McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries
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Award-winning #author of crockpot PNR romances & cozy mysteries. I like putting characters in hot water to see how strong they are. Like teabags, only deadlier. She/her https://linktr.ee/McKenna_Dean
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Redclaw Origins: The year is 1955. Rebel without a Cause and The Seven Year Itch are playing in the movie theaters. The Chevy Bel Air is the most popular car in America. Gas is 25 cents a gal…
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I know some people want to support indie authors but don't want to buy from certain platforms. You'll find links to all my books on all available platforms below. You can also ask your local library to stock them! #indieauthor #cozymystery #paranormalromance
mckennadeanromance.com/books
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consumer-facing llm chatbots must be stopped.
it's like crack to some people. worse, maybe, because they are being led to believe they're doing the smart thing by using "AI"
it's like crack to some people. worse, maybe, because they are being led to believe they're doing the smart thing by using "AI"
according to a pediatric ER doctor my wife follows on Instagram they have started to see children coming in sick because their parents are asking ChatGPT what the correct dosage is on over the counter medication instead of just looking at the instructions on the bottle
One of the easiest ways to shoot down the idea that "AI" is an expert is to show how it deals with something people know about.
Younger readers may not get this as most appliances come pre-wired, but anyone 35+ can see these are chaotic fire hazards.
From Mastodon, AI asked how to wire a plug:
Younger readers may not get this as most appliances come pre-wired, but anyone 35+ can see these are chaotic fire hazards.
From Mastodon, AI asked how to wire a plug:
February 8, 2026 at 4:44 PM
consumer-facing llm chatbots must be stopped.
it's like crack to some people. worse, maybe, because they are being led to believe they're doing the smart thing by using "AI"
it's like crack to some people. worse, maybe, because they are being led to believe they're doing the smart thing by using "AI"
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I am also going to win, because I'm never going to wake up in the morning, stare into the empty eyes of the thing in the mirror, and realise I traded my soul and my children's world to make a small profit off slop.
I'm going to win.
February 8, 2026 at 4:21 PM
I am also going to win, because I'm never going to wake up in the morning, stare into the empty eyes of the thing in the mirror, and realise I traded my soul and my children's world to make a small profit off slop.
I have despair NAILED.
The point of the AI project is to provoke despair in creative people. They haven’t produced profits or anything anyone wants, just a steady stream of articles about how us artistic types can’t do the thing we’re already doing, making art. Jokes on them, we’re even better at despair than they are.
February 8, 2026 at 7:02 PM
I have despair NAILED.
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Someone who churns out hundreds of AI "books" and makes money tricking people into buying them thinking they're getting a novel isn't a writer. They're a scammer.
They're no more an author than a snake oil salesman is a doctor. It's just fundamentally a different thing.
They're no more an author than a snake oil salesman is a doctor. It's just fundamentally a different thing.
February 8, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Someone who churns out hundreds of AI "books" and makes money tricking people into buying them thinking they're getting a novel isn't a writer. They're a scammer.
They're no more an author than a snake oil salesman is a doctor. It's just fundamentally a different thing.
They're no more an author than a snake oil salesman is a doctor. It's just fundamentally a different thing.
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Thread!
I've been taking in the reporting on dissatisfaction and resentment within the federal paramilitaries.
And, y'all, we are wearing them the fuck down.
And, y'all, we are wearing them the fuck down.
February 8, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Thread!
All Good Art is Political
The title of this blog post is a quote from Toni Morrison, "All good art is political. There is none that isn't." She goes on to point out that Shakespeare and Aeschylus wrote plays poking at kings, and that good art should be beautiful and political at the same time.…
The title of this blog post is a quote from Toni Morrison, "All good art is political. There is none that isn't." She goes on to point out that Shakespeare and Aeschylus wrote plays poking at kings, and that good art should be beautiful and political at the same time.…
All Good Art is Political
The title of this blog post is a quote from Toni Morrison, "All good art is political. There is none that isn't." She goes on to point out that Shakespeare and Aeschylus wrote plays poking at kings, and that good art should be beautiful and political at the same time. That she wasn't interested in art that wasn't rooted in the world.
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February 8, 2026 at 5:21 PM
All Good Art is Political
The title of this blog post is a quote from Toni Morrison, "All good art is political. There is none that isn't." She goes on to point out that Shakespeare and Aeschylus wrote plays poking at kings, and that good art should be beautiful and political at the same time.…
The title of this blog post is a quote from Toni Morrison, "All good art is political. There is none that isn't." She goes on to point out that Shakespeare and Aeschylus wrote plays poking at kings, and that good art should be beautiful and political at the same time.…
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YES THIS. We taught your fucking chatbot how to write! There's literally a court case about that one specifically! It's built on millions of stolen romance novels written by actual humans! Fuck this woman.
"Ms. Hart found Anthropic’s chatbot to be the most versatile..."
