David Rayfield
@queer-crab-nebula.bsky.social
✨ Freelance writer/editor of dystopia, romance, horror and other fabulous things. ✨ they/them ✨ https://fixyourwordsordie.com/
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Writing has nothing to fear from AI - just from those who support it - The Shot
“We’re seeing a year-on-year decline on text,” said Facebook VP for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Nicola Mendelsohn, in a...
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Happy Monday kids! Remember to place the blame for the state of the world on the people in charge, rather than useless machines. Have a read of my latest piece in The Shot and I hope you have a great week! theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
There's nothing more tedious in 2025 than a comedian doing a Trump impression. It's like, mate there's a reason there's no hilarious impersonations of Idi Amin or Mussolini etc.
November 9, 2025 at 9:37 AM
There's nothing more tedious in 2025 than a comedian doing a Trump impression. It's like, mate there's a reason there's no hilarious impersonations of Idi Amin or Mussolini etc.
Just saw someone say that they actually liked Ally Sheedy’s makeover at the end of Breakfast Club and I am now so fucking angry
October 23, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Just saw someone say that they actually liked Ally Sheedy’s makeover at the end of Breakfast Club and I am now so fucking angry
Happy Monday kids! Remember to place the blame for the state of the world on the people in charge, rather than useless machines. Have a read of my latest piece in The Shot and I hope you have a great week! theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
Writing has nothing to fear from AI - just from those who support it - The Shot
“We’re seeing a year-on-year decline on text,” said Facebook VP for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Nicola Mendelsohn, in a...
theshot.net.au
October 13, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Happy Monday kids! Remember to place the blame for the state of the world on the people in charge, rather than useless machines. Have a read of my latest piece in The Shot and I hope you have a great week! theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
Hey that’s me! (The words, not the photo lol)
Here's a great Shot debut from David Rayfield. "Writing has nothing to fear from AI – just from those who support it"
Writing has nothing to fear from AI - just from those who support it - The Shot
“We’re seeing a year-on-year decline on text,” said Facebook VP for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Nicola Mendelsohn, in a...
theshot.net.au
October 12, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Hey that’s me! (The words, not the photo lol)
Three important books. Three Zuckerberg lies. It all adds up to hope defeating fear. Please consider my latest feature that I wrote for @theshot.net.au
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Writing has nothing to fear from AI - just from those who support it - The Shot
“We’re seeing a year-on-year decline on text,” said Facebook VP for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Nicola Mendelsohn, in a...
theshot.net.au
October 10, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Three important books. Three Zuckerberg lies. It all adds up to hope defeating fear. Please consider my latest feature that I wrote for @theshot.net.au
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
Probably the most surprising thing about all those shithead comedians accepting Saudi blood money is that fucking JIMEOIN is on the card??
October 2, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Probably the most surprising thing about all those shithead comedians accepting Saudi blood money is that fucking JIMEOIN is on the card??
Watching live footage of the Global Sumud Flotilla on the other side of the world gives me incredible hope in humanity. They’ll reach Gaza soon. Christ, I hope they stay safe.
October 1, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Watching live footage of the Global Sumud Flotilla on the other side of the world gives me incredible hope in humanity. They’ll reach Gaza soon. Christ, I hope they stay safe.
Reposted by David Rayfield
I always thought when it was time for a mid career change of profession there would be professions left.
September 26, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I always thought when it was time for a mid career change of profession there would be professions left.
Could there be anything in the modern world more repulsive than ‘Logan Paul interviews Dana White about Charlie Kirk’? Like holy fucking shit
September 23, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Could there be anything in the modern world more repulsive than ‘Logan Paul interviews Dana White about Charlie Kirk’? Like holy fucking shit
It never ends with these pricks.
Fiverr cuts 30% of staff in pivot to being 'an AI-first company'
Fiverr cuts 30% of staff in pivot to being 'an AI-first company'
250 people now have the chance to sell their freelance services on the site
ai-pocalypse Freelance services marketplace Fiverr has told around 250 staffers that they are back on the market as it pivots to having "a modern, clean, AI-focused infrastructure from the ground up."…
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September 19, 2025 at 8:40 AM
It never ends with these pricks.
I’ll be talking about what I wrote on ABC Radio Sydney today at 2:30pm. I’m excited! Makes me feel like @raejohnston.bsky.social ☺️
Hey kids, I wrote an article for @theguardian.com about being made redundant four times in a row and what I did (and still doing) to survive. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
I was made redundant four times in a row. I’ve coped by finding ways to surprise myself
After being approached for ‘a quick chat’ at four different companies, I started to feel cursed. However, for those in the same boat, not all hope is lost. Even if it feels like it
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2025 at 3:51 AM
I’ll be talking about what I wrote on ABC Radio Sydney today at 2:30pm. I’m excited! Makes me feel like @raejohnston.bsky.social ☺️
Hey kids, I wrote an article for @theguardian.com about being made redundant four times in a row and what I did (and still doing) to survive. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
I was made redundant four times in a row. I’ve coped by finding ways to surprise myself
After being approached for ‘a quick chat’ at four different companies, I started to feel cursed. However, for those in the same boat, not all hope is lost. Even if it feels like it
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Hey kids, I wrote an article for @theguardian.com about being made redundant four times in a row and what I did (and still doing) to survive. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Adele Haenel telling the patriarchal film industry “Fuck y’all I’m out” then riding the the Global Sumud Flotilla with Greta Thunberg to Gaza to help starving children is monumentally badass I can’t even wrap my head around it.
