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Remember when Trump swore on a stack of upside down Bibles he didn’t know about Project 2025 and definitely wasn’t going to use it as his playbook? And people believed him. Read it if you haven’t. Spoiler: the only happy ending is for the 0.1%. Everyone else gets wrecked.

Which work? Calling for gay people to be stoned to death? Blaming airplane crashes on black pilots? Anti-vax bullshit? Election denialism? Pushing Great Replacement Theory? Kirk’s murder is awful and ominous for this country. But no, we don’t need to honor him or “continue his work.”

Our national parks generated $56 billion in visitor spending and supported 415,000 jobs in 2023. The entire National Park Service budget was just $3.6 billion. That’s some return on investment — so why is Donald Trump taking an axe to our parks?

It's here! THE SHATTERED KING is out! amzn.to/45WQ2Gz

Funny how everyone swore off American Eagle after Sydney Sweeney + her Good Genes collab, but now that Travis Kelce is on board, suddenly the boycott has an off-season. Brand outrage really does have a short memory.

We are about $5k away from Funding this awesome Kickstarter with 17 days to go! Stretch Goals have been updated!

THE FOLLOWED BY FROST KICKSTARTER IS LIVE!!! I'm going to need everyone to back this so all the stretch goals can be met. Please & thank you. ❄️ Followed by Frost Collector's Edition, via @Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/hij... #kickstarter #readers #booksky #fantasybooks #romantasy

Self checkouts are a bane of my existence but I unlocked a new level of annoyance today when an employee escorted me to a self checkout. 😑

📚: 95/75 THE SHATTERED KING @cnholmberg.bsky.social Rating: 5/5⭐ The Shattered King immerses you into the Kingdom of Cansere and the small world with which both Renn & Nym have lived until they come together and expand their knowledge of the universe and themselves before war comes crashing down.

@wxpnfm.bsky.social @kristenkurtis.bsky.social Fantastic #tbt and 90s at 9 this morning. Making me feel all nostalgic with the y100 Sonic Sessions. Time to pull out those albums for a listen tonight.

Trump and the GOP stripped clean energy incentives and gave TAX BREAKS FOR COAL. The dirtiest source of energy we have just got rewarded – at our planet’s expense.

Yo! Pennsylvanians!! Wanna make a difference? LINK TO COMMENT HERE! - www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eComment/ #EDFPartner youtube.com/shorts/d-rSj...

WTF?!? Border Czar Tom Homan claimed that ICE and Border Patrol agents don’t need probable cause to detain people they suspect are undocumented, saying they can do so based on factors like physical appearance. This is straight-up racial profiling, not law enforcement.

Budapest's streets overflowed with Pride marchers on Saturday, despite the Orban regime's threats of legal consequences. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

As we drove through the city my niece asked: “why is that woman in a mask?” so I replied: “some people try to take care of other people,” and as we kept driving my niece asked: “why is that man in a tent?” so I replied: “not enough people try to take care of other people.”

They’re planning on building a detention center for migrants in the middle of the fetid swamps of Florida. If you think this is something new, the first internment camp they sent me and my family to in 1942 was a barbed wire prison called Rohwer. It was located in the swamps of Arkansas.

Even Mother Nature is done with Felon47’s bullshit.

Philadelphia: Opposing kings since 1776. #NoKings

Mel Brooks is making a Spaceballs Sequel!!! 🎉

Right now, Republicans in Congress are trying to push through a bill that would put millions of Americans at risk of losing their health care. They want to cut federal funding for Medicaid, take away tax credits that help more people afford coverage, and raise costs for working class families.

Let me let you in on a little secret: The GOP is trying to sneak Trump’s policy wish list, aka his “One Big Beautiful Bill,” into law through a budget gimmick.

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., temporarily blocked the Trump administration from further dismantling the Institute of Museum and Library Services!

We’re proud to endorse the Equality Act and demand equal protection under the law for ALL. “Trans youth deserve to be protected by their governments, they shouldn’t have to be protected from their governments.” - @transequality.bsky.social’s Olivia Hunt

Over FIFTY THOUSAND people sought homeless services in 2024 in Colorado. One out of every hundred people. Nearly half of them youth. www.denver7.com/news/state-n...

Meet Link and Nova! Orphaned in the wild in November and brought to the zoo by WDFW, these cougar cubs are exploring their outdoor habitat and getting plenty of play time.

