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I write. Words is how I move through this world.
Stanley takes 'write what you know' to a whole new, painful level. This novel is saturated with newfound, life-changing thruths—of a 13-year-old. The imagery is striking—for a 13-year-old. This his not a novel. This is an insult. #ConsiderYourselfKissed #JessicaStanley #BookChat #booksky
November 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Stanley takes 'write what you know' to a whole new, painful level. This novel is saturated with newfound, life-changing thruths—of a 13-year-old. The imagery is striking—for a 13-year-old. This his not a novel. This is an insult. #ConsiderYourselfKissed #JessicaStanley #BookChat #booksky
French law has required proof of violence, threat, or coercion, to consider an offence as rape—until now, clearly stating that sex without consent is rape. Not everything is going to hell. #FeministFriday #rape #france
November 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
French law has required proof of violence, threat, or coercion, to consider an offence as rape—until now, clearly stating that sex without consent is rape. Not everything is going to hell. #FeministFriday #rape #france
In a time when academic freedom is facing pushback from authoritarian states, it's concerning that the Trump administration is subjecting American researchers from within. #HigherEducation #china #trump
China-critical UK academics describe ‘extremely heavy’ pressure from Beijing
Reliance on overseas students’ tuition fees under scrutiny as scholars describe chilling effect of being targeted
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November 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
In a time when academic freedom is facing pushback from authoritarian states, it's concerning that the Trump administration is subjecting American researchers from within. #HigherEducation #china #trump
The Texas Supreme Court just gave the green light for judges to refuse to marry same-sex couples if they claim "religious beliefs." Does this mean that gay doctors can refuse to operate on straight patients due to “religious beliefs”—or would that be discriminatory? #LGBTQRights #texas
October 31, 2025 at 7:29 AM
The Texas Supreme Court just gave the green light for judges to refuse to marry same-sex couples if they claim "religious beliefs." Does this mean that gay doctors can refuse to operate on straight patients due to “religious beliefs”—or would that be discriminatory? #LGBTQRights #texas
Some passages borders on banal. It’s like the author is so busy finding her voice, she forgets tone and style. #ConsiderYourselfKissed #JessicaStanley #BookChat #booksky
October 29, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Some passages borders on banal. It’s like the author is so busy finding her voice, she forgets tone and style. #ConsiderYourselfKissed #JessicaStanley #BookChat #booksky
So, the hubby sends a photo of a foggy forest to the 13-year-old. Kinda dreamy. Pretty, if you’re into nature photography. Her response: It looks like AI.
We’re all doomed. #NaturePhotography #AI
We’re all doomed. #NaturePhotography #AI
October 26, 2025 at 12:53 PM
So, the hubby sends a photo of a foggy forest to the 13-year-old. Kinda dreamy. Pretty, if you’re into nature photography. Her response: It looks like AI.
We’re all doomed. #NaturePhotography #AI
We’re all doomed. #NaturePhotography #AI
The author has created a universe filled with bots who try to speak human and attempt to mimic genuine reactions. It’s annoying at best. #ConsiderYourselfKissed #JessicaStanley #BookChat #booksky
October 25, 2025 at 10:36 AM
The author has created a universe filled with bots who try to speak human and attempt to mimic genuine reactions. It’s annoying at best. #ConsiderYourselfKissed #JessicaStanley #BookChat #booksky
“Hard not to be surprised, when the bulk of public conversation goes like this: "Paper or plastic." The loss of the human touch scares me.” I wonder what Homes would say about today’s self-service culture. #MayWeBeForgiven #AMHomes #WomensPrize #BookChat #booksky
October 24, 2025 at 6:23 AM
“Hard not to be surprised, when the bulk of public conversation goes like this: "Paper or plastic." The loss of the human touch scares me.” I wonder what Homes would say about today’s self-service culture. #MayWeBeForgiven #AMHomes #WomensPrize #BookChat #booksky
Homes go big and fires from all cylinders before the reader even gets through the first five pages. #MayWeBeForgiven #AMHomes #WomensPrize #BookChat #booksky
October 23, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Homes go big and fires from all cylinders before the reader even gets through the first five pages. #MayWeBeForgiven #AMHomes #WomensPrize #BookChat #booksky
“While some institutions may not be overwhelmingly white at the ground level they most certainly are at the top level. For example while more than 40% of active duty personnel in the US military are BIPOC people, seven of the eight joint chief of staff are white.” #NiceRacism #RobinDiangelo #booksky
October 22, 2025 at 7:13 AM
“While some institutions may not be overwhelmingly white at the ground level they most certainly are at the top level. For example while more than 40% of active duty personnel in the US military are BIPOC people, seven of the eight joint chief of staff are white.” #NiceRacism #RobinDiangelo #booksky
Has it not been Day 1 yet? #Day1 #RussiaWar
Breaking News: There are no plans for President Trump to meet Vladimir Putin soon, a White House official said, a week after Trump floated the idea.
Trump Will Not Meet With Putin Soon, Official Says in a Reversal
President Trump had floated the idea of a meeting last week, saying that he planned to speak with Russia’s leader in “two weeks or so” about Ukraine.
