"You can't negotiate with a tiger while your head is in its mouth."

Just gonna leave this here:.. Hoping I'll earn points on competence.

To Writers: Description and relevant information are two different things. Just saying. Love you!

It's easy to say that it's the novel "Apostate", but "Butterflies" REALLY gets to the core of me--cautious, pensive, objective, honest, MEAN when necessary. The novel covers the spectrum of my existence (so far). "Butterflies" is the sound of my soul. share.google/3Jst2GPKMQEL...

This is what you do when you’re running death camps

Oh, good... This will be fine!!! It's not like THE WORLD is pissed at us or anything. 🙄

They need to watch Hamilton, listen to Kendrick, hug their loved ones, and walk in there like it's their LAST DAY. No apologies. No sweet talk. No beating around the bush.... Y'all wanted a moment. USE IT!

WILD THREAD. 😳

I fucking did it

Agreed... Forget what it used to be (or might have been). Twitter is now largely a rigged game designed to bury opposition, while platforming the worst people, groups, bots, ideas, and propaganda on Earth. It's not the moral battlefield. It's not the town square. It's a fascist tool. Nothing more. 🤷‍♂️

Currently losing the war against writer's block... gonna go touch grass.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life fighting for equity and justice. He taught us that even in the face of intimidation and discrimination, we must never stop working towards a better future – a lesson that feels especially relevant today.

We survived the first "Got Milk?" campaign. It seems we must weather the storm again.

"Ain't a mistake if it keeps happening." - The Elders

Loving yourself is VITAL. It has nothing to do with arrogance or humility; indifference is a liability--we become ripe fruits waiting to be pruned and plucked. It's better to be a little cocky.

*spends time writing half-decent alt-text* *misses typo in actual post* *slams head on desk*

I'm IRRATIONALLY ECSTATIC for Nia Dacosta!!! 🙌🔥🖤

America needs to stop putting its eggs in the "Media Messiah" basket. We do that with education (mainly history and critical thinking), but... I won't hold my breath here.

Going to use the long weekend to catch up on some reading... my mind could use the recess.

Immigration officers around Minneapolis are approaching people and demanding proof that they’re U.S. citizens, residents who have recorded these encounters on video say.

Honestly, I'd be pretty bummed if I don't make a banned books list (for sheer unbridled badassery, aka being "dangerous").

T-Bag's realizing that behind his back EVERY CONVERSATION starts with "When he's gone..." 😆

I mean... at this point they're just trolling. First the Gatsby dinner, now "Eyes Wide Pup"--don't be surprised if you see some powdered wigs and rare animals in cages soon. 🤷‍♂️

Disney is pretty prolific about this (particularly MCU and Star Wars). Cameron / Nolan / Tarantino also seem fond of them for their films. I've found some GREAT ones on YouTube (usually user-uploaded DVD/Blu-ray bonus content)... they're out there, lost in slop, like tears in rain.

"Let them eat a piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, corn tortilla, and one other thing."

Oh... "Dunesday." Thought someone gave RDJ the Substance for a minute.

I've been seeing signs of a literacy renaissance. Additionally, studios and streamers are on the hunt for original IP. If you're a writer, HANG IN THERE. Sun's coming up!!! 👀 🙌

the question to ask about this is, okay, he wants to cancel the midterms. how does he get the VA state board of elections to cancel the midterms? how does he get the georgia board of elections to do it? how does he convince republican house members to quit their jobs and give up their paychecks?

Californians can now use a new tool to request the removal of their personal information from over 500 data brokers.

'Warhammer' maker Games Workshop has banned the use of AI in its content production and its design process • A small number of senior managers have experimented with GenAI tools — none are that excited about the technology • The company plans to hire more human creatives

A reminder that bringing shitty posts over from That Fascist Site to be performatively angry about them here is a choice you don't have to make! You can just leave them there! There is so much else to be legitimately angry about! You will not lack for content!

"Here's the President now, describing the length and girth of his erect penis."

*raises hand* *stands* "I prefer my news from sober(ish) people."

Me: "Finished early... time to get some of MY writing done!" 😤 EVERYTHING ELSE:

It's always strange finding out that IRL *acquaintances* talk behind your back like they KNOW YOU. It's never a cool lie like "He's related to Miles Davis!" It's always some lazy viceplant like "He stomps on kittens!" Those clowns are bad. The people who believe them are worse... SO UNCREATIVE. 👎😆

GenAI companies keep claiming the books and copyrighted works their programed were "trained" on without permission didn't retain complete copies in their systems. This was a lie. These companies may now face for even more liability for violating copyrights. 1/ www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

Turns out, it's easier to join ICE than fking DoorDash. 🤦‍♂️ (...GREAT READ, btw🙌...)

President Biff Tannen 🙄😒

So technocrat cryptobro former mayor Eric Adams just apparently (allegedly) rugpull defrauded his cryptocurrency memecoin investors, and genuinely the only surprising part is that he didn't do it while he was still in office.

It's a coward's forfeit, immediately disqualifying (like ad hominem attacks and deflective rambling).

The Taylor Swift incident happened A YEAR AGO, and there are still NO CONSEQUENCES for this shit. WTF?! 😨🤦

This is VERY "Stop testing for COVID, and the numbers will go down!"-coded. 🙄

A decade ago, when Trump one the first time, I and other Black writers tried to make us see that racism — both explicit and deeply seeded — was at the root of Trump’s rise. We were dismissed even as late as last year as people attributed economic anxieties to Trump’s wins. DO YOU BELIEVE US NOW?

Okay, TikTok!!! 🙌

LOS ANGELES: ICE is in Atwater Village today

People will try to trick you into ruining your own life. We don't talk about it much... felt this was important to say.

Lesson of the Day (for myself): If there's no clear path to relevant resolutions, you're not in a "dispute." You're being attacked. Cut and run if you can. Low contact if you can't. Steady your feet. Hold your ground. Fight with FACTS and CALM. Demons feed on our outrage. STARVE THEM OF IT.

Just found out about "sleep debt"... can't afford to pay for that either. Anyway, back to my illustrious writing career. 🤷‍♂️

I feel like we know this. The hard part is finding people who occupy the same objective reality (...and avoiding honeypot realities that warp communities into cults). 🤷‍♂️

Read this. Save it as a favourite. Read it. Years ago my doctor said that the hardest part of my intense depression was how *convinced* I was by what the filter of depression told me. together we found something that the filter couldn’t deny, and I used that as a tool.