Happening right now!! 🔥🏛️ Cory Booker and Hakeem Jeffries are staging a sit-in on the Capitol steps ✊ to protest Trump’s proposed budget cuts — including attacks on Medicaid — and defend democracy! 📢 Livestreaming here: www.youtube.com/live/5ceR90l...

For fathers in search of friendship, a growing group has emerged: the Brooklyn Stroll Club. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/s...

Good morning Bluesky !

Happy #CoverReveal Day @cnholmberg.bsky.social Preorders available everywhere #books are sold! Out 9/27/25 A captive healer & a mysterious prince are drawn to each other in the midst of war & magic in a beguiling dark fantasy by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Charlie N. Holmberg. #booksky

I'm really behind on posting my March reviews and wrap-up. I did a lot of series rereads for new releases, so I kinda read through them fast. I finished "Everything is Tuberculosis" last night. Up next is "The Anthropocene Reviewed."

MASSIVE SHIFT Pro-democracy channels on YouTube are now growing faster than right-wing channels for the first time. MeidasTouch is proud to lead the way as the fastest-growing YouTube channel in Q1 2025. Keep this momentum going: YouTube.com/@meidastouch

FYI, I collected links to what the IMLS funds in most of each of the US states and they're in here so you can know on a state and sometimes even local level what is going to be severely impacted very very soon.

#Caturday Pierre-Auguste Renoir, "Julie Manet" (1887), Musée d'Orsay, Paris.

Writing Tip: If you want to craft a good villain, remember that they don’t know they’re the villain (most of the time). They think they’re the hero. It’s how they justify their actions that can help you figure out what kind of personality this villain has. #writing #writingtips #Booksky

My kid says that #daffodils are their favorite #flowers. #uneditedphoto

Not getting much attention, but the Senate GOP is about to start voting - to make sure banks can charge higher overdraft fees. Seriously. Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.

AN AFRICAN HISTORY OF AFRICA by Zeinab Badawi Start: 3/4/25 Fin: 3/10/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5 "I've embarked on a panoramic sweep across Africa. A short history of the continent with the longest human history in the world." - Zeinab Badawi My full review is on StoryGraph & GoodReads. Link in bio

THE BONE SEASON by Samantha Shannon Start: March 5th, 2025 Finish: March 7th, 2025 ⭐⭐⭐ ⭐ 4/5 This was a re-read. I love this series. ❤️

"Tuberculosis and HIV patients have been missing their medication for weeks; disabled children have been locked out of rehabilitation centers; rights groups have faced cuts in their ability to distribute food and water to people. . ."

Want to read a book but can’t afford to buy it? ❌ don’t pirate/steal it ✅ join your local library and borrow the book for FREE. If the library doesn’t have the book you want, ask if they can buy it. You get to read. Authors get paid. Libraries stay open. ✨ Triple win ✨ #BookSky #Library

I took this yesterday. The crocuses are blooming. 😍 Background music by Oliver the Barn Cat

Trump’s coup is still underway, and an unelected billionaire is handing teenagers the keys to Americans’ most sensitive data — yet 10 House Democrats just sided with Republicans to police criticism of Trump.

Cats!😸

MY LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK ABOUT PRIDE comes out today and I'm feeling extremely Ralph Wiggum "I'm in danger" about it. It's beautiful though and I love it no matter what they say

Happy Release Day: Wizard of Most Wicked Ways by Charlie N Holmberg Oathbound by Tracy Deonn Grab a copy today wherever you buy books. 📚 My full review for Wizard of Most Wicked Ways is live on my GoodReads & StoryGraph. Linked in my bio.

Trump signed executive orders to expand logging on public lands while bypassing environmental protections. His “energy emergency” declaration lets him override regulations entirely.

THE PALE DREAMER by Samantha Shannon Start & Finish: Mar 3, 2025 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5 TPD is a great intro to Paige Mahoney's world without weighing the reader down with massive amounts of world building & character development. It also helps clear up a few confusing elements from THE BONE SEASON. #bookreview

THE WIZARD OF MOST WICKED WAYS by Charlie N. Holmberg Start: Mar 1, 2025 Finish: Mar 2, 2025 ⭐⭐⭐ 3.5/5 The 4th The Whimbrel House book takes place about 4 years after book 3 with 18yo Owein being the focus. Full review on GoodReads & StoryGraph #bookreviews #booksky