Lili Saintcrow
@lilithsaintcrow.com
I write books. A crow for a fetch, I'm your huckleberry. She/her. (Hint: Like "synchro.")
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Lili Saintcrow
@lilithsaintcrow.com
· Nov 9
Hello, new followers! I'm Lili; I write books, sometimes other people even read them.
This feed holds squirrel stories, the life of a working writer, Morning Walk Reports, random ephemera, and links to articles I find interesting, thought-provoking, or cool.
Nice to have you along.
This feed holds squirrel stories, the life of a working writer, Morning Walk Reports, random ephemera, and links to articles I find interesting, thought-provoking, or cool.
Nice to have you along.
Today has been so utterly absurd. I'm going to bed.
November 15, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Today has been so utterly absurd. I'm going to bed.
“I’m like any other actor: don’t mimic me with falseness. I don’t appreciate it and I get paid for doing stuff like that, so if you’re gonna do it without me, you’re robbing me.”
‘I enter a room and people say: “God just walked in”’: Morgan Freeman on voicing the divine, meeting Mandela – and his six decades on screen
From his humble upbringing in Mississippi to the unmistakeable timbre of his voiceover, the actor reveals why he’s not even considering retirement
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:38 AM
“I’m like any other actor: don’t mimic me with falseness. I don’t appreciate it and I get paid for doing stuff like that, so if you’re gonna do it without me, you’re robbing me.”
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THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
It is a breezy evening, and Boxnoggin wishes to register a complaint about the invisible fingers brushing his tender tuchus during postprandial pee-prowl.
His mother (me) is singularly unmoved, and possibly even amused. Which he feels is an affront to what little dignity he possesses. Poor fellow.
His mother (me) is singularly unmoved, and possibly even amused. Which he feels is an affront to what little dignity he possesses. Poor fellow.
November 15, 2025 at 1:36 AM
It is a breezy evening, and Boxnoggin wishes to register a complaint about the invisible fingers brushing his tender tuchus during postprandial pee-prowl.
His mother (me) is singularly unmoved, and possibly even amused. Which he feels is an affront to what little dignity he possesses. Poor fellow.
His mother (me) is singularly unmoved, and possibly even amused. Which he feels is an affront to what little dignity he possesses. Poor fellow.
...this makes me bleakly nauseated. We knew our tax dollars would be bled from us to pay the thieving techbros (again); the event is sickening no matter how many times it's repeated.
This week Open AI walked back a call for the govt to backstop financing for its trillion dollar investments in data centers. This was only the tip of the iceberg; a slow bailout for AI firms is already underway. Read more from @ambakak.bsky.social and I in @wsj.com: www.wsj.com/opinion/you-...
Opinion | You May Already Be Bailing Out the AI Business
Washington is treating the industry as if it’s too big to fail, even as the market sends lukewarm signals.
www.wsj.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:58 AM
...this makes me bleakly nauseated. We knew our tax dollars would be bled from us to pay the thieving techbros (again); the event is sickening no matter how many times it's repeated.
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Kobo is doing a 30 day free trial promotion for their Kindle Unlimited competitor service Kobo Plus for new subscribers (not sure if this is US only), if you like queer indie books, small press SFF, and backlist SFF from large publishers there's a lot to choose from on this service that's not on KU!
Rakuten Kobo
www.kobo.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Kobo is doing a 30 day free trial promotion for their Kindle Unlimited competitor service Kobo Plus for new subscribers (not sure if this is US only), if you like queer indie books, small press SFF, and backlist SFF from large publishers there's a lot to choose from on this service that's not on KU!
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somewhere along the line post-1990 or so we lost the ability to write macgyver & quantum leap-level opening credits bangers and that's where everything started to go wrong
November 15, 2025 at 12:25 AM
somewhere along the line post-1990 or so we lost the ability to write macgyver & quantum leap-level opening credits bangers and that's where everything started to go wrong
"The idea is that higher rates will be a deterrent for anyone who might—might! not absolutely certainly!—be looking to advertise gambling or firearm supplies or sex. In other words, the company actually makes more money from these ads than from other ads."
The Global Fraud Economy
Last week, a news story caught my eye, even though it seemed to fly under the radar of general discourse. It was one of those blink and you miss it headlines on the Apple News app, which helpfully refreshes at random intervals and in random ways, giving me headlines I
www.leahreich.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:53 PM
"The idea is that higher rates will be a deterrent for anyone who might—might! not absolutely certainly!—be looking to advertise gambling or firearm supplies or sex. In other words, the company actually makes more money from these ads than from other ads."
For the lunchtime readers: Leaf On a Puddle
Lili Saintcrow | Leaf On a Puddle
Afloat, almost contemplative. Have decided it’s time to retract into a shell (or cave, as the case may be) over the weekend, mostly because of a tradpub (the usual offender, natch) doing some…
www.lilithsaintcrow.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
For the lunchtime readers: Leaf On a Puddle
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Look, all I’m gonna say on The Current Topic is that moderation needs to be consistent - if you’re gonna drop the hammer for quoting song lyrics and getting pissed about child rapists, yet you let slide accounts that say trans people shouldn’t exist, then yeah, there’s gonna be some questions.
November 14, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Look, all I’m gonna say on The Current Topic is that moderation needs to be consistent - if you’re gonna drop the hammer for quoting song lyrics and getting pissed about child rapists, yet you let slide accounts that say trans people shouldn’t exist, then yeah, there’s gonna be some questions.
