K.B. Wagers
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Trans/genderqueer SFF author of the #NeoG series | AND THE MIGHTY WILL FALL is out now!
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Don't forget that Art is Joy
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#Helldivers2 nerd \ #GoAvsGo \ (they/them)
Don't forget that Art is Joy
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K.B. Wagers
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· Nov 26
Space opera standalones for everybody! A little bit of hope, a little bit of sports, a whole lot of competence, and even more queer shenanigans.
They said write your own if you don't see yourself in what you read. So I did. Come join the #NeoG, hopeful spacepunk for difficult times.
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They said write your own if you don't see yourself in what you read. So I did. Come join the #NeoG, hopeful spacepunk for difficult times.
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Re-upping this in case someone needs to hear it going into the weekend and New Years. You aren’t alone— this is the hardest time of the year for so many people, and there’s *nothing* wrong with you if you’re one of them.
The next few days are going to be hard. The fear is palpable. So please, if you’re at all wondering: I wish you could see how much the world needs you. Right now, all that matters is getting to morning.
* thetrevorproject.org/get-help/
* pflag.org/resource/support-hotlines/
* translifeline.org/
* thetrevorproject.org/get-help/
* pflag.org/resource/support-hotlines/
* translifeline.org/
December 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Re-upping this in case someone needs to hear it going into the weekend and New Years. You aren’t alone— this is the hardest time of the year for so many people, and there’s *nothing* wrong with you if you’re one of them.
Important Denver sport facts:
RJ Harvey and Gavin Brindley are both 5'8"
RJ Harvey and Gavin Brindley are both 5'8"
December 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Important Denver sport facts:
RJ Harvey and Gavin Brindley are both 5'8"
RJ Harvey and Gavin Brindley are both 5'8"
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The exec that said "we thought it was farther along then it was" is absolutely the greatest issue right now. Not only is it not capable of doing any of these things on a broad scale, it will do them significantly worse than any employee. Going all in on something to boost stock value that fails.
December 25, 2025 at 11:32 PM
The exec that said "we thought it was farther along then it was" is absolutely the greatest issue right now. Not only is it not capable of doing any of these things on a broad scale, it will do them significantly worse than any employee. Going all in on something to boost stock value that fails.
My favorite rendition. 💚
youtu.be/lpNi5OWhvg8?...
youtu.be/lpNi5OWhvg8?...
John Denver & The Muppets- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
YouTube video by cornbreadobrien
youtu.be
December 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
My favorite rendition. 💚
youtu.be/lpNi5OWhvg8?...
youtu.be/lpNi5OWhvg8?...
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This NHL ad making fun of AI is extremely funny, and I'm surprised I'm saying any of those words together
youtu.be/vjz9JxAsZSg?...
youtu.be/vjz9JxAsZSg?...
AI Can’t NHL
YouTube video by NHL
youtu.be
December 24, 2025 at 12:05 AM
This NHL ad making fun of AI is extremely funny, and I'm surprised I'm saying any of those words together
youtu.be/vjz9JxAsZSg?...
youtu.be/vjz9JxAsZSg?...
"But can't I use the Torment Nexus just a little?"
a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a display of bow ties
Alt: Justin Timberlake stare gif
a white man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a display of bow ties staring at camera
media.tenor.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:44 PM
"But can't I use the Torment Nexus just a little?"
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Some books have portions that are like walking through a dark room and stubbing your toe on every piece of furniture to get a map of where you need to be.
And the only thing worse than doing that is...not doing it.
And the only thing worse than doing that is...not doing it.
December 24, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Some books have portions that are like walking through a dark room and stubbing your toe on every piece of furniture to get a map of where you need to be.
And the only thing worse than doing that is...not doing it.
And the only thing worse than doing that is...not doing it.
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Just a thing about this: a common statement in writing is that you can fix crap, but you can't fix a blank page.
I have heard AI apologists claim that this is why it's fine to generate a first draft.
Now, to be clear, fuck this.
But also: an AI draft is a fucking blank page.
I have heard AI apologists claim that this is why it's fine to generate a first draft.
Now, to be clear, fuck this.
But also: an AI draft is a fucking blank page.
I know I don’t talk about writing much. It is because I am writing so slowly.
But I want you to know that I am taking a part of this story that absolutely sucked and took me months to produce four of the worst chapters I have ever written and in the edit I figured out how to fix it.
But I want you to know that I am taking a part of this story that absolutely sucked and took me months to produce four of the worst chapters I have ever written and in the edit I figured out how to fix it.