September 10, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Adele Haenel telling the patriarchal film industry “Fuck y’all I’m out” then riding the the Global Sumud Flotilla with Greta Thunberg to Gaza to help starving children is monumentally badass I can’t even wrap my head around it.
New CEO = thousands of jobs lost. A tale as old as time.
ANZ Bank announces it is set to cut 3,500 jobs and 1000 contractors by September 2026, equating to 8% of the bank’s workforce.
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ANZ to axe 3,500 jobs
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September 10, 2025 at 3:01 AM
New CEO = thousands of jobs lost. A tale as old as time.
Reposted by David Rayfield
« Il faut vraiment exiger la fin immédiate de ce génocide » : l'actrice Adèle Haenel rejoint la Global Sumud Flotilla pour Gaza
➡️ https://l.humanite.fr/VyF
➡️ https://l.humanite.fr/VyF
September 8, 2025 at 10:02 AM
« Il faut vraiment exiger la fin immédiate de ce génocide » : l'actrice Adèle Haenel rejoint la Global Sumud Flotilla pour Gaza
➡️ https://l.humanite.fr/VyF
➡️ https://l.humanite.fr/VyF
Yay: Underworld are finally coming back to Melbourne
Nay: At a festival. On New Year’s Eve. Which costs $150-$300
Fuck sake
Nay: At a festival. On New Year’s Eve. Which costs $150-$300
Fuck sake
September 9, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Yay: Underworld are finally coming back to Melbourne
Nay: At a festival. On New Year’s Eve. Which costs $150-$300
Fuck sake
Nay: At a festival. On New Year’s Eve. Which costs $150-$300
Fuck sake
“We only accept submissions during a 45 minute window every 2nd Winter solstice. Your manuscript must be typed with ink of squids that live in the Mariana Trench. Don’t expect us to respond for at least 200 months. If we do, it’ll be an automated email that just says ‘lmao’”
September 8, 2025 at 3:44 AM
“We only accept submissions during a 45 minute window every 2nd Winter solstice. Your manuscript must be typed with ink of squids that live in the Mariana Trench. Don’t expect us to respond for at least 200 months. If we do, it’ll be an automated email that just says ‘lmao’”
Reposted by David Rayfield
what if we stopped laying off every writer who has ever lived
September 4, 2025 at 9:54 PM
what if we stopped laying off every writer who has ever lived
To all non-Australians: if you ever see an Australian wearing an Australian flag like a cape, it’s like a MAGA hat. Avoid like the plague.
Clashes break out at some of the anti-immigration rallies being held across the country, including in Melbourne, where police have used pepper spray.
Scuffles at anti-immigration rallies held across the country
Clashes break out at some of the anti-immigration rallies being held across the country, including in Melbourne, where police have used pepper spray.
www.abc.net.au
August 31, 2025 at 9:21 AM
To all non-Australians: if you ever see an Australian wearing an Australian flag like a cape, it’s like a MAGA hat. Avoid like the plague.
“Welcome to City 17. You have chosen, or been chosen, to relocate to one of our finest remaining urban centers.”
This is a real photograph of Washington, DC this week, where the United States president has ordered military occupation in peacetime, and ordered the display of colossal portraits of himself.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
August 29, 2025 at 5:59 AM
“Welcome to City 17. You have chosen, or been chosen, to relocate to one of our finest remaining urban centers.”
Toxie is better for American’s health than their government. Wild shit.
This is fucking cool. www.fangoria.com/the-toxic-av...
THE TOXIC AVENGER To Wipe Out Medical Debt With Non-Profit Partnership
Macon Blair’s THE TOXIC AVENGER is set to mop up at least $5 million in crushing medical costs thanks to an inspiring new partnership between Cineverse and national nonprofit Undue Medical Debt.
www.fangoria.com
August 28, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Toxie is better for American’s health than their government. Wild shit.
Friends, I’m late to the party but I’ve discovered Instagram comment sections and apparently a woman expressing an opinion is like a thousand 9/11’s
August 27, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Friends, I’m late to the party but I’ve discovered Instagram comment sections and apparently a woman expressing an opinion is like a thousand 9/11’s
Reposted by David Rayfield
Don’t be afraid to share your writing. There are six Sharknado movies.
August 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Don’t be afraid to share your writing. There are six Sharknado movies.
The one surprising thing I’ve found about being on Instagram for the first time is that there’s an alarming amount of bogans performing sketch comedy.
August 20, 2025 at 1:29 AM
The one surprising thing I’ve found about being on Instagram for the first time is that there’s an alarming amount of bogans performing sketch comedy.
I’ve never seen so much support for the use of AI than I have on LinkedIn. Jesus Christ.
August 17, 2025 at 9:04 AM
I’ve never seen so much support for the use of AI than I have on LinkedIn. Jesus Christ.