It's a 1st grader's art project if they were given "gold" medallions and gold paint instead of macaroni and glitter, and kept spreading the glue until they ran out.

This is EXACTLY why testing is good. Clear communication. I'm glad they're getting experience and working out the glitches.

Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- [email protected] or dm me. RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!

I suspect “banking” isn’t how the benefits of wetlands work.

Why didn't anyone tell me we were trying to get blackout on our "Fourteen Points of Fascism" BINGO card? Do we win something good? Can we stop playing now? public.websites.umich.edu/~rsc/Editori... #FascismIsntJustAName

How is this not a screaming massive headline across every news site? This is insane, a virtual declaration of civil war. We fought a revolution to not be subjected to this kind of tyranny

This exchange shouldn't require any additional commentary. The blatant violation of our American ideals (in this case, justice, not the blood-lust or percieved revenge being demonstrated) should speak for itself.

Interview with Shelley for 'The Awakening of The Light' ataleoftwoforces.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/i...

I'm glad UC is fighting this absurd situation. We need to push back against people (esp. government and anyone with an abundance of power) when their entire goal is to inflict as much pain on those who are not in their percieved group.

I may be just a *little* bit biased, but I loved this movie. If you are incredibly patient during the credits, you might see a familar name. 😆 So proud of the blood, sweat and laughs the hard-working team put into this film.

I've seen this on Bluesky and had to try it myself. The image below was the response to the prompt: "Show me a diagram of the US presidents since Herbert Hoover, with their names and years in office under their photos" Bravo, OpenAI, bravo.

UCLA should not bend 'on their knees' to Trump in grant negotiations, Newsom says

To please Great Leader, the Smithsonian has removed Trump from its Impeachment Exhibit. Now, only Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton are shown as having been impeached. (Nixon resigned before the vote.) We are only minutes away from Barack Obama being removed from photographs à la Joseph Stalin.

current vibe m.youtube.com/watch?v=6epz...

I feel fortunate to have grown up watching this man explain how be a better human.

Seems like an open and shut case unless speech is now considered interference with an official act. So far that seems to mean resisting or obstructing. But let's see if they stretch it. I think this could be a relevant law? It's ambiguous in this new bad world. www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/36/...

Trump megabill gives the oil industry everything it wants and ends key support for solar and wind - by Spencer Kimball at @cnbc.com www.cnbc.com/2025/07/03/t...

theconversation.com/mauna-loa-ob... Mauna Loa Observatory captured the reality of climate change. The US plans to shut it down Trumpism 101. If you don’t talk about a problem, it doesn’t exist.

I’m just ✨ five (5) kindle sales ✨ away from fifty (50) sales for my newest release!! Check it out if you like urban fantasies with demons, vampires and slow burn romance! 📚💙 Any reposts to help me get there would be most fabulous 💖🫶 🔖 universal link: mybook.to/D3rL5

Go, Science!

“Any salute to the flag or talk of patriotism or American greatness is completely hollow if you do not respect the freedoms that that flag represents, the Constitution that directs the course of this country…”

You can't call immigrants lazy moochers looking for government handouts and then round them up at Home Depots where you know they are looking for work. You can't say immigrants don't follow the rules and then round them up in courthouses where they are following the rules. Get your lies straight.

Time for another visit to the Getty!

WELKER: Your secretary of state says everyone who's here, citizens and non-citizens, deserve due process. Do you agree? TRUMP: I don't know. I'm not a lawyer. I don't know. WELKER: Don't you need to uphold the Constitution? TRUMP: I don't know

The head of our country’s government is in the early stages of consolidating total power. We must of course reject this, but that is not enough. We have to respond by creating a different and better kind of American politics than we have seen before.

Trump administration officials are recommending the elimination of the scientific research division at the NOAA, according to internal documents and people with knowledge of the situation.

Even though the shapes can't be known, this is an interesting analysis of tax rate elasticity and how one size doesn't fit all. #EconSky

Be careful you aren't thinking unapproved thoughts.

Terry Pratchett and Patrick O'Brian have to be at the top of my list since, for decades of my life, both transported me to exciting, fun worlds, and I looked forward to every adventure.

Day 5 #RevPitWaiting "Nothing at the lake house ever changes. Alice hated that. It’s such a lie."

Day 5 of #RevPitWaiting! This is one of my fav prompts 🤗 Show off your favorite lines in your #RevPit book! But...keep your funny snippets for later 🤫

Day 3 #RevPitWaiting After two years of wallowing in the loss of her mom and shutting everyone out, Alice (12) learns she time travel. Blinded by the prospect of bringing her mother back to the present, it’s easy to be dismissive and lie to her brother. Getting Mom back is all that matters, right?

