Jack who wrote Aether Torrent
@jackscarab.bsky.social
Writer, teacher, 🍞&🌹 socialist, somehow Oklahoman.
Author of YA fantasy Aether Torrent. Buy it and then read and review it!
https://lnk.bio/JackDuffe
https://books2read.com/aethertorrent
💙📚 #booksky
Author of YA fantasy Aether Torrent. Buy it and then read and review it!
https://lnk.bio/JackDuffe
https://books2read.com/aethertorrent
💙📚 #booksky
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It's late January -- book awards season!
Being a YA Fantasy from 2025, my book AETHER TORRENT is eligible for the Nebula, Hugo Lodestar, and Andre Norton awards, and I advise anyone nominating for them to give it a look.
It's very good.
💙📚 #booksky
#aethertorrent
books2read.com/aethertorrent
Being a YA Fantasy from 2025, my book AETHER TORRENT is eligible for the Nebula, Hugo Lodestar, and Andre Norton awards, and I advise anyone nominating for them to give it a look.
It's very good.
💙📚 #booksky
#aethertorrent
books2read.com/aethertorrent
My YA fantasy novel Aether Torrent will be part of @smashwords.bsky.social's Read an eBook Week sale (March 1-7)!
Get ready for a discount on the book that Dragon Age writer Trick Weekes called "cinematic as all get-out!"
💙📚 #booksky
#aethertorrent
#ebookweek26
#Smashwords
www.smashwords.com/sale
Get ready for a discount on the book that Dragon Age writer Trick Weekes called "cinematic as all get-out!"
💙📚 #booksky
#aethertorrent
#ebookweek26
#Smashwords
www.smashwords.com/sale
Smashwords – Sitewide Sale
www.smashwords.com
February 18, 2026 at 11:49 PM
My YA fantasy novel Aether Torrent will be part of @smashwords.bsky.social's Read an eBook Week sale (March 1-7)!
Get ready for a discount on the book that Dragon Age writer Trick Weekes called "cinematic as all get-out!"
💙📚 #booksky
#aethertorrent
#ebookweek26
#Smashwords
www.smashwords.com/sale
Get ready for a discount on the book that Dragon Age writer Trick Weekes called "cinematic as all get-out!"
💙📚 #booksky
#aethertorrent
#ebookweek26
#Smashwords
www.smashwords.com/sale
Pro-Nazi Government Aids Nazis
Exclusive: The US State Department is developing an online portal to enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propaganda, sources told Reuters reut.rs/4cySsA6
Exclusive: US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere
The U.S. State Department is developing an online portal that will enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propagan...
reut.rs
February 18, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Pro-Nazi Government Aids Nazis
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I just did the dumbest thing of my entire career to prove a much more serious point.
I tricked ChatGPT and Google, and made them tell other users I’m a competitive hot-dog-eating world champion
People are using this trick on a massive scale to make AI tell you lies. I’ll explain how I did it
I tricked ChatGPT and Google, and made them tell other users I’m a competitive hot-dog-eating world champion
People are using this trick on a massive scale to make AI tell you lies. I’ll explain how I did it
February 18, 2026 at 4:37 PM
I just did the dumbest thing of my entire career to prove a much more serious point.
I tricked ChatGPT and Google, and made them tell other users I’m a competitive hot-dog-eating world champion
People are using this trick on a massive scale to make AI tell you lies. I’ll explain how I did it
I tricked ChatGPT and Google, and made them tell other users I’m a competitive hot-dog-eating world champion
People are using this trick on a massive scale to make AI tell you lies. I’ll explain how I did it
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My first non-food service job when I moved to Portland in 2005 was a Production Assistant (cataloging storyboards, not making art!) on the movie Coraline. My boss had worked on James and the Giant Peach, and when I told her that it’s one of my favorite movies, she just friggin GAVE me this-- 1/2
February 18, 2026 at 7:15 PM
My first non-food service job when I moved to Portland in 2005 was a Production Assistant (cataloging storyboards, not making art!) on the movie Coraline. My boss had worked on James and the Giant Peach, and when I told her that it’s one of my favorite movies, she just friggin GAVE me this-- 1/2
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Revised National Parks Webpage Describes Harriet Tubman As Human Trafficker https://theonion.com/revised-national-parks-webpage-describes-harriet-tubman-as-human-trafficker/
February 18, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Revised National Parks Webpage Describes Harriet Tubman As Human Trafficker https://theonion.com/revised-national-parks-webpage-describes-harriet-tubman-as-human-trafficker/
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Testifying at a trial today about the addictiveness of Meta products, Mark Zuckerberg reportedly denied that increasing engagement on Instagram is a company goal.
