Jane Barnette

I’d love to participate—what a cool deck!

screenshot of Ezra Klein’s post decrying Trump’s recent attempt to overthrow the Constitution.

this is a 5-alarm fire, y’all.

Manifestly unhealthy to work all day, come home and be informed of the willful, manifold destruction of the country in real time, start the cycle all over tomorrow.

White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.

I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.

“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.

To the Old Gods

Tides are #turning,
The world was changing,
Forever…
Forever moving,
Flowing,
From the womb to the tomb.
And now the Old Gods are leaving,
Sleeping…

#vss365 #Folklore #Pagan

Artwork, Hermann Hendrich, two will-o-the-wisps and snakes.

In a Flemish folktale a will-o'-the-wisp often hovered over the place where a treasure was buried. The light was thought to be the soul of the person to whom this treasure belonged. The soul still guarded the treasure and had broken the neck of the people who had tried to steal it.

#WyrdWednesday

Both @rblemberg.bsky.social and I just signed some of our books at The Raven Bookstore today, if anyone wants to buy some instead of, like, from Amazon. They ship!

www.ravenbookstore.com/about (I don't think they are on Bluesky yet, surprisingly??)

#ShopSmall #BuyLocal #BlackFriday

Study confirms face masks' effectiveness in reducing disease transmission, calls for improved public understanding Researchers reviewed the benefits, practicalities, and harms of masks and masking, finding that masks are effective in reducing respiratory disease transmission despite some adverse effects, and empha...

When the mask mandate was lifted from Mass General Brigham in May '23, hospital transmission of resp virus went up. When the mandate was re-instituted in Jan '24, infection rates went down. www.news-medical.net/news/2024052...

This! A big part of what is going on right now is an effort to get you to give up. The most meaningful step you can take right now—the first one towards preserving our freedom—is to refuse to do it. Don't give up.

I am a wuduweard

Old English for a woodland warden. Survives in the modern surname Woodward.

Replaced by Forester, which itself comes from the French ‘Forestier’ that became popular after the Norman invasion

“Do not obey in advance.
Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then offer themselves without being asked. A citizen who adapts in this way is teaching power what it can do.”

Goodreads is owned by Jeff Bezos. A better alternative is StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform. And before y’all start, you can transfer all your Goodreads data to Storygraph so you literally have no excuse.

The most important thing in writing is to finish. A finished thing can be fixed. A finished thing can be published. A finished thing can be made into a movie.

An unfinished thing is just a dream. And dreams fade if you don't hold on tight enough.

So finish the thing.

Be patient. We didn't get here overnight. We won't get out of it overnight.

Be resolute. Do not expect quick, massive victories. Progress will often be measured in inches. This isn't just about political change. It's sea change.

Be relentless. We won't win every battle. Do not let it deter you.

I’ll accept this only if we amend to say “everything is bad except for CATS & dogs.” and I do NOT mean the musical…!

Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.

We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive

Books are medicine. Not because they're escapist, but because they're human.

Reading is slowness, and nuance, and discovery—and compassion. It's attention in a world that's trying, at every turn, to distract you.

An author shares the intimacy of her thoughts, and for a moment, we're believers.

A fundamental thing to know about me is that several times a week I just sit around thinking about how much I love libraries.

I write about Witch characters in performance, most of whom are adapted from folklore. May I join this “starter pack”? (I’m new to this app but my most recent book title is in my profile pic, projected behind me!)

If you are a writer, artist or other creative person and you are wondering if what you do still matters...

...this is a culture war. Which means that you are on the front line. You matter more than ever.

I’ve been told that posting cat photos helps attract cool followers. Please note that I believe in bodily autonomy & LGBTQIA+ rights as well as the separation of church & state. These are Yentl (ginger female) & Zeno (grey male)!!

If you’re new here from Twitter, the two most important things to know are: post a picture of your cat, and then pre-order a book from an author on blue sky. #proofofcat