Creative, you need community. I know it’s hard to find. I know it’s hard to maintain. You still need community. The pros FAR outweigh the cons. #2rulerecovery #artandcraft #artists #makeart #confidence —— My weird books: ruthannereid.com youtube.com/shorts/8oSm4...

Women who are in their fifties are fantastically sexy and I shall brook no argument on this matter. They’re smart, sharp, funny, and have been around the block once or twice. I love my contemporaries. ❤️

Trump bought more than $1 million in Dell stock. Nine days later, he told a Georgia crowd to “go out and buy a Dell computer.”

I don’t know that one. His short stories puzzled me before I took English lit, I have to say. The Torturer novels are great.

Trump wants us exhausted, silent, and compliant. We refuse.

I’m sure she just can’t imagine what all the fuss is about. Hillsborough County teacher fired after video shows her hanging Black baby doll from TV

The title story is a masterpiece, IMO. I think a lot of readers can identify with it.

not done this one yet, but Book of the New Sun is brilliant

read this, loved it, couldn't tell you a single thing about it. that's the gene wolfe promise

It continues:

He could have prevented all this years ago but was too much of a coward

I know it's fraught, but I'd like to see some kind of minimum educational standard for holding office. Before we end up with a proudly illiterate President like in Leif Enger's novel I CHEERFULLY REFUSE, which I'm now reading and so far is great.

An aside to @doctorow.pluralistic.net's newsletter for today.

'Solidarity gets you thru times of no money way better than money gets you through times of no solidarity – just ask the psycho billionaires who wanted Doug Rushkoff to invent a system of bomb-collars that would keep their post-apocalyptic mercenaries from whacking them and stealing their bunkers'

amazing news for me personally:

Fucking finally.

I have like 12,000 things to do today and this wasn't on my list but there are currently 2 ways to support the Ignytes: General Donations: ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/support/ Sponsorship: donorbox.org/sponsor-the-... If you're local to the ATL area, I'm also looking for help packing trophies.

Comment, even if you think it won't make a difference Because one day there will be trials and your name will be testament to the truth.

"How old was Mary when she married Joseph?" ?!?!

Oklahoma just became the 17th state to ban child marriage. But what is shocking is how hard Republicans fought against it. The bill stating that children under 18 should not be allowed to marry passed the Oklahoma House by a 51–36 vote. All 36 lawmakers who voted against it were Republicans.

What kind of men want to marry children?

Short video on how Michael Knowles just openly said teenagers should be getting drunk so they accidentally get pregnant. youtube.com/shorts/-6PNY...

What messages are boys getting that makes this seem cool? Who is sending those messages?

'“Girls are asked to adjust their behavior (use side entrances, avoid certain spaces) rather than centering accountability on the individuals who caused the harm.” '

"They were trying to get back to normal, but at Radnor, they watched their harasser high five his friends in the hallways." Good independent reporting from @404media.co www.404media.co/radnor-high-...

So very very tired of that smug sneering face.

I've been falling out of reading scifi a bit (and therefore perhaps part of the problem), but I have been admiring FIYAH's cover art - where so much scifi art may as well have been produced in the '80s, FIYAH's art has been consistently pointing the way forward!

"All digital creators are already dependent on AI"?

WHAT IF- and this is a wild idea - WHAT IF there was care for chronic pain that wasn't just 'we don't know what's wrong, deal with it'? what if that happened.

I single out the South, but I could make the same statement about much of the rural east and midwest I saw on that long road trip.

We all know what his denial means. He grabbed headlines in 2014 over two Ebola patients, as this story points out.

Make the Tech Bros drink it.

I guess the Iranian LEGO videos aren’t going to cut it. Graduates would rather have a livable future over chuckles here and now.

Thoughts while driving through the South in 2024: 1. Without the evil socialist TVA most of these places still wouldn't have electricity. 2. Harris missed an opportunity by not touring or sending a film crew to say "This is poverty, today, in America."

free screenname to a good home: Mothra Stewart

So everything us crazy, hysterical "leftists" were saying for years...and we were dismissed. Also this autopsy doesn't mention GAZA which is a major reason why many stayed home. Look at Dem leadership now. Have they made any meaningful changes? Nope. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/u...

Deadline for comments is tomorrow. As an epidemiologist, I told FCC that their proposal to put warning labels on TV shows with LGBTQ+ characters may increase suicidal attempts and deaths among LGBTQ+ youth. Please consider writing a brief comment to FCC (see glaad.org/fcc/). #FCC #LGBTQ

"I've succeeded if I work myself out of my job."

Video for this meeting will be up later today at: www.youtube.com/@indivisible... The podcast will be available Friday morning at: lemonadamedia.com/show/whats-t... Sign up for the next #WhatsThePlan here: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

Thanks, I tried that.

Rock-solid and dependable in all his statesmanlike dignity and gravitas.

"If I go, the reason I'm going is because I hate him, want to ruin his wedding, and possibly sexually assault his bride."

On Friday evening you get an email of Resources, with links to the video, a transcript, links to upcoming & ongoing actions,other topics discussed in the meeting, & signups for the next #WhatsThePlan. www.mobilize.us/indi...#WhatsThePlan. #WhatsThePlan basics 9/9

Throughout, we use Zoom emojis ♥️👍👏😮 etc to express our audience reaction, so Ezra and Leah don't feel as though they're talking into the void. It really charges up everyone, gets us all really feeling like we're part of a community, a *movement*. #WhatsThePlan basics 7/9

The questions used to be at least half things people sent in ahead of time, but now it's all questions we put in the Zoom Q&A feature & upvote, the ones with the most votes being the ones they answer first. They *really* like this because it's more democratic & responsive #WhatsThePlan basics 6/9

These days they always say a hello to "our friendly MAGA infiltrator friends" who've been joining the calls to report on them. Then Leah gives a brief weekly news roundup, before they turn to answering questions, which is most of the call. #WhatsThePlan basics 5/9

@indivisible.org is a people-powered, grass-roots movement, so Ezra always starts by saying how many new Indivisible groups were formed in the past week (currently c. 10-15 *per day*) & mentioning a few in particular #WhatsThePlan basics 4/9

Doctor, is there a link to click to join the meeting in progress? I'm having trouble finding anything like that.

In the Zoom meeting we see @ezralevin.bsky.social & @leahgreenberg.bsky.social, usually cuddled up (they're married) to fit onto one screen in their house. When you get in, you put your location & the name of your local @indivisible.org group in the chat #WhatsThePlan basics 2/9

My liveblog of @indivisible.org 's #WhatsThePlan meeting with @ezralevin.bsky.social & @leahgreenberg.bsky.social for 5/21/2026. My #WhatsThePlan basics 🧵 is here: bsky.app/profile/doct...