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/18/m...
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/18/m...
Zuckerberg testimony: Company consulted stakeholders about keeping beauty filters
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stand in a closely watched social media and safety trial that could reshape the industry.
www.cnbc.com
February 18, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Testifying at a trial today about the addictiveness of Meta products, Mark Zuckerberg reportedly denied that increasing engagement on Instagram is a company goal.
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/18/m...
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/18/m...
Kids learn best from adults. Flesh and blood and in person. Even remote classes are sub-par.
I'm sure the Vtuber teachers will reach some kids, of course. But as a stopgap measure that will then be treated as a wholly viable option.
I'm sure the Vtuber teachers will reach some kids, of course. But as a stopgap measure that will then be treated as a wholly viable option.
Japanese company Luminaris announced that it's launching a private tutoring school called Wish High, where all the teachers are VTubers. It's pitching the new service to high schoolers in remote regions of Japan, as well as to the growing number who refuse traditional schooling.
February 18, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Kids learn best from adults. Flesh and blood and in person. Even remote classes are sub-par.
I'm sure the Vtuber teachers will reach some kids, of course. But as a stopgap measure that will then be treated as a wholly viable option.
I'm sure the Vtuber teachers will reach some kids, of course. But as a stopgap measure that will then be treated as a wholly viable option.
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Husky on the Cross Country track.
Then a goat on the Ski Jump.😂
Then a goat on the Ski Jump.😂
February 18, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Husky on the Cross Country track.
Then a goat on the Ski Jump.😂
Then a goat on the Ski Jump.😂
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I see they settled on a framing in the donor group chat
February 18, 2026 at 12:37 PM
I see they settled on a framing in the donor group chat
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Cam Girl Has Ash On Forehead
February 18, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Cam Girl Has Ash On Forehead
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This is the kind of thing white supremacists have been doing to Emmett Till’s memorial for decades.
It’s wild to see them do this to a white woman who the entire world saw extrajudicially murdered.
It’s wild to see them do this to a white woman who the entire world saw extrajudicially murdered.
Someone doused Renee Good’s Minneapolis memorial and a nearby pile of wood with gasoline and started a fire at about 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Renee Good memorial site in south Minneapolis doused in gasoline
Damage was minimal but police are investigating.
bit.ly
February 18, 2026 at 5:19 PM
This is the kind of thing white supremacists have been doing to Emmett Till’s memorial for decades.
It’s wild to see them do this to a white woman who the entire world saw extrajudicially murdered.
It’s wild to see them do this to a white woman who the entire world saw extrajudicially murdered.
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We're splitting hairs over pedophilia. We're normalizing having lunch with the world's most famous pedophile
VAN HOLLEN: Did you in fact make the visit to Epstein's private island?
LUTNICK: I did have lunch w/ him as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation. My wife was with me as were my 4 children and nannies. We had lunch on the island. That's true. For an hour. We left with all of my children
LUTNICK: I did have lunch w/ him as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation. My wife was with me as were my 4 children and nannies. We had lunch on the island. That's true. For an hour. We left with all of my children
February 10, 2026 at 4:19 PM
We're splitting hairs over pedophilia. We're normalizing having lunch with the world's most famous pedophile
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Congress killed online poker in a week in 2006. If I remember correctly it was bipartisan in nature. They have the ability to murder Kalshi and Polymarket, and the next Democratic trifecta should do so expeditiously.
