The perfect bookshelf for a president who can't read—full of books with no words.

🤣🤣🤣 Hard to spot him in that sea of American flag-waving patriots crowding into Trump's celebration . 🤣🤣🤣

I’m going to take a wild guess and say that not one dime went to veterans.

Happy publication day to our 20% off new release book picks of the week. And remember, the discounts last for two weeks, so you can still get last week's eight picks for 20% off as well: theliteratelizard.com/front-page-b...

Ever the relentless liars….

UNFUN FACT: The 2026 FIFA World Cup features 48 teams co-hosted by the US, Canada, and Mexico. Of the 48 participating nations, the United States is the only one without a universal health care system.

There have been some exciting games and surprising victories in the World Cup, and we can enjoy watching them despite Trump's obstructive reckless tariffs, racist immigration policy and insane geopolitics. Here's a selection of 20% off books to help you enjoy: theliteratelizard.com/world-cup-2026

Maybe Vance doesn't know this part of history because it's in one of the books his administration has banned. The difference between the Watergate era and now is that back then, Republicans actually did something about a law-breaking president. Today, they only roll over for their cult leader.

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There's still time to shop this great selection of books for all ages for 20% off.

I don't want to hear another word about how much white European visitors are enjoying ranch dressing while team officials, Africa's top referee, and now one of the world's most celebrated fans are turned away from the World Cup. The USA is an utterly unfit host — it's as simple as that

On this #Caturday, Charlie is petulantly watching Harry and Tonto on TV, wishing for a road trip, after reading Monster of a Land, the new memoir by queer writer Lauren Hough about her drive across today's America with her dog Woody by her side. Buy for 20% off: theliteratelizard.com/book/9780593...

Among the amazing facts in @lixingsun.bsky.social's new book On the Origin of Sex: The Weird and Wonderful Science of Reproduction, some algae can mate with almost any other—a veritable free-for-all. Trump has turned the Reflecting Pool into a public display of depravity! More in alt-text & reply 🧵⬇️

Really enjoyed this conversation!

In which I answer my most frequently ask question in response to the book: completeworks.substack.com/p/yes-the-go...

Speaker Johnson admits he is running a protection racket for a criminal enterprise.

My weekly @dailykos.com post on new nonfiction also discusses the publishers putting out books in support of the Trumpian MAHA anti-science, anti-vax, anti-medicine regime: www.dailykos.com/stories/2026... Authors of this week's new nonfiction on Bluesky listed in comment reply. 🧵⬇️

Hope Mendocino County in California is ok after the earthquake. Two new books this week about Mendocino: Sourland: A Novel, by Ariel Delgado Dixon, and Mendo: How an Unlikely Group of Rebels Turned Cannabis into California's Cash Crop, by Charlie Harris More info in alt-text, links to buy in reply.

i keep trying to find a chill or ironic way to post this and there is simply nothing chill about it!!! ahhhhHHHhhhhhhhh!!!!! variety.com/2026/tv/news...

Hosting the World Cup should be a joyous time for the USA. Yes, Trump has tarnished it with his reckless tariffs, racist immigration policy and insane geopolitics, but you can still rejoice in the games. Here's a selection of 20% off books to help you enjoy: theliteratelizard.com/world-cup-2026

Your first look at this week's 20% off new release book picks, four fiction, four nonfiction. You don't have to support Jeff Bezos to get discounts on hot new books. Come to us: theliteratelizard.com/front-page-b.... Titles/authors in alt-text. Authors and publishers on Bluesky in comment. #Booksky

AI has started blocking the Wayback Machine from chronicling the web. Considering that nearly 40% of websites disappear after 10 years, this will enforce a giant loss in collective memory.

Shift drink: Reflecting Pool 1oz rum 1oz mezcal .75oz lime .75oz honey barspoon matcha muddled mint

Went to the Juneteenth block party in Tempe last night. Today, another event at the Tempe History Museum. And remember, our 20% off Black History Month promotion is reactivated for this Juneteenth weekend! Come treat yourself to some books: theliteratelizard.com/black-histor...

