“If we don’t measure food insecurity, no one’s hungry” “If we delete research on right-wing violence, there’s no right-wing violence” “If we don’t release inflation data, there’s no inflation” “If we stop Covid testing, we’ll have fewer cases” You see what’s happening, right?

Interesting read. @tkingfisher.com have you seen this? It made me think of Pocosin.

I love this series. I have preordered this new one.

Today, Maryland took additional actions to protect COVID access: - Issued a standing order so vaccines can be administered based on guidance developed by medical professional societies instead of the federal government - Confirmed they have joined the Northeast Public Health Collaborative

It's Baby Safety Month.

I get called radical because I want affordable housing and rational, compassionate immigration policy and gun reform that helps keep kids safe. Radicals like me are never going to kill people for our ideology because that’s literally not our ideology.

Anyway, my only actual comment on Charlie Kirk's death is the same as my comment on today's school mass shooting is the same as my comment on the assassination of Melissa Hortman and her husband is the same as my comment on-- m.youtube.com/watch?v=CG4Y...

🧵 Deeply depressing but important thread on the destruction of public health.

Happy Labor Day! This holiday was established in 1894 to honor and recognize the American labor movement and the contributions of working people. Celebrate with us with some thematic reading, pictured below.

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Today is one of my favorite days! 12 years ago Bernalillo County was going to issue marriage licenses to Queer couples. The night before, we bought out Trader Joe's Calla Lillys. First thing that morning. Java Joes, grabbed 3 handles of coffee + all the fixing and headed to the court house.

Re-upping this for the afternoon:

If you want to believe it, check it twice ::clap clap:: If you want to believe it, check it twice ::clap clap:: Doesn’t matter if it’s awful Doesn’t matter if it’s nice If it confirms your bias, check it twice! ::clap clap::

Trust me, y'all need to watch this video

I am one of the 14 authors who chose to leave the Polari Prize, and I find myself frustrated and saddened at the way this entire story has been represented. 1/

The moment he named his platform “Truth Social” we were headed this way.

No cheating. Your last saved celebrity photo is your therapist. Who is it? I… don’t save celebrity photos. The last one before this is a photoshopped meme.

For live updates on the massive earthquake (mag 8.8) near Russia and the tsunami sweeping the Pacific Ocean, follow this @washingtonpost link: www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

Everything is awful but guide dogs are being trained using toy squirrels stuck to remote control cars. And you need to see it

Hey #BookSky 💙📚, I don't know about you, but I cannot wait for this!

Pretty much ditto, except I had my 47th wedding anniversary last month. Adding: I have a PhD and my post-college jobs were white collar office jobs. I value people who work in service, retail, and blue collar, who are homemakers or caregivers for family, who are artists, who are unemployed.

1. We interrupt this programming for some LEGITIMATELY GOOD NEWS Violent crime in Baltimore has PLUMMETED to historic lows How did the city do it? Baltimore adopted a comprehensive set of "woke" policies, treating violence as a public health issue

I came here to give a Whoop! Whoop! Whoop! Penric & Desdemona announcement and then thought I would see if anyone else had. I just saw it on Facebook. Murderbot, too! I looked when I first heard about that one and it hadn’t been released yet, and I haven’t gone back.

Age verification? I am about to be eaten by a grue.

At this time of day on July 2, I’m drawn to think of the several thousand US troops spread out in an ever thinning line along Culp’s Hill, on the US right. All afternoon, units have been pulled from this position to bolster the left flank - Little Round Top, the Wheatfield, and Cemetery Ridge

ANNOYED at the ~news~ so will post this #SciArt again!

Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on. slate.com/technology/2...

Bonus Discworld QOTD, from The Wee Free Men “Nac Mac Feegle! The Wee Free Men! Nae king! Nae quin! Nae laird! Nae master! We willna' be fooled again!”

I am not an artist, nor am I usually an in-the-streets protestor. Not physically able to stand or walk much. But I feel a need to show up, and am headed to a site where I can sit in a folding chair and confrontation seems highly unlikely. Not much, but mine.

No Kings!

House Democrats need to bring articles of impeachment against Kristi Noem, while Senate Democrats need to bring that chamber to a fucking halt.

This sort of "here is how we know" article, in which the evidence is thoroughly summarized and clearly explained and common counter-arguments are calmly debunked with evidence, is probably something we should be doing a lot more of. Some people are not persuadable. Many are. #SciComm 🧪

The sigil was drawn in salt and ash, the candles lit at the pentagram points, the incantation declaimed. There was a shimmer - a demon appeared. "Curious. What ritual is this?" "I got it from ChatGPT. I included all protections in my prompt!" "I see," the demon said and stepped out of the sigil.

Something lighthearted for your timeline

You’ve got until 7p today to vote for Gina Ortiz Jones for San Antonio’s next Mayor. The more mud that her opponent & his puppet master Greg Abbott sling at her, the more support she gets. Get out there & vote today, Bexar County. And if you can’t vote today, make a plan for Election Day Saturday.

THE POTENCY OF UNGOVERNABLE IMPULSES (Mossa & Pleiti #3) comes out a week from tomorrow!! Pre-order now and get a lovely, snarky, linguistically rich mystery-romance set on Jupiter and steeped in petty academia on June 10!

Have you seen this @tkingfisher.com

This team’s work is why we know how disinformation spread on Twitter. When I teach my class on conspiracy theories, Kate Starbird’s work always sparks the most “aha!” moments. It’s hard to describe how demoralizing this all feels, esp (as she says) for jr scholars whose ideas won’t get a chance

Drumroll please... I am very pleased to share the cover of ALL OF US MURDERERS, coming Oct 2025 from @sourcebooks.bsky.social @poisonedpen.bsky.social, with utterly stunning cover art by Marcela Bolívar @tropicalgloom.bsky.social!

Sigh of relief at Fort Carroll sanctuary as the oyster population rebounds and planting resumes

Found a baby songbird? Here's a newly updated chart!

I am seeing posts about #teslatakedown protests. I enjoy seeing the one near me every week. Reminds me, not long ago I saw an older Tesla with a bumper sticker that said “Love my car. Can’t stand the twit.”

I literally wrote the book on “weird food things.” 😅 I’m an Autistic classically trained chef and I wrote a food aversion acceptance cookbook and guide titled COLOR TASTE TEXTURE! I have so many food aversions, but primarily it’s squishy food textures.

This is an important PSA from Dr. Beachgem, who is a pediatric emergency physician I love that she talks about drownings that are fatal and non-fatal, and mentions that many drownings happen with multiple adults present Pick one person who is not on their phone and not distracted by anything else!

I do not want your AI scam I do not want it Sam-I-Am I will not have it in my house I will not use it with a mouse I will not put it on my desk I think that it is quite grotesque I do not want it in my life Using it would cause me strife I do not want your AI scam Stop making this shit Sam-I-Am