Hey friends, I'm working on a thing for Saturday. What is your favorite attributed quote on joy as resistance? Conversely, best ("favorite" seems weird to use here) attributed quote about how fascism/authoritarianism wants us exhausted and joyless. Thanks for your help!

The 2026 United States of Science Challenge starts NOW! Each bubble represents classrooms we’ve matched with scientists this year. This a competition to fill bubbles with $10 donations to support @skypeascientist.bsky.social The first region to fill all bubbles wins. 👇🏻 givebutter.com/USS2026

I hope @voteriders.bsky.social is ready for us, now that we're definitely bringing them over $100k this year!!!

Hey Swifties - don't you want to celebrate her wedding by helping defend democracy? There's some great stuff in this @romancingthevote.com bundle and it is going for a criminally low price. www.32auctions.com/organization...

psssst there are two of these consults available in @romancingthevote.com and they are not only HIGHLY relevant, this one is less expensive than the other right now www.32auctions.com/organization...

Okay friends - Claire's book talk about JD Vance's book was already going to be awesome, but 👇👇👇. We need to make this happen. And raise money for voter registration/protection.

#connect Love the advice to "keep your joy". I've made so much use of my "happy songs" and "lullaby" (comfort music) playlists. And I'm writing a post for Saturday on Daily Kos about joyful music as resistance. Keeping your joy is important. @connectwithjacob.bsky.social @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

Great segment on @connectwithjacob.bsky.social on "dissidents aren't who you think they are" great book: On Courage. Dissidents are normal people who just choose not to put up with this bullshit (not @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social's words). People who do just small things that make a difference.

Final day of @romancingthevote.com, lovelies! Can we get at least one more bid for my custom AMA on writing & publishing? Grab your writing pals, pool funds, raise funds for voter rights! If you win, I will zoom with y’all and talk some serious and honest shop! & make it fun! 🤓 #WritingCommunity

A sizzling mix for summer listening www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

come on y'all - you know you want to hear Courtney Milan's talk about how Sam Alito is a whiny pissbaby. She clerked at SCOTUS, so she knows what she's talking about.

this would be fun for someone who can't travel - get a postcard from abroad!

My two auction items for @romancingthevote.com have already surpassed my wildest dreams, but... My 'ornithology' consult could be wider biology, science, academia...anyone out there writing dark academia? Seems redundant to me, but I can talk about it! www.32auctions.com/organization...

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's a masterwork for the small but powerful spirits of the hot season, those of the waters, on the winds, here with a message the world needs now: wingssilverwork.com/blue-skies-a....

Another Saturday Night - The Spirit of (19)76 and the Badness of King Donald www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

And my square blankies are up as well! I'm honored that Mr. Bree insisted @mostlybree.kitrocha.com get one, and want everyone to have voting rights AND cozy blankies! These are a little more chaotic and I love them. @romancingthevote.com www.32auctions.com/organization...

How are all the spots for this not taken? This should be awesome fun. www.32auctions.com/organization...

For real. You want me to come up with a gut wound that renders someone infertile, or talk about the pros or cons of a magical/cursed IUD? I've got you covered. Describing a field tracheostomy with a straw, a Leatherman, and some smoldering glances at the hot ex-Navy Seal helping you escape? Done.

Wow, the Catholic schism actually makes me feel good about the split in the Methodist church.

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...

Y'all. There are still over 400 slots left, only $20 to listen to what I know will be an awesome takedown of Alito www.32auctions.com/organization...

We can't let this happen #Inners #Connect #PsakiBriefing #LastWord #11thHour

I pre-ordered this from a local indie book store (so I could get a signed one). I love her books, all the things she's donated to Romancing the Vote are way out of my league, so this is the next best thing bookpeople.com/book/9780063...

“I love America more than any other country in the world and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.” ~ James Baldwin

Okay, friends, there are some great items on the "items with no bids" page at Romancing the Vote. The quiltlets! Come on, y'all. And a copy edit zoom call. Other great stuff, for voter rights organizations: www.32auctions.com/organization...

