Emily. H. Writes
@ehalliwellwrites.bsky.social
Ph.D. Candidate studying economics and aesthetics. #amquerying an ecological horror/fantasy novel. Should be working on my dissertation.
My partner just published a great article about labour rights in game production. It talks about how the disregard for game creators has ultimately hindered the quality of our games! jacobin.com/2025/03/game...
The Video Game Industry Failed Monolith Productions
The closure of Monolith Productions, an innovative video game developer, shows what’s wrong with an industry in which game publishers have the ultimate power to shut down projects and fire workers.
jacobin.com
March 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM
My partner just published a great article about labour rights in game production. It talks about how the disregard for game creators has ultimately hindered the quality of our games! jacobin.com/2025/03/game...
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I want to see city halls full of rumpled retired people ready to skeletonize a recalcitrant congressperson in 30 seconds, all across America
Overflow angry crowd for town hall with Glenn Grothman in Oshkosh this morning ... www.wpr.org/news/glenn-g...
US Rep. Glenn Grothman faces hostile crowd at Oshkosh town hall meeting
People booed and jeered at U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman as he walked into the Algoma Town Hall just outside Oshkosh Friday morning.
www.wpr.org
February 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I want to see city halls full of rumpled retired people ready to skeletonize a recalcitrant congressperson in 30 seconds, all across America
Global capital, if there happens to be another financial crisis—one which the US is hurtling toward—what’s going to happen, I ask, if there is NO national treasury?
"It's also important to state that the number of people who comprehensively understand these legacy IT systems can likely be counted on two hands — and that may be optimistic." www.crisesnotes.com/elon-musk-wa...
Elon Musk Wants to Get Operational Control of the Treasury’s Payment System. This Could Not Possibly Be More Dangerous
Until Further Notice: Comprehensive coverage of the Trump-Musk Treasury Payments Crisis of 2025
www.crisesnotes.com
February 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Global capital, if there happens to be another financial crisis—one which the US is hurtling toward—what’s going to happen, I ask, if there is NO national treasury?
So Musk is probably going to loot the federal treasury. Great. This is so truly fucked.
SCOOP: The highest-ranking Treasury official is expected to depart soon after a clash w/ Elon Musk allies over their demands for access to a sensitive internal government payment system, sources say
System controls disbursement of trillions of dollars per yr
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
System controls disbursement of trillions of dollars per yr
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Senior U.S. official to exit after rift with Musk allies over payment system
A top Treasury career staffer is expected to depart. Surrogates of Musk’s DOGE effort had sought access to sensitive payment systems.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 31, 2025 at 3:12 PM
So Musk is probably going to loot the federal treasury. Great. This is so truly fucked.
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Give Ford a call and let him know how you feel
January 28, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Give Ford a call and let him know how you feel
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the funding freeze was halted with just minutes to spare before it was due to go into effect. shudder to think what would’ve happened if the memo wasn’t leaked.
judge says spending freeze is frozen (til monday)
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans that could total trillions of dollars. U.S. District Judge Loren L.
apnews.com
January 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM
the funding freeze was halted with just minutes to spare before it was due to go into effect. shudder to think what would’ve happened if the memo wasn’t leaked.
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BREAKING: Attorneys General of CA, NY, AZ, CO, CT, DE, HI, IL, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, NV, NC, NJ, NM, OR, RI, VT, WA, WI, and D.C. are suing Trump for his budget freeze.
That 0 GOP AGs are joining, despite the fact that this freeze hurts their constituents the most, speaks to how MAGA is 100% a cult.
That 0 GOP AGs are joining, despite the fact that this freeze hurts their constituents the most, speaks to how MAGA is 100% a cult.
January 28, 2025 at 9:23 PM
BREAKING: Attorneys General of CA, NY, AZ, CO, CT, DE, HI, IL, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, NV, NC, NJ, NM, OR, RI, VT, WA, WI, and D.C. are suing Trump for his budget freeze.
That 0 GOP AGs are joining, despite the fact that this freeze hurts their constituents the most, speaks to how MAGA is 100% a cult.
That 0 GOP AGs are joining, despite the fact that this freeze hurts their constituents the most, speaks to how MAGA is 100% a cult.
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![Witness said a bus driver told an ICE agent to "gargle [his] balls" when the latter requested to enter the bus.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jky6uuetr73nlbaml6ytlzbi/bafkreibjh2gbp75z5bojibdoefdpfdwlclxwspai2i7qfjotajpraru3zm@jpeg)
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Paul Krugman is one of the few long-time pundits I genuinely respect, and this is worth reading.
contrarian.substack.com/p/departing-...
contrarian.substack.com/p/departing-...
