MK Zvokel
@mkzvokel.bsky.social
Queer writer, clumsy maker, Jewish librarian. They/them pronouns. Anti generative AI.
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my library's policy.
Librarians like to say that book bans interfere with parents' direction of their children's reading. But also, by letting minors be patrons, librarians do not collude with parents' control over their children's reading.
The freedom to read is radically democratic. 📚
Librarians like to say that book bans interfere with parents' direction of their children's reading. But also, by letting minors be patrons, librarians do not collude with parents' control over their children's reading.
The freedom to read is radically democratic. 📚
November 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
my library's policy.
Librarians like to say that book bans interfere with parents' direction of their children's reading. But also, by letting minors be patrons, librarians do not collude with parents' control over their children's reading.
The freedom to read is radically democratic. 📚
Librarians like to say that book bans interfere with parents' direction of their children's reading. But also, by letting minors be patrons, librarians do not collude with parents' control over their children's reading.
The freedom to read is radically democratic. 📚
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November 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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I had the honor of making this painting for Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein.
November 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I had the honor of making this painting for Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein.
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A new trans group (emerging out of Nexus Moving Company's trans relocation project) is hosting a virtual vigil for TDOR.
November 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
A new trans group (emerging out of Nexus Moving Company's trans relocation project) is hosting a virtual vigil for TDOR.
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Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
Solange Opens Free Digital Library Of Rare Black Books
Solange has launched a digital library archive of Black and brown authors where readers can borrow books at no cost.
peopleofcolorintech.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
@stylishmordred.bsky.social : We should ask the caterer to take the strawberries off the salad. They’ll kill my father.
Me, casually, immediately, without thinking about it: I don’t care.
M: Also I can’t eat them.
Me: (sigh) Fine.
Me, casually, immediately, without thinking about it: I don’t care.
M: Also I can’t eat them.
Me: (sigh) Fine.
November 19, 2025 at 1:33 AM
@stylishmordred.bsky.social : We should ask the caterer to take the strawberries off the salad. They’ll kill my father.
Me, casually, immediately, without thinking about it: I don’t care.
M: Also I can’t eat them.
Me: (sigh) Fine.
Me, casually, immediately, without thinking about it: I don’t care.
M: Also I can’t eat them.
Me: (sigh) Fine.
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Congratulations to workers organizing a union at @columbuslibrary.bsky.social! Learn more and support their campaign!
NEWS: @columbuslibrary.bsky.social workers are forming their union with OFT & @aft.org!
Members of the organizing committee told the @ohiocapitaljournal.com why they're organizing:
Members of the organizing committee told the @ohiocapitaljournal.com why they're organizing:
Workers at one of Ohio's largest library systems set to unionize • Ohio Capital Journal
Workers with the Columbus Metropolitan Library are establishing a labor union focused on improvements they say need to happen in areas such as wages and paid time off.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Congratulations to workers organizing a union at @columbuslibrary.bsky.social! Learn more and support their campaign!
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💥KINGDOM COME is out now on Audible‼️ It was an absolute treat to work on this; it’s one of my favorite graphic novels. You’ll hear me as Selina Kyle (Catwoman!!) among others 😺 This cast is mighty, @dirkmaggs.bsky.social worked his SuperButt off as usual, & basically I’m psyched about it!
November 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
💥KINGDOM COME is out now on Audible‼️ It was an absolute treat to work on this; it’s one of my favorite graphic novels. You’ll hear me as Selina Kyle (Catwoman!!) among others 😺 This cast is mighty, @dirkmaggs.bsky.social worked his SuperButt off as usual, & basically I’m psyched about it!
Hookland is for all of us.
November 18, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Hookland is for all of us.
Schul president sent out an email about how Mamdani’s win is devastating for Jews. We’re in Florida. Wtf.
November 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Schul president sent out an email about how Mamdani’s win is devastating for Jews. We’re in Florida. Wtf.
Found out how long my in-laws were planning to pay for overnight childcare. A week. They thought a week would be sufficient. Of course they’ve reimbursed us for nothing so far.
November 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Found out how long my in-laws were planning to pay for overnight childcare. A week. They thought a week would be sufficient. Of course they’ve reimbursed us for nothing so far.
Sister in law has decided we need a nanny, rather than the childcare worker and postpartum doula we’re working with now for overnights. I told her no. She won’t let it go. I’m so tired of in-laws who are sure they know what’s best for us and the baby. I didn’t expect her to be overbearing too.
November 17, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Sister in law has decided we need a nanny, rather than the childcare worker and postpartum doula we’re working with now for overnights. I told her no. She won’t let it go. I’m so tired of in-laws who are sure they know what’s best for us and the baby. I didn’t expect her to be overbearing too.
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Me: It’s kinda homophobic to cast terrible and powerful men as being gay for each other
The news in 2025: lol
The news in 2025: lol
November 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Me: It’s kinda homophobic to cast terrible and powerful men as being gay for each other
The news in 2025: lol
The news in 2025: lol
In-laws here for 20 minutes and I’m throwing up from anxiety.
