Rebecca Kim Wells
@rebeccawriting.bsky.social
Author of SHATTER THE SKY, STORM THE EARTH, and BRIAR GIRLS. Rep: Rebecca Podos. Former indie bookseller. Perpetually curious. Website: https://rebeccawellswrites.com/
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Hi! I write books full of magic, fury, and often dragons. Best known for the angry bisexual dragon duology SHATTER THE SKY and STORM THE EARTH, and the angrier (also bisexual) fairy tale mashup BRIAR GIRLS.
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This isn't a list of jobs that A.I. can easily replace.
It's a list of jobs that techno fascists don't think are worthwhile or meaningful and that they want to eliminate.
They don't want humans to try to make sense of the world, they want us to believe whatever we're told.
It's a list of jobs that techno fascists don't think are worthwhile or meaningful and that they want to eliminate.
They don't want humans to try to make sense of the world, they want us to believe whatever we're told.
Yo, historians, what the actual ****?
I've seen how LLMs handle "history." This is... not good.
🗃️
I've seen how LLMs handle "history." This is... not good.
🗃️
July 31, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This isn't a list of jobs that A.I. can easily replace.
It's a list of jobs that techno fascists don't think are worthwhile or meaningful and that they want to eliminate.
They don't want humans to try to make sense of the world, they want us to believe whatever we're told.
It's a list of jobs that techno fascists don't think are worthwhile or meaningful and that they want to eliminate.
They don't want humans to try to make sense of the world, they want us to believe whatever we're told.
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Just started Doctor Odyssey - 23 minutes in and my impression is WTF is this show? *bewildered but not un-entertained?*
July 1, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Just started Doctor Odyssey - 23 minutes in and my impression is WTF is this show? *bewildered but not un-entertained?*
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Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
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And then there’s… the dragon otter
May 28, 2025 at 9:42 PM
And then there’s… the dragon otter
I started a queer movie brunch club this year and chose Saving Face as one of the first features. I don't even remember the first time I saw it, but I sure fell in love when I did. Don't miss Wu's more recent directorial outing (The Half Of It) either!
I hope to see much more from her.
I hope to see much more from her.
Upon Saving Face’s twentieth anniversary, writer-director Alice Wu chats with Adesola about her history-making rom-com’s lesbian legacy, finding inspiration in Tootsie and why her film is ultimately a love letter to her mother. boxd.it/2ys
May 27, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I started a queer movie brunch club this year and chose Saving Face as one of the first features. I don't even remember the first time I saw it, but I sure fell in love when I did. Don't miss Wu's more recent directorial outing (The Half Of It) either!
I hope to see much more from her.
I hope to see much more from her.
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Boosting! If vaccines are a matter of choice, how dare anyone deny my access to them!
You do NOT have to accept this! Post on the public comments to pressure them to NOT do this! www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
Regulations.gov
www.regulations.gov
May 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Boosting! If vaccines are a matter of choice, how dare anyone deny my access to them!
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The comment period for this ends in 3 DAYS. Please leave a comment telling them EVERYONE should be able to get covid boosters.
www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
May 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The comment period for this ends in 3 DAYS. Please leave a comment telling them EVERYONE should be able to get covid boosters.
www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
Great list, also adding my personal faves SLOW HORSES!!!, BAD SISTERS!!!, FOUNDATION!!!!!, and DICKINSON!!!!! SCHMIGADOON! if you're into Broadway! AppleTV is the most underrated streamer right now for the quality of what they're putting out IMO.
Since a lot of people are pondering jumping on AppleTV to watch Murderbot, I am going to give you my list of shows I think you should check out while there. (This is not inclusive, please don't reply telling me I forgot something! I'm just picking my favs! lol)
In no particular order....
In no particular order....
May 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Great list, also adding my personal faves SLOW HORSES!!!, BAD SISTERS!!!, FOUNDATION!!!!!, and DICKINSON!!!!! SCHMIGADOON! if you're into Broadway! AppleTV is the most underrated streamer right now for the quality of what they're putting out IMO.
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It's been some time since I watched this, but imo it is one of the very best explanations of why you should not allow yourself to be interviewed by the police.
youtu.be/d-7o9xYp7eE?...
youtu.be/d-7o9xYp7eE?...
Don't Talk to the Police
YouTube video by Regent University School of Law
youtu.be
May 13, 2025 at 5:34 AM
It's been some time since I watched this, but imo it is one of the very best explanations of why you should not allow yourself to be interviewed by the police.
youtu.be/d-7o9xYp7eE?...
youtu.be/d-7o9xYp7eE?...
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My interview with Anne Ursu is up on Lit Hub!
“You truly cannot separate the personal experience of having this disease from the social experience of it.” @gavingrant.bsky.social and @anneursu.bsky.social on chronic illness, writing, and family.
