Those US-Iran negotiations in a nutshell: Iran sent 4 PhDs to Islamabad. The US sent a real estate developer, a son-in-law, a lawyer and a general.

Things that work: giant rocket, very precise math, orbital mechanics, cameras, iPhones Things that don’t work: Microsoft Outlook, toilets, sat phones

Science is good. We should fund it.

Amazon may stop supporting your Kindle, but your public library won’t stop supporting *you.* just saying. 📚

FUCKING THIS. WHAT THE FUCK. I’m so fucking tired.

My guess is that they aren't even publishing new fact books anymore. This administration isn't interested in facts, so they probably ordered the CIA to stop producing them.

Maybe TACO should stand for Trump Always Cashes Out.

If 2026 was a car.

Keep fighting it, everyone.

Y’all come eat. Before it rises to seek revenge …

My thoughts on what's going on in #kidlit publishing now, a little history, and what we can do: mailchi.mp/435ed3c02d61...

Everyone pony the fuck fpr the librarian who just got sacked for refusing to remove LGBTQ books from the kids' section of the library.

Tomorrow night, Tuesday, 3/31, TAG members will vote at the General Membership Meeting on a proposal to adjust member dues. The deadline to RSVP for this meeting is 5 p.m. PST today, Monday, 3/30. All Active Members in Good Standing are eligible to vote. animationguild.org/GMMMarch2026

UP NEXT: 1-seed HONEY BADGER (Mellivora capensis) vs. 4-seed PACIFIC LAMPREY (Entosphenus tridentatus) #2026MMM

JUST IN: Democrats tonight have flipped a GOP-held state House seat in Florida. And not just any seat: This is the district that contains Mar-a-Lago. (It voted for Trump by 11% in 2024). That's right: Trump will now be represented by a Democrat, Emily Gregory, in Tallahassee.

✨It’s National Library Week! Join us in celebrating from April 19-25, 2026, with the theme “Find Your Joy” and Honorary Chair Mychal Threets! #ala #nationallibraryweek

picture, thousan words, etc etc

There was ONE ATC in the tower at LGA during last night's crash. ONE ATC, at LGA!, dealing w ALL air and ground traffic, including a plane filling w a strange smell and no gate to return to. The Pentagon wants $200B for a vanity war, but our ATC towers are empty. Budgets are moral documents.

ah yes, the way to winning hearts and minds: having your personal goons standing around playing candy crush while travelers have to wait 3–6 hours in TSA lines

From me and @authorsabb.bsky.social, call your rep today and tell them to vote NO on HR 7661 It's a bigoted book banning bullshit bill and we don't need it.

“This is one of the most grotesque crimes of our time.”

A month ago they had an extra $500 billion that they didn't know what to do with...what happened to that money? www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Let us know when Bliss responds to this: bsky.app/profile/mega...

If he's going to get a national profile on the strength of a younger woman's campaign, I'm going to come out and say it: during his short-lived tenure as a math professor, Biss had an inappropriate romantic relationship with one of his undergraduate students. I was that student.

I wanna do a beadwork raffle open to anyone who preorders Children of Owl before October - since there’s lots of time, it will be a big, tidy project. What if it was a little black cat like the one in the book?

Well, well, well... I don't want to hear a damned thing about why Mamdani really HAD to break his campaign and post election promises re our library budget. You all should be pushing him to do what he said he would do.

BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT! I’ve been working on an early readers graphic novel series with Laine Falk: The Pine School Pals! The first book of the 3 book deal will be out this Fall (and you can already preorder it). Shoutout to my agent, Hannah Man @ Writers House Can’t wait for y’all to meet the pals!✏️🐸

Trump’s war will easily cost more than it would have cost to extend the ACA tax credits. Republicans are telling the American people—there is always money for war, always money for billionaire tax breaks. Just never any money for health care or families here at home.

My gender presentation is not defined by my sexuality. It is about me not about my relationship to someone else

Everyone should protect trans and gender variant kids

THERE IS STILL TIME! You could get a signed ARC of OBSTETRIX, a signed early copy of WHAT WE ARE SEEKING by Cameron Reed, a signed copy of THE FORTUNATE FALL by Cameron Reed (the new "under her new name" edition!) or a signed deluxe copy of VOGELEIN: OLD GHOSTS by Jane Irwin! TILL 5 PM TODAY.

Thinking about this quote from Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi again.

Diana Wynne Jones is an incredible writer. That is all

This is why people are so upset when people say Democrats need to stop focusing on trans issues because it's too woke and people aren't ready for it: we're not talking minor inconvenience here. We're not talking microaggressions We're talking: they are stripping IDs from trans people

The print sub has been so worth it. A literal joy when I open the envelope each month

Did you read something amazing this year? Was there a groundbreaking novel, a meaningful short story, or unforgettable fan work? Nominate your favorites for the Hugo Awards and help celebrate the best in science fiction and fantasy. Nominations are open!

Appreciate the talk about banning ICE masks in shutdown negotiations. But the non-negotiable should be congressional oversight of ICE detention facilities. Full access, no appointments, no permission slips. No compromise.

ICYMI: I introduced my Trans Bill of Rights with @markey.senate.gov — legislation to defend trans people across this country as Republicans continue to push anti-trans rhetoric and bills. To our beloved trans community: We see you, we love you, and we will always stand with you.

Support every trans, non-binary or questioning person you know. Speak out for those you don’t. Vote for politicians who want to expand humanity, not shrink it. And for god’s sake, stop buying Harry Potter or the works of those who want to ruin the lives of our loved ones out of their own ignorance.

Another thing that the demise of MMPB has resulted in is the death of the midlist. Publishers used MMPB to break new authors, because readers would be more willing to take a chance on them if they only had to pay $4-5. With everything now only HC or trade, fewer titles are being released overall.

Buried in this piece is a throwaway line about how actually her real hustle is selling online courses to aspiring AI hacks, marking an extraordinary symbiosis of my two most hated internet poisons

EVERY HOUSE SHOULD HAVE A DEMON SUCKING BOWL

"Early in his proprietorship, Bezos endorsed a new motto for the paper: “Democracy Dies in Darkness.” It turns out that one of democracy’s most celebrated media institutions can be strangled in broad daylight." --David Remnick

Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work. "Would you like to press the button to turn on the train?"

Tatiani Elliot was brave today. She is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and gave her testimony in front of Washington state legislators. And they silenced her. “Now that some of us are finally speaking, the rules are changing.” ~ Tatiani “Can you please wrap up?” ~ Committee 1/2

DHS smashed an apartment window. Who pays for the repair, DHS (essentially taxpayers) or the building owner? What law is DHS following that says they can indiscriminately damage property? Mass property damage seems to be the current policy of DHS and we need to know what statute allows this.

Happy World Read Aloud Day! #kidlit