From the Johns Hopkins Measles tracker, an alarming acceleration of the outbreak. It took ~12 months for case counts to reach 2,000 in 2025. We're on track this year to hit that by May. Link here: publichealth.jhu.edu/ivac/resourc... Let's dive in a little on what's at stake in our response.

the fact that legislators are trying to say that computers are devices that require id verification and tracking to use should put fear into EVERYONE. FIGHT AGAINST THIS.

Super delighted that Avengers Academy: Marvel Voices won a GLAAD award last night! I had a blast writing my July installment last year and am so grateful that my editor was able to step up when I gave birth in the middle of production.

Cats out of the bag! I wrote a new thing! Announcement things TK later! Dear BlindLady is the natural successor to Being Seen. So you believe in ableism and now you see how fucked we are? There’s a handbook for that!

Writing a book proposal is the most mind numbing process to get to a creative endeavour. But here I am doing it anyway.

So I had COVID. I'm back after a week of rest. I am very ready to not be tired anymore.

Relevant content for today

Pat Robertson is dead. No eulogy. Just a reminder that his vitriol stoked hatred in the hearts of millions.

Abortion is permitted in Judaism, & it's required if the wellbeing of the pregnant person is at risk. Medication abortion isn’t new, even if it’s taken different forms over the centuries. Access saves lives. It preserves dignity. It honors agency. Access is the path to justice.

This is also my policy. I was merciful on twitter and I am Tired and Old now.

I have fallen down the fundie research rabbithole. This is probably not good for my mental health but here we are.

And don’t use a hose to wash the ash off your car/bike/what have you. Water + ash = lye, and there goes your paint job.

So I watched Shiny Happy People. As someone married to a survivor of an adjacent segment of the Christian population all I can say is that my rage is incandescent and my opinions are vociferous.

I finally started Shadow of the Tomb Raider today, just in time to find out there actually WILL Be a fourth game

Do I take my corgi to the queer tech networking event? Asking for a me.

These numbers are rounding errors to Disney & Netflix. It can’t be cost that’s the concern, they simply don’t want to give an inch to the workers providing key value to their business lest it gives other workers ideas.

Today in Parenting: I am caring for a child with a middle ear infection and a 7yo going through a "I don't want to mask" phase and I would like a strong drink and a cookie.

Accessibility testing is like grinding to level up in a video game. You do it for hours and hours on end, but you actually do learn new, very specific skills. Like how precisely to format one of these spreadsheets.

I've arrived. Same Bat, Same Snark, Different Channel.