Im surprised that people are surprised as to why there’s a huge political gender divide that we see today. I got an answer: women gained power, men felt threatened that their place on top of the hierarchy and the intrinsic power that came with it is gone The reason there is more racism is the same

When ICE floods a neighborhood with tear gas, it is flooding that neighborhood with a known abortifacient. In a just world, that sort of behavior would be a ticket to the Hague.

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oh my goodness 😭💔 wishing Isobel all the gentle comfort & support. she showed me kindness & generosity on a bad day and I will never forget it. adored the puppy updates & respect her deep historical knowledge. fuck cancer. #romancelandia pls show up for one of our own.

It cannot be that Russia “accidently” violates three times in two weeks European air space. Russia is testing European borders and probing our resolve. It will continue to provoke as long as we allow it. Extract of my statement at the UN Security Council ↓

Time to highlight another book! Carry On is in the Carrying On starter bundle on sale on Tuesday at www.celialake.com/birthday-202.... It's about healing and finding hope when you're alone. It's about being brave enough to take risks for change. And it's got a lot of knitting.

Every day, I find myself wishing that our new book, Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Organizers in Crisis, was already out in the world, because I think it could really help people right now. Preorders really make all the difference in terms of helping a book become widely available.

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Controlling reproduction is fundamentally fascist. It has been a sign of rising authoritarianism in every society that has embraced such a policy. The argument doesn’t even make sense. Democrats should fight fascism by… embracing fascism? Good luck with that!

Embracing, even as a theoretical exercise, the idea that it could be acceptable (even preferable) for a politician to have a stance against abortion requires seeing people capable of becoming pregnant as fundamentally less human. People whose suffering is an acceptable tradeoff for... what, exactly?

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Bonus Ep 94 - Imagine Dragons is available now for all patrons

Painter: 'Yes, of course I've seen a Persian cat before' Cat owner: 'You're not going to give them a human face, are you?' Painter: 'Never!'

My birthday sale is ongoing! (Through Tuesday) www.celialake.com/birthday-202... I wanted to talk a little about Eclipse here (on sale everywhere this month + in the Solving Puzzles Together bundle.) I love all my books (and my characters) but Eclipse is the book of my heart in so many ways.

now is a good time to pick up cozy magical stories by Celia Lake & wish her a happy birthday 😊💖 full of kindness, clever worldbuilding and rich historical details. my personal recommendation is the Pastiche audiobook. #romancelandia #BookSky

happy book birthday 🥰🎉 been looking forward to this novel about trying to make the world a better place. published just in time for #SapphicSeptember. congratulations dear Celia!

⚡️ BREAKING: The Estonian government is initiating NATO Article 4 consultations after three Russian MiG-31 jets violated its airspace.

⚡️BREAKING: 3 Russian MiG-31s violate Estonian airspace, Tallinn says. Estonia summoned Russia's charge d'affaires on Sept. 19 after three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets entered the Baltic nation's airspace for 12 minutes, the Foreign Ministry said.

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Whatever you do, please don’t stop reading. Read for joy. Read for education. Read for resistance. Read banned books. Read books by marginalized authors. Read about experiences that differ from your own. Just. Keep. Reading.

I wrote something about disability. #RomBkBlog

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“Fascism is a temper tantrum disguised as an ideology” is the pull-quote here. 🔥 This is great.

I wrote about Bolsonaro's conviction, the symbology of a woman casting the deciding vote, and how the US should try to stamp out anti-democratic action: www.thenation.com/article/worl...

happy book birthday 🥰🎉 been looking forward to this novel about trying to make the world a better place. published just in time for #SapphicSeptember. congratulations dear Celia!

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Relaunched Kissing Books this week with a small welcome back post, and we've already cracked 1,000 subscribers! Thank you so much to everyone who has already shown support for this little side venture; it means a heck of a lot, especially right now.

Trans rights are not the rights of a tiny minority, trans rights are everyone’s rights to self-determination, control of our bodies, and a society where opportunity and aesthetics are not restricted by sex assigned at birth You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people

I think that a lot of how we got here is that well meaning people just really want to find someone who they can outsource their moral framework and decision making to. Because it is hard! Crockpot politics would be so much easier! Set it & forget it! But forgetting it was always a luxury.

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It is a massive success of russian poisoning and disinfo that Western Europe refuses to understand and do the basics: - russia must be isolated, ignored, and must answer to justice for its crimes - we must confiscate russian assets and stop issuing tourist visas to russians

If russia is whining about EU tightening visa rules for russians, it only means that the EU must absolutely tighten visa rules for russians Remove russian poison and influence from European decision maker brains

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⚡️'Reckless escalation' — Kallas condemns Russian drone in Romanian airspace. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas condemned the Russian drone violation of Romanian airspace in a statement on Sept. 14. “This continued reckless escalation threatens regional security,” she said on X.

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The violation of Romanian airspace by Russian drones is yet another unacceptable breach of an EU Member State's sovereignty. This continued reckless escalation threatens regional security. We stand in solidarity with Romania. I am in close contact with the Romanian government.

In the latest episode of Ukraine This Week, the Kyiv Independent’s Anna Belokur breaks down Russia’s largest drone and missile attack on Ukraine, as well as the shocking incursion of Russian drones into Poland.

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I’ll say it a million times, I’ll get a t shirt if I need to: you do owe vulnerable people protection, they have the same right to safety as you. I don’t care if every other progressive signs a blood oath saying otherwise: it is wrong to abandon, endanger, and harm the vulnerable.

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Some big news from us today 🥰 We are officially a Certified B Corp! 🎉 ⁠ In 2014, Libro.fm was founded to empower readers to support their indie with audiobooks. As a Social Purpose Corporation and 100% employee-owned company, we’ve always made decisions that benefit this mission. (1/3)

Russia’s war is escalating, not ending. We must raise the cost on Moscow, strengthen support for Ukraine, and invest in Europe’s defence. The EU plays a major role and we will support initiatives like the Eastern Border Shield defence line. (2/2)

Last night in Poland we saw the most serious European airspace violation by Russia since the war began, and indications suggest it was intentional, not accidental. I am in contact with NATO Secretary General Rutte and Poland FM Sikorski. The EU stands in full solidarity with Poland. (1/2)