Lani Frank
@lanifrank.bsky.social
Manuscript assessor and freelance editor (proofreading, copy-editing, developmental editing, line editing... you name it, I probably do it!). Kidlit writer. Also here for AFL/cricket/AusPol. www.lanifrank.com
God: an 80yo celebrity? Done!
Me: Wrong one. Try the one that appeared in Home Alone 2.
God: Done!
Me: FFS
Me: Wrong one. Try the one that appeared in Home Alone 2.
God: Done!
Me: FFS
August 26, 2026 at 11:10 PM
God: an 80yo celebrity? Done!
Me: Wrong one. Try the one that appeared in Home Alone 2.
God: Done!
Me: FFS
Me: Wrong one. Try the one that appeared in Home Alone 2.
God: Done!
Me: FFS
Excellent data breach email, Quest.
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August 19, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Excellent data breach email, Quest.
Don't click on links! For more information, please click on this link.
Don't click on links! For more information, please click on this link.
'Acuses'. Seriously, Fox Footy?
August 7, 2026 at 8:42 AM
'Acuses'. Seriously, Fox Footy?
Randomly humming the Keir anthem from Severance.
June 22, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Randomly humming the Keir anthem from Severance.
Quordle Rescue accurately summarising the current state of the world.
May 28, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Quordle Rescue accurately summarising the current state of the world.
According to Jack Riewoldt and only Jack Riewoldt, this list includes "Pittonet." #AFL
Godspeed, Stephen Colbert.
Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/ten...
Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/ten...
Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’
Spoiler alert: they all come from French
www.merriam-webster.com
May 22, 2026 at 5:46 AM
According to Jack Riewoldt and only Jack Riewoldt, this list includes "Pittonet." #AFL
At what point did people start confusing "weary" for "wary"? I'm seeing a *lot* of that recently.
May 17, 2026 at 4:14 AM
At what point did people start confusing "weary" for "wary"? I'm seeing a *lot* of that recently.
Every still frame in this thread looks like it's lifted directly from that 90s(?) novelty book, "Who Farted?"
It’s Margaret’s* birthday tomorrow.
(*one of my favourite actresses)
(*one of my favourite actresses)
May 11, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Every still frame in this thread looks like it's lifted directly from that 90s(?) novelty book, "Who Farted?"
There's an ice cream truck somewhere outside that's been playing Greensleeves for the past hour straight and I'm slowly losing my mind.
May 4, 2026 at 3:30 AM
There's an ice cream truck somewhere outside that's been playing Greensleeves for the past hour straight and I'm slowly losing my mind.
Reminds me of the time I decided the most efficient way to have a lap pool would be to loop it around the house, and then i realised I'd invented the moat.
This reminds me of the time I got tired of writing my phone number on napkins; thought, “I should write my number on scraps of paper *before* networking events”; and realized I had invented business cards
One time making balsamic dressing I used the same spoon to measure mustard then honey then tasted the spoon and thought for five seconds that I invented honey mustard
April 4, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Reminds me of the time I decided the most efficient way to have a lap pool would be to loop it around the house, and then i realised I'd invented the moat.
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I am genuinely sick to death of pretending this is somehow normal or expected. If you use LLMs to do any part of your writing, thinking or synopses (let alone art) you should be embarrassed and out of work.
March 27, 2026 at 8:49 AM
I am genuinely sick to death of pretending this is somehow normal or expected. If you use LLMs to do any part of your writing, thinking or synopses (let alone art) you should be embarrassed and out of work.
"At any point."
I mean, I'm pretty okay with pushing them out mid-fight.
I mean, I'm pretty okay with pushing them out mid-fight.
Woot! 'Passengers who play audio or video without headphones can now be denied boarding or removed from the aircraft at any point.' secretnyc.co/united-airli...
United Airlines Just Updated Its Rules For NYC Travelers: Here Is Why You Could Be Denied Boarding Starting This Week
United Airlines just updated its rules. NYC travelers, grab this essential or you could be removed from your next flight.
secretnyc.co
March 11, 2026 at 9:30 PM
"At any point."
I mean, I'm pretty okay with pushing them out mid-fight.
I mean, I'm pretty okay with pushing them out mid-fight.
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I finally lost my shit about so-called AIs, LLMs, enshittification & everything fucking evil that @officialgrammarly.bsky.social is doing. I'm fucking furious, and not just about what 1 company has done. An open letter to Grammarly & the rest of the LLM hype machine www.moryan.com/an-open-lett...
