We're thrilled that @ayidashonibar.bsky.social's work—including "The Homeowner's Bride" from Issue 1—was reviewed in @tasavvurnama.bsky.social by Ayesha Channa! Full review here: tasavvurnama.com/dimensional-... Read "The Homeowner's Bride" here: othersidespec.com/pieces/the-h...

This is the result of decades of organizing in the conservative legal community that’s been allowed to flourish in plain sight as anything but a committed ideological movement.

if there's one thing you can count on this legal analyst to do, it's to be publicly honest about the fact that Samuel Alito is a little bitch

Been thinking a lot about the misplaced faith that (primarily white) nonprofit and academic colleagues continue to have in institutions like SCOTUS, and how the harm caused to date hasn’t been enough to correct it. I guess we’ll see if today is…

We must understand that the Voting Rights Act was not merely about ensuring Black Americans rights, it was about democratizing America. This ruling is not just a decimation of Black rights and Black Americans’ ability to have representation, it is a fatal blow to multiracial democracy.

Schedule will be wonky this week as I prepare to head to #MagicCon this weekend - but will be on tonight at the usual time to chat about #FFXIVFanFest and continue with Darwin's Paradox!

Have you ever noticed that the massive, coordinated, multi-year assault on trans rights is based on NOTHING WHATSOEVER

They're going to write books about all the big brain moves of this gang of imbeciles and among them will be "Spending a year trying to kill renewable energy and then launching a war that sends oil prices soaring"

🌏 Happy Earth Day 2026 🌎 I hope everyone is taking today to think about the wonders of our blue marble and how we all work together to protect it.

The wicked plot against the righteous and seek to bring down Natasha Cloud, but The Point God laughs at the wicked, for she sees that their day is coming. For The Point God loves justice; she will not forsake her faithful ones. -Psalm 37 against the #WNBA Palestine exception

You heathens, forever opposing The Point God, just like your ancestors did! Which prophet did your ancestors not persecute? They betrayed the one who pronounced the coming of Natasha Cloud! Now you have become her betrayers + murderers! -More #NYLiberty fan rage posts, archived in Acts 7:51 #WNBA

Solid...Octopus? Join me at 1pm ET/10am PT to start a playthrough of Darwin's Paradox, courtesy of @konamina.bsky.social! Twitch.tv/paintingpirate

fuck em up, professor ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...

this morning was a whirlwind, let me properly flail now!! HI YES I'm honored that "Saint Zero of the Hollows and the Eagle Knight" is available over at @lightspeedmagazine.com! it's a tragic sapphic space knights story with SO much mess. it's fine!! ✨ 🪐 www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/sain... 🪐

The peoples of Palestine and Lebanon stand united today against Israel’s genocide and horrific aggression.

City Councilmember Gale Brewer is drafting legislation to force public tracking of complaints from Rikers Island made through the city’s 311 system, aiming to bring transparency and accountability to a largely opaque process. www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/08/r...

we made something nice for y’all, enjoy 🌸❤️ the magnolia locator is my fav part

OH. MY. GOD. THIS IS THE MILKY WAY SHOT BY THE ARTEMIS II CREW. LOOK AT ALL THOSE STARS!!!!

We firmly believe that *everyone* deserves access to (good, new) books that they actually want to read so we're doing another books-to-jail drive for Rikers! Purchase books from our registry and they'll be delivered directly to us to pass along: bookshop.org/wishlists/8b...

oooo peep the Flower Boy jacket on Court!!

this also reveals the lie at the core of "we're ok with immigrants who do it the 'right way'" because it demonstrates how "the right way" is always subject to the whims of the ruler(s), and, importantly, their racism.

Chicago Streets and San are celebrating Earth Month with the introduction of Loop and I am immediately enamored with him

a world without trans people has never existed and never will

Happy Trans Day of Visibility to all my lovely trans siblings. Hoping for safety and joy for all of us.🏳️‍⚧️💜 And just a reminder, visibility without protections can be dangerous. Throw some dollars at a trans person today for a little joy, or throw some words at your politicians to do better for us!

