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Age 18 - Can join the military, buy a house, get married, and go into devastating student loan debt Age 21 - Can drink alcohol Age 25 - Can run for U.S. House of Rep Age 30 - Can run for U.S. Senate Age 35 - Can run for President of the United States Just in case anyone needed a reminder...

A Statement from NPR’s Editor in Chief on the Pentagon’s Press Policy. Read More: www.npr.org/2025/10/13/g...

I've seen posts expressing frustration that Department of Education/disability stuff firings isn't in the news. Some places have covered it, but I encourage people to recognize that journalists are humans who can't do everything on the weekend when we need to rest.

On Friday, my first article for National Geographic went live!!! It was so fun combining my history and gaming expertise to dig into the influence of Miyamoto Musashi on modern pop culture like the new Ghost of Yotei. Literal dream assignment. www.nationalgeographic.com/history/arti...

Nick Clegg argues lack of fairness because it’s impossible for him to win the game if he has to follow the rules.

My husband was detained by ICE today Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away I have had zero contact or updates since #SOS @duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov

Illinois State Senator Karina Villa sprang into action to protect her community from ICE raids, alerting neighbors to their rights and chasing off masked agents. This is how you stand up to authoritarianism. We should all be inspired by Sen. Villa's courage.

Went to get my Covid and flu vaccines and was told that my insurance will only cover it if it’s through their special program at CVS. 🙃 I asked how much it would be without insurance. The flu? Around $20. But COVID? Over $200.

I call this my “good stuff people said about me” folder and use it for any time that work is especially stressful, depressing, or difficult. Highly recommend.

Next they'll be rewriting textbooks to say Japanese American internment camps were delightful summer resorts.

While some journalists are certainly guilty of this, the truth is, writers (and even editors) are rarely in control of what can actually make it to print. Newspapers are largely owned by the very billionaires that are benefiting from Trump. Even getting a story with two sides might be a win.

Masked raids are tools of fear, not freedom. Despite what this administration wants you to believe, they are not about “safety.” They are about letting ICE agents hide from accountability while carrying out inhumane acts.

I mean this from my heart. That is the experience of every Black woman in corporate America. White people agreeing with you behind the scenes but leaving you out to swim alone and fight everybody’s battles with ZERO public support

To be clear, Rep. Collier is being held against her will in a government building by our government. This is so far beyond red lines and warning bells.

Today I spent two hours looking for a statistic on homelessness in the U.S. that used to be publicly available in a 10 second search through government websites. The line has been bright red since January.

Just another workday… #dogs #wfh

Washington Post: “Is fascism bad? The answer may surprise you” Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”

These moments are for the history books. When your kids and grandkids ask you whether you stood up and fought back, be someone who can say you did.

so someone broke into my apartment at night and stole all of my swords and im kind of. in shock

Sharing to make sure everyone on the West Coast has seen. Warnings have already gone out for parts of Hawaii and Alaska. Stay safe, friends. ❤️

amazing to think that Tumblr actually has the only good algorithm on the whole internet, yes this post was perfectly relevant to me thanks

One of my favorite things to do with my writing friends is to share memes we make about our books. Sooooooo, with that in mind, what would your characters look like with this chart? #WritingCommunity Chart credit: ThisisanEraser on Pinterest

If there is no joy, burnout will just come faster.

I have a confession... The first time I heard of Bluesky, it was by seeing the bsky at the end of people's usernames. To this day, I still call it "Blue-ski" in my head.

Instead of investing in proven solutions, the administration is doubling down on cruel and ineffective policies that strip people of their rights, lock them into dangerous institutions, and punish them for having nowhere else to go.

*insert self promotion words here*

Them: What do you do for a living? Me: I'm a journalist. Them:

People in ICE concentration camps are forced to kneel to eat food off plates “like dogs”, held on unsanitary buses in parking lots for more than 24 hours, crammed for weeks in freezing intake rooms where they sleep on the floor, and denied adequate medical care. This is a human rights crisis.

When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.

I may never be over the mental gymnastic involved in someone saying "How dare you make this one-dimensional, stereotypical supervillain from the 1940s so much like me." Like... 1) did you really say that out loud on purpose, and 2) Maaaaaybe it's time to reexamine your life.

Big fan of this take on the Superman movie - specifically because it digs into the origin of the character and its ties to early WW2 anti-immigrant rhetoric.

Great but sickening article from NPR on (some of) the mistreatment of those in U.S. prisons. Quick read but an important one.

Superman was first introduced in 1938—four years after Hitler declared himself dictator of Germany, and one year before WW2 began. There’s a reason that this movie at this moment is hitting so hard.

I was given an ultimatum.

What a headline.

Hey here’s an app I didn’t know about, either.

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I’m just saying that as an author, if I ever had a character write an official letter like this (let alone the president), no reader would ever take me seriously again.

If you need a smile today, the comment section of these posts remains a delight as always. 😂

I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy. I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.

NEW: Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers seek permission to file an amended complaint in his civil case in Maryland. Among other things, the amended complaint “includes Abrego Garcia's first-hand account of torture and mistreatment at CECOT…”

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When my mom was in college, there was a dorm-wide tradition of stealing trays from the cafeteria to use as sleds on snowy days. But sure. This is clearly a Big DealTM. 🙄

I think many white folks were raised with the idea that it’s “impolite” to talk politics or disagree. We are loooooong past when we all should have gotten over this. There is no compromise on basic human rights. The best time to make a change is before. The second best is right now.

If you think it can’t happen here, remember that it already did. In 1942 soldiers came with rifles to our home and ordered us out. They put us in internment camps. Most of us were citizens.

O.M.G. Check out this footage of the Trump military parade in DC. The empty bleachers. The squeaking wheels. What an embarrassment for Donald Trump. (video via Elizabeth Landers of the Scripps News service over on X)

My heart is with everyone protesting today. ❤️ Though I can’t be there in person because of a funeral, I am so proud of everyone who is standing up to what’s going on. Be careful, stay safe, and drink water. (Seriously, it’s hot. Drink a LOT of water, y’all.)

@governorwalz.mn.gov: "The road to authoritarianism is littered with people telling you you're overreacting."