Melissa D. Hellman

Libraries Scramble for Books After Giant Distributor Shuts Down Why it might have been and may continue to be harder to get new releases from your local library.

Private equity destroys 200-year-old book distribution company that libraries around the country rely on and now libraries are having trouble getting new books:

www.404media.co/libraries-sc...

Being loud about this is how we support and protect women’s sports.

This should not be a controversial statement but if it’s Hitler (D) versus Trump (R) you vote third party and I DO NOT FUCKING CARE what you say about chances and throwing your vote away, you do not cast a vote for either of them.

Everybody was distracted with Epstein and Trump tore down the White House.

What's Next? — No Kings The fight doesn’t end here. No Kings was a beginning — a reminder that power belongs to the people, not to those who would rule over us. The work now is to stay ready, stay connected, and keep fightin...

Feeling helpless? Here are 4 things you can do:

1️⃣Vote in Nov 4 local elections. Early voting is now

2️⃣Call elected and tell them to hold the line. Negotiate a win with ACA subsidies

3️⃣Bookmark www.nokings.org/next for wkly calls to action. Build the muscle of collective action

4️⃣Spread the the word

I’m going rogue. If I’m eating a pear, I’ll take Comice, please.

pleased to announce that there seems to be a passive-aggressive conflict roiling the august pages of Cooks Illustrated, Fall Harvest recipes edition. allow me to explain:

the most popular smartphone maker in history literally had to stop using "AI" because it would constantly just make things up and had zero contextual "understanding" of what it was doing

OpenAI’s ‘embarrassing’ math | TechCrunch No, GPT-5 did not solve a bunch of previously unsolved math problems.

An OpenAI executive said GPT-5 found solutions to 10 "previously unsolved" math problems when in reality all it did was find online references to places where people had already solved them

techcrunch.com/2025/10/19/o...

I wondered if that might have been the case. But given that the ep was just released today, I was a bit surprised there wasn’t any addendum noting it. With nothing, it reads as though the issue is being swept under the rug.

@sbregman87.bsky.social I listened to the Jakarta Worlds preview podcast from Olympics.com and was a bit surprised there was no mention of the Israeli athletes being denied visas. Any reason why, since that’s a major storyline of Worlds, especially with respect to men’s floor?

“i have always been a shitty person i was just more careful not to leave evidence behind”

-the vice president

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

“Epithets like “f----t,” “retarded” and “n--ga” appeared more than 251 times combined”

If you ever had any doubt that the youth wing of the GOP is fully radicalized and proudly racist these days:

A Thing You Can Do Right Now To Help Protect The Right To Vote The U.S.

Looking for one thing you can do right now to help protect the right to vote? It will only take a few minutes, and you can share it with all of your friends. joycevance.substack.com/p/a-thing-yo...

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ After last night’s firing of CDC staff (exact numbers being determined), we want to remind folks that joy is an act of resistance.

Happy Atlanta pride 🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ ❤️ 🏳️‍🌈

On World Mental Health Day, I'm thinking of everyone who is struggling right now.

If the world feels heavy, know that you don't carry its weight alone.

If all you do today is exist, it's ok.

You are loved. You matter.

Your mental health matters.

And I'm so grateful you're here.

I was in Jackson Heights this AM. We got 6 onion bagels (our local bagel place does “onion” bagels that consistently lack any obvious onion) and a half dozen egg that turned into 4 egg+2 pumpernickel (they ran out of egg bagels, which we don’t see, but we also don’t see pumpernickel).

Stephen Miller was in my college cohort and I regret not bullying him to my full potential.

This dude threw a 2 year tantrum over being asked to sign a thank you card for the dorm housekeeping staff.

Marian Burros, 92, Dies; Food Writer Famed for Her Plum Torte and More

Here’s to the memory of Marian Burros, of plum torte fame. Her memory will be a blessing when I make one next week. Gift link. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/d...

Anyone who signs this pledge is not a journalist.

“There is no comparable requirement for boys to confirm their gender,” said another parent. “Once again, the onus is placed on girls to be monitored and regulated, reinforcing the idea that female athletes are the ones who need to be verified.”

And here’s his tweet from - few years ago.

a tweet that reads "This was all in Project 2025, btw" and a reply from the head of the FCC that shows the Jack Nicholson nodding meme.

this is real, and yes that reply that is the head of the FCC

Anyone have a family mac & cheese recipe that gets baked in the oven and has a crunchy crumb topping?

Marilyn Hagerty, who went viral reviewing an Olive Garden, dies at 99 Readers knew her as a chronicler of North Dakota life. But her review of a Grand Forks restaurant brought her wide recognition, including from Anthony Bourdain.

Quite an obituary for the author of the most famous review of an Olive Garden restautant ever. Gift link. wapo.st/4gDJEcj

Her first public foray into public transphobia was getting caught liking a Medium post titled "Pronouns are Rohypnol" suggesting that using a trans person's pronouns was basically rape.

That was 7 years ago.

It's not about the money, this costs $1 million a year.

It's because the Trump admin is filled with malicious eugenicists. This brings them joy.

When Dementia Steals the Imagination of a Children’s Book Writer

This was an incredible read. Gift link. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...

Just heard from the NFL that every individual home team this week has the option of honoring Charlie K!rk but (unlike last night) it will not be a league initiative so we’ll see what each individual owner chooses and what that tells us. Lots of ins, outs, whathaveyous on this one.

A black player has the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever.

"I'd like to honor Kirk by reading several Kirk quotes regarding his musings on the black community."