Departing the New York Times
I left to stay true to my byline
contrarian.substack.com
January 29, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Paul Krugman is one of the few long-time pundits I genuinely respect, and this is worth reading.
contrarian.substack.com/p/departing-...
contrarian.substack.com/p/departing-...
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New: Meta employees are furious about a new policy that allows users to call LGBTQ+ people "mentally ill." Some have resigned in protest. Some LGBTQ+ employees have started saying they if they are 'mentally ill' they should get leave of absences from work
www.404media.co/its-total-ch...
www.404media.co/its-total-ch...
‘It’s Total Chaos Internally at Meta Right Now’: Employees Protest Zuckerberg’s Anti LGBTQ Changes
Meta's decision to specifically allow users to call LGBTQ+ people "mentally ill" has sparked widespread backlash at the company.
www.404media.co
January 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
New: Meta employees are furious about a new policy that allows users to call LGBTQ+ people "mentally ill." Some have resigned in protest. Some LGBTQ+ employees have started saying they if they are 'mentally ill' they should get leave of absences from work
www.404media.co/its-total-ch...
www.404media.co/its-total-ch...
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It's pretty interesting that the day we find out Microsoft is the tech company behind the licensing deal with HC for AI training we also find out Microsoft is launching their own publishing company. 😡
November 20, 2024 at 4:21 PM
It's pretty interesting that the day we find out Microsoft is the tech company behind the licensing deal with HC for AI training we also find out Microsoft is launching their own publishing company. 😡
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The Forbes 30 Under 30 to prison pipeline remains undefeated www.businessinsider.com/joanna-smith...
An AI startup CEO on a Forbes '30 Under 30' list has been charged with defrauding investors out of $10 million
Joanna Smith-Griffin is latest Forbes '30 Under 30' alum facing criminal charges, joining Sam Bankman-Fried, Charlie Javice, and Martin Shkreli.
www.businessinsider.com
November 19, 2024 at 8:37 PM
The Forbes 30 Under 30 to prison pipeline remains undefeated www.businessinsider.com/joanna-smith...
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Loads of #literary #magazines are coming to Bluesky, here is a great list to follow! PLEASE SHARE TO HELP THEM LEAVE TWITTER!
#litmags #writer #writingcommunity
go.bsky.app/7cWNC2j
#litmags #writer #writingcommunity
go.bsky.app/7cWNC2j
November 17, 2024 at 3:56 AM
Loads of #literary #magazines are coming to Bluesky, here is a great list to follow! PLEASE SHARE TO HELP THEM LEAVE TWITTER!
#litmags #writer #writingcommunity
go.bsky.app/7cWNC2j
#litmags #writer #writingcommunity
go.bsky.app/7cWNC2j
Twitter account deactivated!
November 19, 2024 at 7:49 PM
Twitter account deactivated!
I think the lack of movement on environmental issues on all sides of the politics spectrum has greatly contributed to voter despondency and low turnout
My colleague, the writer Lydia Millet, notes that people want environmental action, regardless of the election outcome. In a Pew Research study, 2/3 of Americans think corporations aren’t doing enough to curb climate change. 80% want to help endangered species & wild places. time.com/7177213/clim...
Climate Action in Trump 2.0
Climate action is a political winner. Trump should remember that, writes Lydia Millet.
time.com
November 19, 2024 at 3:20 PM
I think the lack of movement on environmental issues on all sides of the politics spectrum has greatly contributed to voter despondency and low turnout
This checks out. I feel dirty being on Twitter. Reeks of Musk.
Bluesky says 1 million people signed up for the platform in last 24 hours
Bluesky says 1 million people signed up for the platform in last 24 hours
Bluesky said Thursday evening that over 1 million people signed up for the platform in the last 24 hours, making it one of the busiest days for the company. This also meant the social network crossed the mark of 16 million users overall. The platform’s…
tcrn.ch
November 15, 2024 at 5:57 PM
This checks out. I feel dirty being on Twitter. Reeks of Musk.
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For anyone thinking "AI" helps your work as a writer or artist: the fact is it's making you worse.
A large study of "AI" out of U of Toronto, found that use of it in any way, whether getting it to do the work for you, or simply "assisting", actually DECREASES your creativity ability after the fact.