December 24, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Just a thing about this: a common statement in writing is that you can fix crap, but you can't fix a blank page.
I have heard AI apologists claim that this is why it's fine to generate a first draft.
Now, to be clear, fuck this.
But also: an AI draft is a fucking blank page.
I have heard AI apologists claim that this is why it's fine to generate a first draft.
Now, to be clear, fuck this.
But also: an AI draft is a fucking blank page.
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Ten thousand fucking percent.
Like, I get it. I get that you're despairing. Shit is rough. But skeeting "we're so fucked" ten times a day accomplishes nothing, alleviates nothing, and contributes to learned helplessness.
In all seriousness, if you feel that welling up? Log off. You need a break.
Like, I get it. I get that you're despairing. Shit is rough. But skeeting "we're so fucked" ten times a day accomplishes nothing, alleviates nothing, and contributes to learned helplessness.
In all seriousness, if you feel that welling up? Log off. You need a break.
Most of all, drop that "we're fucked" mindset. Time to leave that doomerism bullshit behind and focus on doing good.
I want 2026 to be the year where we collectively stop rewarding negativity. Stop bringing others down to bring yourself up. Stop bringing attention to genuinely awful people. Stop ignoring people bringing positive changes to the world. We need more kindness and empathy. I’m dead serious
December 24, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Ten thousand fucking percent.
Like, I get it. I get that you're despairing. Shit is rough. But skeeting "we're so fucked" ten times a day accomplishes nothing, alleviates nothing, and contributes to learned helplessness.
In all seriousness, if you feel that welling up? Log off. You need a break.
Like, I get it. I get that you're despairing. Shit is rough. But skeeting "we're so fucked" ten times a day accomplishes nothing, alleviates nothing, and contributes to learned helplessness.
In all seriousness, if you feel that welling up? Log off. You need a break.
What in the hell is the term for when you're say, using a blender and this goblin in your head is like "Ooo! Stick your hand in!" And you're like "WTF, no."
December 23, 2025 at 5:42 PM
What in the hell is the term for when you're say, using a blender and this goblin in your head is like "Ooo! Stick your hand in!" And you're like "WTF, no."
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1. Keep your eye on the ball, people
That Epstein-Larry Nassar letter has fake written all over it -- N. Virginia postmark, after JE's death, in a handwriting that appears not his own
It's hard not to think DOJ WANTED this out there to then be debunked and thus discredit every mention of Trump...
That Epstein-Larry Nassar letter has fake written all over it -- N. Virginia postmark, after JE's death, in a handwriting that appears not his own
It's hard not to think DOJ WANTED this out there to then be debunked and thus discredit every mention of Trump...
December 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
1. Keep your eye on the ball, people
That Epstein-Larry Nassar letter has fake written all over it -- N. Virginia postmark, after JE's death, in a handwriting that appears not his own
It's hard not to think DOJ WANTED this out there to then be debunked and thus discredit every mention of Trump...
That Epstein-Larry Nassar letter has fake written all over it -- N. Virginia postmark, after JE's death, in a handwriting that appears not his own
It's hard not to think DOJ WANTED this out there to then be debunked and thus discredit every mention of Trump...
Boy do I have news about blue collar jobs....
Peter Navarro: "In an age of AI when all the white collar jobs are going away pretty damn quick, I think maybe it's a good time for people to think about having good blue collar jobs ... give tariffs a chance, because they're working"
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Boy do I have news about blue collar jobs....
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I think this is a really important point. When folks say "no AI" they often don’t mean "I can conceive of no possible use for AI"—they mean "the use cases I’ve been shown do not begin to justify the harms"—that’s not something you respond to by offering another narrow use case
So when I say there is *zero* utility for LLMs, I don't mean there are zero use cases. I mean there are zero use cases that even begin to make up for the damage that's being done.
December 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I think this is a really important point. When folks say "no AI" they often don’t mean "I can conceive of no possible use for AI"—they mean "the use cases I’ve been shown do not begin to justify the harms"—that’s not something you respond to by offering another narrow use case
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This strikes me as just a way to let LLM in the door over at SFWA. You do not a survey to craft a no generative AI policy.
SFWA is doing a survey on LLM use in the industry. You don't need to be a member to submit. Writers/artists/humans need all the advocates we can get, and I hope we can encourage SFWA to take a strong stance. www.sfwa.org/sfwa-survey-...
