Jes Battis
@jesbattis.bsky.social
Writer/Prof/Other. They/Them. Fantasy, queer medievalism, 18thc shenanigans, YA lit, disability and neurodiversity. 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇵🇸
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Jes Battis
@jesbattis.bsky.social
· Oct 23
Osi
Buy books online and find book series such as Osi written by Jes Battis from PenguinRandomHouse.com
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Fiction I’ve published:
The Winter Knight (Queer Arthurian Mystery): ecwpress.com/products/the...
Occult Special Investigator (Buffy meets CSI): www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/BL4/o...
Parallel Parks (Grad school + Ancient Roman RPG): www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/BKX/a...
The Winter Knight (Queer Arthurian Mystery): ecwpress.com/products/the...
Occult Special Investigator (Buffy meets CSI): www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/BL4/o...
Parallel Parks (Grad school + Ancient Roman RPG): www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/BKX/a...
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I think if Canada wants to have a strong cultural identity we need to go back to doing what we're best at, making the weirdest fucking TV shows you've ever seen
November 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I think if Canada wants to have a strong cultural identity we need to go back to doing what we're best at, making the weirdest fucking TV shows you've ever seen
Reminder: you don't have to engage with AI as an instructor. You can talk about AI--even build AI literacy, if you want to call it that--and still not engage directly with a brutal, unethical, ecologically disastrous bundle of technologies. Regardless of institutional pressure, you can refuse.
November 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Reminder: you don't have to engage with AI as an instructor. You can talk about AI--even build AI literacy, if you want to call it that--and still not engage directly with a brutal, unethical, ecologically disastrous bundle of technologies. Regardless of institutional pressure, you can refuse.
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Study claims to provide first direct evidence of dark matter
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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Study claims to provide first direct evidence of dark matter
Astrophysicist Prof Tomonori Totani says research could be crucial breakthrough in search for elusive substance
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Study claims to provide first direct evidence of dark matter
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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It feels like captain picard knowing he has the upper hand and he just has to stall
"Ah but have you considered the medical benefits?"
*gestures to arm the photon torpedoes*
"Ah but have you considered the medical benefits?"
*gestures to arm the photon torpedoes*
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
It feels like captain picard knowing he has the upper hand and he just has to stall
"Ah but have you considered the medical benefits?"
*gestures to arm the photon torpedoes*
"Ah but have you considered the medical benefits?"
*gestures to arm the photon torpedoes*
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you just can't have a meaningful conversation about the potential benefits of "AI" while this stuff is happening. it's like trying to talk about how useful an airplane might be during a hijacking
What the leaked AI executive order tells us about the Big Tech power grab
What the leaked AI executive order tells us about the Big Tech power grab
Should states write their own AI laws, or should David Sacks?
buff.ly
November 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
you just can't have a meaningful conversation about the potential benefits of "AI" while this stuff is happening. it's like trying to talk about how useful an airplane might be during a hijacking
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“Take our pen and hold power to account,” Andrew Goldstein, president of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh, urged striking Starbucks workers this morning as Post–Gazette workers returned to their desks after a three-year strike. buff.ly/O6kji74
Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh journalists return to their jobs at the Post-Gazette after three years on strike
Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh journalists return to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette after a court upheld a National Labor Relations Board decision for the union.
www.publicsource.org
November 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
“Take our pen and hold power to account,” Andrew Goldstein, president of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh, urged striking Starbucks workers this morning as Post–Gazette workers returned to their desks after a three-year strike. buff.ly/O6kji74
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There's a pretty great Tumblr post about this:
November 26, 2025 at 2:53 AM
There's a pretty great Tumblr post about this:
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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.
November 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
November 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
oh neat we have an AI Minister who says that universities are definitely part of this hellish technoscape and we should all feel fine
November 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
oh neat we have an AI Minister who says that universities are definitely part of this hellish technoscape and we should all feel fine
Universities: we are working closely with humanities departments to deal with AI plagiarism--we understand how AI can be antithetical to creativity and critical thinking
Also universities: enter our AI writing contest and win prizes!
Also universities: enter our AI writing contest and win prizes!
November 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Universities: we are working closely with humanities departments to deal with AI plagiarism--we understand how AI can be antithetical to creativity and critical thinking
Also universities: enter our AI writing contest and win prizes!
Also universities: enter our AI writing contest and win prizes!
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Undertale (Mac/Windows, 2015)
November 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Undertale (Mac/Windows, 2015)
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"Welcome to what I call the Great Unfuckening—that point in midlife when your capacity to pretend, perform, and please others starts shorting out like an electrical system that’s finally had enough."
