NEW—I got an exclusive excerpt from a USAID whistleblower's new book that made me gasp multiple times. It details Trump's dismantling of the humanitarian aid agency & his team/DOGE's shocking ignorance to public health. 'Into the Wood Chipper' by Nicholas Enrich is out tomorrow. Read excerpt here:

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Gonzalez at the least but don't sleep on how badly Cory Mills deserves to be booted from Congress! www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

This is a hard story to read. Imagine being asked to ignore a dead coworker to maintain productivity that further enriches shareholders. What would that do to your mental health? How could you return to work the next day? The human costs of our late-stage capitalist economy are all too real.

I secured some funding last year to revive the Stevie Wilson DIY Young Artists Residency. I’m excited to announce that applications are open today until May 11 for young artists (ages 16-24) directly impacted by criminalization, policing, or punishment.

THREE NEW HAPPY CUSTOMERS TODAY love this for me istg converting people from TurboTax to FreeTaxUSA is the only real evangelism I have ever done in my life

This death camp never closed down despite a concerted effort by many forces to convince you it did.

BREAKING: House Democrats, led by Rep. Glenn Ivey, were just on the House floor to force a vote on another War Powers Resolution. Republicans wouldn’t recognize us. We won't stop fighting to put an end to this illegal and immoral war that Oregonians want no part in.

Two reminders: First, Robert E. Lee was never a general in an army recognized by the United States. You can annoy all the right people by referring to him as Col. Robert E. Lee, his actual rank. Second, the primary flag of the Confederacy is the white one of surrender. To wit:

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This is Chewy. He loves to help his grandma garden. She can’t kneel down to dig holes anymore, but that’s his favorite part, so they're a perfect team. 14/10 (TT: chewythenewfie)

This story is soooo good! Very dark worldbuilding, with intriguing magic and phenomenal characters. I just loved it!

Just a heads up that Warrior Princess Assassin is on sale for $1.99 where ebooks are sold. Sharing is caring! #BookSky 💙📚

I have lived in many countries and every single one is "just like us." The food, clothes, and traditions might be different, but every country is full of people who just want to live ordinary, peaceful lives and pursue their passions. And every single one has issues with terrible people in power.

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FUNDRAISER ALERT. To combat The Horrors™️ lets send FIVE awesome trans kids to summer camp in Maine. This is an awesome org based close to where I grew up-it costs $485 per kid. Goal is $2500. Donate here, specify camp option + Bluesky4transkids so we can keep track. www.transyouthequality.org/donate

Completely unstable and perilous. The House must bring up impeachment articles, and the Senate needs to remove a president who wants to commit war crimes. We cannot sit idly by as Donald Trump threatens to end an entire civilization.

How it feels doing literally any task right now.

If you yearn for something positive to do, today is also National Black Bookstore Day! The National Association of Black Bookstores has a directory so you can find a Black-owned bookstore near you! Buy a book, help a community, do something good for the world. #booksky #romancelandia

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In all seriousness, one thing that might be worth doing today: Tell your Reps and Senators to call Adm. Richard Correll, the Commander of U.S. Strategic Command, which controls the nation's nukes, and remind him of *his* unique responsibility to refuse an illegal order.

A friend described doing an exercise w/ a group of students from around the world, asking them to write down the best & worst thing about a bunch of different countries. Answers varied a lot for all countries except for one: every single person said the best thing about the USA is NASA.

The two truths: 1) There is nothing wrong with porn, let people safely make it, let people safely enjoy it. 2) If you let people define porn as bad, authoritarians will ALWAYS expand the definition until their hands are around your neck.

“I live in an affordable housing unit myself. These aren’t theoretical issues to me.” - @senadorajulie.bsky.social explains why her fight to put working Americans first is personal

We could have: NASA healthcare UBI good infrastructure a better social safety net great retirement benefits free lifelong education amazing science national parks all the arts All we need to do is tax billionaires and corporations appropriately, end loopholes, and defund ICE and wars.

But shall this crazed old man be tamely suffered to drag a whole ship’s company down to doom with him?

This is incredible.

