Faith Pray

85% of Gaza’s population have entered the "fifth stage" of malnutrition — the most critical and dangerous phase, which is often irreversible even if food becomes available in the future.

I think this is the most horrifying post I have ever read.

Photo of tap kittens asleep, curled up around each other. One kitten is a wet-sand-colored, tiger-striped tabby, the other is a cream-marmalade-pepper patchwork kitten and they are both the cutest kittens ever, of course.

Happy #NationalKittenDay! Here are my two newsies, Poesy and Desdemona.

Dog: I will guard you with my life

Cat: what was your name again

#booksky

Prevent US Involvement in the Israel-Iran Conflict ⭑ 5 Calls On June 13th, Israel launched attacks on nuclear and military sites in Iran with a stated goal of stopping the expansion of their nuclear program. …

U.S. involvement in this Iran-Israel conflict feels painfully reminiscent of the 2003 Iraq War — questionable authorization, weapons of mass destruction misinformation, and goals of regime change.

Demand your representatives support a war powers resolution!
🔥📞🔥 --> 5calls.org/issue/iran-i...

We now know that the GOP's Big Ugly bill would allow for the sale of 250 MILLION acres of public land. 5.4 million in Washington state.

We can't let them jam this through in secret.

Help me say it loud and clear for Republicans: Public lands belong in public hands.

I haven’t seen nearly enough people talking about this.

The levels of greed and inhumane thinking on display is actually terrifying.

America really is dystopian as fuck.

Spreading kindness like confetti

If you're a Marine or other service member being mobilized to Los Angeles and you'd like to apply for conscientious objector status, call the GI Rights Hotline to get some guidance on your options:

1-877-447-4487

If you are National Guard or Active Duty military and you are being ordered to violate the constitutional rights of US citizens then this is the number to the GI Rights Hotline.

There is support. You don’t have to go through with it. 877-447-4487

We will all suffer if this bill goes through but rural and poor Americans will suffer the most. Hospitals will close. So will clinics.

can be overwhelming to witness/experience/take in all the injustices of the moment; the good news is that *they're all connected.* So if your little corner of work involves pulling at one of the threads, you're helping to unravel the whole damn cloth. 5:11 PM • 2/23/22

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Sheesh! That is unsettling to say the least.

The TOC slide for my Kid Lit Illustration Dos and Don'ts talk. 1. Your Site 2. Your Social 3. Your Portfolio 4. Your Deal 5. Your Process

Hey #kidlit, I'm doing a unique, two-day, virtual event for @scbwiwestcentny.bsky.social!

On 5/29 I'll be giving a talk and then on 5/30 I'll be offering face-to-face portfolio/dummy reviews + providing written feedback.

Seats are limited. Register today!
www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi...

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Trump Is Trying to Take Control of Congress Through Its Library Donald Trump’s administration is pushing to take over the Library of Congress, its latest effort to subsume the legislative branch.

What is happening with the Library of Congress and the U.S. Copyright Office is alarming and dangerous.

The America 250 propaganda campaign must be exposed.

Do. Not. Stay. Silent.

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Amazon’s CEO contributed just 0.4% of his taxable pay to Social Security last year.

Meanwhile, Amazon’s median-paid worker contributed 6.2%.

Amazon's workers paid a 15x higher rate of their taxable income into Social Security than their CEO.

Scrap the cap.

Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan arrested by federal authorities at Courthouse Brady McCarron, spokesman for U.S. Marshals Service in Washington, D.C., confirmed Dugan was arrested at about 8 a.m. at the Milwaukee County Courthouse and is in federal custody.

Trump’s FBI is now arresting judges, which is a totally normal thing to do in an authoritarian society

Love it. What’s the illustration version of this?

linkedin post screenshot: Ken Cheng - I want to connect with you, emotionally) Al will never be able to write like me. Why? Because | am now inserting random sentences into every post to throw off their language learning models. Any Al emulating me will radiator freak yellow horse spout nonsense. 1 wiite all my emails, That's Not My Baby and reports like this to protect my data waffle iron 40% off. 1 suggest all writers and artists do the same Strawberry mango Forklift. The robot nerds will never get the better of Ken Hey can | have whipped cream please? Cheng. We can tuna fish tango foxtrot defeat Al. We just have to talk like this. All. The. Time. Piss on carpet

unfollowing everyone on linkedin except this guy

Image of 6 picture book covers to celebrate Earth Day

Image of some greeting cards created by author/ illustrator, Faith Pray, celebrating indie bookstores

Joy is…Earth Day (April 22) and also Independent Bookstore Day (The last Saturday in April. This year, April 26)!😍🌎📚🛍️🎉🌟 (con’t)

Thank you so much, Kim!!

Please repeat over and over:

“Bending to the whims of a bully will not end his cruelty. It will only embolden him. The response to authoritarianism isn’t acquiescence. Bullies respond to one thing, and one thing only: a punch in the face.”

—Gov. JB Pritzker

I want to tell you why the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia should matter to you.

The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.

Ooh, I would love that, Brian.

These are not detainments—they are kidnappings.

These are not deportations—they are human trafficking.

These are not detention centers—they are concentration camps.

Language matters.

This is fascism.

Authors & publishers of illustrated books: Credit illustrators when you talk about your books, esp if you are using their ART (including book cover art) in any promo graphics.

Bonus: this also helps show that a HUMAN CREATIVE is behind the art, not generative AI.

#PicturesMeanBusiness #KidLit

Call your governor -- tell them to use state police to stop ICE from detaining people without a warrant. No warrant = kidnapping. This is a fundamental 4th amendment issue.

Image depicts a cropped watercolor and ink illustration of a pair of large and small honey-colored bears nestled together on the ground wearing sunshine-colored crowns, reading a book. Behind them are layers of hills in shades of grass and stormy sky. A crest of trees begins at the tallest hill.

Here’s a happy sliver from a project I’ve been working on with my local library. Join me in calling your reps with @5calls.org. Tell them to protect our libraries! 💕📚

#saveourlibraries #kidlitart

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