A Nobel Peace Prize nomination for Minneapolis is really a recognition of people power and it’s the first time a whole city has been put forward for the prize.

BREAKING: CBP agents who murdered Alex Pretti have been IDENTIFIED: Jesus Ochoa, 43, and Raymundo Gutierrez, 35. www.propublica.org/article/alex...

MINNESOTA — Mom goes outside to warm up her car, ICE grabs her: "Please, my car kids are all alone in the house!” So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it (H/T longtimehistory)

Nothing is improving here in Minnesota. Nothing at all. We continue to be occupied by lawless sadists at the pleasure of senile lunatic obsessed with revenge. Read this story. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

I know what I’ll be not-doing tonight! So much to look forward to!

TECHNICALLY by legal definition, murder is premeditated and intentional killing. Manslaughter is when you kill someone without premeditation or intent. In the case of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, “murder” is correct because both times, agents chose to draw their lethal firearms & shoot repeatedly.

Something important to understand about ICE thugs in the Twin Cities is that they're harassing innocent kids and parents at bus stops and schools every single day. Even after the Pretti shooting. It's terrorism.

Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days. His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.

🧵 Yesterday, the finalists for the Minnesota Book Awards should have been announced. The organizers wisely postponed the announcements, which are always a much anticipated event in the vibrant Minnesota literary communit, in light of the murder of Alex Pretti by ICE in Minneapolis. 1/6

The majority of organizing happening in Minnesota isn’t just peaceful, it’s INVISIBLE. Moms showing up who won’t be interviewed on TV, people whose ICE patrols don’t turn into viral video. The grocery runs, the donations, the people filming bc they happen to be there. Please remember this.

A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.

Hey illustrators/agents! I’m a #kidlit art director starting work on a new picture book—we’re looking for: expressive, commercial, human characters; fantasy; magic; AND Mahjong! The tiles! The drama! Please respond w/ samples + folio link. Please no emails/DMs. 💙❤️ #artcommissions

The Epstein Files, everybody!

A.A. Vacharat's THIS MOTH SAW BRIGHTNESS made the New York Public Library's Best Books for Teens in 2025. www.nypl.org/books-more/r... #yabooks #writingcommunity #bookcommunity

1:22 until showtime! #writingcommunity #askanagent #publishingQA www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo-0...

It’s a good day for a game of cards. #nokings

"Don’t let them tell you that you’re not worthy of life." Charlotte Fleming interviews @vacharat.bsky.social about This Moth Saw Brightness (@duttonbooks.bsky.social for Young Readers). ➡️ buff.ly/tEfoAOz

Hi #kidlitartpostcard ! A little cat art for today. I think it captures the current emotional moment 🙃 I’m Amanda. I especially love making illustrations in greyscale, with pen and ink. Rep @kellydhouse.bsky.social at @thetobiasagency.bsky.social

My novel was officially deemed a paperweight, never imagined I’d feel so pleased about that.

Hi #booksky This is my debut novel. I think Bluesky people might like it. It’s a literary incarnation of a rabbit hole. There’s even a conspiracy-themed discussion guide so your bookclub can talk about Epstein etc even when it’s not talking about all of that. aavacharat.com/this-moth-sa...

❌ 👑 #NoKings — As we sift through the many many photos, #Andor signs are absolutely *everywhere* …

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“A deranged maniac impersonated a police officer and killed lawmakers but if you’re an immigrant be sure you immediately comply with plain clothes people who won’t identify themselves telling you to get in a van”, what a fuckin country

Not taking anything away from Senator Padilla because he was treated atrociously But I JUST want to remind everyone that the Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, a Black woman, was just indicted for just asking questions at an ICE detention center in her state Keep that same energy of support for her

The Trump administration’s table of authorities in this filing:

May 2025 Book Releases Recap! Here are the books about autism, or with Autistic main characters, written by Autistic authors, published in May! 🧵 #AutismBooks #AutisticAuthor #Autism #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic #BookSky 📚

So we’ve got $90 million to throw the parade he wanted, but we don’t have the money to fix North Carolina. Got it!

