please stop texting me for $1 for every race in the country I am not going to be donating to your mayoral campaign

Well, that escalated quickly… I’m still trying to figure things out but my housing is at risk. I hope that the last of the KS money will be enough to keep me housed, but it might not. So, I’m sending up an SOS now rather than wait until it’s too late. ko-fi.com/soniasulaiman

College. I missed out on going to the district spelling bee as a kid because I spelled in 'collage' in TWO SEPARATE CONTESTS.

Anyway, would also love if people pre-ordered WICKHILLS -- a weird city (??) novel in which a spy, secretary, archivist, vampire, thief, and scientist have to save one of the last six cities in the world! "From what?" Oh you'll see :) us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

I just backed Thyme Travellers 2 on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/158... - Really liked the first one, so now you can support the second!

Friends, I’ll be visiting mom tomorrow at the long term care home. I don’t have enough for the round trip. Any help would be appreciated! ko-fi.com/soniasulaima...

Got hit with a $3000.00 vet bill yesterday. Still looking for work. So, uh, buy my books, maybe? www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/EC2/e...

Let’s not sacrifice our arts on the alter of generative AI! 86% of authors say GenAI has already reduced their earnings 72% of authors say job opportunities have already been cut 57% of authors say their career is no longer sustainable #JusticeForCreators and #TheWriterBehindTheWords

In the spirit of making my needs known, I’m heading for over draft again. All of my funds will go to paying rent, leaving me with nothing to pay bills or buy groceries in January, which is my birth month (yay). Any help would be much appreciated. ko-fi.com/soniasulaima...

THIS.

I get lots of compliments on my shirt! Highly recommended!

An experienced organizer I really respect once reminded folks "you can't always win, but you can always, always inflict a cost. Those add up."

NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month. This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory! Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...

The Democratic electorate wants a FIGHTER. They want someone to rally behind who will get up and confront the Rs head-on. Harris’s campaign was doing its best when Tim Walz took the piss out of JD Vance and called him weird.

Your hands are covered in little men. And the little men can make you sick if you don’t give them a bath. Sometimes they make other people sick too. Please give the little men a bath! I’m not crazy! Just listen to me! Bathe the little men on your hands! This is real! Get the men wet, you fools!

BCS Patreon has fallen below the monthly amount we need to pay our authors a pro rate and our First Readers a worthy honorarium ($125/mo). Sometimes folks need to lower or pause their support; we understand. But less than 1% of BCS readership donates or supports. www.patreon.com/beneath_ceas... 1/3

This is the best thing I have seen in weeks!

ARTISTS! I need your help! In collab. w/the Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, I'm organizing a group of artists to come to our Jan. meeting! We're looking for artists to create based on what they learn at the conference. $1000 stipend. Application is V short! forms.gle/ah1i8KwNJinZ...

Happy Second Publish-iversary to VIVIANA VALENTINE AND THE TICKING CLOCK! It came out 364 days after VIVIANA VALENTINE GETS HER MAN, so tomorrow I'll be just as obnoxious about my book babies :-) www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/729815...

10/10 take. No notes.

This needs more attention: Zohran SPLIT the straights with Cuomo. ALL of his margin was from LGBTQ+ voters. Every Dem who ever said “we should abandon the transes” needs this shoved down their fucking throat with a ramrod.

The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY

important reminder: food banks usually prefer money to direct food donations because they can buy at discounted rates check with your local food bank to be sure but now is the time to help out

There's only 5 DAYS LEFT to fund Apex Magazine for 2026, and we just unlocked our 80% goal! 🎉 @lesleyconner.bsky.social will host a LIVE READING of "The Monster Fucker Club" by @avgreenewrites.bsky.social! Keep weird, wonderful fiction alive and donate TODAY 👽 www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

Pre-orders are now live! This widget can help you find it at Bookshop, B&N, Amazon and more: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/807941...

oooh. Bookmarking this! "How to turn off AI tools in Apple, Google, Microsoft, and more." Step-by-step instructions from Consumer Reports.