An open letter to Grammarly and other plagiarists, thieves and slop merchants
To everyone at Grammarly,
I am writing a book right now, a really challenging endeavor that no doubt someone in Silicon Valley will think it’s fine to steal the day it’s published. I’ve been a profes...
www.moryan.com
March 11, 2026 at 1:44 AM
I finally lost my shit about so-called AIs, LLMs, enshittification & everything fucking evil that @officialgrammarly.bsky.social is doing. I'm fucking furious, and not just about what 1 company has done. An open letter to Grammarly & the rest of the LLM hype machine www.moryan.com/an-open-lett...
Albo has already adopted so many of the LNP's policies and positions, I guess alienating female voters was the obvious next step.
#AusPol #DifficultWomen
#AusPol #DifficultWomen
February 25, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Albo has already adopted so many of the LNP's policies and positions, I guess alienating female voters was the obvious next step.
#AusPol #DifficultWomen
#AusPol #DifficultWomen
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In which I have a look at AUKUS and tbh lose my shit at how dumb it is. @thepointau.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
All the money, none of the submarines: AUKUS deal paying upfront for hopes and dreams
When Kerry Packer bought Channel 9 back from Allan Bond for effectively half the price Bond had sold it to him, Packer famously said “You only get one Alan Bond in your lifetime, and I’ve had mine”.
thepoint.com.au
January 28, 2026 at 12:14 AM
In which I have a look at AUKUS and tbh lose my shit at how dumb it is. @thepointau.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
It might just be coz they've been showing West Wing S7 on TV lately, but I absolutely read this in Matt Santos' voice.
Mamdani: I have been told that this is the occasion to reset expectations, that I should use this opportunity to encourage the people of New York to ask for little and expect even less. I will do no such thing. The only expectation I seek to reset is that of small expectations.
January 1, 2026 at 10:44 PM
It might just be coz they've been showing West Wing S7 on TV lately, but I absolutely read this in Matt Santos' voice.
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TAX. THESE. OUT. OF. EXISTENCE!
These monstrosities should be illegal! Large vehicles are markedly deadlier for pedestrians. Being struck by a large SUV raises the risk of death by around 40 per cent compared with a smaller car; for children, the risk is up to eight times higher..."
These monstrosities should be illegal! Large vehicles are markedly deadlier for pedestrians. Being struck by a large SUV raises the risk of death by around 40 per cent compared with a smaller car; for children, the risk is up to eight times higher..."
Australia's road toll is rising, but not for the reason you think
A grim year on our roads, especially for pedestrians.
www.canberratimes.com.au
December 30, 2025 at 5:26 AM
TAX. THESE. OUT. OF. EXISTENCE!
These monstrosities should be illegal! Large vehicles are markedly deadlier for pedestrians. Being struck by a large SUV raises the risk of death by around 40 per cent compared with a smaller car; for children, the risk is up to eight times higher..."
These monstrosities should be illegal! Large vehicles are markedly deadlier for pedestrians. Being struck by a large SUV raises the risk of death by around 40 per cent compared with a smaller car; for children, the risk is up to eight times higher..."
December 26, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Australia's national dish is charcoal chicken and chips.
December 13, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Australia's national dish is charcoal chicken and chips.
FFS Foxtel keeps putting "Single White Female" on the romance channel, presumably because the word "female" means some cursed AI automatically sorts it into the "swoony lady films" pile.
December 10, 2025 at 3:55 AM
FFS Foxtel keeps putting "Single White Female" on the romance channel, presumably because the word "female" means some cursed AI automatically sorts it into the "swoony lady films" pile.
Tis the season where my husband has to listen to my rants about why Love Actually is the worst movie ever actually.
December 2, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Tis the season where my husband has to listen to my rants about why Love Actually is the worst movie ever actually.
I'd love to know what percentage of my life is spent thinking about food, shopping for food, preparing food, eating food, and cleaning up after food.
December 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I'd love to know what percentage of my life is spent thinking about food, shopping for food, preparing food, eating food, and cleaning up after food.
I'm sure nothing could possibly go wrong here.
TurboTax is about to be integrated into ChatGPT, where customers will be guided through tasks tied to their tax filings or financial profile by the AI chatbot.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
November 19, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I'm sure nothing could possibly go wrong here.
"Underage women"?!?!? The fuk is with this bullshit language choice?
Trump is suddenly very interested in figuring out who enabled or even partook in Epstein’s prolific sexual abuse of underage women—as long as the only people being investigated for crimes are Democrats.
Trump calls for an Epstein investigation into everyone but him
The Department of Justice has launched a probe targeting prominent Democrats.
www.motherjones.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:13 PM
"Underage women"?!?!? The fuk is with this bullshit language choice?