Gonna hold on to this croissant metaphor for the rest of my creative life

Hearing Gaeilge spoken at the Oscars will always reduce me to tears in a flat second

Also, I’d argue that Michael B. Jordan actually plays three distinct roles in #Sinners. Two characters during the day, and then three at night.

That’s right GET ON YOUR FEET!!!!!! EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!

I TAKE BACK EVERYTHING I SAID, I FUCKING LOVE THE OSCARS NOW THAT MICHAEL B. JORDAN WON!!!!!!

I COULD RUN THROUGH A WALL RIGHT NOW LET’S GO MBJ!!!!!!!!!!!

So happy for Autumn Arkapaw! She’s so talented. A quick fact: Ryan Coogler has only ever worked with female cinematographers. His team represents the best of us.

Why isn’t Elizabeth Warren the Senate Minority Leader?

lmfao get wrecked

I know it’s difficult right now, but I insist that you seek and enjoy beautiful things, even if it seems frivolous or irresponsible in the face of overwhelming horror. I want you to feed yourself artistically, spiritually, and literally, because you can’t Do The Work when you’re starving.

Don't be fooled by this bill's name-- this is a book banning bill that will exclude LGBTQ books from all public schools NATIONWIDE. Call your congresspeople and tell them to VOTE NO on this nakedly bigoted book banning bullshit. www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

Man, they suuuuuuucccckkk

Notice that no one ever asks the child what they want.

Some children in Dilley were so distraught they cut themselves or talked about suicide, parents told ProPublica. They said kids lost their appetites after finding worms and mold on their food, had trouble sleeping, and were constantly sick.

I do not think the most significant cultural shifts will come from a World War, Class War, Race War, or whatever other battle people weirdly fantasize about. I think it’ll be an integration of the idea that children are people and not the property of their parents.

Is it possible that the reason we struggle to create a world that prioritizes the health and safety of every child is directly related to most adults (and parents) being formerly unprotected children, conditioned to make excuses, or be grateful for, the abuse and neglect they endured in childhood?

Protesters chanting "We're not cold, we're not afraid, Minne[apolis/sota] taught us to be brave" in Boston tonight outside Government Center station.

Gotta remind yourself not to cry when you see the kid's signs. It's negative -25°F and tears are dangerous. "LEAVE MY FRIENDS ALONE!" "ICE GIT OUT YA FUCKIN DUMBIES 😡"

Hollllly moly, when it turns the corner. That is a lot of people.

LET’S FUCKING GO!!!!!!!!!!!

My cousin texted me about ICE patrolling her apartment complex, and how a bunch of kids won’t go to the bus stop anymore. This is terror. And, as usual, the children will suffer most.

Nasra Ahmed, a 23-year-old US citizen, was arrested and detained by ICE. She was held for TWO DAYS. ICE agents handcuffed her, called her a racial slur, and she was knocked to the ground so hard she got a concussion. This cannot continue happening. ICE needs to leave.

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the question to ask about this is, okay, he wants to cancel the midterms. how does he get the VA state board of elections to cancel the midterms? how does he get the georgia board of elections to do it? how does he convince republican house members to quit their jobs and give up their paychecks?

It may not seem like it, but right now is a great time to think about the different world we want.

Love this from Guillermo del Toro

I love my two blackout drunk Minnesota sons

"He took every Advanced Placement class he could, earned a scholarship to Brown and worked at Wawa over the summer to make enough money to buy a laptop, according to his two sisters."

Beyond honored that Salvación was included in Kirkus’s Best Teen & YA Fantasy and Science Fiction of 2025 list among so many other greats 🥰 Kirkus has supported Salvación so much this past year and I am forever grateful.

From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."

BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide. Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.

Let's go! The City of Cleveland - home to a public power utility - is one of the first in the nation i've heard of so far banning shutoffs during this federal shutdown crisis. Public power can lead the nation in showing what democratic institutions can do to make our lives better.

I'M WRITING MORE BOOKS! LOST AND DARLING THINGS is my next YA fantasy with @WednesdayBooks and is a retelling of Peter Pan following an immortal teen bruja! P.S. It's also already on Goodreads! bit.ly/GoodreadsLos...

Here's another bit of conventional wisdom Zohran completely blew away: His speech was at well above a 10th-grade level. It was complex, erudite, punctuated by deep and fluent references. You don't have to condescend to voters with baby talk! Part of re-establishing norms is speaking like an adult.

BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students. Follow AP for live updates.

CONFIRMED: Georgia Democrats have won their first statewide elections for non-federal offices since *2006.* The two Dem challengers, Alicia Johnson and Peter Hubbard, have ousted two GOP Republican commissioners on the state's utility commission.

“Siri, play 'A New Day has Come' by Celine Dion.”

A big part of the reason Mamdani is doing so well is because he acts like the kind of Mayor we saw in films and read about in books. It makes NYC feel like the best of itself.

Democrat Billie Butler has won a special election for the NH House by a 55-45 margin, very close to Harris' 55-44 margin in 2024. Butler, a trans woman, was the target of vicious anti-trans attacks by Republicans. Background on the race: www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/p...

Illinois has enshrined protections to meet this very moment. In a time of increasing overreach and hateful rhetoric, it's more important than ever to reaffirm our commitment to the rights and dignity of the LGBTQ+ community. You have a home here always.

To me, arguing online lacks benefit, so I don’t. And if I’m honest, I’ve been so sickened for so long at the rampant cowardice I have to constantly see displayed, that the version of me that WOULD argue with strangers online is kinda toxic. At least more toxic than I am comfortable being in public.

The actors and stage managers of The Second City are bargaining for a new contract, but the private equity firm that bought the company won’t agree to a livable wage. Will you stand with them if they have to strike? actionnetwork.org/petitions/se...

This is for my fellow plus-size book girlies

This is what I want to see.

✨B&N 3-Day Sale is ON!✨ Preordering from B&N helps get more of that book into actual B&N stores, so it’s a great way to support! Use code: PREORDER25 SAL’s a Zorro retelling with salt magic, a slow burn enemies to lovers romance, action and adventure, and takes on colonialism! bit.ly/bnsalvacion

✨SAL Launch Events!✨ Save the date and come see me if you can!! I’ll also have a virtual launch on 5/20! Registration links on my website: writesandrawrite.com 🥰

Now that it’s PW official! I’m so excited to announce that I’ve joined @jenazantian.bsky.social’s wonderful agency as an associate agent 🥰 And yes, I’m open to queries! Please check out my MSWL and submit to me via QueryTracker! www.azantianlitagency.com/about-us/she...