Dear UK, I can't emphasize enough how much we need to end the usage of reflexive #pronouns where there should be a personal one. In NO universe does it make sense to say "We can divide the tasks between yourself and myself." or "I outlined what myself and colleagues thought ...". #english

It's not uncommon of teenagers to engage in less than sensible behavior—not to say unacceptable ones. It's rather a rule that is to be expected. But to address those choices 49 years later, with platitudes and arrogance, is not to hold yourself accountable. This man is not fit for office.

It’s that time of year, and chances are that this gem by Ocean Vuong will make the list of books to be wrapped—at least twice. What reads will you be gifting? #OnEarthWereBrieflyGorgeous #OceanVuong #BookChat #booksky #christmas

If we are going to pave the way to premiership for someone, we should read up on their worldview. #NigelFarage #ReformUK #antisemitism #racism

Benjamin Dousa (M) försvarar alltså ett #bistånd på 100 miljoner kronor från svenska skattebetalare till #Somalia, som vilar på en muntlig överenskommelse utan något skriftligt att redovisa. Undra om han skulle vara lika entusiastisk över en anställning enligt muntligt avtal. #BenjaminDousa

And we wonder why people think it’s pointless to show up on Election Day? When politicians can manipulate the playing field and choose their voters? #gerrymandering #texas

As global pressure on women’s #HealthCare remains high, #Spain seeks to counter systemic misogyny by making abortion a constitutional right and by addressing misinformation in abortion care. Not everything is going to hell. #FeministFriday #AbortionRights #WomensRights #HumanRights #PedroSanchez

I really don’t get all the praise and hysteria around Robyn’s new single. It’s like she found one chord and looped it for four minutes. There are warning signals for large vehicles going in reverse that are less monotonous. #dopamine #robyn #NewMusic

I beg to differ. #evri

“Why do you write?” is a question I get now and then. I don’t know that I know why. Why not? And what would I do if I didn’t write? What would I do with all my words? Why do YOU write? #writing

In the UK, mothers lose an average of £65,618 in pay by the time their first child turns five, with an additional £26,317 loss after the birth of a second child, and a further £32,456 after the third. Still no such thing as systemic #GenderInequality? #FeministFriday #MotherhoodPenalty #motherhood

This is a testament of the Women’s Prize jury’s talent in picking reads that you didn’t know you needed. #MayWeBeForgiven #AMHomes #WomensPrize #BookChat #booksky

#Censorship has no place in academia. #AcademicFreedom #SheffieldHallamUniversity #china

Stanley takes 'write what you know' to a whole new, painful level. This novel is saturated with newfound, life-changing thruths—of a 13-year-old. The imagery is striking—for a 13-year-old. This his not a novel. This is an insult. #ConsiderYourselfKissed #JessicaStanley #BookChat #booksky

French law has required proof of violence, threat, or coercion, to consider an offence as rape—until now, clearly stating that sex without consent is rape. Not everything is going to hell. #FeministFriday #rape #france

In a time when academic freedom is facing pushback from authoritarian states, it's concerning that the Trump administration is subjecting American researchers from within. #HigherEducation #china #trump

As of now, citizens’ rights depend on the arbitrariness of someone's religion, not the law. #texas

The Texas Supreme Court just gave the green light for judges to refuse to marry same-sex couples if they claim "religious beliefs." Does this mean that gay doctors can refuse to operate on straight patients due to “religious beliefs”—or would that be discriminatory? #LGBTQRights #texas

Some passages borders on banal. It’s like the author is so busy finding her voice, she forgets tone and style. #ConsiderYourselfKissed #JessicaStanley #BookChat #booksky

So, the hubby sends a photo of a foggy forest to the 13-year-old. Kinda dreamy. Pretty, if you’re into nature photography. Her response: It looks like AI. We’re all doomed. #NaturePhotography #AI

The author has created a universe filled with bots who try to speak human and attempt to mimic genuine reactions. It’s annoying at best. #ConsiderYourselfKissed #JessicaStanley #BookChat #booksky

“Hard not to be surprised, when the bulk of public conversation goes like this: "Paper or plastic." The loss of the human touch scares me.” I wonder what Homes would say about today’s self-service culture. #MayWeBeForgiven #AMHomes #WomensPrize #BookChat #booksky

Homes go big and fires from all cylinders before the reader even gets through the first five pages. #MayWeBeForgiven #AMHomes #WomensPrize #BookChat #booksky

“While some institutions may not be overwhelmingly white at the ground level they most certainly are at the top level. For example while more than 40% of active duty personnel in the US military are BIPOC people, seven of the eight joint chief of staff are white.” #NiceRacism #RobinDiangelo #booksky

Has it not been Day 1 yet? #Day1 #RussiaWar

There’s a fine line between draining the swamp and being the swamp. #DrainTheSwamp #trump

Subtlety never killed a narrative. #ConsiderYourselfKissed #JessicaStanley #BookChat #booksky

