If this attitude had existed when I was a kid, it would have crushed me. I started having poems published in middle school. My favorite author at the time had her first book published at 14 (Atwater-Rhodes). Imagine implying children can never be well-read and aware of basic language markers.

Please continue to contact your senators and demand they oppose KOSA and the KIDS Act. Every vote torn away from this bill matters www.congress.gov/members/find...

Tbh, I feel the same way about “Americans deserve this” as I do about “red states deserve this.” Both are wrong headed sentiments that really should be prompting self reflection.

The same five Democrats also voted to ban gender-affirming care from TRICARE.

Five House Democrats (along with every Republican) voted for Nancy Mace's bigoted amendment to ban trans girls from school sports on military bases: Cuellar Davis (NC) Figures Gonzalez Sewell

mitch mcconnell died doing what he loved, keeping a federal office vacant for several months leading into an election

I dare him to enact a 100% tariff on generic drugs during the 2028 election campaigns.

“Since taking office for the 2nd time, Trump has become the 1st modern president to issue pardons for companies, from a Middle America auto supplier to a crypto platform & a media startup. The clemency grants have wiped out almost $200 million in penalties, some of which were destined for victims.”

I am happy that this is happening and happy to share it. And I dream of a day where this post ends after six words.

haven't had a stupid Elon Musk promise like this in a while, we really are doing 2021 again aren't we

Since this is growing some legs, it’s probably a good time to point out that you have a food bank near you, and it’s better to donate money than canned goods- they can stretch your dollar way further than you can. And they always need volunteers, for those of us who have more time than money.

1. Don't donate garbage. 2. Don't donate POISON. What the fuck.

How about this. No one should go hungry. No one should go unhoused. No one should go without dental and medical care. Or education. Or mental health care. Or whatever they need to live a good life. We don’t need billionaires.

I'm going to be mad if this somehow ends up with Elsevier making even more money on my journal articles.

There are unemployed folks with multiple advanced degrees, and people will just say things like, “well those were obviously unprofitable degrees,” as if that’s a reasonable response.

Tomorrow, the House will vote on the NDAA, which includes a provision to merge parts of our military with the IDF. This amendment is an existential threat to American sovereignty and democracy. Every member of Congress must vote NO.

wrong amount of water in Columbus Ohio right now but I do appreciate that it has really dropped the temperature

PSA - if there was wildfire smoke in your area recently, change your hvac filter.

ODYSSEUS: so then I had a brilliant idea, I’d tell him my name is Nobody CHOTINER: nobody? ODYSSEUS: Yes! So when he was blinded later, he’d yell “nobody has hurt me” and no neighbors would help! And it worked! We got away with it! CHOTINER: but then you did tell him your name ODYSSEUS: yeah

It’s not THAT complicated. 🤷🏿‍♀️ #blacksky #bluesky #BlackWomensEqualPayDay

My hot take: if you, a teacher, can’t tell which of your little nerds is the nerdiest and likeliest to use em dashes and long-ass words, you aren’t a very good teacher…and too many of you aren’t, bc all my friends have stories abt being dinged for vocab & grammar.

I got cheating suspicions from my high school English teacher for using the words "ilk" and "wont," because, guess what, I was a reader.

I know we're all talking about the NEW Ghost in the Shell anime now and that's cool, but only yesterday I heard a Bulgarian women's choir and my reaction was instantly "OH! OH!! SO THAT'S WHAT THAT WAS!!" www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cAY...

Goldman Sachs, Citi, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan all predicted—and held to through June!—economic pressure would reopen the Strait of Hormuz by July. While Bluesky's longstanding consensus of "they have screwed up and will keep making it worse, the Strait is closed indefinitely" reigns supreme.

For every minute you spend arguing with trolls or fretting about what the trolls think, please spend *an hour* shouting about the things you enjoy

Know who said this for years especially since 2016… Voters

They know . They don’t care and they want to manufacture consent

I just saw a meme that said “get in losers, we’re reclaiming the emdash”. People. PEOPLE. Where are your STANDARDS? It CLEARLY should be “get in, losers — we’re reclaiming the em dash.”

“.. Canada is still ‘committed’ to opening the bridge on July 27 but will ​mark the milestone by celebrating ‘among Canadians’ ..” @reuters.com www.reuters.com/world/americ...

And THIS is why we don’t want you, @colorado.gov, giving ICE ANY information about children in our, the state’s, care. You would cooperate in using them as bait. And that makes you a VERY BAD MAN.

I think a lot of people underestimate how forgiving Kickstarter backers can be, as long as you keep them in the loop. Being late doesn't sink you. Most Kickstarters (yes, most, as in literally THE MAJORITY) blow their deadlines. What sinks you is silence.

Good guys. Travel writer @ricksteves.bsky.social and Jeopardy host @kenjennings.bsky.social oppose Washington state Initiative 645, which would repeal the recently enacted Milionaire's Tax, even though they will personally pay more under the law.

Susan Collins signals support for Trump’s $33 billion ask for Iran war

Oh don't worry, James, you won't be left out. You'll get a crab rave too.

i think people look at homelessness as a relatively new phenomenon and reason backwards to think that in the Before Times, poor people must've all been able to afford houses/their own apartments etc. Most of the housing types the poor used were actually just outlawed (boarding houses, SROs etc)

1. This absolute weirdo has never been to an Olive Garden in his life. 2. Because the only reason to require picture ID every time you vote is to bring Jim Crow back not just full force, but bigger than ever.

Big fan of PUF.

<health care lawyer> This is incredibly important: if you're in California or Minnesota and rely on Medicaid for health care, YOU ARE STILL COVERED. You should not delay care because of Oz's bullshit. </>

Maine physician claims she was wrongly denied reentry to U.S. at Canadian border

Next few days in Seattle: 90 degree heat + wildfire smoke. 😰

Bluesky knew the strait of Hormuz, Graham Platner, and AIPAC democrats were all cooked months before the experts did. Meanwhile Twitter was convinced Spencer Pratt would win and the Odyssey would bomb. Which site is the not-real-life echo chamber again?

This is, and I am not even joking, going to fuck up so many hyperlexic kids. I got accused of plagiarism because I used the word “porous” in a sixth grade paper and that shit sticks with you, if not on the permanent record, then in the childhood.

Sorry, let me clarify: What I'm looking for is Democratic politicians who have the foresight to support meaningful Supreme Court reform, not Democratic politicians who tweet about how Clarence Thomas is corrupt and then urge me to donate $10 in the next 30 minutes to take advantage of a 3x match

happy 10th birthday to this perfect post

Only two more stores will get us to a nice, round 900. Don't see your favorite romance-friendly indie bookstore on the list? Encourage them to sign up. I'd love to see the list hit 1k stores by #BookstoreRomanceDay on Aug. 15. bookstoreromanceday.org/participatin...

Imagine all the better things that could have been done with $37.5 billion. www.reuters.com/world/middle...

<health care lawyer> This is incredibly important: if you're in California or Minnesota and rely on Medicaid for health care, YOU ARE STILL COVERED. You should not delay care because of Oz's bullshit. </>

You might get sick of hearing this but if he keeps doing it I'm gonna keep saying it: this is an unconstitutional impoundment, violating both Congress' Article I spending authority and the 1974 Impoundment Control act, and immediately impeachable.

The good thing about our incredibly rancid culture war is that you can and should fight back (in part) by celebrating culture that you love. Especially culture that centers and uplifts marginalized people and rejects the miserable, joyless attitude that's at the heart of so much of our politics.