Kel

it's actually kinda funny in a way to get to the finish line of curing cancer and having the government go eh you know what. never mind

Gen-Zine: DIY publications find new life as form of resistance against Trump Zines have made a resurgence as communities seek to share information on everything from ICE raids to local elections

love seeing great people recognized for great work @meganpiont.bsky.social @prisonculture.bsky.social

everyone correctly noting that any time you put Trump in a room with someone charismatic he becomes extremely complimentary until someone reminds him he hates that person, take a bow

he’ll be posting unhinged shit about Zohran again by tomorrow

The Saudification of America is under way | Karen Attiah Jamal Khashoggi’s plight and murder was a warning sign for the US, of the impending loss of freedom and censorship that would sweep the country

👉 The Saudification of America is under way / Karen Attiah
Jamal Khashoggi’s plight & murder was a warning sign for the US, of impending loss of freedom & censorship that would sweep the country (11/18/25) www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

So many vulnerable people were hurt, harassed and raped by these ghouls and now—I’m worried—it’s gonna become hehe haha lurid internet circus instead of a long overdue moral reckoning. I’m scared of who we all are becoming. That man has brought us ALL low.

Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S. The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.

"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."

Welch: "This has nothing to do with the shutdown. The law requires and the funds are available to continue SNAP right now without any interruption. So that is a decision the president is making on his own to allow people to go hungry."

Inside the Poisonous Smoke Killing Wildfire Fighters at Young Ages Across the country, wildfire fighters work for weeks at a time in poisonous smoke. The government says they are protected. We tested the air at one fire to find out why they are still dying.

The U.S. Forest Service has for decades ignored recommendations from its own scientists to monitor how much toxic smoke firefighters breathe. To find out how harmful the air gets, our reporters followed crews to the frontlines of a wildfire.

Quid Pro Zhao

Leaked messages from leaders of Young Republican groups obtained by Politico:

They referred to Black people as monkeys and "the watermelon people" and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

That's What the Book Sales Are For Ok, don't be mad at me. I'm going to talk about something today and I think it's going to hurt some feelings out there. Or bring up uncomfortable feelings about work, worth, value, capitalism, and art...

Mad you have to do a bunch of non-book-writing work as an author? Yeah, we all are. But you still have to do it even if you don't get "paid" to do so.

www.agentsandbooks.com/thats-what-t...

I gave my heart and soul to that place. Built entire sections for journalists pushed out of their home countries.

When the writer I hired, Jamal Khashoggi was murdered by Saudi Arabia, they paraded me around as a symbol for press freedom.

I put MY LIFE on the line to defend journalism and WaPo.

Trump Tried to Kill the Infrastructure Law. Now He’s Getting Credit for Its Projects. Signs bearing President Trump’s name have gone up at major construction projects financed by the 2021 law, which he strenuously opposed ahead of its passage.

Signs bearing President Trump’s name have gone up at major construction projects. They were financed by the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law which he passionately opposed ahead of its passage.

Trump Officials Demanded Confidential Data About Transgender Children Seeking Care

this is terrifying www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/u...

Oh, I already recommended Freya Marske and Lee Welch but also please check out Jordan L. Hawk, in particular the Whyborne and Griffin series (in which he does a crossover story with KJ!)

Opinion | I Watched It Happen in Hungary. Now It’s Happening Here.

Former US ambassador to Hungary: "After years watching Hungary suffocate under the weight of its democratic collapse, I came to understand that the real danger of a strongman isn’t his tactics; it’s how others, especially those with power, justify their acquiescence." (h/t @bnovak.bsky.social)

What ICE’s Assault on Ventura County, California Means for the Rest of America “Mom is gone. They took her away.” These are the words of an 8-year-old Mexican-American girl I will call Maria, in my hometown of Oxnard, California. She spoke them to her summer school teachers t…

"Just as importantly, Ventura County is playing a crucial role in the attempt to stop fascism right now, for the good people of Ventura, Camarillo, and Oxnard are not taking ICE raids without a fight."

Anyone concerned that America will quietly succumb to fascism should look at what's happening in LA. This whole thread is wonderful

If the United States decides to declare war on its own people, so be it. They can't defeat an insurgency overseas and they can't defeat one here

I met him a couple times when he was running for governor, he was definitely shorter than 5'11 but made good-natured jokes about it (I imagine he sees surprised reactions a lot). A very tall man stood to ask him a question and he joked, "I told my staff not to let anyone in taller than me!"

Genre Creators for Trans Rights in the UK and SA Silent auction 'Genre Creators for Trans Rights in the UK and SA' hosted online at 32auctions.

If you like book stuff and despise the ignorant and hate-filled anti-trans rhetoric of this blighted nation, check out the auction! There's some great stuff still going amazingly cheap, including editing, sensitivity reads and science consultation, as well as a ton of signed books and goodies.

Good to know thank you! I wish this country wasn't being so hateful to Canada right now, I wouldn't blame them for hoarding all that cheesy goodness to themselves 😭

Also, Trader Joe's white cheddar popcorn has had a similar decline. It barely even tastes cheesy anymore, just vaguely salty.

This is so validating, thank you for your service. Does anyone know if the formula is the same for Smartfood sold in Canada? I had it there once and I swear it was markedly cheesier with a stronger flavor. This was many years ago though.

an archival black and white photograph of the KKK marching in Washington DC with the capitol behind them

In light of everything happening, I wrote about how the KKK in the 1920s felt unstoppable, about the people that fought against them anyway, and about how fascism always fails. dansinker.com/posts/202…

L.A. restaurants offering shelter, discounts and food to fire evacuees and first responders These L.A. restaurants and coffee shops are staying open to shelter evacuees, offering discounts and, in some cases, free food to evacuees and first responders to the numerous ongoing fires in Souther...

Here is an ongoing list of LA restaurants that are offering shelter, food, and support to first responders and evacuees:

bit.ly/LAaid

10 corporations that kept their promises after January 6, 2021 After a violent mob stormed the Capitol building on January 6, 2021, hundreds of corporations took action to communicate to the public that democracy itself was more important than maximizing their po...

1. Hundreds of companies who pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 4 years

But we've identified 10 promise keepers:

Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
General Mills
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft

My husband's step-grandma, Cab Calloway's daughter, was an incredible woman and a pillar of the Baltimore community. Rest in power.

America needs leopard journalists now.

Journalists dedicated to showing Trump voters that the leopard always eats your face even when he promises not to.

The amount of staggering, life-altering pain Trump voters will have to experience to wean themselves off him is extraordinary.

But it's coming.

If you are fortunate enough to currently have a Democratic Senator (even if/especially if the seat flipped in this election) please contact them in support of this

www.senate.gov/senators/sen...

The responsibility for resisting and correcting this behavior shouldn’t fall solely on a specific gender. If you’re a man of conscience and you see another man mimicking Nick Fuentes, fuck him up on sight before the women even get a chance. I mean that.