Greg Andree
@gregandree71.bsky.social
Pretty good writer. Reasonably competent HusbandParentMusician. Passable teacher. Old, stubborn, and grumpy. Forever fighting book bans, ignorance, and cruelty. He/Him.
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I start every class with my 8th graders during Black History Month with a favorite poem. Today's is from Langston Hughes.
Hart and the AI LLM tech bros don't understand artists who create because they want to make art, that there are people who write to communicate ideas to other people who want to interact with art to understand other people better.
Of course we want to make money, but not at the expense of humanity.
Of course we want to make money, but not at the expense of humanity.
<< “If I can generate a book in a day, and you need six months to write a book, who’s going to win the race?” Hart told the NYT. >>
Honey. You assume we are racing. I am not in this race. I don't want to be in a race. I am creating art.
Honey. You assume we are racing. I am not in this race. I don't want to be in a race. I am creating art.
The article describes a ‘smut’ writer producing a book in 45 mins with AI, and generates a six figure income from her writing. We are racing to the bottom. Are readers really that gullible? I guess so. futurism.com/artificial-i... #Author #Writer #Writing #WritingCommunity #BlueSky #BookSky #AI
February 10, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Hart and the AI LLM tech bros don't understand artists who create because they want to make art, that there are people who write to communicate ideas to other people who want to interact with art to understand other people better.
Of course we want to make money, but not at the expense of humanity.
Of course we want to make money, but not at the expense of humanity.
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Bad Bunny understood the assignment…
February 9, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Bad Bunny understood the assignment…
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No Kings includes Draft Kings
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
No Kings includes Draft Kings
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Like Kendrick, political as hell precisely because it doesn't bother to acknowledge the haters. They're irrelevant, beneath attention. And nothing is more intolerable to fascists than the thought that their enemies are cool, enjoying themselves, and not thinking about them.
February 9, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Like Kendrick, political as hell precisely because it doesn't bother to acknowledge the haters. They're irrelevant, beneath attention. And nothing is more intolerable to fascists than the thought that their enemies are cool, enjoying themselves, and not thinking about them.
Feeling bad for anyone who had to pretend to like Kid Rock's halftime show, while we were watching Bad Bunny, Ricky Martin, Lady Gaga, and Cardi B put on the best dance party any Super Bowl has ever seen.
February 9, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Feeling bad for anyone who had to pretend to like Kid Rock's halftime show, while we were watching Bad Bunny, Ricky Martin, Lady Gaga, and Cardi B put on the best dance party any Super Bowl has ever seen.
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Lotta fat old guys telling Olympic athletes that they should be sent home. No one is stopping you from getting off your couches and training to take their spots. Until then, enjoy watching them exercise their free speech rights. Go team USA.
February 8, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Lotta fat old guys telling Olympic athletes that they should be sent home. No one is stopping you from getting off your couches and training to take their spots. Until then, enjoy watching them exercise their free speech rights. Go team USA.
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The Onion’s Exclusive Interview With Bad Bunny https://theonion.com/the-onions-exclusive-interview-with-bad-bunny/
February 8, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The Onion’s Exclusive Interview With Bad Bunny https://theonion.com/the-onions-exclusive-interview-with-bad-bunny/
It's almost as if everything from bitcoin to AI to everything in late-stage capitalism is a pyramid scheme that's collapsing under the weight of its own delusion.
Hey so just wondering if we’ve considered having an economy that *isn’t* almost entirely based around deranged hype-fueled grifts, that’s the only economy I’ve ever experienced but I feel like there’s gotta be a better option
February 8, 2026 at 10:02 PM
It's almost as if everything from bitcoin to AI to everything in late-stage capitalism is a pyramid scheme that's collapsing under the weight of its own delusion.
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'Who's going to win," she says after explaining that she can't even mention the pen names producing books because it will tank what pitiful sales she gets if people know she's using AI to produce them.
LOL. Hear yourself.
LOL. Hear yourself.
February 8, 2026 at 2:02 PM
'Who's going to win," she says after explaining that she can't even mention the pen names producing books because it will tank what pitiful sales she gets if people know she's using AI to produce them.
LOL. Hear yourself.
LOL. Hear yourself.
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A Historically BLACK University cannot say Black.
A Historically BLACK University cannot say Black.
A HISTORICALLY BLACK UNIVERSITY cannot say Black.
