ML Brennan
@brennanml.bsky.social
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Tor Books: Generation V, Iron Night, Tainted Blood, Dark Ascension (GENERATION V series). Vampires, kitsune, werebears, nerdy jokes, New England references.
Tor Books: Generation V, Iron Night, Tainted Blood, Dark Ascension (GENERATION V series). Vampires, kitsune, werebears, nerdy jokes, New England references.
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ML Brennan
@brennanml.bsky.social
· Dec 16
Generation V
Generation V
www.amazon.com
Hey -- if anyone is still looking for a holiday present, can I remind everyone that I wrote a book about broke and sarcastic vampires, awesome kitsune, weird monsters, all set in the mighty state of Rhode Island? With some fun species biology peppered throughout?
www.amazon.com/Generation-V...
www.amazon.com/Generation-V...
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It's almost like when you tax the rich in a place you get to make that place a better place and even the rich just looking out the windows of their limos at most of that place in passing prefer to think "oh, that looks nice" rather than "I must prepare my bunker for the impending apocalypse"
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:13 AM
It's almost like when you tax the rich in a place you get to make that place a better place and even the rich just looking out the windows of their limos at most of that place in passing prefer to think "oh, that looks nice" rather than "I must prepare my bunker for the impending apocalypse"
This year's college first-years were 9 when Trump took office.
I know it's very hard for a lot of us to accept, but for an entire rising generation, TRUMPISM IS THE NORM.
I know it's very hard for a lot of us to accept, but for an entire rising generation, TRUMPISM IS THE NORM.
Do political science profs have to explain to their students that, for most of American history, it was actually borderline unthinkable that elected officials and their spokespersons would constantly talk like trashy reality show contestants?
After calling Schumer a "Palestinian," Leavitt refers to "Gavin Newscum." So she's just ripping off her boss's smears now.
November 14, 2025 at 2:37 AM
This year's college first-years were 9 when Trump took office.
I know it's very hard for a lot of us to accept, but for an entire rising generation, TRUMPISM IS THE NORM.
I know it's very hard for a lot of us to accept, but for an entire rising generation, TRUMPISM IS THE NORM.
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
It's very simple -- you see a picket line, you don't cross that picket line. Worker solidarity, bitches.
November 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
It's very simple -- you see a picket line, you don't cross that picket line. Worker solidarity, bitches.
Viciously accurate.
SCHUMER: Well, I—for one—am touched by this act of generosity. Perhaps one day, all of humanity will know the saying “Be welcoming of Greeks bearing gifts.”
Senator Schumer Votes to Let the Big Wooden Horse into Troy
“In the wake of votes by a handful of key Democrats, led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, to pass a GOP-led continuing resolution funding f...
buff.ly
November 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Viciously accurate.
If you think I'm joking about how grim this part of the semester is, I will simply note that this is the part of the semester that the college-wide emails from the Dean of Student Affairs stop being "Dear Colleagues:" and start to begin "Dear Comrades:".
November 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
If you think I'm joking about how grim this part of the semester is, I will simply note that this is the part of the semester that the college-wide emails from the Dean of Student Affairs stop being "Dear Colleagues:" and start to begin "Dear Comrades:".
I'm officially at the Swamp of Sadness portion of the semester.
a man is standing next to a white horse in the water and talking to it .
ALT: a man is standing next to a white horse in the water and talking to it .
media.tenor.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I'm officially at the Swamp of Sadness portion of the semester.
My student's email: You didn't remind us about this in class, and I don't read the schedule, so it's unfair that you expected me to do this reading!
Me: (who literally held the book up at the start of class for 3 full weeks, repeating that they needed to read the first 36 pages by the 10th) Sigh.
Me: (who literally held the book up at the start of class for 3 full weeks, repeating that they needed to read the first 36 pages by the 10th) Sigh.
November 12, 2025 at 1:52 PM
My student's email: You didn't remind us about this in class, and I don't read the schedule, so it's unfair that you expected me to do this reading!
Me: (who literally held the book up at the start of class for 3 full weeks, repeating that they needed to read the first 36 pages by the 10th) Sigh.
Me: (who literally held the book up at the start of class for 3 full weeks, repeating that they needed to read the first 36 pages by the 10th) Sigh.
At this point in the semester my particularly failing students are suddenly all trying to rules-lawyer my syllabus and policies to argue TO THE DEATH for five points that won't even come close to saving them from failure, and I'm just standing there like this --
a man is making a funny face and saying i don 't care
Alt: Tommy Lee Jones has just been told that Harrison Ford absolutely did not kill his (Ford's) wife, and Jones just says, "I don't care!" LIKE A MAN WHO IS NOT EARNING OVERTIME FOR THIS SHIT.
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:29 PM
At this point in the semester my particularly failing students are suddenly all trying to rules-lawyer my syllabus and policies to argue TO THE DEATH for five points that won't even come close to saving them from failure, and I'm just standing there like this --
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HEY LOOK--
A link
A link
God's Junk Drawer
Check out God's Junk Drawer - <p>From New York Times bestselling author Peter Clines, God's Junk Drawer is a mind-bending tale of mystery and adventure set at the dawn of time.</p><p>Welcome to the va...
bookshop.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
HEY LOOK--
A link
A link
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Today is the publication day for WITHOUT CONSENT, a book I am so proud to share with the world, and that the New York Times Book Review says "is years — decades — overdue."
Read more, and order in your preferred format from your favorite retailer here: www.sarahweinman.com/book/without...
Read more, and order in your preferred format from your favorite retailer here: www.sarahweinman.com/book/without...
