A post-apocalyptic novel that’s not about the end of the world but what the world is like for the survivors long after. Griz is a young teen whose whole world is a remote island. When a trader comes by and steals one of the family dogs, impetuous Griz gives chase, and dives into the unknown #booksky

Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - her incredible optimism has already changed her country. I spoke to her, and wrote about her, at the beginning of this year: www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

This memoir is by a writer who turned to food after she was raped as a child, her struggles to survive that trauma as well as the difficulties of living as an obese woman in our culture. Brutally honest and, for anyone who has ever felt uncomfortable in their own body, very relatable #booksky

ICE 0 - Frog 1

Motion to replace the "Andy Card whispering to W. on 9/11" meme with this photo. The back of his hair, the makeup line, and the giant folds of his neck waddle make it perfect.

Pritzker: "It's unconscionable. This has never happened before. They're calling out troops onto the streets of a state that doesn't want them and they're not even telling us where they're gonna go, what they're gonna do. This hasn't happened I don't think since the Civil War."

“I ain’t dead yet!” says Dolly Parton after her sister’s Facebook post asking fans to pray for her health went viral following her hospitalization. 📷: #DollyParton

Everyone can set aside partisanship, psychologizing, pathologizing, whatever, and—I would hope—still see that it’s incredibly dangerous for a political leader to be this disconnected from the real conditions in the country.

Democrats should go on TV to say they need to impeach Trump because of the cocaine-fueled pedophilia parties that he holds in the East Room of the White House with his friends in MS-13. I mean, if he gets to lie shamelessly, why not them?

This YA novel taught me a lot about Deaf culture: how ASL is its own language, how most Deaf people reject the idea they are broken/need fixing, how technology has complicated that. It was also an engaging story of 3 teens from different backgrounds seeking confidence, acceptance and love #booksky

This YA horror/thriller follows Mars, a gender fluid teen who always felt less than their twin sister, esp since she started spending all her time at an exclusive camp. When their sister dies attacking them - which their parents blame on a brain tumor - Mars is drawn into a sinister mystery #booksky

Dolly Parton's sister is asking fans to "pray with me" amid the country music icon's health issues

This has nothing to do with crime. This is an attempt to crush political dissent. Never before, in our entire 250 year history, has the military or immigration agents been used like this. It's dystopian, illegal, and it should stop.

The picture of the First Presbyterian Church of Chicago pastor being pepper sprayed by a masked ICE agent reminded me of civil rights protestors in Birmingham being sprayed with high-pressure water hoses in the 60s. It was wrong then, it's wrong now. How are we letting this happen?

BREAKING: Stephen Miller—both Trump Administration capo and de facto head of DHS, ICE, and DOJ, has just declared that peaceful protesters are "street terrorists." Under an executive order signed by Trump just days ago, that means he is saying that all protesters in America can be arrested on sight.

October 5, 2025

It seems clear—I think to everyone, now—that a false and illegal invocation of the Insurrection Act is coming before the end of the year. Media outlets should be telling us how they will prepare for this potential Treason. State governments should be telling us. Activists should be developing plans.

Letting the health care tax credits expire would devastate American families — and we’re making that crystal clear by giving you the data. We’ve built graphics showing how much costs would rise in every GOP district. Let’s start with Mike Johnson (R-LA):

Trump is going to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell. They'll never release the Epstein Files because Trump is all over them.

It's the first Monday in October which means the Supreme Court is back in session. Here's my preview of all the cruelty and evil they will visit upon us this term. My *cover story* in @thenation.com :) www.thenation.com/article/soci...

I feel like we’re on our way to civil war

This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power by the President of the United States. America is on the brink of martial law. Do not be silent.

Walked 13 miles today to raise money to fight cancer with the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk. It was hot, I was sore, but being part of something full of joy, kindness and courage was a good antidote to this crazy world. The event raises millions yearly for treatment and research #JimmyFundWalk

About 1 in 4 U.S. adults worry they or someone close to them could be deported, according to a June @pewresearch.org survey.

Five Black women navigate friendship, relationships, career & family over 20 years. After a series of relatable stories of different episodes in the women’s lives, the book ends with a gut punch that jars you back to the division & violence of the US today. National Book Award finalist #bluesky

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.” Diary of Anne Frank January 13, 1943

The Librarians is about censorship and book bans, but what broke me most was Weston Brown’s story. I 1st saw him on TikTok—his courage and truth are why librarians do this work. If more of us were Westons in a world full of Monicas, the world would be brighter. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/b...

I posted about All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M Johnson earlier, a book challenged in my school library several years ago. Fighting to keep it on the shelf was hard, but worth it. I keep buying the books that I hope will speak to all teens, but I worry about more backlash #booksky #freedomtoread #

Wow, they did all that and got *two* suspected gang members? Suspected? Wow. And two of them? Wow. Plus a guy with a previous charge of marihuana possession? Wow. Wow, that is impressive. Wow, when are we throwing these heroes a parade? Wow.

The messages show high-level officials in the Trump administration discussing the possible deployment of the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, an infantry force that has dropped into combat zones in both World Wars, Vietnam and Afghanistan.

This YA memoir by a Black queer man is the most challenged book in America because of a couple of passages describing his first sexual encounters. It’s such a shame that it’s judged on those passages, often by those who didn’t read the whole book. It’a a moving story of love & family #booksky

When 17yo twins lose their mom, they are desperate to learn who their biological father is. They decide a podcast could help them track down mom's friends and tell their story. Their efforts go viral, and draw controversy. A story of siblings, family secrets and finding yourself #booksky

Gestapo tactics

BREAKING: A federal appeals court just blocked Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship No president can change the Constitution with the stroke of a pen. Here’s the ruling 👇 -TN democracydefendersfund.org/prs/10.03.25...

BREAKING: A federal judge finds that there is evidence Kilmar Abrego was VINDICTIVELY PROSECUTED. The judge GRANTS Abrego's motion for discovery and a hearing, and the government must now PROVE it did not vindictively prosecute Mr. Abrego. 1/

If you say Dems should negotiate with Trump, please confirm you've read the pre-shutdown Trump EO that authorizes you and yours to be probed as terrorists if you commit any thought-crime listed on the right-hand side of this Ken Klippenstein report excerpt. *That* is who you want to negotiate with.

Why Aren't Democrats Raising the Alarm Over Trump’s NSPM-7 "Terrorism Indicators?" @kenklippenstein.bsky.social has obtained a national security memo that the Trump Admin plans to use to attack Americans as potential terrorists for anti-MAGA thought crimes. open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...

I am distraught over this American Gestapo

A new KFF study reports: 24 million Americans will see their health care premiums under the Affordable Care Act DOUBLE. Further, 15 million people will be thrown off their health care entirely.   Unacceptable. We can’t subject millions of Americans to this unnecessary suffering.

JUST IN: Jane Goodall, primatologist who transformed our understanding of the lives of apes, has died, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute.

Today marks the first day in the 55-year history of PBS and 54-year history of NPR that public media has broadcast to its audiences without federal funding. But even though lots of local outlets are at risk, PBS and NPR are still here, providing fair, accurate news coverage and will not be silenced.

File this under “essential function.” 🤡 #Shutdown abcnews.go.com/Politics/liv...

It is important to see this sort of straight talking, precisely because of the executive order last week that conflated criticism of the government with terrorism.

Let’s be clear: Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans forced a government shutdown tonight. Rather than address the health care crisis that they created just earlier this year, they refuse to come to the table and do their jobs. What happened to the art of the deal?

Amanda Jones Named to 2025 TIME100 Next List www.slj.com/story/Amanda...