Laura Anne Gilman
@lauraannegilman.bsky.social
Award-winning Writer. Freelance Editor. Introvert with an Attitude. Nominal head of a multi-species household. Olam Chesed Yibaneh, but Han shot first.
New Book: UNCANNY LIES coming Fall 2025
and yes, it's Laura Anne, please and thank you.
New Book: UNCANNY LIES coming Fall 2025
and yes, it's Laura Anne, please and thank you.
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Not sure if it's journalistic best practice to frame "proof of involvement in a decades-long ring of powerful child rapists" as "the greatest challenge to his legacy."
Unless you're trying to actively help him overcome it, I think it should rightly be framed as the final word on his legacy.
Unless you're trying to actively help him overcome it, I think it should rightly be framed as the final word on his legacy.
November 25, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Not sure if it's journalistic best practice to frame "proof of involvement in a decades-long ring of powerful child rapists" as "the greatest challenge to his legacy."
Unless you're trying to actively help him overcome it, I think it should rightly be framed as the final word on his legacy.
Unless you're trying to actively help him overcome it, I think it should rightly be framed as the final word on his legacy.
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“[Book banners] do not want safe children -- they want obedient children, and they think they can accomplish that by deciding what books are allowed to be on the shelf.”
On Saturday, @authorsabb.bsky.social won the ALAN Award at @ncte.org, and I was honored to accept it on our behalf.
This is the speech I gave.
www.prettyokmaggie.com/blog/2025/11...
This is the speech I gave.
www.prettyokmaggie.com/blog/2025/11...
November 25, 2025 at 3:17 AM
“[Book banners] do not want safe children -- they want obedient children, and they think they can accomplish that by deciding what books are allowed to be on the shelf.”
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95% of authors are not making a living through book publishing. The public needs to understand this.
November 25, 2025 at 2:24 AM
95% of authors are not making a living through book publishing. The public needs to understand this.
As an American speaking American English (most of the time), what are you talking about, Betsy?
November 25, 2025 at 1:12 AM
As an American speaking American English (most of the time), what are you talking about, Betsy?
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I wonder if this is how the ancient Greeks felt just watching their lives get absolutely rag-dolled time and time again by their assigned cast of useless idiot gods
November 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I wonder if this is how the ancient Greeks felt just watching their lives get absolutely rag-dolled time and time again by their assigned cast of useless idiot gods
Almost a year into this toxic trash fire of the regime, and the one thing I know for certain is that absolutely nobody involved, bottom to top, has read the Evil Overlord’s Rules.
Or, really, any halfway decent political thriller.
Or, really, any halfway decent political thriller.
November 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Almost a year into this toxic trash fire of the regime, and the one thing I know for certain is that absolutely nobody involved, bottom to top, has read the Evil Overlord’s Rules.
Or, really, any halfway decent political thriller.
Or, really, any halfway decent political thriller.
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Wow! So many amazing creative treats are available to bid for as part of the 'Creatives 4 Sudan' auction. And the money raised will be used to help people escaping the terrible situation in El-Fasher. See app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
Thanks to @raafaye.bsky.social for the design.
Thanks to @raafaye.bsky.social for the design.
November 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Wow! So many amazing creative treats are available to bid for as part of the 'Creatives 4 Sudan' auction. And the money raised will be used to help people escaping the terrible situation in El-Fasher. See app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
Thanks to @raafaye.bsky.social for the design.
Thanks to @raafaye.bsky.social for the design.
So let me get this straight. The Trump DOJ is investigating a veteran for…reminding active service members of their legal obligations. Do I have that right?
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Defense Department says it is opening an investigation into Sen. Mark Kelly www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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Defense Department says it is opening an investigation into Sen. Mark Kelly www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Defense Department says it is opening an investigation into Sen. Mark Kelly
The investigation is related to the Arizona senator's participation in a video Democratic lawmakers made urging members of the military not to comply with "illegal orders."
www.nbcnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
So let me get this straight. The Trump DOJ is investigating a veteran for…reminding active service members of their legal obligations. Do I have that right?
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Defense Department says it is opening an investigation into Sen. Mark Kelly www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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Defense Department says it is opening an investigation into Sen. Mark Kelly www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Kittens are the WORST, she said with feeling. Thank God that phase doesn’t last very long, and then you get a cat.
November 24, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Kittens are the WORST, she said with feeling. Thank God that phase doesn’t last very long, and then you get a cat.
The Bean files, part 1 www.patreon.com/posts/bean-f...
The Bean Files: Cautious Re-entry | Laura Anne Gilman
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November 24, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The Bean files, part 1 www.patreon.com/posts/bean-f...
I loved the first movie while acknowledging that it was Pretty But Stupid. The sequel made me mutter Bad Words.
November 24, 2025 at 5:37 AM
I loved the first movie while acknowledging that it was Pretty But Stupid. The sequel made me mutter Bad Words.
There is still a difference between too-tactile and looking the other way when young girls are trafficked in front of you (much less partaking)
November 24, 2025 at 5:12 AM
There is still a difference between too-tactile and looking the other way when young girls are trafficked in front of you (much less partaking)
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Wanna know how bad the Arizona legislator's petition forgeries were? Here's the examples from the Austin Smith indictment.
