R. K. Duncan
@rkduncan.bsky.social
Fat queer polyamorous wizard and SFF author.
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I do not absolve you.
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R. K. Duncan
@rkduncan.bsky.social
· Feb 4
Taking lengthy breaks from this website for my mental health for the foreseeable. Here are some stories about politics and anger while you wait.
magazine.trollbreath.com/day-one/
www.baublesfrombones.com/reminiscence...
littlebluemarble.ca/2023/08/25/m...
www.rkduncan-author.com/desert-where...
magazine.trollbreath.com/day-one/
www.baublesfrombones.com/reminiscence...
littlebluemarble.ca/2023/08/25/m...
www.rkduncan-author.com/desert-where...
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Hey queer editors!
An editor friend of mine is wanting to pass along a sensitivity read project.
Are there any transwomen here who offer sensitivity read services or who just want to take this on? Lmk so I can forward your info!
An editor friend of mine is wanting to pass along a sensitivity read project.
Are there any transwomen here who offer sensitivity read services or who just want to take this on? Lmk so I can forward your info!
February 11, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Hey queer editors!
An editor friend of mine is wanting to pass along a sensitivity read project.
Are there any transwomen here who offer sensitivity read services or who just want to take this on? Lmk so I can forward your info!
An editor friend of mine is wanting to pass along a sensitivity read project.
Are there any transwomen here who offer sensitivity read services or who just want to take this on? Lmk so I can forward your info!
The problem with AI isn't that the technology is fundamentally useless, it's that it's controlled by people who want to make a billion dollars a day selling stolen art and lies instead of making hundred million a day curing cancer and discovering new stars.
February 11, 2026 at 8:22 PM
The problem with AI isn't that the technology is fundamentally useless, it's that it's controlled by people who want to make a billion dollars a day selling stolen art and lies instead of making hundred million a day curing cancer and discovering new stars.
LLMs and Stable diffusion models are important new technologies that will meaningfully transform several areas of research and automation, and absolutely none of the uses for them being sold and hyped to regular consumers will ever work because those are terrible uses from them.
I understand why people are exhausted by AI hype, and why those of us squarely in the corner of "human dignity uber alles" see AI doomerism as self-serving hype, but I *really* think people on the left broadly need to start thinking seriously about the possibiltiy of the hype being...true.
February 11, 2026 at 8:14 PM
LLMs and Stable diffusion models are important new technologies that will meaningfully transform several areas of research and automation, and absolutely none of the uses for them being sold and hyped to regular consumers will ever work because those are terrible uses from them.
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racist, and fundamentally undemocratic; a reproduction of the serf-tied-to-the-land model writ large & complicated.
countries should be competing for citizens, not shutting them out.
countries should be competing for citizens, not shutting them out.
You're not going to believe this, but closed borders are racist. They always have been. They always will be. You can indulge in smoke-filled dorm room discussions of hypothetically non-racist immigration restrictions, but in the real world closed borders are racist af.
February 11, 2026 at 4:52 PM
racist, and fundamentally undemocratic; a reproduction of the serf-tied-to-the-land model writ large & complicated.
countries should be competing for citizens, not shutting them out.
countries should be competing for citizens, not shutting them out.
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Let me be problematic for a moment. Sometimes decent people are decent people solely because they got popped in the mouth and learned where the humanity guardrails are. White supremacy removes those guardrails. Lax gun laws remove those guardrails. Absurd wealth removes those guardrails.
We do not punch people in their face in this country enough.
Pam Bondi throws a fit:
"You don't tell me anything, you washed up loser lawyer"
"You don't tell me anything, you washed up loser lawyer"
February 11, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Let me be problematic for a moment. Sometimes decent people are decent people solely because they got popped in the mouth and learned where the humanity guardrails are. White supremacy removes those guardrails. Lax gun laws remove those guardrails. Absurd wealth removes those guardrails.
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People on Reddit are getting Amazon to refund their Ring products because of their partnership with Flock and that creepy Super Bowl ad
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
February 10, 2026 at 9:55 AM
People on Reddit are getting Amazon to refund their Ring products because of their partnership with Flock and that creepy Super Bowl ad
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
Real cheesesteaks would be nice, but everyone already knows about them, they just can't make them.
I'll say Italian roast pork sandwich, and good scrapple too.
I'll say Italian roast pork sandwich, and good scrapple too.
