Thanksgiving is problematic. Giving thanks is not. As someone who wants to remember the attempted genocide of indigenous people but also likes a reminder to practice gratitude, I like to use Indigenous People's Month to support (and be grateful for) indigenous creators. A partial list! /1

Why would you ruin a classic? Also, Baby Boom works because it was made in the 80's when being a single working mom and CEO was not something we saw a lot of. Now it's the norm.

Baking a sweet potato pie today. I've missed baking.

Trump has never once looked at JD Vance the way he looked Zohran Mamdani. 😂

Can we call a moratorium on writers as the main character in tv series? Haven't we suffered enough this year?

There is a book club organization out there emailing authors telling them the club will feature their work for a "modest fee" for "branded materials" etc. Do not fall for this nonsense. You should never, as a writer, have to pay for such things.

I'm editing an anthology about unlikable characters and seeking work from younger writers, 15-21. If you know of one such writer who might want to submit their work for consideration, please share this call for submissions: audacity.substack.com/p/acquired-t...

Love this.

I'm doing this new life changing thing where I'm learning to socialize without masking and this week I have shocked people, pissed off other people, and made my therapist laugh. Turns out the real me is both a delight, shit stirrer, and a chaos goblin.

Why does everything feel hard this morning? Oh, because I had a big event on Saturday morning and another on Sunday evening and I usually have 1-2 low/no demand day to recovery/prevent burnout and I didn't get that this weekend. 😩 #AuDHD

This happens on Bsky as well.

Hey Megyn Kelly, 14-year-old Eloise would like a word: “If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good… because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.” Sound up! 🔥🔊 1/2

Nothing like waking up to a real feel of 13 degrees outside to get you to buy a coat.

Paying only half of people's benefits and then going back and demanding those funds back is diabolical.

I really enjoyed Frankenstein. Might be the first time I've sat through a 2.5 hr movie at home without getting distracted.

Did they spend the contingency fund on some bullshit? I know cruelty is the point but this still feels a lot of work to not feed people. What is the upside here?

I thought I had signed up to do a thing this afternoon but then I checked and I didn't sign-up and so my afternoon is free! That's how you job your work, folks! 😂

They really were not expecting us to have so much empathy for each other.

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When was the last time a candidate put as much effort into campaigning as Zohran Mamdani has? This man has worked his ass off, especially in the last week. Ran circles around Cuomo the entire campaign. He better win!

I don't even live in NYC anymore but I'm so nervous about tomorrow's election.

My birthday is in six months. Time to start planning.

You can curse daylight saving time, daylight saving, daylight savings, daylight savings time, and/or daylight time. All are considered acceptable so go off.

I signed up for a 4 week poetry writing workshop. It starts today. I haven't written poetry in years. I'm so excited.

My momma bestie is my auntie My auntie friend that go to her church is also my auntie My 75 year old cousin... is also my auntie "Auntie" is what happens when you understand the expansive proposition of family "That's not your aunt" is what happens when you live outside of restorative community

The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.

This is an important point. They are choosing to starve people. They have contingency funds they could use to run SNAP during the shut down.

My mother's best friend is my auntie. Are we related by blood? No. Is she my aunt? Yes.

WHEN he is Mayor of New York City, I hope Mamdani's Comms team is just as creative and intentional about explaining to New Yorkers what it will take to get his policies passed. People need to understand the challenges ahead otherwise they'll feel like they were misled by yet another administration.

Not a huge Lily Allen fan, but I love relationship tea, so I will have to give the album a listen.

While signing in to vote, the poll worker looked at me, then at my date of birth, then back at me and said, "1980?" It was a good year, Carter was still president, disco was still alive and giving birth to Hip Hop. A premium vintage.

By genre and then theme and subject.

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It's the first day of early voting here in New York state. Let's go New Yorkers!

There is a gnarly bruise on my finger, and I have no idea how I got it, which should be the title of my #AuDHD memoir.

BREAKING: Letitia James has announced a Government portal for Videos and images of ICE Agents who may have committed crimes. Please Use it and SHARE! ag.ny.gov/federal-acti...

I wish I could skip work go to a diner for breakfast and then go to the movies.

Damn. Daylight Theft is in 12 days. 😩

The closest we ever came to going on vacation when I was a kid was when my mom would take us to Atlantic City. We'd stay at Trump Taj Mahal and all I remember is how gold everything was. That's kind of what I imagine the White House will look like when he's done with it.

I guess I'll catch up on all the newsletters I subscribe to but never read. #AWSOutage

I finally make back into the office for the AWS shortage to ruin in possibility of getting work done.

I miss discovering new music. I miss going into a Tower Records and putting on those headphones that a thousand other people of used to hear the debut of some new artist that people are talking about.

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Rest in Power, Miss Major.

I remember when this video came out. I remember where I was when I watched it for the first time. Whew! youtu.be/SxVNOnPyvIU?...

D'Angelo 💔💔💔

At the start of a long weekend, I like to make an extremely long list of tasks to get done (household chores, errands, personal admin, etc.) so that I can feel guilty all weekend about not getting most of it done. Really sets the right tone for the week ahead. 😩

Damn. I was making applesauce this afternoon thinking about Diane Keaton in Baby Boom.

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system. I am not fearful — I am fearless. We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

I'm going to buy some banned books to put into my local little library.