There is some twisted logic in not being as free to speak up against racism as BIPOC as if you were white. It is as if opening my mouth about it is enough to prove my point. #NiceRacism #RobinDiangelo #BookChat #booksky #racism

There’s a story here somewhere. I just don’t know that it matters. #TheWife #MegWolitzer #BookChat #booksky

For a well-researched novel, it's unfortunate that Wolitzer makes the mistake of naming Finland as a Scandinavian country. #TheWife #MegWolitzer #BookChat #booksky #scandinavia

Stanley is in such a rush to pair the protagonists up, she forgets to let them evolve organically into place. They’re just there after a few pages, but no one knows why or how. #ConsiderYourselfKissed #JessicaStanley #BookChat #booksky

Sometimes, as a writer, the best way to approach predictability is to fully embrace it? #ConsiderYourselfKissed #JessicaStanley #BookChat #booksky

There are books I want to reread before having even finished reading it the first time. It’s rare, but it happens. I’m already looking forward to rereading this. #FindingMe #ViolaDavis #BookChat #booksky

The structural racism that is so normalized in its silent presence is scary and further weaponized when put in the hands of institutions like Juilliard. #StructualRacism #racism #juilliard #FindingMe #ViolaDavis #BookChat #booksky

This week, the team behind My Dad Write a Porno released a remastered version of season 1. Here’s the soundtrack—penned by yours truly. #PomegranatesAndRivets #MyDadWroteAPorno #BelindaBlinked

The in-between space that Davis talks about, where one’s blackness is not black enough to pass as black, yet black enough to not pass as white is so common among minorities, it’s a mystery that so many of us still feel alone in this experience. #FindingMe #ViolaDavis #BookChat #booksky

Davis’s exit plan in college to do acting on the side and study to become a teacher resonates with so many working-class university students who can only afford to approach higher education from a very tangible point-of-view. #FindingMe #ViolaDavis #BookChat #booksky

This week’s #FeministFriday post got a bit too lengthy to fit here. So, see link. #DoubleStandard #pregnancy #infertility #autism #tylenol

Dear @nytimes.com, this is an important subject and I love that you dedicated today’s episode of The Daily to it. However, so-called conversion therapy is NOT therapy. At best, it’s abuse. Could we change the terminology? #ConversionPractices #TheDaily #NYT

Because a female laureate two years in a row would be controversial. No shade on Krasznahorkai or his work. The Patriarchy, however, leaves a lot to be desired. #LászlóKrasznahorkai #NobelPrize #patriarchy

“Abuse elicits so many memories of trauma that embed themselves in behavior that is hard to shake.” Viola Davis #FindingMe #ViolaDavis #BookChat #booksky

This has been one of the least forgiving texts I’ve read in a while. But it’s grown on me. Can’t wait to return to it in a year or two, to see what I discover. #ThisIsHowYouLoseTheTimeWar #AmalElMohtar #MaxGladstone #BookChat #booksky

With all the knowledge we have in 2025, there shouldn't even be a debate about whether or not to expand mining at the expense of biodiversity—let alone pushing an endangered species to further to the brink. #BaudinsBlackCockatoo #birds #wildlife #conservation #mining

All writing is a product of its time. Some has a harder time breaking out of that confine. This is trapped in the expectations of its own conception—at best. Three decades later, it makes for a good 1990s to-cool-for-school read. Add flannel! #GenerationX #DouglasCoupland #BookChat #booksky

So far, this year, there are more Nobel laureates named John than there are female ones. #NobelSoMale #NobelPrize

At times, this is not writing. It’s not even an exercise in writing. It’s an arrogant demonstration of writing. #GenerationX #DouglasCoupland #BookChat #booksky

In September, the Slovak parliament voted on the recognition of only two genders, restricting sexuality education, and limiting adoption to only married straight couples. If we thought hard-won LGBTQ+ rights can be taken for granted, it's time to think again. #LGBTQRights #HumanRights #slovakia

Apropå det här med språkkrav för personal inom äldreomsorgen, varför förs debatten med utgångspunkt från att vårdtagare pratar svenska och behöver personal som kan svenska? Varför pratar vi inte om äldre som har andra förstaspråk och som behöver personal som behärskar dem? #språkkrav #äldreomsorg

Det här med att Anna Tenje (M) sitter på bästa sändningstid och hamrar in orimligheten i att en familj med försörjningsstöd får 46 500 kr per månad – vet hon hur lite pengar det är för hennes exempelfamilj på två vuxna och fem barn? #AnnaTenje #moderaterna #lördagsintervjun

The dialogue is detached, leaving readers on the outside. It’s like they are too cool to engage and can’t be bothered to more than scratch the surface. Almost a demonstration in 1990s nonchalance, with a Seinfeldy cadence without the warmth. #GenerationX #DouglasCoupland #BookChat #booksky #seinfeld