The Editor Says No
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Rejecting today’s headlines as if they were bad fiction.
“Please revise.” —The Editor
“Please revise.” —The Editor
“Author, the line ‘We have to be unified’ is vague. Unified with whom? The states, the public, or the software?” -The Editor
President Trump signs an executive order that would override state laws deemed restrictive of artificial intelligence. “We have to be unified,” Trump said.
Trump Signs Executive Order to Curtail State AI Laws
The order would allow the Justice Department to punish states with rules deemed restrictive for AI, in a move to bring the U.S. under one federal standard.
on.wsj.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
“Author, the line ‘We have to be unified’ is vague. Unified with whom? The states, the public, or the software?” -The Editor
"Author, as previously discussed, this character is not adding anything to your storyline. Recommend you 86 this plotline entirely. " -The Editor
Breaking News: Mike Lindell, the chief executive of MyPillow and a close ally of President Trump, is running for governor of Minnesota. He joins a crowded Republican race to challenge Gov. Tim Walz, the Democrat who is running for a third term.
Mike Lindell, MyPillow Founder, Announces Run for Minnesota Governor
He is a close ally of President Trump and has been a leading proponent of the election denial movement, which falsely claims that voting machines are often rigged.
nyti.ms
December 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
"Author, as previously discussed, this character is not adding anything to your storyline. Recommend you 86 this plotline entirely. " -The Editor
"Author, you can’t have the President threaten to overthrow Colombia because he remembered drugs exist there too. Also see notes re: continuity issue with the Peace Prize.” -The Editor
Trump on the President of Colombia: "He better wise up or he'll be next. He's gonna be next because we don't like when they kill people and they sell drugs, they sell them in the U.S., and Colombia is a major manufacturer of drugs."
December 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
"Author, you can’t have the President threaten to overthrow Colombia because he remembered drugs exist there too. Also see notes re: continuity issue with the Peace Prize.” -The Editor
"Author, you can't weave in a fake peace prize on top of an active boat bombing campaign. Doesn't pass the straight-face test." -The Editor
FIFA made up a prize for Trump-a first! The FIFA Peace Prize.
Everyone is doing whatever possible to keep Trump happy
Everyone is doing whatever possible to keep Trump happy
December 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
"Author, you can't weave in a fake peace prize on top of an active boat bombing campaign. Doesn't pass the straight-face test." -The Editor
"Author, a senator reversing government policy by switching a font back to Times New Roman is not a believable source of national conflict. This reads like parody. Rejected." -The Editor
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
"Author, a senator reversing government policy by switching a font back to Times New Roman is not a believable source of national conflict. This reads like parody. Rejected." -The Editor
"Author, two chapters ago you insisted the immigration system was ‘overwhelmed.’ Now it’s offering VIP fast passes for a million dollars. Pick a lane. —Notes attached." -The Editor
trumpcard.gov
trumpcard.gov
The Trump Gold Card
The Trump Gold Card application
trumpcard.gov
December 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
"Author, two chapters ago you insisted the immigration system was ‘overwhelmed.’ Now it’s offering VIP fast passes for a million dollars. Pick a lane. —Notes attached." -The Editor
trumpcard.gov
trumpcard.gov
"Look, Author… You can’t just slap an ‘I Want YOU to Use AI’ poster in the Pentagon and call it worldbuilding. Readers will laugh. Cutting this." -The Editor
Fifty different problems in the world just locked into one big uniform piece like a Rubik's cube in my head.
December 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
"Look, Author… You can’t just slap an ‘I Want YOU to Use AI’ poster in the Pentagon and call it worldbuilding. Readers will laugh. Cutting this." -The Editor