Steven Genise
@stevengenise.bsky.social
Writer and editor in Seattle. Words in BLUE EARTH REVIEW, FUSION FRAGMENT, GONE LAWN, MILK CANDY REVIEW. Subs reader for Split/Lip Press. He/Him
This image is such a rich text of patriarchy and fascism
February 11, 2026 at 7:43 PM
This image is such a rich text of patriarchy and fascism
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this is incredibly frustrating. By framing this as a policy demand Dems are aiding a disinformation campaign that is intended to confuse the public about what is constitutionally required.
This is literally what CURRENT LAW requires. It’s in the Constitution! www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
February 10, 2026 at 2:11 PM
this is incredibly frustrating. By framing this as a policy demand Dems are aiding a disinformation campaign that is intended to confuse the public about what is constitutionally required.
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Even if ICE was abolished, there should be a full reckoning (ie never elected again) who didn't call for its abolition. Anyone short of the full-dismantling the gestapo should never hold elected office again. Call em, tell em. They are scared of us, terrified even, if enough say the same thing
Everyone needs to say in one voice we will primary you if you don't support abolishing ice
February 10, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Even if ICE was abolished, there should be a full reckoning (ie never elected again) who didn't call for its abolition. Anyone short of the full-dismantling the gestapo should never hold elected office again. Call em, tell em. They are scared of us, terrified even, if enough say the same thing
I coach high school girls crew, and the number of times we’ve been followed by random drones on the water is SHOCKING. Surely they’re just trying to get cool footage of rowing, but none of it makes the girls feel any less uncomfortable for being watched and followed
February 10, 2026 at 4:41 PM
I coach high school girls crew, and the number of times we’ve been followed by random drones on the water is SHOCKING. Surely they’re just trying to get cool footage of rowing, but none of it makes the girls feel any less uncomfortable for being watched and followed
Maybe an unpopular opinion, but all drones of any size should require an operator license and do not belong anywhere near any kind of park or private residence
We need your help to stop drones from disturbing and harming wildlife! Click to tell urge Oregon Parks to strengthen the proposed rules around drones. Talking points in link! birdallianceoregon.org/take-action/...
Urge State Parks to Restrict Drone Use to Protect Wildlife
OPRD is seeking public feedback on proposed rules to regulate drone take-offs and landings in Oregon State Parks and along the coast to better protect wildlife. Improper drone use increasingly disturb...
birdallianceoregon.org
February 10, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Maybe an unpopular opinion, but all drones of any size should require an operator license and do not belong anywhere near any kind of park or private residence
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The choice to frame this rhetorically as a negotiation *with ICE and DHS* rather than, you know, a decision about their future made by their rightful superiors in the popularly elected legislature is, to me, incredibly grating.
Our DHS reform demands are exceedingly reasonable.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
February 10, 2026 at 4:55 AM
The choice to frame this rhetorically as a negotiation *with ICE and DHS* rather than, you know, a decision about their future made by their rightful superiors in the popularly elected legislature is, to me, incredibly grating.
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If you think that social signaling is “cringe* (and therefore useless), I invite you to ask yourself *why.* Does public sincerity make you uncomfortable?
Or are you afraid of standing out/looking silly in front of your disapproving peers? Because if so, I have terrible news about me being right.
Or are you afraid of standing out/looking silly in front of your disapproving peers? Because if so, I have terrible news about me being right.
February 8, 2026 at 8:26 PM
If you think that social signaling is “cringe* (and therefore useless), I invite you to ask yourself *why.* Does public sincerity make you uncomfortable?
Or are you afraid of standing out/looking silly in front of your disapproving peers? Because if so, I have terrible news about me being right.
Or are you afraid of standing out/looking silly in front of your disapproving peers? Because if so, I have terrible news about me being right.
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people who say that all creative endeavor can be replaced with AI probably need to reckon with the fact that all televised sports events with human athletes could easily be replicated by high-definition computer-animated simulations….and yet we don’t do this and no one seems to want to.
February 8, 2026 at 7:26 PM
people who say that all creative endeavor can be replaced with AI probably need to reckon with the fact that all televised sports events with human athletes could easily be replicated by high-definition computer-animated simulations….and yet we don’t do this and no one seems to want to.
