Donald Trump inheriting a situation that was suboptimal but honestly fine, deciding to personally intervene, and making everything significantly worse at great taxpayer expense is a perfect synopsis of every single thing he has done as president both times.

Five women are injured after suspects riding a moped threw acid at them in New Jersey, according to the Jersey City Police Department.

After charging 15 people with "Antifa" crimes for participating in rapid response networks, federal agents are pepper-spraying people outside the Federal Courthouse in the Twin Cities right now. They want to establish an autocracy. Everyone's freedom is at stake.

Roughly 100 protesters showed up to the federal courthouse in St. Paul after officials announced charges against 15 Minnesotans “for conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers.” U.S. marshals sprayed pepper spray and released aerosol grenades after protesters tried to hold open a door.

I Saw the TV Glow is free on YouTube! (with ads) www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYxQ...

BREAKING: A federal judge temporarily blocked a bathroom ban in Idaho that threatened transgender people with up to 5 years in prison for using a bathroom that aligns with their gender identity. This is a win for trans rights.

ICE picking up legal observers today in Minneapolis, swarming through the city like we haven’t seen in months. Very aggressive: watched a heavily armed platoon take an observer, then ran into a four-car convoy that kept intentionally veering in front of me on the highway. STAY SAFE MN PEOPLE

Asked about new reporting that taxpayers will be on the hook for $300,000,000 for Trump's ballroom, Thune defends the project: "I do believe that there is certainly some expectation that there would be dollars allocated that would go above and beyond the private money that's been raised."

Please, if you’re able, continue to donate, share our fundraiser, and help us continue fostering youth literacy, nurturing emerging publishing professionals, and publishing changemaking literature. gofund.me/ba307519c

DEADLINE JULY 15TH: Diamond Forde will be judging our Poetry Chapbook Contest and Beth Nguyen will be judging our Short Story contest. Link in bio to submit TODAY! #writingcontest

Summer 2027, heat up some coffee, pick up conchas from the bakery, and join in on the gossip at the NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH PARTY! Thankful to have my debut forthcoming with @modernartistpress.bsky.social

"Hey Jack Kerouac" by 10,000 Maniacs only it's about Sleepaway Camp and it's "Hey Camp Arawak"

Our JUNE ISSUE just dropped. ☀️ This is our last new issue until September (😱) so give it a read, fam! buff.ly/nhuVTMs

At Okay Donkey, we don’t want anything written by AI, LLM, etc. If you submit we trust this means you did not use AI as part of the creation of your piece at any stage. Thanks to everyone out there who writes solely from their heart and mind!

Simply banning kids from social media, rather than enforcing sensible age-gating on certain sites and encouraging safer places for kids to go (a la Club Penguin, Habbo Hotel, NeoPets, etc.), is such a disservice to kids and gives a false sense of security to parents. Don’t ban, make spaces.

It's #FlashbackFriday (wait, is that still a thing?) with an introduction to the Forget Cool founders! Find out more: forget.cool/masthead/

It's time! We can't wait to see what you have in store for us 👀 forget.cool/submissions/

Rep. Brian Mast: "Ok, maybe they do end up getting $20 billion, let's say. Let's say we're still $300 to $500 billion ahead considering we destroyed their navy, destroyed their air force ... " (So American taxpayers paid both to bomb Iran and then for Iran's reconstruction ... )

NEWS NEWS NEWS! beestung's Pleasure Issue is open for an extra few days for Black and Indigenous writers and writers of color! We deserve a little breathing room, and we're getting it Deadline: 6/20 Pay: $20 Guest editor: brilliant & savvy & looking forward to reading you up & down Theme: 🥵🫦🩲🍆🍑🎇

Your summer reading is here. ☀️ WORDS by Miranda Marzano, Audrey Jiggetts, Alexandra Dos Santos, & Nicholas Goodly. ART by Iz Schrader. PLUS A.D. Lauren-Abunassar reviews @summ.bsky.social's THE HUNGERING YEARS. 💛 Enjoy it all right here: buff.ly/nhuVTMs

Read this now. You won't be disappointed. Just in time for Father's day 😮 www.stanchionzine.com/post/best-ne...

