A $3 @mta.info subway fare and some good Q train timing can buy you one hell of a view of the July 4th fireworks and the Brooklyn Bridge light show! Huge shoutout to the train operator for slow rolling over the Manhattan Bridge and the conductor for announcing it.

Today we celebrate the PDFing of "Declaration FINAL v3 USE THIS ONE - SIGNED.docx" (Jefferson's draft was heavily edited by the Committee, then again by Congress, and he was big mad about it.)

Some awesome things you can do to celebrate Independence Day and support the dream of equal rights for all without getting heat stroke! First, check out the @romancingthevote.com auction and buy some fun stuff while supporting voting rights! www.32auctions.com/romancingthe...

Have an article and want it fact-checked FOR DEMOCRACY? This auction is for everyone who believes that we should continue to make sure that facts are facts.

here you go!!

AMAs with agents, editors, and experts on science, history, and other topics that can help your writing are some of the amazing things up for bid at @romancingthevote.com! I'm offering to make 3 animations with your book cover to grab attention on social media: www.32auctions.com/organization...

It's Jenkins July! Which means if you've never read historical romance by Beverly Jenkins, it's a great time to start! Ms. Bev is a legend, a talent and a mentor to so many. I've learned more about U.S. history from her books than I ever did in school. #romancelandia www.beverlyjenkins.net/books/

Author friends! Are you writing historical fiction (romance or otherwise) and need some research help? Get over to @romancingthevote.com and bid on this from @brittanyrdoyle.bsky.social who is a fantastic research consultant and an absolute delight to talk with: www.32auctions.com/organization...

GOOD MORNING!!! There are 13 new Buy it Nows hiding somewhere out there, waiting for you to discover them! Now I'm going back to sleep for a few more hours. :D Later today, we drop something for the Olivia Dade fans & the Courtney Milan fans, and I RELEASE THE BEEEEEEEES

Good morning friends & fiends. Did you know there's a whole page of items at the @romancingthevote.com auction with no bids at all kinds of price ranges? Go show them a little love. www.32auctions.com/organization...

I do not understand the "fairness in sports" thing, in part because it isn't a thing, but also "fair to who" is always the question. People who are taller have an advantage in basketball. Does that mean we ban tall people? Why would THAT be fair?

Every year I set the initial goal at $50,000 in honor of our first year where that was our initial goal. We just blew past it just about one hour in. 💓 We can't wait to see how far we can go this year!!!

I have business coaches in my professional circle & they like to encourage me to set revenue goals. I think I've come up with a new answer: My goal is enough to pay bills and successfully bid on the dragon book hoard quilt in the @romancingthevote.com auction: www.32auctions.com/organization...

A new pinned post for Auction Launch Day! Find us on the internet: Website & Contact Form: www.romancingthevote.com Auction Site: auction.romancingthevote.com Donate to our orgs: donate.romancingthevote.com Sponsor us: secure.actblue.com/donate/spons...

For those who are new to our auctions, here's a last minute guide as to how it works. There are two types of items on our auction site. 1. Bidding auctions 2. Buy-it-nows

Anyway, all of that stuff being said: For $20 you can attend Courtney Milan's talk about why Samuel Alito is a whiny pissbaby. There are 1,000 slots, so there's room for a LOT of you to participate! www.32auctions.com/organization...

love to my trans friends. fuck SCOTUS.

Trans women are women. Trans men are men. Non binary people are non binary. Everyone has the right to be themselves. Everyone deserves a political and judicial system that respects and protects these rights. We need to make that happen.

Trans rights are human rights always and forever.

True! #BookSky

Hey, Celeste Pewter has done SO MUCH invaluable public work over the last many years - I know I'm one of so, so many people who've used her scripts for phone calls to political representatives on a huge number of important issues - & now she's facing really severe health issues and needs help.

LET'S. FUCKIN. GOOOOOO romancingthevote.com @romancingthevote.com

The BEST political interpretation of the World Cup so far‼️ Its success is the worst moment for Trump's regime. A man who thrives on division & fear cannot milk anti-immigrant policies in a moment when people all over the world are dancing, singing, & spreading joy together under one roof. ⚽️🤍🌎

yo I need everyone to notice this this guy just did a Zohran-style video that’s low-budget but super authentic, credible, and watchable. Proof it doesn’t take Zohran-level charisma! Sincere belief in what you talk about helps though.

