They Knew FINALIST FOR THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE “Every sentence delivered. The pathos of truth-seeking left me thinking of Herman Melville."—Timothy Snyder...

The $2.99 ebook HUGE SALE for my book THEY KNEW continues! I'm going to make a thread of excerpts here so you get a sense of the book. This is one of my most likely to be banned books so you should get it while it lasts!

Here's a link to ebook vendors: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

A banner that reads OLDER LGBT SCIENCE FICTION: A DATABASE in big letters, and tinyurl.com/oldgaySF in smaller print below. The background is an orange-tinted retro-looking photo of a row of radio telescopes.

I'd like to share with y'all a project I've poured my heart and soul into over the last couple of years: a database cataloguing every single older (pre-21st century) LGBT science fiction book I've managed to track down - currently just over 200 titles 🚀

LINK: tinyurl.com/oldgaySF

Demi Moore losing to Mikey Madison should be a post-credits scene to The Substance.

Whoa Mikey Madison winning is like The Substance in real life

Da’Vine has an Oscar for a reason. Each of these women are feeling it while she reads the hell out of that teleprompter. It’s giving women’s bathroom at the bar hype up

When does Nicole Kidman rest and how many batteries does she have? Nicole Kidman honoured at TIME’s Woman of the Year event last night, styled in doily trim and tiers by Jason Bolden as the first trailer for Holland with Matthew MacFadyen and Gael Garcia Bernal is re...

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sabrina carpenter 🤝🏻 the nanny #grammys

1000% this. Public libraries are actually pretty radical--free to all, and based on the idea that info should be available to all. Get a library card! Use your library! Those numbers often play into their funding.

Image of a hand holding a coffee cup surrounded by fire; text: ‘twas the strike before Christmas, Dec. 20-24th

🚨BOYCOTT STARBUCKS🚨

Union baristas are calling on EVERYONE to NOT buy from ANY Starbucks store between Dec. 20 -Dec. 24 while the workers are on strike! Here’s how to support: x.com/sbworkersuni...

When Families Need Housing, Georgia Will Pay for Foster Care Rather Than Provide Assistance In more than 700 cases over five years, Georgia reported inadequate housing as the sole reason for taking a child into foster care, a WABE and ProPublica analysis found. Advocates say it would be…

In more than 700 cases over five years, Georgia reported inadequate housing as the sole reason for taking a child into foster care, a @wabe.org and ProPublica analysis found.

Advocates say it would be cheaper to help families get housing.

(Published Jan. 2024)

sesame street isn't supposed to make money. the post office isn't supposed to make money. not everything is supposed to MAKE MONEY

Gdp chart comparing US GDP @ 27.36T to China @ 17.79T

The United States has the highest GDP in the world by *ten trillion dollars*. It's not even close. Americans should retire at 60 w/ full pension. We should have free universal healthcare. We should have free PreK-PhD education. This belt-tightening ideology is a neurotoxin limiting our potential.

Screenshot from the Strand Booksellers Instagram. The graphic reads: “JOIN STRAND WORKERS ON THE PICKET LINE STARTING TOMORROW (12/7) 10AM - 7PM 828 BROADWAY. The caption below the graphic reads: Starting tomorrow morning, Strand Bookstore workers are ON STRIKE. Come out to the picket line to show your support and help us get the fair contract we deserve!

Strand Bookstore workers are going on strike starting tomorrow. And take it from someone who had a stint at the Strand…these workers deserve what they’re asking for and more

Billionaires' wealth has more than doubled to $14 trillion in just one decade, according to UBS

There’s one clear answer to “how we got here” and it’s this.

It’s really too bad that my next book can’t just be called “there’s more to the universe than this capitalist bullshit” because that’s what it’s about lol

Seems like maybe there should be laws preventing this.

No matter what we'll always have the soundtrack for ROMEO+JULET

Screenshot of New York Times headline reading: The Unspoken Grief of Never Becoming a Grandparent. A growing number of Americans are choosing not to have children. Their parents are grappling with what that means for them. Photo of a woman holding a framed baby photo with caption: Christine Kutt, 69, with a photo of the daughter she welcomed later in life. Ms. Kutt is holding out hope that her daughter, now in her 20s, will change her mind about staying child free.Credit...Nolis Anderson for The New York Times

Architects of the Burning Planet: “HEY How come you don’t want KIDS”

In total, 822 financial institutions in 2024 have relationships with 58 firms “actively involved” in illegal Israeli settlements versus 776 in 2023, says report by 'The Don’t Buy into Occupation' coalition.

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people who use goodreads: jeff bezos owns goodreads and if you want a better alternative there is a black woman owned company called storygraph that you can use to replace it. you can transfer all of your data from goodreads to storygraph and have your mind be free of trumpie jeff bezos! win win. 💙