KJ
@iamkj.bsky.social
Librarian by calling though not by job title. She/her, editor at Lady Business, on semi-hiatus from fandom.
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True story.
BREAKING: Wyld Stallyns will no longer be opening for Ed Sheeran
September 15, 2026 at 11:47 PM
True story.
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New favourite example of structural ambiguity
September 15, 2026 at 1:23 AM
New favourite example of structural ambiguity
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This is a powerful story from a trans Texan (who's also quite a talented independent journalist).
I've been arguing that trans people have the right to be upset with Talarico, and I think we do. This is the case for vote for him anyway, eloquently made, and by someone with the standing to make it.
I've been arguing that trans people have the right to be upset with Talarico, and I think we do. This is the case for vote for him anyway, eloquently made, and by someone with the standing to make it.
I’m a Texan trans kid who almost died because of Ken Paxton. The world should know what he’s done.
This was very difficult for me to write, but given what's at stake, I cannot bear to stay silent about what I went through at Paxton's hands.
He must not be rewarded for what he's done to trans kids.
This was very difficult for me to write, but given what's at stake, I cannot bear to stay silent about what I went through at Paxton's hands.
He must not be rewarded for what he's done to trans kids.
I’m a Texan Trans Kid Who Almost Died Because of Ken Paxton. The World Should Know What He’s Done.
Regardless of Talarico’s recent statements on trans people, Paxton cannot be rewarded for the extreme suffering he’s inflicted on me and tens of thousands of Texan trans kids.
www.transiticsnews.com
September 11, 2026 at 12:50 AM
This is a powerful story from a trans Texan (who's also quite a talented independent journalist).
I've been arguing that trans people have the right to be upset with Talarico, and I think we do. This is the case for vote for him anyway, eloquently made, and by someone with the standing to make it.
I've been arguing that trans people have the right to be upset with Talarico, and I think we do. This is the case for vote for him anyway, eloquently made, and by someone with the standing to make it.
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It’s called AA7 because whenever Capcom teases me like this I go AA at least 7 times
Capcom is also focusing on “re-activating IPs that haven’t had a new title launch recently”
https://mynintendonews.com/2026/09/07/capcom-is-also-focusing-on-re-activating-ips-that-havent-had-a-new-title-launch-recently/
https://mynintendonews.com/2026/09/07/capcom-is-also-focusing-on-re-activating-ips-that-havent-had-a-new-title-launch-recently/
Capcom is also focusing on “re-activating IPs that haven’t had a new title launch recently”
Capcom is not the only company which has a rich history when it comes to games and a vast back catalogue of fan favourites. The company has said in a recent report that it is currently looking to re-activate IPs which have not had a major new title in years. While the Japanese company wouldn't be drawn into revealing which franchises it intends to revisit, there's quite a few that come to mind.
mynintendonews.com
September 7, 2026 at 7:38 PM
It’s called AA7 because whenever Capcom teases me like this I go AA at least 7 times
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JKR is alive and very rich and hating trans people is her whole deal so you can just not f with her or her work. So much art in the world that isn’t being made by someone who is trying to erase my children.
September 5, 2026 at 9:31 PM
JKR is alive and very rich and hating trans people is her whole deal so you can just not f with her or her work. So much art in the world that isn’t being made by someone who is trying to erase my children.
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Same with gay rights. When I explain to the under-30 set just how bad it was back in the day I can tell that it just doesn't compute. Which is good but also bad because they don't think it can go back there.
Xers who perpetuate "there was no hate in my time" have a special place in hell.
Xers who perpetuate "there was no hate in my time" have a special place in hell.
I genuinely think that one of the biggest feminist challenges right now is that feminism was so successful that a lot of people can’t even imagine what the world was like before it.
A sign of societal progress is that both of my children (now 25 and 19) were utterly baffled when I explained that the title Ms. was a controversial political statement when I was a kid. It’s completely normal to them, not worthy of comment or even something to be thought about
September 4, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Same with gay rights. When I explain to the under-30 set just how bad it was back in the day I can tell that it just doesn't compute. Which is good but also bad because they don't think it can go back there.
Xers who perpetuate "there was no hate in my time" have a special place in hell.
Xers who perpetuate "there was no hate in my time" have a special place in hell.
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Thread.
People getting angry at Gerry Duggan and Kelly Sue DeConnick for being willing to defend Ed Brubaker: I get it, but at the same time, "people stand up for their close friends" is a pretty major sticking point for most of humanity and that isn't going to change
September 4, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Thread.
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I don't think it's effective praxis to declare something was never good, as clearly the True Fans don't agree and they're the people who need to be reached on the level of "this person is a monster and there's no ethical way to consume this."
Purity is always a mug's game
Purity is always a mug's game
What happens a lot on social media is when someone (Warren Ellis, Neil Gaiman now Ed Brubaker) has allegations thrown at them people tend to leap out the woodwork saying "their work was never good."