Two Households, Both Alike in Indignity: An Interview with Anne Ursu
(I wrote this lying down. I sat at my old desk to write and it was a mistake so I had to lie down. Every time I rewrote this or sent Anne questions I was lying down. I dictated some of my questions…
buff.ly
May 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
My interview with Anne Ursu is up on Lit Hub!
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Beloved f/sf author Diane Duane could really do with help for funeral expenses right now. See details below for how we can help:
Friends, there;s no good way to give you this news (and I still so much watt to believe it's a terrible nightmare: but it's not.) Briefly: gone now, untimely, unexpectedly, and already so very much missed: @peter.petermorwood.com www.tumblr.com/dduane/78306...
May 9, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Beloved f/sf author Diane Duane could really do with help for funeral expenses right now. See details below for how we can help:
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#HandsOffHerVote
Tell your Congressional Representatives to reject the SAVE Act!
The SAVE act (HR22) is not just a way to further voter suppression allegedly to halt voter fraud, a virtually nonexistent problem, it is a backdoor repeal of the 19th Amendment for 69 million women-
Tell your Congressional Representatives to reject the SAVE Act!
The SAVE act (HR22) is not just a way to further voter suppression allegedly to halt voter fraud, a virtually nonexistent problem, it is a backdoor repeal of the 19th Amendment for 69 million women-
March 31, 2025 at 8:44 PM
#HandsOffHerVote
Tell your Congressional Representatives to reject the SAVE Act!
The SAVE act (HR22) is not just a way to further voter suppression allegedly to halt voter fraud, a virtually nonexistent problem, it is a backdoor repeal of the 19th Amendment for 69 million women-
Tell your Congressional Representatives to reject the SAVE Act!
The SAVE act (HR22) is not just a way to further voter suppression allegedly to halt voter fraud, a virtually nonexistent problem, it is a backdoor repeal of the 19th Amendment for 69 million women-
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HI Y'ALL!!!!
Donna & I really could use a little help getting through the next month so I'm doing a 20% off EVERYTHING IN THE SHOP sale for the next 72 hours!
Fidgets! Gaming stuff! Book boxes! Little guys!
thebrokencircle.etsy.com
Donna & I really could use a little help getting through the next month so I'm doing a 20% off EVERYTHING IN THE SHOP sale for the next 72 hours!
Fidgets! Gaming stuff! Book boxes! Little guys!
thebrokencircle.etsy.com
March 31, 2025 at 8:28 PM
HI Y'ALL!!!!
Donna & I really could use a little help getting through the next month so I'm doing a 20% off EVERYTHING IN THE SHOP sale for the next 72 hours!
Fidgets! Gaming stuff! Book boxes! Little guys!
thebrokencircle.etsy.com
Donna & I really could use a little help getting through the next month so I'm doing a 20% off EVERYTHING IN THE SHOP sale for the next 72 hours!
Fidgets! Gaming stuff! Book boxes! Little guys!
thebrokencircle.etsy.com
I've only managed to read one book in the last while but it was WOODWORKING by @emilystjams.bsky.social - absolute banger of a story, my favorite read of 2025 so far. Bonus: finished during #transrightsreadathon. 🏳️⚧️
March 31, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I've only managed to read one book in the last while but it was WOODWORKING by @emilystjams.bsky.social - absolute banger of a story, my favorite read of 2025 so far. Bonus: finished during #transrightsreadathon. 🏳️⚧️
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I need people to not humor very obvious bad faith content trying to normalize bigotry in book spaces.
“Clean” is a conservative Christian term. It’s explicitly sex negative and anti-lgbtqia. It not only means no on page sex but present no a very specific type of love and world view. White supremacy
“Clean” is a conservative Christian term. It’s explicitly sex negative and anti-lgbtqia. It not only means no on page sex but present no a very specific type of love and world view. White supremacy
a woman is holding a stack of white papers and says " white is quality quality is good "
Alt: a woman is holding a stack of white papers and says " white is quality quality is good "
media.tenor.com
March 31, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I need people to not humor very obvious bad faith content trying to normalize bigotry in book spaces.
“Clean” is a conservative Christian term. It’s explicitly sex negative and anti-lgbtqia. It not only means no on page sex but present no a very specific type of love and world view. White supremacy
“Clean” is a conservative Christian term. It’s explicitly sex negative and anti-lgbtqia. It not only means no on page sex but present no a very specific type of love and world view. White supremacy
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Happy Trans Day of Visibility 2025!
Children's Just Like Queen Esther by Ari Moffic and Kerry Olitzky (text) and Rena Yehuda Newman (illustration) Atara loves to wear her crown - to the library, to the dentist, even to her swim lessons. It gives her confidence, and shows the world that she is a…
Children's Just Like Queen Esther by Ari Moffic and Kerry Olitzky (text) and Rena Yehuda Newman (illustration) Atara loves to wear her crown - to the library, to the dentist, even to her swim lessons. It gives her confidence, and shows the world that she is a…
Happy Trans Day of Visibility 2025!
