Bryan Young
@swankmotron.com
Storyteller. I've written stuff for Star Wars, Robotech, BattleTech, Doctor Who, Shadowrun, Remo Williams and more. Repped by Katherine Odom Tomchin.
He/They http://www.swankmotron.com
He/They http://www.swankmotron.com
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yes to ALL OF THIS from @chuckwendig.bsky.social terribleminds.com/ramble/2026/...
Writers Who Use AI Are Not Real Writers
Dorothy Parker famously (but probably not really) said, “I hate to write, but I love having written,” which is a sentiment I don’t largely understand or agree with in the broader …
terribleminds.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:57 PM
yes to ALL OF THIS from @chuckwendig.bsky.social terribleminds.com/ramble/2026/...
Just a reminder this is possible and you can make your day a lot more peaceful if this thing that you forgot was happening today was happening. No shade to those who like it, it's just the complete opposite of my jam.
February 8, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Just a reminder this is possible and you can make your day a lot more peaceful if this thing that you forgot was happening today was happening. No shade to those who like it, it's just the complete opposite of my jam.
I want to say, with my whole heart, writing isn't a competition. It's an art. It's something we do with our hearts to make our souls grow and express ourselves and truths about the world and people and even ourselves whether we mean to or not.
February 8, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I want to say, with my whole heart, writing isn't a competition. It's an art. It's something we do with our hearts to make our souls grow and express ourselves and truths about the world and people and even ourselves whether we mean to or not.
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The whole article is repulsive but this passage is at the core of it. She has no interest in writing books, she wants to win some kind of competition that nobody entered
February 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
The whole article is repulsive but this passage is at the core of it. She has no interest in writing books, she wants to win some kind of competition that nobody entered
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The Largest Historical Dictionary of English Slang Now Free Online: Covers 500 Years of the “Vulgar Tongue”
The Largest Historical Dictionary of English Slang Now Free Online: Covers 500 Years of the “Vulgar Tongue”
'The three volumes of Green's Dictionary of Slang demonstrate the sheer scope of a lifetime of research by Jonathon Green, the leading slang lexicographer of our time. A remarkable collection of this ...
www.openculture.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:05 PM
The Largest Historical Dictionary of English Slang Now Free Online: Covers 500 Years of the “Vulgar Tongue”
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Taxing billionaires out of existence may be the most critical domestic policy fight of our lifetimes.
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 4:40 AM
Taxing billionaires out of existence may be the most critical domestic policy fight of our lifetimes.
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Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
February 6, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
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GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Also, if you're a fan of Deep Space Nine and you miss this most recent episode of Starfleet Academy, you're missing something special.
I spent the entire episode teary eyed. It was a pitch perfect exploration with so many wonderful nods that were thematically right.
I spent the entire episode teary eyed. It was a pitch perfect exploration with so many wonderful nods that were thematically right.
two men are standing next to each other and talking to each other .
Alt: Ben and Jake Sisko
media.tenor.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Also, if you're a fan of Deep Space Nine and you miss this most recent episode of Starfleet Academy, you're missing something special.
I spent the entire episode teary eyed. It was a pitch perfect exploration with so many wonderful nods that were thematically right.
I spent the entire episode teary eyed. It was a pitch perfect exploration with so many wonderful nods that were thematically right.
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.
IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
February 6, 2026 at 4:45 AM
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.
IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.
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This entire thread is awesome
I want to see an episode of the new Muppet Show guest starring Daisy Ridley and @markhamillofficial.bsky.social. But then Rey Skywalker and BB-8 crash land on some sort of comedy variety show planet and then Luke’s ghost has to help, too. Also, Angus MacGarnagle, the gargling gargoyle.
February 7, 2026 at 5:51 AM
This entire thread is awesome
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production of The Muppet Show should not be dependent on petty vulgarities like “ratings” or “revenue.” it should be preserved as a vital function of american culture. it should have a taxpayer-funded budget rivaling the CIA
February 7, 2026 at 12:40 AM
production of The Muppet Show should not be dependent on petty vulgarities like “ratings” or “revenue.” it should be preserved as a vital function of american culture. it should have a taxpayer-funded budget rivaling the CIA
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I want to see an episode of the new Muppet Show guest starring Daisy Ridley and @markhamillofficial.bsky.social. But then Rey Skywalker and BB-8 crash land on some sort of comedy variety show planet and then Luke’s ghost has to help, too. Also, Angus MacGarnagle, the gargling gargoyle.
February 6, 2026 at 2:46 PM
I want to see an episode of the new Muppet Show guest starring Daisy Ridley and @markhamillofficial.bsky.social. But then Rey Skywalker and BB-8 crash land on some sort of comedy variety show planet and then Luke’s ghost has to help, too. Also, Angus MacGarnagle, the gargling gargoyle.
Even Charles Foster Kane was better at running a newspaper than Jeff Bezos.
a black and white photo of a man with the words i think it would be fun to run a newspaper
ALT: a black and white photo of a man with the words i think it would be fun to run a newspaper
media.tenor.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Even Charles Foster Kane was better at running a newspaper than Jeff Bezos.