We are closing in on 800 submissions, which means there are 200 spots left! I'm told that in 2024 we got close to 300 submissions in the final 72 hours so NOW IS THE TIME!!!! We haven't hit the limit since 2020, but we might hit it this year... (must be that bluesky bubble I keep hearing about)

"Broom the soup." A lot of centrists are freaking out right now, and people are both reading too much and too little into the DSA victories, but a metaphor from my career may be helpful here. 1/?

I don’t know man, who is “the Democratic Party” if it’s not the voters?Democratic voters choose candidates, not party leaders. And party leaders need to listen to what voters are telling us - and right now they are demanding our party be bolder.

Primarying incumbents is exactly how the system is supposed to work. Every two years, we get to decide, is this the best congressman for us or is there someone better? It should happen all the time. If it did, we’d have a more engaged electorate and a more engaged Congress.

This has the same vibe as Rs saying if you don't like America, move. Criticism of the Dem party is not hatred of it, and reforming is going to be an agenda item for progressives running because party leadership is heavily centrist.

I know the ratio on this is already ridiculous but I was still thinking about it when I got up this morning. We're not your resources. We're not your volunteers. You're the ones constantly asking for OUR money even though most of us have so little. We'll keep primarying anyone who doesn't get that

Problem is, there's no such thing as internet "age verification." What we call "age verification" is actually *mass surveillance*, so invasive and pervasive it makes the ad-tech industry's surveillance look like some kind of cypherpunk darknet pirate utopia: pluralistic.net/2025/08/14/b... 5/

We are tired of doing all the work and then being told that our vote is a lock, we have no choice, and so you have to go run around chasing MAGA votes. We aren't the ones that hate Democratic volunteers. YOU DO.

I love my fellow Democrats. It's just the small number of loud people at the top that piss me off.

This is a fight between the volunteers of the Democratic Party and the consultant/billionaire class of the Democratic Party. That's what it is.

My brother, if we win the Democratic Party primaries then we ARE the Democratic Party

This statement is extraordinary and it makes me feel both sick to my stomach, knowing what has happened to him, and deeply sorrowful.

If you read the quoted thread, you'll see that the situation is moving rapidly for Sunshine. That must be unbearably hard on her. So: I'm thinking. Why not give her a little breathing room? 1/6 #UglyDogs

Had some thoughts on romantasy and what comes of cozying too close to the sun. locusmag.com/review/broma...

#uglydogs!!! We have a call to action!!! These are #ikidarod kids!

we vote to try to consolidate enough power to make the world we want, and we organize to protect each other from the flaws of the world we have. yes, and. both, always. stop yelling at people who aren't currently doing the one you think matters, man, and do your thing even harder instead!

to congratulate JD Vance on the release of his new book Communion we’re offering bell hooks’ Communion at 25% off until the end of the month! Order yours at kingsbookstore.ca/communion

I wrote (again!) about why this is a craft problem. jennifers-newsletter-9cb7e2.beehiiv.com/p/tilting-at...

One of the frustrating things about publisher discourse is that authors get hurt in the process. If you'd like to support Emma Burnett (who has a new book out), she has a patreon page. There's also "buy a post" options if you want to do a one time financial support. www.patreon.com/cw/sadtale

Last image from tonight (short film in the morning): this brother out here with his Singer sewing machine, gifting people a custom embroidery on their jerseys and hats with the name and the date, was more artistic than anything at Burning Man and ad gorgeous as a Caravaggio. Magic! Goodnight.

Guessing things are about to get interesting here in Alexandria @capitalweather.bsky.social

BOOKSTORES OF THE PLANET EARTH! Or, well, bookstores of mostly North America. We know you took a hit during--well, everything these past few years--and we would like to do what little we can to help! So we are once again doing a PRE-ORDER CAMPAIGN for independent bookstores.

OMG. Yes please!

National Park Service has open comment page, for Albert Speer Memorial Arch that is next on MAGA wish list You can make comments here: parkplanning.nps.gov/documentsOpe... That page has lots of "before and after" illustrations. Below, before/after view from near JFK/RFK grave site in Arlington

This is why we love @voteriders.bsky.social! If you live in a state where voting is accessible, it can be hard to understand how *good* the redder states are at putting barriers in place. So many people might vote if they had a way to get to the DMV, to get their ID, to get to the polls...

Don't let our name fool you! The romance community may have started this auction, but we have friends everywhere. Whatever genre you write, we want you!!! form.romancingthevot...