I know the endless sports gambling promotion was already bad enough but for some reason this stuff (also Giannis and Kalshi, substack polymarket embeds, etc) gives me End Times vibes. Just dark as hell, all of it.
It seems nuts to me that CNN has partnered with an online gambling site (Kalshi) and hypes their betting lines as “news” to report.
February 18, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Congress killed online poker in a week in 2006. If I remember correctly it was bipartisan in nature. They have the ability to murder Kalshi and Polymarket, and the next Democratic trifecta should do so expeditiously.
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Countries that do not use Fritos as currency could be "left behind," says Frito-Lay CEO Ken Biddleman
February 18, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Countries that do not use Fritos as currency could be "left behind," says Frito-Lay CEO Ken Biddleman
Tori's feed would be identical to mine, yet she'd also have an 18+ alt.
Avani's would be wall to wall art, scenery, and animals, and absolutely not use her name.
books2read.com/aethertorrent
Avani's would be wall to wall art, scenery, and animals, and absolutely not use her name.
books2read.com/aethertorrent
February 18, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Tori's feed would be identical to mine, yet she'd also have an 18+ alt.
Avani's would be wall to wall art, scenery, and animals, and absolutely not use her name.
books2read.com/aethertorrent
Avani's would be wall to wall art, scenery, and animals, and absolutely not use her name.
books2read.com/aethertorrent
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Straight into ballpoint pen no sketching no caffeine we die like men
February 18, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Straight into ballpoint pen no sketching no caffeine we die like men
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three answers suggesting you might want to think about the question a little bit and one releasing you from ever thinking about anything again
February 18, 2026 at 4:59 PM
three answers suggesting you might want to think about the question a little bit and one releasing you from ever thinking about anything again
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Capitalists dont get excited about technology they are excited about the profits that technology brings. The main group of people that are truly excited about the advancement technology can bring human well being and its capacity to remove or reduce certain difficult tasks are socialists
February 18, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Capitalists dont get excited about technology they are excited about the profits that technology brings. The main group of people that are truly excited about the advancement technology can bring human well being and its capacity to remove or reduce certain difficult tasks are socialists
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So after Trump pardoned Honduras's narco-president, the admin didn't just let him out--they canceled an immigration hold and sent a specialized team to **chauffeur him to the $1k/night Waldorf Astoria.**
“It's "absolutely fucking nuts,” said one official
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
“It's "absolutely fucking nuts,” said one official
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
February 18, 2026 at 1:21 PM
So after Trump pardoned Honduras's narco-president, the admin didn't just let him out--they canceled an immigration hold and sent a specialized team to **chauffeur him to the $1k/night Waldorf Astoria.**
“It's "absolutely fucking nuts,” said one official
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
“It's "absolutely fucking nuts,” said one official
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Someone doused Renee Good’s Minneapolis memorial and a nearby pile of wood with gasoline and started a fire at about 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Renee Good memorial site in south Minneapolis doused in gasoline
Damage was minimal but police are investigating.
bit.ly
February 18, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Someone doused Renee Good’s Minneapolis memorial and a nearby pile of wood with gasoline and started a fire at about 9 p.m. Tuesday.
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You can completely uninstall/disable copilot on Windows. Your system and local search will run faster afterward. www.howtogeek.com/how-to-rip-o...
February 17, 2026 at 11:53 PM
You can completely uninstall/disable copilot on Windows. Your system and local search will run faster afterward. www.howtogeek.com/how-to-rip-o...
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The thing about people getting indignant about being tarred with the Nazi/CSAM Lover brush for using twitter is, sure, they might not love those things - but they clearly aren't the fucking dealbreaker they should be.
February 18, 2026 at 5:25 PM
The thing about people getting indignant about being tarred with the Nazi/CSAM Lover brush for using twitter is, sure, they might not love those things - but they clearly aren't the fucking dealbreaker they should be.
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2026 basically
February 18, 2026 at 4:23 PM
2026 basically
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We're going to be chasing the internet of 2013 the rest of our lives aren't we
February 18, 2026 at 5:43 PM
We're going to be chasing the internet of 2013 the rest of our lives aren't we