Akela Cooper
@akelacooper.bsky.social
Hollywood writer whose stuff you may have seen: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S1, Luke Cage. Malignant. M3GAN. The Nun 2. It's a pleasure scaring the shit outta you.
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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Just because you weren’t alive the last time these diseases killed hundreds of thousands of children doesn’t mean they won’t kill hundreds of thousands more.
Please, if you love your children, get them vaccinated.
Please, if you love your children, get them vaccinated.
Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough.
Pertussis, best prevented with a vaccine, has killed three Kentucky babies in the last 12 months.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
Pertussis, best prevented with a vaccine, has killed three Kentucky babies in the last 12 months.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough • Kentucky Lantern
A third unvaccinated infant in Kentucky has died of pertussis as public health officials urge Kentuckians to get vaccinated against the disease.
kentuckylantern.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Just because you weren’t alive the last time these diseases killed hundreds of thousands of children doesn’t mean they won’t kill hundreds of thousands more.
Please, if you love your children, get them vaccinated.
Please, if you love your children, get them vaccinated.
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"The logical end point of AI progress is feudalism for 99.9 percent of humanity, so vote for me and we'll eliminate the billionaire class responsible for it" is a political platform I will vote for, if offered.
AI threatens to liberate the rich from their age-old dependence on ordinary people's labor -- thereby entrenching a permanent oligarchy.
My essay on that grim hypothetical is now out from behind the paywall www.vox.com/the-highligh...
My essay on that grim hypothetical is now out from behind the paywall www.vox.com/the-highligh...
The most likely AI apocalypse
How artificial intelligence could be leading most humans into an inescapable trap.
www.vox.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
"The logical end point of AI progress is feudalism for 99.9 percent of humanity, so vote for me and we'll eliminate the billionaire class responsible for it" is a political platform I will vote for, if offered.
Everything we know about this “scandal” is against our will but damned if we can’t have fun with it. And though he’d probably disagree, Brian Phillips has fun with it. Especially with lines like this “Forget the sex; the real scandal here is the crime against language.“😄
People are calling my lede here "appalling," "nightmare fuel," "actively evil," and "a desecration of the human spirit"
The Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. Affair Is Messier Than We Ever Could Have Imagined
Inside the most important, and also least important, story of our time
www.theringer.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Everything we know about this “scandal” is against our will but damned if we can’t have fun with it. And though he’d probably disagree, Brian Phillips has fun with it. Especially with lines like this “Forget the sex; the real scandal here is the crime against language.“😄
I‘ve now hit the “people being fucking weird on my posts” stage of Bluesky. *sigh*
I’m not your therapist, don’t work your shit out here.
I’m not your therapist, don’t work your shit out here.
November 26, 2025 at 2:19 AM
I‘ve now hit the “people being fucking weird on my posts” stage of Bluesky. *sigh*
I’m not your therapist, don’t work your shit out here.
I’m not your therapist, don’t work your shit out here.
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1. I see elsewhere on Bluesky that the discourse has turned toward telling writers not to be ashamed to admit they have day jobs or other sources of income (or spousal/family financial support), and you know what, that's 100% correct. Day jobs and support from loved ones are great if you have them!
November 26, 2025 at 12:35 AM
1. I see elsewhere on Bluesky that the discourse has turned toward telling writers not to be ashamed to admit they have day jobs or other sources of income (or spousal/family financial support), and you know what, that's 100% correct. Day jobs and support from loved ones are great if you have them!
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‘SINNERS’ and ‘ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER’ will both be re-released in IMAX 70mm theaters on December 12.
November 26, 2025 at 12:56 AM
‘SINNERS’ and ‘ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER’ will both be re-released in IMAX 70mm theaters on December 12.
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Bitch, AI isn't conscious you're just lonely
November 26, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Bitch, AI isn't conscious you're just lonely
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Hey WGAW chums, check the email, the invite for the Artificial Intelligence: Know Your Rights and Responsibilities panel, by the Education Committee and with myself and a few others, is live. Dec 3, RSVP if interested, we're doing virtual so we can make it as accessible as possible.
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Hey WGAW chums, check the email, the invite for the Artificial Intelligence: Know Your Rights and Responsibilities panel, by the Education Committee and with myself and a few others, is live. Dec 3, RSVP if interested, we're doing virtual so we can make it as accessible as possible.
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Also, no one seems to talk about all the MeToo accusations leveled at Ratner anymore.
November 25, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Also, no one seems to talk about all the MeToo accusations leveled at Ratner anymore.
When the meeting gets canceled and your day is now wide open
squidward from spongebob is sitting on a blue lounge chair
ALT: squidward from spongebob is sitting on a blue lounge chair
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
When the meeting gets canceled and your day is now wide open
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Great article on Keys of Fury: Typing Action by @mikedrucker.bsky.social.
www.thegamer.com/keys-of-fury...
www.thegamer.com/keys-of-fury...
Keys Of Fury Is The Perfect Thanksgiving Game For Literally Everyone
Finally, a typing game for the whole family.
www.thegamer.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Great article on Keys of Fury: Typing Action by @mikedrucker.bsky.social.
www.thegamer.com/keys-of-fury...
www.thegamer.com/keys-of-fury...
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They were nice enough to give me a free code for this bonkers typing game and I loved it so much that I had to write about it. It’s like Streets of Rage meets Mario Teaches Typing. Silly and fun and nails the feel of every correctly-typed letter feeling like a punch. The dad joke mode is a dream.
Great article on Keys of Fury: Typing Action by @mikedrucker.bsky.social.
www.thegamer.com/keys-of-fury...
www.thegamer.com/keys-of-fury...
