Mikki Madison
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I write stories (mostly romantic, mostly queer and usually fantasy). I also drink tea, foster dogs, and apparently post about politics.
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Mikki Madison
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· Nov 10
I write stories, which are mostly romantic and mostly queer and usually fantasy. You can read them in the @duckprintspress.bsky.social anthologies "And Seek (Not) to Alter Me," "He Bears the Cape of Stars," "Aether Beyond the Binary," and the upcoming "A Truth Universally Acknowledged!"
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Between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday, join us in hitting pause on buying from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com?utm_source=i...
November 19, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday, join us in hitting pause on buying from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com?utm_source=i...
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Queen's Rogues, p 13 - inks only | Eris O'Reilly
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November 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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"it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed"
This.
This right here.
I'm so, SO tired of having to scrutinize any piece of art that even remotely resembles genAI slop just to determine whether or not it's worth a second thought or any admiration.
This.
This right here.
I'm so, SO tired of having to scrutinize any piece of art that even remotely resembles genAI slop just to determine whether or not it's worth a second thought or any admiration.
Why am I so against generative AI in games?
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
November 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
"it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed"
This.
This right here.
I'm so, SO tired of having to scrutinize any piece of art that even remotely resembles genAI slop just to determine whether or not it's worth a second thought or any admiration.
This.
This right here.
I'm so, SO tired of having to scrutinize any piece of art that even remotely resembles genAI slop just to determine whether or not it's worth a second thought or any admiration.
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Discworld QOTD, from The Wee Free Men
November 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Discworld QOTD, from The Wee Free Men
yelling "GET HIM, GET HIM, GET HIM" at my screen like the defense can actually hear me through the TV and also all the way in Tuscaloosa
November 15, 2025 at 10:51 PM
yelling "GET HIM, GET HIM, GET HIM" at my screen like the defense can actually hear me through the TV and also all the way in Tuscaloosa
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It's been less than 24 hours and we're already 50% of the way to our base goal! Help spread the word so we can reach our funding minimum and work toward our stretch goals!
Crowdfunding to fund our next erotic anthology, Monsterotica: Tales of Unusual Courtship and Coupling, is live on Kickstarter! 16 queer monsterfucking stories, gorgeous merch, and a steaming hot collection you won't want to miss. Check out our campaign today! www.kickstarter.com/projects/duc...
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November 13, 2025 at 11:47 AM
It's been less than 24 hours and we're already 50% of the way to our base goal! Help spread the word so we can reach our funding minimum and work toward our stretch goals!
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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Local media is calling it: Katie Wilson will be the next mayor of Seattle.
Wilson ousts Mayor Bruce Harrell after running as a progressive challenger.
Her win is a west coast companion to Mamdani’s as a statement victory for the left.
Wilson ousts Mayor Bruce Harrell after running as a progressive challenger.
Her win is a west coast companion to Mamdani’s as a statement victory for the left.
November 13, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Local media is calling it: Katie Wilson will be the next mayor of Seattle.
Wilson ousts Mayor Bruce Harrell after running as a progressive challenger.
Her win is a west coast companion to Mamdani’s as a statement victory for the left.
Wilson ousts Mayor Bruce Harrell after running as a progressive challenger.
Her win is a west coast companion to Mamdani’s as a statement victory for the left.
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"You can't un-invent AI!" We can't un-invent asbestos either. That doesn't mean we have to use it.
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
"You can't un-invent AI!" We can't un-invent asbestos either. That doesn't mean we have to use it.
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Crowdfunding to fund our next erotic anthology, Monsterotica: Tales of Unusual Courtship and Coupling, is live on Kickstarter! 16 queer monsterfucking stories, gorgeous merch, and a steaming hot collection you won't want to miss. Check out our campaign today! www.kickstarter.com/projects/duc...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Crowdfunding to fund our next erotic anthology, Monsterotica: Tales of Unusual Courtship and Coupling, is live on Kickstarter! 16 queer monsterfucking stories, gorgeous merch, and a steaming hot collection you won't want to miss. Check out our campaign today! www.kickstarter.com/projects/duc...
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Huge scoop from Ed, who had several years of financial reports leaked to him. OpenAI has been over-reporting their revenue. The company is even less profitable than we knew.
Exclusive: Based on documents viewed by this newsletter, OpenAI spent over $12.4 billion on inference from 2024 to September 2025. As part of its Microsoft revenue share, it sent $493.8m in 2024/$865.8m Jan-Sep 2025, implying lower revenues than previously reported.
www.wheresyoured.at/oai_docs/
www.wheresyoured.at/oai_docs/
Exclusive: Here's How Much OpenAI Spends On Inference and Its Revenue Share With Microsoft
As with my Anthropic exclusive from a few weeks ago, though this feels like a natural premium piece, I decided it was better to publish on my free one so that you could all enjoy it. If you liked or f...
www.wheresyoured.at
November 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Huge scoop from Ed, who had several years of financial reports leaked to him. OpenAI has been over-reporting their revenue. The company is even less profitable than we knew.