A large study of "AI" out of U of Toronto, found that use of it in any way, whether getting it to do the work for you, or simply "assisting", actually DECREASES your creativity ability after the fact.
Study explores the impact of LLMs on human creativity
Large language models (LLMs), AI systems that can process human language and generate new texts in response to written prompts, are now widely used by people worldwide to complete various tasks. These...
techxplore.com
November 13, 2024 at 3:27 PM
For anyone thinking "AI" helps your work as a writer or artist: the fact is it's making you worse.
A large study of "AI" out of U of Toronto, found that use of it in any way, whether getting it to do the work for you, or simply "assisting", actually DECREASES your creativity ability after the fact.
A large study of "AI" out of U of Toronto, found that use of it in any way, whether getting it to do the work for you, or simply "assisting", actually DECREASES your creativity ability after the fact.
It feels like all of a sudden everyone is now on bluesky. Is it just me?
November 13, 2024 at 6:36 PM
It feels like all of a sudden everyone is now on bluesky. Is it just me?
Yes, the massive environmental/climate damage done by A.I. and cloud servers is something that really needs to be addressed.
So many reasons why AI is bad, and not just the obvious ones.
futurism.com/critics-micr...
futurism.com/critics-micr...
Critics Furious Microsoft Is Training AI by Sucking Up Water During Drought
Some people in Iowa are mad that Microsoft used a ton of water to train AI while Iowa has been in a drought caused by climate change.
futurism.com
September 27, 2023 at 1:16 PM
Yes, the massive environmental/climate damage done by A.I. and cloud servers is something that really needs to be addressed.
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Hot damn, the WGA won. The summary of what's been agreed to is in the link but just, wow. www.wgacontract2023.org/the-campaign...
September 27, 2023 at 12:43 AM
Hot damn, the WGA won. The summary of what's been agreed to is in the link but just, wow. www.wgacontract2023.org/the-campaign...
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"Teabreak is over", as Terry Pratchett used to say, "back on our heads..."
PENCILS UP!!! ✏️
According to the WGA, writers can return to work at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time WEDNESDAY, 9/27— even while it plans membership meetings to discuss fine points.
According to the WGA, writers can return to work at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time WEDNESDAY, 9/27— even while it plans membership meetings to discuss fine points.
September 27, 2023 at 3:21 AM
"Teabreak is over", as Terry Pratchett used to say, "back on our heads..."
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The WGA has “established regulations for the use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) on MBA-covered projects in the following ways:”
www.wgacontract2023.org/the-campaign...
www.wgacontract2023.org/the-campaign...
September 27, 2023 at 12:33 AM
The WGA has “established regulations for the use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) on MBA-covered projects in the following ways:”
www.wgacontract2023.org/the-campaign...
www.wgacontract2023.org/the-campaign...
If anyone is wondering how to increase engagement on bluesky or finding their feed a bit quiet.
If Bluesky seems dead or low activity on your end it might be that you haven't yet made the most of its design. It's different from Twitter in some key ways so you have to interact differently. I'm writing these tips below from my non-techy perspective, techies please weigh in if I get things wrong:
September 26, 2023 at 10:51 PM
If anyone is wondering how to increase engagement on bluesky or finding their feed a bit quiet.
For any #amquerying writers out there. I found reading successful query letter templates VERY helpful. I would recommend paying attention to how different genres (fantasy vs. romance) structure their queries! #WritingCommunity www.ericsmithrocks.com/perfect-pitch
September 26, 2023 at 7:01 PM
For any #amquerying writers out there. I found reading successful query letter templates VERY helpful. I would recommend paying attention to how different genres (fantasy vs. romance) structure their queries! #WritingCommunity www.ericsmithrocks.com/perfect-pitch
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From @authorsguild.bsky.social: all fiction writers are covered by the suit to the extent that it turns out their works were used to train GPT. AG is collecting names of those affected but you can’t add names once the suit is filed. Please consider joining the Authors Guild.
Anyone know how you join the class action lawsuit?
These 183,000 Books Are Fueling the Biggest Fight in Publishing and Tech
Use our new search tool to see which authors have been used to train the machines.
www.theatlantic.com
September 26, 2023 at 7:15 AM
From @authorsguild.bsky.social: all fiction writers are covered by the suit to the extent that it turns out their works were used to train GPT. AG is collecting names of those affected but you can’t add names once the suit is filed. Please consider joining the Authors Guild.