To: European leaders From: Robert Reich It is impossible to appease a tyrant. Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/memo-to-europe-remember-neville-chamberlain

As a heartless killing machine, I was a terrible failure.

"CBS News is survived by their former colleagues in journalism and the American people. Rest in pathetic." charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/in-memoria...

In October, an agent's own bodycam video showed him telling victim Marimar Martinez, before opening fire, “Do something, bitch.” Later, he texted a group chat involving other agents, “I fired 5 rounds, and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.” trib.al/qtFsn98

Lighthouses wanted.

Friends, please take a moment and read this piece by poet, children's book author (and fellow South High grad - go Tigers!) Bao Phi. It's wonderful and moving and necessary. time.com/7345628/anti...

I like this article a lot, and the line "When these characters cook for each other, the implications are strictly emotional" got me square in the chest.

It's Epiphany, which means it's time for Cuddling Kings in Medieval art

"Die rechtliche Einordnung des US-Einsatzes ist komplex"....Man weiß gar nicht, wo man anfangen soll. #Merz #Venezuela

"I’m going to walk y’all through why this is very bad, and I’ll attempt to make it as clear as possible to outline the unnecessary risks and complications Trump is now forcing upon our country and the people of Venezuela and international stability."

In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.

Nothing against the rest of the piece, but this is now the third mainstream article I've seen on HR that traces the roots of m/m fandom for this Western show to BL. Obviously there have always been crossover points & fans but it's baffling that to see this EXCESSIVELY DOCUMENTED HISTORY so mangled.

I take it. :)

Oh, shit. Seriously: oh, shit.

Die Fantasy-Autorin Liza Grimm und ihre starke Aktion für den SERAPH – darüber berichtet auch das »Börsenblatt« in seinem Internet-Auftrit sehr positiv. Aktion und Berichterstattung finde ich super! Hier: www.boersenblatt.net/news/liza-gr... @thelizagrimm.bsky.social @phantastikpreis.bsky.social

Artists show the way it's done.

Flashback post and yep, still our favorite.

“Separate” has never been equal because separation exists solely to justify unequal power. trib.al/soPCg6j

If this doesn't motivate you to vote in the Midterms, nothing will.

Ich habe mir eine Menge cozy KI-Playlisten auf Youtube angeschaut und zum Jahresende einen letzten Newsletter über Weihnachten als Vibe und Slop für euch geschrieben:

The actor Michael Sheen used all his money to start a fake debt collecting business, buy 900 people in Wales's debt, and excused it. If Musk bought ALL $194 billion in medical debt in the U.S. and excused it in the same way, he'd still be the world's riches man by hundreds of billions of dollars.

Authors, remember that you CAN insist on human translation for your foreign-language editions and have it written into your contracts. You can no longer just assume you're going to get a human to work on the book whose every word you wrote with intent.

Am 16. Dezember 1992 verlegte der Künstler Gunter Demnig den ersten Stolperstein in Köln mit dem er vor der letzten bekannten Adresse des Opfers des Nazi Unrechtsregimes ein Zeichen setzen wollte, daß diese Menschen nicht vergessen sind und nicht vergessen werden dürfen. 

Je-jetztele - sodele -guatsnächtle.😜

THAT IS NOT A CHURCH THAT IS A BOOK CLUB!!! Truth to power, we love to see it

People who are saying that Trump's new National Security Strategy should not be taken seriously should ask themselves this: Was it right or wrong not to take Project 2025 seriously?

"Some have told us they are getting them from illegal websites that sell anabolic steroids to weightlifters."

Mit zwei Kolleginnen biete ich Anfang Januar eine Winter-Schreibwoche an – vom 9. bis 16. Januar 2026. Jeden Tag Schreiben und Workshops mittag und abends – online und live mit Lisa Kuppler, Susanne Zeyse und Saskia von Hoegen Mehr Info: the-writing-spirit.com/schreibwoche/

Ich durfte mit dem @verfassungsblog.de sprechen und etwas über die Grenzen der Strafjustiz und Misogynie berichten.

Picard management tip: Always be ready to change course.

Yup, important to make the distinction between swinging and poly, there's overlap but it's not the same thing, although as I understand it both involve a whole lot of consulting of schedules

Mensah’s eyebrow was still aimed at Indah and it was getting pointed. (Not really. It’s hard to describe, you had to see it.)

Economic and social precarity always enables abuse. Perhaps that is why the Trump administration has gone to such great lengths to destabilize large swaths of American life. trib.al/4nOWV6m

Interessanter Artikel bei Autorenwelt über die Übersetzer*innenhonorare im Allgemeinen und bei Bastei Lübbe im Besonderen. www.autorenwelt.de/blog/branche...

Picard management tip: Do your best to learn about and comprehend the experiences of people who look very different from you.

I'm thinking today of all my fellow veterans but especially the more than 5,000 trans service members and their families who were kicked out of the military this year despite being highly qualified and serving honorably. This injustice will be a stain on our nation's history.

Finally, SCOTUS issues a sane decision. Don’t get complacent though. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...

Trump's America. Agency scientists speak out about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge and training opportunities that the USA is losing www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Confession time: I don’t actually know where we are.

TODAY: Don't BOO... VOTE! ✅ CA: YES on PROP 50 ✅You poke the Bear, the Bear bites back! NJ: MIKIE SHERRILL for GOV. ✅ VA: ABIGAIL SPANBERGER for GOV. ✅ GHAZALA HASHMI for Lt. GOV. ✅ Let's All Stick Together & #StickItTo_tRUMP!!!!!

There was some strange system where they all got their food and shelter and education and medical for free, no matter what job they did.

“Our negotiators had never seen this before in any international talks,” said one European official, who had spoken to negotiators. “People being summoned to the U.S. Embassy in London — intimidation, threats of cessation of business, threats of family members losing visas.”

I didn’t want to answer any reasonable questions.

A reminder that you can donate to Wikipedia to keep human-sourced knowledge accessible.

As the shutdown approaches a month, millions risk losing healthcare coverage—and Trump doesn’t seem to care.

“In America, the law is king.” -Thomas Paine

It's important to have a good opening sentence but you need to follow it up with a good rest of the book

One week from right now, millions of Americans will gather in every state for the biggest day of peaceful protest in American history. Join your local No Kings Day event to make it clear that We The People won’t cower in response to Trump’s authoritarian takeover: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...