“Chez les collégiens qui commencent à 9 heures, on observe une diminution de l’anxiété et de l’impulsivité” www.telerama.fr/enfants/chez... (abonné-es)

"If I Had a Million Dollars" came on the radio and I realized here in 2026 they could not afford to buy you a house

Just a little PSA- Neil Gaiman has reactivated his Bluesky account. Because he deactivated before a lot of people could unfollow him, and/or because Bluesky doesn’t remove you from a person’s followers when you block them, a LOT of you are still publicly listed as following him. You should check.

Every single medical professional who aids a child’s forced detransition must lose their medical licenses, and they should be so afraid of doing this that zero children are subjected to forced detransition.

“Our government remains focused on empowering Canadians — by lowering costs, expanding opportunity and protecting the vital programs Canadians rely on.” Those were the words of the federal government in November 2025. Fast-forward to spring 2026, writes @alonghurst.bsky.social. #canpoli

Someone had to build these child torture boxes. Someone spent time measuring out the size of the room where these boxes were stored, went to Home Depot, bought wood, put it all together, and patted themselves on the back for a job well done.

Book bans, challenges, curriculum manipulation - whatever you want to call it - are not about protecting kids. It is, and always has been, about power and control and forcing an idea of who gets to be heard, seen, and treated as human upon everyone.

Please consider supporting this librarian. She lost her job because she was supporting the freedom to read. gofund.me/e4a40ca3f

Okay, but is there anything cuter than a cat squishing their little paws into their little face? It elicits an involuntary “aww” from me every time.

happy 9th anniversary to the day we watched Zendaya fall madly in love with Tom Holland in real-time

I have more in common with a trans woman who suffers under misogyny and patriarchy than I do with a cis woman who chooses to enforce and internalize misogyny and supports patriarchy. Trans women are my sisters. And trans men are my brothers.

Let me just say as a school librarian… Right now the only task at hand is getting kids to read ANYTHING versus mindlessly scrolling. That battle is won or lost in grade school and no one book, genre, or style wins. What works for one kid, won’t work for another. We need every kind of book.

France’s mandated profit-sharing distributes excess profits to workers. This paper shows that the policy raises the labor share and reduces the profit share, with little to no effect on investment, productivity, etc academic.oup.com/qje/advance-...

#RedDressDay & every day, we recognize that homelessness & poverty exponentially increase the risk of victimization & criminalization for Indigenous women and girls. We honour their lives by taking action to ensure all have opportunities to thrive. #MMIWG #SenCA #cdnpoli youtu.be/8PCkmZdQuO0

I genuinely respect Mr. Guy, who in the early days of my transition taught me pretty much everything I now blithely ignore about menswear because also he taught me to put clothes on and wear them like I own them. & this is a good thread from the perspective of fashion as a cultural study... But.

I’ve been yelling this for a decade now 😭

A visibly emotional Anne Hathaway responding to a trans kid--who named herself Ella after Ella Enchanted, and thanked Hathaway for her courage as an ally--saying "Ella, sweetie, I want to make something absolutely clear: It takes zero courage to love you"......now I might cry too

Just ONE WEEK LEFT for you to stream THE LIBRARIANS for free on the PBS app and YouTube channel! Already seen the film? Be sure to let your friends and family know to watch it before May 9th while it's still FREE to stream! Watch and share now: tinyurl.com/TheLibrarian...

Mark Carney has forgotten who helped get him elected www.thestar.com/gift-redeem?...

Having a cat is essentially like having an alarm clock that’s programmed by a random number generator. Will you sleep until 1 am or 6 am? WHO KNOWS! Your morning is always procedurally generated!

"Jennifer Kamrass confessed her worries to her therapist: her marriage, her finances, and self-esteem... 2 years later, a transcript of every word Kamrass had typed to her psychologist using the app Talkspace was produced in court by her former employer." 🤬

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Every time I see someone talk about Claude I think about how they switched from female to male names as soon as they wanted the robots to seem like experts vs personal assistants.

Parents & caregivers, how do you ensure that the “right book” reaches your reluctant reader? Why not start at the library? Expert assistance is available from librarians who are specially trained in connecting readers to their ideal books. buff.ly/CvY8qgd #Parents #Caregivers #Library #Libraries

For @thetyee.ca's Weekender edition, I wrote about the politics of fitness (and about learning how to deadlift): thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...

THREAD: Let's dig into one specific piece of the misguided "protect the kids" social media legislation that Massachusetts lawmakers are trying to rush through: The provisions that involve "parental consent." (Read my Boston Globe piece here for a primer) archive.ph/rAK4P But let's go deeper 🧵

Yf thys skeet doth receive 3,000 reposts then the Tolkien Estate will sue Palantir.

I thought this felt relatable

Oh my god, this thread 💕

A reminder during #NationalLibraryWeek, libraries are our best and last defense against the fascist monopoly on knowledge and information

Library workers are a special kind of civil servant. Our mandate is to give you and everyone else free access to some of the best things you can have: learning, self-enrichment, community, contemplation, fun, and simple peace and quiet. the best way to appreciate us is to come use us. 🙂 📚

I’ve been wanting to subscribe for months, but this was the piece that finally made me do it. Very much worth a read!

Reading about adoption from @notalegalrecord.net has fundamentally changed how I view it. I used to see it as a good thing. Now, I see it as the coercive and punitive separation of families.

I’ve given Bert the day off! I’m here until 4pm - Sally

Take a look at the CNN sourcing and fact-checking on their Swalwell article. Look at how many extra people they contacted in order to corroborate claims. They viewed screenshots, called parents/husbands/friends/colleagues. They viewed TV footage and interviews, & more. Two things worth pointing out:

Reproductive justice is being rolled back across the world, making it all the more important to celebrate B.C.’s “wildly successful” free contraceptives program, said Teale Phelps Bondaroff, District of Saanich councillor and co-founder of AccessBC. #bcpoli

Me getting an IUD.

Also, another thing on endometriosis research: it’s incredibly fucking important to study endometriosis in all genders, because not only has it oddly appeared in a few cis men, but trans men do seem to have higher rates of it. We also REALLY need to study how hormones affect it.

My fursuit and custom made @homemadehorrors.bsky.social art doll were stolen from the loading dock at #FurnalEquinox2026 , Picture of the bag, suit, and art doll. It has a blue Disability tag on the front +pink keychains. PLEASE SHARE THIS POST I am devastated beyond words 💔

Same for Canada post

Surgery was unexpectedly delayed for a few days, so I'm still crowdfunding. If you have a few bucks to spare or even just a RT, it would really help.

Hey Canadians, for #Endometriosis Awareness Month, please consider signing this federal petition! Sponsored by the absolute queen Elizabeth May. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

All the coolest dudes love kittens. Photo from my collection, no date/info.

Carney: Canada supports the United States… Canada: no, we fucking do not.

The term "language nest" is a calque of the Māori phrase kōhanga reo. In a language nest, older speakers of the language help teach children through intergenerational language transference, placing focus on local Indigenous cultural practices and perspectives. Free: archive.ph/2024.07.02-1... …

Transphobia is a cancer of the heart and mind. It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty. Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face. Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.

Just absolutely devastating news.

Your Cherokee words for today. The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.

I guess I do think if you participated in the arrest of a five-year-old you are probably just fundamentally incompatible with society. That you are not a safe person for humanity to be around, generally