Joshua Keep
@jekeep.bsky.social
Working class (USA Today/Wall Street Journal) bestselling author! Numerous Amazon All-Star winner. Husband of the cooler @jmkeep.bsky.social! cPTSD, love, disability & Union talk. Newfoundlander.
I block anyone defending "genAI".
#Horror #Romancelandia
I block anyone defending "genAI".
#Horror #Romancelandia
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Joshua Keep
@jekeep.bsky.social
· Mar 8
"Edgy and twisted, Natural Born Sinners is a gripping gothic occult fiction novel, with splashes of cosmic horror and dark romance."
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🌶️🔥💙📚 #whychooseromance #darkromance #horrorromance
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🌶️🔥💙📚 #whychooseromance #darkromance #horrorromance
Probably my favourite work of ours. And it's spawned a dozen more followups in my mind I need to finish writing out!
Yet more extortion. And they weren't honest about their previous terms, the deals never stuck then either.
Our government will prove themselves fools to an embarassing degree if they buy the damn jets now.
Our government will prove themselves fools to an embarassing degree if they buy the damn jets now.
Future of trade talks depends on Canada’s purchase of American fighter jets, U.S. ambassador says
Future of trade talks depends on Canada’s purchase of American fighter jets, U.S. ambassador says
Pete Hoekstra said it will not be easy to restart the now-stalled trade talks, and urged Canada to "harmonize" as much as possible with the U.S. on a range of
www.thestar.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Yet more extortion. And they weren't honest about their previous terms, the deals never stuck then either.
Our government will prove themselves fools to an embarassing degree if they buy the damn jets now.
Our government will prove themselves fools to an embarassing degree if they buy the damn jets now.
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Oh, in that case we 100% need to stop buying American fighter jets.
Future of trade talks depends on Canada’s purchase of American fighter jets, U.S. ambassador says
Future of trade talks depends on Canada’s purchase of American fighter jets, U.S. ambassador says
Pete Hoekstra said it will not be easy to restart the now-stalled trade talks, and urged Canada to "harmonize" as much as possible with the U.S. on a range of
www.thestar.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Oh, in that case we 100% need to stop buying American fighter jets.
Google's also out there destroying their own products, elevating scammers in searches, and pushing one of the worst AI products by far.
November 19, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Google's also out there destroying their own products, elevating scammers in searches, and pushing one of the worst AI products by far.
GIF that pops up when you type in your name:
November 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM
GIF that pops up when you type in your name:
A lot of people seem to have some serious relationship issues. My advice? Should just marry the best person you've ever met. Worked out for me!
November 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM
A lot of people seem to have some serious relationship issues. My advice? Should just marry the best person you've ever met. Worked out for me!
Share a TV series you've watched from beginning to end more than once:
Same with Buffy, but also: Deep Space 9.
Same with Buffy, but also: Deep Space 9.
November 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Share a TV series you've watched from beginning to end more than once:
Same with Buffy, but also: Deep Space 9.
Same with Buffy, but also: Deep Space 9.
If you see this, share a Western vid or GIF 🖤🤠
November 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
If you see this, share a Western vid or GIF 🖤🤠
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More of this. People peddling "genAI" slop are no writer in my book. You're no peer of mine if you think it's okay to steal from artists.
November 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
More of this. People peddling "genAI" slop are no writer in my book. You're no peer of mine if you think it's okay to steal from artists.
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"It's not going anywhere!" is such a slam dunk defense of "genAI". Discussion over!
That's why you can still smoke in school, or drink poisoned alcohol from foul distilleries, drink and drive. Buy Coca-Cola with real cocaine! People just threw up their hands & acknowledged it's not going anywhere!
That's why you can still smoke in school, or drink poisoned alcohol from foul distilleries, drink and drive. Buy Coca-Cola with real cocaine! People just threw up their hands & acknowledged it's not going anywhere!
November 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
"It's not going anywhere!" is such a slam dunk defense of "genAI". Discussion over!
That's why you can still smoke in school, or drink poisoned alcohol from foul distilleries, drink and drive. Buy Coca-Cola with real cocaine! People just threw up their hands & acknowledged it's not going anywhere!
That's why you can still smoke in school, or drink poisoned alcohol from foul distilleries, drink and drive. Buy Coca-Cola with real cocaine! People just threw up their hands & acknowledged it's not going anywhere!