While Buffalo wings are now a ubiquitous app all over the country, not every regional food goes national. What cuisine from YOUR region do you most want to share with the country/world?
February 10, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Real cheesesteaks would be nice, but everyone already knows about them, they just can't make them.
I'll say Italian roast pork sandwich, and good scrapple too.
I'll say Italian roast pork sandwich, and good scrapple too.
Y'all better back this, 'cause I'm about to finish my outline and I need a place to submit this story when it's done.
We have 12 days to go on our crowdfund for WHAT ELEGANT STARS and still need to raise about $7k. We've just added a reward "add-on" for a short story critique with editor dave ring if that would be of interest.
We also still have two Benefactor Rewards at $1k that would be incredibly impactful.
We also still have two Benefactor Rewards at $1k that would be incredibly impactful.
February 10, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Y'all better back this, 'cause I'm about to finish my outline and I need a place to submit this story when it's done.
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We have 12 days to go on our crowdfund for WHAT ELEGANT STARS and still need to raise about $7k. We've just added a reward "add-on" for a short story critique with editor dave ring if that would be of interest.
We also still have two Benefactor Rewards at $1k that would be incredibly impactful.
We also still have two Benefactor Rewards at $1k that would be incredibly impactful.
February 8, 2026 at 9:39 PM
We have 12 days to go on our crowdfund for WHAT ELEGANT STARS and still need to raise about $7k. We've just added a reward "add-on" for a short story critique with editor dave ring if that would be of interest.
We also still have two Benefactor Rewards at $1k that would be incredibly impactful.
We also still have two Benefactor Rewards at $1k that would be incredibly impactful.
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Remember if you watch this show or buy this merch, no trans person will like or trust you ever again. Sorry but those are the rules.
Hasbro and Warner Bros. Discovery have signed a multi-year deal starting in 2027 to produce Harry Potter film and television series dolls, role play, action figures, collectibles, interactive plush, board games, and more to be revealed later this year - bwnews.pr/45UKdKL
February 10, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Remember if you watch this show or buy this merch, no trans person will like or trust you ever again. Sorry but those are the rules.
with the contract returned, I'm thrilled to announce that my flash story, "Evidence Before the Committee," will appear in @dreamtheorymedia.bsky.social It's about a far future government dealing with the arrival of a generation ship and all the things wrong with generation ships.
February 10, 2026 at 2:22 PM
with the contract returned, I'm thrilled to announce that my flash story, "Evidence Before the Committee," will appear in @dreamtheorymedia.bsky.social It's about a far future government dealing with the arrival of a generation ship and all the things wrong with generation ships.
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I know we're all mad about ICE/DHS but we also need to be mad about RFK Jr.
He's killing -- and is setting the stage to kill -- waaaaay more people than DHS does, it's just that it happens quietly and in people's homes. Vaccine recommendations matter. Lying under oath matters.
IMPEACH RFK JR
He's killing -- and is setting the stage to kill -- waaaaay more people than DHS does, it's just that it happens quietly and in people's homes. Vaccine recommendations matter. Lying under oath matters.
IMPEACH RFK JR
Three members of Congress and the governor of Hawai'i, a medical doctor who responded to the measles outbreak in Samoa, are calling for RFK Jr's resignation. Emails now reveal he lied under oath about his antivax role in those 83 deaths.
RFK Jr misled Senate during confirmation, Congress members and Hawaii governor say
Newly revealed emails undermine Kennedy’s testimony about 2019 Samoa trip ahead of deadly measles outbreak
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:37 AM
I know we're all mad about ICE/DHS but we also need to be mad about RFK Jr.
He's killing -- and is setting the stage to kill -- waaaaay more people than DHS does, it's just that it happens quietly and in people's homes. Vaccine recommendations matter. Lying under oath matters.
IMPEACH RFK JR
He's killing -- and is setting the stage to kill -- waaaaay more people than DHS does, it's just that it happens quietly and in people's homes. Vaccine recommendations matter. Lying under oath matters.
