Goodnight, friends. Sleep was elusive last night. Wish me luck for tonight. I love you.

Goodnight, friends. Sleep was elusive last night. Wish me luck for tonight. I love you.

I tried a new activity today in my youth services librarianship class. I’ve been trying to get folks to think about possibilities, not just how things are. So, the last 10 minutes, we did a “Yes, and…” oral activity (based on the improv principle). 1/4

Granddaughter of 'Charlotte's Web' author upset with use of its title in immigration crackdown

See the screenshots in the thread. #highered

And here's Monday's update for paid members: www.patreon.com/posts/143747...

People are in motion everywhere... [and especially in Chicago] news.wttw.com/2025/11/13/v...

Hourly Walgreens employees will reportedly no longer receive paid time off for six major holidays, including Thanksgiving and Christmas, after the pharmacy giant was acquired by private equity firm Sycamore Partners

Me: I wish all these tech bro types would stop misunderstanding sci-fi and fantasy classics Monkey's Paw: Bro.

I tried a new activity today in my youth services librarianship class. I’ve been trying to get folks to think about possibilities, not just how things are. So, the last 10 minutes, we did a “Yes, and…” oral activity (based on the improv principle). 1/4

Jaw dropped. Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content

Good afternoon! Check out this article: “Are Superhero Comics Copaganda?” By Shea Hennum muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic...

Congratulations to Matt Wuerker mwuerker.bsky.social on his 2025 Berryman win www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

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This Transgender Awareness Week, we celebrate the resilience, courage, and beauty of the trans community. Your lives matter, your stories matter, and your right to thrive and exist authentically is non-negotiable. We stand with you today and every day🏳️‍⚧️

Please read Peter's take on Heritage's FL-devouring "principles." They are trying to prevent schools from showing children the real world, including 1.) not every patriotic American is white n Christian; 2.) it's more than okay to be gay; 3.) the science of evolution and climate change is solid.

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This is a really remarkable video essay on contemporary film and the theories of Laura Marks. It's making me think about movies in a new way.

I am sorry, but the first party to take up the banner of anti-corruption and accountability is going to have a hell of an easy time making its case and I honestly don't know why an opposition party isn't doing that already from every streetcorner they can.

Goodnight, friends. "But I say we have the / truth / On our side, we have the future with / us... / We are millions working together. / We are building, creating, molding / life. / We are shaping the shining / structures of love." From "I Want the Wide American Earth," Carlos Bulosan I love you.

Goodnight, friends. "But I say we have the / truth / On our side, we have the future with / us... / We are millions working together. / We are building, creating, molding / life. / We are shaping the shining / structures of love." From "I Want the Wide American Earth," Carlos Bulosan I love you.

Women who have abortions would face decades in prison and IUDs would be banned under a South Carolina bill that state lawmakers will consider during a hearing on Tuesday. It's the most extreme proposal any state has considered since the 2022 Dobbs ruling.

Holy shit reverse MeToo is wild

THIS IS MY WEDDING EQUIPMENT. THERE ARE MANY OTHERS LIKE IT BUT THIS ONE IS MINE

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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

Two weeks into a new program that gives New Mexico children free childcare, officials are opening up about the surge that happened day one & how it’s been moving forward. In just a short time, the state said thousands of children are now enrolled in free childcare, & daycares are lining up to join.

The Queer Comics Creator Discord is working on our first project, something I hope will bring a little joy to every member of the queer community. We’re always open to new members, so if you identify as any form of queer be we’d love to have you: discord.gg/ydEVfKvkN

a big runoff last night, in New Orleans: Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet. So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.

I had the huge honor of doing an interview with NPR Weekend Edition Sunday’s Ayesha Rascoe!!! www.npr.org/2025/11/16/n...

I'm going to do this somewhere someday. I love this.

THAT'S LITERALLY HOW THE SUBSIDIES & ACA EXCHANGES WORK ALREADY. CONSUMERS ARE INFORMED BY COMPARING POLICIES ON THE ACA EXCHANGES, THEN THEY PURCHASE ONE AND THE GOVERNMENT PAYS SOME OR ALL OF THE COST OF THAT POLICY. I'M TEARING THE LITTLE HAIR I HAVE ON MY HEAD OUT.

i want to put this in front of conservative pundits who defended this raid bsky.app/profile/raws...

We have the newest casualty of the “parents rights," movement in Texas! And we can thank Sen. Angela Paxton’s “parental rights” school library bill (SB 13) for keeping Texas kids safe from Pretty Perfect Kitty Corn in Southlake, TX (Carroll ISD). @shannonhale.bsky.social

American citizen Manolo Betancur, owner of Manolo's Bakery in Charlotte: “They are lying. They are not chasing criminals. They are chasing anyone who speaks like me, has an accent like me, and looks like me.”

A US citizen filmed federal agents smashing his car window, as authorities begin a surge of immigration enforcement operations in North Carolina. The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.

Jon Adams www.instagram.com/citycyclops/

A few weeks ago I was talking politics with a local, highly straight, bartender. All the sudden he said: “Well, I think a big part of the problem is that so many of the people who would’ve been our progressive leaders died of AIDS & can’t help us now.” And I’ve thought about that every day since.

Goodnight, friends. Ziggy the cat says it's bedtime, and we shouldn't disappoint him. Rest well. I love you.

Post your favorite Star Trek character. Wrong answers only.

Goodnight, friends. Ziggy the cat says it's bedtime, and we shouldn't disappoint him. Rest well. I love you.

Pope Leo returns 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada www.npr.org/2025/11/15/n... via @npr.org

Beautiful! I have welcomed my own personal Great Unfuckening. "The filter you’re losing wasn’t protecting you. It was protecting everyone else from your truth. "And your truth? It’s not the problem."

New entries to my ZineBakery.com online catalog of free tech+culture+justice zines: DH (free maker software; bodies+datafied city; queering feminist geography; edtech surveillance; digipress); Fritton's Day-Glo Ink "Primer"; @prisonculture.bsky.social's Arrested at the Library; & Virginia Trans Joy+

Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year. UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year. Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M. This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.

R.I.P. Todd Snider - #GiftLink 🔓

Hear me out. Every time you share wrong answers you are helping to sabotage the LLMs that will eventually scrape your answer. But also it is a completely true thing that we used to store files in vending machines to keep them cold while away from home.

The humanities get attacked because they make you and the system uncomfortable. They make you think about power, history, and yourself in ways profit-driven tech can’t.

Also in here: DHS responded to the faith-led protest yesterday, calling participants “violent rioters” and “imbecilic morons” who need to “get a job.” Asked about the statement, one UMC pastor who participated in the protest told me: "This is our job." religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...