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October 21, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Has it not been Day 1 yet? #Day1 #RussiaWar
There’s a fine line between draining the swamp and being the swamp. #DrainTheSwamp #trump
Breaking News: President Trump wants $230 million from the Justice Department for investigating him, people familiar with the matter say. Any settlement might ultimately be approved by senior department officials who defended him or those in his orbit. nyti.ms/4hmIi5X
October 21, 2025 at 10:35 PM
There’s a fine line between draining the swamp and being the swamp. #DrainTheSwamp #trump
October 21, 2025 at 6:31 AM
There is some twisted logic in not being as free to speak up against racism as BIPOC as if you were white. It is as if opening my mouth about it is enough to prove my point. #NiceRacism #RobinDiangelo #BookChat #booksky #racism
October 20, 2025 at 7:23 AM
There is some twisted logic in not being as free to speak up against racism as BIPOC as if you were white. It is as if opening my mouth about it is enough to prove my point. #NiceRacism #RobinDiangelo #BookChat #booksky #racism
There’s a story here somewhere. I just don’t know that it matters. #TheWife #MegWolitzer #BookChat #booksky
October 19, 2025 at 7:59 AM
There’s a story here somewhere. I just don’t know that it matters. #TheWife #MegWolitzer #BookChat #booksky
For a well-researched novel, it's unfortunate that Wolitzer makes the mistake of naming Finland as a Scandinavian country. #TheWife #MegWolitzer #BookChat #booksky #scandinavia
October 18, 2025 at 11:22 AM
For a well-researched novel, it's unfortunate that Wolitzer makes the mistake of naming Finland as a Scandinavian country. #TheWife #MegWolitzer #BookChat #booksky #scandinavia
Stanley is in such a rush to pair the protagonists up, she forgets to let them evolve organically into place. They’re just there after a few pages, but no one knows why or how.
#ConsiderYourselfKissed #JessicaStanley #BookChat #booksky
#ConsiderYourselfKissed #JessicaStanley #BookChat #booksky
October 17, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Stanley is in such a rush to pair the protagonists up, she forgets to let them evolve organically into place. They’re just there after a few pages, but no one knows why or how.
#ConsiderYourselfKissed #JessicaStanley #BookChat #booksky
#ConsiderYourselfKissed #JessicaStanley #BookChat #booksky
Sometimes, as a writer, the best way to approach predictability is to fully embrace it? #ConsiderYourselfKissed #JessicaStanley #BookChat #booksky
October 15, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Sometimes, as a writer, the best way to approach predictability is to fully embrace it? #ConsiderYourselfKissed #JessicaStanley #BookChat #booksky
There are books I want to reread before having even finished reading it the first time. It’s rare, but it happens. I’m already looking forward to rereading this. #FindingMe #ViolaDavis #BookChat #booksky
October 14, 2025 at 6:43 AM
There are books I want to reread before having even finished reading it the first time. It’s rare, but it happens. I’m already looking forward to rereading this. #FindingMe #ViolaDavis #BookChat #booksky
The structural racism that is so normalized in its silent presence is scary and further weaponized when put in the hands of institutions like Juilliard. #StructualRacism #racism #juilliard #FindingMe #ViolaDavis #BookChat #booksky
October 13, 2025 at 7:28 AM
The structural racism that is so normalized in its silent presence is scary and further weaponized when put in the hands of institutions like Juilliard. #StructualRacism #racism #juilliard #FindingMe #ViolaDavis #BookChat #booksky
This week, the team behind My Dad Write a Porno released a remastered version of season 1. Here’s the soundtrack—penned by yours truly. #PomegranatesAndRivets #MyDadWroteAPorno #BelindaBlinked
Pomegranates & Rivets
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October 12, 2025 at 10:18 AM
This week, the team behind My Dad Write a Porno released a remastered version of season 1. Here’s the soundtrack—penned by yours truly. #PomegranatesAndRivets #MyDadWroteAPorno #BelindaBlinked
The in-between space that Davis talks about, where one’s blackness is not black enough to pass as black, yet black enough to not pass as white is so common among minorities, it’s a mystery that so many of us still feel alone in this experience. #FindingMe #ViolaDavis #BookChat #booksky
October 12, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The in-between space that Davis talks about, where one’s blackness is not black enough to pass as black, yet black enough to not pass as white is so common among minorities, it’s a mystery that so many of us still feel alone in this experience. #FindingMe #ViolaDavis #BookChat #booksky
Davis’s exit plan in college to do acting on the side and study to become a teacher resonates with so many working-class university students who can only afford to approach higher education from a very tangible point-of-view. #FindingMe #ViolaDavis #BookChat #booksky
October 11, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Davis’s exit plan in college to do acting on the side and study to become a teacher resonates with so many working-class university students who can only afford to approach higher education from a very tangible point-of-view. #FindingMe #ViolaDavis #BookChat #booksky
This week’s #FeministFriday post got a bit too lengthy to fit here. So, see link. #DoubleStandard #pregnancy #infertility #autism #tylenol
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October 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
This week’s #FeministFriday post got a bit too lengthy to fit here. So, see link. #DoubleStandard #pregnancy #infertility #autism #tylenol