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Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
February 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
I want to see an episode of the new Muppet Show guest starring Daisy Ridley and @markhamillofficial.bsky.social. But then Rey Skywalker and BB-8 crash land on some sort of comedy variety show planet and then Luke’s ghost has to help, too. Also, Angus MacGarnagle, the gargling gargoyle.
February 6, 2026 at 2:46 PM
I want to see an episode of the new Muppet Show guest starring Daisy Ridley and @markhamillofficial.bsky.social. But then Rey Skywalker and BB-8 crash land on some sort of comedy variety show planet and then Luke’s ghost has to help, too. Also, Angus MacGarnagle, the gargling gargoyle.
Art is powerful. Maybe I have something in my eye.
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Art is powerful. Maybe I have something in my eye.
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Just finished the BattleTech story "Remains to be Seen", by @swankmotron.com, from @catalystgamelabs.bsky.social's Shrapnel magazine. It's terrific! And available for a free download until Feb 28th: bit.ly/BT-FF-Remain...
BattleTech: Remains to Be Seen (A Short Story) by Bryan Young
THE END OF AN ERA… Lieutenant Nadia Hoffman, of the Fourth Ceti Hussars, is on honor guard duty at the funeral of her commanding officer, who was killed in action during the same campaign that mauled ...
bit.ly
February 5, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Just finished the BattleTech story "Remains to be Seen", by @swankmotron.com, from @catalystgamelabs.bsky.social's Shrapnel magazine. It's terrific! And available for a free download until Feb 28th: bit.ly/BT-FF-Remain...
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Headline of the day
The Steam Machine has been delayed because stupid little babies can't stop using AI to write their emails:
aftermath.site/steam-machine-...
aftermath.site/steam-machine-...
February 5, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Headline of the day
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The Steam Machine has been delayed because stupid little babies can't stop using AI to write their emails:
aftermath.site/steam-machine-...
aftermath.site/steam-machine-...
February 5, 2026 at 12:46 AM
The Steam Machine has been delayed because stupid little babies can't stop using AI to write their emails:
aftermath.site/steam-machine-...
aftermath.site/steam-machine-...
The new episode of The Muppet Show was exactly what I needed. It wasn’t some ridiculous spectacle with an added story or a new formula…. It was just a new episode of the classic show like they hadn’t missed a beat. More please.
a kermit the frog appears on the muppet show logo
Alt: a kermit the frog appears on the muppet show logo
media.tenor.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:41 AM
The new episode of The Muppet Show was exactly what I needed. It wasn’t some ridiculous spectacle with an added story or a new formula…. It was just a new episode of the classic show like they hadn’t missed a beat. More please.
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Who doesn’t love free fiction? @catalystgamelabs.bsky.social has two shorts available for a limited time: one for #Shadowrun, the other a #Battletech story by @goonhammer.com Book Award winner @swankmotron.com!
bit.ly/I-Heart-You-...
bit.ly/BT-FF-Remain...
#BookSky
bit.ly/I-Heart-You-...
bit.ly/BT-FF-Remain...
#BookSky
BattleTech: Remains to Be Seen (A Short Story) by Bryan Young
THE END OF AN ERA… Lieutenant Nadia Hoffman, of the Fourth Ceti Hussars, is on honor guard duty at the funeral of her commanding officer, who was killed in action during the same campaign that mauled ...
bit.ly
February 5, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Who doesn’t love free fiction? @catalystgamelabs.bsky.social has two shorts available for a limited time: one for #Shadowrun, the other a #Battletech story by @goonhammer.com Book Award winner @swankmotron.com!
bit.ly/I-Heart-You-...
bit.ly/BT-FF-Remain...
#BookSky
bit.ly/I-Heart-You-...
bit.ly/BT-FF-Remain...
#BookSky
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More ads like this, please
February 4, 2026 at 8:02 PM
More ads like this, please
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Reminder that "jaywalking" was literally made up by american car manufacturers to shift the blame for accidents from drivers to pedestrians. "Jay" was a slang term meaning "idiot" or "rube".
“Jaywalking is permitted in London. In 1966, the police tried to crack down on it, but gave up after three months.”
People walk and cycle on roads by right, people drive under licence.
Jaywalking is not a thing in English law and Waymo must not change that.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
People walk and cycle on roads by right, people drive under licence.
Jaywalking is not a thing in English law and Waymo must not change that.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Self-driving taxis are coming to London – should we be worried? | Jack Stilgoe
Waymo’s cars were first rolled out in San Francisco, but the English capital’s old roads, pelican crossings and jaywalkers may pose issues for AI, says science and technology professor Jack Stilgoe
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Reminder that "jaywalking" was literally made up by american car manufacturers to shift the blame for accidents from drivers to pedestrians. "Jay" was a slang term meaning "idiot" or "rube".
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