We’re headed for the first shutdown since the last time Trump was in office. The framing of trying to give Medicaid to illegals is absolute nonsense. The average family of four is paying up to *$1500* a month on the insurance marketplace. Dems wanted to help. GOP refused.

HEY CORPORATE MEDIA, Say it with me. Your headline is REPUBLICAN CONGRESS FAILS TO FUND GOVERNMENT: SHUTDOWN IMMINENT Let me know if you need any help with this

WOW! THIS IS TERRIBLE! Trump's economy lost 32,000 jobs last Month according to ADP Dow Jones had been looking for an INCREASE of 45,000. In addition to the drop in September, the August payrolls number was revised to a loss of 3,000 from an initially reported increase of 54,000.

It can’t be said enough: the last three times the government has shut down, Donald Trump was president of the United States, and Republicans controlled the House and the Senate. They cannot govern.

I'm mad, guys. I'm so freaking mad. I've been trying so hard to keep myself even headed, but I can't do it anymore. All I want to do is scream all the time. This isn't the world I wanted for my daughter and I just...

I confronted my (not quite mega church) pastor uncle on his blatantly racist rhetoric and when I thoroughly ripped apart his condescending reply, he ignored me. It's been over a week and he still hasn't replied. Man's an outright coward.

It’s starting to feel like martial law with troops being sent into city after city. Trump announced on social media that he’s deploying forces to Portland, escalating his campaign of targeting Democrat-led cities with military presence.

If you know that your dog likes to bite people, why the FUCK would you sit on the stairs of the complex so that everyone who walks by gets bit???? I don't fucking care if you're sending him to a class. He fucking bit me! Twice! I love dogs, but I fucking hate people.

My next video is out! I feel like I made a lot of good improvements and this video came out a lot cleaner. Check out my review of The Binding by Bridget Collins! #booksky #booktube #bookreviews youtu.be/_FIzWl6UynM?...

Two things can be true: someone can be abhorrent, and we can condemn gun violence (something, incidentally, Charlie Kirk never bothered to do.)

Political violence is bad. It usually begets more political violence. Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets. Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe. It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.

In other news, my kiddo walked yesterday. I know it's not even close to important to most people, but I feel like we all need a reminder that life is still happening, and even on terrible days, small joys can be found.

Drink some water. Schedule that haircut you’ve been putting off. Stay true to your values even as chaos rises around us. You’ve got this!

This was definitely the wrong moment to come back to bluesky...

Good fucking morning to everybody, except those refusing to say Melissa Hortman's name—the Democratic lawmaker who was assassinated just 12 weeks ago. Her murder deserves the same attention as Charlie Kirk’s, as we all try to figure out how to make sure this shit never happens again.

They saw him die... I can't... Why won't people put a stop to this? There was another school shooting in CO at the same time. How many people have to die? How many kids traumatized? Why is this still even a debate?

Assasinating two Dems in Minnesota was barely a blip from the media. Remember that the next few days.

It is possible to hold both of these things true at the same time: 1) political violence is never an appropriate choice in a civilized society 2) Charlie Kirk’s dream is to create exactly the kind of society he currently lives in, as spoken from his own mouth

Holy shit...

Hey all! I'm just here to let you all know that I made a YouTube video (because I've clearly gone insane). The video is a review of the mystery/thriller book; The Whisperman by Alex North. If you like long winded, impassioned rants about books, please check it out! youtu.be/r3DukdqvVHs?...

The protests are expanding to Europe, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and South America. #3E #NoKingsProtest

The absolute intensity with which I stare at my husband when he reads my stuff to see if he laughs at the right places should be illegal.

Hello, I'm back again. What did I miss?

Is it really even a conversation in the book community if someone's point doesn't get wildly misconstrued and misrepresented by someone being overly defensive?

People not immediately suggesting Stephen King or Brandon Sanderson even when you have already explained that you don't like them challenge: impossible.

I cannot stress enough that people in public don't want to hear your shitty taste in music or audiobooks. Headphones exist for a reason, people. Get some.

What is people's obsession with initializing(?) the names of everything? Tv show with two words? Too long, must use initials. I have seen entire essay length posts written about books where they never actually say the name of the book and only use initials. Like, why?

Btw, if you want to read a very fun, quick, mystery thriller, I highly recommend Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera. She has a really incredible dry humor that had me cracking up through the whole book. It does beat you over the head with the messaging, but it's a good time nevertheless.

While the fantasy book genre has completely degraded into unrepentant trash, I have found a new home in the horror and thriller genres. While it can still be pretty hit or miss, it feels like these authors still care about attempting quality. (I still want to know where the editors are, though.)

I'm going to do my best to not post about politics on here, anymore. Not because I don't think it's incredibly important (because of course it is), but because I know y'all are already flooded with information from folks far smarter than me. Instead, I'm going to try to be a little spot of normal.

Genuinely, how does anyone use Instagram or Facebook anymore? It's literally just ads and "suggested posts". I don't care about either. I just want to see what my friends and family are up to. Like, wtf?

Cory Booker just gave the longest speech in the history of Congress and concluded by apologizing to everyone who had to stay up all night keeping the chamber open and operating.

what booker is doing right now is an example of what i mean when i say things like “we need more ambition right now.” there is room in american politics right now for people with ambition to take big stands and reap the rewards. he’s doing it!

Records are meant to be broken. Congrats @booker.senate.gov for stepping up and standing up for the American people. Blazing your own path for the W 👏👏👏👏👏

Sen. Cory Booker, everybody! What an incredible show of determination and protest. We need more energy like this among the rest of our Democratic leadership.

REMINDER #4 4. Don’t grade on a curve Do not hold Republicans to a lower standard and do not hold Democrats to a higher one. When a Republican does something normal, recognize it is normal not exceptional. When a Democrat does something normal, recognize it is normal and not terrible.

Literally everything Musk has done since Trump entered office has been illegal. Why NO ONE seems to be doing a single thing about it is still unknown.

I say this genuinely and with my whole heart... Fuck cigarette smokers.

I cannot express how exhausted I am with trying to be strategic around my family, so as not to piss them off too much even though they continue to say absolutely heinous and objectively wrong things without thought. Why? Why am I doing this? Why am I so hesitant to call them on their BS?

It's unreal how fast a Christian can go from "The bible is about love!" to "Actually, the bible says not to help the needy and, actually, empathy is a sin." When being charitable no longer immediately benefits them.

It's become so hard to take any news seriously anymore. It's like my brain has been completely exhausted of the ability to feel anything regarding the state of our country right now. And I hate it.

Can we get a recount? Pick your battles Can we object to electors under 14.3? Pick your battles Can we vote against Rubio for SoS? Pick your battles Demand volume II of the report? Pick your battles Call for SCOTUS expansion? Pick your battles Okay but could you pick like ONE battle? ANY battle?

Me returning to the Internet after a few weeks of disconnecting.

Why does anybody think popcorn ceiling is a good idea???

Two more days and I can be a normal person again. My brain is fried. I do not recommend the moving process even though I highly recommend the results.

It is no coincidence that the people who write the “we should appease Trump’s abuses” pieces are those who are also abusers.

TikTok is back up lol. It’s all bullshit. Everything is bullshit. And there’s a shit ton coming for the next four years. Sigh.