Why do I like sword & sorcery? The limitless potential of its hodgepodge worlds Its maps are blank, full of liminal spaces Weird mysteries and great wonders lurk around every corner It is the physical space of a dream You engage with it in short bursts, ere that dream crumbles

I might as well repost this one every day. *sigh*

It's not that hard folks. Putin ordered Trump to destroy the U.S. from the inside. And that is precisely what he is doing.

I think I'd move to California so fast.

We are lithic.

Got tickets to see Band of Horses! Woo hoo!

Holy hell. The description of death row in apartheid South Africa was one of the most harrowing things I've ever read. Also. This guy wasn't fucking around.

So hilarious and adorable. 🤣🤣🤣

How did I not know @diterlizzi.bsky.social was here?!?? I smashed the follow button so fast!

crazy that the website that I randomly decided to put together at 10AM yesterday has had over 25k unique visitors in 24 hours. please keep sharing with your networks.

BREAKING — Mayor of Lewiston, Maine posts on FB that ICE is coming to the city imminently. This confirms my reporting the agency is planning a surge in the city and state generally. Lewiston is home to a large Somali-American population, which made up 4.6% of the population as of the 2020 census.

This. I am done returning to the status quo of what got us here. I want universal healthcare. I want a maximum wage tied to the minimum wage. I want omnipresent, cheap public transit and walkable neighborhoods. I want Supreme Court and police reform, and I want the rich to pay their fair share.

🚨 ACT NOW and text @govmurphy.bsky.social at (732) 605-5455: 📲 “The NJ Legislature made history by passing the immigrant protections package. But the safety of our communities can’t wait. Governor Murphy, sign these bills into law NOW.”

So after talking to three different people and losing almost an hour of my life, a new modem and router are on their way to the correct address. 😤

I'd I have to provide my contact information to one more person, I'm going to explode in a supernova.

Optimum shipped my new router to the house we haven't lived in for 8 years. Now they want me to go to an Optimum store to file a complaint in person?!? Fuck that action! It's their mess; they need to fix it. 🤬

Tori Amos transcended, giving jaunty, eloquent tones to songs of liberation from (or in) even the most extreme situations. www.treblezine.com/tori-amos-li...

We are a small group of neighbors in the Longfellow neighborhood of Minneapolis, and we have created this fund to administer individual support to meet the urgent needs of families in crisis in our neighborhood. Please give/share if you can! tinyurl.com/helpinglongfellow

Important to remind ourselves that there are good people in the world and good things still happen.

I was almost completely off social media and on a news blackout this weekend. It was a great reset. Highly recommended.

Rally against ICE terrorism in Boston Common

I invite all Americans to join Minnesota in a day of unity tomorrow.

#TattooThursday Had another session done on my thigh piece last week. #witchsky

Except for a few calls I need to make tomorrow, contemplating going phoneless this weekend. The world is a little much right now.

10,000 people honoring Renee Nicole Good at the site of her murder

Last book of my 7 Best Reads of 2015 is "Witness for the Dead" by Katherine Addison. Set in the same world as the amazing "The Goblin Emperor," this novel is similarly full of magic, mystery, intrigue, and fascinating characters. The sequels are great, too.

Call your congresspeople and scream at the to support this! There has to be accountability for today's atrocity!

The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.

Get rid of DHS. I really don't care if you or your family got here 1 day ago, 1 decade ago, or 1 century ago. Borders aren't real and immigrants make our nation better

Werewolves are against fascism! We don't tolerate those who prey on the weak and downtrodden of society! 🖌️🎨: @mxmorgan.com

This thread is amazing and broadly applicable to many arenas. I grew to hate reptile shows in part because you'd for sure encounter at least one attendee (or vendor) saying or wearing some right-wing/Nazi adjacent horseshit.

My husband needed to watch "Hairspray" for his movie club, and I decided to watch it with him. Having now seen two John Waters' movies, I think I can confidently say John Waters is not for me.

"Chain Gang All-Stars" by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah is number 6 on my Best Reads of 2025 list. This near-future sci-fi novel is a violent and harrowing story of gladiatorial combat in fascist America. It's fantastic, but definitely a hard read.

These are my kin.

My favorite album of all time. I remember hearing Silent All These Years the first time on the radio. That opening piano riff made time stop and I just froze. It sounded like nothing else I'd ever heard. Winter breaks my heart. Crucify knows me too well. And, like, fucking Tear in Your Hand, right?

This goddamn sucks.

"The Lindens" by Barney Jeffries is fifth on my list of Best Reads of 2025. Not my typical genre, it follows the lives of various people living in the title house over a century. Poignant, funny, and well-written.

I still feel deep sadness (and a little nauseous) when I think about The Sandman. It was so glorious...

This is way too much for a Monday.

Schloss, who was friends with Frank in Amsterdam and whose mother later married Frank's father, was a tireless educator about the Holocaust and was honorary president of The Anne Frank Trust UK. n.pr/4pnJxEo

Number 4 on my Best Reads of 2025 list is "Thoth" by Lesley Jackson. It's a wonderfully complete and layman-friendly guide to the ancient Egyptian god of writing, medicine, magic, the moon, and so much more. I found it really fascinating.

This thread is 🔥🔥🔥

And that would be different than usual how exactly?

A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine is possibly the best sci-fi novel I've read in the last decade.

Term limits allow lobbyists to run the show even more than they do now. My answer is to end the influence of lobbying by ending the private funding of campaigns. Just go all the way. These are public offices. They should not and cannot continue to be privately owned.

Favorite reads of 2025 number 3 is "The Last American Road Trip" by Sarah Kendzior. Tempted to call this my favorite book of the year. Full of grief, rage, wonder, and defiance. Sarah does not miss.

Trump says U.S. will "run" Venezuela. Protests break out in over 75 cities across the USA. Video below from NYC. 🎥 @recluseastrid.bsky.social

What if none of these things is a distraction from the other things and instead they're all just horrible things