SFWA Survey on LLM Use in Industry - SFWA - The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association
Thank you for participating in this survey. The data collected here is preliminary, not definitive, but it will help to […]
www.sfwa.org
December 23, 2025 at 1:18 PM
This strikes me as just a way to let LLM in the door over at SFWA. You do not a survey to craft a no generative AI policy.
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The goal is for nothing to be named after Trump by the time I'm gone, except maybe the cemetery we make out of Maralago.
December 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The goal is for nothing to be named after Trump by the time I'm gone, except maybe the cemetery we make out of Maralago.
Bribing myself with donuts pre-lifting class because I know what works. 😅
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Bribing myself with donuts pre-lifting class because I know what works. 😅
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these are the kind of numbers that, *at the end of a president's term*, herald a total wipeout for his party in the next election.
we are in december of year one.
we are in december of year one.
![Gallup poll | 12/1-12/15
President Trump approval crosstabs (%)
🟥Overall (59/36 disapprove) [-23]
🟥Democratic (93/3 disapprove) [-90]
🟩Republican (89/8 approve) [+81]
🟥Independent (68/25 disapprove) [-43]
🟥18-34 (68/25 disapprove) [-43]
🟥35-54 (59/36 disapprove) [-23]
🟥55+ (53/43 disapprove) [-10]
🟥No college (55/37 disapprove) [-18]
🟥College graduate (59/37 disapprove) [-22]
🟥Male (53/42 disapprove) [-11]
🟥Female (64/30 disapprove) [-34]
🟥White (52/46 disapprove) [-6]
🟥Non-white (71/21 disapprove) [-50]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hbpefio3f5csc44msmbgioxz/bafkreifnv6vxufu6icjvsd5toirz3lmqkzertdpdnlqh7q44momevhfjqq@jpeg)
December 23, 2025 at 2:26 AM
these are the kind of numbers that, *at the end of a president's term*, herald a total wipeout for his party in the next election.
we are in december of year one.
we are in december of year one.
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A lot of people in the replies seem to understand this point when talking about CECOT but not when talking about American prisons
December 23, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A lot of people in the replies seem to understand this point when talking about CECOT but not when talking about American prisons
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if you DM nonbinary people to ask if they can be included on your woman authors list but then feature no other marginalized genders, I will hope you get two weeks of back-to-back UTIs
oh hi new followers: I'm not a woman ✌️🖤
December 22, 2025 at 2:58 PM
if you DM nonbinary people to ask if they can be included on your woman authors list but then feature no other marginalized genders, I will hope you get two weeks of back-to-back UTIs
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“Oh no, you can’t advocate for people to have an inalienable right to shelter, food, water and medical care, that is NUTS!” - is it nuts or is your brain addled by capitalism to the point that you think that basic human necessities should be commodified to the point of death.
December 23, 2025 at 12:38 PM
“Oh no, you can’t advocate for people to have an inalienable right to shelter, food, water and medical care, that is NUTS!” - is it nuts or is your brain addled by capitalism to the point that you think that basic human necessities should be commodified to the point of death.
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You know what, same, Merritt. Same. #WorstManOGN
December 23, 2025 at 8:51 AM
You know what, same, Merritt. Same. #WorstManOGN
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I don't know EXACTLY who needs to hear this but I know it's at least some folks who do daily planners: your planner doesn't need to be fancy! It doesn't need fancy stencils, multicolor artwork, stickers, or washi tape.
All your planner actually needs to do is work for you.
All your planner actually needs to do is work for you.
December 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I don't know EXACTLY who needs to hear this but I know it's at least some folks who do daily planners: your planner doesn't need to be fancy! It doesn't need fancy stencils, multicolor artwork, stickers, or washi tape.
All your planner actually needs to do is work for you.
All your planner actually needs to do is work for you.
I'm tired and crabby about AI so please share your favorite artist or piece of art? Especially if you made it. (alt text is goooooood)
December 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I'm tired and crabby about AI so please share your favorite artist or piece of art? Especially if you made it. (alt text is goooooood)
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Adventure with your cat through the depths of the universe 🌌
December 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Adventure with your cat through the depths of the universe 🌌
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Had to clamber over a barbed wire fence, rip my coat and trespass to get a photo of this folkloric monster pretending half-successfully to be a tree. I have no regrets.
February 5, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Had to clamber over a barbed wire fence, rip my coat and trespass to get a photo of this folkloric monster pretending half-successfully to be a tree. I have no regrets.