Jo Knowles

My local is doing this! We shopped yesterday and it was madness.

Twin State Derby representing at the Upper Valley Haven’s Turkey Drive today! 733 meals!

Incredible to see our Dem leaders pass a resolution condemning socialism while our greatest socialist mayor hasn't even been sworn in and has already gotten the president to admit to being a fascist

When Jo’s not being helpful, she’s writing books — middle grade, young adult and picture. She also teaches in the MFA program at Southern New Hampshire University.

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When I asked @joknowles.bsky.social to put ONE CAN BE in a Vermont @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social
to get a copy in a LFL in each state, she said, “Hell, yeah! I’d love to do this! Yay!”

Go, Jo!

This our 25th state. We’re halfway done. Go, us!

#onecanbe #50states #vermont #littlefreelibrary

Miiiiiike! I miss you. Wish I was going to NCTE! Have a great time!!

The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.

If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.

Cats cuddling

Just look at them

Republicans enacted the largest cut to health care access in U.S. history, stripping health care coverage from 15 million Americans to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy. And by refusing to extend ACA subsidies, they're raising health insurance costs for 24 million more.

Same. I keep bringing it up as if I haven’t already b/c it _feels_ like no one is listening but I think the truth is no one knows how to properly respond, including myself. Maybe a collective scream is in order. I don’t know. This one felt different. More disturbing than his usual gross nicknames.

Oh, that would be wonderful!

Reflections on the 2025 Residency November 2025: Revision Reflections

Reflections on the residency I recently co-hosted. If you're looking for a residency designed a bit like an MFA low-residency (lectures, meeting with mentors, writing time), this is for you! :)
open.substack.com/pub/revisean...

Going through my in-laws' papers and found the lyrics to a song Lou sent to Pat. At the bottom of the letter he wrote, "I would sing it to you but I would cry." Remembering them as they were before everything got so terrible is like losing them all over again.

Thank you!!!!!

Twin State Derby's Bandits

THRILLED SHOCKED HONORED to be elected co-captain of Twin State Derby's Bandits with Slayer for the 2026 season!!!!!! WOWWWWWWWWW :) Can't wait to skate fast and eat trash with the best trash pandas in town. #rollerderby

Hello, Vermont! Can we please follow this model?

Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...

NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.

And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*

Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:

Authors, Beware! There's a firm called "ClaimsHero" doing aggressive social media outreach claiming to
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.

Also in case its not being mentioned in your feed, there is still a remaining vote for this and Somehow they didn't anticipate the outrage, so there's apparently some hesitation now.

If those were your senators, call them and don't stop. I will also be calling even though they arent mine

I keep seeing republicans portrayed as Lucy and dems as Charlie Brown, but I think the Dems are Lucy and WE are Charlie Brown. 🏈😵

What does fighting look like to you?

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The Vermont Progressive Party

Spent the day at the Vermont Progressive Party State Committee Meeting and spent the night getting the terrible news that I did the right thing. The Democratic Party has failed us again. It’s time for meaningful change. progressiveparty.org

Sanders: Let’s be clear… If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are going to see at least a doubling in their premiums… if resolution is passed tonight, we are on a path way to throw 15 million Americans off of medicaid and the affordable care act, 15 million.

Please don’t do this. The country is begging you not to cave.

It felt so good to have hope for... 5 minutes

Every single Democratic senator that votes to cave on this should be immediately ejected from the party, and the national party should immediately start running primary candidates in their districts.

There is no bipartisanship possible with traitors and fascists. You either fight, or die.