C. L. Polk
@clpolk.com
I write stuff. I knit stuff. I cook stuff. Ask me about my weird little books. https://www.clpolk.com/
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C. L. Polk
@clpolk.com
· Nov 14
Okay I need to tell y’all something
if someone doesn’t act right in my replies I must block them
People don’t know how to act here yet, and will come to argue or dunk back and drag it out and listen Bluesky doesn’t put up with that
I don’t either
Conduct yourselves
if someone doesn’t act right in my replies I must block them
People don’t know how to act here yet, and will come to argue or dunk back and drag it out and listen Bluesky doesn’t put up with that
I don’t either
Conduct yourselves
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I utterly adored this sapphic period piece by @clpolk.com 💜 it’s been a while since I was so lovingly transported into such a signature world. Absolutely worth the read.
February 3, 2026 at 11:49 PM
I utterly adored this sapphic period piece by @clpolk.com 💜 it’s been a while since I was so lovingly transported into such a signature world. Absolutely worth the read.
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hey remember when I got shit on for years for trying to warn people that GamerGate was just Nazis and not just about harassing women and not just about some “consumer revolt”
The Epstein files reveal what powerful people see in video games: profit, coercion, and control
aftermath.site/jeffrey-epstei...
aftermath.site/jeffrey-epstei...
February 3, 2026 at 9:47 PM
hey remember when I got shit on for years for trying to warn people that GamerGate was just Nazis and not just about harassing women and not just about some “consumer revolt”
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To give u an idea of how powerful men protect each other, remember Moira Donegan's "Shitty Men in Media" list? Here are former Paris Review Editor Lorin Stein (who got fired for being named), Michael Wolff, & Epstein discussing backing Stephen Eliott to supress MeToo
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
February 3, 2026 at 3:41 PM
To give u an idea of how powerful men protect each other, remember Moira Donegan's "Shitty Men in Media" list? Here are former Paris Review Editor Lorin Stein (who got fired for being named), Michael Wolff, & Epstein discussing backing Stephen Eliott to supress MeToo
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
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Conservatives Boycott All Forms Of Entertainment https://theonion.com/conservatives-boycott-all-forms-of-entertainment/
February 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Conservatives Boycott All Forms Of Entertainment https://theonion.com/conservatives-boycott-all-forms-of-entertainment/
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This country isn’t divided between Democrats and Republicans. It’s divided between wealthy people who think it’s fine to do whatever it takes to amass money and power—including sucking up to known pedophiles for access to the elite— and the rest of us suckers who are not amoral monsters.
February 3, 2026 at 3:20 PM
This country isn’t divided between Democrats and Republicans. It’s divided between wealthy people who think it’s fine to do whatever it takes to amass money and power—including sucking up to known pedophiles for access to the elite— and the rest of us suckers who are not amoral monsters.
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Incredible contrast between this and Keir Starmer running a delivery driver over
Mamdani Forces Delivery Apps to Pay Back $4.6 Million Cheated From Drivers
New York City's new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has already scored a major win for deliveristas working for three delivery giants.
futurism.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Incredible contrast between this and Keir Starmer running a delivery driver over
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Every day Mamdani comes out and is like "hey guys, I turned off the orphan-crushing machine. Literally just had to flip a switch. Took less than 5 minutes."
After decades of dem leadership pissing and moaning and fundraising about how complex an issue it is and how difficult the process is etc
After decades of dem leadership pissing and moaning and fundraising about how complex an issue it is and how difficult the process is etc
February 3, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Every day Mamdani comes out and is like "hey guys, I turned off the orphan-crushing machine. Literally just had to flip a switch. Took less than 5 minutes."
After decades of dem leadership pissing and moaning and fundraising about how complex an issue it is and how difficult the process is etc
After decades of dem leadership pissing and moaning and fundraising about how complex an issue it is and how difficult the process is etc
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On top of all the utterly horrifying shit, rich people appear to be just barely literate, which explains a few things
February 3, 2026 at 6:22 AM
On top of all the utterly horrifying shit, rich people appear to be just barely literate, which explains a few things
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Still can't believe the latest Epstein Files release just casually confirmed the anti-SJW movement was planned by pedophiles.
"The entire reactionary anti-woke backlash was masterminded by child traffickers" is the kinda shit I'd say as hyperbolic agitprop, but it was true the whole time.
"The entire reactionary anti-woke backlash was masterminded by child traffickers" is the kinda shit I'd say as hyperbolic agitprop, but it was true the whole time.
January 31, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Still can't believe the latest Epstein Files release just casually confirmed the anti-SJW movement was planned by pedophiles.
"The entire reactionary anti-woke backlash was masterminded by child traffickers" is the kinda shit I'd say as hyperbolic agitprop, but it was true the whole time.
"The entire reactionary anti-woke backlash was masterminded by child traffickers" is the kinda shit I'd say as hyperbolic agitprop, but it was true the whole time.
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Woke 2.0 is just lazy branding, considering “Wakey Wakey” was right there
February 2, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Woke 2.0 is just lazy branding, considering “Wakey Wakey” was right there
i do not understand groundhog day. six weeks is literally the spring equinox. this is baby behavior.
February 2, 2026 at 5:30 PM
i do not understand groundhog day. six weeks is literally the spring equinox. this is baby behavior.
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A comment on this: It's worth letting your MoC whether you think they're useless, whether they are Dems (in which case you may alert them to a resource they were unaware of), or MAGAts (in which case this makes clear they're supporting crime).
This is authoritative and timely.
This is authoritative and timely.