Keys Of Fury Is The Perfect Thanksgiving Game For Literally Everyone
Finally, a typing game for the whole family.
www.thegamer.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:05 AM
They were nice enough to give me a free code for this bonkers typing game and I loved it so much that I had to write about it. It’s like Streets of Rage meets Mario Teaches Typing. Silly and fun and nails the feel of every correctly-typed letter feeling like a punch. The dad joke mode is a dream.
THE NEWS IS OUT! BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE @bouletbrothers Holiday of Horrors featuring shorts by the Boulets, Kate Siegal, David Dastmalchan and yours truly! We’re gonna ring in some yuletide terror on DECEMBER 16th! 🧟♀️
November 25, 2025 at 1:18 AM
THE NEWS IS OUT! BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE @bouletbrothers Holiday of Horrors featuring shorts by the Boulets, Kate Siegal, David Dastmalchan and yours truly! We’re gonna ring in some yuletide terror on DECEMBER 16th! 🧟♀️
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November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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1st: This would be among the most dramatic events in US history.
2nd: I'm very skeptical resignations force a transfer of power.
3rd: If discontent is this widespread why has House done almost nothing to push back?
4th: Johnson... no bueno.
Likely hyperbole but not a good look regardless.
2nd: I'm very skeptical resignations force a transfer of power.
3rd: If discontent is this widespread why has House done almost nothing to push back?
4th: Johnson... no bueno.
Likely hyperbole but not a good look regardless.
PUNCHBOWL: “.. GOP members messaged us over the weekend saying that they, too, are considering retiring in the middle of the term. Here’s one particularly exercised senior House Republican:
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
1st: This would be among the most dramatic events in US history.
2nd: I'm very skeptical resignations force a transfer of power.
3rd: If discontent is this widespread why has House done almost nothing to push back?
4th: Johnson... no bueno.
Likely hyperbole but not a good look regardless.
2nd: I'm very skeptical resignations force a transfer of power.
3rd: If discontent is this widespread why has House done almost nothing to push back?
4th: Johnson... no bueno.
Likely hyperbole but not a good look regardless.
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Seeing how much of the right-wing on Twitter is just bot farms, kinda lays bare how much hate and hatred is a project that needs to be constantly maintained, a fire that needs to be fed all the time lest it go out for a moment, so much time, effort, and resources to keep people angry and hateful.
November 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Seeing how much of the right-wing on Twitter is just bot farms, kinda lays bare how much hate and hatred is a project that needs to be constantly maintained, a fire that needs to be fed all the time lest it go out for a moment, so much time, effort, and resources to keep people angry and hateful.
I certainly hope the entire party implodes
PUNCHBOWL: “.. GOP members messaged us over the weekend saying that they, too, are considering retiring in the middle of the term. Here’s one particularly exercised senior House Republican:
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I certainly hope the entire party implodes
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Twitter Conservatives finding out all the hot MAGA mom accounts they've been gooning to are actually run by men in developing nations
November 24, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Twitter Conservatives finding out all the hot MAGA mom accounts they've been gooning to are actually run by men in developing nations
AGREED
FYI: The ultimate hunter takes on an urban jungle. PREDATOR 2 more than holds its own, a fascinating time capsule and classic in its own right. What's your favorite line?
Why The Undersung PREDATOR 2 Deserves More Love
The ultimate hunter takes on an urban jungle. PREDATOR 2 more than holds its own, a fascinating time capsule and classic in its own right. What's your favorite line?
dlvr.it
November 23, 2025 at 11:07 PM
AGREED
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marjorie taylor greene couldnt handle a single week experiencing 1% of the harassment that someone like ilhan omar probably experiences every day, in significant part because of her. she is weak and a coward and will rot in hell imo
November 22, 2025 at 1:22 AM
marjorie taylor greene couldnt handle a single week experiencing 1% of the harassment that someone like ilhan omar probably experiences every day, in significant part because of her. she is weak and a coward and will rot in hell imo
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How AP News whitewashes genocide.
TESTING THE CEASEFIRE??
Israel is *BREAKING* the ceasefire. Do you really think this would be the headline if Hamas killed 24 Israelis?
AP doesn’t even have the integrity to say Israel killed Palestinians. “Are dead” is passive to avoid attributing liability.
TESTING THE CEASEFIRE??
Israel is *BREAKING* the ceasefire. Do you really think this would be the headline if Hamas killed 24 Israelis?
AP doesn’t even have the integrity to say Israel killed Palestinians. “Are dead” is passive to avoid attributing liability.
November 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
How AP News whitewashes genocide.
TESTING THE CEASEFIRE??
Israel is *BREAKING* the ceasefire. Do you really think this would be the headline if Hamas killed 24 Israelis?
AP doesn’t even have the integrity to say Israel killed Palestinians. “Are dead” is passive to avoid attributing liability.
TESTING THE CEASEFIRE??
Israel is *BREAKING* the ceasefire. Do you really think this would be the headline if Hamas killed 24 Israelis?
AP doesn’t even have the integrity to say Israel killed Palestinians. “Are dead” is passive to avoid attributing liability.
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Grand opening, grand closing.
X quietly disabled a new feature that showed which country an account was posting from when it revealed that lots of popular right wing MAGA accounts were being run from foreign countries like India and Nigeria.
X quietly disabled a new feature that showed which country an account was posting from when it revealed that lots of popular right wing MAGA accounts were being run from foreign countries like India and Nigeria.
November 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Grand opening, grand closing.
X quietly disabled a new feature that showed which country an account was posting from when it revealed that lots of popular right wing MAGA accounts were being run from foreign countries like India and Nigeria.
X quietly disabled a new feature that showed which country an account was posting from when it revealed that lots of popular right wing MAGA accounts were being run from foreign countries like India and Nigeria.