This can only be read in a Julie Andrews voice

The Trump administration is laying the groundwork for what could be the most aggressive federal intervention in election administration in modern history.

Lol, same

Damn, I was so close.

Disabled veteran who is a U.S. citizen taken during Camarillo immigration raid

Hello Bluesky! With our transition here, we felt it best to introduce ourselves, our program, and our values. We are excited to be able to connect and share what we're up to on this platform! To learn more about the Writers' League of Texas, and to become a member, head on over to our website!

This is how it’s done! 👊🏿👊🏾👊🏽👊🏼👊🏻

Schrödinger's parade - the crowd was both sparse and dense.

Austin knows how to show up. #NoKings #AbolishIce #ResistTyranny #Texas #ATX

If you've been taking a 'wait and see' approach to this administration or hoping that things will somehow blow over, how much more do you need? Speak up IRL while we still can. #NoKings #StandUp

With the tragic assassination of a Minnesota Democratic leader, I’m going to underline this point again.

Hopefully someone at this Walz presser will ask "How can the public tell the difference between real lew enforcement vs an impersonator, especially when there are currently masked, un-IDed law enforcement pulling people off the streets every day?"

BREAKING NEWS: Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark, have both died. Democratic state senator John Hoffman and his wife were both shot & now out of surgery where they expect to make a recovery. The shooter was impersonating a police officer and is still at large.

6/14: No Kings rallies will be happening throughout the US on Saturday. This is not the time to sit this one out, we may not get another chance. Show up for those who can't. #NoKings #StopIce #StandwithDemocracy #StandUp mobilize.us/s/D32z7f/p

Clash between protesters and federal agents at ICE raid in Omaha

On June 14th, we show up. Coalition members will be present at all 1,800 events nationwide, over 90,000 strong, helping monitor local conditions. Many veterans have stepped forward to support protesters, stand in solidarity, and defend our right to be heard. We thank them.

a woman just trying to get home gets shot

“NO KINGS - HANDS OFF CENTRAL TX” - www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

This stuff doesn’t look very protect-and-serve-y

As an ND person with a physical disability: Cosign

If you stuck this on the front of a movie today I would be eight Reels deep in basketball highlights and fishing fails by the time Crocodile Dundee even started. We all used to have so much more /time/.

Dereliction of duty.

WOW. The Trump admin said they will review social media and deny immigration benefits to people saying antisemitic claims. They're even trying to deport people with green cards on alleged claims of antisemitism. Anyway, here's a tweet from an Afrikaner they flew here on Monday.

buff.ly/vH1LIsc This is a series of articles on holding those difficult conversations we're all having these days. I highly recommend you you give them a read, start practicing and follow @jenpavich.bsky.social

NBC has confirmed what we have been saying for weeks. Hegseth clearly copied classified strike schedules from a secure device to his personal phones. This alone would get a line service member thrown in prison. But when it’s SecDef we are supposed to ignore it.

Wow, just finished #TheList by @yomiadegoke.bsky.social. #Feminist writer Ola finds her fiancé's name on a list of abusive media men a month before the wedding. What follows is an emotionally fraught and nuanced exploration through multiple viewpoints. Highly recommend! #BookSky

"Rushing someone through a conversation to get them to agree with your conclusions is unlikely to have the desired effect and may cause more harm than good." theunfiltereddrip.substack.com/p/how-to-hav...

Last Month Atlantic broke the news that Meta is using LibGen, a vast database of copyrighted material, to train its AI models. You can find out if your work is in LibGen here: sor.bz/qqWGu #WritingCommunity #Meta #GenAI

When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king, the palace becomes a circus. -Turkish proverb

A day late on getting part 2 out but here it is

My latest Substack is a love letter to the future. Hope we have the courage to make it there. #writingcommunity

#TeslaTakedown Seattle in SODO.

To the people who pirated my books: - you stole from me, an indie artist barely keeping afloat, with a day job and a family to feed - you stole from my publisher, who is basically just three overworked people in a trench coat 🧵1/5

In this episode of true kinship with animals podcast #guest @jenpavich.bsky.social shares stories about #cats Luke & Wanda & we discuss the impact of grieving animal family members in our society today. Available on most podcast platforms #animism #grief #animals

(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.

Really enjoyed this conversation with @janetroper.bsky.social !

The fact that there might be a conclave so close to a movie about one has really motivated me to finish my screenplay "The Tech CEO Who Died of Diarrhea So Explosive The Coroner Said He Had No Lower Back to Speak Of"

Science fuels economic opportunity—creating jobs, driving education, and supporting mobility. We're standing up for science to protect the critical infrastructure that makes this possible. Stand Up for Science with us on March 7th! #scienceforall #standupforscience2025

My next project is a gritty homecoming story about family secrets and impermeable culture set in suburban Detroit. There's a mystery, but the story is more character driven. It's told in dual narratives from fraternal twins, one who left and one who stayed. #writingcommunity #WritingPrompts

Another scalp tingling missive from the brilliant @nayadiaz.bsky.social "Under (accelerationism's) narrow lens, human potential is reduced to cold metrics, while people are relegated to mere nodes in an indifferent, biomechanical machine." #futurism #writingcommunity #remything #justice

It's up to all of us who care about the fate of our country to do something, but none of us can do everything. #writing #writingcommunity #resist #allofus

🗣️ @aoc.bsky.social out fighting for the people & federal workers: “Every day our job is to wake up and say ‘what can I do today?’ — There is no act too small. Every action matters.” 🇺🇸

"How do we turn the page on the past—with gravitas—to write a future where every story matters?"

#WIPSnips From Unraveling: "We’re just friends, don’t make it weird. Okay?” I consider this as I put macaroni into Owen’s blue #bowl with the cat’s face painted on the side. Lindsey’s face flashes through my mind, but I ignore the tingle of guilt. #writingcommunity #amquerying

Come out!

“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”

thank you, @hankgreen.bsky.social

Y'all gotta read this one from @akilah.bsky.social. And then pick up some history books. open.substack.com/pub/thespite...