FOUR years of this is FOUR years too many. FOUR days til the FOUR year anniversary of Dobbs. Source: Center for Reproductive Rights

Beautiful painting, and I see some books in the china cabinet. Welcome to a new day, and Happy #Caturday

The Ellipse has had its green grass destroyed and the Reflecting Pool is full of green algae. Trump’s destructive acts continue at every level of the national interest.

We’re honoring this milestone of America's 250th birthday with DOZENS of books discounted 20% that tell the real story of the United States in all its diverse, messy striving for freedom. We will never accept Trump's whitewashing of our history! theliteratelizard.com/americas-250...

Happy Juneteenth! Our Black History Month 20% off promo is on again for Juneteenth weekend: theliteratelizard.com/black-histor...

Obama Center Reflecting Pool

If you watch the Obama Library, the World Cup, and the Knicks parade this afternoon -- and nothing else -- you can actually see the America we're supposed to be at age 250

The new novel by @emilymandel.bsky.social, Exit Party, comes out Sept. 15th. Preorder with us for 20% off: theliteratelizard.com/list/preorde... Read an interview with the author: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/... "We’ve been a little complacent about autocracy and fascism in this country."

My weekly post on new nonfiction on @dailykos.com in part discusses the many books written and published now urging us to stay strong and involved in these troubled times. It's in the air, people! We're going to get through this and win! www.dailykos.com/stories/2026... Authors on Bluesky in comment

Andy Borowitz Satire open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...

The world is coming to America for the World Cup. What they'll also see are detention facilities holding migrants and children just miles from the stadiums. Nothing says "land of freedom" quite like that. Share these posts to spread their shame. Don't let it be ignored.

For Juneteenth weekend, now through June 21st, we have reactivated our 20% off Black History Month promotion from February. It features dozens of books for all ages, so please take advantage of these great prices: theliteratelizard.com/black-histor...

This website gives clear instructions on how to make your public comments and contact your legislators. Protect the future of health and science in the US. Countless lives have been saved and medical advances made thanks to clinical trials.

Yes, we're offering 20% off preorders for the book everyone is talking about and that has Trump dementedly rage-'truthing': Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump. theliteratelizard.com/book/9781668... Epstein! Epstein! Epstein! Release the files!

Your first look at this week's 20% off new release book picks, four fiction, four nonfiction. You don't have to support Jeff Bezos to get discounts on hot new books. Come to us: theliteratelizard.com/front-page-b.... Titles/authors in alt-text. Authors and publishers on Bluesky in comment. #Booksky

This is absolutely what I want to see on the #White-House lawns once we get our house back

The perfect book for today, Flag Day: The Flag Was Still There: A History of the American Experiment in Five Anniversaries, by David McKean and M. Todd Bennett. It's one of the dozens of 20% discounted books in our NOT WHITEWASHED America's 250th birthday promo: theliteratelizard.com/americas-250...

June 14th is Barack Obama Appreciation Day. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT OBAMA!

this is like a simpsons joke from 1997 about what the white house would be like under donald trump in the year 2026

The gods of metaphor have been putting in OT lately.

Today would have been the 91st birthday of Christo, the artist famed for his art installations wrapping various monuments around the world. I was in Paris in 1985 when he wrapped the Pont Neuf.

I generally don't like cross-posting from Twitter, but Mike Young absolutely nails how the US wound up with a resurgence of the flesh-eating screwworm decades after it had been eliminated.

Have to admit, the US soccer team put on an impressive performance last night. Don't forget to check out our 20% off World Cup promotion! Lots of great books about the sport for all ages, and all discounted 20%. theliteratelizard.com/world-cup-2026

Joe Sacco's award-winning graphic novel on sectarian violence in India, The Once and Future Riot, gets dropped by its Indian publisher after he refuses their demand for changes: www.msn.com/en-us/news/w... theliteratelizard.com/book/9781250...

RIP Jane Yolen.

Yes, we're offering 20% off preorders for the book everyone is talking about and that has Trump dementedly rage-'truthing': Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump. theliteratelizard.com/book/9781668... Epstein! Epstein! Epstein! Release the files!