Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.

Please help, I've fallen down the Temu screaming goat throw pillow rabbithole

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Season 6 of RHOSLC is the most MG friendly by far. So much fart talk!

I sure am enjoying No Kings 3 tonight.

Aftab Pureval won reelection as mayor of Cincinnati on Tuesday, defeating Cory Bowman, a Republican who is Vice President JD Vance’s half-brother. https://to.pbs.org/3WYyVjT

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A wild-eyed Christopher Lloyd explaining that the only way to close the inter-dimensional wormhole from the Cubs winning the World Series is to play another World Series in the "null hour" when clocks are turned back.

Grrrrrr

LFG www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Joanna Ho and Caroline Kusin Pritchard, authors of THE DAY THE BOOKS DISAPPEARED, had their elementary school author visit canceled when they arrived and students were waiting for them. Why? Because they wouldn't *not* talk about book bans–inspiration for their book. bookriot.com/the-day-the-...

Dr Amy Acton is wonderful. Please support her campaign for Ohio governor. davidpepper.substack.com/p/ohiotime-t...

first book banners told us it was just about what was in schools then they came for books in the public libraries then they started getting book stores for carrying certain stock now I'm hearing about little free libraries being shut down also a reminder that Utah still has a book destruction law.

Our friends @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social are gathering information about "soft censorship" happening in the US According to School Library Journal, soft censorship is a "quiet banishing that often comes without explanation." If you've seen it in your community, please respond to their survey

“I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested. I'm 61, and I hope to be able to remain uninterested in using it at all until I croak. ... The other day, somebody wrote me an email, said, ‘What is your stance on AI?’ And my answer was very short. I said, ‘I'd rather die.’” 🫡

You will not be surprised to learn that the Society of Architectural Historians is not happy right now. sah.org/2025/10/16/s...

As a regular viewer of This Old House, like... WTAF. You can't put a solar panel on a historic home in Westford, Massachusetts but they're just demolishing the East Wing like it's nothing.

Welp, I guess Vlad Jr, George Springer, etc > Etsy Witch Noted.

Okay! Game 7! We're about to find out how powerful an Etsy witch really is.

Donald Trump is now officially demolishing part of the White House to make room for his $200 million golden ballroom. This comes as Americans can’t afford groceries and the government is still shut down.

Three high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.

The president of the United States posted a video of him defecating on the American people. Many in my profession normalized it. This is a big reason why we are where we are.

Whoa. Chicago mayor calls for a general strike; now we're talking www.huffpost.com/entry/chicag...

Any American medium that fails to cover the largest protests in American history is failing in the basic mission of informing the public about the facts.

I hear from informed sources that these #NoKings rallies are more than twice as big as last time, making them easily the largest protests in US history. Thanks to everyone and especially organizers.

#NoKings Cincinnati

Speaking at #NoKings Cincinnati. No kings. Freedom.

#NoKings Cincinnati

#NoKings Cincinnati

Many beautiful sights today at #NoKings Cincinnati — one of my favorites was the Dinosaur walking with the guy in the Reds cap. That’s a hybridity I can get behind.

Pretty cool to hear Timothy Snyder speak at the Cincinnati #nokings rally this afternoon. Great turnout for this peaceful protest.

🧵It has been clear for years that a key difference between past instances of book banning and the present censorship cataclysm is that the banning happening now targets not only books, but librarianship as a profession and libraries as an institution. 1/4

Read that again. .01% of parents deny their children access to school libraries because it is literally .01% of parents creating the moral panic and spreading lies about books in school libraries. Yet there are schools COMPLETELY BANNING LIBRARIES FROM THEIR ENTIRE STUDENT BODY.

A Wyoming librarian who fought to keep embattled books on a local public library's shelves agreed to settle her federal lawsuit against Campbell County, the county’s library board and several officials for $700,000.

From @theathletic.com: Unlike previous generations of sports fans, young boys are growing up rooting for the NBA and WNBA. It’s no longer uncool for boys to cheer for female athletes. nyti.ms/47a27Jo

Reminder from your resident high school lubrarian: if you plan to do a Banned Books Week display and programming, prioritize living marginalized authors. Use this time to help those who need it the most.

From @theathletic.com: Ilona Maher, the world’s most-followed rugby player on social media, has been granted her own signature Barbie doll. Maher has used social media to promote body positivity and increase awareness of women’s sports.

FYI - @authorsguild.org has an upcoming webinar for authors & illustrators. "Anthropic Settlement: What Authors Should Know" looks very worthwhile for those whose books were involved. authorsguild.org/event/anthro...

EVERYONE STOP EVERYTHING Mychal the Librarian is hosting the Reading Rainbow revival!!! reactormag.com/reading-rain...

Let's go, Reds & Marlins!

Does *anyone* want the third NL wild card spot? Asking for a friend.

Autistic children--and non-autistic children--deserve thoughtful representation at a time when our "leaders" are spreading misinformation. Think about reading my award-winning novel about an autistic girl who becomes a knuckleball pitcher: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/602207...

The following is a statement from the WGA on ABC’s decision to pull ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’

I'm still sitting here smiling because Jeff Hiller won an Emmy. If you haven't watched SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE yet, I'm actually jealous of you, because you can still experience it for the first time.

Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."

Game On! Compelling Middle Grade Books for Sports Fans | Book Riot

Everyone can contribute something to the fight, but because certain actions tend to get all the coverage, it can be easy to feel shut out. So here's a thread of ways to help that do NOT include: Going anywhere Calling anyone Writing anything If you want to help, we want your help. Let's go....

🚨| Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce at the Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers game tonight!

If you have a Switch and like relaxing games, I recommend Tiny Bookshop. You run a mobile bookstore in a seaside town and can decorate it, manage the inventory and hand-sell books to customers. All the good things about bookselling, no vacuuming or trash. 🥰 www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

I had way too much fun writing this edition of my author newsletter. I'm running a back-to-school #giveaway for one lucky subscriber, so make sure to sign up here if these books look good (and how could they not?): jennbishop.us11.list-manage.com/subscribe/po...