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The west is in decline. Even politicians who genuinely want to improve things, are utterly incapable of it. Because their own ideological frame of reference is neoliberalism, and that is completely incompatible with policies that can fix anything. Policy tweaks and market incentives aren't enough.
November 19, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The west is in decline. Even politicians who genuinely want to improve things, are utterly incapable of it. Because their own ideological frame of reference is neoliberalism, and that is completely incompatible with policies that can fix anything. Policy tweaks and market incentives aren't enough.
The west is in decline. Even politicians who genuinely want to improve things, are utterly incapable of it. Because their own ideological frame of reference is neoliberalism, and that is completely incompatible with policies that can fix anything. Policy tweaks and market incentives aren't enough.
November 19, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The west is in decline. Even politicians who genuinely want to improve things, are utterly incapable of it. Because their own ideological frame of reference is neoliberalism, and that is completely incompatible with policies that can fix anything. Policy tweaks and market incentives aren't enough.
This was why I quit playing World of Warcraft many years ago. And why I mostly only play Nintendo games now. I pay for the game, have a good time, and stop. Simple.
November 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
This was why I quit playing World of Warcraft many years ago. And why I mostly only play Nintendo games now. I pay for the game, have a good time, and stop. Simple.
More of this. People peddling "genAI" slop are no writer in my book. You're no peer of mine if you think it's okay to steal from artists.
November 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
More of this. People peddling "genAI" slop are no writer in my book. You're no peer of mine if you think it's okay to steal from artists.
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Cannot express how happy I am to see Vellum released version 4.0 of their book formatting software and nowhere in their announcement was the word AI. #amwriting #ampublishing #booksky
November 18, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Cannot express how happy I am to see Vellum released version 4.0 of their book formatting software and nowhere in their announcement was the word AI. #amwriting #ampublishing #booksky
"It's not going anywhere!" is such a slam dunk defense of "genAI". Discussion over!
That's why you can still smoke in school, or drink poisoned alcohol from foul distilleries, drink and drive. Buy Coca-Cola with real cocaine! People just threw up their hands & acknowledged it's not going anywhere!
That's why you can still smoke in school, or drink poisoned alcohol from foul distilleries, drink and drive. Buy Coca-Cola with real cocaine! People just threw up their hands & acknowledged it's not going anywhere!
November 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
"It's not going anywhere!" is such a slam dunk defense of "genAI". Discussion over!
That's why you can still smoke in school, or drink poisoned alcohol from foul distilleries, drink and drive. Buy Coca-Cola with real cocaine! People just threw up their hands & acknowledged it's not going anywhere!
That's why you can still smoke in school, or drink poisoned alcohol from foul distilleries, drink and drive. Buy Coca-Cola with real cocaine! People just threw up their hands & acknowledged it's not going anywhere!
Just learned that "Biohazard" in French is "Biorisque".
Makes it sound so sexy.
Makes it sound so sexy.
November 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Just learned that "Biohazard" in French is "Biorisque".
Makes it sound so sexy.
Makes it sound so sexy.
This poor man wrongfully convicted of killing his daughter, when they ignored the medical history entirely. Used junk science. Used his autism as a sign of his guilt.
This has to be one of the greatest tragedies: going to jail for the false accusation of having killed someone you love. Living hell.
This has to be one of the greatest tragedies: going to jail for the false accusation of having killed someone you love. Living hell.
Texas almost killed a man based on "junk science." His ordeal isn't over. @elizabethweill.bsky.social reports. https://bit.ly/4i6jakz
Texas Almost Executed a Man Based on “Junk Science.” His Ordeal Isn’t Over.
Robert Roberson, who was nearly killed due to the discredited “shaken baby syndrome” theory, is still at risk.
www.thenation.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This poor man wrongfully convicted of killing his daughter, when they ignored the medical history entirely. Used junk science. Used his autism as a sign of his guilt.
This has to be one of the greatest tragedies: going to jail for the false accusation of having killed someone you love. Living hell.
This has to be one of the greatest tragedies: going to jail for the false accusation of having killed someone you love. Living hell.
A great article. Most people fail to understand power dynamics when they discuss politics and labour. But union people understand it well: If you don't have power, your rights don't mean a thing.
And creative workers have almost no power today, outside a handful of big names.
And creative workers have almost no power today, outside a handful of big names.
@jekeep.bsky.social , methinks that you and @jmkeep.bsky.social will like Cory Doctorow's latest.
"... giving creative workers more rights without addressing their market power is like giving your bullied kid more lunch money. ... you're just enriching the bullies."
pluralistic.net/2025/11/18/i...