Excited to share the next acquisition for our Lost/Found imprint: EDGE OF THE KNOWN BUS LINE by @jamesrgapinski.bsky.social, a reissue of their award-winning 2018 novella which follows a woman’s gruesome fight for survival after a city bus drops her in a brutal wasteland of cannibals and cultists!

Thank you to those who have contributed to our emergency fund raiser! theoffingmag.kindful.com

@blacklilyzine.bsky.social opens for submissions for Issue 4 on the solstice!

It's rough out here for disabled artists like me, y'all. If you're able to and you like Marvel and/or Star Wars, I could really use the support! You can also let me know who your fave SW or Marvel characters are and I'll show you if I've made anything! #Marvel #StarWars yourweirdauntshop.etsy.com

Excerpt from @krysmalcolmbelc.bsky.social's new book on @literaryhub.bsky.social today. Go read it!!!

@krysmalcolmbelc.bsky.social meditates on cooking, family, and making a queer home.

BREAKING US will release $12 billion in frozen assets to Iran before the start of negotiations, Iran's Mehr news agency reports, quoting a 14-point memorandum of understanding between the two nations

it's notable to me that the administration tried to frame tonight's UFC event as a "gift to Americans" but you can't watch it unless you have a paid subscription to Paramount+

If you use AI, this is who will haunt you

Deadline is tomorrow, June 15!

A double victory for ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY 😍 Contributor @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social was interviewed by Former Editorial Fiction Assistant @anniejowrites.bsky.social for Short Story Long ✨ Catch it here: buff.ly/PmzL3Br

P.S. we will be opening for submissions of fiction, essays and experimental texts from August 1st ...

We're looking for agents who represent every genre! In the past, you've helped us raise tens of thousands of dollars for voting rights. Whether it's a consultation, a frank chat, or a query critique, people are desperate to compete for you! form.romancingthevot...

Trump curse confirmed. He shouldn't be allowed into any stadium ever again.

Don't let our name fool you! The romance community may have started this auction, but we have friends everywhere. Whatever genre you write, we want you!!! form.romancingthevot...

A SECOND person died of exposure last winter after DHS dumped them in the middle of nowhere, miles from their home, without notifying their family.

Oh shit this was me, too. 😶

achieving a hot bog body summer by getting a tan via the anaerobic processes of being buried in the peaty wetlands

Must be dehydrated. I read this as hot dog body, and no wait that is me. I am the hot dog body.

The president is trying to downsize the U.S Forest Service and eliminate wildfire and smoke research as the American West is facing a potentially epic summer fire season.

This is Stanchion's 2026 so far. And I still have 2 more magazine issues and 4 more books to make and share with you.

TONIGHT at 7pm EDT, @livesinpages.bsky.social will be participating in Inkwood Books's Pride Month Reading and Open Mic alongside Kathy Anderson and Heather Bowlan! buff.ly/SqdCq5E Can't make it? Treat yourself to I'M NOT HUNGRY BUT I COULD EAT right here: buff.ly/I7fSjYo @susanschulman.bsky.social

NEW: Jeffery Epstein continued to exploit women and associate with the rich and famous during his time in jail, an NBC News investigation shows.

I live is SoCal and have solar. I run my ac all day and night. My bill is not just zero, but we get a small credit every month.

if you're wondering about the benefits of solar, my last electricity bill was $28.

Electricity bills are expected to jump an average of 10.5%, to $792, nationwide for June through September, according to the latest National Energy Assistance Directors Association projection. https://cnn.it/4eiWjAG

Aerial PARTIAL view of the anti racist, anti fascist crowd in Belfast right now. City Hall to the left for scale. This - this is the real Belfast. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

Been enjoying this one by @theoriginalison.bsky.social (via @stanchion.bsky.social) a couple poems at a time. A family & cultural emotional history comes vibrantly alive--& the language consistently dazzles ⚡

Thousands have turned out for an Anti-Racism rally in Belfast city centre, organised by United Against Racism and supported by Trade Unions