Tom Marcinko
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Tom Marcinko
@tommarcinko.bsky.social
· Sep 23
Temperence (Cynthia Ward Presents)
Amazon.com: Temperence (Cynthia Ward Presents) eBook : Marcinko, Tom : Books
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Prompt: "Write an erotic vampire story."
Me: "I claim to be a fantasy writer; I ought to be able to do that..."
@ceciliatan.com
published it &
@cynthiaward.bsky.social
made this edition happen.
(It's also on Kobo)
www.amazon.com/Temperence-C...
Prompt: "Write an erotic vampire story."
Me: "I claim to be a fantasy writer; I ought to be able to do that..."
@ceciliatan.com
published it &
@cynthiaward.bsky.social
made this edition happen.
(It's also on Kobo)
www.amazon.com/Temperence-C...
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Oh yeah I don't do this enough probably!
A couple years ago I published a novel about fighting fascism in a Steampunk alt-history Roman empire, full of disabled queer characters (on an airship) firesidefiction.com/book/the-clo...
A couple years ago I published a novel about fighting fascism in a Steampunk alt-history Roman empire, full of disabled queer characters (on an airship) firesidefiction.com/book/the-clo...
November 27, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Oh yeah I don't do this enough probably!
A couple years ago I published a novel about fighting fascism in a Steampunk alt-history Roman empire, full of disabled queer characters (on an airship) firesidefiction.com/book/the-clo...
A couple years ago I published a novel about fighting fascism in a Steampunk alt-history Roman empire, full of disabled queer characters (on an airship) firesidefiction.com/book/the-clo...
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still a pretty good thread imo
I'm an "A.i." abolitionist.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
November 27, 2025 at 12:56 AM
still a pretty good thread imo
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“Do you hear what I hear?”
Yeah, turn it off.
Yeah, turn it off.
November 27, 2025 at 12:57 AM
“Do you hear what I hear?”
Yeah, turn it off.
Yeah, turn it off.
Rufo again.
We talked to a former fraud investigator about the role a conservative activist's unsubstantiated report on fraud played in Trump's threat to revoke asylum protections for Somali refugees in Minnesota.
November 27, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Rufo again.
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They are patrolling subway stops, filling food bags, cleaning garbage. It's disrupting their lives. They are show horses for this ridiculous, incompetent, authoritarian president. And his Secretary of Defense responds to the shooting by saying "Let's send 500 more to DC for no reason."
Two Guardsmen who shouldn’t even have been deployed to DC in the first place were shot today. Donald’s answer? Knee-jerk and send 500 more. JFC!… 🤬
November 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
They are patrolling subway stops, filling food bags, cleaning garbage. It's disrupting their lives. They are show horses for this ridiculous, incompetent, authoritarian president. And his Secretary of Defense responds to the shooting by saying "Let's send 500 more to DC for no reason."
Too online today.
Unplugging.
Unplugging.
November 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Too online today.
Unplugging.
Unplugging.
Billions for this but not a cent for anything that will actually help anyone.
Amazon is set to build a new artificial intelligence data center in Vicksburg, Mississippi, in 2026, investing $3 billion in the area and an additional $150,000 to fund a new Warren County educational grant, Gov. Tate Reeves announced on Thursday.
Amazon to Build $3B AI Data Center in Vicksburg, Mississippi
Amazon is set to build a $3 billion AI data center in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and create a new educational grant.
buff.ly
November 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Billions for this but not a cent for anything that will actually help anyone.
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$3 billion (with a B) for a behemoth that will suck their electricity dry.
$150,000 for school grants.
Priorities.
$150,000 for school grants.
Priorities.
November 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
$3 billion (with a B) for a behemoth that will suck their electricity dry.
$150,000 for school grants.
Priorities.
$150,000 for school grants.
Priorities.
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How much will it cost taxpayers in tax credits, higher energy bills, and d pollution.
November 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
How much will it cost taxpayers in tax credits, higher energy bills, and d pollution.
They use guns, too.
people used arsenic-based face paint!
i feel like a lot of the disconnect between the ai boosters and the rest of us is about the fact that they do not think the humanities matter, therefore political, sociological, and cultural critiques don’t matter. “people are using this” is not an answer to “this is a detriment to society”
November 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
They use guns, too.
Ring ring.
"That's the phone."
"Yes, it certainly seems to be trying to give that impression."
"That's the phone."
"Yes, it certainly seems to be trying to give that impression."
Ah, yes!
And they were perfect as Jeeves & Wooster, weren't they!
And they were perfect as Jeeves & Wooster, weren't they!
