James Knupp
@jknupp.bsky.social
Fan of sci-f, alt-history, the Green Bay Packers, and the DC Defenders. Creator of fake electoral wiki boxes. Lover of the Americas' only native marsupial.
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Good literary translation requires understanding (language, culture, genre--on both sides of the translation) and an ability to write well. "AI" can't do that. There are no shortcuts. Treat your work and foreign language readers with the respect they deserve. You won't fool anyone with this.
Amazon has launched a new AI-driven translation service, Kindle Translate, for Kindle Direct Publishing authors 👇 #BookSky
Amazon launches AI translation service for indie authors
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November 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Good literary translation requires understanding (language, culture, genre--on both sides of the translation) and an ability to write well. "AI" can't do that. There are no shortcuts. Treat your work and foreign language readers with the respect they deserve. You won't fool anyone with this.
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I know there's a lot going on, but it should be getting more attention that the governor of Illinois just credibly accused Texas of planning to literally invade his state.
I unpack how profoundly alarming this is @theunpopulist.net:
I unpack how profoundly alarming this is @theunpopulist.net:
Trump’s Leaked Plan to Deploy the Texas National Guard Against Illinois Will Tear Apart the Union
If it goes forward, it will plunge the country into an unprecedented constitutional crisis
www.theunpopulist.net
September 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I know there's a lot going on, but it should be getting more attention that the governor of Illinois just credibly accused Texas of planning to literally invade his state.
I unpack how profoundly alarming this is @theunpopulist.net:
I unpack how profoundly alarming this is @theunpopulist.net:
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“I love making women upset” is a really underestimated motivation of modern conservatism
August 8, 2025 at 1:48 AM
“I love making women upset” is a really underestimated motivation of modern conservatism
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In the Trump era, one party has gotten noticeably worse.
A lot of where we are right now is the product of major institutions not updating their worldview, but continuing with priors that don’t hold anymore, if they ever did.
A lot of where we are right now is the product of major institutions not updating their worldview, but continuing with priors that don’t hold anymore, if they ever did.
July 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
In the Trump era, one party has gotten noticeably worse.
A lot of where we are right now is the product of major institutions not updating their worldview, but continuing with priors that don’t hold anymore, if they ever did.
A lot of where we are right now is the product of major institutions not updating their worldview, but continuing with priors that don’t hold anymore, if they ever did.
Just finished the phenomenal "The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire" by @chriskempshall.bsky.social and I really wish there were more books that hit this niche for me: "non-fiction" about fictional sci-fi universes.
July 7, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Just finished the phenomenal "The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire" by @chriskempshall.bsky.social and I really wish there were more books that hit this niche for me: "non-fiction" about fictional sci-fi universes.
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Children are being snatched by agents of the state, but sure six trans children wanting to play sports is the bigger issue.
My high school age son has a classmate just seized by ICE and she is now in a cell in Louisiana, her phone seized. This is High School in the USA in 2025. More Au Revoir Les Enfants than Ferris Bueller. School and community response already in motion.
May 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Children are being snatched by agents of the state, but sure six trans children wanting to play sports is the bigger issue.
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This is Soviet-style tyranny. The state empowers the worst bullies you know. They’re usually the quickest to avail themselves of the arbitrary power that the state passes down.
Relative of a family friend got swept up by ICE. The reason? He had a disagreement with his manager. Manager called ICE. ICE picked him up in front of the entire undocumented staff, as a fucking warning.
May 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
This is Soviet-style tyranny. The state empowers the worst bullies you know. They’re usually the quickest to avail themselves of the arbitrary power that the state passes down.
The Spring 2025 issue of the SFRA Review is now live! I'm very excited because this issue features our "Alternative Governance" symposium, which I ran and edited. I'm really proud of our work and I hope you enjoy it. As always, we also have reviews of fiction, non-fiction, and media as well!
Vol. 55, No. 2 (Spring 2025)
⮌ Issue Archive download Table of Contents FROM THE SFRA REVIEW Spring 2025 (From the Editor) • Ian Campbell Become a Reviewer! Nonfiction, Fiction and Media Available for Rev…
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May 1, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The Spring 2025 issue of the SFRA Review is now live! I'm very excited because this issue features our "Alternative Governance" symposium, which I ran and edited. I'm really proud of our work and I hope you enjoy it. As always, we also have reviews of fiction, non-fiction, and media as well!
