Michael Strode
@michaelstrode.bsky.social
Writer, horror filmmaker, croquet vendetta initiator.
Avid cook, gamer, teller of dad jokes.
#AuthorsGuild
Avid cook, gamer, teller of dad jokes.
#AuthorsGuild
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Firing / demotion is good, prosecution is better. The agents responsible for this murder must face a court.
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Firing / demotion is good, prosecution is better. The agents responsible for this murder must face a court.
Congrats, Millie!
@millieabecassis.com 's The Color of Time is Shiraki Press' third title this year, arriving on May 19, 2026!
Recently we asked her a few questions about her reading habits and faves.
Read the questions & answers and learn more about Millie at www.shirakipress.com/authors/mill...
Recently we asked her a few questions about her reading habits and faves.
Read the questions & answers and learn more about Millie at www.shirakipress.com/authors/mill...
January 26, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Congrats, Millie!
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A thread of MAGA protesting with guns and not getting murdered for it...
Arizona, November 2020
Arizona, November 2020
January 25, 2026 at 10:22 PM
A thread of MAGA protesting with guns and not getting murdered for it...
Arizona, November 2020
Arizona, November 2020
Also deal with the Bivens exception for federal officials, please.
Congress is not powerless. Democrats must unify around an actual agenda.
1. Vote no on DHS funding bill.
2. Repeal the multi-year $75 billion funding for ICE.
3. End qualified immunity for ICE agents.
4. Investigate and prosecute every single ICE agent who broke the law.
1. Vote no on DHS funding bill.
2. Repeal the multi-year $75 billion funding for ICE.
3. End qualified immunity for ICE agents.
4. Investigate and prosecute every single ICE agent who broke the law.
January 26, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Also deal with the Bivens exception for federal officials, please.
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
January 25, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
Interview with my excellent agent, A.J.
My agent spotlight interview is up at Literary Rambles. There's also a query critique giveaway you can enter! http://www.literaryr...
January 14, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Interview with my excellent agent, A.J.
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Extremely good break down on how GenAi doesn’t learn, it copies.
Good reporting work done here
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Good reporting work done here
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
AI’s Memorization Crisis
Large language models don’t “learn”—they copy. And that could change everything for the tech industry.
www.theatlantic.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Extremely good break down on how GenAi doesn’t learn, it copies.
Good reporting work done here
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Good reporting work done here
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
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Request here:
Edelweiss:
links.ruadanbooks.com/FFEW
NetGalley:
links.ruadanbooks.com/FFNG
NetGalley UK:
links.ruadanbooks.com/FFUK
#BookSky #ThrillerSky
Edelweiss:
links.ruadanbooks.com/FFEW
NetGalley:
links.ruadanbooks.com/FFNG
NetGalley UK:
links.ruadanbooks.com/FFUK
#BookSky #ThrillerSky
Five Funerals by @jeffsomers.bsky.social, called "an eerie gem" by Publishers is ready to request on NetGalley or Edelweiss!
The Class of ’95 threw a legendary grad party that ended in one death and twenty-five kids keeping a terrible secret. 20 years later, only 6 survive... so far.
#BookSky
The Class of ’95 threw a legendary grad party that ended in one death and twenty-five kids keeping a terrible secret. 20 years later, only 6 survive... so far.
#BookSky
January 9, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Request here:
Edelweiss:
links.ruadanbooks.com/FFEW
NetGalley:
links.ruadanbooks.com/FFNG
NetGalley UK:
links.ruadanbooks.com/FFUK
#BookSky #ThrillerSky
Edelweiss:
links.ruadanbooks.com/FFEW
NetGalley:
links.ruadanbooks.com/FFNG
NetGalley UK:
links.ruadanbooks.com/FFUK
#BookSky #ThrillerSky
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AOC: ICE has less accountability than virtually any law enforcement agency in the U.S., yet they are some of the most well-funded, operating with impunity—and we just saw them murder an American citizen in cold blood in the street.
January 7, 2026 at 10:55 PM
AOC: ICE has less accountability than virtually any law enforcement agency in the U.S., yet they are some of the most well-funded, operating with impunity—and we just saw them murder an American citizen in cold blood in the street.
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The Authors Guild has significant concerns with Amazon’s new “Ask this Book” feature, which has been available since December 11, 2025. The Guild is looking into whether the feature, which was added without permission from publishers or authors, might infringe authors’ and publishers’ rights.
January 7, 2026 at 9:03 PM
The Authors Guild has significant concerns with Amazon’s new “Ask this Book” feature, which has been available since December 11, 2025. The Guild is looking into whether the feature, which was added without permission from publishers or authors, might infringe authors’ and publishers’ rights.
Snapshot of me editing rn:
January 6, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Snapshot of me editing rn:
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“ChatGPT started coaching Sam on how to take drugs, recover from them and plan further binges. It gave him specific doses of illegal substances, and in one chat, it wrote, ‘Hell yes—let’s go full trippy mode’”
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
A Calif. teen trusted ChatGPT for drug advice. He died from an overdose.
