Lauren O'Neal
@laurenoneal.bsky.social
Nonfiction editor at Penguin Random House. I put the chic in Chicago Manual of Style.
We're not "internal." We had no say. That's why we're mad.
The sooner we get past internal recriminations and back to fighting united, the better off we all are — the likelier our victory next November.
November 11, 2025 at 1:28 AM
We're not "internal." We had no say. That's why we're mad.
Blinkist is a company that summarizes books so you don't have to read the whole thing.
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Blinkist is a company that summarizes books so you don't have to read the whole thing.
"Albeit without evidence"?? "ALBEIT WITHOUT EVIDENCE"??
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
"Albeit without evidence"?? "ALBEIT WITHOUT EVIDENCE"??
We understand that it works to screw us over, that's what we don't like about it.
Durbin said critics of his vote “need to understand how the Senate works”
November 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
We understand that it works to screw us over, that's what we don't like about it.
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I think the Establishment Dem leadership are Lucy and we're Charlie Brown, actually.
November 10, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I think the Establishment Dem leadership are Lucy and we're Charlie Brown, actually.
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I particularly hate the suggestion there's some sort of grand bargain in which trans rights are given up in exchange for _______.
No one is offering such a thing. No one would change their vote to Dems after that. The argument exists solely to justify throwing trans people under the bus.
No one is offering such a thing. No one would change their vote to Dems after that. The argument exists solely to justify throwing trans people under the bus.
the harris campaign said the “they/them” ad didn’t sway the election.
one of the trump campaign’s top strategists this week said trans rights isn’t in the top five issues for swing voters.
when will the press stop talking about us like we’re a liability and start looking itself in the mirror
one of the trump campaign’s top strategists this week said trans rights isn’t in the top five issues for swing voters.
when will the press stop talking about us like we’re a liability and start looking itself in the mirror
November 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I particularly hate the suggestion there's some sort of grand bargain in which trans rights are given up in exchange for _______.
No one is offering such a thing. No one would change their vote to Dems after that. The argument exists solely to justify throwing trans people under the bus.
No one is offering such a thing. No one would change their vote to Dems after that. The argument exists solely to justify throwing trans people under the bus.
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Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
Imagine being so bad at posting that you have to buy Twitter and change the algorithm to force people to read your shit, and then the world's best poster comes along and casually annihilates you in between parentheses.
November 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Imagine being so bad at posting that you have to buy Twitter and change the algorithm to force people to read your shit, and then the world's best poster comes along and casually annihilates you in between parentheses.
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OutKast is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
November 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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I love watching British TV shows where it sounds like they're addressing every female authority future as "Mom."
November 9, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I love watching British TV shows where it sounds like they're addressing every female authority future as "Mom."
Btw this is what the term "emotional labor" was originally coined to describe.
"Store employees are now required to smile if they are within 10 feet of a shopper.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
Target is now requiring its employees to smile more
As the holiday season fast approaches, Target is urging its employees to add a little more “jolly” to their work routine.
www.wilx.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Btw this is what the term "emotional labor" was originally coined to describe.
This is also the third headline I've seen about him changing his tone after being elected; the others were about him dropping his "conciliatory" or "mollifying" tone. As far as I can tell, this "change" is 100% imaginary. His messaging has been consistent and unchanging the whole time.
The Washington Post editorial board articles about Mamdani are actually disgusting. It’s hard to surprise me but my jaw dropped when they referred to him as “generalissimo” in the first paragraph.
November 8, 2025 at 5:35 PM
This is also the third headline I've seen about him changing his tone after being elected; the others were about him dropping his "conciliatory" or "mollifying" tone. As far as I can tell, this "change" is 100% imaginary. His messaging has been consistent and unchanging the whole time.
One of Zohran's campaign promises was to raise New York's corporate tax rate to match New Jersey's, which is currently higher.
