For those loving @draculadaily.bsky.social, Whale Weekly, and more, we bring you Serial Sensations! This project will share weekly updates from Colonel Cabot's 1873 queer, action-packed, serialized novella, "The Fastest Girl in New York" - subscribe for free here serialsensations.substack.com

Possibly the funniest item to get the “arrives before Father’s Day!!” message on (though I’m waiting to see if it’ll be in any of the indie bookstores I buy from first!)

There are consequences 😈

That book is a DAMN LIE I been keeping screenshots for YEARS b/c I KNEW people would try to rewrite the history on what yall did to teachers during COVID. Parents were on social media, at CONGRESS, even begging the POLICE to force teachers back to the classroom b/c yall were tired of your OWN kids.

Happening now! Join us here: www.labor4highered.org#register

If you aren’t still masking, now is a great time to start back up again! Not only will a well-fitting, high-quality mask like an N95, KN95, or KF94 help keep you safe, it’s also a great way to practice community care at a time when it’s more vital than ever. Check for local mask blocs for help!

The top two stories on Axios right now make kind of a funny juxtaposition. One is about how Johnson can’t avoid a shutdown without Democratic votes. Two is about how mad Dem reps are at their constituents for telling them to do something, when they’re in the minority and obviously can’t do anything.

Stand Up for Science rallies will be held in DC and state capitals on March 7th. Share with friends. Sign-up here to get email updates with details: www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f...

Sorry this fic is from @stardusttardis.bsky.social (did not think about two stardust… username mutuals!) The perils of solo-running a big event!

Happy solstice! The day may be short, but the Hacks tag is full! We have 13 brand new fics for you all to enjoy! Be sure to go check out the collection and give our writers some love in the comments 💜 archiveofourown.org/collections/...

Let today’s Capitol Hill bathroom sit-in spark an era of radical defiance. Trans folks refuse to bow to hate and bigotry. We demand dignity and respect. We will fight like our ancestors. We are building with our elders and peers. And trans youth will inherit a better world. 📸: Alexa Wilkinson

Realizing perhaps I should try to start posting over here too, so in that spirit: I wrote a new fic!! My angsty, smutty one-shot of a canon divergent love letter to Kevin Can Fuck Himself and Patty/Allison in particular! archiveofourown.org/works/61100002

And to be clear, this is also true of predictive text (aka “generative”) AI wrt the labor of all kinds of writers—from journalists and poets to academics and novelists (including fanfic writers)! All that scraped data used to make their LLMs and generate profit are built from our stolen labor!!

American cis women, if you're furious about the "Protecting Women's Private Spaces" Act the GOP is proposing—and you should be—please sign this petition to tell Democratic leadership that we don't want to harm trans people and/or GNC people in the name of our supposed protection: bit.ly/4eOWXUY

I mostly write fic, but while we're moving to a new platform (ish), I figured I'd drop a thread of some of my fan art here! Here's an in-progress version, then my "as done as it'll be" version of Grace and Frankie <3

The X-Files had it right: truly no better feeling than giggling, twirling your hair, soaking in a bubble bath, and chatting on the phone while ignoring all work responsibilities. If only I had a corded phone still…

Just to flag up front, this account will be for posting about media and fandom, plus sharing info (esp re masking, public health crises, political mobilization, etc.). I have an account under my name for scholarly stuff! I keep them separate, so sorry but I won’t be posting about my research here!

Reposting this-- Bluesky hides NSFW posts from you by default so you'll miss my work if you don't turn it on: SETTINGS > MODERATION> Set toggle to Enabled ✨ Also be sure to turn on "sexually suggestive (cartoon)" setting: SETTINGS > MODERATION > Bluesky Moderation Service > Set to "off"

American friends: the CDC’s HICPAC made a terrible choice to vote against the use of N95s when working with airborne pathogens (don’t even need RFK to make stupid choices!) But you still have a voice! Public comment is open til Nov 22 at www.cdc.gov/hicpac/php/a... or by email to [email protected]

how i feel logging on to this app 😭

This is such an obvious bill to pass that it's supported by Jim Jordan, @wyden.senate.gov, and everyone in between. It's absolutely bonkers that Schumer won't let it come to a vote, and every single person in NY who works as a journalist or with journalists should be lighting up his switchboard.

And authors, for the love of god, DON'T use them for your book covers.

For anyone who needs to stock up on #covidtest kits. Mike Hoerger posted this info Discount codes too #maskup #covidisnotover #covid

Fandom pals, now is a great time to reintroduce ourselves! Pronouns: she/her Hobbies: reading, writing, rock climbing, yapping Fandoms: femslash 💕 these days Hacks and Agatha All Along, but haven’t had time for reading w teaching Fun fact: I’m on the hunt for the best almond croissant in town

For the next two weeks, we’re offering ten free ebooks for getting free Another world is possible if we fight for it www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/517-te...

Last Read: Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg Current Read: Fishwives by Sally Bellerose Current Listen (I wish I was a better audio processor): Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield Next Read: don’t know yet! Just grateful to be eking out a bit of time for pleasure reading between work