R. Cooper

this should be the end of the Gavin Newsom 2028 discussion. the party has spoken, full stop

Gonna release a newsletter tomorrow. Finally. Not that I have much book news right now. But uh, I was supposed to at least do one in February and didn't so. Remind people I am alive, I guess.

I’m short hungry, but I only have long hungry in the fridge 😩😩😩

OH SHIT!!!!!!

Sorry that one was gross. Just hoping that Sheehy guy faces charges or gets sued to shit.

[TW: graphic fracture, sound of breaking bone]

Sen Tim Sheehy (R-Montana) badly breaking the arm of a Marine veteran protesting the war Iran.

U.S. sub sinks Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, killing 87 and expanding war zone A U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship off the southern coast of Sri Lanka, killing dozens of sailors and dramatically widening Washington's pursuit of the Iranian navy.

A US submarine sinking a lonely, dinky Iranian surface ship an ocean away from the theater of the main conflict—and 9000
miles from North America—makes it pretty clear the US is fighting a general war, without the declaration required by the Constitution. www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

If you ever think your vote doesn’t count…

vexing (infuriating) that a billionaire is running for governor in California and some people might actually vote for him. ugh.

all the other stuff going on: oil, money, trump being easily manipulated, the armageddon christofascist losers, epstein stuff, is so much you almost forget that it's also an unpopular strongman trying desperately to find a tough image that will make more than just his culties like him again.

I've been on websites for I think four different literary agencies tonight and every single one of them has a pop-up saying "people are impersonating us, please double check email addresses" holy shit the scammers are out in FORCE these days apparently

a black and white photo of a city with a sign that says ' oasis ' on it ALT: a black and white photo of a city with a sign that says ' oasis ' on it

forgot that Metropolis is set in 2026!! (and if you want to watch it, it's on youtube and I think tubi)

a bright orange canvas jacket with bright blue, green, and magenta letters in a 3x4 pattern reading a b c d e f u c k i c e

finished embroidering my jacket :)

gave myself a physical side project that *is* for work, but is also to let me just sit at the table and make a thing that isn't my usual needlework and have been listening to FD Signifier's Tyler Perry video. love those creators who can make a 4 hr video I will watch to the end. well, "watch" lol

U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of Jesus Advocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the military

EXCLUSIVE: At more than 30 installations, U.S. commanders told troops the war on Iran is a Christian war.

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been “inundated” with more than 110 complaints.

One NCO said they were told the U.S. war is to bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus…

You couldn’t make this up.
And if you did, everyone would say it’s too much.

next a cascade of falling books, it reads: smashwords read an ebook sale. March 1-7 get you some free and cheap books!

Anyway, what I was trying to post was a reminder about the Smashwords ebook sale this week, which plenty of free and cheap books. Also if you're trying to catch up on the Beings because of Everlasting Love coming out, there are some of those on sale as well. Smashwords.com

Meta changed their layout, so the site I already hate using just made it more difficult to post and impossible?? to cross post, and is pushing Meta and Meta AI products at every single step. AND the alt text buttons were harder to find on Insta. Fucking garbage ass platform in so many respects.

Text reads: All about the 2026 Trans Rights Readathon! How to sign up, participate, dates, & more...

Header: 2026 Readathon Dates Text: Mark your calendars! This year the 4th annual Trans Rights Readathon will be Tuesday, March 17th through Tuesday, March 31st! This year is our longest year yet!

Header: What is the Trans Rights Readathon? Text: The Trans Rights Readathon is an annual decentralized call to action for readers and book lovers in support of Trans Day of Visibility (TDOV) on March 31st.

header: The #TRR isn’t just reading, it’s Action! Text: The Trans Rights Readathon encourages readers to seek out books by and about trans, nonbinary, 2Spirit, and gender noncomforming authors and characters, along with taking action on the mutual, local, and national level! Below are three boxes, saying uplift, amplify, and support (with a dollar sign for the S)

Welcome back to another year of the Trans Rights Readathon!

This year’s readathon will take place from March 17 to March 31. If you want to officially sign up, fill out the form on our 🕸️site to join the fun!

#TransRightsReadathon #trr26 #TransBooks

Jayme Lawson from Sinners hit the nail on the head and said how I felt with the whole BAFTAs situation.

wait, they are calling it Operation Epic Fury? oh my god the twelve year old really leapt out, didn't it? jfc

I keep an eye on: Zeteo, Don Lemon, Katie Phang, Waj Ali, Rachel Gilmore (Canadian), 404 Media, National Observer (Canadian), Paris Marx (more commentary than news, tech focused), Tennessee Holler. There are a few more but I have to go look them up, lol.

i also check CBC, BBC, AP and Reuters

btw if you are trying to cut down on screen time, a way I've accidentally discovered after I had to reset my phone is... just never reinstalling some apps on my phone, and also changing the notification settings for others. As in push notifications, begone!

I hope you aren’t drunk and took your staff’s advice, Rashida and I don’t know this man and feel confident he didn’t care about us. Please restrain from drinking too much as you have been warned from your staff and stay off social media when you are drunk. I pray in his holy month you find peace and respect for your self,

uhhh oh my god

FEMA taps billions for disasters, warning Democrats of ‘dire’ shutdown impact The agency sent out more than $5 billion in a single week, considerably shrinking cash for disasters amid the DHS shutdown.

LMAOOOOOO.

Noem's strategy of pretending the Disaster Relief Fund was almost empty didn't work, so she drained it (bad) by paying out $5 billion in recovery projects (good).

This lady is fucking nuts.

www.politico.com/live-updates...

god i hate meta

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The Department of Education is asking for comments on part of their program making fields largely occupied by women "unprofessional" as part of Project 2025 and they asked for alt suggestions. And I am sure they don't want to hear "tax the rich" but that's what they got.

Well, it was either world war three or letting black people have jobs, so I see why people just went with the world war

I don't expect people to read through horrific Trump-Epstein shit I repost or to even want that in their faces all the time, but with media shrinking under fascism, I do feel it's important to share some things in my tiny little space here.