Little picture book spread about how different autism can look in each person! Sensory-seeking vs sensory avoiding. I've related to both at different times. Sometimes I need loud music or tv playing 24/7 but for now I basically live in my noise-cancelling headphones! What about you?

Google’s AI summary continues to be wonderfully helpful. I had totally forgotten about all the why-did-the -book-cross-the-road jokes of my childhood.

Image of library book display labeled: “It's A Warning Not An Instruction Manual.” Books on display: • On Tyranny • Twenty Lessons From The 21st Century • 1984 • A Handmaids Tale • Diary of Anne Frank • Parable of The Sower • Fahrenheit 451 • Animal Farm • Brave New World ~TAiLS of a Bookworm

I painted an amethyst dragon on a pocket pen. #fountainpens #acrylicpainting

Lots of authors and book professionals have been saying this for years, but it bears repeating. A sweeping statewide book ban is in no way good. It's not good publicity; it's not good for sales. It is, however, exhausting, dispiriting, distracting, and deeply wrong. bookriot.com/south-caroli...

BREAKING: A federal judge has ORDERED the North Carolina State Board of Elections to certify the election of Democrat Allison Riggs to the state supreme court! Republican candidate Judge Griffin has 7 days to appeal storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

My great uncle was lynched after coming home from WWI because he went to town & wanted a drink and they refused to serve him— a VET who just fought for this country After missing for hours my granddaddy found him hanging from a tree THATS why I protect my peace Every time I shine it’s for THEM

This is the (windstruck) face of a woman who just stood behind the Governor of Colorado as he signed into law a Freedom to Read bill that places stronger protections against book bans for public schools within her state.

Hello #kidlitartpostcard day! I am a children’s illustrator based in NC, USA looking for representation. I work in both traditional and digital watercolors and love illustrating Asian and AAPI cultures. Aside from depicting traditions/ the family unit, I love exploring fantastical elements as well.

Lazy dogs can jump if they want to! 🐶🦊 No need to live by the expectations others have set for you. 🩵 #kidlitartpostcard Rep: @kellydhouse.bsky.social At @thetobiasagency.bsky.social

#amquerying #kidlit #writers! I will be open to queries May 1-7! I am just about through February's queries, and have a several fulls on deck, so if you haven't heard from me, I am still considering. For May, I thought I would do a little #mswl. This month I am looking for #MG and #YA--

as everyone knows, the president cannot conduct foreign diplomacy unless the lawyers say its ok first

What's the most brutal insult you've ever heard in your language? I think the most savagely specific one that I've ever encountered was from Finnish... sun gradu oli varmaan 20 sivua. It means "your thesis was probably 20 pages long"

Happy Independent Bookstore Day and all the treats that come with it. #dogs

It was never just about schools, it was never just about libraries, and it isn't actually about the books. It's about finding a way to banish entire people, entire ideas, out of society, back into the closet or worse. www.chron.com/politics/art...

As we leave you tonight, we are energized to see pushback working. We will remain vigilant. The power of the people is stronger than the people in power.

A startling reality about Gen Z, backed up by multiple studies: The most online generation is also the worst at discerning fact from fiction on the internet. How Gen Z became the most gullible generation👇 ow.ly/kUhk50VGrBF

Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.

An autism "registry" culled from private medical records could potentially violate federal privacy laws and runs the risk of abuse. It also harkens back to a time when disabled people were labeled, segregated, and excluded. We won't go back.

“Acts we once took for granted as virtuous, routine, safe—telling the truth, representing those oppressed by the state, providing legal aid to the powerless, volunteering to work at a polling site, basic journalism—now carry some risk. They now require some courage.” Read @radleybalko.bsky.social:

There it is. The clam before the storm.