A sick sort of enjoyment from this thread. Maybe the wacky inflatable tube men will takeover. We will all be forced to collectively stand in place and flail our arms as a form of much needed societal catharsis.

My fav Twister fact.

I'm hopeful. I would like to play that water gun game to win an oversized plushy I don't need. I'm very good at it.

I can't stress this enough: if I am having a full body anxiety, shove a chai latte and a banana or a chocolate chip granola bar at me and don't let me do anything until I've sat down and leisurely consumed both. 7/10 I have gotten busy and neglected to eat.

Oh god. OH JESUS CHRIST. I work in I.T. I would not get on an AI-piloted aircraft even if you offered me an original Rembrandt sketch.

For those who’d like to find out what over $50,000 of dental damage looks like, or who are just curious about the immigration saga of two trans folks, here’s a free /public update you can read:

Jasmine Clark will become the first Black woman with a science Ph.D. to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. https://scim.ag/4dDZe6P

Boycott Barnes and Noble. Loudly. Right fucking now. www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...

State Rep. @jasmineclarkforga.bsky.social wins the Democratic primary in the vacant #GA13, @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social projects. Clark is now poised to become the first Black woman PhD scientist to serve in Congress. My interview with her here: 19thnews.org/2026/05/geor...

I think most people who follow me here are not from Kentucky. As a Kentuckian, I would ask anyone able to support @booker4ky.bsky.social as he goes up against Andy Barr for Mitch McConnell's position this November.

I am very proud of myself for not looking at my phone for like 4 hours on election night, but the first thing I did when I got home was open a social media to see @booker4ky.bsky.social currently leading & now I'm locked in for the rest of the night hoping the lead remains 🤞

Sir, another graduation ceremony in which the students booed AI has dropped. "College graduates were pissed after their school used AI to announce graduates’ names and missed hundreds of names" (via @/FearedBuck on Twitter)

Trans people: What's something you've done to be kind to yourself today? If you don't have an answer, go fix that. You deserve love and kindness (yes you), especially from yourself.

Short version: yes, buttons are getting worse. Long version: by and large, apps and programs and websites these days are effectively dumb terminals -- when you click a button they do no processing on their own, and instead send the data to a central server, which sends a response back. (1/4)

For anyone interested in politicians divesting from Israel over its continued genocide against Palestine (among other atrocities), Dale Romans said he would accept money from AIPAC when asked during the KET conversation among candidates.

Best film adaptation of The Odyssey, wrong answers only.

❌ “This person has an ai girlfriend.” ✅ “This person is calling an ai model his girlfriend.”

if you can’t talk about climate and make it relevant to people’s lives, that seems like a you issue not a climate issue.

Republicans have opened up an advantage in a national redistricting battle among states after a pair of court rulings that weakened federal Voting Rights Act protections for minorities and invalidated a key Democratic redistricting effort. https://to.pbs.org/4w9z58a

Be excellente to ech othir, and partye on dudes.

Picture of who ys behinde the Canvas hacke

While the world’s eyes are on fashion’s biggest night, we’re turning ours to the garment, retail, and warehouse workers who keep the industry running. From true love found on the picket line to a free tailoring school out of a Brooklyn basement — meet the New Yorkers who make it all possible.

I am absolutely begging everyone to see this as a threat from the fascist far right party Reform to the Green Party and Green voting areas. Just like Trump’s attack on liberal cities, this is a threat to terrorise communities who do not fall in step with fascists. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

PSA: Protecting your whimsy means knowing when to be a bitch. (With thanks to @willtherebestars.bsky.social!)

The way I feel this in my bones. The DNC is so busy focusing on a playbook that is 20 years old, that they are their own worst enemy. And a deeply in debt one at that.

Parent Amy Sohner started a petition to protest the elimination of the FCPS’ sustainabilty employees

"'There are about 70% more bookstores now than there were six years ago in the United States. After 20 years of declining numbers, they’re coming roaring back.' "Since 2020, ... American Booksellers Association membership has grown from 1,900 to 3,200."

With alt text, because the Butlerian will be accessible or not at all.

I didn't sleep last night, but it's 44°F right now and the high today will be 60°F so at least that ☺️

It’s seems that if MAGA learns anything in grade school that changes due to new information, nuance, bias, or even because it was oversimplified, they freak out and want it changed back. They live in the past and like it there.

This is some total nonsense. The U is taking the position that student groups are extensions of the university, and therefore bound by institutional neutrality. This is not how the First Amendment works.

It seems to never occur to conservatives that a huge part of why normal people don’t believe them anymore (apart from the constant lying) is how BREATHLESSLY FUCKING EXCITED they get whenever anything “bad” “happens” to them.

If my people could take a moment to understand where I’m coming from right now, it would mean a lot to me- because I hate disappointing my friends 💙 thank you. Also for folks who want more info: www.starwhispers.co/thelastthres...

Ew Moleskine used genAI for their Lord of the Ring collection by mentioning they used it, then entirely removing the claim after some backlash. Incredibly shitty of them for a brand that claims human creativity. cjleo.com/blog/moleski...

Researchers from University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa created a simple ocean-based model to predict El Niño and La Niña 15 months ahead using ocean surface temperature and height data. It achieves forecast skill similar to complex models. The current forecast predicts a strong El Niño later this year. 🌊

"No modern American city has ever run out of water. But chances are rising that Corpus Christi could be the first..." "While city pools and splash pads consume almost 2 million gallons of water over the course of a summer, a single Exxon plastics plant consumes 13 million gallons per day." hmmm

I'm overjoyed that Flame Tree Press is publishing another of my short stories in the #romantasy anthology THE TAROT OF LOVE! THE CARDS NEVER LIED is a Robin Hood reimagining with tarot magic (obviously), an attempt at historical accuracy, & Prince John x Maid Marian as friends to enemies to lovers.

Pick up the nearest book, turn to p. 42, and post the second sentence: From the proverbs of the poor that lament that,"The poor man works always, worries and labors and weeps, never laughing from his heart, while the rich man laughs and sings..."

I guess Waymo shouldn't exist then.

may we all strive to fulfill the promise of the Virginia state flag (tits out, tyrants underfoot)

I have many, many things to say about this, as someone who runs a media outlet Like... the moment you do something like this is the moment you lose everything, because it's so cartoonishly evil that you can't even BEGIN to fathom the harms it will do to real, passionate, hard-working people.

from the AP Lit FB group, this kind of thing happens across states—

I am once again saying that letting fascists back into society when they pretend to be repentant like this will lead to the rise of fascism again. They are upset because Trump has made them look like the fascists they are. This does not mean they are on the side of morality and human rights suddenly

I saw a food delivery robot stalled/glitched partially into the crosswalk in the rain on my way home, and that's really just such a relatable feeling right now.

As one stressed by crowds and loud noises, it would be great to hermit for exactly one week after having to shout talk over crowds for 8 hours, but alas.

Disney's new CEO, whose pay package is worth nearly $45M, just announced 1,000 layoffs. Reminder that Disney paid an effective federal income tax rate of ZERO in 2025 and aims to buy back $7B of its own stock in 2026. This is what corporate greed looks like.

Kentucky has been sold out long enough by politicians like Mitch McConnell. This is our time to change that. I’m not taking any money from AIPAC or Corporate PACs! Please donate what you can, and let’s win this thing! secure.actblue.com/donate/booke...

So much bad news for archaeology with the dissolution of the National Forest Service and the Division of Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences of the National Science Foundation. Plus diverting millions from the National Endowment of the Humanities to build a stupid arch in DC America is cooked