Kelly McCullough
@kellydmcc.bsky.social
Author: WebMage and Fallen Blade series, School for Sidekicks, Numismancer, Dragon Diaries, Morning Arrived, etc. Also local elected—I might be the head of a small government in a purple state, but don’t tell anyone.
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Where are you at mentally?
Where are you at mentally?
January 17, 2026 at 5:04 AM
No new pictures.
Where are you at mentally?
Where are you at mentally?
I can’t believe we have to keep reiterating this stuff because the dipshitiest health grifter dipshit on the planet is now in charge of HHS.
Tylenol during pregnancy is safe without increased risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability of offspring
A new review of the evidence just out
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
A new review of the evidence just out
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
January 17, 2026 at 4:57 AM
I can’t believe we have to keep reiterating this stuff because the dipshitiest health grifter dipshit on the planet is now in charge of HHS.
Tolkien is a great writer for dark times, not least because he understood that fighting even when you are certain you will lose is infinitely more moral than giving in to despair and doomerism.
January 17, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Tolkien is a great writer for dark times, not least because he understood that fighting even when you are certain you will lose is infinitely more moral than giving in to despair and doomerism.
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DHS blames Minnesota family driving home from kids’ athletic event for their family (including 6-month old baby) being tear-gassed, then deletes tweet.
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2 children, including infant, hospitalized after federal agents deployed tear gas in Minneapolis
Follow for live updates on President Donald Trump’s administration, including unrest in Minnesota over ICE operations.
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January 17, 2026 at 12:11 AM
DHS blames Minnesota family driving home from kids’ athletic event for their family (including 6-month old baby) being tear-gassed, then deletes tweet.
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
Not my little red Corvette, not my cliched mid-life crisis.
January 17, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Not my little red Corvette, not my cliched mid-life crisis.
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I mean,
Christ, this (from Lizza's latest) is pretty fucking damning of...literally the entire media(?) What the fuck?
January 17, 2026 at 2:06 AM
I mean,
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AAAAAAAAAAAAHHH
January 17, 2026 at 3:46 AM
AAAAAAAAAAAAHHH
As a middle aged white guy, I would like to note that I am perfectly fine with not being the center of everybody’s universe, and I absolutely do not understand the profound insecurity involved in being the kind of middle aged white guy who freaks out when they find out they aren’t.
January 17, 2026 at 3:42 AM
As a middle aged white guy, I would like to note that I am perfectly fine with not being the center of everybody’s universe, and I absolutely do not understand the profound insecurity involved in being the kind of middle aged white guy who freaks out when they find out they aren’t.
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Actually this *is* the future liberals want, the fact it's sending Stephen Miller into conniptions is just a side benefit
January 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Actually this *is* the future liberals want, the fact it's sending Stephen Miller into conniptions is just a side benefit
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For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Man but there a lot of folks on this here platform who want to concede in advance.
January 17, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Man but there a lot of folks on this here platform who want to concede in advance.
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I understand that a lot of reactions are going to be along the lines of “well they’re just going to claim literally any protest is non-peaceful” and I’m sure they will do that in some cases
but these kinds of TROs have actually made a difference in other places
don’t hand it to them preemptively
but these kinds of TROs have actually made a difference in other places
don’t hand it to them preemptively
BREAKING: Judge enters TRO blocking feds from interfering with or arresting peaceful protesters in Minnesota. Judge Kate Menendez, Biden appointee. Order: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
January 17, 2026 at 1:32 AM
I understand that a lot of reactions are going to be along the lines of “well they’re just going to claim literally any protest is non-peaceful” and I’m sure they will do that in some cases
but these kinds of TROs have actually made a difference in other places
don’t hand it to them preemptively
but these kinds of TROs have actually made a difference in other places
don’t hand it to them preemptively
I just want to get back to a regular publishing schedule that keeps up with my productivity.
what is the biggest writerly goal you are willing to cop to publicly? I would like to be nominated for a Lammy
January 17, 2026 at 1:45 AM
I just want to get back to a regular publishing schedule that keeps up with my productivity.
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"this is not who we are" is 90% of the time a normative statement of aspiration, it's not an empirical claim of "these events have never taken place in this country before". one of the most obnoxious genres of "actually..." is reacting like it's the latter when it's clearly the former.