Yeah, because they fucking STOLE everyone else's real writing.
Which means she is, too.
FUCK THAT.
Yeah, because they fucking STOLE everyone else's real writing.
Which means she is, too.
FUCK THAT.
fuck this lady, fuck the nyt reporter, fuck all of this. fuck amazon for introducing the KU page read model that makes this possible, fuck our tech overlords.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/b...
February 8, 2026 at 2:23 PM
YES THIS. We taught your fucking chatbot how to write! There's literally a court case about that one specifically! It's built on millions of stolen romance novels written by actual humans! Fuck this woman.
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#Romancelandia! When I get blurb requests, I now bluntly ask if any AI was used in the writing or editing of the book. I state that if the answer is yes, that’s a fast NOPE.
Let’s also include cover art, foreign translations, & audiobook editions in our no-AI lists because No AI means NO AI.
Let’s also include cover art, foreign translations, & audiobook editions in our no-AI lists because No AI means NO AI.
This reader will ***always*** care. And as a writer, I will NEVER use A-fucking-I. Also, these shitty thieves being interviewed in this shitty article used Anthropic, which admittedly stole my 65 novels to train their shitty computers so double-fuck them all.
fuck this lady, fuck the nyt reporter, fuck all of this. fuck amazon for introducing the KU page read model that makes this possible, fuck our tech overlords.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/b...
February 8, 2026 at 2:29 PM
#Romancelandia! When I get blurb requests, I now bluntly ask if any AI was used in the writing or editing of the book. I state that if the answer is yes, that’s a fast NOPE.
Let’s also include cover art, foreign translations, & audiobook editions in our no-AI lists because No AI means NO AI.
Let’s also include cover art, foreign translations, & audiobook editions in our no-AI lists because No AI means NO AI.
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There should be Congressional hearings over this
Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee
Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees
www.gofundme.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:10 PM
There should be Congressional hearings over this
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The media moved on when trump said he had a new tone because as the constitution states the president is the editor in chief of all news outlets
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 12:37 PM
The media moved on when trump said he had a new tone because as the constitution states the president is the editor in chief of all news outlets
I found out this was happening next weekend so I spent 40 minutes outside during a cold advisory taking pix of small brown birds so I could tell the difference between a white throated sparrow & a song sparrow this is how it starts isn't it i'm doomed #SmallJoy share.google/mpFGuCuTzu45...
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February 8, 2026 at 12:52 PM
I found out this was happening next weekend so I spent 40 minutes outside during a cold advisory taking pix of small brown birds so I could tell the difference between a white throated sparrow & a song sparrow this is how it starts isn't it i'm doomed #SmallJoy share.google/mpFGuCuTzu45...
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- So, what do you do?
- I'm a supervillain.
- What's your name?
- Autocorrector.
- HAHAHA! Are you Sirius? What's your super powder? Wait a minion... what the help is happy ninja to me? PLEATS MAKE IT DUCKING STOP!
- I'm a supervillain.
- What's your name?
- Autocorrector.
- HAHAHA! Are you Sirius? What's your super powder? Wait a minion... what the help is happy ninja to me? PLEATS MAKE IT DUCKING STOP!
November 23, 2024 at 11:23 PM
- So, what do you do?
- I'm a supervillain.
- What's your name?
- Autocorrector.
- HAHAHA! Are you Sirius? What's your super powder? Wait a minion... what the help is happy ninja to me? PLEATS MAKE IT DUCKING STOP!
- I'm a supervillain.
- What's your name?
- Autocorrector.
- HAHAHA! Are you Sirius? What's your super powder? Wait a minion... what the help is happy ninja to me? PLEATS MAKE IT DUCKING STOP!
Anyone else finding they want to buy 2nd and 3rd backup copies of their favorite authors in MMP before they all disappear forever?
No? Just me?
No? Just me?
February 8, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Anyone else finding they want to buy 2nd and 3rd backup copies of their favorite authors in MMP before they all disappear forever?
No? Just me?
No? Just me?
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It's come to my attention that not everyone knows that storyoriginapp is all in on AI. All the promo images, the banners, etc are AI. They sent out a whole big email touting how you can use AI to do whatever BS
So if you're using that service, you should switch, cos it's bad & makes you look bad
So if you're using that service, you should switch, cos it's bad & makes you look bad
February 8, 2026 at 1:38 AM
It's come to my attention that not everyone knows that storyoriginapp is all in on AI. All the promo images, the banners, etc are AI. They sent out a whole big email touting how you can use AI to do whatever BS
So if you're using that service, you should switch, cos it's bad & makes you look bad
So if you're using that service, you should switch, cos it's bad & makes you look bad
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“Torrenting from a corporate laptop doesn’t feel right,” one Meta engineer wrote in 2023 with a grinning emoji. [...] “If there is media coverage suggesting we have used a dataset we know to be pirated, such as LibGen, this may undermine our negotiating position with regulators on these issues.”