That helps no one as it's irrelevant. What matters is their actions and what they did.
That helps no one as it's irrelevant. What matters is their actions and what they did.
September 4, 2026 at 5:49 PM
I don't think it's effective praxis to declare something was never good, as clearly the True Fans don't agree and they're the people who need to be reached on the level of "this person is a monster and there's no ethical way to consume this."
Purity is always a mug's game
Purity is always a mug's game
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"maybe Scrooge was right" Scrooge wasn't real! He was invented specifically for the purpose of being wrong!
"Maybe Scrooge was right-" he was not. He was a miserly asshole facing the same demise as his former business partners if he didn't make some serious changes with how he treats the people around him. That's the point.
August 31, 2026 at 8:48 PM
"maybe Scrooge was right" Scrooge wasn't real! He was invented specifically for the purpose of being wrong!
We had lunch at Chase Center on Tuesday, where we saw a protester at the OpenAI office as well as preparations for the Pokémon world championship. Life in San Francisco.
August 27, 2026 at 3:37 PM
We had lunch at Chase Center on Tuesday, where we saw a protester at the OpenAI office as well as preparations for the Pokémon world championship. Life in San Francisco.
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I both greatly dislike AI use and find the idea of a labeler where people on here are spending their time playing AI Detective based on vibes so off-putting that I can't really find the words.
I am trying to avoid AI & avoid boosting AI but I am not letting it steal all of my fucking time.
I am trying to avoid AI & avoid boosting AI but I am not letting it steal all of my fucking time.
August 24, 2026 at 4:31 PM
I both greatly dislike AI use and find the idea of a labeler where people on here are spending their time playing AI Detective based on vibes so off-putting that I can't really find the words.
I am trying to avoid AI & avoid boosting AI but I am not letting it steal all of my fucking time.
I am trying to avoid AI & avoid boosting AI but I am not letting it steal all of my fucking time.
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I have to conclude that people who want to watch the new HP series are grasping at straws. JKR spends her billions erasing trans people from public life. She wants it to be illegal and unsafe for trans people to pee anywhere but their private homes.
Rowling did not make a statement. She replied to a trans woman in the comments section on Twitter.
Rowling did not say anything supportive, she basically said “you were so mentally ill that the only way to cure you was surgery and hormones.” She notably did not say the woman in question is a woman
Rowling did not say anything supportive, she basically said “you were so mentally ill that the only way to cure you was surgery and hormones.” She notably did not say the woman in question is a woman
August 22, 2026 at 6:37 PM
I have to conclude that people who want to watch the new HP series are grasping at straws. JKR spends her billions erasing trans people from public life. She wants it to be illegal and unsafe for trans people to pee anywhere but their private homes.
I see we are discussing The Claw again. (The link goes to a classic meta about why fanfics get popular, but it applies to all media really. I think it’s one of the most astute pieces of creativity meta ever written.) destinationtoast.tumblr.com/post/5170053...
August 22, 2026 at 4:35 AM
I see we are discussing The Claw again. (The link goes to a classic meta about why fanfics get popular, but it applies to all media really. I think it’s one of the most astute pieces of creativity meta ever written.) destinationtoast.tumblr.com/post/5170053...
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Oi! We saw you from across the bar and your vibe is TERRIBLE.
August 19, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Oi! We saw you from across the bar and your vibe is TERRIBLE.
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I like to point out that "patriarchy" doesn't actually mean "rule by men", it means "rule by fathers". The nuclear family is the fundamental unit of patriarchy; it's the whole thing in microcosm.
it really is incredible once you see how much of this current moment of fascism is powered by the sentiment that i should be allowed to rule my child's life like an unquestioned king from cradle to grave
lol come the fuck on
August 17, 2026 at 10:14 PM
I like to point out that "patriarchy" doesn't actually mean "rule by men", it means "rule by fathers". The nuclear family is the fundamental unit of patriarchy; it's the whole thing in microcosm.
And because international students don’t qualify for most financial aid, private colleges depend on those tuition dollars to fund students who do qualify. The follow on effects from this will be devastating.
There will probably be far fewer foreign students on college campuses nationwide this fall following the Trump administration’s crackdown on international visas.
A new report predicts international enrollment will decrease by 9.5 percent this fall.
A new report predicts international enrollment will decrease by 9.5 percent this fall.
Foreign student enrollment will fall nearly 10%, report predicts
A report released this week forecasts a decline of about 111,000 international students at U.S. colleges and universities.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 13, 2026 at 5:24 PM
And because international students don’t qualify for most financial aid, private colleges depend on those tuition dollars to fund students who do qualify. The follow on effects from this will be devastating.
