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I used to ask "Where else can I read your article/newsletter?" all the time, but at this point, I don't bother. If your writing is on Substack, I just unfollow/mute and forget you existed.

The fact that J.K. Rowling successfully bullied Amnesty International into taking down a report that accurately called out her attack on trans people, especially trans women, is so repulsive and such a display of the power of her money, and her choice to put her vast fortune behind persecution.

One of the things I found so delightful in recent years about a man who has always been delightful, was learning about how much he loved his farm and each of the animals who lived there with him.

I wish y'all who don't use alt text realized how true this is from a lot of us

marked safe from having any idea of what people are talking about

Free to download, and printable on standard Avery 5164 shipping label stickers. Enjoy!

Indonesian bubble-nest frog (Feihyla vittiger). Max size ~30 mm (~1.2"). Females tend to be larger than males. Found in the western part of Java, Indonesia. Considered Near Threatened by the IUCN. 📷by Noval Gani on Pexels

Our friend the Blue-spotted Toad is a very rare toad from Ecuador! They are covered in bluish spots which are believe to be aposematic! That means the colors advertise to predators that they are not good to eat! (photo by Luis A. Coloma)

Woooo, two hours without power on a 93 F day! That was fun.

And it's NOT on Substack.

I just donated to the Margie's Hope GFM. Having taken my daughter to Margie's Closet, I've seen how important this trans-affirming organization is for us in Northeast Ohio. 🩵🩷🤍 www.gofundme.com/f/keep-margi...

Watching "The Vampire Lestat" and just now realizing that Eric Bogosian is hot. Also very excited for Jennifer Ehle (who is also hot, but I already knew that).

This is still going for anyone who wants to join in.

Largely given up yelling at the NYT because - as I learned too late - my outrage was the point. Leadership felt embarrassed by the Bennet resignation and viewed themselves in competition not with WaPo or WSJ but Bari Weiss and Chris Rufo. They latched onto trans rights as their proving ground.

And he spoke out against the Supreme Court decision on TPS. Finally growing a spine now that he won't be running for re-election, I see.

Nota bene for Cuyahoga County voters: if, like me, you decided it might be a good time to make sure you've got the wheels in motion to vote-by-mail in November, I got an error when putting in my request for a v-b-m app on the desktop site, but had no problem on the mobile site.

*Will Smith gesticulating*

These are the types of organizations I love to help. They helpi trans people be their best selves in a safe environment. Please donate to them if you can.

IMDb tells me that John Waters will be in an upcoming episode of "American Horror Story" as a character named Mr. Phibes, and that's just perfect. #iykyk

Oh my god (positive)!

The UK can't keep a prime minister, we can't get rid of a president... It's starting to feel like we got a raw deal in that whole revolutionary war thing.

Realizing when I was 16, I got really into Billy Joel and Faith No More (among others). I am the wind. Do not try to know me.

I just donated to the Margie's Hope GFM. Having taken my daughter to Margie's Closet, I've seen how important this trans-affirming organization is for us in Northeast Ohio. 🩵🩷🤍 www.gofundme.com/f/keep-margi...

Say what you want about William Joel, but "You didn't count on me when you were counting on your rosary" is a sick line.

Been quite pleased with my recent drawings of late.

I love Bogosian in this. The layer of dimension he adds is *chef's kiss*.

I love you, Tree. Fuck cancer.

Wow, what a photo!

All joking aside (see previous repost) it’s a very serious and dangerous situation when people such as RFK Jr. keep talking about “putting an end to” autism. The only way to put an end to autism is to put an end to autistic people, and that is the grotesque undercurrent of these kinds of statements.

Usually the Oxford English Dictionary word of the day is utterly random, not connected to current events. Today, however...

Celebrity deaths have been a real case of "Oh... I didn't know he was still alive" for me today.

If we started chanting "Take it off!" and stuffing dollar bills in the workers tool belts, would the letters come down faster?

So I'm guessing no more seasons of the U.S. "Have I Got News for You?" It's a shame as it's one of the few TV show ideas we borrowed from the UK and actually did well (because there was actual talent making it their own instead of a mediocre reproduction of the original).

I may or may not have scored 16. I *think* I've had boiled peanuts, but I can't say for sure.

This has made me so sad. Drawfee is one of my favorite parasocial friend groups (kidding, but not), and Karina added a lot. Kabona carry on!

What if we kissed in the library stacks while discussing abolitionist futures & annotating very very explicit fanfiction. So, our annual Pride Fundraiser is here & you are 💯 our type, cutie, so click that link 💋 https://xqa.onlypult.me/j7Qe

I just heard its whistle as it passed through my neighborhood. Very cool.

Trans people are harming no one. They aren't starting wars, they aren't stealing tax dollars for vanity projects, they aren't destroying democracy, they aren't undoing health and safety standards for corporate cronies. The people making these fucking laws are the ones doing all that.

We are 25% toward our Pride Fundraiser goal 🎉📖 That's a great start but there is still so much more to go and still plenty of time! Help fund queer community space & influence the future of the QLL collection 💜✨ https://givebutter.com/qqlls-pride-campaign-2026-rg3yn3

Listening to Hall & Oates' "H2O", an album I heard often when I was a kid bc my mom loved it. The music hits, the vocals are cool, but it's one of the most misogynistic albums I've ever heard. The lyrical content is straight-up "women are calculating snakes & I'm just an innocent boy" garbage.

i did not know this

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Really cool thing Field Notes is doing, publishing an edition of The Maltese Falcon inspired by the American Service Editions of books published between 1943 and 1947. The text is the full story as serialized in the legendary Black Mask magazine.

🌈🛸💸📚

Another phone update, another combing through settings to turn off all the a.i. bullshit.

Seriously! We are living in the future, and I still don't have a pill I can take to replace all that damn eating. Mad about it.

Joy springs anew! We have new masked baby neighbors! 🦝❤️

🎵I'm your only friend, I'm not your only friend, but I'm a little, glowing friend...🎶 I've been wanting one of these since I first saw mention of them being a reality. Thanks, @tmbg.bsky.social!