November 11, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Today is the publication day for WITHOUT CONSENT, a book I am so proud to share with the world, and that the New York Times Book Review says "is years — decades — overdue."
Read more, and order in your preferred format from your favorite retailer here: www.sarahweinman.com/book/without...
Read more, and order in your preferred format from your favorite retailer here: www.sarahweinman.com/book/without...
My student: I really want to pass this class. I am working really hard.
Me: Have you done the assigned reading for today?
My student: No.
Me: Do you own the book we are currently reading?
My student: No.
*SIGH*
This is why I trust the actions of my students and not their words.
Me: Have you done the assigned reading for today?
My student: No.
Me: Do you own the book we are currently reading?
My student: No.
*SIGH*
This is why I trust the actions of my students and not their words.
November 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
My student: I really want to pass this class. I am working really hard.
Me: Have you done the assigned reading for today?
My student: No.
Me: Do you own the book we are currently reading?
My student: No.
*SIGH*
This is why I trust the actions of my students and not their words.
Me: Have you done the assigned reading for today?
My student: No.
Me: Do you own the book we are currently reading?
My student: No.
*SIGH*
This is why I trust the actions of my students and not their words.
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
I can think of no better Christmas gift than Peter's new book, which contains 1000% more dinosaur-related deaths than his previous books.
TOMORROW
TOMORROW
I LOVE YA
TOMORROW
YOU'RE ALWAYS A
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAY
AAAAAAAAAAAA
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY
TOMORROW
I LOVE YA
TOMORROW
YOU'RE ALWAYS A
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAY
AAAAAAAAAAAA
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY
November 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I can think of no better Christmas gift than Peter's new book, which contains 1000% more dinosaur-related deaths than his previous books.
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
When Joanne's closed I was primarily worried about being able to get fabric, but it turns out that the really big problem has been getting things like thread and closures. I absolutely refuse to step into Hobby Lobby and Michael's is still primarily a craft store with terrible selection for notions.
November 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
When Joanne's closed I was primarily worried about being able to get fabric, but it turns out that the really big problem has been getting things like thread and closures. I absolutely refuse to step into Hobby Lobby and Michael's is still primarily a craft store with terrible selection for notions.
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Getting a review that clearly understands what you wrote is one of the greatest gifts for an author, and THIS review is in Kirkus! It went live on their site today, but I have to admit that I have been floating for days over this one :) Happy to share my joy.
November 8, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Getting a review that clearly understands what you wrote is one of the greatest gifts for an author, and THIS review is in Kirkus! It went live on their site today, but I have to admit that I have been floating for days over this one :) Happy to share my joy.
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HEY, THIS IS TODAY!
Like, three hours from now.
You should definitely come and stop by.
Like, three hours from now.
You should definitely come and stop by.
HEY SAN DIEGO FOLKS
Tomorrow afternoon I'm going to be at @mystgalaxybooks.bsky.social talking with my dear friend @elenataylorauthor.bsky.social about her new book,THE HAUNTING OF EMILY GRACE, and probably telling stories about how we first met (hanging upside down 30 feet in the air). Join us!
Tomorrow afternoon I'm going to be at @mystgalaxybooks.bsky.social talking with my dear friend @elenataylorauthor.bsky.social about her new book,THE HAUNTING OF EMILY GRACE, and probably telling stories about how we first met (hanging upside down 30 feet in the air). Join us!
November 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
HEY, THIS IS TODAY!
Like, three hours from now.
You should definitely come and stop by.
Like, three hours from now.
You should definitely come and stop by.
Watching the first episode of Season 4 of The Witcher and I truly have to admire how hard some editors worked in that 3-season recap to NEVER show Henry Cavill's face.
November 7, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Watching the first episode of Season 4 of The Witcher and I truly have to admire how hard some editors worked in that 3-season recap to NEVER show Henry Cavill's face.
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Also I am going to put in a plug for my sister @diygeochemist.bsky.social who is a professor analytical chemistry who does work with space scientists and has a side business (which is reasonably priced) working out exact fictional details for authors who like that sort of thing.
November 6, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Also I am going to put in a plug for my sister @diygeochemist.bsky.social who is a professor analytical chemistry who does work with space scientists and has a side business (which is reasonably priced) working out exact fictional details for authors who like that sort of thing.
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Should women be hated as witches or patronized as overgrown children? The paper of record debates the two available options.
November 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Should women be hated as witches or patronized as overgrown children? The paper of record debates the two available options.
I've taught Isabel Allende's book IN THE MIDST OF WINTER for almost seven years, and it was only today that I realized that there's a line in her acknowledgments that reads fairly innocuously, until you realize that it is actually a SUPER SAUCY comment toward her now-husband, and ALLENDE YOU MINX.
November 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I've taught Isabel Allende's book IN THE MIDST OF WINTER for almost seven years, and it was only today that I realized that there's a line in her acknowledgments that reads fairly innocuously, until you realize that it is actually a SUPER SAUCY comment toward her now-husband, and ALLENDE YOU MINX.
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If you've ever admired my jewelry at a convention or event or whatever, almost all of it comes from here.
November 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
If you've ever admired my jewelry at a convention or event or whatever, almost all of it comes from here.
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Online store is up in case anyone wants to trade their digital lucre for copies of my books. 💕
November 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Online store is up in case anyone wants to trade their digital lucre for copies of my books. 💕
Oh my god, I might never see any posts from @stephenblackmoore.com ever again! (and if we're now requiring a CONSTRUCTIVE PURPOSE, then 90% of my posts are right out)
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
November 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Oh my god, I might never see any posts from @stephenblackmoore.com ever again! (and if we're now requiring a CONSTRUCTIVE PURPOSE, then 90% of my posts are right out)