Big Apple billionaire John Catsimatidis planned to move his business to New Jersey if Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor. Now he’s reconsidering.
Supermarket Billionaire Reacts To Mamdani’s Win
Big Apple billionaire John Catsimatidis planned to move his business to New Jersey if Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor. Now he’s reconsidering.
www.forbes.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:25 AM
One of Zohran's campaign promises was to raise New York's corporate tax rate to match New Jersey's, which is currently higher.
I like how Ethan Hawke's character in The Lowdown is just if Ethan Hawke's character in Reality Bites grew up in Oklahoma.
November 8, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I like how Ethan Hawke's character in The Lowdown is just if Ethan Hawke's character in Reality Bites grew up in Oklahoma.
This thread is almost too horrifying to read.
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This thread is almost too horrifying to read.
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"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
This is helpful!
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
November 6, 2025 at 9:42 PM
This is helpful!
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More people have died in ICE custody in last 9 months than in the entire prior 4 years.
We hear of a few, but most barely make the news.
Cases like Randall Alberto Gamboa Esquivel.
He was in perfect health when ICE detained him.
He disappeared in June & by August was in a vegetative state.
We hear of a few, but most barely make the news.
Cases like Randall Alberto Gamboa Esquivel.
He was in perfect health when ICE detained him.
He disappeared in June & by August was in a vegetative state.
November 6, 2025 at 9:13 AM
More people have died in ICE custody in last 9 months than in the entire prior 4 years.
We hear of a few, but most barely make the news.
Cases like Randall Alberto Gamboa Esquivel.
He was in perfect health when ICE detained him.
He disappeared in June & by August was in a vegetative state.
We hear of a few, but most barely make the news.
Cases like Randall Alberto Gamboa Esquivel.
He was in perfect health when ICE detained him.
He disappeared in June & by August was in a vegetative state.
As usual, @katemckean.bsky.social is right about everything. (Subscribe to her newsletter here: www.agentsandbooks.com)
November 6, 2025 at 4:27 PM
As usual, @katemckean.bsky.social is right about everything. (Subscribe to her newsletter here: www.agentsandbooks.com)
what does he think happens at a Shabbat dinner
Heritage Foundation having a normal one
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
November 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
what does he think happens at a Shabbat dinner
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don’t miss your chance to work with Jess, one of the all-time greats!
Periodic reminder that I’m doing freelance editing right now! I have experience in both fiction and nonfiction and offer a range of services from coaching to line editing to query letters—reach out if you have a project but are feeling at sea! www.jesszimmerman.com/editing.html
November 6, 2025 at 2:29 PM
don’t miss your chance to work with Jess, one of the all-time greats!
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"'They’re spending more money than I would even tax them,' [Mamdani] said in an interview with MSNBC last week."
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
November 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM
"'They’re spending more money than I would even tax them,' [Mamdani] said in an interview with MSNBC last week."
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
He was put on this earth for one purpose: so Phoebe Bridgers could write "Motion Sickness" about what a piece of shit he is.
Perplexed by Ryan Adams. He combined country music with a snotty punk rock attitude, and is also racist and stupid? A head scratcher.
November 5, 2025 at 10:20 PM
He was put on this earth for one purpose: so Phoebe Bridgers could write "Motion Sickness" about what a piece of shit he is.
Cuomo turned Adams from his hater to his waiter at the table of failure lmao
November 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Cuomo turned Adams from his hater to his waiter at the table of failure lmao
In 2019, in Astoria, a candidate for state assembly handed me a flyer in a subway station. I saw the DSA rose on it and said, "I'll vote for you." Now that guy's going to be my mayor, and I'm going to be insufferable about being an early adopter for the rest of my life.
November 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
In 2019, in Astoria, a candidate for state assembly handed me a flyer in a subway station. I saw the DSA rose on it and said, "I'll vote for you." Now that guy's going to be my mayor, and I'm going to be insufferable about being an early adopter for the rest of my life.