#Connect Thanks, Jacob for talking about the actually nonpartisan celebration. I'm glad there's something besides the one with POTUS celebrating himself.

@theweekendmsnow.bsky.social Y'all know Taylor & Travis donated $26 million to many charities this week? And maybe some of the Swifties outside MSG did get a glimpse of them, did anyone ask? Yes, it was a big, indulgent extravagant event but not even close to the Bezos thing.

When Jeff Bezos (who is 100 times richer than Taylor Swift) was married, he essentially took over the city of Venice, pushed locals aside, and provided nothing lasting in return. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce personally donated over $26 million to charities to commemorate their wedding.

Gregg Abbott has been Governor of Texas since 2015 and has spearheaded abortion bans, deaths of immigrants, & locking up immigrant kids. 📌Texans need to vote Gina Hinojosa for governor in order to protect our rights, freedoms and history. #GinaHinojosa #AbbottFailsTexas @ginafortexas.bsky.social

YOU CAN!!!!!

only ONE of these left!!! www.32auctions.com/organization...

I turned off my tablet for a couple of hours, Romancing the Vote posted a new item by Tessa Dare, it is already way out of my range. But in case I know any rich folks, who like Romance and want to contribute to a great cause, it should at least raise a lot of money www.32auctions.com/organization...

Yet again, an incredibly important piece that , frankly, should be mandatory for ALL Americans to read AND sign off on. It should certainly result in immediate impeachment and prosecution. Yet, here we are with an indifferent populace and a treasonous/corrupt congress.

Ask Dr. Elisa Bergslien your forensic geoscience questions! Talk about a range of topics – such as identification of art forgeries, how soil from a crime scene is analyzed and what you can actually tell from it, fossil smuggling and more!

you can thank me (and support voting rights!) by attending my "JD Vance Sucks" TED Talk!

Are you kidding me right now? An hour with the LEGENDARY MS. BEV for less than $100??? Friends, do not sleep on this. I met her way back when I was a baby author and she was so kind and so warm and welcoming, and I will never forget it. <3 www.32auctions.com/organization...

Authors, do you have a book you want put into audio? This auction may look pricey, but if you look at the cost to make audio with a human narrator (the only kind we recognize), $1000 for a full narrated book is a STEAL. Take a listen to L.W. Salinas and see if she's a fit for your work.

Another great chance for authors! Bid on an hour's consultation with niqaeli torres on biology and worldbuilding.

Growing ecstasy face meme: - play D&D with me and @clairewillett.bsky.social - it’s DM’d by @nome.bsky.social - it’s STAR TREK THEMED - Star Trek Discovery writer @carloscisco.bsky.social IS PLAYING TOO -IT’S A MURDER MYSTERY SET ON RISA Bid now!!!

@romancingthevote.com My post about the auction is up at Daily Kos: www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

Any of my Swiftie friends - there's an item in the Romancing the Vote auction that you'll love. It's raising money for voter rights organizations. www.32auctions.com/organization...

@natayasworlds.bsky.social @perednia.bsky.social @leslieks.bsky.social @jlms-qkw.bsky.social @thewallstbull.bsky.social @pastryplate.bsky.social My post about Romancing the Vote. There is so much great stuff. Come talk about the auction, or about what you're reading.

Hey, #booksky, please come talk about books and @romancingthevote.com Bookchat: Romancing the Vote 2026 www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

Speaking of annotations... Rose Lerner, Lish McBride, Sarah Wendell, Alexandra Vasti, Emma Barry, Candy Tan, and Olivia Waite ALL PASSED THIS AROUND AND ANNOTATED IT? I have already told @smartbitches.bsky.social we need more group projects for 2028! www.32auctions.com/organization...

Hey, #booksky, come talk about #books: Contemporary Fiction Views: Recent Great American novels www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

Contemporary Fiction Views: Recent Great American novels www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

So I am snatching one of these at 9am tomorrow, but I want my friends to know about this also

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...

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Wow. I hope the Talarico campaign plays this on a loop. But also @theweeknightmsnbc.bsky.social @allinwithchris.bsky.social @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social Paxton is a sleezebag & hypocrite, please talk about this.