As the House prepares to fight over how much of DHS to shut down, I encourage you to pick your favorite factoid from this @vermontgmg.bsky.social report on CBP/ICE criminality and send it to your MoC.
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
Accountability for ICE and CBP
However bad you think the corruption and misconduct at ICE and CBP is — the reality is far far worse.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM
A comment on this: It's worth letting your MoC whether you think they're useless, whether they are Dems (in which case you may alert them to a resource they were unaware of), or MAGAts (in which case this makes clear they're supporting crime).
This is authoritative and timely.
This is authoritative and timely.
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I think it’s obvious that the Me Too movement and the trial of Harvey Weinstein sparked an extreme McCarthyist response from a billionaire class that moved to buy and exert influence over media and democratic institutions, and I think that this manifested in several quite clear ways in Britain.
February 2, 2026 at 11:11 AM
I think it’s obvious that the Me Too movement and the trial of Harvey Weinstein sparked an extreme McCarthyist response from a billionaire class that moved to buy and exert influence over media and democratic institutions, and I think that this manifested in several quite clear ways in Britain.
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I'm Kat Abughazaleh and I approve this message.
January 31, 2026 at 4:53 PM
I'm Kat Abughazaleh and I approve this message.
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reposting with alt text for accessibility:
Sight in San Francisco (from a friend)
Sight in San Francisco (from a friend)
February 2, 2026 at 1:56 AM
reposting with alt text for accessibility:
Sight in San Francisco (from a friend)
Sight in San Francisco (from a friend)
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Hey Bluesky peeps, could you help spread the word?
Right now my horror novel BEDFELLOW is on sale for $1.99 on Kindle and Bookshop. I have no idea how long the sale will last.
www.amazon.com/Bedfellow-Je...
bookshop.org/p/books/bedf...
Right now my horror novel BEDFELLOW is on sale for $1.99 on Kindle and Bookshop. I have no idea how long the sale will last.
www.amazon.com/Bedfellow-Je...
bookshop.org/p/books/bedf...
January 31, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Hey Bluesky peeps, could you help spread the word?
Right now my horror novel BEDFELLOW is on sale for $1.99 on Kindle and Bookshop. I have no idea how long the sale will last.
www.amazon.com/Bedfellow-Je...
bookshop.org/p/books/bedf...
Right now my horror novel BEDFELLOW is on sale for $1.99 on Kindle and Bookshop. I have no idea how long the sale will last.
www.amazon.com/Bedfellow-Je...
bookshop.org/p/books/bedf...
This is just to say that I love Fenn Fedala and nothing better happen to him or I will be VERY CROSS
February 1, 2026 at 6:53 PM
This is just to say that I love Fenn Fedala and nothing better happen to him or I will be VERY CROSS
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Hey folks!
Due to a series of unforeseen expenses, I need to raise some cash before royalty season rolls around at the beginning of April. Because of that, I am going to do something I don't usually do and offer paid mentoring sessions for aspiring writers.
Due to a series of unforeseen expenses, I need to raise some cash before royalty season rolls around at the beginning of April. Because of that, I am going to do something I don't usually do and offer paid mentoring sessions for aspiring writers.
February 1, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Hey folks!
Due to a series of unforeseen expenses, I need to raise some cash before royalty season rolls around at the beginning of April. Because of that, I am going to do something I don't usually do and offer paid mentoring sessions for aspiring writers.
Due to a series of unforeseen expenses, I need to raise some cash before royalty season rolls around at the beginning of April. Because of that, I am going to do something I don't usually do and offer paid mentoring sessions for aspiring writers.
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This shit hits like a sledgehammer right now. It's not even remotely an exaggeration.
February 1, 2026 at 12:30 AM
This shit hits like a sledgehammer right now. It's not even remotely an exaggeration.
Nothing. Just remembering going out to the deck at the recreation facility to relax in the sun as an 80s teen and how there was always a full grown man there to offer to "get my back" for me
We really have come a LONG way in a pretty brief amount of time as a culture on “oh, maybe it’s actually creepy and gross to incessantly perv on teenage girls everywhere all the time.”
there were multiple different countdown clocks until the Olsen twins turned 18
reddit had its infamous 'jailbait' community online until late 2011
all of this shit was just out in the open, it was awful
reddit had its infamous 'jailbait' community online until late 2011
all of this shit was just out in the open, it was awful
February 1, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Nothing. Just remembering going out to the deck at the recreation facility to relax in the sun as an 80s teen and how there was always a full grown man there to offer to "get my back" for me
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Never forget that the people who convinced you trans people are a threat to your children all belong to a network of child rapists.
January 31, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Never forget that the people who convinced you trans people are a threat to your children all belong to a network of child rapists.
This is what I was trying to do-i wanted to write someone who believed in the system they benefited from who got disillusioned and tried to fix it-but only had the system's tools and ways of thinking. Maybe I didn't fail. Maybe people didn't like what it showed them.
said you created a great character in Grace, I stand by that, and I know you know and intended her to be that kind of white cis woman. But as the I keep having experiences with specifically white queer cis women in comfortable positions, who will do absolutely anything to keep their societal
February 1, 2026 at 12:52 AM
This is what I was trying to do-i wanted to write someone who believed in the system they benefited from who got disillusioned and tried to fix it-but only had the system's tools and ways of thinking. Maybe I didn't fail. Maybe people didn't like what it showed them.
I talk about politics and the economy and sociology because I write about politics and the economy and sociology. I am a fantasy novelist. Come on.
January 31, 2026 at 11:53 PM
I talk about politics and the economy and sociology because I write about politics and the economy and sociology. I am a fantasy novelist. Come on.