Jon Austin

Communications consultant for crisis/issue management, proud first-time author of "The Mechanic."

[Jon Austin @jmaustin]

Just read that the US Department of Justice has opened a CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION into Governor Walz and Mayor Frey.

https://t.co/egQFX0Scw6

Do not overlook the significance of this action. The president of the United States is using his corrupted and soiled DoJ to go after duly-elected local officials. Even in a regime that breaks norms every day, this is unprecedented.

To my conservative friends, please square this action with your championship of states right. I’ll wait for your answers.

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@RonFilipkowski Aww. He got a participation trophy.

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No words...

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Hmmm.

Note to anyone considering a movie adaptation of "The Mechanic"...the source material contains 340 more uses of the "f-word" than is allowed for a PG-13 rating. We're in Deadpool territory.

https://t.co/dGaQFKvu3S

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Twice in two days I've encountered writing that makes me think, "I wish I'd thought of that."

Yesterday, ChatGPT described itself as a "stochastic parrot" and I laughed out loud.

Today, George Will calls the Trump administration a "moral slum" and I thought it a perfect distillation of its awfulness.

Hat tip to both.

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Serious question for the 8 senators that broke ranks on the shutdown: what was the point of the last 41 days? If you were going to fold WITHOUT GETTING ANYTHING why not do it before causing all this pain?

Assuming none of them get back to me, I welcome others to try to explain it to me.

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When I decided to publish "The Mechanic" I was asked to write down the milestones of success. I came up with five; this was one of them.

Say hello to the newest member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association.

Now on to milestone #4! Of course, that one includes connecting with some of my literary heroes including Cory Doctorow (@doctorow), William Gibson (@GreatDismal), John Scalzi (@scalzi), Neal Stephenson (@nealstephenson) and Charles Stross (@cstross) so that might take a while!

Thanks for being part of the trip!

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A warrior still fighting her wars…a protector haunted by the memories of what’s been lost…a politician who’s sacrificed everything for his country…a newborn AI with the powers of a god.

In 2035, four lives are set on a collision course that will forever change them. And a fragile world already teetering at the edge of catastrophe.

"…sharp and unapologetically raw, but underneath the tension and action is a surprisingly emotional undercurrent." - Lisa Brooke, Goodreads

"…a gripping near-future thriller…deftly balances high-stakes global conflict with intimate human drama." - Sarah Jensen, Goodreads

“The Mechanic” is available now. https://t.co/H6WMikxarM

#ai #aifiction #artificialintelligence #BooksWorthReading #bookstagram #bookrecommendations #sciencefiction #scifi #scifibooks #ShamelessSelfpromoFriday #singularity

[Jon Austin @jmaustin]

A warrior still fighting her wars…a protector haunted by the memories of what’s been lost…a politician who’s sacrificed everything for his country…a newborn AI with the powers of a god.

In 2035, four lives are set on a collision course that will forever change them. And a fragile world already teetering at the edge of catastrophe.

"…sharp and unapologetically raw, but underneath the tension and action is a surprisingly emotional undercurrent." - Lisa Brooke, Goodreads

"…a gripping near-future thriller…deftly balances high-stakes global conflict with intimate human drama." - Sarah Jensen, Goodreads

“The Mechanic” is available now. https://t.co/H6WMikxarM

#ai #aifiction #artificialintelligence #BooksWorthReading #bookstagram #bookrecommendations #sciencefiction #scifi #scifibooks #ShamelessSelfpromoFriday #singularity

[Jon Austin @jmaustin]

Check out my interview with Don McCauley on The Authors Show about "The Mechanic!"

https://t.co/TEPEgedjh3

https://t.co/VHMnQEgKrJ

#sciencefiction #scifibooks #artificialintellegence #AI #singularity

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On The Authors Show® this week: https://t.co/QhgW5qmKxt - @jmaustin, Erin Tunney, Katelyn Pfeiffer, Elaine Cougler, Carolyn Larkin Taylor, Andre McKelvin, Richard Ballo, Steve Bassett #authors #interviews #fiction #nonfiction #bookstagram

[Jon Austin @jmaustin]

The guy who wrote a near-future sci-fi novel about AI has thoughts about the current state of the technology and what it means for Minnesota.

https://t.co/HnQSU8v0Oa

#ai #artificial_intelligence #sciencefiction #singularity

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@mistergeezy Demonic possession does that. Eventually the demon consumes the host. You can see the same phenomenon at work with Stephen Miller.

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@RonFilipkowski Homeland Barbie with her office desk accessory kit. Watch her sign papers! She hasn't read them and doesn't understand them but her pen writes with REAL ink!

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@its_The_Dr Hell, I do this for free already. There's a sub-thread in our family group chat called "When did dad last leave the house?" No one even notices until they realize my phone hasn't moved in a week.

I wouldn't even notice.

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@RonFilipkowski Thank, Texas Rangers...she is now and will evermore be "Homeland Barbie" for me. Here she is with her horsey accessory kit.

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The man behind China’s rise.

The architect of a new world order.

And the one person who might still stop it.

Party Secretary Wang Lei, the final character profile from "The Mechanic."

https://t.co/H6WMikxIhk

#ai #aifiction #artificialintelligence #BooksWorthReading #ReadersFavorite #sciencefiction #scifi #scifibooks #technothrillers