Robert Miranda
@robert-miranda.bsky.social
BS in Viticulture. Former agriculture/wine scientist turned science-fiction writer and elder caregiver. Occasional photographer and traveler. All around oddball and troublemaker.
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NEW: President Trump says he will drop plans to raise tariffs on eight European countries after the U.S. reached the 'framework of a future deal' on Greenland with NATO.
Trump pauses Greenland-linked tariffs on 8 European countries
The U.S. president said he had agreed on "framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland" and the Arctic with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte.
nbcnews.to
January 21, 2026 at 8:50 PM
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Republicans in Congress could stop this at any moment.
January 20, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Republicans in Congress could stop this at any moment.
I hate that prick, just a total douchebag. (I am my own editor.)
I turn in a book, they give me notes, I make adjustments. Usually not a lot of notes, but also, I trust my editor to be looking out for me, so if there are notes I pay attention to them.
@scalzi.com The first scene of E6 of Moonflower Murders (PBS) is a scene between the editor and the writer in which the former has several suggestions re the writer's new book. So, of course, I wondered about you and your editor. What's the process like?
January 21, 2026 at 1:55 AM
I hate that prick, just a total douchebag. (I am my own editor.)
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My fucking sides
Bluesky fires shots at Twitter (X)’s Grok
“Sad Epstein isn’t alive to use Grok. He would have loved it”
“Sad Epstein isn’t alive to use Grok. He would have loved it”
January 20, 2026 at 1:34 AM
My fucking sides
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eat the slop www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
Alaska Art Student Arrested for Eating Another Student’s AI-Generated Art in Protest
A University of Alaska student was charged with a misdemeanor for eating another student's AI-generated art in protest.
www.artnews.com
January 18, 2026 at 10:49 PM
eat the slop www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
Not a shock to those of us who have been paying attention. Tulip Mania 2.0.
January 18, 2026 at 7:48 AM
Not a shock to those of us who have been paying attention. Tulip Mania 2.0.
January 18, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Something I’ve learned in life is that some people are so bitter inside that a shark wouldn’t bite them. It’s best to avoid those types altogether. Happiness is a choice, and one has to choose it.
December 27, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Something I’ve learned in life is that some people are so bitter inside that a shark wouldn’t bite them. It’s best to avoid those types altogether. Happiness is a choice, and one has to choose it.
Happy holidays! 🎄
December 25, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Happy holidays! 🎄
Being a writer who doesn’t read is like being a professional athlete who doesn’t train or watch tape.
There's only one piece of writing advice that's universal. "Read as much as you can."
All the rest is potentially terrible, depending on who it's being given to.
You just have to figure it out, through experimentation, which means finding out some advice is terrible for you.
All the rest is potentially terrible, depending on who it's being given to.
You just have to figure it out, through experimentation, which means finding out some advice is terrible for you.
December 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Being a writer who doesn’t read is like being a professional athlete who doesn’t train or watch tape.
Pretty much. 😸🪦
December 23, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Pretty much. 😸🪦
Fr fr
sometimes a book will devastate you, and that’s okay. much more preferable than feeling nothing.
December 23, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Fr fr
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Just a reminder for today;
You are seen
You are loved
You are worthy.
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You are seen
You are loved
You are worthy.
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a cartoon cat is hugging another cat with a heart above it
Alt: a cartoon cat is hugging another cat with a heart above it
media.tenor.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Just a reminder for today;
You are seen
You are loved
You are worthy.
💛
You are seen
You are loved
You are worthy.
💛
Few know of Tulip Mania, and whatever equivalent must have come before it that’s been forgotten. When there’s no framework for understanding how these cycles occur, they are simply going to reoccur. Avarice is a hellava’ drug.
The dotcom era was 25 years ago. iPhone launch was 18. This means there are now adults whose only “big tech hype cycle” memory is crypto/NFTs.
This is why many draw a connection between AI and crypto as scam bubbles. They missed the hype cycles that were also real, disruptive, and world-changing
This is why many draw a connection between AI and crypto as scam bubbles. They missed the hype cycles that were also real, disruptive, and world-changing
December 22, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Few know of Tulip Mania, and whatever equivalent must have come before it that’s been forgotten. When there’s no framework for understanding how these cycles occur, they are simply going to reoccur. Avarice is a hellava’ drug.
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Pretty frightening stuff. Stay safe and sane out there, fam.
ICYMI: Authors are being hit with a "deluge" of scam emails, some of which appear to impersonate industry professionals, marketing agencies and famous authors 👇 #BookSky
Authors hit with 'deluge' of scam emails from fake marketers offering paid promotion
ebx.sh
December 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Pretty frightening stuff. Stay safe and sane out there, fam.
This was quite an interesting read. Not all risks you take with another entity, some you have to take completely on yourself in the modern literary world.
Post from Naomi Kanakia about self-publishing short fiction. Pretty interesting, I always like reading her insights into publishing. www.woman-of-letters.com/p/is-it-viab...
Is it viable to self-publish your short fiction?
Alexander Chee is a well-regarded literary author who posted recently about the importance of submitting your stories to literary journals. He wrote:
www.woman-of-letters.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
This was quite an interesting read. Not all risks you take with another entity, some you have to take completely on yourself in the modern literary world.
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Learning about AI bros going at each other's throats over "prompt theft", and it's *delightful*.
My initial thought was how funny it is to see no honor among thieves in real time, but the more I thought about it, they really do give the whole game away.
There is no community, it's a *competition*.
My initial thought was how funny it is to see no honor among thieves in real time, but the more I thought about it, they really do give the whole game away.
There is no community, it's a *competition*.
December 22, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Learning about AI bros going at each other's throats over "prompt theft", and it's *delightful*.
My initial thought was how funny it is to see no honor among thieves in real time, but the more I thought about it, they really do give the whole game away.
There is no community, it's a *competition*.
My initial thought was how funny it is to see no honor among thieves in real time, but the more I thought about it, they really do give the whole game away.
There is no community, it's a *competition*.
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“The Snake Tree of Lerna” by Patrick Woodroffe.
December 22, 2025 at 11:08 AM
“The Snake Tree of Lerna” by Patrick Woodroffe.
The fight for free speech and thought always has existed and always shall continue.
Bought this little gem for myself today, too, published in 1955.
December 22, 2025 at 9:25 AM
The fight for free speech and thought always has existed and always shall continue.
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Earth Crescent from Apollo 12 - From Jason Major (jpmajor.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2fCpVLR
December 22, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Earth Crescent from Apollo 12 - From Jason Major (jpmajor.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2fCpVLR
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December 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
What a fascinating piece.
René Magritte (1898–1967) - Eye of the Mountain 1928
December 22, 2025 at 1:50 AM
What a fascinating piece.