charliejane

charliejane, 2 days ago to random

They're trying to sneak the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) into must-pass legislation because they know it's a terrible bill that will censor the internet and silence LGBTQIA+ people. I know we're all tired, but please call your reps again and ask them to put a stop to this terrible bill!

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charliejane, 2 days ago to random

As a journalist, if I wrote a piece about a marginalized community that I don't belong to, in which I suggested that I know what's best for that community, and some members of that community reached out with corrections... I wouldn't automatically rule out the possibility that I'd made some mistakes

charliejane, 3 days ago to random

"The basic structure of an American psyop is cobbled together out of advertising techniques, pop psychology, and pulp fiction tropes." Super fascinating read....

https://buttondown.email/thehypothesis/archive/how-to-recognize-a-psyop-in-three-easy-steps/

charliejane, 4 days ago to random

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charliejane, 7 days ago to random

I've learned so much from @annaleen about how we got to this place, and what we can do to get out of it. Their new book is an essential guide to psywar in the USA, and I was so glad to talk to them about it on our podcast.

https://ouropinionsarecorrect.libsyn.com/the-secret-weapons-transfer-program-that-changed-us-culture

charliejane, 8 days ago to random

You know what would make me interested in another Tron movie? If they got a kick-ass trans composer to do the soundtrack again

charliejane, 8 days ago to random

I'm seeing trans-medicalism and trans respectability politics rearing their heads again lately. (I get it. People are scared.)

But I wanted to re-up this piece I wrote a couple years ago about why I'm proud to be a Bad Trans Person.

https://buttondown.email/charliejane/archive/im-proud-to-be-a-bad-trans-person/

charliejane, 8 days ago to random

Audiobooks don't count as reading. Neither do e-books. Or printed books.

You haven't really read a book unless it was tattooed on the entrails of a one-eyed goat under the full moon during the winter solstice. While wearing a piece of rutabaga on your head.

charliejane, 8 days ago to random

Please pardon this flier that I made in two minutes! The TRANS NERD MEET UP is this coming Saturday at @zeitgeist_sf from 12:30 until whenever. It's a super chill time for anyone who identifies as trans/nb/gnc and likes to geek out about whatever.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/trans-nerd-meetup-may-2024-tickets-693650195407?aff=oddtdtcreator

squishymage42, 9 days ago to Podcast

Been catching up on @ouropinions this week on my commute. I love their discussion of fascism and book bans. It's a real good listen. Read banned books!

I also really enjoyed their discussion of AI with @emilymbender who is one of the coolest UW Linguistics professors. I loved her point that the real test we should have for automation is whether it does the specific task we want it to, not whether it has some "general intelligence" that comes out of racist pseudo-science.

#podcast #books

charliejane, 9 days ago to random

I get upset when certain people claim that young folks "have more peer pressure" than us olds. It's not true! Old people bend to peer pressure constantly, we've just gotten really good at pretending we're not doing it.

My ranty newsletter: https://buttondown.email/charliejane/archive/dont-believe-the-hype-about-young-people-and-peer/

charliejane, 12 days ago to random

Happy Independent Bookstore Day! This is such a wonderful chance to support the local bookstores that keep our communities reading and gathering.

Just a reminder: the wonderful Green Apple Books offers signed/personalized copies of my books! They ship all over the USA!

https://www.greenapplebooks.com/signed-charlie-jane-anders

charliejane, 13 days ago to random

One of my big hobby horses is that I will never sign a fiction contract that requires me to promise that my work is not obscene — especially if the contract requires me to indemnify the publisher against legal cases.

They chose to publish the story, they can decide for themselves if it's obscene. I'm not going to be responsible for what some wacky right-wing judge may or may not decide in the future.

charliejane, 14 days ago to StarTrek

I was thinking about the end of that one #StarTrek episode where Spock mind-melds with Kirk and makes him forget his dead android girlfriend. And... what if that happens at the end of every adventure, and we only see it one time?

What if Spock mind-wipes Kirk every time they come back to the ship? Maybe this is how Kirk stays so chipper and able to go blow up another god-computer. He literally can't remember all the shit he's dealt with before.

charliejane, 16 days ago to random

I just saw that Trina Robbins passed away last week. She did so much for comics, and was such a wonderful presence in the field. I was so grateful to get to get to know her — she always had such thrilling stories to tell and was so generous.

She will be missed.

emilymbender, 16 days ago to random

Really, really loved this episode of Our Opinions Are Correct -- and encourage all authors to consider joining AABB (I did, after listening).

https://www.ouropinionsarecorrect.com/shownotes/2024/4/18/fascism-and-book-bans-with-maggie-tokuda-hall

charliejane, 16 days ago to random

What Women Want is an utterly bizarre film, and it's hard to believe it became a smash hit just a quarter century ago. Mel Gibson gains the power to hear all women's thoughts, and uses it to... commit plagiarism and become a better corporate shark.

My newsletter: https://buttondown.email/charliejane/archive/is-what-women-want-mel-gibsons-creepiest-movie/

charliejane, 17 days ago to random

I was looking for something to watch on Netflix, and then realized Wynonna Earp is still on there. So now I'm rewatching it from the very beginning, and it more than holds up.

It's one of the best things on Netflix! Everyone should be (re)watching it! Seriously.

charliejane, 17 days ago to random

Just a heads up: voting for the Hugo Awards is now open!

We've decided to make all three books in the Unstoppable trilogy available in the Hugo voters packet. So if you haven't gotten to these books yet, and you want to read about queer joy, space battles, defeating fascism, and serious debates about the ethics of violence, then now is your chance!!!

charliejane, 18 days ago to random

I'm just gonna spare you all the guesswork.

Every song on The Tortured Poets Department is about me.

charliejane, 19 days ago to StarTrek

This week's episode of #StarTrek #Discovery (with the "time bug") was my favorite Trek thing in ages. It was classic Trek, including a strong theme of problem-solving and cooperation and listening to others. And Sonequa Martin-Green knocked it out of the park. I found the ending incredibly moving.

charliejane, 21 days ago to random

Science fiction has some amazing stories about the danger of fascism — so why haven't we listened? Why did Hitler become a funny meme on YouTube instead of a cautionary tale?

And why are so many people so keen to censor books that challenge their worldview?

Please listen to this one.

https://ouropinionsarecorrect.libsyn.com/fascism-and-book-bans-with-maggie-tokuda-hall