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Gutted. We have lost a brilliant voice in the world. Rest in peace Alice Wong @sfdirewolf.bsky.social you were so inspiring to so many of us. Thank you for sharing all your words and for always shining a light on the disability community.

Best literary analysis ever

Post your favorite Star Trek character. Wrong answers only.

the problem is that shitty people keep thinking the cataclysmic social divide happening right now is between educated/uneducated or pastoral/cosmopolitan when in fact it is between cruel/kind, abuser/decent - and being surprised by which side of that line they fall on

I, uh, need to log off now. A bit afraid of what my mentions will look like when I get back, tbh. I don't think I've ever had a post go this viral on Bluesky before. It's a little scary, tbh...um...buy my book? us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

Wow, ok, I don't know what happened, but I posted this 2 days ago, got a few likes and reposts, then suddenly, sometime during the night last night, it BLEW UP. So anyway, I just finished going through as many of the replies as I could, and I'd like to clarify a few things...

this country will not be healed until genuinely rich and powerful people start experiencing genuinely severe consequences for their evil actions. these people will only respond to force. And no, don’t tell me it’s somehow impossible - the U.S. is by no means exceptional in this regard, either.

"What if one of YOUR favorite politicians/celebrities/etc is on the list?" Did you all not notice how quickly we dropped Neil Gaiman when we found out about the things he did? Do you know how beloved that guy used to be and how loathed he is now? I think that right there should answer your question.

My oldest, who turned 18 earlier this year, got to vote for the first time today!

NEW: SCOTUS holds off ruling on Trump's Nat'l Guard request, leaving troops blocked from Illinois for now. Court orders briefing about a part of the law the Trump admin is using to federalize National Guard troops. Also in Illinois: Protesters indicted and an attempt to protect Bovino. Law Dork:

You never know what will come out of a broken crayon. #FoundObjectArt #Halloween

To publishers, authors, & others posting about illustrated books, including covers that have illustration: Please credit the ILLUSTRATOR. This not only helps boost the illustrator, but also shows that you value HUMAN illustrators. #PicturesMeanBusiness

I know it’s too much to expect them to know their history, but if the American Revolution had a motto, it definitely would not have been “immigrants go home.” It would have been “get your fucking soldiers out of our cities.”

I just did a quick search and this is pretty comprehensive. A good resource.

BREAKING: Putting "BREAKING" in front of something without providing any sources does not make something legitimate or true. Be careful out there.

Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.

I also dreamed we decided to foster a bajillion cats. I wasn't The Doctor for that one.

Just remembered that I dreamed I was The Doctor last night, and I was investigating a Victorian murder, and it turned out the murder victim wasn't actually dead--he was just pretending to be dead so people would stop bothering him. I feel ya, fake murder victim. I feel ya. #doctorwho

If, like me, you don't live in Illinois or near an ICE hotspot(?), consider donating to ICIRR! illinoiscoalitionforimmigrantandrefugeerights-bloom.kindful.com?campaign=124...

Ignore all laws about altering historic properties ✅ Pave over Rose Garden for tacky Mar-A-Lardo Patio ✅ Demolish East Wing after lying that "It won't interfere with the current building. It'll be near it but not touching it" ✅ Build gaudy $250M Ballroom as public struggles financially ✅ #Ugh🤢✅

This entire administration has been about demolition. Demolishing our institutions, demolishing our freedoms, demolishing our trust in others, our safety, our physical and mental health. So heck, why not demolish the East Wing of the White House, too? Feels extremely metaphorical.

Head of the Manhattan #NoKings march!

Oh, you mean most imported goods?

This photo accompanying a news story about the heist at the Louvre is perfection.

Federal agencies hiding out in a bunker

I am simultaneously impressed by the coordinated professionalism &, as a historian, horrified that those items will likely be stripped & melted down, because it's highly unlikely they'd be able to sell them as is, unless they already have a buyer who's planning on just... hiding them away, I guess?

I don't think I've ever seen hailstones this large here before. So...yeah...that was an exciting (and noisy!) 5-10 mins this afternoon. #pnwweather

vampirism is a pyramid scheme

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It's been 23 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district to represent them in Congress. Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.

It's that time of year again! That's right! Time to pull out ye olde fulle spectrumme lampe.

1)You may remember the articles criticizing liberal students for their hesitancy to make friends with conservative students—alleging that they were less open-minded than their conservative counterparts.

I keep reading about ads that are telling people not to get mammograms. My own doctor told me not to get a mammogram until I was 50, but I asked to get one at 48, and it led to a cancer diagnosis. I am five years cancer free now. I was really lucky the cancer hadn't spread. Get your mammograms.

Authors: I was just on the Ingram website checking on something and they have a big notice about that IngramSpark fraud that is going around (fraudulent links and asking for money from you to publish), so a reminder to make sure you are on the legit Ingram website before doing publishing business!

Yes. Sue him.

Almost like we founded the entire country on opposing this exact sentence.

Nina has decided she is also a Mass Effect fan. Nina has good taste. #HappyCaturday #MassEffect3Leviathan #MassEffect #MassEffectLegendaryEdition #MassEffect3

Absofuckinglutly you are 😡

Today’s the first day of Banned Books Week! Take a look at the thread and see if there’s something you can do to protect our freedom to read!

NEW: Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order prohibiting federal immigration agents from using any City-owned property in enforcement activity.

JUST IN: Chicago journalistsa re suing DHS and ICE over force used against reporters: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Um... www.wired.com/story/ice-so...

#adhd #mentalhealth #selfcare #mentalmemes

This will end well.

One first step people should do to respond to this is start using the “report a speed trap” function in Apple Maps to report where ICE is operating. Make Apple party to the attempt to protect people.

Hopefully everyone in CA already knows this, but just in case someone doesn’t - there’s a special election happening right now. It’s REALLY important that you vote, and it’s REALLY important that you vote YES on Prop 50.

I am just so fucking proud of her.