A Historically BLACK University cannot say Black.
A HISTORICALLY BLACK UNIVERSITY cannot say Black.
February 8, 2026 at 3:06 PM
A Historically BLACK University cannot say Black.
A Historically BLACK University cannot say Black.
A HISTORICALLY BLACK UNIVERSITY cannot say Black.
A Historically BLACK University cannot say Black.
A HISTORICALLY BLACK UNIVERSITY cannot say Black.
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Generally speaking, the minute you see the word “Fabio” attached to an article about romance other than as history, you can throw the entire thing into the garbage. It’s a sneer, designed as communication from one person who thinks romance is stupid to another.
fuck this lady, fuck the nyt reporter, fuck all of this. fuck amazon for introducing the KU page read model that makes this possible, fuck our tech overlords.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/b...
The New Fabio Is Claude
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Generally speaking, the minute you see the word “Fabio” attached to an article about romance other than as history, you can throw the entire thing into the garbage. It’s a sneer, designed as communication from one person who thinks romance is stupid to another.
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"I'll have meat and yogurt," said the Health Secretary, his voice box rattling like a decaying wooden roller coaster. "It's healthier," he added, as his forehead skin exploded into black and maroon flowers of biotic rot and his nose slid off his face into his plate of raw chicken pieces.
RFK Jr on what he'll eat during the Super Bowl: "I am on a carnivore diet so I just eat meat and ferments, and I'm very happy with that. So I'm probably going to have yogurt."
February 8, 2026 at 4:55 PM
"I'll have meat and yogurt," said the Health Secretary, his voice box rattling like a decaying wooden roller coaster. "It's healthier," he added, as his forehead skin exploded into black and maroon flowers of biotic rot and his nose slid off his face into his plate of raw chicken pieces.
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I’ve never seen an autistic character so authentic, esp with Stitch as an external representation of her inner struggles.
February 8, 2026 at 4:57 AM
I’ve never seen an autistic character so authentic, esp with Stitch as an external representation of her inner struggles.
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And also, just like all fucking generative AI, this is just massive, scaled-up theft. This woman is functionally stealing money out of the KU pool from authors who are writing and publishing their own original works USING A TOOL that was itself built on stolen works.
February 8, 2026 at 1:54 PM
And also, just like all fucking generative AI, this is just massive, scaled-up theft. This woman is functionally stealing money out of the KU pool from authors who are writing and publishing their own original works USING A TOOL that was itself built on stolen works.
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most of all, fuck everybody who sees romance as a cash register rather than a genre worthy of respect. the booktok to AI slopfest pipeline has been the most grim, depressing downward spiral. it sucks.
February 8, 2026 at 1:42 PM
most of all, fuck everybody who sees romance as a cash register rather than a genre worthy of respect. the booktok to AI slopfest pipeline has been the most grim, depressing downward spiral. it sucks.
I’ve never seen an autistic character so authentic, esp with Stitch as an external representation of her inner struggles.
February 8, 2026 at 4:57 AM
I’ve never seen an autistic character so authentic, esp with Stitch as an external representation of her inner struggles.
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GA Friends, I know things feel dismal lately and we're all tired, but I also know you LOVE YOUR LIBRARIANS!
Please send an email today, to oppose SB 74, also known as the "Lock Up Librarians" bill. With this form it only takes a second!
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Please send an email today, to oppose SB 74, also known as the "Lock Up Librarians" bill. With this form it only takes a second!
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February 7, 2026 at 6:28 PM
GA Friends, I know things feel dismal lately and we're all tired, but I also know you LOVE YOUR LIBRARIANS!
Please send an email today, to oppose SB 74, also known as the "Lock Up Librarians" bill. With this form it only takes a second!
(& please repost)
secure.ngpvan.com/MFUg3SsZDUuv...
Please send an email today, to oppose SB 74, also known as the "Lock Up Librarians" bill. With this form it only takes a second!
(& please repost)
secure.ngpvan.com/MFUg3SsZDUuv...
This article on grief and autism is really good.
I don’t talk much about my autism diagnosis when I was 13, but it happened because after my dad died, my grief was “weird” and destabilizing. I lost the ability to mask, and the first psychologist I visited saw me for exactly who I was.
I don’t talk much about my autism diagnosis when I was 13, but it happened because after my dad died, my grief was “weird” and destabilizing. I lost the ability to mask, and the first psychologist I visited saw me for exactly who I was.
