My son is autistic, largely nonverbal. He reads a lot, is smitten with all things Lego. He excels in school. He finds his ways to communicate. There’s nothing wrong with autism. The rhetoric drives me mad. It’s on us to make the world easier for neurodiverse folks, not to push them to conform.

Autism does not need to be cured! It's the rest of society that needs to be more accommodating!! Neurodivergence and disabilities cause suffering only because we have so little understanding or support. Treating it as something "broken" or "wrong" only enforces that, please just help people instead.

I'm so glad they stole my books for this 🥰

No - this is not the latest satirical headline at @theonion.com This is reality for the 49,000+ students who attend Lamar Consolidated ISD schools. www.txftrp.org/pinkalicious...

This is all he said?! This is why ABC (in response to threats from Trump's FCC) is taking Kimmel off the air?!

*9/17/2025 noncooperation thread* The courage of these teachers, my word. Colbert & Kimmel will (personally, as individuals) be ok; these teachers are putting their notoriously pint-sized livelihoods on the line TO TEACH THE CONSTITUTION. 5/

Inspired by @datlow.bsky.social & @thehighsign.bsky.social, I just submitted a comment on ABC's decision re: Kimmel. Join me? support.abc.com/hc/en-us/req...

SCAM ALERT: If by chance you get contacted by a group advertising themselves as the “Crazy Old Bats Book Club” who would like to charge you for reading your book in their book club, and who claim I am one of the Satisfied Authors, and furthermore give you an email address for me—it’s not me.

It’s astonishing and scary to watch because generally when Trump meets resistance he eventually moves on — he doesn’t want to be seen taking the L. He tests the fences and goes away. Instead here, he tests the fences and they just… take the fences down for him.

One thing that bothers me tonight in particular is how so much of this is happening because of grand and sweeping capitulation by the media, by companies, by Congress, by people in power. Even when they don’t have to — they simply comply, acquiesce, and appease.

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A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say. This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand. All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.

this one right here. it's hard to see anything as a turning point, honestly, since there have already been so many "this should be a turning point" moments.

Don’t forget your local affiliates, too. Our Nexstar-owned ABC affiliate has their general manager’s phone number conveniently on their contact page…

Let ABC know how you feel about their bowing to the thugs in power and cancelling Jimmy Kimmel's show: support.abc.com/hc/en-us/req...

Thanks #KidLitChat for another great discussion! This is one of the things that fills my creative well when I'm feeling drained. <3 Now, it's time to go put some actual nutrients into my body. (Virtual #KidLitConfection treats are lovely, but they don't fill my belly very well!)

Speaking of filling my creative well with baking... How about a virtual treat? I think I need to make my "3.14 Pie" soon. I just finished reading MY PERFECT FAMILY by @khadijahvanbrakle.bsky.social & it's the perfect book to pair with my favorite, complex, multi-layer recipe for #KidLitConfections

I recharge in a lot of ways. I love playing board games (*waves to @debbieohi.com, & other gamers*), but videogames drain me. I love going for walks & getting out in nature, as long as it's not too sunny. I have a million projects going at once, always. And of course, there's baking! #KidLitChat

when i tell people most state universities used to be free or cost next to nothing they look at me like am crazy. we have been bludgeoned with false scarcity my whole life so a handful of people could hoover up all the wealth.

Live your life in such a way that, when you die, people directly quoting you does’t sound like a personal attack on your character.

The Nation pulls NO punches, from @espiers.bsky.social "There's no requirement to take part in this whitewashing campaign. Refusing to join in doesn’t make anyone a bad person. It’s a choice to write an obituary that begins “Joseph Goebbels was a gifted marketer and loving father to six children.”

This is really cruel to people applying for jobs

Lemmie see if I got this @wsj.com: You printed a story that said transgender and fascist ideology was found on a bullet casing on the gun that was used to kill someone. You had no source stating that. Trans people received death threats because of it. You. Had. NO. SOURCE.

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i think it’s wild how many people are fine with leaving their children a totally uninhabitable world that’s inevitably pitched in constant bloody conflict over who gets the last resources so they can have copilot email tone rewriting and slop memes of trump as a taco with a drooping fold.

