Austin Gragg
@austingragg.bsky.social
Writer | Tabletop Gamer | Fencer | Keeper of Geckos & freshwater frens | Dad | 2ndGen 🇩🇪 German-Canadian 🇨🇦 American🇺🇸 | 🏳️🌈 (they/them) 🏳️⚧️ | Agent: @ngrosenzweig.bsky.social @ Triangle House | https://linktr.ee/austingragg
fuck @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com I hope he knows his hero Harlan, in good health, would tell him to self-select off the planet. Fucking rapist.
A certain world-famous fantasy author was revealed to have done a ton of horrific crap, with journalists like Lila Shapiro providing the evidence.
Now said author has new book coming out and claims he's the victim of a "smear campaign."
Why do rich asshats always claim it's a smear campaign? 1/
Now said author has new book coming out and claims he's the victim of a "smear campaign."
Why do rich asshats always claim it's a smear campaign? 1/
There Is No Safe Word
How the best-selling fantasy author Neil Gaiman hid the darkest parts of himself for decades.
www.vulture.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:52 PM
fuck @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com I hope he knows his hero Harlan, in good health, would tell him to self-select off the planet. Fucking rapist.
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This is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it.
February 3, 2026 at 8:46 PM
This is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it.
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Friends, I’m once again asking you to donate. But not to me!
@claireforny.bsky.social is a union organizer, democratic socialist and my former Assembly colleague running for Congress in NY-7.
Chip in today: secure.actblue.com/donate/clair...
@claireforny.bsky.social is a union organizer, democratic socialist and my former Assembly colleague running for Congress in NY-7.
Chip in today: secure.actblue.com/donate/clair...
January 27, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Friends, I’m once again asking you to donate. But not to me!
@claireforny.bsky.social is a union organizer, democratic socialist and my former Assembly colleague running for Congress in NY-7.
Chip in today: secure.actblue.com/donate/clair...
@claireforny.bsky.social is a union organizer, democratic socialist and my former Assembly colleague running for Congress in NY-7.
Chip in today: secure.actblue.com/donate/clair...
More of this please.
Republican Chris Madel made a stunning exit from the Minnesota governor’s race on Jan. 26, saying he cannot support the national GOP’s “stated retribution on the citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so.” www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...
Chris Madel ends GOP bid for governor, says he can’t support federal ‘retribution’ against Minnesota
His exit comes as some other Republicans have started to distance themselves from the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the state.
www.startribune.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:28 PM
More of this please.
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This was just me making this comparison yesterday, but today the Korean news is calling Minnesota "America's Gwangju" and have human rights lawyers explaining how America is now living through the dictatorship Korea once had.
The Chun regime that my wife fought against in the 80s did the exact same thing. They needed a "crisis" that "only they could solve" to hoard more ill-gotten power, so they chose one city (Gwangju), declared its inhabitants enemies, sent trucks full of soldiers to violently attack and kill them.
January 25, 2026 at 11:37 PM
This was just me making this comparison yesterday, but today the Korean news is calling Minnesota "America's Gwangju" and have human rights lawyers explaining how America is now living through the dictatorship Korea once had.
You don't need to look at German history to draw parallels. Slavery happened here. But as a German American I'll tell you the parallels are real. And most of you, yes even the wokest of liberals, still aren't resisting like we are where we are. austingragg.com/newsletter/2... #fuckice
YOU ARE NOT RESISTING — Austin Gragg
Tough love post inbound… “RESIST!” is a common call from liberals and has been for the last decade. But let me tell you: if liberals had ACTUALLY been resisting during these last ten years, we wouldn...
austingragg.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:05 AM
You don't need to look at German history to draw parallels. Slavery happened here. But as a German American I'll tell you the parallels are real. And most of you, yes even the wokest of liberals, still aren't resisting like we are where we are. austingragg.com/newsletter/2... #fuckice
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Imagine this in a trial.
Devastating first-hand witness to Alex Pretti's killing
Declaration filed in federal court:
"I don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him."
Devastating first-hand witness to Alex Pretti's killing
Declaration filed in federal court:
"I don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him."
January 25, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Imagine this in a trial.
Devastating first-hand witness to Alex Pretti's killing
Declaration filed in federal court:
"I don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him."
Devastating first-hand witness to Alex Pretti's killing
Declaration filed in federal court:
"I don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him."
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“I was confused as to why the victim was on his side, because that is not standard practice when a victim has been shot. Checking for a pulse and administering CPR is standard practice.
Instead of doing either of those things, the ICE agents appeared to be
counting his bullet wounds.”
Instead of doing either of those things, the ICE agents appeared to be
counting his bullet wounds.”
January 25, 2026 at 1:56 AM
“I was confused as to why the victim was on his side, because that is not standard practice when a victim has been shot. Checking for a pulse and administering CPR is standard practice.
Instead of doing either of those things, the ICE agents appeared to be
counting his bullet wounds.”
Instead of doing either of those things, the ICE agents appeared to be
counting his bullet wounds.”