Autistic people often process information differently, and grief is no exception. We have tips for navigating grief as an autistic person, in a new article by @martinemussies.bsky.social on how she is handling the death of her cat, at TPGA.
thinkingautismguide.com/2026/02/the-... #autism #grief
thinkingautismguide.com/2026/02/the-... #autism #grief
The Day My Cat Died: On Autism and Grief — THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
Autistic people often process information differently, and grief is no exception. Here are tips for navigating grief as an autistic person.
thinkingautismguide.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:37 PM
This article on grief and autism is really good.
I don’t talk much about my autism diagnosis when I was 13, but it happened because after my dad died, my grief was “weird” and destabilizing. I lost the ability to mask, and the first psychologist I visited saw me for exactly who I was.
I don’t talk much about my autism diagnosis when I was 13, but it happened because after my dad died, my grief was “weird” and destabilizing. I lost the ability to mask, and the first psychologist I visited saw me for exactly who I was.
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ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
February 7, 2026 at 5:54 PM
ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
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An artist duct-taped a banana to a wall and sold it to some idiot for over 5 million dollars. You do not need to be rich and privileged to make art. You do not need AI. You need an Aldi and a Home Depot.
"I need AI to make art, human art is only for the rich and privileged-"
February 6, 2026 at 8:26 PM
An artist duct-taped a banana to a wall and sold it to some idiot for over 5 million dollars. You do not need to be rich and privileged to make art. You do not need AI. You need an Aldi and a Home Depot.
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In terms of paper waste, maybe, but ebooks aren'tthe solution. Speaking as a librarian, ebooks are the bane of my fucking existence. I can buy 10 MMPB for the cost of 1 restricted access temporary license ebook. See:
bsky.app/profile/book...
bsky.app/profile/book...
Mass market paperbacks that were unsold within 90 or 120 days had their covers stripped (as proof of destruction) then were pulped. Up to 50% of the print run would be destroyed this way. Horribly wasteful: we're MUCH better off with ebooks as the cheap/disposable reading format of choice.
The mass market paperback, light in the hand and on the wallet, once filled airport bookstores and supermarket media aisles. You may never buy a new one again.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/b...
February 7, 2026 at 3:48 PM
In terms of paper waste, maybe, but ebooks aren'tthe solution. Speaking as a librarian, ebooks are the bane of my fucking existence. I can buy 10 MMPB for the cost of 1 restricted access temporary license ebook. See:
bsky.app/profile/book...
bsky.app/profile/book...
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The Minneapolis City Council allocated $1 million to help residents pay rent as part of an effort to help immigrants who have lost income amid the federal immigration crackdown.
Minneapolis City Council votes to spend $1 million to help people pay rent amid immigration surge
Despite concern about the city’s finances, the council voted to dig into its cash balance to help renters as eviction filings spike statewide.
www.startribune.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:07 AM
The Minneapolis City Council allocated $1 million to help residents pay rent as part of an effort to help immigrants who have lost income amid the federal immigration crackdown.
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A man who represents an administration that lies constantly about this occupation now wants Minnesotans to set aside our 1st Amendment rights, to stop bearing witnessing for our neighbors.
And if we do that, then he'll stop harming our neighbors? Get the fuck out.
It was always a lie.
And if we do that, then he'll stop harming our neighbors? Get the fuck out.
It was always a lie.
Border czar Tom Homan said a drawdown of federal agents will be tied to an end to civil disruption involving community members against Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection officers.
February 5, 2026 at 4:18 PM
A man who represents an administration that lies constantly about this occupation now wants Minnesotans to set aside our 1st Amendment rights, to stop bearing witnessing for our neighbors.
And if we do that, then he'll stop harming our neighbors? Get the fuck out.
It was always a lie.
And if we do that, then he'll stop harming our neighbors? Get the fuck out.
It was always a lie.
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From Judge Blackwell: "If the Government undertakes an enforcement operation of this scale, one that results in the detention of large numbers of people, including individuals who are lawfully present in the United States, then the Government assumes a corresponding obligation to ensure that....
February 5, 2026 at 7:10 AM
From Judge Blackwell: "If the Government undertakes an enforcement operation of this scale, one that results in the detention of large numbers of people, including individuals who are lawfully present in the United States, then the Government assumes a corresponding obligation to ensure that....