"It all feels like a massive social experiment nobody asked for, imposed on us by casino speculators taking a few final lever-pulls on the slot machine of capitalism before the whole thing comes tumbling down."
AI Is The Ultimate "Forced Meme"
There are few things in this world more insufferable than a rich person trying to force their shitty ideas on everyone else. And in 2025, there are very few things that feel more forced than “Generative AI.”
aftermath.site
November 14, 2025 at 6:56 PM
"It all feels like a massive social experiment nobody asked for, imposed on us by casino speculators taking a few final lever-pulls on the slot machine of capitalism before the whole thing comes tumbling down."
took a long walk for my stupid mental and physical health
it appears to have somewhat temporarily worked
it appears to have somewhat temporarily worked
November 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
took a long walk for my stupid mental and physical health
it appears to have somewhat temporarily worked
it appears to have somewhat temporarily worked
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Yeah, “we’re looking for non traditional authors” is absolutely a dogwhistle for “our deal sucks and any agent or experienced author would laugh it out of the room”
November 14, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Yeah, “we’re looking for non traditional authors” is absolutely a dogwhistle for “our deal sucks and any agent or experienced author would laugh it out of the room”
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Has anyone who has been online for the last 10 years somehow not internalized that when it comes to matters like consent and exploitation, there is no one too beloved to be held accountable? Their fame is not a shield, but a measure of how deep the horror and disappointment will be when they fall.
"What if one of YOUR favorite politicians/celebrities/etc is on the list?" Did you all not notice how quickly we dropped Neil Gaiman when we found out about the things he did? Do you know how beloved that guy used to be and how loathed he is now? I think that right there should answer your question.
November 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Has anyone who has been online for the last 10 years somehow not internalized that when it comes to matters like consent and exploitation, there is no one too beloved to be held accountable? Their fame is not a shield, but a measure of how deep the horror and disappointment will be when they fall.
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The annoying thing about the AI author spam is that it could easily just be one person. One Spammer Georg generating this for all of us, repeatedly, because all you have to do is change the name and the emails and then you go do it again to your list.
November 14, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The annoying thing about the AI author spam is that it could easily just be one person. One Spammer Georg generating this for all of us, repeatedly, because all you have to do is change the name and the emails and then you go do it again to your list.
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Speaking of Witches of Eastwick (as we were in the Updike thread), my most crackpot theory is that The Shining ruined Jack Nicholson.
Before The Shining, he was a great actor with a lot of range. After The Shining, he just played guys who leered and shouted "HEEEREE'S JOHNNYYYYY"
Before The Shining, he was a great actor with a lot of range. After The Shining, he just played guys who leered and shouted "HEEEREE'S JOHNNYYYYY"
November 14, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Speaking of Witches of Eastwick (as we were in the Updike thread), my most crackpot theory is that The Shining ruined Jack Nicholson.
Before The Shining, he was a great actor with a lot of range. After The Shining, he just played guys who leered and shouted "HEEEREE'S JOHNNYYYYY"
Before The Shining, he was a great actor with a lot of range. After The Shining, he just played guys who leered and shouted "HEEEREE'S JOHNNYYYYY"
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We’re fundraising $40k to ensure that the real humans providing that advice can access health care. 99 donors brought us to $6,100 overnight and when we hit $10k, we will receive an anonymous matching gift. Donate here! www.classy.org/campaign/scarl...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
We’re fundraising $40k to ensure that the real humans providing that advice can access health care. 99 donors brought us to $6,100 overnight and when we hit $10k, we will receive an anonymous matching gift. Donate here! www.classy.org/campaign/scarl...
Mine is Hotei’s “Battle Without Honor Or Humanity”.
November 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Mine is Hotei’s “Battle Without Honor Or Humanity”.
Boxnoggin required an absolutely ridiculous amount of coaxing to leave the bed this morning, and honestly I can’t say I blame him:
November 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Boxnoggin required an absolutely ridiculous amount of coaxing to leave the bed this morning, and honestly I can’t say I blame him:
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I can’t believe they thought “Our mod team is Amelia Bedelia and we support them 200%” was an acceptable and reasonable explanation
November 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I can’t believe they thought “Our mod team is Amelia Bedelia and we support them 200%” was an acceptable and reasonable explanation
…and these are the people who demanded we not call them “weird”.
November 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
…and these are the people who demanded we not call them “weird”.
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"Landlords should be free to charge as much as they want, employers should be free to pay as little as they want, corporations should be free to fire as many people as they want, and if you can't thread the needle between these freedoms for the rest of your life, it's all your fault."
The woman whom the House Ethics Committee determined Matt Gaetz paid for sex when she was 17 years old was living in a homeless shelter, working at McDonald's, and needed the money for braces www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
November 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"Landlords should be free to charge as much as they want, employers should be free to pay as little as they want, corporations should be free to fire as many people as they want, and if you can't thread the needle between these freedoms for the rest of your life, it's all your fault."
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And I guarantee you that all these books are work for hire for the authors because this is clearly a venture capital backed IP play and the creators are never ever the ones enriched by those
November 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
And I guarantee you that all these books are work for hire for the authors because this is clearly a venture capital backed IP play and the creators are never ever the ones enriched by those
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Pepys was such an unbelievable jerk to his wife
Up and began our discontent again and sorely angered my wife, who indeed do live very lonely, but I do perceive that it is want of work that do make her and all other people think of ways of spending their time worse.
November 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Pepys was such an unbelievable jerk to his wife