Lee Whiteside
@mrsftv.bsky.social
SFTV Guru, AZSF.org, sftv.org. Long time conrunner and fan.
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If you are a foreign president who commits crimes overseas, America will come get you, arrest you, and lock you up.
But if you are a US president who commits crimes here in the United States, America will give you immunity from prosecution, reelect you, and bribe you with billions of dollars.
But if you are a US president who commits crimes here in the United States, America will give you immunity from prosecution, reelect you, and bribe you with billions of dollars.
January 4, 2026 at 12:26 AM
If you are a foreign president who commits crimes overseas, America will come get you, arrest you, and lock you up.
But if you are a US president who commits crimes here in the United States, America will give you immunity from prosecution, reelect you, and bribe you with billions of dollars.
But if you are a US president who commits crimes here in the United States, America will give you immunity from prosecution, reelect you, and bribe you with billions of dollars.
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Reposting with alt text, from the "no one's looking at the news right now and they'll have forgotten about it by next Monday" document dump of Jack Smith's deposition transcript:
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December 31, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Reposting with alt text, from the "no one's looking at the news right now and they'll have forgotten about it by next Monday" document dump of Jack Smith's deposition transcript:
judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
My most minor celebrity encounter was running onto a member of It's A Beautiful Day in a Tucson hotel when I was checking in for a convention. They were playing a show that night. Someone else did have a copy of their first LP for him to sign.
The tour manager for Slayer stopped to ask what bird I was looking at.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 30, 2025 at 7:23 AM
My most minor celebrity encounter was running onto a member of It's A Beautiful Day in a Tucson hotel when I was checking in for a convention. They were playing a show that night. Someone else did have a copy of their first LP for him to sign.
How I'm walking out of 2025..
Yes, I had to make my own .gif .
Yes, I had to make my own .gif .
December 30, 2025 at 6:45 AM
How I'm walking out of 2025..
Yes, I had to make my own .gif .
Yes, I had to make my own .gif .
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AID REQUEST: a local friend left an abusive marriage to protect her non-binary child from an unsafe situation. They were doing their best but got side-swiped & are now 3 months behind on rent.
Their rent is only $900/mo. I'm going to pay 1. Can you help with the other 2?
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Their rent is only $900/mo. I'm going to pay 1. Can you help with the other 2?
ko-fi.com/kitrocha/goa...
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December 29, 2025 at 2:45 AM
AID REQUEST: a local friend left an abusive marriage to protect her non-binary child from an unsafe situation. They were doing their best but got side-swiped & are now 3 months behind on rent.
Their rent is only $900/mo. I'm going to pay 1. Can you help with the other 2?
ko-fi.com/kitrocha/goa...
Their rent is only $900/mo. I'm going to pay 1. Can you help with the other 2?
ko-fi.com/kitrocha/goa...
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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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Since yesterday, many people have DM’d to say that they were strongly affected by my essay & wished they could share it.
So I've revised, expanded, & posted it for free on both Substack & Patreon.
Please feel free to share.
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So I've revised, expanded, & posted it for free on both Substack & Patreon.
Please feel free to share.
www.patreon.com/posts/this-i...
catvalente.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...
December 19, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Since yesterday, many people have DM’d to say that they were strongly affected by my essay & wished they could share it.
So I've revised, expanded, & posted it for free on both Substack & Patreon.
Please feel free to share.
www.patreon.com/posts/this-i...
catvalente.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...
So I've revised, expanded, & posted it for free on both Substack & Patreon.
Please feel free to share.
www.patreon.com/posts/this-i...
catvalente.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...
The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go. (not sure about this one...)
December 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go. (not sure about this one...)