More information about how to donate, including for people living in Alaska. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...?

'Tis the Season! I've posted about this book before, it's the book that moved me from "she's alright" to "I MUST BUY ALL HER BOOKS"

Just read A Murder of Mages by @mrmaresca.com and it has cured my reading slump! An adventure that has just enough weight to it, a fascinating world, and complex characters. I'm now waiting impatiently for the library to send me ALL THE OTHER BOOKS.

🚨🚨 My dear friend and fellow academic, the Palestinian American sociologist @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social has been taken by the Cook County Sheriff near Chicago. They have not mirandized her. Please signal boost. All eyes on Broadview for Eman and the community she was defending 🚨🚨

People who appreciate the intoxicating euphoria of reading from a real dictionary expertly hand-crafted by diligent human lexicographers. Also. people who love the Oxford Comma more than some family members.

@premeemohamed.com Is this how you stay so youthful?!?!?!

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icymi, my conversation on @cancelmedaddy.bsky.social was all about this ... i'm often resharing it in case people still haven't listened. you should all listen ... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Finished The Ravening Deep by @timpratt.org last night and it was exactly what I needed for my reading slump! Strong characters, rollercoaster adventure, save the world, and morally grey characters. Very very enjoyable!

We’re halfway to our goal, and only 5 days left! Please support us now for 2026 so we can read new stories by Eugen Bacon, Clay McLeod Chapman, Ai Jiang, Gwendolyn Kiste, John Langan, Premee Mohamed, Hailey Piper, Keith Rosson, Nisi Shawl, Molly Tanzer, Wendy N. Wagner, and more. kck.st/4mIkEm1

I don't understand why we only get superman and spiderman movies when there are like 100 muppets and every single one of them has leading man/woman potential

The African Translation Project needs $2500 by September 22 and are still at just 4% of that goal LET'S GET THAT BREAD ko-fi.com/africantrans...

As an Art Historian and Catholic Theologian who purposefully taught this artwork to my undergrad Art Survey course, Ursula is SPOT ON and ALSO it is part of a history of Jesus and gross stuff related artwork and people need to stop being mean to piss Christ.

About a week - I really want to tell the writers and translators there is interest in this! Please tell any bigger names, they could push this so fast even with a donated micro-piece. This is how we help human, global art and language - by helping human, global art and language. ❤️

Orlando wasn’t having what DeSantis did. They recolored the Pulse Memorial crosswalk.

Their memorials are history. Ours are political. Because as always, there are two sexualities - straight, and political. Two genders - male, and political. Two religions - Christian, and political. Two races - white, and political.

Last year we sold 5x more advent calendars than we have this August. Advent calendars are the biggest thing that keep the lights on at Skype a Scientist so this makes me a bit nervous! These calendars are bright and cute and are full of really fun information about eels! Get one here: EelFacts.net

Tell Overdrive to get AI out of Libby company.overdrive.com/contact/supp... #library

People, are you reading @premeemohamed.com yet?? LOOK AT THE AWARDS SHE IS WINNING, C'MONNNNN (congrats, Premee!)

My friend and brother Mohamed had to switch fundraising sites. Just $16 gets him halfway to his first $1000 over on chuffed, but maybe we could get him to $600 today? chuffed.org/project/help...

For too long, the story of Quaker abolition has been told as one of conscience, but it was Black resistance that forced the Religious Society of Friends to confront its deepest contradictions.

Well, I'll be damned. It's royalty free and there's already six, generic manufacturers lined up. newatlas.com/infectious-d...

A while ago, we started a #FixItFriday tradition. We keep a running list - large & small, digital & analog, anything broken or annoying - and work on it together. Today's 30-second fix: to remove AI "preview" from search results, here's the setting for Chrome users: www.reddit.com/r/techsuppor...

visa and mastercard deciding what games are allowed to be sold is an apocalyptic level threat to the games industry. phone calls are the highest impact way to help. this is an all hands on deck situation. the enemy got results with 1000 phone calls. we can beat them phone numbers and a script: