Mark Zec
@markzecwrites.bsky.social
Aspiring writer, mostly SF/F with an emphasis on the environment ("eco-fic" or "cli-fi"), but not exclusively. Husband, dad, former IT/data analyst, cook, baker, musician.
All of my stories (so far): https://shorturl.at/qFErZ
All of my stories (so far): https://shorturl.at/qFErZ
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This is one of the worst, most horrifying exposures we have ever seen. It is hard to overstate how bad the things that people are using tools like for are, and it's insane to pretend like these tools are anything other than nonconsensual porn machines
www.404media.co/ai-porn-secr...
www.404media.co/ai-porn-secr...
Massive Leak Shows Erotic Chatbot Users Turned Women’s Yearbook Pictures Into AI Porn
Chatbot roleplay and image generator platform SecretDesires.ai left cloud storage containers of nearly two million of images and videos exposed, including photos and full names of women from social me...
www.404media.co
November 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
This is one of the worst, most horrifying exposures we have ever seen. It is hard to overstate how bad the things that people are using tools like for are, and it's insane to pretend like these tools are anything other than nonconsensual porn machines
www.404media.co/ai-porn-secr...
www.404media.co/ai-porn-secr...
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60 yrs ago today (Nov 5, 1965), the 1st US government report to warn about climate change was published.
"Restoring the Quality of Our Environment" included warning of C02 build-up and sea-level rise/melting ice-caps.
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"Restoring the Quality of Our Environment" included warning of C02 build-up and sea-level rise/melting ice-caps.
allouryesterdays.info/2025/11/04/6...
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November 4, 2025 at 10:12 PM
60 yrs ago today (Nov 5, 1965), the 1st US government report to warn about climate change was published.
"Restoring the Quality of Our Environment" included warning of C02 build-up and sea-level rise/melting ice-caps.
allouryesterdays.info/2025/11/04/6...
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"Restoring the Quality of Our Environment" included warning of C02 build-up and sea-level rise/melting ice-caps.
allouryesterdays.info/2025/11/04/6...
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"Many religions have attempted to make statues of their gods very large, and the idea, I suppose, is to make us feel small. But if that's their purpose, they can keep their paltry icons. We need only look up if we wish to feel small."
-Carl Sagan, The Varieties of Scientific Experience.
-Carl Sagan, The Varieties of Scientific Experience.
October 14, 2025 at 1:32 PM
"Many religions have attempted to make statues of their gods very large, and the idea, I suppose, is to make us feel small. But if that's their purpose, they can keep their paltry icons. We need only look up if we wish to feel small."
-Carl Sagan, The Varieties of Scientific Experience.
-Carl Sagan, The Varieties of Scientific Experience.
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"Once intelligent beings achieve technology and the capacity for self-destruction of their species, the selective advantage of intelligence becomes more uncertain."
-Carl Sagan, The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence
-Carl Sagan, The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence
October 7, 2025 at 1:04 AM
"Once intelligent beings achieve technology and the capacity for self-destruction of their species, the selective advantage of intelligence becomes more uncertain."
-Carl Sagan, The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence
-Carl Sagan, The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence
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A gentle warning from Carl Sagan
October 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
A gentle warning from Carl Sagan
Superman has always been woke.
July 19, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Superman has always been woke.
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Who needs an #ArtBreak?
This painting by Criselda Vásquez has rightfully resurfaced in recent days: art as social dialogue, & all that.
"The New American Gothic" (2017, Oil on Canvas) reframes Wood's 1930 classic around the reality of work at the heart of US society. (@crisssvasquez on Instagram)
This painting by Criselda Vásquez has rightfully resurfaced in recent days: art as social dialogue, & all that.
"The New American Gothic" (2017, Oil on Canvas) reframes Wood's 1930 classic around the reality of work at the heart of US society. (@crisssvasquez on Instagram)
June 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Who needs an #ArtBreak?
This painting by Criselda Vásquez has rightfully resurfaced in recent days: art as social dialogue, & all that.
"The New American Gothic" (2017, Oil on Canvas) reframes Wood's 1930 classic around the reality of work at the heart of US society. (@crisssvasquez on Instagram)
This painting by Criselda Vásquez has rightfully resurfaced in recent days: art as social dialogue, & all that.
