Bezos fired the foreign correspondents without even giving them a plane ticket home. They should be able to sue his ass for everything. In the meantime give to their fund here.

Marimar Martinez is so incredibly courageous in her quest to demand justice and transparency. We all owe her a debt.

An unapologetically grumpy hermit of a heroine + cinnamon roll hero (48 & 50). They first meet while online gaming and slowly become friends, then lovers. TBQ Rec Contemporary Romance (MF) amzn.to/4a34Re5

On my blog, I posted the speech I gave at WisCon last year, because I've been thinking a lot about that story about the guy throwing starfish back in the water. naomikritzer.com/2026/02/07/m...

One small thing you can do *right now* — donate $5, $10, $50, whatever you're able — to this rent fund for South Minneapolis daycare workers whose families are sheltering in place. Can we raise $5k today?? Whatever you can give matters. And if you can't give, can you share? givebutter.com/Rbpl0z

Clergy friends, your moral voice matters so, so SO much in this moment. In the public square. Pushing your electeds. With congregants. At actions. Teaching the truths of your tradition & using the authority of your office. & calling in all that damn social capital. What ELSE is it FOR

one of the greatest human triumphs of my lifetime is the relentless, unceasing, heroic effort by DECADES' worth of doctors and scientists to find a cure for a disease much of the world didn't take seriously for years because it predominantly affected a community they thought kinda deserved it

it is absolutely wild that random people on the internet have kept thousands and thousands of minnesota families housed this month my friend and followers helped pay around maybe 130-140 people’s rent in the past 6 days? like. so much of it was just you guys. it is insane to me, this platform.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Today's deals include: ~ Reporter + reclusive billionaire ~ Rival bookshop owners ~ Wallflower with a talent and passion for music + reticent composer & more! www.tbqsbookpalace.com/2026/02/frid...

Yay, condor eggs! One of the most amazing conservation success stories 🪺

According to an organizer, “all signatories are full-time employees, and nearly 30% are Google Cloud workers.”

Looking to get more bang for your buck? Kobo is running a BOGO sale for SO MANY ROMANCES - including myself! Come check it out! www.kobo.com/us/en/p/febr...

This is such a great series!

Jessie Diggins, Olympic cross-country skiing gold medalist, from the Twin Cities: “I want to make sure you know who I’m racing for…”

Jon Collins's coverage of this has been outstanding, and this article, about ICE observers in the outer suburbs, is no exception. (No paywall because this is MPR.)

the $75 million Jeff Bezos set on fire for that Melania propaganda piece could have funded most independent newsrooms for literally decades

This is my thing, yes criticize Dems and call them. But run your Republican Congress critters ragged right now. Make it impossible for them to have a moment of peace.

they don't have enough guys, and if the response in Minnesota shows anything it is that trying something like this is going to drive a much larger backlash than anything they hope to gain out of it "oh well I guess we'll just stay home" is not how this is going to go

Powerful testimony from a city council meeting in Arizona where DHS has purchased a warehouse, and the community is outraged. (the whole thread is interesting, but this is a stand out response)

“Did they grow up under a rock??” Yes. And the rock was probably put there on purpose by men who wanted uneducated people to control. This is why we don’t leave any state or county or town behind. Nobody deserves to grow up under a rock. Especially one they would never have the power to move.

also while we're all here, reminder that if I you want to support us AND a cool Minneapolis bookstore, preordering our next book from Tropes & Trifles is an amazing way and you will definitely get signed bookplates & bonus swag if you do so!

Fuck yes, a DA who gets that our constitutional system empowers them to hold federal agents to account, via criminal prosecution, for abuse of those in his jurisdiction:

Today’s ruling is because Oregonians refused to stay quiet about the horrific violence they faced while exercising their peaceful right to protest. You did this. Stay loud. www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...

when i say bring that baby home i mean EVERY BABY

Context matters: Grabbing a child without their consent is not okay, but grabbing a child to get them out of the way of an oncoming car, or attacking dog, or ICE agent, is community care where overriding consent is justified. Blowing whistles to save lives is justified.

Is this art? @artdecider.bsky.social

Thread. Shitty people can make good and even great art. Likewise, dropping a favorite artist after you realize you can no longer support them can feel like a divorce or a friend breakup because they and their work were just that important to you. That shit hurts, even when it's necessary for you.

I said it with my whole chest: ROMANCE IS THE REASON for Heated Rivalry's success! www.today.com/popculture/t...

For Dallas area folks. Hutchins is where DHS plans to open a concentration camp for 9,500 people.

New — I spoke to eight people who were present at the ICE protest on Saturday in Portland, Oregon when federal agents deployed tear gas and rubber bullets into a crowd of families, children, elderly and disabled people, and their pets. These are their stories:

The man who murdered Renee Good didn't need a bodycam because HE FILMED THAT SHIT LIKE IT WAS HIS IG REEL

Good news if it holds up! I'm still very worried about the people in Springfield OH who have been so targeted by this administration.

We didn't say body cams on ICE. Their murders are already on video. We said no more ICE.

There are many horrible things to note here but I'm going to pull out just one: How will people in rural areas access these farkakte A.i.-based avatars WHEN THEY STILL CAN'T GET BROADBAND.

This is the org helping people released from the Whipple Building, ICE's HQ and detention center in Minneapolis. They have expanded their services from there -see the GFM description www.gofundme.com/f/safe-haven...

Groundhog day: You wake up, read about fascist sexual predators ruining the world, go about your day and go to bed, hoping the next day will be different You wake up, read about fascist sexual predators ruining the world, go about your day and go to bed, hoping the next day will be different You w

It's romantasy book blast day! Today only, you can get 250+ fantasy romances for only 99c each. My book on sale is The Quiet Side, a stand-alone cozy romantasy in the world of Sage's Sanctuary, whose trilogy is coming next month! (Aaaah!!) farosociety.com/bookblast/

Professional athletes are being advised not to leave the hotel or go anywhere without their passports while visiting Minnesota. This is not a country that can safely host international events like the World Cup. Boycotting is not even a political question anymore. It is a basic issue of safety.

And not to put too fine a point on it, but a president who ran on eliminating “illegal” immigrants created a ton more “illegal” immigrants by canceling a bunch of actual real legal statuses. He took people off the path that everyone says they want people on.

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In many of the first generation of modern concentration camp systems (near the turn of the twentieth century), the vast majority of deaths were caused by disease and malnutrition. Most of the victims were women and children.

We are mere days away from the seeded bracket being released! Any guesses for who might be competing against who in the first round? #RomComBracket

here's my entry!! #Comics4Liam

I'm going to be joining and speaking on this call in a bit. Very cool list of folks presenting. Should be interesting - check it out! www.mobilize.us/mayday/event...

if you still have a pinterest account, today's a good day to delete it!!

a woman reached out to donate 500,000 delta skymiles to get people home to MN as they are released from custody in TX. we're getting flights booked today. it should be enough to get at least 15 people home. delta should be doing for free since they take ICE money.

OHHHHH THE FUCKING RIGHTEOUS, VINDICATED FURY COURSING THROUGH MY VEINS

Celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth with Black tv & movie characters🎉 Today, I celebrate T’Challa from the MCU. A proud Wakandan. A good man. A great King. The Black Panther. Character quote: “What are you talking about? I never freeze.” T’Challa was portrayed by the late Chadwick Boseman❤️ #BHM

RELEASE ALL THE CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS.