The scam emails are annoying, but the truth behind them is heartbreaking.
"Last year, authorities raided a facility in Bamban, north of Manila, freeing nearly 700 people who had been trapped there and forced to work as scammers." Poor sods. Those fake book club mails you keep getting? They're part of a massive industry.
Like many authors, I’m bombarded by scam fan mail. I wasn’t prepared for what would happen when I wrote back
The novelist receives passionate AI-written emails almost every day – but when he decided to take up one sender’s offer to find him new readers, the story took a darker turn
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2026 at 2:47 PM
The scam emails are annoying, but the truth behind them is heartbreaking.
The NY Times is officially in its "but her emails" phase of election coverage. Soon this will be over and it can return to its puzzles and games.
November 1, 2026 at 4:56 PM
The NY Times is officially in its "but her emails" phase of election coverage. Soon this will be over and it can return to its puzzles and games.
But Alaska’s emails!
October 30, 2026 at 7:35 AM
But Alaska’s emails!
Colorado emails you a sticker
November 3, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Colorado emails you a sticker
He sends me, like, a dozen emails a day. 🥰
October 31, 2026 at 9:17 PM
He sends me, like, a dozen emails a day. 🥰
Time to send some work emails.
November 1, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Time to send some work emails.
Gradient #Commission for @didi.rocks !
Surely there's a better way to type out emails ... one that is more fun for Elspeth though ?... heh ... not sure.
#SizeSky
Surely there's a better way to type out emails ... one that is more fun for Elspeth though ?... heh ... not sure.
#SizeSky
November 3, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Gradient #Commission for @didi.rocks !
Surely there's a better way to type out emails ... one that is more fun for Elspeth though ?... heh ... not sure.
#SizeSky
Surely there's a better way to type out emails ... one that is more fun for Elspeth though ?... heh ... not sure.
#SizeSky
I've gotten several emails
Social Security administration sending out Trump propaganda before the midterms
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Threads
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November 2, 2026 at 11:19 AM
I've gotten several emails
To everyone out there using AI to compose pitch emails to me: I can tell, and it makes me hate you.
November 2, 2026 at 8:22 PM
To everyone out there using AI to compose pitch emails to me: I can tell, and it makes me hate you.
He's been protecting pedophiles for decades. He also classified the Melania/Putin emails.
October 31, 2026 at 7:05 PM
He's been protecting pedophiles for decades. He also classified the Melania/Putin emails.
Gina Hinojosa: "Last week I filed a lawsuit to demand that Greg Abbott release the emails between him and Elon Musk…Greg Abbott said I cannot have them because they were, 'intimate and embarrassing.'"
October 31, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Gina Hinojosa: "Last week I filed a lawsuit to demand that Greg Abbott release the emails between him and Elon Musk…Greg Abbott said I cannot have them because they were, 'intimate and embarrassing.'"
Oh great now my spam emails are sentient.
November 1, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Oh great now my spam emails are sentient.
We should all send Talarico letters and emails asking him "Why can't you be more like El-Sayed?"
November 2, 2026 at 6:43 PM
We should all send Talarico letters and emails asking him "Why can't you be more like El-Sayed?"
this is unironically how I think many see AI, especially those who use it to write emails, papers, and grants
tired of not being respected in your career? sick of your boss giving you more and more work you can't possibly finish?
introducing: contacting the devil! with the help of satan, lord of the underworld, you can finally be the employee you've always wanted to be!
introducing: contacting the devil! with the help of satan, lord of the underworld, you can finally be the employee you've always wanted to be!
NEW QUORATORS!
this week we kind of just dick around on a website for how to use black magic(k) spells to make you better at your job
GO WATCH IT RIGHT NOW: youtu.be/Ryv0l6LxZ1s
this week we kind of just dick around on a website for how to use black magic(k) spells to make you better at your job
GO WATCH IT RIGHT NOW: youtu.be/Ryv0l6LxZ1s
October 31, 2026 at 8:01 AM
this is unironically how I think many see AI, especially those who use it to write emails, papers, and grants
I like that the social security administration regularly just emails me flat out lies
November 2, 2026 at 4:12 PM
I like that the social security administration regularly just emails me flat out lies
And thanks to the NYTimes, too, for over-promoting this "but her emails" story
October 31, 2026 at 10:04 PM
And thanks to the NYTimes, too, for over-promoting this "but her emails" story
They posted all the emails and they’re totally respectful and kind and the woman is like “See? SEE????!??!”
November 1, 2026 at 10:21 PM
They posted all the emails and they’re totally respectful and kind and the woman is like “See? SEE????!??!”
2025: the Americans spill Peter’s emails to Jeffrey Epstein
November 1, 2026 at 12:48 AM
2025: the Americans spill Peter’s emails to Jeffrey Epstein
The thing about AI emails is they are often very long, and I am deeply, petulantly impatient
October 30, 2026 at 6:40 AM
The thing about AI emails is they are often very long, and I am deeply, petulantly impatient
You're getting those book club scam emails too?
It's so much darker than you might have thought. Read through to the final paragraph.
It's so much darker than you might have thought. Read through to the final paragraph.
Like many authors, I’m bombarded by scam fan mail. I wasn’t prepared for what would happen when I wrote back
The novelist receives passionate AI-written emails almost every day – but when he decided to take up one sender’s offer to find him new readers, the story took a darker turn
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2026 at 5:53 PM
You're getting those book club scam emails too?
It's so much darker than you might have thought. Read through to the final paragraph.
It's so much darker than you might have thought. Read through to the final paragraph.
I wish AO3 emails would find me well
October 30, 2026 at 12:51 PM
I wish AO3 emails would find me well
NO more emails please
November 2, 2026 at 9:25 PM
NO more emails please
Leaked emails show Ken Paxton's fundraiser selling lobbyists time with a sitting Attorney General.
Support Given Now Will Not Be Forgotten
Leaked emails show Ken Paxton's fundraiser selling lobbyists time with a sitting Attorney General.
www.lonestarleft.com
November 1, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Leaked emails show Ken Paxton's fundraiser selling lobbyists time with a sitting Attorney General.