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IT GOT BETTER
📍Central MN
📍Central MN
November 12, 2025 at 3:05 AM
IT GOT BETTER
📍Central MN
📍Central MN
Men at Arms (Discworld) was one of the morning recent formative books for me. I will never be over how Pratchett can write a story that is laugh out loud hilarious and then suckerpunches you in the chest with a single sentence.
performative reading, lack of reading skills, nobody's reading anymore -- NO!
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
November 12, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Men at Arms (Discworld) was one of the morning recent formative books for me. I will never be over how Pratchett can write a story that is laugh out loud hilarious and then suckerpunches you in the chest with a single sentence.
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Convincing you to read my novel with the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
(Here's the opening of “Many Drops Make a Stream”)
(Here's the opening of “Many Drops Make a Stream”)
November 11, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Convincing you to read my novel with the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
(Here's the opening of “Many Drops Make a Stream”)
(Here's the opening of “Many Drops Make a Stream”)
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For anyone who was sleeping, major political news last night: a judge chose a new map for Utah that will deliver a seat to Democrats.
Major point in Dems’ favor that effectively neuters the GOP’s move in Missouri, much like California countered Texas.
Major point in Dems’ favor that effectively neuters the GOP’s move in Missouri, much like California countered Texas.
Just now: The plaintiffs who were arguing that Utah GOP's congressional map is illegal won in court.
The judge orders one of the two maps submitted by the plaintiffs ('map 1') be used.
The ruling, if it stands, guarantees that Democrats will pick up a congressional seat in Utah next year.
The judge orders one of the two maps submitted by the plaintiffs ('map 1') be used.
The ruling, if it stands, guarantees that Democrats will pick up a congressional seat in Utah next year.
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
For anyone who was sleeping, major political news last night: a judge chose a new map for Utah that will deliver a seat to Democrats.
Major point in Dems’ favor that effectively neuters the GOP’s move in Missouri, much like California countered Texas.
Major point in Dems’ favor that effectively neuters the GOP’s move in Missouri, much like California countered Texas.
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Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
NGL watching the Steelers screw up catches in just such a way that the Chargers defense immediately intercepts/picks up the ball has been EXTREMELY entertaining tonight
November 10, 2025 at 4:14 AM
NGL watching the Steelers screw up catches in just such a way that the Chargers defense immediately intercepts/picks up the ball has been EXTREMELY entertaining tonight
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Daily bunny no.3133 is starting a garden
November 9, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Daily bunny no.3133 is starting a garden
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Probably a good way to tell right now if the job you’re applying for is run by absolute dumbfucks is to ask if they’re using AI.
"The AI industry’s most important product at this moment is not a chatbot or a video generator; it’s the story the AI industry is telling about itself.... According to an MIT study, 95% of businesses that have deployed generative AI have gotten no value from it." www.theringer.com/2025/11/04/t...
How Catastrophic Is It If the AI Bubble Bursts? An FAQ.
The AI industry's most important product is not a chatbot or a video generator; it's the story the AI industry is telling about itself
www.theringer.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Probably a good way to tell right now if the job you’re applying for is run by absolute dumbfucks is to ask if they’re using AI.
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This is my all time favorite video ever. I'm not usually a fan of the whole laughing in the middle of your post but that's exactly what made this clip so good. You can't not lose your shit watching it
November 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
This is my all time favorite video ever. I'm not usually a fan of the whole laughing in the middle of your post but that's exactly what made this clip so good. You can't not lose your shit watching it
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A man collapsed in the Oval Office yesterday. The internet got the story wrong.
My experience struggling to correct the record — including on Bluesky! — and the warning signs as AI, aggregation, and social media increasingly drive our news consumption.
My experience struggling to correct the record — including on Bluesky! — and the warning signs as AI, aggregation, and social media increasingly drive our news consumption.
A man collapsed in the Oval Office. The internet got the story wrong.
A case study in how bad information can spread — and how hard it is to correct it.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
A man collapsed in the Oval Office yesterday. The internet got the story wrong.
My experience struggling to correct the record — including on Bluesky! — and the warning signs as AI, aggregation, and social media increasingly drive our news consumption.
My experience struggling to correct the record — including on Bluesky! — and the warning signs as AI, aggregation, and social media increasingly drive our news consumption.
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🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.
November 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.
Meanwhile over on FB, Oklahoma's elected officials are engaging in some weapons-grade copium after Tuesday's elections.
November 6, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Meanwhile over on FB, Oklahoma's elected officials are engaging in some weapons-grade copium after Tuesday's elections.
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Anyway I hadn't heard anyone talking about this, so I guess I'm gonna talk about it. Spread the word if you're thinking about doing an nsfw KS project, Stripe apparently might pull your funding at literally any step of the process, with zero warning!
November 6, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Anyway I hadn't heard anyone talking about this, so I guess I'm gonna talk about it. Spread the word if you're thinking about doing an nsfw KS project, Stripe apparently might pull your funding at literally any step of the process, with zero warning!