“Imagine losing our democracy” scrawled in the bike trail tunnel near Phoenix Park. I don’t think we have to imagine very hard.

this interview made me feel nice

Yes, defend SNAP, but making econometric arguments about it saving other costs or increasing productivity is losing the plot. As Elaine Brown said, "Because we are so used to the capitalist construct, it doesn’t occur to us that we have a human right to eat; because if you don’t eat you will die."

One fact I didn't know until just now is that Michael Bloomberg's net worth increased from $55.5 billion in 2019 to $106 billion in 2025. Doubled.

Judging political parties by how they treat trans people doesn’t make you a single issue voter. It means you recognise the litmus test for how those seeking power treat one of the most vulnerable groups in society who are also currently the easiest to target. It’s a show of values and a gut check.

Fired up

Check out the latest post on GameRT's blog: "Making D&D Inclusive for those with ADHD" by Tylar and Haley games.ala.org/october-is-a...

@lizpelly.bsky.social and Siri Undlin discuss “Mood Machine” during #ChippewaValleyBookFestival in #EauClaire today. Check out Liz’s book and her podcast, Critical Listening.

Marcie Rendon at #ChippewaValleyBookFestival - her Cash Blackbear novels, children’s books, and poetry are fantastic. So grateful we could have her here today. #CrimeNovel #MMIW #EauClaire #NativeWriters #CashBlackbear #AuthorTalk #MinnesotaAuthors

Explore 1,100 Works of Art by Georgia O’Keeffe: They’re Digitized and Free to View Online www.openculture.com/2025/10/1100...

This little Gríma Wormtongue motherfucker should be running more press conferences. He is universally, loathed, and the American people need to understand who is puppeteering this nightmare. The more we see of him, the more the resistance grows.

We are fighting this level of pearl-clutching stupidity in TX. Have people who question why a school librarian would want to purchase a nature book about animal butts ever met a child?! www.fayettecountyrecord.com/news/animal-...

The current state of the White House is a Visual and visceral representation of what we’ve lost to tyranny, what will be lost and destroyed, and - most terrifyingly - the fact he’s just getting away with it and it continues. Both the building and what it represents going going gone.

Chippewa Valley Book Festival author Christine Virnig’s hilarious and educational presentation based on her book, Waist Deep in Dung, was one of the best author talks I’ve been to. #AuthorTalk #EauClaire #BookFestival #ChippewaValley #BooksIRecommend #WisconsinAuthor #WhatImReading #NonfictionBook

We are already seeing the effects of slashing budgets and personnel when it comes to quality control, health and safety, and holding companies accountable. Regulations work, y’all, when funding and staffing are at proper and effective levels.

We are underway! Lots of amazing events this week - fiction, memoir, graphic novels, youth, poetry, non-fiction! www.cvbookfest.org

Trump originally furloughed Farm Services Agency, but given the catastrophe his trade war with China caused he's reopening it. WSJ may be overly credulous here abt source of funding--we shall see. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Also Oct. 21, the local Head Start notified parents they would be closing Oct. 31. They don’t have the federal funding to continue. This is on top of the state cutting daycare vouchers because of federal cuts.

This is so gross.

BREAKING: A court ordered the Department of Defense to stop censoring educational materials discussing race and gender in schools on military bases. Books removed from the schools must be returned to the shelves immediately.

My latest column for the Chronicle of Higher Ed is now live. It's an argument for including AI-critical voices in campus conversations and policymaking workgroups, and I'm proud to get this dissenting piece into the mainstream genAI/higher ed discourse. Please read and share if you're so inclined 🙂

If you ban Calvin and Hobbes you’re a straight up fascist son of a bitch and that’s that

Are you paying attention to the words they are saying? Lawmakers are telling you these bills like SB267 and SB412 intend to make it easier to prosecute educators/librarians over… BOOKS.

I need y'all to sit with this headline and understand what is being done to our community. They're trying to criminalize our very existence. This is a campaign of eradication. www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/rcna...

Book bans aren’t just about content—they’re about erasing identities. Censorship silences stories that deserve to be told. Let’s fight for a rich variety of voices and the freedom to read. #LetBooksBeBooks #StopBookBans #RepresentationMatters #FreedomToRead

I think I’m gonna write today…

You know this is 100% going to happen…

Help public libraries today by: ✅ Downloading an ebook ✅ Registering for a program ✅ Sharing a post from your library ✅ Emailing staff and thanking them ✅ Mark your calendar to attend the next library board of control meeting ✅ Ask 5 friends to do the same

Donald Trump has reportedly spent an estimated $10.7 million worth of taxpayer money to play golf since his inauguration. This is happening as Head Start programs have struggled to access previously approved federal funding due to the Trump admin's illegal impoundment. Hello?

The JFK Library in Boston is reportedly closed indefinitely because of federal job cuts

Our partner @interfaithalliance.org ‬‬rallies faith groups to #UniteAgainstBookBans: "The fact is that the majority of religious people do not support book bans & understand it as a threat..to religious freedom..Faith groups must fight back against book bans everywhere" bookriot.com/religious-fr...

The evolution of doge from a cute internet meme to a fascist icon is basically the plot of "The Waldo Moment" episode of Black Mirror. Fascists don't just steal our freedom. They also steal the silly, fun pop culture moments that make life bearable. That's why joy is resistance too.

Protect trans kids

It’s been great touring alongside Wild Horses!

The idea that we can’t afford to protect the environment…is wrong. If we continue to allow degradation of the country’s resources, the ultimate balancing is going to be between society and nature - and we’ll be bankrupt. - Gaylord Nelson

evergreen sentiment

If they care so much about the gulf… where’s the environmental protections… hmmmm

Sandwich kitty helping my heart and stress levels decrease.

the nominations for this years hugo awards open today and BURY YOUR GAYS was a pretty dang good novel last year JUST SAYIN www.thehugoawards.org/2025/02/2025...

Join me to make public comment at the House Education Committee in favor of HB 27 LIBRARIAN PROTECTION ACT on President's Day.

Hi. One of these days I’ll get back to my book. For now we find a balance of play, rest, and deciding which horror of the day to contact the reps about.

Tremendous new addition to the Louvre

I know we have a warped sense of what a banned book is because it's been a badge of honor for so long since those bans were stopped, but most banned books aren't famous and get quietly removed with no fanfare in such a way that no one knows they were banned or even that they exist.

Ever read a book and feel like it was written *for* you? Gosh this book is a gift. #WhatImReading #LibraryBook #FarmKidGrowsUp #EdwardUnderhill #NewBook #TheInBetweenBookstore #GorgeousBookCover #AvonBooks #HarperCollins @edwardunderhill.bsky.social

Super helpful reminder for an app/site I'd forgotten about. 👇

Just donated to Trans Lifeline to help our friends and family being persecuted by this new regime. IF you have some $ to spare, please consider doing likewise? Even a few bucks helps. But if not, some real LOUD support from the cis community would also be great. ❤️ link: translifeline.org/donate/

All I can really say at this point is if everyone isn't watching how trans people have lost basic rights and protections on a scale that hasn't been seen in decades in the span of 72 hours and realizing that even if you aren't trans there's nothing stopping it from happening to you, you're a fool

I used to work for an elected official as the person who answered their emails. I can tell you from personal experience, if even twenty or thirty people all call an official in a day, they start panicking. This stuff does help.