Cheers to the person who leaked the initial changes www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

great call w/book swap buddy we are making book(s)

we have PrEP because of these monkey studies. animal welfare in medical research is extremely strictly limited and regulated to ensure ethical use. there is no replacement for these animal models in biomedical research.

Oh this definitely won't lead to a bunch of weird mini-cults, no way that could happen with a system like this

THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos. I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.

I hate it here.

Twice so far this week I’ve caught my husband texting photos of our new butter dish to friends.

Don’t mean to brag but made my therapist laugh today so I’m definitely winning therapy

Honored to be included in The Washington Post's list of 10 Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of 2025. I feel really lucky to have my writing so well-read by writers and thinkers I really admire: www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...

today i am sending a book chunk to my swap buddy horrifying i know

Art school problems

The last wet clay day for the term is the 21st, so I am going to have to wait to make pots until next semester, because of broken leg nonsense and not being strong enough to walk that far. I wish I were more independent at this point but I’m doing what I can.

I think you should read this

i am icing leg so probably i should also make book or something

I can reassure the New York Times that networks of mutual protection, and misogynist retaliation efforts that benefit abusive men at the expense of the young women they prey upon, are very much still intact post-Me Too.

I met with my book swap buddy after a long break and we are swapping books again. Feels good to be back in that groove.

something i've noticed since starting to wear two shoes again (broke my leg & had surgery) is that Millie has stolen all of my socks, so none of them match. I have no idea where they went. The apartment is 600 square feet.

‘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

so, I recently graduated to a cane (since breaking my leg in september and having surgery), though I'm not supposed to quite yet. I limp and don't want people to mow me down. For the most part it's ok. But I would appreciate any cool cane suggestions. I want to feel slightly less unfashionable?

Mary Shelly lost her virginity on her mom's grave, facilitated a lesbian wedding, and carried her dead husband’s heart around in a bag, so, yeah, I agree, let’s return to traditional values.

Lots going on but from outside it seems that at least part of the calculus was that flight disruption for middle class and up travelers matters more than life disruption for untold numbers who’ll be deprived of health care.

I schlubsacked. It's been a minute. Also, hi.

it's me. I'm giving a talk tonight, about horses and also writing. would love to see you there :)

every section is the hardest section but today i wrote the hardest section of the book tomorrow i will also write the hardest section of the book

so, i fell off a horse (reared 3x in a row, saddle slipped) got surgery now recovering teaching again in person tomorrow breaking in the leg scooter how is everyone

this is why everyone I know isn’t having kids btw

My job as a professor is not to create a serviceable worker. My job is to help foster thoughtful citizens or community members. If that sounds fanciful it’s bc corporate interests have spent decades framing how we talk about education so they don’t take the heat for immiserating labor conditions.

oh hi

Write a bit about @greenwell.bsky.social's very good book, which among other things has some excellent anecdotes about how private equity guys understand their role in the world newrepublic.com/article/1983...

me, w/therapist: well, I want to make sure i can support xyz student b/c they are undoubtedly carrying a lot of trauma therapist: you-- me: just want to make sure I have resources in place for them! therapist's diagnosis billing code: F43.10 (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Unspecified) me: ok fine

Venus Williams just won her first match in two years and at the end when they were interviewing her about what a miracle it was, she said she had to come back and play a match; they told her she was on cobra and she’s always at the doctor so **she needs the health insurance**

a few people have asked about me making pots i am not currently making pots. i fell and injured my left (dominant) hand last month and am still recovering. i hope to make pots again this fall, after my thumb is better.

My tidy, 3,500 word essay is now some kind of deranged 7,000 word thing that no longer speaks English and has to be fed raw meat beneath the basement stairs. Not sure what I've done here.

A question I think about multiple times a day -- multiple times an hour -- is where are freelance writers supposed to go. nymag.com/intelligence...

They finally made the milk from that hotel

Damn, it looks just like the photos of the disappeared that were put up by relatives in the South American dictatorships

Fine, I’ll re-pin the creative writing jobs wiki on my browser shortcuts 😤

get in, we're in the "Let's rewatch the americans again" part of our writing process

It's my birthday which means everyone who likes me should pre-order my novel, BEINGS, and everyone who doesn't like me should please just not tell me that they don't like me so I can have one day where I don't have to be anxious about that www.bloomsbury.com/us/beings-97...

i forgot about this platform. sorry, guys

I’m wrapping up Pride Month in my newsletter with this comic on bisexuality, myths and stereotypes, bi erasure, and what my bisexuality means to me. Happy Pride, everyone! Don’t let the bastards grind you down. Read the full comic: aubreyhirsch.substack.com/p/my-letter

well fucking fuck everything this is infuriating

i just find this so bizarre. searching through texts and doing the reading for myself is how i actually think through ideas! trying to put together a sentence is how i figure out what i actually want to say!

This is hilarious because it’s actually way FEWER people than are usually on the Mall on any given weekend

i'm surprised by how low energy and farcical that whole military parade situation was. I was expecting Moscow 1945 and we got Spirit Halloween instead.

just watched this netflix documentary on the oklahoma city bombing and once again i'm struck by how so many of the popular media takes on this event just avoid entirely the connection to organized white supremacism

But it’s day-to-day life that makes for messy living. THE COST OF LIVING by Emily Maloney #Sundaysentence @emilyfmaloney.bsky.social

If only you were governor and could do something to stop this.