While there were some nasty people who showed up to the school board meeting to disparage trans kids, there were more people who showed up in solidarity, so I’ll count that as a win.

They are literally shadow banning this on Meta Platforms because it scares them. SHARE IT! BOYCOTT THE SEC

I’ll be there in support of trans youth. Anyone else in the area want to show up with me?

Lots of zoom meetings today, so plenty of time to work on the wedding gift blanket (picture from a few days ago. Holly’s tendency to curl up on it has slowed down my work pace).

I really love the blatant disregard for the popular vote (: thanks VA Supreme Court it would be a shame if four of you got pinworms or something

virginia voters should call their delegates and senators and demand that they ignore this illegitimate ruling

She’s not wrong. At some point you have to ask… are you part of the machine funding the problem?

Virginia is good news but have you seen the new Daredevil?!

Our podcast did not win the Webby, but it was in the science/individual episode category against NASA and the astronauts so like. I’m not mad about them taking the win lol

I’LL BUY IT please god fantasy is my main genre and i appreciate romance as a subplot at the most I’m drowning out here

"It doesn’t have to be this way. We’ve made these choices as an industry, and we can make different ones. It won’t be easy, but the moment to act is now." @commscholar.bsky.social concludes in the @columjournreview.bsky.social

Forced to only pick four pictures from our honeymoon to Japan. I didn’t want to leave lol.

Amazon may stop supporting your Kindle, but your public library won’t stop supporting *you.* just saying. 📚

Just cracked open Jade Legacy during a big export and as soon as I saw the name of the first mentioned character my gut reaction was “UGH, not this guy again” like a disgruntled retail worker. I can’t wait to see how badly this book hurts my feelings

I chaperoned for the high school marching band on their trip to Chicago last week. Despite being horribly sleep deprived, more than half the buses breaking down, and having to find a new hotel after ours failed to book all 70 of our students, I managed to get some good pictures.

The show is fantastic! But yeah um…yeah lmao. Watch Daredevil it’s so good

Game Freak if you make that dog bipedal I’m going to lose my marbles intentionally

I finished my book blanket!!! One square for every book I finished in 2025! :) #crochet #booksky

Kansas just invalidated the drivers licenses of every trans person in the state. They’re being told to surrender their current licenses and get new ones listing their birth sex. No grace period. Get caught driving with your now-invalid license and you’re looking at jail and a fine.

Repeatedly watching how she pulls the mic away when he speaks on private equity & I can't stop thinking about the way that our employment system forces people into craven cowards that have to do real-time self-preservation calculus that results in actions that conflict entirely with class solidarity

As a Black man with Tourette Syndrome, the Public Advocate has some thoughts on BAFTA, Pt. 1: Hear about his experience with Coprolalia, his thoughts on how BAFTA mishandled the moment, and the need for care for all who are harmed: Full video: youtu.be/FgaqKIxS4Hs

Some wedding photos! I’m so happy with how they turned out. The actual day has already become a blur, so I’m thankful for the wonderful job our photographer did.

Rmeinder to authors who have any ability to negotiate in contracts: make sure your audio contract precludes this.

anyway for VA people, there's a very cool law newly in effect! they can't charge us for breast cancer screenings, including MRIs! in! theory! www.vbcf.org/imaging-law/

If there is an afterlife, I hope Virginia Giuffre knows that Prince Andrew got arrested.

Important things happening in cville. Add this to your calendar. I am looking forward to learning more about these efforts!

It's so striking to me all the essays about the death of the humanities and who and what to blame and blah blah blah and the answer is pretty much the undergraduate business major and everything it represents.

Went out for brunch. Had two very pleasant stranger interactions (one with a man who noticed me pick up trash from the ground, another with a dad and his daughter about MCR concerts) and then had the waiter tell us our meal had been paid for. God I love people. Happy Valentine’s Day.

Macbeth: SHIT

My oldest son is a concert percussionist. He often gets film concert gigs to play the soundtracks live. He's done LOTR, he'll be doing Star Wars in a few months, and he turned down doing Harry Potter. These are choices anyone can make.

this is so funny, god bless louise lucas, Hero of the Commonwealth

so funny to see republicans complaining about this as if they have not been pulling this shit for 15 years.

The connections among Epstein, AI oligarchs, cognitive scientists, eugenicists, misogynists, rapists, and outright fascists are so strong it's stunning that they are not outlined in every account of AI development and deployment. If you are bullish on AI you might want to check yourself.

Important AI reporting on the growing surveillance state by Wired—once again showing that it doesn’t matter if these systems work well or not, they will be deployed regardless by people in power: www.wired.com/story/cbp-ic...

This is all political review-bombing. There's no way Brett Ratner made a bad movie.

Pictures from the weekend—the first is me on my wedding day, and the second is our first date out as a married couple (we couldn’t pass up an opportunity to see a screening of The Room, the best worst movie ever made).

Another round of books I’ve read this month :) #crochet #booksky

I read these back in early-mid October. I only remember because I ordered The Stone Sky during banned book week. The Broken Earth trilogy is cemented in my favorite books of all time. #crochet #booksky

Today’s round of granny squares. Animal Farm is a new favorite :) #crochet #booksky

I really have not been good about posting my granny squares, lol. Time for more bulk posts! #crochet #booksky

this sounds made up but i checked my phone in a parking lot in chattanooga and shouted "HE WON!!!" and several women screamed like their bff just got engaged. just a little anecdote for when they start telling us candidates like mamdani could never win anywhere else

Zohran Mamdani, a New York State Assembly member and Democratic Socialist, has won the New York City mayoral election, per Decision Desk HQ. Mamdani is expected to win decisively, and Decision Desk called the race just three minutes after the polls closed.

Happy Halloween! We had a great time passing out candy as Team Rocket 🥰 #pokemon

With these three, I’m finally caught up on posting the books I’ve read this year! Family Style made 70 books. I’m so excited to see what the final product will look like at the end of the year. #crochet #booksky

Read a few manga at the end of September! #booksky #crochet

kinda sweet that bookshop.org's anti-prime sale overlaps with banned books week, which means today you can get free shipping PLUS 20% off their banned books list! bookshop.org/info/banned-...

good time to call your democratic reps and describe to them what having a spine might look like

Some books from earlier this month. I have some more squares to post soon! The closer we get to the end of the year, the more excited I am to see how this project wraps up. #crochet #booksky

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