A powerful man sexually pursuing a young woman who works for him is oppressive. It immediately limits and reshapes her future to her detriment, whether she is physically forced into it or not. It’s coercion either way, and that is why it’s so wrong. It’s an abuse of power.

And the solution was not more guns, who would have thought? I wonder what happened 3 months ago…

Peak bloom 🌸

Alright y’all this is a small thing but an easy one Stop buying books from Amazon Instead buy them from Bookshop.com which supports your local bookstores Here’s a 20% discount on your first order refer.bookshop.org/jen52349

‘Hey’ came before ‘hi,’ and ‘hi' came before ‘hello.’ ‘Hi’ is most likely a variant of ‘hey.’ ‘Hello’ is not related to either. Goodbye.

Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”

Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers. This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time.

This is a really incredible piece. Share it widely 🎁https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/minneapolis-uprising/685755/?gift=C-rzmQ8PsUHt15odxTKJDn7xrpPNxSpotkNz_P27oI0

Wagner Moura wins Best Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama for The Secret Agent 🏆 #GoldenGlobes

I’m so glad I read this. It might be hard, but it’s possible to change things. #booksky

Proud to be a member and volunteer @aiicusa.bsky.social #ThatsWhyAIIC #InternationalVolunteerDay

Can’t wait to watch this!

Great culture can save lives. Literally. Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard

“What we need as a society right now is more Renaissance people. More people who are able to think through multiple discourses. It's not that the humanities just give you soft skills. It's that the knowledge and resources of the humanities are important for a range of careers (…)”

Let's deliver 150 turkeys to Ward 5 families. It’s time for the 12th annual Union Market District Turkey Drive! lacosechadc.app.neoncrm.com/campaigns/un...

Not to be THAT dictionary, but… It’s ‘per se,’ not ‘per say.’ It’s ‘dog-eat-dog world,’ not ‘doggy-dog world.’ It’s ‘hunger pangs,’ not ‘hunger pains.’ It’s ‘one and the same,’ not ‘one in the same.’ It's 'buck naked,' not 'butt naked.'

BREAKING: For her work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela, María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize.

Not sure I’m in the right mindset for this kind of reading.

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day? Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

Today!

this exists it is called thinking

enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits

Writer friends, the goal is clear.

Here are the Top 5 Dogs of July!

‘THE SECRET AGENT’ has won 2 Cannes prizes: • Best Actor (Wagner Moura) • Best Director (Kleber Mendonça Filho)

Julia Parsons, a U.S. Navy code breaker during World War II who was among the last survivors of a top-secret team of women that unscrambled messages to and from German U-boats, has died at 104.

I don't even know what to say. What do you say to something like this? So deeply cruel and inhumane and enraging. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

🗓️ Sat, May 17 – Panel on the future of interpreter training, including AIIC USA’s own @mirnasoares.bsky.social, Kilian G. Seeber, Jibola Sofolahan, Amanda Forsythe, Maha El-Metwally, Gillian Misener, moderated by Denise de Vasconcelos. 📢 Register: aiic.org/client/event...

Sometimes when we borrow words from other languages, English can become delightfully redundant.

This piece from @tressiemcphd.bsky.social starts with a bang and just gets better and better. Gift link.

being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:

Will try this soon!

Just no

I hope Brazil will make history tonight.

California is partnering with 21 Brazilian state governors on solutions to protect the environment and cut harmful pollution. We're establishing a formal communication channel to share successful approaches to clean transportation, climate adaptation, forest management & more.

Que maravilha de livro! Como ficção e memórias podem ser a mesma coisa…

The 51st News need 142 new paid members to keep things going. Totally worth it!

On Feb. 14th I try always to give honor to one of the greatest contributors to American democracy in our nation’s history, Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery, Douglass never knew his actual birthdate, and adopted Feb. 14th as the day. His penetrating insights about our country inspire me daily.

In celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth, here is work from one of my favorite artists, Bisa Butler! This is a QUILT! Check her out, and a little about the significance of quilts as a medium here: www.artic.edu/exhibitions/... No one can stop us celebrating the things that make our hearts sing!

Please tell your people about The 51st. Our ~biggest challenge~ is letting folks know we exist. We believe news is a public service, so subscription is free! We immediately‼️saw more people give us a chance after some of our subscribers shared with their networks yesterday ⬇️. Thanks in advance!

ASL interpreters who work in the arts (concerts, opera, theatre, etc) deserve to be valued as artists too. it takes so much skill to be this good at capturing the FEEL of music beyond just translating the meaning of the text and it’s an invaluable accessibility service

Watching

The Sirens’ Call @chrislhayes.bsky.social at Sixth & I

VERY good news from @bookshop-org.bsky.social!!