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Congrats to Renee Watson, who's just been named a TIME Visionary - the only author on the list! I love that they chose a writer and advocate who's been such a true ambassador for poetry, stories, and the voices of young people. time.com/collection/v...

Yes, I did just spend two whole days coming up with a fake anime for my characters to watch. It takes up three lines of the whole book. Why am I this way

Here is a prime example of why you should Never, EVER use anything from a genai source for reference. Get your references from reputable sources, take your own photos, literally anything else. No excuse is good enough to use that slop. Support real creators and people.

BW as always and y’all are not welcome and don’t deserve us.

Very cool that we as a society have made a Lex Luthor without Superman existing

The comparison I heard was data centers using the same amount of water as golf courses, and for that I was all, my brother in Christ, let me tell you what I think we should do with golf courses

If you're an artist following me, please make sure to block @curation-lab.bsky.social to protect your work. Don't let this AI bot critique your human-made art.

On the blog: customize your own Book BINGO Board and create a fun reading challenge for the summer! I've got the link to the template and my 2026 picks at larawillard.com/2026/05/13/r... #LarasBookBINGO

May’s #KidLitArtPostcard is tomorrow!

We watched Artemis II launch into space today, and I just started the perfect book 🥹

Did they bomb a school because Claude told them it was a military target???

i am not willing to compromise on basic human rights to win over mythical shithead voters it is my job to go out in the world and virtue signal my full throated support of marginalized people under attack. you try to come for trans people, you gotta come through me, motherfucker

Good stuff here! @queertransproject.bsky.social is also a great organization to help out. They provide kits, safe places, and so much more. Check them out at the link!

Please help donate to KOI! So many people are flooding into Seattle and Washington! We need all the help we can get to help people stabilize and not end up on the streets! koinitiative.org

If you have the means, please donate to the Trans Continental Pipeline right now. They are a Colorado based org that helps trans people relocate and they are overwhelmed with requests. Colorado borders Kansas, and TCP has the infrastructure to help get people out. tcpipeline.org

BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide. This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.

Made a digital version of my book BINGO reading challenge! Image 2 is where I'm at now, and Image 3 is my plan for my own completed BINGO board for 2026. #LarasBookBingo #readingchallenge

the Black Panthers were right

Are Democrats fighting to get us back to this? Or are they fighting to stop this? That's an essential question that party needs to answer and that we should be asking ourselves.

Made a digital version of my book BINGO reading challenge! Image 2 is where I'm at now, and Image 3 is my plan for my own completed BINGO board for 2026. #LarasBookBingo #readingchallenge

in this statement, Schumer says Trump lied to him THREE TIMES about this invasion. but Schumer's only concrete ask is for Trump to BRIEF CONGRESS. why? so Trump can lie again? IMPEACH. Call your reps and demand they IMPEACH. reps.fyi

Regime change in Afghanistan to remove the Taliban resulted in the return of the Taliban Regime change in Iraq to remove Saddam Hussein resulted in the rise of Daesh (ISIS) Regime change in Libya to remove Ghadaffi resulted in chaos and a decade plus of civil war 1/3

The mayor of New York City is doing more than the senate and house minority leaders

If you're military being directed to carry out illegal or unconstitutional orders and you'd like to apply for conscientious objector status or have any other concerns whatsoever, call the GI Rights Hotline to get some guidance on your options: 1-877-447-4487 girightshotline.org

I'm editing an anthology about unlikable characters and seeking work from younger writers, 15-21. If you know of one such writer who might want to submit their work for consideration, please share this call for submissions: audacity.substack.com/p/acquired-t...

If you get extreme heartburn or GERD, keep marshmallows in your pantry. Years ago I was having the kind of heartburn where you feel like you're dying. Antacids weren't touching it. I ate a handful of marshmallows thinking, hey, these are like sponges...

I keep seeing videos of Gen Z buying up CRT TVs and VHSs for their toddlers. I salute you as a millennial with a vinyl collection I built in my 20s. But also, good luck finding those things thrift stores haven't accepted in over a decade.

(If you get an ad from ClaimsHero, ignore it -- or better yet, report it for fraud - I got one yesterday on insta! It really is ALARMINGLY deceptive, I can completely see that an author who is busy and feeling overwhelmed might click on it thinking they will get $$ with less hassle. DON'T DO IT!)

Authors, Beware! There's a firm called "ClaimsHero" doing aggressive social media outreach claiming to "help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.

Democrats have flipped 2 seats in the Mississippi senate, and in so doing they've broken the GOP's supermajority in the chamber.

This person took this when they called the race

Today my toddler put a pillow on the floor, rested her and her toy horse's head on it, and covered them up with a blanket. She said, "Mommy, look at my cozy." May you all build yourselves some cozy this weekend.

More than 5,000 federal employees have received layoff notices. We’re working to ensure that the administration isn’t using state voter rolls to target registered Democrats for termination. More details soon.

Writers & #AmQuerying Folks, While Bsky's search function is broken, you can use this feed to find DVPit posts to support by quote reposting or replying. NB: this is a 'likes are only for agents and reposts are only for editors' party.

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Whether he's lighting up the night sky with fake stars, polluting Memphis & the atmosphere, or torching our modest programs to improve global health & feed the starving, Musk does not pay a nickel for the impacts of his fever dreams: everyone else does. This is not how a healthy society functions.

Every Trump speech now produces approximately two dozen 30-second clips peppering the feed that each alone should trigger impeachment or 25th amendment proceedings and are indistinguishable from what your worst uncle would produce if he had any idea how to make ai-generated videos

“It was heartbreaking to watch,” said Watson. “Even if you’re not a mother, seeing kids coming out buck naked and taken from their mothers, it was horrible.”… “Stuff was everywhere…people’s birth certificates, and papers thrown all over. Water was leaking into the hallway. It was wicked crazy.”

These scripts are GREAT and these calls are EASY and ESSENTIAL. Call your senators and reps today and tell them to vote against ANY bill that contains cuts to trans health care. #DidThisToday

I'm at a high school football game. A guy sitting behind me yelled, "HE JUST ATE HIM OUT" and there was not a single other romance reader around to exchange looks with.

By the end of this administration, it's gonna be like $100 for a single chicken wing that comes pre-infected with e coli

Just a reminder before the “big announcement” today. Autism was discovered in 1911 and the modern definition of Autism came in 1943. Tylenol wasn’t widely used until the 1950s. Anyone trying to tell you that Tylenol causes Autism isn’t someone that should be taken seriously.

Well, there it is. Sinclair is digging in for a fight, so please help push back -- find stations in your area, watch their local news to see what ads they run, then write those advertisers to tell them you're boycotting as long as they're on a Sinclair station. List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/

In addition to scraping your uploads for "generative AI" training, Academia dot edu is going to start claiming rights to your personal info— *including your signature & voice*— for anything they see fit. So now'd be a good time to remove all of your uploaded works, & then delete your whole account.

Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!

"Fascism is a temper tantrum disguised as an ideology" is a great line

It truly cannot be restated enough that earlier this year Trump pardoned everyone involved with J6, the largest event of political violence in the US in my lifetime. They have absolutely no credibility here and deserve to be confronted with this fact whenever they're in public.