Hi #revpit! This is a totally community-made game that I thought might be fun while we’re waiting! I’ll post more explanations every day which you can QT if you’d like. Maybe we can make some long-lasting book friends on the way and keep company while #revpitwaiting!

Day 2 #RevPitWaiting Alice and the Keys of Time is a #MG #F time travel adventure with a 12 yr old girl and her brother solving clues through their family’s history. 🙋‍♀️🙋🏻‍♂️ siblings 🕰️ time travel 🧍🏻‍♀️❓missing mom 🔎 follow the clues ⛵️🌊 living at a lake 🎡🪦👽🌳 fun(?) destinations 💥🔥 🌪️ explosions and storms

The point of free-writing is not *what* you write, but *that* you write. Tap into your subconscious, then bring that state of awareness to your screenwriting. #writing #screenwriting

Software dev, home repair, family in California. (Not in that order if any see this.) Co-wrote a couple books. A few screenplays before that. Hoping 2026 is the year I get beyond the query. Enjoying how each project brings out a different voice that’s always been in my head. #RevPitWaiting #RevPit

A complete and all-out attack on NOAA. Without a functioning NOAA there is no function seafood industry, no functioning radar network, no functioning weather models (US or otherwise). Would you cut a personal investment that saved you 70 times over your original investment every single year? (1/3)

In their new book “Abundance,” the Times’ Ezra Klein and The Atlantic’s Derek Thompson argue for a “change in political culture” through which liberalism, which has long acted to pump the brakes on building things, now works to “speed up the system.”

I appreciate the point that this "will cost us decades." Unlike a "nuisance" like a Great Recession or years-long war, the infrastructure to weather the bad times and recover rapidly is part of what is being intentionally undermined.

When Vee stumbles upon a plant-infested land, she must destroy the lethal virus unfurling within it to restore The Human World to its former light. But as darkness breaks through a barrier between them, she must ignite a light within herself before both turn dark forever. #2025pit #Q #YA #F #SF

The Eighteen Enchanted Books have boundless powers and show up unexpectedly when needed. Archangels oversee them to ensure they are used wisely. Last time, the books were not, and things turned out badly. This time is up to 14 y/o Malcolm Stowe and his friends to save the day. #2025PIT #F #M #Q #YA

Reposting my pitch for #2025pit! #LitAgents, as a screenplay, this story was a finalist in the Screencraft Family-Friendly contest. The manuscript is completed at 65k words upon request. Sister + Brother adventure Mysterious Mentor Time travel through family history Drop a 🩵 if you’re interested!

💎SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES X PERCY JACKSON💎 Accidentally turning your dad into a monster? Just a day-in-the-life of anxious twelve-year-old Evergreen Quincy. The only way to save him—mastering the powers of a magical gemstone. Before it takes over her mind, that is. #Q #MG #F #ND #2025pit

How did teenage girls shape the ancient world? Rediscover the true stories of ancient history’s young, forgotten female heroes. 📜 Diverse histories 📜 Inspiring women 📜 Forgotten figures #2025pit #CNF #NF #Q #YA #MG

PERCY JACKSON meets THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB. Ines, a young girl in a wheelchair, discovers the greek heroes aren't dead, they're just in a retirement home. When one of them is killed, she has to solve the mystey before her new friends go to war. Or break a hip. Possibly both. #2025pit #MG #F

Tired of the baby treatment, 5th grader Nina battles her overprotective mom for more independence. She must prove she's grown up enough for more freedom before her mom volunteers to chaperone the 5th grade overnight trip—cementing her status as the class baby forever #2025Pit #MG #GN

EVA EVERGREEN, SEMI-MAGICAL WITCH x HOMEWARD BOUND When Echo the dog’s best friend and owner—12-year-old Ema—is caught doing magic, he must travel across the country to save her from witch hunters before her execution. #2025Pit #Q #F #MG

CHAMBER THE ROUND A supernatural noir. Monty and Liza are enforcers trying to catch a man who killed one of their own. Only the fugitive has help: gods aiming to sow chaos. Can they survive long enough to reverse the events set in motion? CITY ON FIRE mixed with Celtic myth. #2025pit #A #H #T

🌵☀️ 🐲 After begging his parents for dragon racing lessons, Quill gets his wish. But soon realizes the sport isn’t for him. Convinced “quitters never win,” Quill sticks it out. But is winning even worth it if he doesn’t like what he’s doing? (+Messy sketch ideas!) 400wc SEL #2025Pit #PB #W #H