Children's Just Like Queen Esther by Ari Moffic and Kerry Olitzky (text) and Rena Yehuda Newman (illustration) Atara loves to wear her crown - to the library, to the dentist, even to her swim lessons. It gives her confidence, and shows the world that she is a girl, not a boy, like everyone thought at first. But when Atara reads the story of Queen Esther, on the Jewish holiday of Purim - she realises that you don't need a costume to express who you really are...
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March 31, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Happy Trans Day of Visibility 2025!
Children's Just Like Queen Esther by Ari Moffic and Kerry Olitzky (text) and Rena Yehuda Newman (illustration) Atara loves to wear her crown - to the library, to the dentist, even to her swim lessons. It gives her confidence, and shows the world that she is a…
Children's Just Like Queen Esther by Ari Moffic and Kerry Olitzky (text) and Rena Yehuda Newman (illustration) Atara loves to wear her crown - to the library, to the dentist, even to her swim lessons. It gives her confidence, and shows the world that she is a…
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We're still trying to help a beloved friend and kidlit author out of a terrible DV situation, so if you're able to give, boost, or both, it's greatly appreciated! www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-bel...
Donate to Help a Beloved Kidlit Author Recover, organized by Jessica Burkhart
Friends, a beloved member of the kidlit community needs our help. This author is… Jessica Burkhart needs your support for Help a Beloved Kidlit Author Recover
www.gofundme.com
March 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
We're still trying to help a beloved friend and kidlit author out of a terrible DV situation, so if you're able to give, boost, or both, it's greatly appreciated! www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-bel...
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I LOVE REGULATION. I LOVE THE PEACE OF MIND KNOWING THAT A RESTAURANT IS SAFE TO EAT AND A PRODUCT WONT KILL ME. I WANT MORE REGULATION. I DONT WANT CORPORATIONS TO BREATHE WITHOUT GOVERNMENT PERMISSION.
March 31, 2025 at 1:38 AM
I LOVE REGULATION. I LOVE THE PEACE OF MIND KNOWING THAT A RESTAURANT IS SAFE TO EAT AND A PRODUCT WONT KILL ME. I WANT MORE REGULATION. I DONT WANT CORPORATIONS TO BREATHE WITHOUT GOVERNMENT PERMISSION.
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“People simply disappeared, always during the night. Your name was removed from the registers, every record of everything you had ever done was wiped out, and your one-time existence was denied and then forgotten. You were abolished, annihilated: vaporized was the usual word.“
- 1984, Orwell
- 1984, Orwell
Can Secretary Rubio give us a full list of the political views the administration will allow immigrants to espouse and which ones he will decide to "yank" their visas over? Be specific, please. www.state.gov/secretary-of...
March 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
“People simply disappeared, always during the night. Your name was removed from the registers, every record of everything you had ever done was wiped out, and your one-time existence was denied and then forgotten. You were abolished, annihilated: vaporized was the usual word.“
- 1984, Orwell
- 1984, Orwell
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I spoke with Shohreh Aghdashloo about how her devoted Expanse fans manifested her casting in #TheWheelOfTime Season 3, facing off with Sophie Okonedo, and why she loves Elaida, flaws and all:
"I Was So Surprised and Shocked": Shohreh Aghdashloo on How Devoted 'Expanse' Fans Manifested Her Casting in 'The Wheel of Time' Season 3
She also discusses facing off with Sophie Okonedo and why she loves Elaida, flaws and all.
collider.com
March 27, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I spoke with Shohreh Aghdashloo about how her devoted Expanse fans manifested her casting in #TheWheelOfTime Season 3, facing off with Sophie Okonedo, and why she loves Elaida, flaws and all:
Kino Loy lives and I don't want to hear another word about it.
March 27, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Kino Loy lives and I don't want to hear another word about it.
I reread the trilogy a few years ago and a) it really holds up and b) the anti-war commentary is BLISTERING.
Sometimes I am frustrated when readers don't get the point of what I'm writing but then I imagine how pissed off Suzanne Collins must be 🤯
Every Hunger Games book gets blunter about the messages fans keep missing
March 27, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I reread the trilogy a few years ago and a) it really holds up and b) the anti-war commentary is BLISTERING.
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2. This lawyer by the way was involved in the arrest of Pinochet, and has written extensively about Nazi Germany.
I asked an international human rights lawyer recently what red lines to watch for - he said, “when people start to disappear.” Well…https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/us/ice-tufts-student-detained-rumeysa-ozturk.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts Student, Is Detained by ICE
The university was told that the student’s visa had been terminated, its president said in a late-night email to students and faculty members.
www.nytimes.com
March 27, 2025 at 7:13 PM
2. This lawyer by the way was involved in the arrest of Pinochet, and has written extensively about Nazi Germany.