tomorrow (12/8) at 7pm ET!

#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #AWizardOfEarthsea by Ursula Le Guin #BookSky I've sent out talking points to start the discussion of A Wizard of Earthsea. I'll send out more for about a week or so. To join check the hashtags or pin/like the feed (go to link; click on 3 dots).

I think even if you primarily get around by car, it's important to take children on public transit once in a while just so they get to experience situations of parity with you as a parent. It's not something being done for them or to them but something you're doing with them together.

Katharine Hepburn's mother Katharine M.H. Hepburn of the Houghton family that founded Corning, who were nonetheless an avowed Marxist and pioneering advocate for women's suffrage and contraception, hello

“Guzmán’s daughter was still in the NICU, unable to eat or breathe independently. The doctors had planned a meeting to review the baby’s prognosis and care plans… As Guzmán went to buckle her seatbelt, she looked out the window and noticed they were surrounded.”

Just walked from the Inner Harbor to Patterson Park and back without ever encountering a Navy bus going in either direction. The Navy is the worst bus in the entire network and it's the one that goes down the 2nd most important street in the whole city 🫩

ADHD in a nutshell:

without birthright citizenship in the united states, you don't have a democracy and you don't have rule of law. revoking birthright citizenship gives fascists free rein to purge the country of literally anyone they don't like. it opens the door to atrocities and mass murder. i am not exaggerating.

Know your rights. Protect your neighbors. New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.

Hi @npr.org The White House didn't replace Adm. Levine's first name with her pre transgender name -- whatever that means. They replaced it with a false name. Adm Levine's legal name is Rachel. This is petty cruelty and you're minimizing it.

Biking on icy roads takes extra caution. ❄️🚲 😌 Don’t panic if you hit ice; just coast without pedaling, braking, or turning. 🔘⬇️ Lower your tire pressure slightly below factory standard for better grip. 🚲⬇️ Lower your bike seat so you can put your feet down more easily.

This is the third newsroom (at least) with an FBI leak about the suspect being a Trump supporter. Seems some FBI folks — presumably not the political hires —are very eager to get this out there.

One year ago today, the former Gilman valedictorian fatally shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, according to charging documents and now infamous CCTV footage. Now, the DOJ wants to execute Mangione, while others still call him a hero. But what drove the alleged killer?

If you read anything this week, make it this contemplative, unsettling deep-dive on the downfall of Luigi Mangione. Penned like only @humanpoweredcity.bsky.social can ⬇️

Young writers—applications for our Winter Online Writing Workshops close up soon on December 15. There's no fee to apply, and need-based scholarships are available, so go on and give it a shot. Find all courses and apply at the link: kenyonreview.org/event/young-...

Women survivors’ reality

What's the best book *review* you wrote, read, edited, or published this year? I'm rounding them up again for Lit Hub. (Must have a 2025 pub date, no exceptions.)

ABC News and MS NOW reports that a Virginia grand jury has refused to re-indict Letitia James on mortgage fraud charges

More than 2,500 Starbucks workers are on strike. They’re demanding dignity: fair pay, safe conditions, a contract that respects their labor. It’s time their voices are heard at the same volume as CEOs earning millions.

Mike Johnson is set to swear in Republican Matt Van Epps about 36 hours after he won his election. It took Johnson 50 days to swear in Rep. Adelita Grijalva.

Zohran Mamdani’s plan for free buses is not a pipe dream. Montgomery County, Maryland, made its buses free this year.

MORE Breaking on MS NOW: Pete Hegseth refused an interview request for the Pentagon Inspector General's investigation into Signalgate, according to two sources who read and were briefed on report. Hegseth would not turn over his phone, a source who read the report told MS NOW.

Baltimore parents and caregivers: PCAB is asking for feedback on your child's/children's transit experience. Bit.ly/PCABtransportation Cc @drberger.bsky.social @carolsott.bsky.social @onetjesse.bsky.social @elipousson.bsky.social @jogadsby.bsky.social @mskerrygraham.bsky.social

🧊✈️ MARYLAND: @gbrockell.bsky.social was on the scene today as this ICE Air transport flight picked up chained humans in Baltimore 👀 bsky.app/profile/gbro...

TWENTY-SIX shackled people taken by ICE today in Baltimore by Eastern Air Express.

This is an ethnic cleansing campaign

These debates about accommodations for autistic and ADHD people always seem predicated on the false idea there is some generous but zero-sum basket of resources. There isn’t. We’re usually talking about things like extra time, instruction clarification, wearing headphones, or using fidget tools.

just breathtaking racism

Just to spell out the link here, Rowling is the chief financial backer of the incredibly litigious gender critical movement that bullies institutions and people into complying with their beliefs

My great-uncle was born in the Russian Empire and wrote God Bless America

Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.

Baltimore, could someone please give me a quick explainer on the Scott/Bates tension? Like when and why did this begin.

RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women". Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.

Minneapolis and St. Paul leaders rallied behind the Somali community Tuesday after reports emerged that the Trump administration plans an intensive immigration enforcement operation targeting hundreds of undocumented Somali immigrants in the region. (via @mprnews.org)

Trump on Walz: "You look at what he's done with Somalia where Somalia, which is barely a country -- they have no anything, they just run around killing each other. When I see somebody like Ilhan Omar, I always watch her, for years I've watched her complain about our Constitution ... "

“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas” Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.

How not to use colons. Just saying.

Minneapolis Police Chief O'Hara notes the MPD will not work with federal agents & says "In moments like this, I know how real the fear is in our community. People are going to want to speak out, protest, & exercise their 1st Amendment rights. We will absolutely defend people's right to do just that"

Why? Anyone ask why in the media?

As a high school English teacher, never have I ever taught students to write thesis statements that way: my own effort to ban these.

It's Giving Tuesday! If each of us gives a little, we can ensure community news for everyone. Right now, every recurring donation is matched dollar-for-dollar. support.baltimorebeat.com/page/NEIGHBO...

The long list for The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest 2025 is here! Congratulations and thank you to all who entered. The judging has been and continues to be extremely tough. www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...

This Wed, Dec. 3rd 6 pm EST at @busboysandpoets.bsky.social : Join me, @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social, @mehdirhasan.bsky.social of @zeteo.com, & @versharma.bsky.social formerly of @teenvogue.com -- as we discuss building power outside of institutions. RSVP: www.busboysandpoets.com/events/th-ev...

My wife has been HIV+ for 34 years. She’s alive today b/c work of activists who destigmatized the virus, pushed medical science to adapt & find ways to treat it, & advocated for gov health programs that helped fund her care. The current U.S. regime may want to go back in time, but we won’t let them.

They said they were banning "pornography." Now they're banning books about cats and dogs. At PEN America, we're fighting back. With your help this #GivingTuesday, we'll keep challenging the censors and fighting to keep books where they belong: in the hands of students. Donate now at: pen.org/GT25BS

This AI generated retired T Rowe executive is taking some time away from brunch at the Maryland Club to remind you that Baltimore, a city at 2/3rds of its peak population, is somehow at risk of overcrowding by allowing “transient populations” into his exclusive “legacy neighborhood”

We can’t forget that Trump once called members of our military "suckers" & "losers.” So, let’s be honest: he’s attempting to use our military as his personal political pawns and believes they owe loyalty to him and not to our Constitution and our country.

Confused that more Canadian libraries are carrying my book than American but thank you, my people of the moose and maple syrup. 🍁🫎🍁🫎💗

President Donald Trump said in a brief Nov. 29 social media post that airspace around the South American country should be considered closed.