I'm not saying political work absolutely destroys every level of my life, joy, growth... But I'm not *not* saying that.

I nominate the Democratic Party www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Okay fine.

Chicago Pope said Nope

... Ow, man.

Hands down the coolest fucking thing I've ever gotten to be a part of 😭 And we've got four more days to go!!!

🔭 The Cotton Candy Clouds of Rho Ophiuchi Image Credit & Copyright: Ángel Molina Text: Keighley Rockcliffe (NASA GSFC, UMBC CSST, CRESST II) ap260701

WELCOME TO “ZOOM BOOK CLUB FOR HATERS,” it is going to be a great fucking time. bring your friends

Hi! I write historical (and some contemporary) romances. Here's a list of my books by series in reading order. www.courtneymilan.co... /jb #HistoricalRomance #ContemporaryRomance #RomanceAuthor #Romancelandia #Romance #HEA

I'M ABOUT TO START UNHIDING BUY IT NOWS BUT I'M NOT GONNA TELL YOU WHICH ONES UNTIL LATER IT'S LIKE A SCAVANGER HUNT!!! ready set go

I wanna specifically call out the auction with my (Courtney's) sister, simply because I know her and I know her capacity, to say that she understands fiction, reads a ton, and is an amazing world building partner for anything science related you need! www.32auctions.com/organization...

Have you considered that you could go to the @romancingthevote.com auction and bid on a giant custom knit, hand dyed pride cowl that you can also wear as a hood and hide inside?? You could be like a queer monk! A Jedi! The gayest grim reaper! www.32auctions.com/organization...

Literally tapping the sign.

We got a two minute preview of this event and LET ME TELL YOU. Get your access now. It's gonna be EPIC.

Getting super into Catholic schisms for a week. like one of those obscure sports at the Winter Olympics, or the technical round of Bake Off.

and don't forget that he deliberately made plans to go minister to migrants on Lampedusa on July 4th in order to make sure he got to turn down Trump's party invite. he COULD have gone July 8, the anniversary of Pope Francis' 2013 Lampedusa trip, but he chose to be petty in a God-honoring way

Anyone shocked by tonight ‘s Colorado results has clearly not been following Kyle Clark. Local journalists are super important for real information.

Denver is done counting for tonight and Melat Kiros is just shy of a 10% lead over Diana DeGette. About 28k ballots remain to be counted. With late ballot trending Kiros, she’s headed for a double digit victory in CO-1. This race wasn’t close.

Kyle, having the kind of fun you can only have at 1am in a primary. 🤭

They had been talking about me as a SecUnit the way humans always talked about SecUnits, and it had been pretty mild, compared to a lot of things I had heard humans say. If I got angry every time that happened … I don’t know, but it sounded exhausting.

Colorado Democratic Gov nominee Phil Weiser, speaking live on 9NEWS, tells supporters, "They counted us out and they underestimated all of you." Weiser was an enormous underdog to Sen Michael Bennet at the start of the campaign.

every single one of these priests has a terminal case of Resting White Supremacist Face

And this is why Kyle is our favorite.

THIS MAKES ME SO HAPPY

If my BlueSky experience is an echo chamber, at least it's an echo chamber that says "Change is possible," "This is how we win," and "Look at my cat."

Hello everyone! On the day before the auction, we're going to talk about WHY we do this, something that has particular salience on the day that final SCOTUS opinions are released and we once again have to try to remove the knives from our backs.

My unpopular opinion is that while we can talk about booping a dog's snoot, we should not ACTUALLY boop the snoot. That's rude. Instead, we should train our dogs to touch our hand with their nose so that they boop their own noses. Consensual booping only.

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

As far as I can tell, the only time a sitting US Senator has lost a gubernatorial primary in the last 100 years was K Bailey Hutchison in Texas in 2010. Stay tuned, folks...

I don’t know, it sounded good.

CO-1 Democratic nominee Melat Kiros, speaking live on 9NEWS, tells her cheering supporters: "If we organize and show no fear in standing up, that is the message that Denver has sent to both parties."

Important note for everyone posting about RTV this week: it's biennial not biannual! (yes, I looked it up bc I hate getting words wrong 😂 ) Nobody involved with this auction could stay sane *and* do it twice a year. Kudos to the alt text team ESPECIALLY! www.32auctions.com/romancingthe...

My shawl is up for auction for @romancingthevote.com!! I'm starting this lovely light shawl out at a wildly affordable $1 and can't wait to see if anyone else loves it like I do! www.32auctions.com/organization...

RTV is in fact the coolest auction ever.

There are ONE THOUSAND items for auction this year, let Helena point you at some you should keep an eye on.

Find yourself friends who will try things like this (so you don't have to.) 😂 Please enjoy this perfect review of something that Sounds Iffy.

YOU MUST MAINTAIN YOUR STRENGTH AND POWER! HAVE SOMETHING TO EAT.

Who's gonna take this final slot before the form closes?!?!?

Oh! This is me lately! What a lovely gift.

My sharing this post is absolutely about my dead kid.

Ten years ago cancer came back for my kid. The mind can dim the memories but the body remembers. The weather changes, the sun sets in familiar ways, plans start to take the same shape. When someone on My Shows says, "we're not supposed to outlive our kids" usually I nod. Sometimes it guts me.

Snort. Ended up in charge of something without meaning to.

HANG UP YOUR SLINGSHOT, TODAY YOU WILL BATTLE DARK THOUGHTS. AND YOU WILL WIN.

I say this with some animosity: if you hate the Democratic Party's failure to act and actually want to DO THINGS, please do run in a primary for our nomination. I've invested my time as a volunteer, my money as a donor, and my vote for 37 years. I want candidates who match my energy, damn it.

Being asked to improve is not hate.

My dragon scarf is not going to be done in time, but that's okay because the knitters and quilters are out in FORCE this year. This is GORGEOUS and I expect to see a big, joyful fight in the bids for it.

And let me be VERY clear - I'm not here today because the incredibly progressive left, the socialists are looking like they're going to sweep the primaries. I fucking love that. I'm here today, disappointed by my party leaders trying to shame us all for daring to vote against the establishment.

Many of us have stayed inside the leadership structure because we've believed that fighting for our ideals is how to save the party. I don't believe it's possible anymore. And I'm too tired to fight feebly for change I don't think will come. Let it burn. I know the people building a real future.