No decent human would support funding ICE. It is impossible to both be a good person and support ICE. It is not a difficult decision. It’s horrifying that we need to convince anyone of this. But we do. So please call.

My mom is always telling me. “Your cats are so big!”

The transcript to this press conference is going to be something.

The vast majority of what’s happening is communal self-defense. It’s not an about agitating or escalating. The whistles, the honking, the yelling — these are efforts by people to warn and protect their neighbors. 2/3

My husband and I have challenged ourselves to get out of the house together to do something fun/interesting (hopefully free) at least once a week. Last night we went to an art exhibit featuring a friend's daughter's incredible work. It was PACKED. People appreciating art was a lovely thing to see.

It's particularly galling to call for ICE to wear body cams when Renee Good's murder literally recorded the whole thing on his phone. He was so confident in his impunity as part of that organization that he recorded and allowed for the release of footage of him shooting a woman at point blank.

I just read on Crooked Media that T’s approval rating is still 95% among republicans. Can this be possible???? My god who are these people? 😔

Therefore, there is only one reason this administration continues to find ways to keep them in the dark: it'll be worse to shed light on their contents.

From @civiqs.bsky.social: Overall, do you think AI is having a positive or negative impact on the world? Neg 54%, Pos 17%. That's hopeful, as is the fact that among 18-33 yr olds, Neg goes up to 65% idk, maybe those of us teaching *about* AI & its terrible costs are having some impact

Local friends: You've heard me talk about my love of roller derby FOR YEARS. Now's your chance to find out why. AND we have a new rec program for people who just want to skate, contact free. It's so much fun! Join us! twinstatederby.com/events/2026/...

The evil crap never ends with these hateful idiots. 😡😡😡😡😡 "Trump administration will investigate Champlain Valley School District over trans athlete policies"https://www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2026-01-15/trump-administration-investigation-champlain-valley-school-trans-athlete-policies

BREAKING — Mayor of Lewiston, Maine posts on FB that ICE is coming to the city imminently. This confirms my reporting the agency is planning a surge in the city and state generally. Lewiston is home to a large Somali-American population, which made up 4.6% of the population as of the 2020 census.

George Jackson, writing this sometime around 1970 before he was murdered by the police, gave us the advice we need now:

Have you always wanted to spend a week in #Vermont making #comics? Here's your chance! Bonus: We'd get to hang out!! www.cartoonstudies.org/workshops/co...

I finally filled out the forms for the Anthropic lawsuit. Eight of my books were used without my permission. As an author whose books are regularly banned and deemed "inappropriate" for readers, I feel extra salty about the situation. Note: It was pretty simple, if you've been dreading it.

There is a link to access for free if you need it in the comments, but if you can afford the fee to support journalism, please do. We should all be very, very afraid. Now what?

Message today from my cats: Hold each other close

The call to action. I'm trying to believe it's not over yet, but dang, it sure feels close. www.reddit.com/r/Progressiv...

LFG www.reddit.com/r/Progressiv...

Ya know, I get why people try to stay out of world news and politics. I really do. But at this point, it's about humanity more than anything. It stopped being about politics long ago. No shame to anyone who remains quiet during this time tho. I'm just saying, be vigilant. Keep yourself informed.

That heaviness you feel after events like yesterday is real. We've all accumulated a lot of mental and emotional weight in the first year of Trump's disastrous presidency. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-physic...

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The whole 🧵, folks

This press conference is a lot. I've said, "WHAT?!?!?!" like 20 times already. Yikes.

OK, so here's a little hope: www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...

Where do you find hope? Please send map. Planning road trip for 2026. Passengers welcome.

End of year lists kind of stress me out and feel kind of crummy. But not this one. What a gift.

I don't know if this person realizes that I am the actual author. Ugh. Twitter sucks so much. (Got a google alert to tell me this happened.) Bright side: The article about this did list me and I thanked Owen and he wrote me back the sweetest note! #kidlit

My feeds are filled with videos of people standing up and speaking out against ice today and that is what Christmas is all about for true Christians. Love is rising up.

Please comment on this study linking use of ChatGPT to cognitive decline. publichealthpolicyjournal.com/mit-study-fi...

Authors, sometimes you have absolutely no idea whose hands your book might end up in. This is such a cool thing the NHL/Pittsburgh Penguins are doing! Big thanks to Owen Pickering! www.nhl.com/penguins/new...

I startled this beauty today, who flew into the apple tree and waited patiently for me to be on my way.

Appa in Wonderland

This is a heartbreaking sentiment and it's happening all over. Parker BELONGS here. Please friends, stand up for trans rights. NO ONE should ever be made to feel this way. What have we become, that we've allowed so much hate and injustice to intensify? And all for what? I'm sorry, Parker.

In case you need some cat love to break up your doomscroll

In a world of absolutely dogshit news about trans athletes, it was such a pleasure to write this piece about the derby community and the way they're stepping up for their trans + nonbinary + gender diverse athletes.

Oh hey a good annual reminder that I’ve got a Bluesky starter pack full of agents on here. Go follow away.👇🏽

Is this meme 20 years old?

214 Democrats signed a discharge petition to force an up-or-down vote on extending Affordable Care Act tax credits to make sure tens of millions of Americans don't experience skyrocketing health insurance premiums. They just need FOUR House Republicans to join them. ☎️ Call YOUR rep at 202-224-3121.

This workshop is going to be AMAZING. Have some out of print books you want to keep available? Tired of the "traditional" route? This workshop is sure to provide all the info you need by two incredible authors who have taken the plunge with great success! www.eventbrite.com/e/rs-present...

In a time when so much is just awful, I was heartened to learn that this existed and that I could even possibly make it myself. www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/jell...

When our son was small we LOVED when he received books as gifts. Here's one I think your little friends would enjoy :) No bias at all.

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Imagine using a fraction of the money involved here to actually fund arts education.

I don’t like the iPhone update at all 😭

Well, this doesn’t sound good. 😔 Vermont's Air National Guard to Be Mobilized — and Won't Say Where www.sevendaysvt.com/news/vermont...

Universal Health Care is the answer and I think we all know it. ❤️

If this was all that existed on the internet for a while, I think that would be fine.