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24...
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24...
November 24, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Wanna know how bad the Arizona legislator's petition forgeries were? Here's the examples from the Austin Smith indictment.
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24...
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24...
“No, not THISE files, the ones that implicated Biden and Obama!”
My red-hatted dudes, those are the only two men in politics we’re pretty sure AREN’T in those letters.
My red-hatted dudes, those are the only two men in politics we’re pretty sure AREN’T in those letters.
For years, MAGA influencers demanded the release of the Epstein files. Now that 20,000 documents have been released, many raising questions about Donald Trump, they're shrugging.
All MAGA Wanted Was the Epstein Files. Now They're Ignoring Them
For years, MAGA influencers demanded the release of the Epstein files. Now that 20,000 documents have been released, many raising questions about Donald Trump, they're shrugging.
wrd.cm
November 24, 2025 at 4:52 AM
“No, not THISE files, the ones that implicated Biden and Obama!”
My red-hatted dudes, those are the only two men in politics we’re pretty sure AREN’T in those letters.
My red-hatted dudes, those are the only two men in politics we’re pretty sure AREN’T in those letters.
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Hey bozo, the average pay is higher in blue states than red states. Did you think of that? Stop this plutocratic gaslighting.
Bessent: "You know the best way to bring your inflation rate down? Move from a blue state to a red state. Blue state inflation is half a percent higher."
November 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Hey bozo, the average pay is higher in blue states than red states. Did you think of that? Stop this plutocratic gaslighting.
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A mother and her 15 year old autistic son are reunited after nearly 50 days apart.
Emmanuel Garcia went missing, and rather than check missing person’s reports, Houston PD called ICE.
ICE sent him to the Office of Refugee Resettlement and his mom has been fighting to get him back ever since.
Emmanuel Garcia went missing, and rather than check missing person’s reports, Houston PD called ICE.
ICE sent him to the Office of Refugee Resettlement and his mom has been fighting to get him back ever since.
November 24, 2025 at 3:41 AM
A mother and her 15 year old autistic son are reunited after nearly 50 days apart.
Emmanuel Garcia went missing, and rather than check missing person’s reports, Houston PD called ICE.
ICE sent him to the Office of Refugee Resettlement and his mom has been fighting to get him back ever since.
Emmanuel Garcia went missing, and rather than check missing person’s reports, Houston PD called ICE.
ICE sent him to the Office of Refugee Resettlement and his mom has been fighting to get him back ever since.
She adores all forms of affection.
November 24, 2025 at 3:43 AM
She adores all forms of affection.
Dear God, I had forgotten about the twilight zoomies.
November 24, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Dear God, I had forgotten about the twilight zoomies.
Because I’ve been taking to task for the paucity of Bean photos on this site:
November 23, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Because I’ve been taking to task for the paucity of Bean photos on this site:
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Most accounts on Twitter turn out to be Russian MAGA bots. Here’s why Bluesky has an intellectual diversity problem
November 23, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Most accounts on Twitter turn out to be Russian MAGA bots. Here’s why Bluesky has an intellectual diversity problem
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"As mentioned above, Scrivener cannot exclude these tools from the app. But you can turn off Apple Intelligence on a Mac running macOS 15 Sequoia or macOS 26 Tahoe, or on an iPhone or iPad running versions 18 or 26 of iOS or iPadOS."
Scrivener and AI: Why Do I See AI Prompts in My Scrivener Projects on Mac? - Literature & Latte
Unlike most apps these days, Scrivener does not use AI in any way. However, if you’re on a Mac, you may see an AI prompt. Here’s why.
www.literatureandlatte.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:14 PM
"As mentioned above, Scrivener cannot exclude these tools from the app. But you can turn off Apple Intelligence on a Mac running macOS 15 Sequoia or macOS 26 Tahoe, or on an iPhone or iPad running versions 18 or 26 of iOS or iPadOS."
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One of the Education Department's major roles is the management of the $1.6 trillion federal student loan portfolio. Student aid so far will be largely unaffected, although McMahon and Trump have suggested it could be better handled by a different federal department.
Trump Is Dismantling the Education Department: What That Means
The Education Department, which Trump vowed to dismantle, is breaking off several main offices and giving responsibilities to other federal agencies.
buff.ly
November 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
One of the Education Department's major roles is the management of the $1.6 trillion federal student loan portfolio. Student aid so far will be largely unaffected, although McMahon and Trump have suggested it could be better handled by a different federal department.
Hey, I offered to bring her by today, but somebody in your house had other plans…
November 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Hey, I offered to bring her by today, but somebody in your house had other plans…
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i have never been less surprised by anything in my life. i am unsurprised. i am negative surprised.
“‘We are in this magical, unique time,’ Sinema said of Trump’s health department, led by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.”
Kyrsten Sinema Is Ready for Her MAHA Turn
In a new interview, the one-time Democrat says the movement for psychedelic medicine should capitalize on the Trump administration.
www.politico.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:43 PM
i have never been less surprised by anything in my life. i am unsurprised. i am negative surprised.