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Pretty much anyone reading this knows anything Rowling-related is funding a moral panic that history will judge as both deadly and ridiculous. This is a good thread about how to talk to normal people who haven’t gotten the news yet, or who don’t think their dollars and eyeballs really matter.
here, then, is what to tell people: rowling has decided to make eliminating trans people from public space her life’s work. as such, of every dollar you spend on wizarding world material, some portion will go toward that goal; this will not change. but whether you participate is up to you
August 13, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Pretty much anyone reading this knows anything Rowling-related is funding a moral panic that history will judge as both deadly and ridiculous. This is a good thread about how to talk to normal people who haven’t gotten the news yet, or who don’t think their dollars and eyeballs really matter.
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completely agree with this. i'm so mad wnba leadership is intergalactically bad and cowardly because the perfect fight back to all of this would be to tell kantor and white that you'd be happy to reassess their eligibility two years into their transition.
For my newsletter, I spelled out once simple trick for the WNBA to shut down that transphobic publicity stunt by two former NBA players:
www.burnsnotice.com/heres-how-th...
www.burnsnotice.com/heres-how-th...
Here's How the WNBA Can Win the Anti-Trans Controversy
The league has a golden opportunity to make a definitive and educational point about trans athletes–if it has the courage to do it
www.burnsnotice.com
August 10, 2026 at 5:44 PM
completely agree with this. i'm so mad wnba leadership is intergalactically bad and cowardly because the perfect fight back to all of this would be to tell kantor and white that you'd be happy to reassess their eligibility two years into their transition.
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Higgledy piggledy
Timothée Chalamet
Has a name meriting
Endless design
Much like his forerunner
Benedict Cumberbatch:
Hexasyllabically,
Easy to rhyme
Timothée Chalamet
Has a name meriting
Endless design
Much like his forerunner
Benedict Cumberbatch:
Hexasyllabically,
Easy to rhyme
October 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Higgledy piggledy
Timothée Chalamet
Has a name meriting
Endless design
Much like his forerunner
Benedict Cumberbatch:
Hexasyllabically,
Easy to rhyme
Timothée Chalamet
Has a name meriting
Endless design
Much like his forerunner
Benedict Cumberbatch:
Hexasyllabically,
Easy to rhyme
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I have, with my own eyes, watched my tax dollars in the form of missiles as they hit buildings inhabited by civilians.
I'd much prefer subsidizing a grocery story I don't use.
I'd much prefer subsidizing a grocery story I don't use.
Opinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
Mamdani's city-owned grocery stores are a socialist trap | Opinion
No matter how good Zohran Mamdani makes grocery affordability sound, he's selling New Yorkers the same broken promise that has failed everywhere else.
bit.ly
August 3, 2026 at 11:11 PM
I have, with my own eyes, watched my tax dollars in the form of missiles as they hit buildings inhabited by civilians.
I'd much prefer subsidizing a grocery story I don't use.
I'd much prefer subsidizing a grocery story I don't use.
Well done, Cheryl Reeves and ESPN’s team. This is how you stand up for trans rights.
Ryan Ruocco noting Cheryl Reeve's shirt and then video of Cheryl talking to Sophie Cunningham earlier
August 2, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Well done, Cheryl Reeves and ESPN’s team. This is how you stand up for trans rights.
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To be clear: You can hate it! (I do.) You can think competitive balance and payroll inequities are a problem worth working on. (I do.) But rich people are not running their business interests to make them more fun for you.
August 2, 2026 at 4:10 AM
To be clear: You can hate it! (I do.) You can think competitive balance and payroll inequities are a problem worth working on. (I do.) But rich people are not running their business interests to make them more fun for you.
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I am begging you not to believe gazillionaire baseball owners when they tell you Skubal going to the Dodgers means we need a salary cap. Competitive balance is not the reason they want a salary cap.
They just want to spend less, and with more predictability, on total payroll. That is all.
They just want to spend less, and with more predictability, on total payroll. That is all.
August 2, 2026 at 4:04 AM
I am begging you not to believe gazillionaire baseball owners when they tell you Skubal going to the Dodgers means we need a salary cap. Competitive balance is not the reason they want a salary cap.
They just want to spend less, and with more predictability, on total payroll. That is all.
They just want to spend less, and with more predictability, on total payroll. That is all.
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we should charge the C-suite with fraud and theft if they take a tax credit meant to keep people employed and then cut staff anyway.
Pixar receives a $26.2 Million Tax credit to keep film jobs in CA, and immediately lays off 10% of its work force, after making over a billion from Toy Story 5, the highest-grossing film of 2026.
Pixar's Layoffs Came Days After Receiving a $26 Million Tax Credit. So I Wrote California Officials.
State tax incentives should create and retain jobs for Californians, not subsidize corporate layoffs.
amidamidi.substack.com
July 30, 2026 at 5:36 AM
we should charge the C-suite with fraud and theft if they take a tax credit meant to keep people employed and then cut staff anyway.