I really need our culture to listen to just one basic analysis of the Great Gatsby, because I think people are missing the point ...

Today I joined the hordes of people who've lost their jobs as a result of the government being *gestures wildly*. The money is a blow, but the loss of health insurance is terrifying. I'm so exhausted from trying to survive.

I saw a picture today of the elderly Evangelical pastor I grew up with protesting at a No Kings rally with his wife and I think it healed a little part of me.

The fact that "copyedit" is one word and "copy editor" is two words is cruel. Looking at you @merriam-webster.com.

Me: Why is my insurance not covering this? Dr: idk ask them Insurance: The code they used was wrong. It was similar to a code that was right. But we can't tell you what the code was, lol. Dr: Yeah, we can't change codes. Best of luck.

Youths: We want Bad Bunny. Johnson: We have Bad Bunny at home. Bad Bunny at home: youtu.be/Bf3e9Cl1-Bs?...

Honored to have my work in this one.

A Canadian friend just said that they can't get COVID tests in her area, and Paxlovid is only available in extreme cases. Is that like a Canadian thing or a regional thing? That seems really scary!

I went to PAX (gaming con) last week, and I was amazed at how delighted everyone was in my 5yo. Volunteers oohed and aahed over his costume and gave him trinkets, three adults invited him to join their Pac-man game as he watched, and a game vendor rushed from his booth to give me Skittles for him.

I am allergic to the vaccine. I rely on herd immunity. I caught whooping cough while pregnant and coughed so hard I bruised ribs for almost five months.

For a Student Who Used AI to Write a Paper

every single day since 2016 has felt like pressing a spoon into the seam on a Pillsbury can

I shared this on the other dupe of the bad place, left it for a while, and came back to several people complaining because NPR and PBS aren't important enough when we have so much other devastation. Oh and one implying they're not diverse enough anyway so it should sink.

There's a new BBC show coming out based on a popular mystery and I'm angry because I'll probably watch it and love it and I have some huge problems with the book.

Hello COVID my old friend you've come to f*** with me again

What's something good in your life right now?

5yo keeps asking for "Sour People Gummies" and please no one correct him.

The good: I wiped my Facebook ad info a while ago so they can't make money off my info so there. The bad: Now Facebook thinks I homeschool and am interested in the far-right kids' series the Tuttle Twins.

I'm excited for Gen Alpha to have these moments. "This movie was about a girl turning into a red panda--it's so fun and hilarious! And--wait, is this about menstruation?!" "Oh the house is magic and the grandma is mean but Mirabel saves them and--OH SHIT WHAT HAPPENED TO THE GRANDPA?!"

Whenever I hear "No Kings in America" the song "No Cats in America" plays in my head and I get a little sad.

Did anyone else eagerly get a new Old Navy flag shirt every July? Or was that just a homeschooled thing?

If Jane Austen described Internet reply guys in the prose of her novels (let's pretend the Internet existed back then, or at least the general vibe of it): a thread.

I'm a chocolate snob, but you have to believe I'm downing the hot cocoa at the car dealer.

URGENT NEED! We have a woman who MUST secure an attorney tomorrow morning to regain custody of her children. The father of the children is refusing to return the children despite the custody agreement being clear. The children have been removed from their school and their mental health treatment.

My son got his first library card today! In the car he said, "When I grow up, after I'm a construction worker, I want to be a bookstore helper" (librarian)

The kids in 5yo's book were snapping their fingers and he wanted me to show him how to do it. He could not do it and got really frustrated that I couldn't just make it happen for him. Me: Oh buddy, it's going to take a while to learn. 5yo: I don't wanna learn, I wanna do it!!! Ugh. So relatable.

Choosing a fridge to buy might be more stressful than buying a house.

Took myself out to a book fair today only to discover that I'm not really that into romantsy or romance. I'm happy they get their own celebration, but man, it was weird to feel out of place at a book fair.

My 5yo asked to be in baseball. We are not a sports family, but I want to support his interests. Before I signed him up, I asked him, "Do you know what baseball is?" "Yeah. The game with the black and white ball!" We are not a sports family.

So @libro.fm is having a pretty amazing sale.

I'm just really ticked Apple was like, who do we get to play the nonbinary ethnically ambiguous Murderbot? A white dude!

Bird couple fly away when they hear us coming and then chirp at us madly. I get it. The housing market is bad for all of us.

Bad time for my son's favorite fruit to be bananas.

I have tariffed the penguins that are on Heard Island and which you were probably assuming did not export goods forgive me they were taking advantage of us so cunning and so cold

We waited a bit long to take down the Christmas wreath on our front door. Completely unrelated, but we've welcomed a new bird couple to our front porch. They loved the setup we had left for them on the door.

Wishing past me had known not to schedule a parent-teacher meeting and swim class during a (good) historical event.

So I guess there's literally no way to watch the last Call the Midwife Christmas Special in the United States (without a VPN). That's what I get for putting off my Christmas viewing. 😞

Nothing makes me angry like discovering an artist sold their soul to AI. It's even worse when they then claim true artists won't care about AI and the way it steals from artists and destroys the planet.

Ah yes, I want to spend my evening waiting on hold because Molina Healthcare told us to go to a specific hospital for an out-of-state emergency and then told the hospital we weren't covered.

Check in on your Enneagram Ones. We are not okay.

Is this just a collection of things @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social related to tuberculosis?

My Threads feed is completely Severance discussion and my Bsky is all liberal politics.

I donated to PBS this week and it hit me ... I'm finally one of the Viewers Like You!

We've had lots of talk about addressing federal reps. But does anyone have advice for addressing local state reps at town halls? Especially Republicans in a Blue state?

A lit mag told me, in a rejection, "Please do not take our the extreme delay in this communication as a reflection for the admiration of your work" Don't worry, I didn't think you liked it anyway.

I need a studio to pick up Rutherford Falls again. Like now.

As someone with a child who is a T-Rex mixed with Curious George, this is refreshing. I feel a lot of critics of this either don't get the "as long as they're safe" part or haven't had to deal with a very rambunctious child. I'm not going to let my kid hurt anything or anyone.

I voted NO on House Republicans' slush funds bill—cloture, final passage, all of it—but it just passed. To my constituents, your voice matters. Keep speaking out. So, shoulders up. Keep the faith. We stand strong, and we do NOT stand down.

Instead of calling to demand something, I called my favorite senator and thanked her for fighting for me. Maybe it's not the best use of my call. Idk. But I'm tired.

Can three spirits visit Schumer in the night?