I think the moment in THE GIVER when Jonas notices the apple change in a way he can’t yet describe or understand legitimately changed the wiring of my 11yo brain.

AI is the mind-killer

The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

Highly recommended tatting up toy catalogues as a fun creative outlet

Architectural critic Herbert Muschamp once wrote, “Seattle’s new Central Library is a blazing chandelier to swing your dreams upon,“ which imo is an apt description of the magic of libraries in general. I’ll never forget the awe I felt exploring this building & its many treasures for the first time.

every generation loves Rumours. it’s fucking Rumours

While they’re still screwing about with SNAP, it’s a good idea to donate to pet shelters, too. If you dare show up with “poor people shouldn’t have pets”, I will tear such a new one it generates a black hole. apnews.com/article/pets...

What if agents of the state and our government *fed* kids and didn’t fucking indiscriminately spray them with dangerous poison. How cool would that would be.

Today’s show is brought to you by the letter F! Fund PBS. Fight the power. Feed your neighbors. F*** ICE . Free Palestine, Sudan, & Congo. Flatten anti-trans rhetoric. Familiarize yourself w/ disability activism. Fund mutual aid. Forget AI. Find courage. Facilitate change. Forge a better world.

I'm very grateful to @jasonkoebler.bsky.social for letting me speak on the relationship between AI and book bans. This is a great and thorough article, and I'm glad I got a chance to say a thing I say a lot but that-- without the context Jason provides-- makes me sound a little conspiracy minded.

This is an absolutely tragic gutting of one of the best politics desks in the country

Even during the hardest times, humans continue to create wondrous things. I can’t see this stopping, no matter the obstacles. I don’t believe art will ever “peak.” On the other hand, Muppet Bohemian Rhapsody. 🙏

it gets tiring to keep explaining what it means to be poor to people. it is not that poor people don’t know that cooking is cheaper: cooking costs time. it costs pots and pans. it costs a working stove and your utilities on. it costs you’ve been on your feet all day and your babies are tired.

Excerpt from WAR TALK by Arundhati Roy: “Our strategy should be not only to confront empire, but to lay siege to it. To deprive it of oxygen. To shame it.” (1/4)

Every time I start feeling despair I am reminded that many, many people want to help, actually.

The inexplicable kinship I feel with the monkey swinging from the rafters inside of Spirit Halloween

I tried TikTok for awhile, but the only stuff that gained traction was about Paul McCartney. I went semi-viral for a video about his thirst trap pics. It has since been reposted to other apps (not by me!) several times over the span of years. My legacy is shirtless Paul McCartney. (Cautionary tale)

this is what makes Sabrina Carpenter a gay Icon. Dancers that are queens, trans women, & gay men with signs empowering the queer community. She's using her giant platform on this giant night to speak up for marginalized communities without it seeming gimicky or using us as props

I actually just saw a really great interview with Issa Rae where she said that a little bit of imposter syndrome is healthy because it’s a sign of humility & a reminder to keep learning. I really liked that framing of imposter syndrome as a sign of a healthy ego & a reminder to keep an open mind!

Using this piece by @reallygoodwizard.bsky.social in my introductory lectures for my design students.

AMAZING news!!! Such an honor to work with Cynthia Alonso! I’m so proud of our book! ❤️‍🔥🩷💜💙❤️‍🔥 #kidlit #booksky #bivisibilitymonth www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/713504...

First task of spooky season is getting the witch vaccinated ✨

We took the paywall down on this one. defector.com/how-the-fuck...

One of the most insidious lies we’re told is that funding community projects & basic needs is untenably expensive. It’s not. It’s just that war is profitable for the ultra rich & corporations make $$ off of prison labor. Our taxes are largely used for the benefit of illionares that don’t pay theirs.

Can you imagine what we could do in this country if we actually started caring about each other?

Very conflicting emotions today as I celebrate TWO book birthdays. I'm very proud of NOT LIKE EVERY DAY *and* ZOMBIE AND BRAIN ARE FRIENDS. Both sold in the exact same month in 2022 to different champions (editors) who have been so supportive and wonderful to work with.

Saw my first laser show last week, was instantly obsessed, returned a few days later for some laser Floyd (Dark Side of the Moon), hoping to go back for Rumours and some Queen soon. Brain chemistry is forever altered. I was born to sit in the dark and listen to music while looking at pretty lights.

And here's my favorite spread: a b'nai mitzvah ceremony for a nonbinary kid 🌈 ✡️

My debut picture book, SHABBAT IS ..., releases today 😊 Available where all books are sold. And here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/a-j-s...

You are not necessarily going to have to specify what makes you high risk and therefore qualified for a Covid shot. You likely will only just have to click “yes” - and the truth is EVERYONE IS HIGH RISK Getting covid puts you at risk for disability and chronic illness.

You took a (long) break from wearing a mask, right? You got away with it. But, guess what? There's a *lot* more Covid around again. And, access to vax is up in the air. Just put a (good) mask on again when you're out and about and you'll be much more protected as well as protecting others. ✨✨✨

I keep saying this, but... ...punishing the homeless is how big-city and blue state liberals do fascism.

You know I need to bring up Paul & Linda McCartney appearing on the Simpsons on the condition that Lisa remained a vegetarian for the entire series.

This video helped me put words to something I’ve been trying to express for awhile. Ge—ide is a deliberate structure, not a natural urge. I refuse to believe that “instinctual” violence is more real or powerful than empathy. Acts of compassion are never wasted when each life means everything to us.

First time I've sobbed at the end of a video essay

Katey Sagal didn’t give her all to this role so we could still be asking questions like this 25 years later!!

People often refer to the JA incarceration as a "dark time" in our history, and I don't know how many ways to say that all US history has this darkness to it. There's not one year in the history of our nation not colored by state sanctioned racist violence. We sure are accelerating right now tho.

I think a thing that's really hard for kids to wrap their heads around is that the JA incarceration was perfectly legal then and now. The Supreme Court never overturned Korematsu's conviction, the US District Court did. His conviction still stands as Supreme Court precedent.

In 1973 a man wrote to E.B. White expressing his fears about the bleak future of humanity. This was White’s response:

Slavery is not just Black American history. Slavery is the evil, rotted core central to the history of the US as a whole. Its violent reverberations are still strongly felt throughout our social systems, our government, our economic structures. We all must be stewards of this truth.

Not coincidentally, the Panthers were also one of the few major left organizations in the homophobia-laden '60s/'70s to openly support the Stonewall riots and the ensuing queer liberation movements.

US Chattel Slavery cannot be *overemphasized* That's the thing about world historical violence.

Reading by capy light

Bidding is open! www.32auctions.com/WeThePeopleS...

The newest Ghoul House resident moved in today 🖤🕸️

My bags are packed

Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you: Our funding depends on usage. So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.

I’ve donated two Tarot readings to the We the People Summer Fundraiser, benefiting #KidLit4Ceasefire families in Gaza as well as immigrant and trans rights! I’m no longer offering Tarot readings anywhere else, so this is an exclusive opportunity to have your cards read by me!

This part, from NYT. Just inhuman.