Aging Out of Fucks: The Neuroscience of Why You Suddenly Can’t Pretend Anymore
Your brain's middle finger to people-pleasing
www.blog.lifebranches.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
"Welcome to what I call the Great Unfuckening—that point in midlife when your capacity to pretend, perform, and please others starts shorting out like an electrical system that’s finally had enough."
Do folks have recs for book on 1920s scientific developments?
November 24, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Do folks have recs for book on 1920s scientific developments?
TT job in Indigenous Studies and distance learning, Athabasca U: universityaffairs.ca/search-job/?...
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November 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
TT job in Indigenous Studies and distance learning, Athabasca U: universityaffairs.ca/search-job/?...
ecwpress.com/products/its...
My book on Labyrinth with @ecwpress.bsky.social is available for pre-order! Hit me up if you want to do a podcast chat for the film's 40th anniversary.
#labyrinth #80s
My book on Labyrinth with @ecwpress.bsky.social is available for pre-order! Hit me up if you want to do a podcast chat for the film's 40th anniversary.
#labyrinth #80s
It’s Only Forever: Labyrinth
Labyrinth has captivated audiences for nearly 40 years. From David Bowie’s iconic goblin king to groundbreaking puppetry and music, it evolved from a box office flop to a beloved cult classic. In It’s...
ecwpress.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:30 AM
ecwpress.com/products/its...
My book on Labyrinth with @ecwpress.bsky.social is available for pre-order! Hit me up if you want to do a podcast chat for the film's 40th anniversary.
#labyrinth #80s
My book on Labyrinth with @ecwpress.bsky.social is available for pre-order! Hit me up if you want to do a podcast chat for the film's 40th anniversary.
#labyrinth #80s
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Truer words, etc.
This is why you have to love the work. When publishing and fortune kick you in the face, the page will still be there for you. When all you get are nos, the story will be your yes. You can't count on sales or marketing money, but you can count on the feeling of flow, of creation, the joy of art.
November 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Truer words, etc.
TT job in digital narratives, Cape Breton U: universityaffairs.ca/search-job/?...
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November 21, 2025 at 5:45 PM
TT job in digital narratives, Cape Breton U: universityaffairs.ca/search-job/?...
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A colleague keeps getting pride stickers ripped from their office door, in case you're wondering how provincial transphobia is affecting the perception of students. We order them in bulk now. Also seeing more Christian pamphlets left on our floor. Glad that English has kept its heathen status.
November 19, 2025 at 11:27 PM
A colleague keeps getting pride stickers ripped from their office door, in case you're wondering how provincial transphobia is affecting the perception of students. We order them in bulk now. Also seeing more Christian pamphlets left on our floor. Glad that English has kept its heathen status.
Look, right now I'm feeling dispirited. Alberta is using the same legal bullsh*t against trans kids as Saskatchewan (while the previous case goes to the supreme court). Our students are using AI for every assignment. My city had a Grey Cup parade, but we can't sustain a bookstore. It's tiring.
November 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Look, right now I'm feeling dispirited. Alberta is using the same legal bullsh*t against trans kids as Saskatchewan (while the previous case goes to the supreme court). Our students are using AI for every assignment. My city had a Grey Cup parade, but we can't sustain a bookstore. It's tiring.
Overheard a male student say: "If it was my body, I'd be pro-choice. But if it's someone else, I'm pro-life." It was like staring into the soul of a young conservative. They never grow up. They're still the same chaotic selfish **holes they were as teenagers. Just choosing power where they find it.
November 19, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Overheard a male student say: "If it was my body, I'd be pro-choice. But if it's someone else, I'm pro-life." It was like staring into the soul of a young conservative. They never grow up. They're still the same chaotic selfish **holes they were as teenagers. Just choosing power where they find it.
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On Alberta, trans youth, and the Danielle Smith’s 2nd, 3rd and 4th Charter rights override in a month:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
ANALYSIS | Alberta's notwithstanding clause triple play on trans youth rights | CBC News
The Alberta premier's second, third and fourth uses of the constitution's nuclear option come after she repeatedly said trans policy bills struck balance on rights. Then it became clear the courts mig...
www.cbc.ca
November 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
On Alberta, trans youth, and the Danielle Smith’s 2nd, 3rd and 4th Charter rights override in a month:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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ICYMI: Me on Alberta's Bill 9, which invokes the notwithstanding clause to force through three pieces of anti-trans legislation.
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The lies Danielle Smith is telling to overturn trans kids’ rights | Xtra Magazine
The Alberta government is invoking the Notwithstanding Clause to protect its three anti-trans laws from being challenged in the courts
xtramagazine.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
ICYMI: Me on Alberta's Bill 9, which invokes the notwithstanding clause to force through three pieces of anti-trans legislation.
xtramagazine.com/power/politi...
xtramagazine.com/power/politi...