"The injections Suza needed had traveled thousands of miles to the [Democratic Republic of the Congo], USAID and other records show, only to be stranded in a regional distribution warehouse in the same city where she was gasping for air." #USAIDsaveslives

“The pace of oppression outstrips our ability to understand it. And that is the real trick of the Imperial thought machine. It's easier to hide behind 40 atrocities than a single incident” Every day this line feels more and more relevant.

Today's my birthday! 🥳🎉 If you enjoy my art, a like or retweet would be such a lovely gift. PS: I love to draw pretty elf ladies 🤍

Donald Trump says he is going to deploy the National Guard to Chicago. This is what weak men do to pretend they’re strong. Stay safe, stand with your community, and most importantly, know your rights:

We are moving dangerously close to martial law. Trump openly said he intends to “go after” Chicago and New York in his next federal crackdown, saying he’s prepared to deploy U.S. troops against civilians.

Reading Wind and Truth, Stormlight Archive #5 currently (yes, I’m late), and I just have to say that I know these books are long, but the character development is incredible. Seeing Shallan really step into herself in this one has been just so damn rewarding. #stormlightarchive #windandtruth

It was a lot of work but this book is finished. My first deluxe edition YA romantasy with printed edges: Thorn Season. #thornseason #booksky #romantasy #YAbooksky

Trump knows his agenda is wildly unpopular, so instead of selling it, he’s doing what he does best: cheat. His plan? Push red states to redraw their congressional maps to wipe out Democratic seats and lock in a GOP House majority. First up: Texas with a special legislative session set for next week.

I don’t care what side of the aisle you’re on, the President of the United States even joking about revoking someone’s citizenship should be met with universal condemnation.

I don’t care if he doesn’t back this up with further action, in a normal time, this is a major scandal, showing the president of the United States has nothing but contempt for the first amendment, basic rights, and his fellow citizens and will act accordingly in various ways.

So somehow I’m over 150,000 words into my first book. Not sure how it happened and it’s longer probably longer than I want, but I’m shocked I’ve written that much. I decided I’m going to just finish it and let it sit for a while before editing and cutting. #writersky #booksky

They’re assaulting the mothers and fathers of US soldiers. Roving gangs of masked men grab human beings off the street. They send them without due process to prisons in countries they’re not even from where they are then sold into slavery. Make it stop!!!

Yesterday, millions of us reasserted the “We” in "We the people." We gained strength from our solidarity. We celebrated our numbers and our power. We will be steadfast. We will not cower to a dictator. We will win.

I waitress while I run for Congress. I know what it’s like to stretch a paycheck, juggle bills, and still show up for your community. Washington needs more people who live like us — not just talk about us. Derrick Van Orden talks the talk. I'll walk the walk.

Thousands of New Yorkers march in lower Manhattan calling for ICE out of New York. Starting at Foley Square and organized by PSL, the masses have flooded the streets and are moving west. This demo is permitted but even if it wasn’t, it would be far too large for NYPD to contain.

I will be damned if I allow a bunch of Confederate-waving January 6th apologists give the American people a lecture on flag waving. There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later. They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.

The folks hollering about “family values” are out here tearing families apart with unlawful ICE raids, militarized police, & the weaponization of government. All while ripping away food & healthcare from working-class families. Are the family values in the room with us?

Everything that’s happened over the past six months has been a response to an imaginary crisis. There is no immigrant invasion. No trade crisis. No scientific or governance crisis. Just people completely high off their own supply trying to fundamentally reorder society. None of this had to happen.

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BREAKING: In a powerful moment, Governor Gavin Newsom is showing the whole country, and world, what it looks like to stand up to Donald Trump. This is how it’s done.

Only 5 months into this thug's term and already deploying the military on US citizens. The nation's heart and soul lay in Los Angeles today. Let's hope the California National Guard make like the Irish in Braveheart. ☘️

Sen Bernie Sanders (I-VA) just now on CNN: "We have a President moving this country rapidly into authoritarianism. He's suing media who criticize him. He's going after law firms that have clients who were against him. He's suing universities who teach courses he doesn't like"

Wrote a sentence in what I hope will be my first book that I’m particularly proud of today and thought I’d share. #writersky #booksky

I’m at 115,000 words. It’s pretty shocking to me. I’m to the ending, but it has taken me a while to pin it down. The first ending I wrote was bad. The second I actually liked a lot, but felt it didn’t quite work. I think this third one will do the trick. #writersky #booksky

I can't believe any Democrat would THINK of allying with Elon Musk. I won't take money from the guy who does a Hitler salute. It's really that simple.

I'm just glad one of these men has the nuclear codes and the other has all our personal data.

Dozens of companies who sponsored Pride marches last year have pulled out this year, including: Dyson Nivea Tiffany & Co. Capital One UPS Disney DoorDash Live Nation Nissan Citi Corporate Pride was always a hoax. https://popular.info/p/pride-and-prejudice-in-corporate

Early rumors are that up to 40 Russian strategic bombers were destroyed in one of the most audacious operations I’ve ever seen. Get fucked, Vlad.

Happy Pride Month Y’all

Remembering Chevalière d'Éon for Pride. A transgender woman in the 1700s who was also a spy and who turned double agent, extorted an entire monarchy to get her gender marker changed, and lived her life as a woman in a time when such was thought impossible. We have always been here.

BREAKING: Texas lawmakers passed S.B. 37, which dramatically increases state control of public universities. Allowing politically appointed bureaucrats to police curricula and override faculty expertise is a direct threat to academic freedom in Texas.

We have hope. Rebellions are built on hope.

I surpassed 100k words today, and wrote close to 5k total. I’m right at the cusp of the book’s emotional climax and I’m wrapping up some key character development. There are days when I’m happy with how things have turned out, and days when I’m not, but today was a good one. #booksky #writersky

I’ve passed the 95,000 word mark. I still have quite a bit left to write, but I’m so excited to be so close to my initial goal of 100k words, but I’m going to keep writing until I’m satisfied, so I’m thinking I may end up with close to 125k words by the end. #booksky #writersky

Here's some alternative takes on The Legend of Zelda from the same year. I wish Nintendo let people re-interpret their characters. It's fun to think about what might have been. From: (Monthly Shonen Captain May 1986).

Closing in on 90,000 words and I’m at the big reveal where the MC learns the a big secret about her world. It has been so rewarding having this character and her story out of my head at last. She’s more hopeful than I intended, but I think my own mental state needed her to be. #booksky #writersky

Twice, I've posted about Memorial Day - about the effects living veterans have as they navigate loss amongst the Happy Memorial Day wishes & about the traditions of remembrance kept at the grave sites. Then...there's this moron who isn't worth a single button from one American uniform.

This is indeed what they are going to do if we don’t stop them.

This Memorial Day weekend, the best way to honor the soldiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice is to honor and protect the freedoms and the democracy they died for.

Good f’ing grief.

Soooo... who is going to tell him?

What?!?! The EPA has drafted a plan to eliminate all pollution controls from coal and gas-fired power plants. The agency claims these plants “do not contribute significantly” to dangerous pollution or climate change, arguing their emissions are a small and declining share of global totals.

Fascism sets in EXACTLY like this. Days go by. Nothing improves. The people wait with bated breath for SOMETHING or SOMEONE to help. Court orders, but no enforcement. Time passes. We become desensitized. Life goes on. Rights are chipped away. Life goes on. People die. Life goes on.

Just passed the 75,000 word mark. I’m still filled with doubts about whether I have a right to tell this story as the themes have emerged. Still going to finish it, and I’m nearly to the climax. #booksky #writersky