Listen, I just cannot say this loudly enough: if there is a detention center near you or planned to be near you, please get trained immediately in rapid response and get connected to your local immigration action network. It is the primary way to know exactly what's happening and how you can help.

A good thread on the increasing risk of salmonella and other food borne illnesses. I wrote about this in my book, too, how climate change is creating conditions for bacteria like this to spread more easily

Days after a trans University of Washington student was killed in off-campus student housing, the UW chapter of Turning Point USA is hosting ex-trans activist Chloe Cole. Students are organizing at counter protest outside Kane Hall at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, 5/13

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If we actually want to appreciate moms, we should be providing free childcare, healthcare, and guaranteed income for stay-at-home parents to put more money in families’ pockets and ensure no SAHP is reliant on a partner for their economic security. Idk I think that’s better than 15% off a vacuum.

I need to find the setting in Google Maps that readjusts its faith in my ability to cut across 4 lanes of traffic within 0.25 miles. 😳

Tennessee strikes down decades-old law against redistricting wpln.org/post/tenness...

“This is not conservative. This is cowardly. If your agenda cannot survive (when) black voters have a fair representation, then the problem isn't us voting. It is your agenda. Earn the black vote. Black people are not Democrat or Republican," says Tennessee state Sen. London Lamar of Memphis.

🔥 @justinjpearson.bsky.social: “WE ARE STILL HERE.” #Memphis @GovBillLee @MarshaBlackburn #JimCrow

Ugh. I can’t believe we are even considering this whole exercise mostly to eliminate the Memphis district. And I’m still stuck in Ogles district. Everything about this is terrible.

🎧Friends, I’m so out of the loop on music. Send me your recs for singer/songwriter (Rachel Yamagata, Shawn Colvin), dance tracks (the killers) or friend’s garage band rock (flickerstick, Antigone rising). given that most of those references are 20 years old, 🪇apparently, I just need anything good!

It’s really that simple.

Maine has another option, and it’s @andrealaflamme.bsky.social

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From now until July 31st, we are open for submissions for the Broad Ripple Review Prize in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Each winner will receive $200 and publication. It is FREE to submit. All submissions to our regular reading period are considered as well as any current pending submissions.

Anyway: one of the most effective things you can do right now as a form of resistance is to build and work in relationships of trust & communities of care. We spend so much time on this in The Ripple Effect Institute on this that cultivating trust has become a primary theme. Make your own safety.

Once again, it's a Tuesday, and that means there are many good books being published today. Buy or borrow one and it will be an automatic distraction from the daily horrors.

My favorite of this account so far. Absolute banger of a pic!

April is almost over, which means limited time to buy poetry titles at 20% off. Skip on over to our website to claim: masonjarpress.com #poetry #poetrycollections #nationalpoetrymonth #bookdiscount #poems

We're planning to do a 6:00 pm live stream with forecast updates for tonight's event. See you then!

Mesmerized, like everyone else today, by these Aztec dancers, who performed today at the Mercadito hosted by Christ the King church in Nashville as a mutual aid project with The Remix Way. I’ll tag the group in the comments below, they were not only talented but so kind as well! #mutualaid #aztec ❤️

In my decades as a reporter, I did some things I was ashamed of to get a story. I had to schmooze some bosses I despised to keep my job. But I’m glad to say I never had to bear the sort of shame that will haunt those who attend the WHCA dinner tomorrow.

Please do not ask bookworm if they are going to finish the books they have before buying more. It is very offensive in our culture.

I love this ap for showing me that good things are coming to people that absolutely deserve it… despite the world being an on-fire cesspool!! I’m so looking forward to hearing more from this scholar.

I'm thrilled to announce I found some stray words tucked away inside my sorrow spruced their feathers and let them fly into the dawn eclectic energy crackling on rustling syllables #emoetry thrilled #poetry

NEW: Pope Leo XIV told the world’s press today that the Catholic Church’s moral imagination has long been too narrowed to sexual ethics — and that war, migration, and human dignity are the “much greater, more important issues” of our time.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SFQ... Rosie the Riveter finally got her wings. Rest in Peace, Connie Palacioz. The 101-yo aviation trailblazer passed away peacefully at home on Sunday. #Wichita,KS

I saw a disclaimer in an ebook the other day that said, 'This book is 100% human generated. I'd rather write a story that might have lumpy bits than generate a soulless, passionless, piece of crap." I'm thinking of adding something like that to my next book if I ever get around to writing it.

Indictment of @splcenter.org is based on clear false narrative. False: DOJ and Kash Patel's claim that SPLC supported white supremacist groups via paying informants. Reality: “We frequently shared what we learned from informants with local and federal law enforcement, including the FBI."

I hate him so much.

Sadly, HB1666, the misgendering/honorifics bill passed. We are grateful to Rep. Gloria Johnson for speaking forcefully against it during the debate. It now goes back to the Senate for consideration.

1,370,070 Virginians voted early as of the state's final update this morning. That compares to 1,485,413 who voted early before the governor's and legislative races last fall.

Seems to me it's good for anyone to be able to access public health facilities, but a new Tennessee bill would require county health departments--among other agencies--to collect immigration information before offering treatment.

This week TN Senate & House will vote on a conference report on a bill that block trans people from being housed according to their gender identity in shelters, dorms, detention facilities. Tell YOUR state senator & YOUR state representative to reject any version of it at ujoin.co/campaigns/36...

I loved the vendors at the #nashyarnfest this year! I’m planning on using the top Siri Alpaca yarns from Swan City Yarn for the Nebula sweater, the bottom two for a Nightshift shawl, and the minis for accents in hats and socks. I’d love to see what other folks collected and your plans! #knitting

Whoever came up with the idea for #blueskyartshow #photography scroll is a genius. Thank you for that gorgeous scroll I just had. Here’s my minor contribution. I love the people on this ap finding ways to keep feeding us beauty in a dismal time. ❤️

DOJ demanded voter files from all 50 states. DOJ sued 31 states for refusing their demand. My law firm intervened to protect voters in those cases. DOJ is now 0-5. My firm is 5-0. Lesson: When we fight we win.

I told CNN this morning that Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth have something in common — they’ve never read the gospels.

"Vance" is a useful new verb in the English language, and one consistent with our Latinate heritage. Compare: ➡️ ADVANCE: To move something forward. ⬅️ VANCE: To cause a situation to decline or devolve. In a sentence: "Donald Trump's second term vanced the American economy."

⚡Historic election ousts Hungary's Orban after 16 years in power. The election results are "painful for us, but clear," Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in a brief concession speech Sunday night.

"If Swalwell was guilty, his accusers would file charges" is a thing I keep seeing. But here's the thing: it's absolutely NOT how the system works. ONLY PROSECUTORS CAN FILE CRIMINAL CHARGES IN THE US LEGAL SYSTEM.

The photos of cats swatting the splashdown of #artemis are so delicious. I love it!!

I’ve had a bad day at work before, but never so bad as the poor camera guy on CNN absolutely not being able to keep a stable image of the Artemis capsule. That poor guy is having a rough go of it.

The hungry red panda at the Prospect Park Zoo? Adorable. The HungryPanda delivery app scamming small businesses? Not adorable. So they will be paying $580,000 back. We'll keep pursuing companies that take advantage of New Yorkers, and we'll keep asking if we can pet a red panda just for a second.

The horrors persist, but so do mushrooms

The murder mitten deployment detail on this is delightful.

SCREAMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!