Her voice is more valuable than ever.

I’m heartbroken but not surprised that people are calling for my &Meeg’s bio of Sarah McBride 2be destroyed. Book bans are a prime tool of fascism It’s why we need 2 support LGBTQ+ books-which are overwhelmingly targeted in book bans. Buy them, positively review them, check them out in the library!

AOC: Whether it is a member of congress, whether it is the President to assume and assert and cast blame when the FBI has failed to even apprehend the assailant, is absolutely an irresponsible action.

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If you live in any of these states, these are the democrats who just voted to further restrict and ban Trans people from existing. If you care, contact them. Tell them how utterly dissapointed you are and that you will not be voting for them again. You are their constituent, you have that power.

Yes how dare he say… a very reasonable statement

Look. It's considered unchristian to speak ill of the dead, but I've never seen any prohibitions against trolling the dead. And if we can get Republicans to vote for an assault weapons ban by calling it The Charlie Kirk Act, well then I think we should do it. Cuz, boy, it would piss him off

I didn't get very far back into the feed tonight, so I'm sure I missed a lot of good stuff in the early part of #KidLitChat, but I have to go get some non-virtual food into my belly now. (Why does this chat always make me so hungry? It's a mystery...) See y'all again soon! *hugs everyone*

I don't think I ever really make a decision consciously about whether I'll use 1st or 3rd person (haven't ever tried to write a full story in 2nd person--yet)... I guess it mostly depends on the story and how the main character wants to express themselves. #KidLitChat

Jumping into #KidLitChat late, because I was in a webinar that went longer than I thought it would. While I scroll back to find tonight's topic, how about a quick treat? Help yourself to some very delicious, Super-Simple Strawberry Pie i-am-so-grateful.blogspot.com/2016/03/supe... #KidLitConfections

Write the book if your heart. Write the books you needed. But remember that there can be a big difference between what you think kids need and what they want. The world today isn’t the world of when you were growing up. Kids can spot preaching, however sneaky you are, a mile away.

I want us all, but men in particular, to really, really hear these words. "I thought someone was going to kill me." "I thought someone was going to kill me." "I thought someone was going to kill me." "I thought someone was going to kill me." "I thought someone was going to kill me."

Why didn’t some of the Epstein survivors speak out earlier? “I thought someone was going to kill me,” one explained. As another asked, “Why did the government work so hard to protect Jeffrey Epstein and not victims like me?”

Authors: if you get an email invite from the Greater Hopewell Book Club, it's a scam: it charges an appearance fee (which it misleadingly describes as an honorarium) of $150. (If this reminds you of other AI-generated solicitations you've rec'd recently, that's not a coincidence)

What's that in my eye? As a teacher, I see how this works in our own school. The best aspect of my job.

Been a fan of Loyalty Books ever since we did a kick ass event together back in 2023, sounds like they’re in real trouble thanks to DC being occupied by the military. Go buy some books!

Iconic moment at the Downton Abbey premiere

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“According to [research] taking as little as six minutes to relax and read a book can lower your stress levels by as much as 68%. This was compared to the success rate of other stress-relieving activities such as listening to music (61%) and walking (42%).” www.henryford.com/blog/2025/02...

I showed up late for #KidLitChat tonight, and now I'm dipping out early... I'll definitely have to come back and pull a bunch of titles from this feed to expand my already-way-too-long TBR, but I have a million things to do before bed that I didn't finish earlier today. *Hugs!*

Come for the HTML bomb, stay for the hawk who figured out how to use the pedestrian crossing signal to hunt more effectively

We live in a world where the most vile, hateful, and disgusting person on the planet is President of the United States. We live in a country where this vile, hateful, and disgusting person is adored, revered, idolized, and deified by his millions and millions of broken and brainwashed followers.

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Creative ruts = safe choices in stories. If I feel like anyone could’ve written or illustrated it, then I need to dig deeper. If it’s the tiny imposter voice, I talk with trusted friends. It’s okay to struggle or feel creatively stuck. It’s harder to get back on track alone. #kidlitchat