The US Presbyterian Church has just voted to divest from Palantir & GE Aerospace; recognize the genocide in Gaza; and call for an arms embargo and boycott of genocide-complicit Israeli companies. Cites Palantir & GE's tech being used by human rights violators like ICE, Israel, and Saudi Arabia.

Thank you so much for all of your happy birthday wishes. Honestly, I don’t really feel 100. I feel pretty good. I feel like I’m only 98!

The cards never lie.

She wants a baby. He offers to help. They both agree on no commitment. What could possibly go wrong? 🌸 THE BACHELOR AND THE BABY WISH by Kate Freiman is in #ebook & #print from #BookViewCafe. #ContemporaryRomance #FakeDating #FriendsToLovers Read a sample! bookviewcafe.com/bvc-announce...

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this is cool. my mom is in the DAR and wrote a very thoughtful and moving letter in support of trans inclusion to her chapter a few years ago. good job mom and heck to her local nemesis who wanted to enforce genital inspections before joining an old lady’s genealogy club

When the selkie returned to the beach, a man was holding her sealskin. "Is this yours?" he asked. "May I borrow it?" "You want to be a seal?" "No, but when I take it off, I'll be a woman, right?" "My heart, you already are," the selkie said. "That skin is mine, but I can help you find yours."

Holly in Stony Plain is in need of a new home, as her elderly humans are moving into a care facility. www.mygrandfatherscat.ca/adoptables/h...

🌿❤️ NEVER leave animals in hot car 🌡🔥❤️❤️❤️❤️🌿🦋🕊

YOU’VE UNLOCKED THE SUPER RARE SPLOOT-LOAF COMBO!!! #Sploot #OrangeCats #CatsOfBluesky

I speak of the century from 1923 to 2024 (B.A.E.) in which everyone knew a stroll between the Lincoln and Washington Memorials, accompanied by restful pauses, reflections, even a picnic or two, was among the great joys for visitors and D.C. residents alike. But no, the Assholic Era is now upon us.

The Trump administration shuttered Climate . gov last year. Now, former NOAA scientists fired during the DOGE cuts have launched Climate . us - a new home for trusted climate science and public resources. Science persists. ✊ zurl.co/GdVMU

❤️ adopted animals never forget what ya did ❤️🤍🤎❤️

Good morning! How are you holding up? What’s are you up to today? I know that I’ve shared them recently, but I’m in love with this pot of second-year salpiglossis, so here they are again! In the interests of not over-glamorizing, I want to give more context shots. (1/

So great. More please.

I'm so excited about this, a ray of sunshine in a torrent of negative news. A Herculaneum Scroll has been fully digitally/virtually 'unwrapped' from a scan and translated. Huge b/c there are a lot of 'lost' texts *known* to be in the library. scrollprize.org/firstscroll

That odd frisson of glee you get when technology catches up with something you put in a book years ago Love it. Bring on the solar windows

My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com

LEAVE HER ALONE

helpful coverage from @elpais.com english.elpais.com/usa/2025-08-...

This is Reggie. He wanted to show you how he eats watermelon. 14/10 thank you Reggie (IG: reggiethebully5)

This is Nolan. His humans have kissed all the color off of his face over the last ten years. Some seniors are silver foxes, he is a silver sweetie pie. 13/10 #SeniorPupSaturday (FB: Alyssa Woznicki)

The Trump administration has abandoned its effort to halt wind energy projects... States that challenged the order hailed the development as one of the most significant legal victories against the Trump White House’s campaign against the energy transition. arstechnica.com/science/2026...

Damn Colbert is a treasure. He very knowingly and intentionally played Linus and Lucy on the air, and the copyright holder joyfully got a fine out of CBS for it and then donated it to World Central kitchen. www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...

gaiz if I go say I want a 6th cat Bad Things will happen so I need one of y'all to take one(actually three) for the team here

A picture is worth a thousand words.

