Breaking: a judge in GA ordered that the fed'l gov't CANNOT pull the visas of foreign students. The order applies ONLY to students who are part of the lawsuit. If you want to join the lawsuit, reach out to: [email protected] and [email protected] youtu.be/FS6B8CM8uf4

Two-thirds of NYers support city-owned grocery stores. Three-fourths support free buses. Nearly 80% support a rent-freeze. I'm running for mayor to deliver these exact policies. Our campaign is surging because unlike Andrew Cuomo, we know what working people need and deserve.

I think a lot abt how marginalized people are expected to be perfect just to be treated w/ basic dignity, just to access legal protection. But democracy can’t mean rights for the respectable few. It has to mean fair and just treatment even for those seen as least deserving. That’s the real test.

Connecticut's education commissioner is refusing to sign the Trump administration's DEI compliance order

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Completely fell off my usage here but thrilled to share this announcement for my second novel, What Lies Beneath the Flowers coming summer 2026 #booksky

I beg the deep sea creatures to rise.

if i text you this just know you’re cooked

Folks, we CANNOT memory hole the Hitler salute When we talk about Nazis, it’s not a figure of speech We are talking about an actual Nazi

Woweeee first drafts are just absolutely terrible!

What other people think of you has nothing to do with you! Especially people who don’t know you and are wasting precious oxygen focusing on your choices. Be free from that!

Sometimes I think abt my white friends whose parents helped them w their rent/to buy their first apartment/house. Some even gave them money for stocks as teens. And this was middle class. Meanwhile EVERY Black/Indigenous young adult I know is helping or has helped their parents/siblings/etc.

So excited to share the cover for The Girl and the Robot by me and @ozrodriguez.bsky.social ! Art by the incredible Vanessa Morales! It’s coming out March 25th from Disney books and you can preorder it now 🤖 books.disney.com/book/the-gir...

If y’all don’t see what’s happening… like..

You either know this is @ryanlasala.bsky.social world and we are just living in it, or you don’t. Highly recommend getting with the program.

I need to print this out and put it on my wall to quell this specific anxiety. I am not a social media figure, I am a writer.

SHARE WIDELY. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS. With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights. You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one. (1/3)

needed some peace and quiet yesterday but now i’m ready to chat. as a trans author, i’ve spent years celebrating the beauty, resilience and complexity of trans lives through my work.

Wanted to do something positive today, so I made a starter pack of Diverse Kidlit creators and industry professionals! #diversekidlit #starterpack #diversifyyourshelves #weneeddiversebooks go.bsky.app/Ma4TCD7

These are very good suggestions, but a few key ones are missing: attend library board mtgs and speak in favor (many are on zoom), donate $, and vote for measures and bonds to increase funding. Patrons have real power. Don't let a handful of bigots destroy your library.

Poetry Foundation not fucking around with today's poem of the day www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/89897/...

Watching Mr. Rogers with my kids, one of whom just broke her collarbone. “People don’t have to hurt anything or anybody when they’re angry. In fact, learning what to do with the mad that we feel is one of the most important things we can do when we are growing.”

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Hi #booksky ! Very excited to be here :) 📚💙

I stand with Method Man

AOL Instant Messenger supremacy. Bring back our old screenames and the sound effects. I want that door slamming in my face when you log off. I want the thrill of the beepbooobeeeepbeeepboopboop whirr whirr before I log in. I want an idle status with corny quotes to look at when you’ve stepped away.

Who is this old? 🙋🏻‍♂️

Please I beg you! This was not written for you, which does not prevent you from enjoying the content but if a book for teenagers reads like teenagers acting like teenagers we literally did our job correctly!!!

I want to remind everyone that your local library is both physical AND digital. You hate streaming everything because the price is ridiculous? Library. You hate ads because they're every 3 mins or less? Library. You want to reduce your digital footprint? Library. You want sourced info? Library.

Ye old readers have a draft waiting period

An underappreciated aspect of the Nazi rise is how quickly German *society* fell into line. In early March 1933, a majority of German voters voted against the Nazis. By late spring, pretty much the whole country backed them. How did that happen? Here's a little thread. (1/6)

My husband and I started Peaky Blinders and early on in the first season there is a scene where a woman receives a pelvic exam and I noticed that the tools they use IE: the hard sharp metal duck clamp they jam into vaginas without any pain support, hasn’t changed since the 1920’s!

I realise I never posted these on here but this morning I found out that THE HYSTERICAL GIRLS OF ST BERNADETTE’S has earned its fourth starred review, so here you go: Four stars, all in a row ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A third of the 1400 firefighters involved are prisoners who are unpaid.

So grateful for this opportunity. Shoutout to @4nikkolas.bsky.social because it’s finally time! Our picture book, CAPTAIN AMERICA BRAVE NEW WORLD: A HERO LOOKS LIKE YOU is in stores now.

The gif search answers have gotten so bad and I blame AI.

Committee is one of the few words that actually looks how it sounds.

Everything is so stupid

It is truly wild that it is estimated that more than 20 million people died of Covid and the prevailing vibe is that the world overreacted. That is an astonishing toll! More people died of Covid in the US than in the Civil War. www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...

New York employers must now offer paid medical leave during pregnancy

Joy is an act of resistance. May you enjoy jubilance, love, and grace in 2025 and beyond. #HappyNewYear

I very much would love to go into this next year with no deadlines. Prayers up I can pull a long ass night and bang out this short story revision

“You will be visited by three spirits.” The three spirits:

One thing about me, I loved me some high school! Favorite ppl, favorite time. Hey mr @clehmann.bsky.social some of 05 got back together

So, I'm not good at asking for help, but here goes. At the end of the year, I'm having surgery that will put me on medical leave for 6 weeks. If you can spare a few bucks to help me keep financially afloat, I'd hella appreciate it. PayPal: @ bookjockeyalex Venmo: @ AlexBrown73

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Vaccines are why 1 of every 4 of us didn't die in infancy. Fluoride is why most of us keep our teeth into old age. The ACA is why 21 million of us can see a doctor. The FDIC is why we don't lose our life savings. And a handful of GOP billionaires want to take it all away.

BREAKING: Amazon workers in NYC are going on strike right before Christmas—the company's busiest time. The first unionized Amazon warehouse is going to shut down in a historic walkout. Workers plan to hit the company where it hurts to win their first union contract. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI1k...

I’m just trying to understand what the goal here is… they just want everyone to die?

Just had the parenting moment where I step down and immediately have to weigh if that is spilled water or pee pee on my foot. Welp, People who actually say the words, “having a dog is just like having a child” One point for you!