February 8, 2026 at 2:23 AM
“Torrenting from a corporate laptop doesn’t feel right,” one Meta engineer wrote in 2023 with a grinning emoji. [...] “If there is media coverage suggesting we have used a dataset we know to be pirated, such as LibGen, this may undermine our negotiating position with regulators on these issues.”
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Just love this heron ignoring but perfectly matching our decoy by the garden pond.
February 7, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Just love this heron ignoring but perfectly matching our decoy by the garden pond.
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A Tawny Owl roosting only a few minutes from our doorstep. Lovely to see, had it to ourselves and left it alone after just a couple of minutes with the camera at a respectable distance.
#tawnyowl
#Berkshire
#tawnyowl
#Berkshire
February 7, 2026 at 6:06 PM
A Tawny Owl roosting only a few minutes from our doorstep. Lovely to see, had it to ourselves and left it alone after just a couple of minutes with the camera at a respectable distance.
#tawnyowl
#Berkshire
#tawnyowl
#Berkshire
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Norway has also launched an investigation. So that's the UK, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Turkey....
France just raided X's headquarters and summoned Musk for questioning on CSAM charges.
While the U.S. won't investigate his correspondence with a convicted child sex trafficker sitting in DOJ files.
www.patreon.com/posts/150047...
While the U.S. won't investigate his correspondence with a convicted child sex trafficker sitting in DOJ files.
www.patreon.com/posts/150047...
February 7, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Norway has also launched an investigation. So that's the UK, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Turkey....
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Ossoff: "You're seeing what I'm seeing, right? The president posting about the Obamas like a Klansman."
February 7, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Ossoff: "You're seeing what I'm seeing, right? The president posting about the Obamas like a Klansman."
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🗡️ fantasy novella
⚰️ accidental reawakening of dead immortals
🏹 gallant knights
👑 evil kingdom 🤝 evil queendom
🌲 enchanted plants and forests
🥀 romance and friendship
🔖 link: mybook.to/mUVTmR
💌 itch.io: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/a-light-for-...
📖 gr: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
[ #booksky ]
⚰️ accidental reawakening of dead immortals
🏹 gallant knights
👑 evil kingdom 🤝 evil queendom
🌲 enchanted plants and forests
🥀 romance and friendship
🔖 link: mybook.to/mUVTmR
💌 itch.io: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/a-light-for-...
📖 gr: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
[ #booksky ]
February 7, 2026 at 11:46 PM
🗡️ fantasy novella
⚰️ accidental reawakening of dead immortals
🏹 gallant knights
👑 evil kingdom 🤝 evil queendom
🌲 enchanted plants and forests
🥀 romance and friendship
🔖 link: mybook.to/mUVTmR
💌 itch.io: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/a-light-for-...
📖 gr: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
[ #booksky ]
⚰️ accidental reawakening of dead immortals
🏹 gallant knights
👑 evil kingdom 🤝 evil queendom
🌲 enchanted plants and forests
🥀 romance and friendship
🔖 link: mybook.to/mUVTmR
💌 itch.io: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/a-light-for-...
📖 gr: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
[ #booksky ]
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STICKERS BACK IN STOCK!
I now have inventory of both my “Unicorn Freed” and “But First They Must Catch You” specialty stickers on hand!
These are $7 each and ship ASAP via USPS, so if you’re looking holiday delivery order ASAP!
ko-fi.com/pailbn/shop
#art #bsnm #stickers #shop #kofi
I now have inventory of both my “Unicorn Freed” and “But First They Must Catch You” specialty stickers on hand!
These are $7 each and ship ASAP via USPS, so if you’re looking holiday delivery order ASAP!
ko-fi.com/pailbn/shop
#art #bsnm #stickers #shop #kofi
December 12, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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This is the guy who nerfed Tumblr’s usage with the porn ban btw.
Will Lewis is resigning as WaPo CEO, former Tumblr CEO Jeff D’Onofrio is the paper’s new acting CEO and publisher, per memos to staff
February 7, 2026 at 10:48 PM
This is the guy who nerfed Tumblr’s usage with the porn ban btw.
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The athletes calling for a better America — or even saying they represent the best aims of America — are more truly patriotic than JD Vance could ever claim to be.
February 7, 2026 at 9:47 PM
The athletes calling for a better America — or even saying they represent the best aims of America — are more truly patriotic than JD Vance could ever claim to be.
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This week's Saturday snippet comes from Wooing the Witch Queen: stephanieburgis.com/books/wooing-the-witch-queen
#romancelandia
#romancelandia
February 7, 2026 at 10:48 PM
This week's Saturday snippet comes from Wooing the Witch Queen: stephanieburgis.com/books/wooing-the-witch-queen
#romancelandia
#romancelandia