And Independent Bookstore Day is over! I managed to finish the crawl! 20 stores spread across the district. I met some people, had good conversations, walked A TON, and most importantly made off with a haul of books I'm excited for. Thanks to anyone who followed along! Patronize local bookstores!
April 27, 2025 at 2:53 AM
And Independent Bookstore Day is over! I managed to finish the crawl! 20 stores spread across the district. I met some people, had good conversations, walked A TON, and most importantly made off with a haul of books I'm excited for. Thanks to anyone who followed along! Patronize local bookstores!
Today is once again Independent Bookstore Day across the country, and to celebrate I am once again taking on the DC Indie Bookstore Crawl! Twenty indie bookstores in one day. I've got my tote with my chargers, protein bar, and my current read for between locations.
April 26, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Today is once again Independent Bookstore Day across the country, and to celebrate I am once again taking on the DC Indie Bookstore Crawl! Twenty indie bookstores in one day. I've got my tote with my chargers, protein bar, and my current read for between locations.
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You all need to treat Harry Potter IP like we’re treating the Tesla brand.
April 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
You all need to treat Harry Potter IP like we’re treating the Tesla brand.
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JD Vance asks: What would I do with the millions and millions of illegals?
I would legalize them. I would thank them for choosing the United States. They’ve just bet their lives on us, and I’d try to make that a winning bet.
I would legalize them. I would thank them for choosing the United States. They’ve just bet their lives on us, and I’d try to make that a winning bet.
April 16, 2025 at 4:38 AM
JD Vance asks: What would I do with the millions and millions of illegals?
I would legalize them. I would thank them for choosing the United States. They’ve just bet their lives on us, and I’d try to make that a winning bet.
I would legalize them. I would thank them for choosing the United States. They’ve just bet their lives on us, and I’d try to make that a winning bet.
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/8 In what meaningful way is Israel an ally of the United States, as Israel is presently led?
If a country demands and encourages that secret police sweep up students from the street for writing critical op-eds, how is that country an ally and not an enemy to our basic values?
If a country demands and encourages that secret police sweep up students from the street for writing critical op-eds, how is that country an ally and not an enemy to our basic values?
March 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
/8 In what meaningful way is Israel an ally of the United States, as Israel is presently led?
If a country demands and encourages that secret police sweep up students from the street for writing critical op-eds, how is that country an ally and not an enemy to our basic values?
If a country demands and encourages that secret police sweep up students from the street for writing critical op-eds, how is that country an ally and not an enemy to our basic values?
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Fuck it. Let’s run a give away. This dice box can be yours if you
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If you are live in Canada let me know and you get 3 entries. I got shipping. Giveaway ends on Sunday March 9th!
Good luck!
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If you are live in Canada let me know and you get 3 entries. I got shipping. Giveaway ends on Sunday March 9th!
Good luck!
March 7, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Fuck it. Let’s run a give away. This dice box can be yours if you
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If you are live in Canada let me know and you get 3 entries. I got shipping. Giveaway ends on Sunday March 9th!
Good luck!
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If you are live in Canada let me know and you get 3 entries. I got shipping. Giveaway ends on Sunday March 9th!
Good luck!
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There's a small contingent of people online who get angry when you say this but:
Wikipedia is unquestionably the most successful utopian project of the internet age, and its destruction would be a crime against humanity
Wikipedia is unquestionably the most successful utopian project of the internet age, and its destruction would be a crime against humanity
Wikipedia is rolling out anonymity features piloted in countries with authoritarian governments in the US & is making a change to not show editor IP addresses in response to a global "increase in threats" from Elon Musk, Heritage Foundation, and governments
www.404media.co/wikipedia-pr...
www.404media.co/wikipedia-pr...
Wikipedia Prepares for 'Increase in Threats' to US Editors From Musk and His Allies
The Wikimedia Foundation says it will likely roll out features previously used to protect editors in authoritarian countries more widely.
www.404media.co
February 13, 2025 at 7:33 AM
There's a small contingent of people online who get angry when you say this but:
Wikipedia is unquestionably the most successful utopian project of the internet age, and its destruction would be a crime against humanity
Wikipedia is unquestionably the most successful utopian project of the internet age, and its destruction would be a crime against humanity
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This is issue is not open. The history is plain. The text is straightforward. There is an unbroken tradition with precedent favoring the rule of birthright citizenship. A random amicus brief? Who cares. Legitimizing bad history is stupid. Giving credibility to off the wall arguments is unnecessary.
