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It's profoundly saddening to read that AP will no longer be assigning or running book reviews because readers don't engage with them enough and they take too much effort to plan and assign. People complain about critics as gatekeepers; wait until all that's left is marketing.

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Just so gross

I remember when we finally got to take the kids for their first Covid vaccine. It was administered by NYC in a big tent near Riis Park maybe? We went to celebrate on the beach after. The absolute joy & relief!

See but he has no bank account—has never disclosed savings or retirement—so how could he possibly pay his own rent? 🤔

Hegseth reposts video on social media featuring pastors saying women shouldn't be allowed to vote The man who oversees the nation’s military has reposted a video on X, formerly Twitter, about a Christian nationalist church that included various pastors saying women should no longer be allowed to v...

Men with big accounts get Vewwy Angery at me for noting that MAGA is a war of men against women, for which Trump has built a coalition of men across race, class & religion.

Anyhoo a Cabinet official supports the idea of disenfranchising the majority of Americans (women).
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Kpop Demon Hunters on repeat makes me *wish* for a little Swift back in the rotation around here.

It’s Takedown from K-pop Demon Hunters, in my house. (I’m not sure this counts for much, but w my kids, anyway, it’s nonstop.)

PETER THIEL: we want to kill everyone. we want slaves. we will scour the earth until nothing can grow

THE NEWS: thats his beliefs and we respect that

Pure Americana.

Guy w binoculars looking for someone to [insert basically any job]. Good luck, everyone!

I do know these words mean something I just don't care to learn exactly what they mean.

did none of these people see Despicable Me

Was not that way in 2016! Hershey was lousy w red hats during Trump's first presidency. I'm in Pennsylvania all summers & the overall Trump support (at least where hats and yard signs are concerned) was dominant and is now almost non-existent.

Book Release Flyer from Instagram: "Ellen Forney presents The Adventures of you! Book Launch Event, Thursday August 14th, 6-8pm, author talk at 7pm. ADA's Technical Books & Cafe, 425 15th Ave E, Seattle WA 98112. Join bestselling graphic novelist Ellen Forney to celebrate the release of her new book. RSVP for free tix - link in bio. Photo credit Winnifred Westergard." With book cover image of "The adventures of you! How to write, draw, and star in your own comics by Ellen Forney, New York Times Bestselling graphic novelist." published by Workman, Aug 2025.

Ellen Forney's "The Adventures of You! How To Write, Draw, and Star in Your Own Comics!" is here!

Full of engaging explanations, prompts, and exercises to doodle, draw, and design your own comics. A book for ages 9 - 99! #booksky #comics #graphicnovels #kidsbooks #ellenforney

Lucy Knisley's 3rd book in the Peapod Farm series is here! #sugarshack #booksky #graphicnovel #comics #kidsbooks

Big furry white & brown dog

What to get the dog who has everything? (Besides maybe a haircut.)

Pls join me in wishing a Happy 1st Birthday to Chloe Snickerdoodle, the “mini” labradoodle who was *supposed* to be v small & non-shedding—and I couldn’t love her more. 🐶

I’m just not sure why his parents didn’t tell him that it’s ok to read something that’s not centered around him. Instead they helped him craft an argument against it. And to call it “racism against boys” is just 🤯.

How Scientific Empires End And what it means for America

The rapid decline of American science has few precedents in history, argues @rossandersen.bsky.social. We are witnessing an unparalleled act of self-sabotage:

A 3rd grade boy classmate of my daughter’s wrote a letter (I’m assuming w his parents’ help) to complain that the girls’ magazine my wife publishes—w girl readers in mind—is “racist to boys.” He gave the letter to my daughter in school & asked her to deliver home.

He can't even remember who he's trying to frame: "comey....and....uh...LISA...the whole group"

Image of a woman with white hair, reading glasses on her head, wearing a black sweater and pink skirt, holding a pickaxe, with the text, "because when I hit hard rock" from an instagram video by @tatty_macleod The video is entitled: "Sometimes I do just wish she’d take up knitting. “GRAFTING, IT’S CALLED GRAFTING”"

Took a break from my summer projects to answer a few questions my daughter has about my handyman skills:
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COLBERT: You warned everyone…he would prosecute political enemies, cut Medicaid, alienate our allies, give tax cuts to the rich. I know you're not here to say 'I told you so' but would you like to?

HARRIS: You're correct. I did predict a lot of that. But what I did not predict was the capitulation.

The song of the summer is “Takedown” from KPop Demon Hunters. I don’t make the rules but my kids have been listening to it on repeat & yell every word, and I’m sorry to report all the music from the movie is 🔥

Would be great if someone could ask Virginia Giuffre if she indeed "had no complaints" about Trump. Seems unlikely considering. But she very recently "committed suicide" so unfortunately no one can ask her.

Illustration of President George Washington wearing sunglasses w text, “Me and my homies woulda been stacking bodies by now.” W his signature in cursive beneath as if it’s an actual quote.

Summer in my red hometown, where I take my kids swimming & work on this old Lake cottage. Had a pleasant interaction w a young man in Home Depot parking lot, just a “Here’s a cart for you ma’am have a good day” thing. I thought, we CAN be friends! Then he drove away & I spotted his bumper sticker.

The Epstein Files will be public on day one.
Here's Phase 1. Old news, but wait until Phase 2.
The Epstein Files are on Bondi's desk.
There are no Epstein Files.
Here's video proof nothing happened. Ignore the edits.
Only weaklings care about the Epstein Files.
Democrats wrote the Epstein Files.

Apparently, inflation is bad, but we must impose tariffs to raise the cost of cheap imports so people buy expensive American goods. We can re-shore manufacturing, but to be cost competitive, we have to fully automate factories, replacing American workers with robots.

A bit of beauty from the sky for the sky #timelinecleanse