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David needs folks to lend a hand. https://www.gofundme.com/f/david-gerrolds-health-and-leukemia-fundraiser?lang=en_GB&ts=1765731124&fbclid=IwdGRjcAOs_FtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xNzM4NDc2NDI2NzAzNzAAAR6KKiZ2rx4-CeehknGhy0m7jAsLfQXTijNNB--x4dSYOZovtFMCTh0YuSl10w_aem_bDanHCEMaHX8JsZvYYD7Jg
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December 15, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Now on Bluesky, political posts from SF author Connie Willis (not the one on Coast to Coast AM). The posts here will be mainly links to the regular posts at keepcalm.beehiiv.com with occasional share of other interesting posts. This account is managed by Lee Whiteside (@mrsftv.bsky.social)
Keep Calm and Carry On
Periodic thoughts on politics by Connie Willis (aka CW Daily)
keepcalm.beehiiv.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Now on Bluesky, political posts from SF author Connie Willis (not the one on Coast to Coast AM). The posts here will be mainly links to the regular posts at keepcalm.beehiiv.com with occasional share of other interesting posts. This account is managed by Lee Whiteside (@mrsftv.bsky.social)
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I went to the Trump Kennedy Center Honors Cursed By The Monkey’s Paw and all you got were these 1500 words of observations www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Trump’s Very Weird Night at the Kennedy Center Honors
The president and I both got our heart’s desire. But something felt wrong.
www.theatlantic.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I went to the Trump Kennedy Center Honors Cursed By The Monkey’s Paw and all you got were these 1500 words of observations www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Planning to see them on the current tour when they come to Phoenix in April. Presale starts tomorrow morning.
If this day is getting you down, perhaps David Byrne's Tiny Desk concert will help. youtu.be/PNmcF6eRE7w
David Byrne: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
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December 9, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Planning to see them on the current tour when they come to Phoenix in April. Presale starts tomorrow morning.
It may not be the best Christmas song ever, but it was definitely the very first Christmas single I ever bought.
youtu.be/Psf9PSf0xhQ?...
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NEW * Snoopy's Christmas - The Royal Guardsmen {Stereo} 1967
YouTube video by Smurfstools Oldies Music Time Machine
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December 7, 2025 at 12:48 AM
It may not be the best Christmas song ever, but it was definitely the very first Christmas single I ever bought.
youtu.be/Psf9PSf0xhQ?...
youtu.be/Psf9PSf0xhQ?...
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"Gosh and golly, it's the Call and Molly Holly Jolly Almost Solstice Singalong!"
I AM PLAYING A BANDCAMP HOLIDAY SHOW WITH @mollylewis.wtf!!!!
YOU CAN WATCH IT ANYWHERE ANYTIME*
Tickets: mariancall.bandcamp.com/merch/call-m...
I AM PLAYING A BANDCAMP HOLIDAY SHOW WITH @mollylewis.wtf!!!!
YOU CAN WATCH IT ANYWHERE ANYTIME*
Tickets: mariancall.bandcamp.com/merch/call-m...
Call & Molly's Holly Jolly Almost Solstice Singalong! from Marian Call
Live Stream from Marian Call.
mariancall.bandcamp.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:40 AM
"Gosh and golly, it's the Call and Molly Holly Jolly Almost Solstice Singalong!"
I AM PLAYING A BANDCAMP HOLIDAY SHOW WITH @mollylewis.wtf!!!!
YOU CAN WATCH IT ANYWHERE ANYTIME*
Tickets: mariancall.bandcamp.com/merch/call-m...
I AM PLAYING A BANDCAMP HOLIDAY SHOW WITH @mollylewis.wtf!!!!
YOU CAN WATCH IT ANYWHERE ANYTIME*
Tickets: mariancall.bandcamp.com/merch/call-m...
Definitely happening a lot. Half the time they don't even have the correct author in the email.
Great article about the book club marketing scam...forewarned is forearmed!
#marketingscam #writingcommunity #authors #fiction #author #writing #amwriting #amediting #LateNightWrite #writer #booksky #writerslife #indieauthor #shortstory
writersweekly.com/ask-the-exp...
#marketingscam #writingcommunity #authors #fiction #author #writing #amwriting #amediting #LateNightWrite #writer #booksky #writerslife #indieauthor #shortstory
writersweekly.com/ask-the-exp...
A NEW WAVE OF SCAM EMAILS IS TARGETING AUTHORS! "My book club wants to review your book!!"
PUT UP YOUR B.S. ANTENNAS, FOLKS!!! "Your book offers invaluable guidance and real-world examples that truly demystify the process of..." IT'S ALL FAKE!!!
writersweekly.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Definitely happening a lot. Half the time they don't even have the correct author in the email.