Judge Sorkin, unlike other judges that have held that T47's EO is unconstitutional, is taking his time to carefully evaluate the issue. Quite a few briefs have been filed in that case. Smart move by Judge Sorkin to give very serious consideration to the arguments in support of the EO.
February 13, 2025 at 8:10 PM
This is issue is not open. The history is plain. The text is straightforward. There is an unbroken tradition with precedent favoring the rule of birthright citizenship. A random amicus brief? Who cares. Legitimizing bad history is stupid. Giving credibility to off the wall arguments is unnecessary.
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An important announcement from the Governor of Illinois.
February 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
An important announcement from the Governor of Illinois.
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Sometimes I'll just make thumbnail graphics for YouTube videos that don't exist.
February 7, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Sometimes I'll just make thumbnail graphics for YouTube videos that don't exist.
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I have not become completely numb; I can still be shocked by some depths of depraved sadism inflicted by this collection of despicable thugs, giggling sociopaths, and dead-eyed apparatchiks. May their days be short and frustrated.
New — The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) was told this week by DOJ that they'd lose their funding if the org didn't remove any mentions of LGBTQIA+ issues from their public materials, I've learned. Staff were told they need to deadname trans kids in their reports to comply.
February 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I have not become completely numb; I can still be shocked by some depths of depraved sadism inflicted by this collection of despicable thugs, giggling sociopaths, and dead-eyed apparatchiks. May their days be short and frustrated.
The latest issue of the SFRA Review is up! Featuring essays, reviews, and some original fiction! Including a first-time ever translated into English story by Baoshu, a rising star in the Chinese science fiction scene! There's some great content here, don't miss out!
Vol. 55, No. 1 (Winter 2025)
⮌ Issue Archive download Table of Contents FROM THE SFRA REVIEW Winter 2025 (From the Editor) • Ian Campbell Become a Reviewer! Nonfiction, Fiction and Media Available for Rev…
sfrareview.org
February 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The latest issue of the SFRA Review is up! Featuring essays, reviews, and some original fiction! Including a first-time ever translated into English story by Baoshu, a rising star in the Chinese science fiction scene! There's some great content here, don't miss out!
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To find out how these tariffs will affect U.S. importers, News5 spoke with a local importer/exporter.
January 31, 2025 at 8:46 PM
To find out how these tariffs will affect U.S. importers, News5 spoke with a local importer/exporter.
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🏆 Governor Pritzker- Illinois - has signed an order prohibiting all J6 rioters from state employment.
January 31, 2025 at 4:34 PM
🏆 Governor Pritzker- Illinois - has signed an order prohibiting all J6 rioters from state employment.
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i think that people making the argument that my fellow citizens are not citizens should get punched in the teeth and if they repeat the argument they should get punched until they stop
My key point here is not substantive. I find Trump's order cruel & terrible, but whether it is constitutional is a separate, crucial question. Left-leaning people like me should assume good faith by those suggesting the order is constitutional & engage with their arguments.
January 24, 2025 at 8:17 PM
i think that people making the argument that my fellow citizens are not citizens should get punched in the teeth and if they repeat the argument they should get punched until they stop
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I'm a simple man, with simple desires. Such as my desire for the party of "fiscal responsibility" suffering consequences for not being fiscally responsible.
One of the many frustrating things about American politics is that whenever the Dems are in power the debt/deficit becomes a major five alarm fire that they have no choice but to address. And yet for some reason this problem disappears when the Rs are in power. 1/
".. At a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill, Republicans .. aired concerns that the estimated $4 trillion cost over the next 10 years of extending the 2017 Trump tax cuts could undermine the U.S. government's ability to service its $36 trillion in debt .."
www.reuters.com/markets/rate...
www.reuters.com/markets/rate...
January 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I'm a simple man, with simple desires. Such as my desire for the party of "fiscal responsibility" suffering consequences for not being fiscally responsible.