Bryan Young
@swankmotron.com
Storyteller. I've written stuff for Star Wars, Robotech, BattleTech, Doctor Who, Shadowrun, Remo Williams and more. Repped by Katherine Odom Tomchin.
He/They http://www.swankmotron.com
He/They http://www.swankmotron.com
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The Chain Story has already produced some stellar tales of Sword & Sorcery. You can find them here on @bsky.app by following @michaelastackpole.bsky.social
There's also a starter pack so that you can follow all of the #ChainStory authors on bsky:
go.bsky.app/8F1MqZ6
#Freefiction #ChainStory
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There's also a starter pack so that you can follow all of the #ChainStory authors on bsky:
go.bsky.app/8F1MqZ6
#Freefiction #ChainStory
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January 13, 2026 at 4:31 AM
The Chain Story has already produced some stellar tales of Sword & Sorcery. You can find them here on @bsky.app by following @michaelastackpole.bsky.social
There's also a starter pack so that you can follow all of the #ChainStory authors on bsky:
go.bsky.app/8F1MqZ6
#Freefiction #ChainStory
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There's also a starter pack so that you can follow all of the #ChainStory authors on bsky:
go.bsky.app/8F1MqZ6
#Freefiction #ChainStory
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
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No exceptions. If you use Gen A I in any capacity whatsoever, you suck.
Yes, the way you're using it too. You're not special.
"She probably doesn't mean me"
I do.
Yes, the way you're using it too. You're not special.
"She probably doesn't mean me"
I do.
I've seen some vocally anti-AI people recently make an anti-AI post and be surprised there are still pro-AI people following them, and I can explain this;
most pro-AI people think they are somehow the exception. the way THEY are using it, SURELY you would take no issue!
well, we do. so fuck off.
most pro-AI people think they are somehow the exception. the way THEY are using it, SURELY you would take no issue!
well, we do. so fuck off.
May 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
No exceptions. If you use Gen A I in any capacity whatsoever, you suck.
Yes, the way you're using it too. You're not special.
"She probably doesn't mean me"
I do.
Yes, the way you're using it too. You're not special.
"She probably doesn't mean me"
I do.
Is anyone surprised?
Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Is anyone surprised?
This is unacceptable behaviour. ICE really needs to be dismantled. No one in the US should be harassed like this. This is not behavior for "the land of the free" and these thugs certainly don't exemplify anyone belonging in the "home of the brave"
This woman is harder than goddamn steel dealing with these goddamn thugs. I want her to be my neighbor.
January 13, 2026 at 12:13 AM
This is unacceptable behaviour. ICE really needs to be dismantled. No one in the US should be harassed like this. This is not behavior for "the land of the free" and these thugs certainly don't exemplify anyone belonging in the "home of the brave"
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Super Dimension Fortress Macross (1982): Art by Shōji Kawamori
January 12, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Super Dimension Fortress Macross (1982): Art by Shōji Kawamori
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This was unexpected.
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:43 AM
This was unexpected.
Hey, watch this. It's a pick-me-up. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaKr...
Andor | Maarva Andor’s Monologue | Disney+
YouTube video by Star Wars
www.youtube.com
January 11, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Hey, watch this. It's a pick-me-up. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaKr...
No, they just need to be abolished. They literally have no reason to exist.
We don't need to give ICE agents more training. We need to subject them to rigorous oversight and, when they commit crimes, we need to prosecute them.
The only education they need is to learn that they can and will be held accountable for what they do in the field.
The only education they need is to learn that they can and will be held accountable for what they do in the field.
Chris Murphy: "The amount of training that's given to an ICE officer has been cut in half by this administration. The number of days of training they get are 47. You know why they get 47 days? As an homage to the vanity of POTUS. No wonder the number of violent incidents are going through the roof."
January 11, 2026 at 8:05 PM
No, they just need to be abolished. They literally have no reason to exist.
For folks coming in to Bluesky, Starter Packs are a great way to follow curated lists of folks. This is the list of members of the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers
go.bsky.app/MijkbX9
go.bsky.app/MijkbX9
January 11, 2026 at 4:33 PM
For folks coming in to Bluesky, Starter Packs are a great way to follow curated lists of folks. This is the list of members of the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers
go.bsky.app/MijkbX9
go.bsky.app/MijkbX9
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Not the answer to your question, but hopefully helpful. Awhile back I created a #Battletech starter pack with a bunch of BT focused accounts.
go.bsky.app/65Kje8x
go.bsky.app/65Kje8x
January 11, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Not the answer to your question, but hopefully helpful. Awhile back I created a #Battletech starter pack with a bunch of BT focused accounts.
go.bsky.app/65Kje8x
go.bsky.app/65Kje8x
Something like 10 years ago or so, Salt Lake City designated a downtown street Harvey Milk Boulevard.
Guess which street the Utah state legislature (despite not have jurisdiction over city street names) is trying to rename Charlie Kirk Boulevard.
Guess which street the Utah state legislature (despite not have jurisdiction over city street names) is trying to rename Charlie Kirk Boulevard.
January 11, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Something like 10 years ago or so, Salt Lake City designated a downtown street Harvey Milk Boulevard.
Guess which street the Utah state legislature (despite not have jurisdiction over city street names) is trying to rename Charlie Kirk Boulevard.
Guess which street the Utah state legislature (despite not have jurisdiction over city street names) is trying to rename Charlie Kirk Boulevard.