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen the artist multiple times—
Todd Rundgren
Elvis Costello
Bruce Springsteen
"Weird Al" Yankovic
The Pretenders
Todd Rundgren
Elvis Costello
Bruce Springsteen
"Weird Al" Yankovic
The Pretenders
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Bowie *
Roger Waters
July Talk *
Metric *
Alice Phoebe Lou *
* multiple times
Bowie *
Roger Waters
July Talk *
Metric *
Alice Phoebe Lou *
* multiple times
November 27, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen the artist multiple times—
Todd Rundgren
Elvis Costello
Bruce Springsteen
"Weird Al" Yankovic
The Pretenders
Todd Rundgren
Elvis Costello
Bruce Springsteen
"Weird Al" Yankovic
The Pretenders
Introduce yourself with five (unexpected) concerts you've seen -
Chase
The Sweet
Bram Tchaikovsky
Roy Clark
C. W. McCall
Chase
The Sweet
Bram Tchaikovsky
Roy Clark
C. W. McCall
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Bowie *
Roger Waters
July Talk *
Metric *
Alice Phoebe Lou *
* multiple times
Bowie *
Roger Waters
July Talk *
Metric *
Alice Phoebe Lou *
* multiple times
November 27, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Introduce yourself with five (unexpected) concerts you've seen -
Chase
The Sweet
Bram Tchaikovsky
Roy Clark
C. W. McCall
Chase
The Sweet
Bram Tchaikovsky
Roy Clark
C. W. McCall
47 years ago today, I almost got crushed when the doors opened for a Heart concert at Kansas City's Municipal Auditorium. The crowd pressed forward, and I started moving with the crowd, not touching the ground. I was not surprised when people died at the Cincinnati Who concert about a year later.
November 25, 2025 at 6:59 AM
47 years ago today, I almost got crushed when the doors opened for a Heart concert at Kansas City's Municipal Auditorium. The crowd pressed forward, and I started moving with the crowd, not touching the ground. I was not surprised when people died at the Cincinnati Who concert about a year later.
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Mark Kelly: "My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head. Six people killed around her, a horrific thing. She spent six months in the hospital. We know what political violence is and we know what causes it too, The statements that Donald Trump made incites others."
November 25, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Mark Kelly: "My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head. Six people killed around her, a horrific thing. She spent six months in the hospital. We know what political violence is and we know what causes it too, The statements that Donald Trump made incites others."
November 24, 2025 at 4:36 AM
What do you Want from Life, Charlie Brown?
November 24, 2025 at 4:32 AM
What do you Want from Life, Charlie Brown?
Just for reference, some of the titles of the Peanut's collections aren't that far from what the meme has been generating.
November 24, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Just for reference, some of the titles of the Peanut's collections aren't that far from what the meme has been generating.
So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish, Charlie Brown.
November 24, 2025 at 4:20 AM
So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish, Charlie Brown.
A movie that takes place where you're from (and was filmed there and I watched them filming some outdoor scenes).
November 23, 2025 at 9:42 PM
A movie that takes place where you're from (and was filmed there and I watched them filming some outdoor scenes).
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Yeah, this week's It's Storytime, Swarm X1048 - Ethological Field Report: Canis Lupus Familiaris, '6'" by F.E. Choe, is a beautiful story that sneaks up, quietly slips its hand around your heart, and squeezes it until you think it's going to break.
I love that so many listeners love it, too.
I love that so many listeners love it, too.
Breaking: 50-something man an emotional wreck on a Friday morning due to @wilwheaton.net’s latest Storytime - wilwheaton.net/podcast/
(But seriously, Wil, thank you!!!)
(But seriously, Wil, thank you!!!)
It’s Storytime with Wil Wheaton
You may recognize Wil Wheaton’s name from his acting work in television shows like The Big Bang Theory, Leverage, and Star Trek: The Next Generation, or 1985’s timeless classic, Stand B…
wilwheaton.net
November 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Yeah, this week's It's Storytime, Swarm X1048 - Ethological Field Report: Canis Lupus Familiaris, '6'" by F.E. Choe, is a beautiful story that sneaks up, quietly slips its hand around your heart, and squeezes it until you think it's going to break.
I love that so many listeners love it, too.
I love that so many listeners love it, too.