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Of all the easy things you can do to help the environment, conserve water for communities not corporations, not perpetuate scams, support the labor and rights of creators... *not* using generative AI is the fucking easiest. You absolutely deserve to be shamed for using it for image and text creation
February 6, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Of all the easy things you can do to help the environment, conserve water for communities not corporations, not perpetuate scams, support the labor and rights of creators... *not* using generative AI is the fucking easiest. You absolutely deserve to be shamed for using it for image and text creation
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What if we just refuse to die? Just say no thanks, I'm going to be a Literary Writer and live forever. I didn't want to be happy. I wanted to write books.
February 6, 2026 at 4:19 PM
What if we just refuse to die? Just say no thanks, I'm going to be a Literary Writer and live forever. I didn't want to be happy. I wanted to write books.
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Oh look, exactly what we said was going to happen when Schumer caved on the shutdown
Top Senate negotiators say an effort to renew expired healthcare subsidies has effectively collapsed www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Negotiators Say Talks to Restore ACA Subsidies Likely Dead
New, higher health-insurance bills are kicking in for many households.
www.wsj.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Oh look, exactly what we said was going to happen when Schumer caved on the shutdown
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Veblen only called it "Theory of the Leisure Class" because he predated Wallace Stegner. If he had the benefit of another eighty years, he could have called his book "Anglo of Repose."
February 4, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Veblen only called it "Theory of the Leisure Class" because he predated Wallace Stegner. If he had the benefit of another eighty years, he could have called his book "Anglo of Repose."
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People keep saying Bezos wrecked the Post on purpose but he could have just done that if he wanted to, no need to drag it out for years. I think he and his fellow traveler billionaires have thoroughly cooked their worldview and honestly believe there is a vast, silent, ignored right wing audience
February 4, 2026 at 4:30 PM
People keep saying Bezos wrecked the Post on purpose but he could have just done that if he wanted to, no need to drag it out for years. I think he and his fellow traveler billionaires have thoroughly cooked their worldview and honestly believe there is a vast, silent, ignored right wing audience
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*record scratch*
You may be wondering how I got here.
You may be wondering how I got here.
Bothell ascendant.
February 3, 2026 at 5:38 AM
*record scratch*
You may be wondering how I got here.
You may be wondering how I got here.
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A human writer uses a dash to set off a relatively abrupt jump in thought. But the machines are constantly calculating the most predictable next thing to say, plodding around the same area. So the machine dash looks like it's gesturing toward something new, only to always land on something obvious.
At first I didn't understand why people were holding forth about how an em dash—a totally normal and human piece of punctuation—was an obvious tell that an AI wrote something. But eventually I figured it out.
That's not just an em dash—it's the AI Voice em dash
February 2, 2026 at 9:58 PM
A human writer uses a dash to set off a relatively abrupt jump in thought. But the machines are constantly calculating the most predictable next thing to say, plodding around the same area. So the machine dash looks like it's gesturing toward something new, only to always land on something obvious.
They finally invented a robot with lower back pain
February 3, 2026 at 12:09 AM
They finally invented a robot with lower back pain
This is how I do the dishes when I throw out my back
Note that the dishes are all plastic. #MonsterMonsterKillitKillit www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQsv...
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February 3, 2026 at 12:06 AM
This is how I do the dishes when I throw out my back
This was one of my favorite books last year
February 2, 2026 at 2:22 PM
This was one of my favorite books last year
Tear gas and needs to be banned. There is actually zero appropriate use case for it.
Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Tear gas and needs to be banned. There is actually zero appropriate use case for it.
So bleak. If anything the nature of art is anticompetitive! Aside from the money in grants and publishing, I’ve never encountered someone who decided against one book because they already read a different one. Encountering good art makes you want to encounter MORE good art
January 31, 2026 at 5:57 PM
So bleak. If anything the nature of art is anticompetitive! Aside from the money in grants and publishing, I’ve never encountered someone who decided against one book because they already read a different one. Encountering good art makes you want to encounter MORE good art
This is how much I make to teach high schoolers how to row boats good
X is hiring a creative writing specialist at $40 an hour to make Grok better at writing and a true LOL at the qualifications
January 30, 2026 at 9:14 PM
This is how much I make to teach high schoolers how to row boats good
Another day, another 8 straight hours of listening to the baby Einstein piano
January 30, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Another day, another 8 straight hours of listening to the baby Einstein piano
Yeah man you keep giving all my mortgage subsidies to ICE
January 29, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Yeah man you keep giving all my mortgage subsidies to ICE