Laura Anne Gilman
@lauraannegilman.bsky.social
Award-winning Writer. Freelance Editor. Introvert with an Attitude. Nominal head of a multi-species household. Olam Chesed Yibaneh, but Han shot first.
New Book: UNCANNY LIES coming Fall 2025
and yes, it's Laura Anne, please and thank you.
New Book: UNCANNY LIES coming Fall 2025
and yes, it's Laura Anne, please and thank you.
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PayPal has rolled out a new "feature" that prompts you to leave feedback about an artist that you've commissioned via invoice.
Whatever you do, DO NOT fill this out! To quote Admiral Ackbar, "IT'S A TRAP!!!" It is meant to misguide you.
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Whatever you do, DO NOT fill this out! To quote Admiral Ackbar, "IT'S A TRAP!!!" It is meant to misguide you.
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November 22, 2025 at 12:13 AM
PayPal has rolled out a new "feature" that prompts you to leave feedback about an artist that you've commissioned via invoice.
Whatever you do, DO NOT fill this out! To quote Admiral Ackbar, "IT'S A TRAP!!!" It is meant to misguide you.
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Whatever you do, DO NOT fill this out! To quote Admiral Ackbar, "IT'S A TRAP!!!" It is meant to misguide you.
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The legacy of Chief Justice John Roberts will be that he sucked fascism’s dick.
November 22, 2025 at 2:03 AM
The legacy of Chief Justice John Roberts will be that he sucked fascism’s dick.
My take is she got slapped down one time too many even for a True Believer and is taking her absolute lack of marbles and going home (until another grift opens)
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to resign in January
The Georgia Republican's resignation comes after butting heads recently with President Donald Trump.
www.nbcnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:33 AM
My take is she got slapped down one time too many even for a True Believer and is taking her absolute lack of marbles and going home (until another grift opens)
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BREAKING: Federal judge rejects DOJ's effort to subpoena the names and medical records of children who have received gender-affirming medical care from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
BREAKING: Federal judge rejects DOJ's effort to subpoena the names and medical records of children who have received gender-affirming medical care from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Every time I give blood I feel like not going out and having a cocktail afterward is really a wasted opportunity…
(I’m a good donor, I’m having an apple juice and a cookie instead)
(I’m a good donor, I’m having an apple juice and a cookie instead)
November 21, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Every time I give blood I feel like not going out and having a cocktail afterward is really a wasted opportunity…
(I’m a good donor, I’m having an apple juice and a cookie instead)
(I’m a good donor, I’m having an apple juice and a cookie instead)
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Trump telling Ukraine to “sign a peace deal in days” is not bold. It’s reckless. It’s a live-wire threat to human lives.Zelensky has called this the most difficult moment in Ukrainian history, a fight for survival against a brutal invasion.Trump?He treats it like a TV stunt,a punchline for his base.
Trump tells Zelensky to sign peace deal in days with stark deadline for Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelensky said he and the US are working to carve out a ‘dignified and effective’ path for peace. But he has warned that his war-torn country faces a ‘very difficult choice’
www.independent.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Trump telling Ukraine to “sign a peace deal in days” is not bold. It’s reckless. It’s a live-wire threat to human lives.Zelensky has called this the most difficult moment in Ukrainian history, a fight for survival against a brutal invasion.Trump?He treats it like a TV stunt,a punchline for his base.
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Important to understand that shame has no power over these people, because they feel no shame over doing things like promoting Nazism, but sufficient "noise" in the form of media attention and complaints from embarrassed Republicans can have some effect on policy.
wapo.st/4rdDQew
wapo.st/4rdDQew
In reversal, Coast Guard again classifies swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The new order came hours after The Post reported the service would instead classify such symbols as “potentially divisive” under guidelines set for release next month.
wapo.st
November 21, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Important to understand that shame has no power over these people, because they feel no shame over doing things like promoting Nazism, but sufficient "noise" in the form of media attention and complaints from embarrassed Republicans can have some effect on policy.
wapo.st/4rdDQew
wapo.st/4rdDQew
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imagine having so little work you can spend half a day yelling about how you're against a thing nobody even asked you for
BREAKING: The House of Representatives voted 285–98 in favor of a resolution condemning socialism.