"The New American Gothic" (2017, Oil on Canvas) reframes Wood's 1930 classic around the reality of work at the heart of US society. (@crisssvasquez on Instagram)
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...prejudices can kill, and suspicion can destroy, and a thoughtless, frightened search for a scapegoat has a fallout all of its own, for the children and the children yet unborn. And the pity of it is, that these things cannot be confined to The Twilight Zone.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mon...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mon...
The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
April 1, 2025 at 10:49 PM
...prejudices can kill, and suspicion can destroy, and a thoughtless, frightened search for a scapegoat has a fallout all of its own, for the children and the children yet unborn. And the pity of it is, that these things cannot be confined to The Twilight Zone.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mon...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mon...
Perhaps you shouldn't have voted to confirm anti-vaxxer RFK, Jr.?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Republican senator who voted for RFK Jr balks at Louisiana anti-vaccine move
Republican Bill Cassidy calls state surgeon general’s halt to promotion of mass vaccination a disservice to parents
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Perhaps you shouldn't have voted to confirm anti-vaxxer RFK, Jr.?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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‘We are in dark times’: Donald Trump’s USAID freeze claims first victim after 71-year-old’s oxygen supply was cut off www.themarysue.com/we-are-in-da...
‘We are in dark times’: Donald Trump’s USAID freeze claims first victim after 71-year-old’s oxygen supply was cut off
The first confirmed death as a direct result of Donald Trump's dismantling of USAID has occurred.
www.themarysue.com
February 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
‘We are in dark times’: Donald Trump’s USAID freeze claims first victim after 71-year-old’s oxygen supply was cut off www.themarysue.com/we-are-in-da...
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That didn't take long.
February 4, 2025 at 12:46 PM
That didn't take long.
Perhaps this is why people couldn't afford eggs, because they keep buying large vehicles that are more expensive to buy and operate.
"...passenger cars average a lower transaction price than larger vehicles such as SUVs and pickups — if only more people wanted them."
www.freep.com/story/money/...
"...passenger cars average a lower transaction price than larger vehicles such as SUVs and pickups — if only more people wanted them."
www.freep.com/story/money/...
As cars continue to decline in popularity, price tags for all new vehicles rise
Data showed consumers increasingly favor SUVs and pickups. Yet many say they'd consider a smaller vehicle to save money.
www.freep.com
January 29, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Perhaps this is why people couldn't afford eggs, because they keep buying large vehicles that are more expensive to buy and operate.
"...passenger cars average a lower transaction price than larger vehicles such as SUVs and pickups — if only more people wanted them."
www.freep.com/story/money/...
"...passenger cars average a lower transaction price than larger vehicles such as SUVs and pickups — if only more people wanted them."
www.freep.com/story/money/...
What a sudden reversal of financial fortunes, from not being able to afford eggs, to spending almost $1 trillion to celebrate the holidays.
www.retailtouchpoints.com/features/new...
www.retailtouchpoints.com/features/new...
Holiday Sales Grew 4% to Top $994 Billion, Exceeding Expectations - Retail TouchPoints
U.S. Census Bureau data revealed that retail sales increased by an unexpectedly robust 4% over 2023 to a record $994.1 billion.
www.retailtouchpoints.com
January 27, 2025 at 10:58 AM
What a sudden reversal of financial fortunes, from not being able to afford eggs, to spending almost $1 trillion to celebrate the holidays.
www.retailtouchpoints.com/features/new...
www.retailtouchpoints.com/features/new...
This past weekend's bakes. A blueberry lavender boule (75% semolina, 80% hydration), and cinnamon cranberry pecan ricotta muffins (50% whole wheat). The non-bread bakes are flan and chocolate pecan cheesecakes.
#breadsky
#breadsky
January 22, 2025 at 9:12 PM
This past weekend's bakes. A blueberry lavender boule (75% semolina, 80% hydration), and cinnamon cranberry pecan ricotta muffins (50% whole wheat). The non-bread bakes are flan and chocolate pecan cheesecakes.
#breadsky
#breadsky
