use of the single set and did an overall solid job.
Aaaa it's live! It's live! www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWfs... Short story audiobook. I loved writing this one so much!
Umbric: The Void Between | World of Warcraft
YouTube video by World of Warcraft
www.youtube.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Aaaa it's live! It's live! www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWfs... Short story audiobook. I loved writing this one so much!
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Alex Acks @katsudon.bsky.social's "Wireless". Cool and cozy but not too cosy - steampunk adventures of the fabulous Marta Ramos. Perfect bed-time reading too entertain and soothe a hyperactive PTSD brain.
January 27, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Alex Acks @katsudon.bsky.social's "Wireless". Cool and cozy but not too cosy - steampunk adventures of the fabulous Marta Ramos. Perfect bed-time reading too entertain and soothe a hyperactive PTSD brain.
I have now become peripherally aware of the "abundance" thing and I wish I wasn't cause it's fucking stupid.
January 17, 2026 at 9:19 PM
I have now become peripherally aware of the "abundance" thing and I wish I wasn't cause it's fucking stupid.
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Personal Me: Not in the Twin Cities, but want to help support everyone on the ground? Here’s a good list.
For ease of navigation and sharing, I have turned my little list into a website: standwithminnesota.org
January 14, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Personal Me: Not in the Twin Cities, but want to help support everyone on the ground? Here’s a good list.
Our pathetic manbaby president stating this is explicitly about oil after he's done everything in his power to kill renewable projects that were being built to PROVIDE US ENERGY SECURITY BY FREEING US FROM OIL is truly just the cherry on this flaming dogshit sundae.
January 4, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Our pathetic manbaby president stating this is explicitly about oil after he's done everything in his power to kill renewable projects that were being built to PROVIDE US ENERGY SECURITY BY FREEING US FROM OIL is truly just the cherry on this flaming dogshit sundae.
Left messages for all my Congress people. I'm just so, so angry and upset.
January 4, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Left messages for all my Congress people. I'm just so, so angry and upset.
Highly recommend Chris Hayes' most recent book, The Siren's Call. Touched on a lot of thoughts I've been having. I found the discussion of the kinds of attention and how they work psychologically as well social media from the angle of Marxian alienation very useful. sirenscallbook.com
The Sirens' Call is a new book by Chris Hayes
Learn more about The Sirens' Call, order a copy, and submit your proof of purchase to gain access to a virtual event between author Chris Hayes and Andrew Marantz.
sirenscallbook.com
January 2, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Highly recommend Chris Hayes' most recent book, The Siren's Call. Touched on a lot of thoughts I've been having. I found the discussion of the kinds of attention and how they work psychologically as well social media from the angle of Marxian alienation very useful. sirenscallbook.com
We survived 2025, people. Good work. Now let's do it again. 💪❤️
January 1, 2026 at 4:33 PM
We survived 2025, people. Good work. Now let's do it again. 💪❤️
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"As the data center industry grows across the country, concerns about noise and light pollution, water consumption and energy use are also spreading to largely Black and Brown communities like Prince George’s, whose residents have wrestled with a legacy of environmental racism."
Data centers spark a ‘fight for the soul’ of this mostly Black Maryland county
Concerns over pollution and other impacts of data centers are spreading to Prince George’s County, which has wrestled with a legacy of environmental racism.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:33 PM
"As the data center industry grows across the country, concerns about noise and light pollution, water consumption and energy use are also spreading to largely Black and Brown communities like Prince George’s, whose residents have wrestled with a legacy of environmental racism."
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Show me how you draw / paint horses 🐎
Happy Year of the Horse, folks 💙✨
Happy Year of the Horse, folks 💙✨
January 1, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Show me how you draw / paint horses 🐎
Happy Year of the Horse, folks 💙✨
Happy Year of the Horse, folks 💙✨
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For 2026, would like to see genAI masquerading as "local and handmade" get the boot from craft/art fairs and anywhere working makers earn their living, and for progressive movements to stop using it - you didn't need it before, and 100% don't need it now. Walk the walk as well as talking the talk.
January 1, 2026 at 2:10 PM
For 2026, would like to see genAI masquerading as "local and handmade" get the boot from craft/art fairs and anywhere working makers earn their living, and for progressive movements to stop using it - you didn't need it before, and 100% don't need it now. Walk the walk as well as talking the talk.