November 26, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Ring ring.
"That's the phone."
"Yes, it certainly seems to be trying to give that impression."
"That's the phone."
"Yes, it certainly seems to be trying to give that impression."
Now I have to play the original to get this thing out of my head.
This bit from Fry and Laurie had me in stitches back then! (My god, how young they are!)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy_n...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy_n...
Hugh Laurie - Hey Jude (HD Version with High Quality Sound)
YouTube video by FranticsLair
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Now I have to play the original to get this thing out of my head.
I think a lot of people in the US would be surprised to hear that Hugh Laurie did so much great comedy.
Blackadder the Third is my favorite role for him.
Blackadder the Third is my favorite role for him.
This bit from Fry and Laurie had me in stitches back then! (My god, how young they are!)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy_n...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy_n...
Hugh Laurie - Hey Jude (HD Version with High Quality Sound)
YouTube video by FranticsLair
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I think a lot of people in the US would be surprised to hear that Hugh Laurie did so much great comedy.
Blackadder the Third is my favorite role for him.
Blackadder the Third is my favorite role for him.
George must have liked "Old Brown Shoe" a lot, too. It's the second song on Live in Japan.
I love the Beatles' deep cuts.
Great songs you don't hear people talk about much, like "Good Morning Good Morning" or "And Your Bird Can Sing" or "Hey Bulldog" or ....
Great songs you don't hear people talk about much, like "Good Morning Good Morning" or "And Your Bird Can Sing" or "Hey Bulldog" or ....
Impossible task, but "Old Brown Shoe" is an under-rated favourite. youtu.be/cG_R5eJAajE?...
November 26, 2025 at 9:05 PM
George must have liked "Old Brown Shoe" a lot, too. It's the second song on Live in Japan.
I love that your pick is a one a lot of people dislike (though I am not one of those people).
I can only pick ONE? Gah.
Today I will pick Maxwell's Silver Hammer
Today I will pick Maxwell's Silver Hammer
Name your fav song by The Beatles.
November 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I love that your pick is a one a lot of people dislike (though I am not one of those people).
I love the Beatles' deep cuts.
Great songs you don't hear people talk about much, like "Good Morning Good Morning" or "And Your Bird Can Sing" or "Hey Bulldog" or ....
Great songs you don't hear people talk about much, like "Good Morning Good Morning" or "And Your Bird Can Sing" or "Hey Bulldog" or ....
Impossible task, but "Old Brown Shoe" is an under-rated favourite. youtu.be/cG_R5eJAajE?...
1969 - The Beatles - Old Brown Shoe (7" Single Version)
YouTube video by MJ's Vinyl Channel
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I love the Beatles' deep cuts.
Great songs you don't hear people talk about much, like "Good Morning Good Morning" or "And Your Bird Can Sing" or "Hey Bulldog" or ....
Great songs you don't hear people talk about much, like "Good Morning Good Morning" or "And Your Bird Can Sing" or "Hey Bulldog" or ....
Hey Jude is my favorite song, period.
Name your fav song by The Beatles.
November 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Hey Jude is my favorite song, period.
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Because my children are Gen Alpha monsters, they want to know if I've sold 67 copies of Year's Best Canadian F&SF Vol 3 this month--get it? 6-7 * makes flailing juggling motion and despairs * I'm about 20 copies shy. For Black Friday, want to help an indie publisher pull one over on his kids?
Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume Three
Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume Three: Kotowych, Stephen: 9781738187539: Books - Amazon.ca
a.co
November 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Because my children are Gen Alpha monsters, they want to know if I've sold 67 copies of Year's Best Canadian F&SF Vol 3 this month--get it? 6-7 * makes flailing juggling motion and despairs * I'm about 20 copies shy. For Black Friday, want to help an indie publisher pull one over on his kids?
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The Georgia prosecutor has dropped the charges against Trump and his co-conspirators who plotted to steal 11,780 votes in Georgia so he could overturn the 2020 election.
Peter Skandalakis appointed himself the prosecutor in the case after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was removed.
Peter Skandalakis appointed himself the prosecutor in the case after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was removed.
November 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The Georgia prosecutor has dropped the charges against Trump and his co-conspirators who plotted to steal 11,780 votes in Georgia so he could overturn the 2020 election.
Peter Skandalakis appointed himself the prosecutor in the case after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was removed.
Peter Skandalakis appointed himself the prosecutor in the case after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was removed.
Every one Phil Hartman played.
Name your fav character from The Simpsons.
November 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Every one Phil Hartman played.