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I keep thinking “my god the people they’ve killed seem like exceptionally good folks” and I think the lesson there is that they’re not exceptional, but that wonderful people abound and that a baseline distrust in humanity is a shitty conservative trope that privileges power over collective strength
you don't become a martyr because you were a saint, you become a saint because you were martyred
I agree that we can’t make Alex Pretti a Benedictine monk because that’s a trap, but we can talk about the good things we did because people will see and hear them and think “I do those things too”
January 25, 2026 at 12:27 AM
I keep thinking “my god the people they’ve killed seem like exceptionally good folks” and I think the lesson there is that they’re not exceptional, but that wonderful people abound and that a baseline distrust in humanity is a shitty conservative trope that privileges power over collective strength
I hope so. Americans must realize the systems of *this* “democracy” won’t save them. It’s up to the People at this point. That’s where the power is.
The American people are braver and better than our monstrous leaders, and we will win.
There’s a rally going on in Boston rn and they’re chanting “we’re not cold, we’re not afraid, MN taught us to be brave!” and I might cry
January 25, 2026 at 2:33 AM
I hope so. Americans must realize the systems of *this* “democracy” won’t save them. It’s up to the People at this point. That’s where the power is.
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I said this last time but their real position is “if you disagree with us we can kill you.”
January 24, 2026 at 11:56 PM
I said this last time but their real position is “if you disagree with us we can kill you.”
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“This is not another vigil,” one speaker said at a large protest in Whittier Park in Minneapolis. “This is the damn turning point.” https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us/minneapolis-shooting-ice/cd1daa8c-24cd-5336-9830-b36d2cdbbb99?smid=url-share
January 25, 2026 at 2:00 AM
“This is not another vigil,” one speaker said at a large protest in Whittier Park in Minneapolis. “This is the damn turning point.” https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us/minneapolis-shooting-ice/cd1daa8c-24cd-5336-9830-b36d2cdbbb99?smid=url-share
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I want to point this out not necc because it's so clearly generated by LLM with light human editing, but because as my eyes skimmed over the classicly bland, milquetoast word salad, it reminded me of how critical having a unique voice is in this business. It's the one ownable thing we have.
Not only does this have the sing-songy rhetorical stylings of an LLM text itself, nothing about it appears to be true. Contracts are a 4000-year-old social practice; how did they become incomprehensible to the unaided human mind last year?
Erin Underwood: Open Letter to the Science Fiction Writers Association and Community
Hi Friends, Erin Underwood After writing the letter below, I thought rather than sending it to SFWA only, I’d share it with Mike at File 770 along with a note that read: “Am I crazy? Will this blow…
file770.com
December 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I want to point this out not necc because it's so clearly generated by LLM with light human editing, but because as my eyes skimmed over the classicly bland, milquetoast word salad, it reminded me of how critical having a unique voice is in this business. It's the one ownable thing we have.
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This message hits hard.
December 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This message hits hard.
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Whatever will we do if billionaires start trying to figure out ways to avoid paying taxes, we should definitely not anger them so that they will continue their long track record of willingly paying their fair share
Billionaires are considering cutting or reducing their ties to California by the end of the year because of a proposed ballot measure that could tax the state’s wealthiest residents.
A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving
It’s uncertain whether the proposal will reach the statewide ballot in November, but some billionaires like Peter Thiel and Larry Page may be unwilling to take the risk.
nyti.ms
December 27, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Whatever will we do if billionaires start trying to figure out ways to avoid paying taxes, we should definitely not anger them so that they will continue their long track record of willingly paying their fair share
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Remember how I said I have it written into my foreign-language contracts that my work has to be translated by an actual human? This shit is why.
Those book translations are gonna suck. They'll save money putting out books that are going to be painful to read. That's not a great long-term strategy.
Those book translations are gonna suck. They'll save money putting out books that are going to be painful to read. That's not a great long-term strategy.
French publishing house Harlequin decided to use AI translation instead of human translations.
All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin
All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin
December 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Remember how I said I have it written into my foreign-language contracts that my work has to be translated by an actual human? This shit is why.
Those book translations are gonna suck. They'll save money putting out books that are going to be painful to read. That's not a great long-term strategy.
Those book translations are gonna suck. They'll save money putting out books that are going to be painful to read. That's not a great long-term strategy.
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We are living in a dystopian hellscape stop yucking other people's yums about inconsequential shit like music or movies. Maybe they need that happy moment to get through the day. Just. Let people feel good about something.
December 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
We are living in a dystopian hellscape stop yucking other people's yums about inconsequential shit like music or movies. Maybe they need that happy moment to get through the day. Just. Let people feel good about something.
New short story coming to the Patreon Dec 15th! A death positive #darkfantasy — a bittersweet escape. Ebooks and audio for members!
December 5, 2025 at 2:48 AM
New short story coming to the Patreon Dec 15th! A death positive #darkfantasy — a bittersweet escape. Ebooks and audio for members!
LONG-LIVE BLUEBERRY DAVE
The strike on our account has been lifted! Blueberry Dave lives once again. A Thanksgiving miracle.
November 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
LONG-LIVE BLUEBERRY DAVE
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Weight loss drugs are now available through Medicare.
November 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Weight loss drugs are now available through Medicare.
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please just get into mini painting
November 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
please just get into mini painting