"Who on earth gives that advice?"
www.sfgate.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:28 PM
“ChatGPT started coaching Sam on how to take drugs, recover from them and plan further binges. It gave him specific doses of illegal substances, and in one chat, it wrote, ‘Hell yes—let’s go full trippy mode’”
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
Just finished this over break - great spooky read, engaging, good banter yet dark.
The book gods have determined that THE STAIRCASE IN THE WOODS is a mere $1.99 on your favorite electromagnetic reading platform if you’d like an easy entry point to friendship breakups, broken people, creepy interstitial terrain, and a haunted house that is a house that haunts. Tell your friends!
January 4, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Just finished this over break - great spooky read, engaging, good banter yet dark.
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Help me celebrate the release of my loooooong awaited new book, Bound by the Blood! We'll be partying at Pandemonium Books in Cambridge, MA on January 25th! 6:30 pm. RSVP here: pandemoniumbooks.com...
January 3, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Help me celebrate the release of my loooooong awaited new book, Bound by the Blood! We'll be partying at Pandemonium Books in Cambridge, MA on January 25th! 6:30 pm. RSVP here: pandemoniumbooks.com...
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Apparently I'm doing this -- my open letter to that open latter about AI in writing and publishing. I emerged from Hibernation Week to write it, so god only knows how much sense it makes. But at least a human wrote it, so that's nice.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
My Open Letter To That Open Letter About AI In Writing And Publishing
The tl;dr before you get into this post is this: the SFWA came out, said that some AI usage was okay enough in books for the authors of those books to not to be disqualified from winning a Nebula a…
terribleminds.com
December 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Apparently I'm doing this -- my open letter to that open latter about AI in writing and publishing. I emerged from Hibernation Week to write it, so god only knows how much sense it makes. But at least a human wrote it, so that's nice.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
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Today is my birthday! 🎂
I feel grateful for everyone who supports me, my art and the work I love. It makes even the hardest days brighter and gives me the strength to keep creating🫶
If you could spare a repost, it would mean a lot and help my work reach more people 🤗
I feel grateful for everyone who supports me, my art and the work I love. It makes even the hardest days brighter and gives me the strength to keep creating🫶
If you could spare a repost, it would mean a lot and help my work reach more people 🤗
December 29, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Today is my birthday! 🎂
I feel grateful for everyone who supports me, my art and the work I love. It makes even the hardest days brighter and gives me the strength to keep creating🫶
If you could spare a repost, it would mean a lot and help my work reach more people 🤗
I feel grateful for everyone who supports me, my art and the work I love. It makes even the hardest days brighter and gives me the strength to keep creating🫶
If you could spare a repost, it would mean a lot and help my work reach more people 🤗
Merry Christmas.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVrR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVrR...
The Predator | Holiday Special | 20th Century FOX
YouTube video by 20th Century Studios
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December 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Merry Christmas.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVrR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVrR...
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I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:
WATCH: Segment CBS News Pulled From "60 Minutes"
YouTube video by Phil Lewis
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:
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bari weiss saw this and decided that she had to hide it from the american public
Guards began beating him. Beat him until he bled. Knocked his face into the wall, broke all his teeth. No access to outdoors, no contact with relatives.
Now describing US knowledge of CECOT's torture practices, followed by footage of Trump praising those practices.
Now describing US knowledge of CECOT's torture practices, followed by footage of Trump praising those practices.
December 22, 2025 at 10:53 PM
bari weiss saw this and decided that she had to hide it from the american public
Good summary of my feelings.
December 20, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Good summary of my feelings.
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As the latest fuckery with KDP and their generative AI goes around, reminder that they started this back in April with their series Recaps feature that cannot be opted out of and that few people cared about. I spent weeks back and forth with support, chronicled on Bsky and my site. (brief thread 👇)
December 14, 2025 at 9:14 PM
As the latest fuckery with KDP and their generative AI goes around, reminder that they started this back in April with their series Recaps feature that cannot be opted out of and that few people cared about. I spent weeks back and forth with support, chronicled on Bsky and my site. (brief thread 👇)
My heart breaks for Brown, my alma mater. Ever true.
December 14, 2025 at 1:40 AM
My heart breaks for Brown, my alma mater. Ever true.
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LA readeres plese repost
LOS ANGELES READERS: DO NOT MISSE the Saturday 12/13 show by CIAO, up-and-coming sketch comedye geniuses. Brainye, bizarre, chaotic, nerdy. At the Pack Theatre, 1615 North Vermont. Behold these wyzardes of bonkers pop culture yn their element TOMORROW.
www.eventbrite.com/e/saturday-n...
www.eventbrite.com/e/saturday-n...
SATURDAY NIGHT SKETCH: Ciao
The Pack proudly presents one of our all-time best Sketch Comedy teams doing a 1-Hour Show!
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December 13, 2025 at 2:47 AM
LA readeres plese repost
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“She has marks on her neck and wrist from where agents restrained her. Agents cut off her wedding ring and held her in leg shackles at Whipple Federal Building for about five hours.”
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...
www.mprnews.org
December 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
“She has marks on her neck and wrist from where agents restrained her. Agents cut off her wedding ring and held her in leg shackles at Whipple Federal Building for about five hours.”
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.