The world sees Lethias as the gorilla he is, and it wants him gone. APPALACHIAN WINTER by Steven Popkes asks the question, What is home, when the world you were born into no longer wants you? Some journeys begin as exile. Some end as legend. #BookViewCafe bookviewcafe.com/bvc-announce...

Reading old novels I encounter names I just don’t hear any more: Griselda, Alvin, Agnes, Dudley. . .

Chilling

Boom

The Obamas just unveiled their first-ever commissioned portrait together which is located in the lobby of the new Obama Presidential Library. Beautiful.

Way to go San Francisco's Ocean Beach!

This morning scrolling Bluesky, there is nothing at all in my feed about Putin’s barbaric attack on the Ukraine’s holiest site, the UNESCO protected Lavra so I’m posting this here.

Exciting advance reviews on A DUBIOUS CLAMOR ( hornedlarkpress.com/product/a-du... ). @r-emrys.bsky.social calls it "a delightfully grown-up book about building makeshift nests with your weird friends, being the person everyone comes to with their problems, and the importance of doubting authority."

Last image from tonight (short film in the morning): this brother out here with his Singer sewing machine, gifting people a custom embroidery on their jerseys and hats with the name and the date, was more artistic than anything at Burning Man and ad gorgeous as a Caravaggio. Magic! Goodnight.

Always felt Bruce’s dedication to JEREMY THATCHER, DRAGON HATCHER captured her generous spirit beautifully:

Jane Yolen was such a force for good in the world. I know that I am one among a host of writers she gave a boost to, helping the hapless in a tough biz.

It's a coming-of-age ball for Sky Szinzar, Princess of Ralanor Veleth. Spectacularly ruined by her own abduction. . .on horseback. . .right off the ballroom floor. . . by the prince she hates most. Wager or lark? Let peril begin! MASQUES by @sherwood.bsky.social bookviewcafe.com/bvc-announce...

"Yeah," I said again. Then I said, "For you, too. These books are here for everyone." He nodded. Looked at the display. Stood in front of the desk for a moment. Looked at the display again. Then away he went toward the holds area. 6/

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#AICouldNever Amazingly, I had never heard this gorgeous cover of Neil Young's haunting "After the Gold Rush" by the indelible trio of Emmy Lou Harris, Dolly Parton, & Linda Ronstadt (The Late Show live, 1999). Starts at 1 minute in (after Letterman blathering) www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2Xc...

"...a sparkling gem of mythic invention and wonder.” --PW SHADOWBRIDGE is a world of stories, gathered & performed by Leodora, a shadow-puppeteer. But some tales may attract unwelcome attention. . .there are some who do not want their stories told. #BookViewCafe bookviewcafe.com/bvc-announce...

The first two volumes of my husband Emmet O'Brien's Vega Victrix series are now available as ebooks "Spiritually Canadian borderline transhumans solve mysteries, meet aliens and bring the benefits of peace, order and good government across human space." www.amazon.com/dp/B0H3JCNPS...

Just turned in final revisions on "AND LOKI IN HIS PRISON" It's going to exist at last, everyone!!! Big, deeply-built, intricate Norse myth fantasy. Book 1 of "HANGED GOD'S GAME" Coming from Tor Books Summer 2027

Discrimination based on gender identity or expression is illegal in New York City. Trans New Yorkers are protected by law. Our City will protect your rights, defend your humanity and stand beside you without hesitation.

Can I interest you in a moist owlette as a timeline cleanse? This is Sassafras the Eastern Screech Owl from the Cincinnati Zoo (@cincinnatizoo.bsky.social, but via their FB) and I love him very much. Eastern Screech Owls (Megascops asio) are native to eastern North America.

Choices, choices.

On this: I’m a tall Brown woman with a strong jawline. A whole white woman accused me of being a man in a public toilet the other day. I didn’t correct her because my being trans or cis was not the point. The point was she felt entirely comfortable and confident doing that to someone in a TOILET.

This is the message. Any Democrat willing to sacrifice trans folks—especially kids—will sacrifice anything.

NICE They should show his name being torn off the building for Pay Per View and then give the money to Epstein vicitms.