This is the first and only thing that has sparked my interest in celebrating July 4th this year. Excellent speech.

Democrats, be the party Mike Johnson thinks you are!

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But hopefully adds to the meta-precedent of not respecting precedent, so when we get an expanded SCOTUS it can quickly and derisively reverse Callais, Shelby County, Trump v US, Dobbs, etc.

I have never hated anything in my life as much as SCOTUS hates the idea that a civil rights plaintiff might win a lawsuit.

Trump doesn’t think affordability exists

happy bday English writer Anna Laetitia Barbauld, b.1743. “Is there not A tongue in every star that talks with man, And wooes him to be wise? nor wooes in vain; This dead of midnight is the noon of thought, And wisdom mounts her zenith with the stars.”

If your business model doesn’t work without breaking the law, then you’re not in business. You’re in organized crime.

It does make me feel better.

Fuck Russia.

SILVER & BLOOD is on sale for $1.99 in the US, maybe today only? Filled with cursed forests, deadly beasts, magical libraries, and a slow-burn romance between two wary, reluctant allies. Amz: miha.li/SB_Amzn BN: miha.li/SB_BN Apple: miha.li/SB_Apple Bkshp: miha.li/SB_Bkshp More: miha.li/SB

NOOOOOO! Dormition Cathedral of Kyiv‑Pechersk Lavra — a UNESCO World Heritage site and priceless cultural landmark — has been struck and is burning.

“The Christian right spent decades narrowing the Gospel down to two issues, abortion and gay marriage… Jesus never mentions either… But in Matthew 25, words… attributed explicitly to Jesus tell us we will be judged by how we have treated the hungry, the sick, the stranger and the imprisoned.”

I honestly didn’t need him to say “Let the oil flow!” to see him as the Harkonnen monster.

Know what I miss from early days terminal online-ness? The word omgwtfbbq. (Yes is word.) Sometimes that’s the only way to properly describe this world.

I remember a contest judge reading the first chapter of my first book and freaking out at all the language rules I intentionally broke. Nowadays, that’s just proof I’m not AI.

Tahiti does this, and yes it is adorable but also it’s usually when he’s hungry.

The 1st photo broke my heart 3 years ago. This dog’s just rescued from the water, after Russians blew up the Kakhovka Hydroelectric power plant on June 6, 2023. I can still hear the excruciating crying as people watched the water coming to their own doors. 80 settlements were flooded, fast. People 

I needed to know this.

Classicist here to inform you all that this is ancient Greek for summoning a cat

This is a grim article for pride month. Reporting might benefit from some data granularity, especially age. I see a huge gulf between younger folks and olds on LGBTQ+ issues. That gulf gives me hope. apnews.com/article/gall...

Pouring one out for Scott Pelley of 60 Minutes tonight. Respect to everyone who speaks truth to power and is willing to accept the consequences.

Being a Ukrainian is: sleeping fully clothed in a hallway with a go to bag with documents cash and devices near you so if you need to escape during Russian attack you are prepared

Love is Love ♥️

Here’s the thing, people are buying the same amount or less of everything as before, but it is costing them more than before because this administration has fucked up every single thing it touches. If you can’t understand that, you might be MAGA

A slice of truth deep in the comments.

Putin has attacked Romania, our nato ally. In a normal world this would trigger Article 5.

Romancelandia, this one’s for you! I *know* you all have the perfect snippets for this week’s word, because I didn’t even bother searching my files once I saw it pop up. I picked a book, then searched, and yup, many options to choose from. 😂

Ken Paxton is the most corrupt politician in America.  He embodies the broken system we’re running against. It’s time to come together: The People vs. Ken Paxton

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Here’s Texas making me hope again.

how to turn the AI stuff off: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

My heart. Animals and kids have no idea why us grown ups are fucking up their world.

Every time I hear another cruel or corrupt torment my president and his toadies have inflicted upon the world, I feel like I’m trapped in an eternal dungeon with my abuser, and people I love have put me here.

Fun!

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Thomas Massie pushed for the release of the Epstein files, and the response has been tens of millions in outside spending, smear campaigns, and coordinated attacks. If this is what they do to a sitting member of Congress, imagine what Epstein survivors face when considering whether to come forward.

I’m a sucker for these best-of lists. Never read Pedro Paramo in English. Might have to investigate.

The discourse around "This is a tell for AI writing" really only serves the AI bros, because (they believe) it will tell them how to change the AI to make it indistinguishable from a human. We need to keep our em dashes. Our rules of three. The tell for AI is: is it hollow, does it say nothing.

There's a screenshot going around of authors admitting to AI use and one of them appears to write hardcore monsterfucking fics and this makes me sad. If you're not writing monsterfucking fics for the sheer, genuine love of the game then what the hell are we even doing here?

Roe V. Wade

Consumed Mother’s Day ice cream (Cherry Garcia, my fave) and now am digesting it slowly over a thousand years like the Sarlaac. This is contentment. Hope your day is just as lovely.

If Black votes didn't matter, they wouldn't be working this hard to steal them. You don't spend millions of dollars and pass dozens of restrictive laws to stop something that "doesn't matter."

Internet rules dictate that whenever you see the Tom Holland Umbrella video, you have to share it. I'm just following the rules.

This corrupt regime is now going after anyone who exposes their crimes. No one is safe. Especially strong Black women. When we wrest back control of our destroyed government agencies, like the FBI, we will clean house & hold these criminals accountable.

Why was this sender’s contact info redacted? Why would anyone send a photo of a child to a known pedophile? We still have a lot to uncover about the #EpsteinFiles

SCOTUS is compromised. It needs to be reformed completely.

@authormsbev.bsky.social I wrote a short story this week, so today I’m wearing my “Slayer of Words” shirt. You continue to inspire me.

How Volodymr Zelenskyy manages to survive in a literal war without a ballroom to keep him safe is just shocking to me.