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When the bigots migrate here, remember our ways:
Block instead of dunk.
Deny them oxygen and they'll sputter out.
Block instead of dunk.
Deny them oxygen and they'll sputter out.
The UK, Canada & Australia are reportedly in talks about potentially banning Twitter/X over Grok’s AI image generation, per The Telegraph.
Ministers believe a joint move would send a “powerful message” to Elon Musk.
Ministers believe a joint move would send a “powerful message” to Elon Musk.
January 11, 2026 at 4:24 AM
When the bigots migrate here, remember our ways:
Block instead of dunk.
Deny them oxygen and they'll sputter out.
Block instead of dunk.
Deny them oxygen and they'll sputter out.
Nute Gunray was a tool. So is Schumer.
Schumer is gonna be like that guy in REVENGE OF THE SITH who’s like “But… he promised us PEACE!”
January 11, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Nute Gunray was a tool. So is Schumer.
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Book Rec!
Your honor, I’m calling Marvel’s upcoming novel ENEMY OF MY ENEMY, a Daredevil story written by @alexsegura.com, to the stand. No objections needed: there will be NO SPOILERS amongst our evidence. Let's see what the lawyer of Hell's Kitchen has to say about his biggest case yet, shall we?
Your honor, I’m calling Marvel’s upcoming novel ENEMY OF MY ENEMY, a Daredevil story written by @alexsegura.com, to the stand. No objections needed: there will be NO SPOILERS amongst our evidence. Let's see what the lawyer of Hell's Kitchen has to say about his biggest case yet, shall we?
January 10, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Book Rec!
Your honor, I’m calling Marvel’s upcoming novel ENEMY OF MY ENEMY, a Daredevil story written by @alexsegura.com, to the stand. No objections needed: there will be NO SPOILERS amongst our evidence. Let's see what the lawyer of Hell's Kitchen has to say about his biggest case yet, shall we?
Your honor, I’m calling Marvel’s upcoming novel ENEMY OF MY ENEMY, a Daredevil story written by @alexsegura.com, to the stand. No objections needed: there will be NO SPOILERS amongst our evidence. Let's see what the lawyer of Hell's Kitchen has to say about his biggest case yet, shall we?
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Republicans somehow managed to sprint from “we’re trying to protect women in sports” straight to defending a woman being shot in the head three times at point blank range for trying to drive away from a masked thug.
January 10, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Republicans somehow managed to sprint from “we’re trying to protect women in sports” straight to defending a woman being shot in the head three times at point blank range for trying to drive away from a masked thug.
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"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
January 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
Everyone should rewatch both seasons of Andor right now.
No reason. It's just always worth rewatching. See how you feel after...
No reason. It's just always worth rewatching. See how you feel after...
a close up of a man 's face with the word andor on the bottom right
Alt: Varian Skye offers a sly grin
media.tenor.com
January 10, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Everyone should rewatch both seasons of Andor right now.
No reason. It's just always worth rewatching. See how you feel after...
No reason. It's just always worth rewatching. See how you feel after...
"Immigration enforcement" looks like some pencil pushers at a desk stamping some forms.
Not whatever this is.
Not whatever this is.
January 10, 2026 at 4:37 PM
"Immigration enforcement" looks like some pencil pushers at a desk stamping some forms.
Not whatever this is.
Not whatever this is.
I had a lot of fun watching this history of the Lone Wolves by @bigred40tech.bsky.social. They're one of my favorite BattleTech units to write and I hope I get to do more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TRN...
Exploring Battletech: The Lone Wolves
YouTube video by Big Red-40TECH
www.youtube.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:16 PM
I had a lot of fun watching this history of the Lone Wolves by @bigred40tech.bsky.social. They're one of my favorite BattleTech units to write and I hope I get to do more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TRN...
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I did this yday and was very honest about how fast I’ll leave discord if they force ai integration. You should do the same! Stop bad tech ruining things!!!
Discord wants to know how you feel about AI.
Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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January 10, 2026 at 2:59 PM
I did this yday and was very honest about how fast I’ll leave discord if they force ai integration. You should do the same! Stop bad tech ruining things!!!
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Katie Ferraro's Kit Fox, Kagekitsune, from @swankmotron.com's excellent Fox Patrol series. Here loaded in Alt Config B.
January 10, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Katie Ferraro's Kit Fox, Kagekitsune, from @swankmotron.com's excellent Fox Patrol series. Here loaded in Alt Config B.
David Mack is a guy to follow. He needs 90k more followers or another dram of whiskey, Scotch, or bourbon.
My pal @swankmotron.com (aka Bryan Young) has asked me to ask all of you to follow him. So, without further ado…
I invite you all to follow my good pal, writer and filmmaker Bryan Young!
You're welcome, Bryan. I can take PayPal or Zelle.
I invite you all to follow my good pal, writer and filmmaker Bryan Young!
You're welcome, Bryan. I can take PayPal or Zelle.
January 10, 2026 at 2:56 AM
David Mack is a guy to follow. He needs 90k more followers or another dram of whiskey, Scotch, or bourbon.
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how to join the maquis
January 9, 2026 at 11:22 PM
how to join the maquis
New short story on my Patreon! www.patreon.com/posts/januar...
January 2026 Story - Cinema Vérité | Bryan Young
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January 10, 2026 at 12:51 AM
New short story on my Patreon! www.patreon.com/posts/januar...