Life is pain, Charlie Brown. Anyone who says differently is selling something.

Sharing for my Minnesota friends…

Taken just a few minutes ago outside the ICE facility in Portland that Trump claims is under siege. My message to Donald Trump is this: we don’t need you here. Stay the hell out of our city.

I found Asunder to be a grabby, compelling read, and I need the sequel yesterday. Read it!

Nine former heads of the CDC—appointed by presidents of both parties—warn the nation of the immense peril RFK Jr is putting the country in. Gift link, please send to families and friends www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...

Humblebundle to support World Central Kitchen, and get a bunch of my books from @tordotcom.bsky.social including Murderbot and Witch King! #booksky www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...

it appears that @bsky.app have suspended the account of @jessiegender because a trans person saying "I wish ill on JK Rowling" is against the rules, so let me say with my loud cis voice that I too wish ill on all perpetrators of hate speech against trans people reinstate Jessie, this is ridiculous

The Log Lady herself, the late Catherine E. Coulson, once helped me get a drink from a poorly functioning water fountain. I bet my eyes were like saucers when I saw it was her. I managed a graceful thank you.

I opened this link hoping (but not expecting) to see "spendy" included, and was pleasantly surprised. I didn't even know it was a regionalism until I was well into adulthood.

GUYS. The comment period for this ends in THREE DAYS. PLEASE if you have even a little bit of time, submit a comment here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD... Let them know EVERYONE should be able to get COVID vaccines. They BACK DOWN when WE PUSH BACK. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...

If I love this one even half as much as I love her previous novel it will easily make my end of year best list.

This one I've got to play along with. In no particular order: 1. A frosted sugar cookie from a long-gone bakery in one of the malls I worked in during my retail days. The frosting was just the right amount of sweet and the texture of the cookie underneath had the perfect amount of chew. 1/?

After 21 years at my dream job, I’m very sad to announce my early retirement from the National Institutes of Health. My life’s work has been to scientifically study how our food environment affects what we eat, and how what we eat affects our physiology.

So in the midst of a LOT of awfulness (dear God) I'm going to sneak with news: If you thought 2025 was going to pass by without a book from me, surprise! I'm announcing the start of my crowdfunding campaign for my SCIFI book, Full Negative, launching March 18. www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

Right now, I am happy every time I find something positive to hang on to in our current sea of chaos. This book is beautiful, and it's giving me some desperately needed joy and comfort. It even has a Cleric Chih-verse easter egg! Thank you, @nghivo.bsky.social.

This.

This is a beautiful tribute.

It isn't of David Lynch, but Angelo Badalamenti recounting the creation of Laura Palmer's theme alongside him captures so much of Lynch's creativity, his mannerisms, and how he would connect with people around him. Others are sharing favorite anecdotes; this is mine. youtu.be/e-eqgr_gn4k?...

For those of you who have been following the saga--we made it over this hump. Thank you for all the shares. Small places like this can't survive as undiscovered gems, especially in big costly cities like Vancouver. Come find us.

#booksky folks, check out this shop and pitch in if you can!

Christmas cats for @misago.org

Inspired by this viral meme about DOGE: Research the US government has supported that can be made to sound silly, but that has contributed to human progress. Valuable work can often be framed as absurd out of context. That doesn’t make funding research any less important.🧵

I have been asked by @misago.org to post more pictures of our cats for him to share, so here are the girls enjoying a sunbeam nap.

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Woo hoo, weratedogs is finally here!

The silky void cat and the floofy muppet cat send you serenity for today.

This playlist I made for today started as mostly tracks from Suffs and kind of ballooned out from there. I feel weirdly shy about sharing it, but here you go. tidal.com/playlist/611...

Sure, I'll post this.

I had the pleasure of getting an early look at this book and it is every bit as awesome as Lyons' other work. Go read it!