IMPEACH RFK JR
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🎵 If they ask you to pay money it's a scam 👏👏
🎵 If they ask you to pay money it's a scam 👏👏
🎵 that is not your favorite author or a stunning book club offer
🎵 They are asking you for money=it's a scam 👏👏
🎵 If they ask you to pay money it's a scam 👏👏
🎵 that is not your favorite author or a stunning book club offer
🎵 They are asking you for money=it's a scam 👏👏
February 9, 2026 at 4:47 AM
🎵 If they ask you to pay money it's a scam 👏👏
🎵 If they ask you to pay money it's a scam 👏👏
🎵 that is not your favorite author or a stunning book club offer
🎵 They are asking you for money=it's a scam 👏👏
🎵 If they ask you to pay money it's a scam 👏👏
🎵 that is not your favorite author or a stunning book club offer
🎵 They are asking you for money=it's a scam 👏👏
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there was a post going around awhile ago re. what a women’s sports version of “Heated Rivalry” might look like which enforces oppressive norms of femininity the way the men in Rachel Reid’s books feel trapped by oppressive norms of masculinity, and I have been thinking about this nonstop ever since
January 22, 2026 at 7:26 AM
there was a post going around awhile ago re. what a women’s sports version of “Heated Rivalry” might look like which enforces oppressive norms of femininity the way the men in Rachel Reid’s books feel trapped by oppressive norms of masculinity, and I have been thinking about this nonstop ever since
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Strong recommend for @amalelmohtar.com 's The River Has Roots! Beautiful, winding, (literally) lyrical story. The bonus short story at the end is also really touching and lovely.
February 8, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Strong recommend for @amalelmohtar.com 's The River Has Roots! Beautiful, winding, (literally) lyrical story. The bonus short story at the end is also really touching and lovely.
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February 2, 2026 at 1:16 PM
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It's got hoplites and ghosts and the struggle for secure masculinity. (jingles keys)
BCS #449: "The Great King’s Lost Bride" @rkduncan.bsky.social "I would not speak of spirits while there was fighting to be done, and it would be worse to speak of them to explain a fit that looked like cowardice. Our captain already thought me unfit" www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-...
Beneath Ceaseless Skies - The Great King’s Lost Bride by R.K. Duncan
I prayed all the gods to steady me when the spirits came close. I would not speak of spirits while there was fighting to be done, and it would be worse to speak of them to explain a fit that looked li...
www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:30 PM
It's got hoplites and ghosts and the struggle for secure masculinity. (jingles keys)
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To be very clear, that lady in the NYT article is not making any money with her hundreds of AI slop books.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
February 8, 2026 at 8:03 PM
To be very clear, that lady in the NYT article is not making any money with her hundreds of AI slop books.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
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I have yet to see any evidence that there is a market for AI-generated books outside of people being tricked into thinking they are not AI-generated books. AKA, it is a project of scamming and deceiving people, and really should be treated as fraud
February 8, 2026 at 6:55 PM
I have yet to see any evidence that there is a market for AI-generated books outside of people being tricked into thinking they are not AI-generated books. AKA, it is a project of scamming and deceiving people, and really should be treated as fraud
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generative AI has become widely available in the summer of 2022 and entered mainstream in 2023
people are working themselves up in a frenzy, convinced they're utterly helpless without software younger than still-fresh canned tuna. we have been making art for at least 50,000 years, get a grip
people are working themselves up in a frenzy, convinced they're utterly helpless without software younger than still-fresh canned tuna. we have been making art for at least 50,000 years, get a grip
February 6, 2026 at 11:13 PM
generative AI has become widely available in the summer of 2022 and entered mainstream in 2023
people are working themselves up in a frenzy, convinced they're utterly helpless without software younger than still-fresh canned tuna. we have been making art for at least 50,000 years, get a grip
people are working themselves up in a frenzy, convinced they're utterly helpless without software younger than still-fresh canned tuna. we have been making art for at least 50,000 years, get a grip
Danny Trejo
Paul Giamatti
Paul Giamatti
Who do you want to guest host a potential revival of The Muppet Show?
Here’s Who We Want to Guest Host ‘The Muppet Show’ If It’s Revived
February 7, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Danny Trejo
Paul Giamatti
Paul Giamatti
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"I need AI to make art, human art is only for the rich and privileged-"
February 6, 2026 at 7:29 PM
"I need AI to make art, human art is only for the rich and privileged-"
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Called my city councilman to bawl him out for the city using AI slop on their instagram. This sucks, I hate this, I am being chewed by the machine but it WILL choke on my fat ass.
February 6, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Called my city councilman to bawl him out for the city using AI slop on their instagram. This sucks, I hate this, I am being chewed by the machine but it WILL choke on my fat ass.