I Think You Should Heave

A vintage black and white photo taken during an American Library Association World War One book drive. A librarian in an suit with an ankle-length skirt speaks into a megaphone while standing atop an immense stack of books.

HI HELLO SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY.

Waterworld, or Wet Mad Max as I like to call it , gives me pause to wonder what all of our mutations are gonna be to survive .

Happy:
Black history
Black present
Black future
Black love
Black joy
Black health
Black healing
Black people
Black community
Black family
Black kids
Black culture
Black creativity
Black ingenuity
Black legacy
Black innovation
Black liberation
Black resistance
Black existence
...month🖤

“Oh, there’s poop on the bed. Guess I’ll do laundry after I clean up the cat vomit.”

“Whose poop is it? Is it the baby’s?”

“Assuming she didn’t wipe this morning, yes.”

-Little Exchanges BetweenTwo Defeated Parents

Every time you don't buy a book from Amazon, but use a good indie store who actually values the sale & treats you & your purchase with respect, the sun shines brighter, floofy puppies gambol in fresher grass, & Jeff Bezos's piles sting for just a biiiit longer.

Sounds GREAT to me.

Buy independent.

Kash Patel confirmation hearing: Dick Durbin asks Patel if he’s familiar with Stew Peters—a right-wing fringe conspiracy theorist. Patel: <long pause> Not off the top of my head. Durbin: You’ve made eight appearances on his podcast.

Checking in on Kash Patel’s confirmation hearing:

National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay their bills An NSF online payment system remained down after the federal funding freeze was lifted, leaving early-career scientists scrambling to pay bills

“on Thursday the [National Science Foundation]’s online payment system was still down, throwing lives into uncertainty. An NSF email seen by STAT suggested salaries had been suspended to “ensure only eligible activities” are funded.” www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...

Civil rights attorney, former Miss Kansas contestant killed in plane crash near DC airport As families and communities identify victims in Wednesday night’s plane crash near Washington, D.C., we’re learning that a well-known civil rights attorney and former Miss Kansas contestant is among t...

Kiah was set to join our faculty at Howard Law School in the Fall. She was a dedicated, brilliant civil rights lawyer poised to make a powerful difference in our world.

Our hearts are broken & we pray for her family & friends.

www.kwch.com/2025/01/30/c...

When asked if he was going to visit the crash site he said, ‘what site? The water? You want me to go swimming?’ This is one of the last pics of the young skaters who died. He’s a sociopath. Anyone who voted for this monster should be ashamed at best.

First they came for the immigrants, and I spoke out, because I’ve read the damn poem before and I know how it ends.

Hey, the economy isn’t so bad.
You can be slightly less poor with all the data breach settlements coming through.

What’s really keeping me going in the end times is when my menstrual tracker app sends me reminders of what fresh hell awaits me the next day and then offers “it’s ok to not feel ok everyday :) “

The only mouth sounds that are acceptable are my toddler’s smacks when she eats those little graham crackers too fast like a little squirrel.

“Oh, yea babe ,

*removes mouth guard*

I’m so ready for you,

*unstraps sleep mask*

Been waiting for you,

*turns off heating pad*

Oh yea, hand me the socks on the floor . Yea babe cause my toes are cold.

Ok yea let’s go.

*kissy noises*

Don’t tell me the magic is gone.

Rage Against The Machine
Denial Against The Machine
Bargaining Against The Machine
Depression Against The Machine
Acceptance Against The Machine

- The Kübler De La Rocha Model

What dreams may come!

I’ll stomp your Roomba to death, free of charge.
Let me know.