January 16, 2026 at 9:58 PM
"this is not who we are" is 90% of the time a normative statement of aspiration, it's not an empirical claim of "these events have never taken place in this country before". one of the most obnoxious genres of "actually..." is reacting like it's the latter when it's clearly the former.
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January 16, 2026 at 11:20 PM
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Rep DeLauro a few days ago calling them out for their misleading narrative.👇
January 16, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Rep DeLauro a few days ago calling them out for their misleading narrative.👇
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extremely cool info environment to tweet something and a half hour later once it’s riled everyone up to be like “no haha jk it’s the opposite actually”
January 16, 2026 at 8:27 PM
extremely cool info environment to tweet something and a half hour later once it’s riled everyone up to be like “no haha jk it’s the opposite actually”
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Have I mentioned lately that Bandcamp has a lovely mobile streaming app for your music library?
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Bandcamp Bans AI Music
AI music has become a big problem on streaming services. Remember the AI-generated psych-rock band the Velvet Sundown and the AI-generated metalcore band Broken Avenue racking up streams on Spotify? R...
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January 16, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Have I mentioned lately that Bandcamp has a lovely mobile streaming app for your music library?
stereogum.com/2485199/band...
stereogum.com/2485199/band...
Proof of someone else’s cat.
January 16, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Proof of someone else’s cat.
DragonDiaries: Cat is unhappy about all the ice making it difficult to get around. More meltinating eminent.
January 16, 2026 at 10:03 PM
DragonDiaries: Cat is unhappy about all the ice making it difficult to get around. More meltinating eminent.
Morning arrived like a three ring circus: Nenya, Narya, and Vilya. Three for elven clowns in their clown car, seven for the dwarf barkers on their midway of stone, nine for Grayson men doomed to die—duck Robin, duck!
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#BadNoir
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#BadNoir
January 16, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Morning arrived like a three ring circus: Nenya, Narya, and Vilya. Three for elven clowns in their clown car, seven for the dwarf barkers on their midway of stone, nine for Grayson men doomed to die—duck Robin, duck!
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#BadNoir
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#BadNoir
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ICE's 'cratering' polling data leaves critics stunned as agency becomes 'radioactive'
ICE's 'cratering' polling data leaves critics stunned as agency becomes 'radioactive'
Recent polling conducted in the wake of the fatal ICE shooting in Minnesota last week shows that support among Americans for Immigration and Customs Enforcement has plummeted, and at such a rate as to leave online critics stunned at how the agency has now become “politically toxic.”“ICE is not doing...
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January 16, 2026 at 9:01 PM
ICE's 'cratering' polling data leaves critics stunned as agency becomes 'radioactive'
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If you're a writer, wondering why you should bother writing with the world on fire. It feels like it's not important, I need you to understand that it is.
Even if it is just because it keeps you moving forward? Even if it only brings YOU joy, that gives you energy to fight & survive.
Even if it is just because it keeps you moving forward? Even if it only brings YOU joy, that gives you energy to fight & survive.
January 16, 2026 at 3:48 PM
If you're a writer, wondering why you should bother writing with the world on fire. It feels like it's not important, I need you to understand that it is.
Even if it is just because it keeps you moving forward? Even if it only brings YOU joy, that gives you energy to fight & survive.
Even if it is just because it keeps you moving forward? Even if it only brings YOU joy, that gives you energy to fight & survive.
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The Dot Com Bubble comparison collapses immediately when you realize that even at the time, laying fiber optic cable and building websites made sense - they just rushed to grow at rates that didn't match the growth of the internet.
AI is completely different.
www.wheresyoured.at/dot-com-bubble/
AI is completely different.
www.wheresyoured.at/dot-com-bubble/
January 16, 2026 at 5:43 PM
The Dot Com Bubble comparison collapses immediately when you realize that even at the time, laying fiber optic cable and building websites made sense - they just rushed to grow at rates that didn't match the growth of the internet.
AI is completely different.
www.wheresyoured.at/dot-com-bubble/
AI is completely different.
www.wheresyoured.at/dot-com-bubble/