"BUT BILL CLINTON IS IN THE EPSTEIN FILES" okay man arrest him too

Alaska Fall of Freedom Event-Anchorage-area folks, join us to read or listen to our favorite banned books! Sat., Nov. 22, 6:30-8:00 pm at The Writer's Block co-hosted by the Alaska chapter of Authors Against Book Bans and The Writer's Block Bookstore and Café @authorsabb.bsky.social #FallOfFreedom

Imagine what an actual opposition party could do right now.

omg and IT HAD TO BE HIM made Kirkus's best romance of 2025 as well??

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We have some good neighbors.

I studied studio art in college (it's what my degree is in) and I haven't painted for probably a decade and today I decided to try again and it's... listen when people say if you don't use it you lose it were telling the truth

If this is just to promote their new books I am going to be so bummed and ALSO Someone write the fake romance turned real romance of this situation for me pls thanks

Somebody asked for a source for my allegation that ClaimsHero is deceptively luring authors on social media. Source 1: MY EYEBALLS, I’ve seen the ads. Source 2, an article from Law360, needs a login. I took a picture of a PDF and I’m sorry in advance but I simply cannot type all this into alt-text.

(If you get an ad from ClaimsHero, ignore it -- or better yet, report it for fraud - I got one yesterday on insta! It really is ALARMINGLY deceptive, I can completely see that an author who is busy and feeling overwhelmed might click on it thinking they will get $$ with less hassle. DON'T DO IT!)

I cannot express how angry this makes me

The Parable of the Sower redefined how I look at the world and my place in it. To Be Taught if Fortunate changed how I look at all genre fiction. Slaughterhouse 5 made me into a writer in high school. Calvin and Hobbes, which I used to read in syndication, is still the text I return to the most.

in case any writers are worried about being triggered watching Pluribus, the author event is WELL ATTENDED

Yep, THELIBRARIANS is one of the year’s best docs! @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social

the aurora borealis is in your kitchen yes ...can I see it? no

I could eat this until I died of it

Here’s the single frame from the video where you can see clearly a masked Border Patrol agent with one hand on the steering wheel and the other hand outside the window spraying pepper spray randomly into the open window of a passing car.

Sometimes you gotta trim a doodle

Action needed from Massachusetts voters! #FreedomToRead @authorsabb.bsky.social

Does anyone have access to this without a paywall?

Bay Area friends! Where do we find the hope that fuels our resistance and protests? In stories! On Dec. 2, come out to @booksmith.bsky.social for an unforgettable evening with speculative fiction authors and activists, celebrating our new anthology "We Will Rise Again"! booksmith.com/event/WWRA1125

AI is going to consume 13-15% of the nation's energy in 3-5 years. For what? For what?

Screw Prager U and apparently also Harper Collins.

They're EXCELLENT amendments, my favorite of which allows creators to defend their books when they're challenged.

An exciting update! Mass Freedom To Read has been working overtime to get amendments filed that substantially strengthen this bill, and all the amendments have been filed! It's time to contact your MA senators to urge them to support the amendment: www.massfreedomtoread.org/news/cta-sup...

Last month, eight books were removed from Georgia's statewide reading book for students. It was teenagers who brought this censorship to the spotlight–even though it's not their job to clean up grown-up messes. Get to know 3 of those teens here. bookriot.com/teens-who-ov...

I keep thinking about this and laughing and then not laughing anymore when I consider the possibility some overpaid idiot consultant has a relationship past the expected algorthmic bounds with chat gpt and that's actually what's happening

🚨 With a 60-40 vote (the same breakdown as yesterday’s vote), the Senate has PASSED their negotiated federal budget deal. The deal now goes to the House. Floor vote is expected on **WEDNESDAY** Call your House Rep 🔥📞🔥

Cherry Hill NJ wants to restrict "sensitive" topics in its school libraries after one parent complained about an LGBTQ+ title. That uninformed over-reaction violates principles of librarianship, the NJ Freedom to Read Act, and students' 1st Amendment Rights. Hat trick! 🙄

this book will make me better, I just know it

we're not doing this.

We have updated our call script so you can let your Senators know how you feel about this (TERRIBLE) deal they just advanced... 👉🏽 5calls.org/issue/federa...

Hey @5calls.org is there going to be a script available for us to call our reps and demand that Jeffries and Schumer be removed as party leadership?

Never forget that a Democratic US Attorney’s decision to prosecute Aaron Swartz for downloading JSTOR PDFs contributed to his suicide but AI firms’ decision to download everything ever will be a justification for hundreds of billions of dollars of taxpayer bailouts and legal exemptions.

One good thing: seeing so many abled folks angry on behalf of disabled and chronically ill people. Not just angry for themselves. Specifically speaking out for us. If we care about each other, we can win.

This is the only laugh I've had over this tonight, thank you

Did ChatGPT tell the Democratic Party to kill itself??

Van Hollen Senate Minority Leader vote when

what is the point of senate democrats

The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it. Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.

i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.

Mark Kelly a NO, notable as he was allegedly one of the cavers

Schumer (NY) 202 224-6542 Booker (NJ) 202 224-3224 King (ME) 202 224-5344 Hassan (NH) 202 224-3324 Durbin (IL) 202 224-2152 Ossoff (GA) 202 224-3521 Shaheen (NH) 202 224-2841 Gillibrand (NY) 202 224-4451 Masto (NV) 202 224-3542 Warner (VA) 202 224-2023

Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.) Maggie Hassan (N.H.) Sens. Jacky Rosen (Nev.), Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.), Jon Ossoff (Ga.), Gary Peters (Mich.) Dick Durbin (Ill.) the Democrats who are are considered by R's as possible “yes” votes for the deal.

Call now. You can use the @5calls.org app, they have a script for this. Unless you're repped by @padilla.senate.gov, whose turned off his voicemail bc he doesn't care about his constituents.

I'm hearing the same thing. Dems are nearing a surrender. I'm shocked. Largest protest in history + best election night in years + polling showing we're kicking their ass in public opinion. And now Dems may cave. It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.

everyone shut the fuck up and look at this pretty pigeon she's a model