Collins proved she was afraid of me when I chalked in front of her house back in 2022. It’d be nice to get a little support in my run to unseat her. Maine has RCV and needs options. The front runners in this race are too divisive and won’t beat Collins. I’m your best chance to get the senate back.

Hi, friends. I'm re-upping this because a very important check hasn't cleared my account yet like it was supposed to & now my bank account is overdrawn. Any help you can provide is most appreciated. gofund.me/a4cfa344e

In a rare move, Bruce Springsteen authorized the ACLU to use the iconic anthem ‘Born in the U.S.A.’ in support of our Supreme Court case challenging President Trump’s attempts to end birthright citizenship.

The great Grace Lin on the senselessness of book bans and the harm they do do everyone in the world of books. We can protect ourselves here in Massachusetts by passing H.3594. Tell your House Rep to support it!

Today's romance deals are up, treat yourself to one of these lovely reads! 5 romances, all under $3 👀📚 Friday Romance Deals (04/03): Owl shifter hero, a counselor wanting to open a B&B, a second chance years after he ruined her & more! 📚 www.tbqsbookpalace.com/2026/04/frid...

So Erin Reed blocked me over this one but I’m going to take a few minutes to point out why this “reporting” is so bad and repost a few times to hopefully spread the word. TL;DR Erin either doesn’t understand anything about NYC law or politics or is outright lying about what’s happening here.

Imagine two towns. One has a public library on Main Street. The other has an expensive bookstore in the rich neighborhood, and a library in the poor neighborhood that requires proof of low income. Just intuitively, as a thought experiment: which library below would you expect to find in each town?

at first I thought "aw, I have the #FridayFling word, but it's in kind of a spoilery sentence," but then I realized that this sci-fi spy romance lends itself perfectly to redacting information, lol so here's the middle section of a list of character attributes, just as it goes off the rails:

More context on this #Artemis II image: * This is the night side, lit by moonlight. You can see city lights in Spain & Portugal, & a sliver of day at lower right * The Sun is entirely behind Earth, which makes it a kind of solar eclipse, but w/ Earth doing the eclipsing instead of the Moon: ☀️🌍🚀🌕

One dollar, $4, $100: Stuff costs more. I asked many regular folks as well as business owners how tariffs have impacted their lives, for this one-year anniversary story on the day President Trump raised tariffs across the globe: www.oregonlive.com/retail/2026/...

I bet this makes some waves in the #RomComBracket next year. Looks like a genuine romcom with a theatrical release, instead of going straight to streaming, and I am here for it!

Columbia Heights is the suburb where Liam Ramos lives, a small working-class highly diverse community just savaged by ICE during its occupation. There's a mutual aid fund and benefit this Saturday. 1) Please come if you're local. My band is playing a set and we're not bad! 2) Please share & donate.

Fundraiser for librarian Luanne James, who stood up to her rightwing library board that demanded she remove kids books with any trace of LBGTQ+ characters or content. "I will not comply." They sacked her and cops escorted her out. She's a hero. This banned author just donated.

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Bears repeating: President Obama had negotiated a deal with Iran that would’ve ensured they didn’t develop a nuke. They weren’t a threat. Trump ripped up that deal then did what other Presidents prudently did not. And now here we are with a huge mess, dwindling alliances and diminished influence.

God, I hope we see justice for this man!

Can Max Mok turn a disastrous one-night stand into a relationship? Four Weddings to Fall in Love is free in ebook for the next few months! jackielaubooks.com/books/four-w...

Yeah that’s cool

This man had the time and breath to straight-up hyena-cackle directly into his fucking face while humbling him. Hero.

In honor of a judge halting Trump's ballroom construction today:

🏳️‍⚧️ Celebrate trans+ voices this #TransDayOfVisibility by supporting these recently released and soon-to-be released books written by and/or about trans+ folks!

The Supreme Court did not strike down conversion therapy bans today. Not nationwide. Not in Colorado. Not anywhere. Here's what actually happened in Chiles v. Salazar—and why the coverage you're seeing serves the conservative legal movement more than it serves you.