"... giving creative workers more rights without addressing their market power is like giving your bullied kid more lunch money. ... you're just enriching the bullies."
pluralistic.net/2025/11/18/i...
Pluralistic: Disney lost Roger Rabbit (18 Nov 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
November 18, 2025 at 4:20 PM
A great article. Most people fail to understand power dynamics when they discuss politics and labour. But union people understand it well: If you don't have power, your rights don't mean a thing.
And creative workers have almost no power today, outside a handful of big names.
And creative workers have almost no power today, outside a handful of big names.
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I've watched a lot of behind the scenes videos on how photographers make really cool looking product photos. It takes a keen eye and a creative mind, and I'm fucking sick of that being the 'problem' that GenAI is meant to solve.
I guess I already knew beauty ads were fakey but now they’re fakey-fakey at scale.
www.wsj.com/articles/lor...
www.wsj.com/articles/lor...
November 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I've watched a lot of behind the scenes videos on how photographers make really cool looking product photos. It takes a keen eye and a creative mind, and I'm fucking sick of that being the 'problem' that GenAI is meant to solve.
Cloudflare is down now. Weird how this keeps happening to big web service providers as soon as tech companies decided to start firing people and replacing them with "AI". Such an odd coincidence.
November 18, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Cloudflare is down now. Weird how this keeps happening to big web service providers as soon as tech companies decided to start firing people and replacing them with "AI". Such an odd coincidence.
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If your business is only profitable because of crimes then you're a running a crime ring.
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:55 AM
If your business is only profitable because of crimes then you're a running a crime ring.
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Here's a free horror game idea pitch for someone:
Walk the Dog, a psychological horror.
In this game, you walk a reactive dog, trying to avoid triggers like vehicles, other dogs, cats, people, etc. You take psychological, reputational, or physical damage depending on what happens.
You're welcome.
Walk the Dog, a psychological horror.
In this game, you walk a reactive dog, trying to avoid triggers like vehicles, other dogs, cats, people, etc. You take psychological, reputational, or physical damage depending on what happens.
You're welcome.
November 18, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Here's a free horror game idea pitch for someone:
Walk the Dog, a psychological horror.
In this game, you walk a reactive dog, trying to avoid triggers like vehicles, other dogs, cats, people, etc. You take psychological, reputational, or physical damage depending on what happens.
You're welcome.
Walk the Dog, a psychological horror.
In this game, you walk a reactive dog, trying to avoid triggers like vehicles, other dogs, cats, people, etc. You take psychological, reputational, or physical damage depending on what happens.
You're welcome.
Telling us the number of public employees is "unsustainable" at the same time you're throwing over eighty BILLION dollars down a militarism pit at Trump's command, is... rich.
Public servants in N.L. protest job cuts on day of federal budget vote | CBC News
On the day the House of Commons comes together to vote on the next federal budget, union leaders and public sector workers in Newfoundland and Labrador rallied against potential job cuts.
www.cbc.ca
November 18, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Telling us the number of public employees is "unsustainable" at the same time you're throwing over eighty BILLION dollars down a militarism pit at Trump's command, is... rich.
Someone should ask him "Is it true that Bill Clinton has a tiny dick?" and see if he takes the bait.
When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.'
people.com/donald-trump...
people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Someone should ask him "Is it true that Bill Clinton has a tiny dick?" and see if he takes the bait.
Man, I feel so bad for these guys.
I know how a store screwing up your launch can mess up any chance of success. The Amazon US store once had a bug for our Magic Academy book launch, without which we were on track for our biggest success yet. Instead it bombed and we largely gave up fantasy.
I know how a store screwing up your launch can mess up any chance of success. The Amazon US store once had a bug for our Magic Academy book launch, without which we were on track for our biggest success yet. Instead it bombed and we largely gave up fantasy.
Valve ruins a game's sales again after apologizing for ruining its sales the first time
Valve's Steam Machine announcement left little room to consider other topics in the world of gaming, which was bad luck for Planet Centauri
www.polygon.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Man, I feel so bad for these guys.
I know how a store screwing up your launch can mess up any chance of success. The Amazon US store once had a bug for our Magic Academy book launch, without which we were on track for our biggest success yet. Instead it bombed and we largely gave up fantasy.
I know how a store screwing up your launch can mess up any chance of success. The Amazon US store once had a bug for our Magic Academy book launch, without which we were on track for our biggest success yet. Instead it bombed and we largely gave up fantasy.