November 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM
In-laws here for 20 minutes and I’m throwing up from anxiety.
2 weeks into 12 week paternity leave and father in law is trying to pressure spouse to return to office part time. I’m so angry. But nobody else can be trusted to do his work! Maybe you should’ve planned for that during the 9 months I was pregnant. The way this family uses them disgusts me.
November 15, 2025 at 6:44 PM
2 weeks into 12 week paternity leave and father in law is trying to pressure spouse to return to office part time. I’m so angry. But nobody else can be trusted to do his work! Maybe you should’ve planned for that during the 9 months I was pregnant. The way this family uses them disgusts me.
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Our beloved Alice Wong has joined the ancestors. It was one of the great honors of my life to call Alice my friend, co-author & co-conspirator. She was a true genius, a force of nature the likes of which the world has never seen before. I love you, Alice, and am equal parts grateful and devastated
November 15, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Our beloved Alice Wong has joined the ancestors. It was one of the great honors of my life to call Alice my friend, co-author & co-conspirator. She was a true genius, a force of nature the likes of which the world has never seen before. I love you, Alice, and am equal parts grateful and devastated
I love this question.
alright let’s get something more pleasant going. what two books would you leave out on your coffee table so a reporter can mention you have them. doesn’t matter if you’ve read them. for me it’s Pale Fire (which I did read) and Ulysses (got like 15% of the way in)
November 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I love this question.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Your periodic reminder that Dazzler of the X-Men was originally designed by John Romita, Sr. to be Black and resemble Grace Jones:
unpublishedxmen.blogspot.com/2013/07/dazz...
unpublishedxmen.blogspot.com/2013/07/dazz...
November 14, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Your periodic reminder that Dazzler of the X-Men was originally designed by John Romita, Sr. to be Black and resemble Grace Jones:
unpublishedxmen.blogspot.com/2013/07/dazz...
unpublishedxmen.blogspot.com/2013/07/dazz...
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It's a losing battle, but I really want people to stop using the term "cabal" to describe Epstein's circle
The whole matter is already so tricky when it comes to antisemitism that adding an antisemitic term to your critique doesn't really help matters
But whatever, no one cares
The whole matter is already so tricky when it comes to antisemitism that adding an antisemitic term to your critique doesn't really help matters
But whatever, no one cares
November 14, 2025 at 10:36 AM
It's a losing battle, but I really want people to stop using the term "cabal" to describe Epstein's circle
The whole matter is already so tricky when it comes to antisemitism that adding an antisemitic term to your critique doesn't really help matters
But whatever, no one cares
The whole matter is already so tricky when it comes to antisemitism that adding an antisemitic term to your critique doesn't really help matters
But whatever, no one cares
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Every office has an executive tier whose emails are like:
saw on news , , can we replce complianc dept with web 3
and a worker tier whose emails are like:
Dear Jim,
First of all, I *love* this idea! Unfortunately, I spoke with Legal and identified a few issues with this approach. For starters…
saw on news , , can we replce complianc dept with web 3
and a worker tier whose emails are like:
Dear Jim,
First of all, I *love* this idea! Unfortunately, I spoke with Legal and identified a few issues with this approach. For starters…
Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
November 13, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Every office has an executive tier whose emails are like:
saw on news , , can we replce complianc dept with web 3
and a worker tier whose emails are like:
Dear Jim,
First of all, I *love* this idea! Unfortunately, I spoke with Legal and identified a few issues with this approach. For starters…
saw on news , , can we replce complianc dept with web 3
and a worker tier whose emails are like:
Dear Jim,
First of all, I *love* this idea! Unfortunately, I spoke with Legal and identified a few issues with this approach. For starters…
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All this Harvard / Epstein talk has me thinking about this @flaminghydra.com essay I wrote about fascism, Pink Floyd, and my troubled undergrad years at the Big H
Mother, Should I Build a Wall?
By my sophomore year at Harvard, I was studying the social sciences, editing for the school newspaper, participating in a Jewish fellowship, keeping up a busy social schedule, and feeling so dedicated...
flaminghydra.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:33 PM
All this Harvard / Epstein talk has me thinking about this @flaminghydra.com essay I wrote about fascism, Pink Floyd, and my troubled undergrad years at the Big H
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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ever since I learned about three-cueing I've developed infinitely more patience for replies on social media. mfers literally do not know how to read. people are walking around conjuring random meanings into words they don't know, and they don't know a lot of words. it's crazy
November 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
ever since I learned about three-cueing I've developed infinitely more patience for replies on social media. mfers literally do not know how to read. people are walking around conjuring random meanings into words they don't know, and they don't know a lot of words. it's crazy
Amein
A lot of things are really bad, but being able to make something with my hands feels extra powerful these days. Creation in the face of destruction. Remembering this keeps me sane.
November 13, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Amein