Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women.

More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.

I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.

If you are an author/bookseller/editor/book blogger/etc. living in California in the Inland Empire & you would be interested in connecting with other bookish people located locally, can you drop me a line here?

If you are not, can you please boost!

Please listen and share—this is a very serious situation. This is extremely alarming! The Trump administration, across two agencies, is considering bringing criminal charges against employees simply for doing their jobs.

It's important to remember that we DO have a choice in compliance. If you are asked to send 5 bullets, it's still YOUR CHOICE to send them. Your decision will be based on life circumstances and the line you draw in the sand; it's different for everyone. But we cannot hide behind "I had no choice".

Old photo of Steve's mum telling him she loves him and not to get up to shenanigans at school.
(Steve will definitely do shenanigans at school)

Don't lose this in all the noise. Trump abandoned Americans in hostile areas for no other reason than doing their jobs. Now they have 30 days to move countries and find new homes, jobs, schools. Go to @altusaid.bsky.social and read the stories. Then call your reps. This betrayal cannot be tolerated

Here are four playlists to help inspire your resistance and transcendence and ridicule of the toxic blight that is dɯnɹʇ plɐuop.

open.spotify.com/playlist/4yW...

open.spotify.com/album/3CyfR6...

open.spotify.com/playlist/1LJ...

open.spotify.com/playlist/0BA...

In these dark times, look to history for beacons of hope. We have fought corruption, racism, discrimination, censorship, and hate before. It feels as though that progress is being undone. But that progress was made. And can be made again.

www.history.com/topics/black...

Signs with supportive and encouraging messages are popping up by the main entrance of the CDC campus in Atlanta

A huge thank you to everyone supporting federal workers right now 👏✨

Forever grateful for my library.

I am now blocking anyone who posts "Give up now, all is lost."

Most seem to have followers in the low two figures. They may be deliberate constructions to bring down our morale, or they may be very unhappy people.

Either way, they bring nothing to the conversation.

Finally reading the Skin of the Sea series. So good.