Eighty-six Democrats joined Republicans in supporting the measure, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
Eighty-six Democrats joined Republicans in supporting the measure, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
November 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
imagine having so little work you can spend half a day yelling about how you're against a thing nobody even asked you for
The existence of billionaires is still a bad thing, but billionaires who don’t hoard their wealth can be a net positive.
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Former Microsoft CEO’s philanthropy will donate up to $170M a year for free preschool in WA
The Ballmer Group on Wednesday committed hundreds of millions of dollars for free preschool in Washington, a massive philanthropic contribution amid state budget cuts and federal rollbacks.
www.kuow.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The existence of billionaires is still a bad thing, but billionaires who don’t hoard their wealth can be a net positive.
www.kuow.org/stories/form...
www.kuow.org/stories/form...
I’m just gonna note in passing, casually, and with no context whatsoever, the fact that pigs often eat human flesh.
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I’m just gonna note in passing, casually, and with no context whatsoever, the fact that pigs often eat human flesh.
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Kash Patel's personal firing of the Pride flag-displaying employee was always absurd and unconstitutional, so I'm glad David Maltinsky is suing, but, wait.
It was a flag FLOWN BY THE FBI that was given to him BY THE FBI?! Come on.
Complaint: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
It was a flag FLOWN BY THE FBI that was given to him BY THE FBI?! Come on.
Complaint: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
![On October 1, 2025, after successfully completing 16 weeks of the FBI Academy's
19-week training program, Maltinsky was handed a letter terminating his employment with the
FBI. The letter was signed by Defendant Patel ("Patel"). In the letter, Patel wrote that he had
"determined that [Maltinsky] exercised poor judgment with an inappropriate display of political signage in [his] work area during [his] previous assignment at the Los Angeles Field Office." In short, Patel fired Maltinsky for displaying a pride flag at his workstation that had been flown by the FBI at the LAFO and then given by the FBI to Maltinsky.
The Defendants' discrimination against Maltinsky for engaging in protected speech
was a clear and brazen violation of federal law and the Constitution.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreid5rog4gjpv3qeneunmoyqxoesnuxac2srp3u6ppnjdxphfv7jcoe@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Kash Patel's personal firing of the Pride flag-displaying employee was always absurd and unconstitutional, so I'm glad David Maltinsky is suing, but, wait.
It was a flag FLOWN BY THE FBI that was given to him BY THE FBI?! Come on.
Complaint: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
It was a flag FLOWN BY THE FBI that was given to him BY THE FBI?! Come on.
Complaint: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Clearly, a winning project simply marketed to the wrong demographic.
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Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives
Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives | CNN Business
Sales of an artificial intelligence-enabled plush toy have been suspended after it was found that it engaged in conversation around sexually explicit topics and offered potentially dangerous advice.
www.cnn.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Clearly, a winning project simply marketed to the wrong demographic.
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And because it’s relevant: if it hadn’t been for the #ACA? I probably wouldn’t have gone to the ER, they would never found the tumor in time, and I would certainly never have been able to afford the surgery, even if they had found it in time, without going bankrupt.
It’s my 6th Slimerversary!
(Backstory: 6 years ago today they yeeted a nasty tumor from my abdomen)
I may not have enjoyed this year very much, but I’m grateful to my surgical/oncology team that I’m still here.
(Backstory: 6 years ago today they yeeted a nasty tumor from my abdomen)
I may not have enjoyed this year very much, but I’m grateful to my surgical/oncology team that I’m still here.
November 21, 2025 at 1:33 AM
And because it’s relevant: if it hadn’t been for the #ACA? I probably wouldn’t have gone to the ER, they would never found the tumor in time, and I would certainly never have been able to afford the surgery, even if they had found it in time, without going bankrupt.
It’s my 6th Slimerversary!
(Backstory: 6 years ago today they yeeted a nasty tumor from my abdomen)
I may not have enjoyed this year very much, but I’m grateful to my surgical/oncology team that I’m still here.
(Backstory: 6 years ago today they yeeted a nasty tumor from my abdomen)
I may not have enjoyed this year very much, but I’m grateful to my surgical/oncology team that I’m still here.
