Happening today!

My favorite thing about Frog and Toad is that it is the story of two men deeply and obviously in love with one another, drawn as a tribute to his lifelong partner by a gay man long before their relationship was socially sanctioned.

“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...

There's a whole generation that learned irony before sincerity and now they're trapped. Can't be earnest without a layer of self-deprecation. Can't be enthusiastic without signaling awareness of how cringe enthusiasm is. The price of never being vulnerable is never connecting.

It’s been a pleasure working with Lex and everyone in the politics vertical at Teen Vogue. I’m heartbroken that my column, Disability Visibility, is gone. Teen Vogue was one of the few places that published disabled journalists regularly. I just spent the last 2 months working on my next column

basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.

Brand new data: Republicans blamed for the shutdown (+12) and for health care premiums going up (+28!!). These are stunning numbers. Republicans aren't immune from the pressure this creates. Time to press our advantage. Stand for what we believe in.

Survivors of Epstein’s abuse want lawmakers to release information about others involved in the convicted sex offender’s crimes. They said if Congress wouldn’t release a client list, the survivors would make their own

Can confirm that this is TRUE! The KDP rep in question is one of my dearest friends! 👀 I happen to know that she did A LOT of work over the course of MONTHS behind the scenes to get them to agree to this. She’s a legend. Someday she’ll be able to tell the full story, and it is GLORIOUS.

Trying to explain that Chinese people do not want to buy Ford F-150s, but do want to pay a huge premium to consume higher education in the US. We are mostly a service economy, and Trump is trashing those services.

This is really important. Do NOT use the AI summaries at the top of google searches. Ignore them. This is especially important if you don't have any prior knowledge about the topic, but also a good general rule. Search sources, scrutinize them carefully and double-check with other sources.

NEW: A federal judge raised alarm Friday that the Trump administration appeared to have deported a 2-year-old U.S. citizen to Honduras with "no meaningful process" — even as her father was fighting to keep her in the country. Details w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

Vance's Easter visit to Rome clogged its streets with a 40-vehicle entourage. He also demanded the Coliseum be closed so he and his family could tour it alone. Tourists who properly booked slots in advance got screwed. He's apparently the first to make that demand. Then he didn't bother to show up.

THIS. It was sickening. They essentially argued that any book representing LGBTQ+ people in a positive light (eg. getting married, having a nice day, being people who, you know, exist in the world) was coercing or indoctrinating children.

ICE has detained Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard scientist from Russia working on major advancements in cancer detection, since mid-February. If deported, she could face arrest over her opposition to the war in Ukraine. Another reminder that xenophobia hurts all of us.

Hey chat, is this a violation of international humanitarian law?

WHY THE FUCK IS HE TALKING ABOUT NOT SENDING OUT SOCIAL SECURITY CHECKS?!!!!

I’m going to be very blunt and say: do not send Atthis Arts any money or manuscripts. The four-alarm red-flag phrase here is “borrow … to pay due royalties.” Let me explain for those who don’t already know roughly how money works in small presses.

Who is ready for the Murderbot adaptation?!

This, precisely, is what I think Dem voters want from their representatives: direct confrontation with people who are used to bullying others both as a matter of substance and style. You don't have to back down to these fucking clowns.

This International Women's Day, I'm thinking about how it wasn't required for NIH-sponsored trials to include women until 1993.

"During the meeting, Ukraine was told it faced imminent shutoff of the Starlink service if it did not reach a deal on critical minerals, said the source, who requested anonymity to discuss closed negotiations." Astonishing betrayal of an ally. www.reuters.com/business/us-...

they might play sports in philadelphia but they dont play games

they really thought they could stop theater kids by threatening them with negative attention

Me trying to rec @kitrocha.com’s books over on threads 🫠

Author friends!!! Did you know I help other authors write blurbs (aka back cover copy) for their books?! It’s a great outlet for my strategic and ideation strengths, and a fun little side hustle. If you need help for a new release or your backlist, hit me up!

The first books in TWO of my series are on sale for $1.99!!! If you haven’t read them, now is the perfect time! Both are low angst, funny, sweet with a little spice!

Neo-Nazis appeared in Lincoln Heights (metro Cincinnati) Ohio and got ran out of dodge… but not before locals stole and burned their swastika flag in the street.

Just received this photo from a friend of a warehouse in Kinshasa. These are tuberculosis medications--ALREADY PAID FOR--that aren't being distributed due to the Trump Administration's stop work order. TB treatment is being interrupted in SO many patients around the world. What does that mean? (1/2)

Headed into the weekend, a gentle reminder that this whirlwind is specifically designed to make us feel exhausted, overwhelmed, resigned, & sapped of energy, and that it is more important now than ever to connect with your community. Hug your family, check on your friends, walk in your neighborhood.

I just learned that @travisbaldree.bsky.social developed the ONLY video game I have ever been obsessed with. 💀 I started playing Fate in college in 2008-ish. And I quite literally still play it to this day when I’m super stressed. I have an old computer that I keep specifically for it. 🤣

In things that you absolutely saw coming, Federalist and Daily Wire writer who accused drag queens of being groomers arrested for child molestation. www.dailydot.com/debug/aaron-...

Remember when a lady got fine $220,000 for torrenting a couple dozen songs? Facebook torrented 81.7 TBs of books. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

This is awesome. From a custom knife forging shop in Edom, Texas.

Just got this tip from an airline pilot

Fun fact: if you're buying from a creator on etsy, you can reduce their etsy selling fees from 6.5% to 2.5% by ordering via 'shopname.etsy.com' instead of 'etsy.com/shopname' or searching from the main site. It costs you the same but the creator makes more

MARKED MEN MOVIE IS IN THEATERS!!!!! I AM SO EXCITED FOR EVERYONE TO SEE IT!

Scientists have estimated that there may be 1.2 billion climate refugees by 2050.

Here’s your periodic reminder that Scrivener has a snapshots feature that lets you do simple version control on your manuscript. It’s super handy to take a snapshot before edits or other big changes. #AmWriting

It’s funny Zuck says “I started building social media to give people a voice” when in fact, he started building social media to publicly rate the hotness of undergrads.

When I started working in libraries, everyone was concerned about the validity of Wikipedia. Then it was mis/disinformation on social media. Now it's the rise of AI content. You know who can help folx learn media literacy skills? Librarians!

Greenfield Public Library has had to cancel Hoopla access after being quoted a **452%** increase now that the Milwaukee County Library system isn't handling the subscription. www.facebook.com/share/p/1B2p...

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What are we DOING here? We're just meant to sit and act like this insane plagiarism and climate threat that requires more money than anything has ever cost is worth it? Are we meant to pretend that ChatGPT is worth this aimless, meaningless destruction of capital and our environment? For what?

Israel has burned northern Gaza’s last remaining hospital. And kicked out its patients, including neonatal and ICU patients. I picked a western news source since y’all seem more likely to believe those. I don’t know how else to get people to care. www.nbcnews.com/news/world/h...

Here’s all the new books I added to my shelves this Christmas. New editions of old favorites plus nonfiction books for inspiration/input. ❤️