this essay is gorgeous.

If you’re lonely on Thanksgiving, mourning a loved one, or don’t have the kind of support you hoped for whatever reason, I wrote this for you. It’s also included in my book The Translator’s Daughter theoffingmag.com/insight/the-...

I lost my job, I can't afford turkey or pie, and my kids have measles. But at least I'm not seeing any trans people in the Macy's parade.

I am heartbroken for Hong Kong. 💔 I lived there for 10 years growing up, and one of my most enduring memories is of nonstop construction of high rises and the bamboo scaffolding. As others have pointed out, the bamboo isn’t the issue. Praying for all who are affected and those unaccounted for 😢

Currently at a DIY writing retreat and I have just written the first 1,000 words of a brand new book. Only 69,000 more words to go but gotta start somewhere!! 😅

I am crushingly busy at work but as a member of the Twitter diaspora I take voting very seriously (plus this graphic is sending me 🤣) lithub.com/what-was-lit...

I’ve just had the very humbling experience of losing my contact lens IN MY EYE 😂😭 It was pushed to the side and took me forever to get it out. Zero stars, do not recommend!!!

“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”

‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’ —Alice Wong

You were incredible, Alice Wong, and it was a blessing to have collaborated with you on projects, to have read your words and to have heard your voice, as full of life and passion and joy and rage as it was. You made a difference—so much of a difference. Rest always in peace, and always in power.

Late to this, but it is SO clarifying and necessary. This essay lays out with a surgeon’s precision exactly why the NYT is no longer a beacon of good journalism and how we are all being led astray

history will ultimately decide this but i think joyce carol oates might have just landed the most devastating burn in human history. like the death star trench run of posting

I love tote bags and have an *obscene* number of them, but the downside is every time I go out with my husband or son it’s “do you mind carrying this” and “hey will this fit in your bag” and then before you know it I’m carrying 16 pounds of other people’s shit

Having a pet definitely increases whimsy 😄

If you came to any of my book events you might recognize this design on my bookmarks (L). It recreates a meme I saw on Twitter (R). My niece Michele painted my cat Amber in the shape of Taiwan, and her sister Jenny designed the bookmark to my specifications. I love it so much 😻 #6, #30daysofwhimsy

It shouldn’t be forgotten that a big piece of Mamdani’s campaign was simply “cities are cool and lots of people enjoy living in them” which in and of itself dismantles alot of rightwing talking points

Spotify is running ads recruiting more ICE agents to infringe our rights and terrorize our communities, so we’re calling on users to stop paying for or using the app until Spotify stops streaming fascism: indivisible.org/cancel-spoti... #CancelSpotify

Pardon me for freaking out over Mayor Mamdani. I’ve forgotten what it’s like to have a politician who’s kind, honest and literate

This is very bad

We don’t often find whimsy at work so it’s extra delightful when we do. I use Asana for project management and one of the things I love about it is “celebrations” — every time you mark a task done, a little unicorn or other magical animal goes flying across your screen 😄🦄 Day 5, #30daysofwhimsy

i closed out my column this week with this preemptive jab at basically every commentator currently looking for ways to say that last night didn’t count

"'They’re spending more money than I would even tax them,' [Mamdani] said in an interview with MSNBC last week." This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.

“I am Muslim. I am a democratic socialist. And most damning of all, I refuse to apologize for any of this."

For those who don’t know, Lina Khan gave tech bros hell AND her ass to kiss when she was FTC chair. She was busting monopolies left and right. Gave Amazon and Meta the finger too. This is an EXCELLENT addition to his team.

Over at @therumpus.net, I am so happy to publish an essay by @hebagowayed.bsky.social about Zohran Mamdani and the radical idea that Muslims are human! therumpus.net/2025/11/05/z...

I hope the centrists learned a hard lesson last night. No more reaching across the aisle to people who have been spitting in our faces for decades. Run young people, run socialists, run on actionable ideas that seek to make our lives better.

Definitely worth re-sharing this amazing @coreyatad.com story

Many are comparing Mamdani to Obama, but you know who else pounded the pavement as a youthful Millennial candidate with a short resume, fantastic ground game, social media savvy, and no problematic donors? AOC!! Not a criticism, just an observation that Mamdani is not a fluke—there’s a playbook!!!

A lot of people probably won't get how finely crafted this joke is and how many layers it has, applause to Jane

It’s refreshing to see a candidate win w/ authenticity, humility & ideas he actually believes in. Mamdani’s strategy of connecting w/ diverse communities was flawless. Number crunching & focus groups aren’t cutting it anymore. Stop listening to donors & consultants and start listening to the people!

Sobering news for a lot of top Democrats, tonight, as they realize people would prefer they actually fucking do something.

I sincerely hope Democrats pay attention to tonight’s results across the country. They won’t learn anything but still. Maybe. People are excited by change and original campaigns and bold ideas and candidates under the age of 50!

This person took this when they called the race

Mamdani: "Yes, aunties."

watching the Mamdani campaign from afar during the primary, so many things were impressive, among them the incredible work his online video team was doing to spread the message in fun, creative, educational, invigorating ways that spoke to people this is my story about how they did it

Let this be the start of the biggest Blue Wave this country has ever seen and a wake-up call to establishment Dems. Mamdani has shown that you can win on a progressive platform that centers real people, not the 1%. And we’ve had it with MAGA which stands for nothing but hate, greed and incompetence

AOC: We have a future to fight for, and we're either going to do that together or you're going to be left behind. It's not about Progressive. It's not moderate, it's not liberal. This is about do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And the assignment is you come together…

Don’t ever let them tell you that hope is a bad thing, that the odds are so stacked against you that you will never win, that it is too late to change the world. What has happened today in New York can happen everywhere.

Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."

I don’t even live in New York but Mamdani and other Democrats winning big has helped to heal some of my trauma around elections over the last 10 years. Good things can still happen, politics doesn’t have to be cynical and cruel 😭😭

“I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life”

i can’t believe a good thing happened we should do this more often

AOC: "This is about, do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And they assignment is to come together across difference no matter what."

Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.