November 21, 2025 at 12:03 AM
It’s my 6th Slimerversary!
(Backstory: 6 years ago today they yeeted a nasty tumor from my abdomen)
I may not have enjoyed this year very much, but I’m grateful to my surgical/oncology team that I’m still here.
(Backstory: 6 years ago today they yeeted a nasty tumor from my abdomen)
I may not have enjoyed this year very much, but I’m grateful to my surgical/oncology team that I’m still here.
If you heard that Trump just called for members of Congress, former members of the Armed Forces, to be murdered for reminding the troops that they are BY OATH obliged to NOT follow illegal orders?
You heard correctly.
You heard correctly.
November 20, 2025 at 11:34 PM
If you heard that Trump just called for members of Congress, former members of the Armed Forces, to be murdered for reminding the troops that they are BY OATH obliged to NOT follow illegal orders?
You heard correctly.
You heard correctly.
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This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
Well, that’s …telling.
Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Well, that’s …telling.
ICEicles reportedly forming in New Orleans. I…can’t see that going well for them.
November 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
ICEicles reportedly forming in New Orleans. I…can’t see that going well for them.
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A senior ICE official just admitted in an evidentiary hearing in Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s case that someone else drafted his declaration in the case and he didn’t know what certain words meant.
November 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
A senior ICE official just admitted in an evidentiary hearing in Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s case that someone else drafted his declaration in the case and he didn’t know what certain words meant.
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President Trump has called for Democrats to be executed for sedition. The voters expect Democrats to come to the table with a real counter-proposal and negotiate a mutually acceptable compromise. That’s doing politics the right way.
-Ezra Klein, New York TImes
-Ezra Klein, New York TImes
November 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
President Trump has called for Democrats to be executed for sedition. The voters expect Democrats to come to the table with a real counter-proposal and negotiate a mutually acceptable compromise. That’s doing politics the right way.
-Ezra Klein, New York TImes
-Ezra Klein, New York TImes
Remind someone enough that “I was just following orders” is not an acceptable defense wrt war crimes, and eventually they start to listen.
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Military personnel seek legal advice on whether Trump-ordered missions are lawful
Military service personnel have been seeking outside legal advice about some of the missions the Trump administration has assigned them. The strikes against alleged drug traffickers and deployments to...
www.pbs.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Remind someone enough that “I was just following orders” is not an acceptable defense wrt war crimes, and eventually they start to listen.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
I was amused to see them advertising an “in Target only” special drink from Starbucks….the week the Starbucks strike began.
They’re really making only bad choices, aren’t they.
They’re really making only bad choices, aren’t they.
Target quarterly sales have dropped again. The company has been under a boycott since it abandoned its DEI initiatives and its stock has plunged 36 percent this year.
Target may have hit rock bottom | CNN Business
Target’s problems are intensifying.
www.cnn.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I was amused to see them advertising an “in Target only” special drink from Starbucks….the week the Starbucks strike began.
They’re really making only bad choices, aren’t they.
They’re really making only bad choices, aren’t they.
Larry Summers has resigned from OpenAI board following release of Jeffrey Epstein emails (and his name being prominent in them).
And by “resign“ the press release means, “left the board before they could boot him off.”
And by “resign“ the press release means, “left the board before they could boot him off.”
November 19, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Larry Summers has resigned from OpenAI board following release of Jeffrey Epstein emails (and his name being prominent in them).
And by “resign“ the press release means, “left the board before they could boot him off.”
And by “resign“ the press release means, “left the board before they could boot him off.”
It’s been a rough half-year in this household, losing first Max and then Castiel. The condo was very empty for a while.
It’s a little less empty now .
It’s a little less empty now .
November 19, 2025 at 5:32 AM
It’s been a rough half-year in this household, losing first Max and then Castiel. The condo was very empty for a while.
It’s a little less empty now .
It’s a little less empty now .
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Yep, here's your problem
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AI-Powered Teddy Bear Caught Talking About Sexual Fetishes and Instructing Kids How to Find Knives
OpenAI blocked access for the toymaker following the incidents.
gizmodo.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Yep, here's your problem
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