Only Justice Jackson had the courage to note that the First Amendment doesn't protect medical malpractice simply because it involves speech. Given she was the sole dissenter, this took tremendous courage and I greatly appreciate her. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

Join me in backing All Will Rise: a narrative courtroom deck-builder on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe... truly very cool to see devs stand on their principles

movements aren't separate from society. they are part of society. every social problem in society will be found in movements.

The WNBA and players' union have a verbal agreement on a new CBA: defector.com/the-wnba-and...

Fuck yeah Afroman!

My trans and nonbinary historical romance duology titles, A GENTLEMAN'S GENTLEMAN & A LADY FOR ALL SEASONS, are now national bestsellers 🥂 More info & buy links: tjalexander.com#books6

Hair products marketed to Black & brown women shouldn’t contain cancer-linked chemicals. But a new Toxic-Free Future analysis of 577 products sold at Sally Beauty found formaldehyde releasers & siloxanes in products marketed for textured hair. See what we found: toxicfreefuture.org/blog/an-f-in...

Dolores Huerta's statement on Cesar Chavez: “I am nearly 96 years old, and for the last 60 years have kept a secret because I believed that exposing the truth would hurt the farmworker movement I have spent my entire life fighting for... I can no longer stay silent and must share my own experiences"

see? here's the thing. A lot of people are like, the earth is fucked, it's beyond salvation, it's hit the tipping point, but time and time again we see that if we just fucking fixed the problem, it rebounds so incredibly fast. Imagine what could be done if people actually cared

There's a six page appendix listing out all of the many many times these lawyers appeared to rely on hallucinated citations. YIKES.

BREAKING: Workers at CBS are walking out. The unionized team that works CBS' streaming service are going on a 24 hour strike in New York and San Francisco. The walkout comes after negotiations with CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss reportedly imploded.

A good name for a Billy Ocean cover band would be Billy Tributary

FWIW this is literally the argument the Supreme Court rejected in Loving v. Virginia the state was like 'oh but Black people can't marry white people AND white people can't marry Black people so there's no Equal Protection Clause problem, checkmate libs' and SCOTUS was like '...fuck outta my face'

I'm seeing lots of scientific conference panels get criticism for not featuring diverse speakers on the panel. As a frequent conference organizer, here's some advice on how to avoid getting criticized for not having diverse speakers on your panel: 1) Feature diverse speakers on your panel.

shy reminder that "To Access Seven Obelisks, Press Enter" is eligible for a Hugo in the short story category! if you enjoyed my queer cyberpunk piece it would mean a lot to be considered for nomination 🥺💜 🌆 www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/to-a... 🌆

Excited to announce Groundsource - an open-source dataset of historic flood events! This has easily been one of the coolest projects I've worked on recently! Thread 🧵 for details and all relevant links. 1/n

When ppl are like “if AI is so bad for you why does everyone use it” I’m like oh ya why would that be 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

I met with AI data labelers in Kenya who are organizing their colleagues to fight the brutal working conditions and horrible pay given to the workers at the "bottom of the AI supply chain." They believe the NDAs they've signed are unenforceable so are speaking out: www.404media.co/ai-is-africa...

It's crucial for cis people to understand that every procedure and medication they are banning for trans kids/adults are still going to be available for cis people, who were always the majority of patients receiving those meds/procedures. It's only "dangerous and experimental" for trans ppl.

The three great loves of Mulder's life (other than Scully) are -the paranormal -being a perv -violating the Fourth Amendment

FREE LEQAA www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

quick reminder that NT's production of The Importance of Being Earnest, starring human ray of sunshine Ncuti Gatwa, will be streaming FOR FREE on YouTube this weekend www.radiotimes.com/movies/ncuti...

I need to be put into the machine that heals pokemon at the pokemon center

Do you think the NYT ever gets tired of being a voice for the worst people you’ve ever heard of in your entire life or

if YOU are doing Trans Rights Readathon (I am, more info next week) or simply looking to read more fun things with trans people in, here's a reminder my books exist and an excuse to shout out some books I really enjoyed. Thread ⤵️ #TransRightsReadathon #trr26