WE ALL WANT IMPOSSIBLE THINGS by @catherinenewman.bsky.social is so good. Life-affirming and silly (complimentary) and poignant and hilarious. A perfect combo of totally realistic moments + a pleasingly determined narrative arc. Overuses italics better than anyone in the game.
December 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
WE ALL WANT IMPOSSIBLE THINGS by @catherinenewman.bsky.social is so good. Life-affirming and silly (complimentary) and poignant and hilarious. A perfect combo of totally realistic moments + a pleasingly determined narrative arc. Overuses italics better than anyone in the game.
Adding at least half of these recs to my “want to read“ list 🤓
The good dude @lukeoneil47.bsky.social let me write about the 20 best books that I read in 2025. If you're wondering "what should I read?" here's your list www.welcometohellworld.com/20-books-you...
20 books you should read
My friend Aaron thinks he's better than me because he "reads books" and "knows how to read." That's fine. I've looked at so many posts. Today he writes about the 20 best (new and old) he read this yea...
www.welcometohellworld.com
December 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Adding at least half of these recs to my “want to read“ list 🤓
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Earlier this year, @msjpauly.bsky.social and I spent tens of hours speaking to trans kids and their families about their lives under Trump 2.0. Now is not a bad time to re-read it.
Coverage of the latest news coming from colleagues at Mother Jones later today.
Coverage of the latest news coming from colleagues at Mother Jones later today.
"We're going to do whatever it takes to keep her safe"
How families are fighting to survive Trump's war on transgender kids
www.motherjones.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Earlier this year, @msjpauly.bsky.social and I spent tens of hours speaking to trans kids and their families about their lives under Trump 2.0. Now is not a bad time to re-read it.
Coverage of the latest news coming from colleagues at Mother Jones later today.
Coverage of the latest news coming from colleagues at Mother Jones later today.
Tell Congress: No War With Venezuela act.indivisible.org/sign/tell-co...
Tell Congress: No War With Venezuela
The Trump regime has been amassing forces in the Caribbean as it threatens war against Venezuela. Over the past few months, they’ve bombed small boats in the Caribbean and Pacific that they claim were...
act.indivisible.org
December 17, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Tell Congress: No War With Venezuela act.indivisible.org/sign/tell-co...
💙📚 Finished THE STARVING SAINTS by @caitlinstarling.com today. What a thrill of medieval/speculative/horror fiction, and the tension between the 3 narrators was 🤌🔥
In my head, it was in convo with a fave, Jemisin’s THE FIFTH SEASON (harnessing elements, reform v. abolition, throuples).
In my head, it was in convo with a fave, Jemisin’s THE FIFTH SEASON (harnessing elements, reform v. abolition, throuples).
December 13, 2025 at 2:13 AM
💙📚 Finished THE STARVING SAINTS by @caitlinstarling.com today. What a thrill of medieval/speculative/horror fiction, and the tension between the 3 narrators was 🤌🔥
In my head, it was in convo with a fave, Jemisin’s THE FIFTH SEASON (harnessing elements, reform v. abolition, throuples).
In my head, it was in convo with a fave, Jemisin’s THE FIFTH SEASON (harnessing elements, reform v. abolition, throuples).
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Mohammad Ibrahim, the U.S citizen who was abducted when he was 15-years-old by the IOF and who was finally released after almost 10 months of imprisonment speaks alongside his father to PBS News.
December 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Mohammad Ibrahim, the U.S citizen who was abducted when he was 15-years-old by the IOF and who was finally released after almost 10 months of imprisonment speaks alongside his father to PBS News.
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We need your immediate help!
December 9, 2025 at 2:14 AM
We need your immediate help!
Join me in contacting your congressperson in support of the Protect America’s Workforce Act, which would undo the Trump admin’s EO union-busting federal workers and is supported by R & D members of the House.
act.aflcio.org/letters/send...
act.aflcio.org/letters/send...
SEND AN EMAIL: Support the Pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act
Fill out this form to send an email to your representative asking them to sign the Protect America’s Workforce Act discharge petition. President Trump signed an executive order in March that ripped t...
act.aflcio.org
December 8, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Join me in contacting your congressperson in support of the Protect America’s Workforce Act, which would undo the Trump admin’s EO union-busting federal workers and is supported by R & D members of the House.
act.aflcio.org/letters/send...
act.aflcio.org/letters/send...
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Most discussions about “misinformation” treat the problem as if people simply don’t have good enough critical-thinking skills. It sounds intuitive, but it’s not entirely accurate. The problem isn’t just individual ignorance, it’s the structure of the information environment people are placed into.
Finland has emerged as a global leader in countering “fake news”. Here's how they've done it
Teaching when to trust
As fake news accelerates, we need to teach our children how to think critically. Finnish schools are leading the charge
newhumanist.org.uk
December 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Most discussions about “misinformation” treat the problem as if people simply don’t have good enough critical-thinking skills. It sounds intuitive, but it’s not entirely accurate. The problem isn’t just individual ignorance, it’s the structure of the information environment people are placed into.
Astonishing the mess a toddler can make with two (2) raspberries
December 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Astonishing the mess a toddler can make with two (2) raspberries
@npr.org not messing around with this morning’s episode of Up First.
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podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...
Trump's Racist Somali Remarks, Signalgate Report, CDC Vaccine Meeting
Podcast Episode · Up First from NPR · 12/04/2025 · 13m
podcasts.apple.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
@npr.org not messing around with this morning’s episode of Up First.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...
FACTORY GIRLS by Michelle Gallen was such an immersive read, full of feeling (rage, grief, fear, despair, and optimism laced with trepidation) and humor. Maeve is a protagonist who will stay with me. The Troubles-era brew of colonial & class violence worth remembering #booksky
November 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
FACTORY GIRLS by Michelle Gallen was such an immersive read, full of feeling (rage, grief, fear, despair, and optimism laced with trepidation) and humor. Maeve is a protagonist who will stay with me. The Troubles-era brew of colonial & class violence worth remembering #booksky
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I'd like to add that REBUILD is currently connecting people of color who have been detained by ICE/DHS to FREE counseling/therapy. Please pass along the word: www.darknessrisingproject.org/help-me-find...
REBUILD - Darkness Rising Project
Need help finding a Black therapist? We can help.
www.darknessrisingproject.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I'd like to add that REBUILD is currently connecting people of color who have been detained by ICE/DHS to FREE counseling/therapy. Please pass along the word: www.darknessrisingproject.org/help-me-find...
I think about the last line from this book almost every single day.
Omar El Akkad’s “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This” about the war in Gaza won the nonfiction award at the National Book Awards.
A provocative bestseller wins the National Book Award for nonfiction
Omar El Akkad’s “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This” criticizes Western indifference to civilian suffering in Gaza.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I think about the last line from this book almost every single day.
The 1st public update on bargaining progress between #GEO (union of graduate student workers) and university admin at @umich.edu ✊
www.geo3550.org/wp-content/u...
www.geo3550.org/wp-content/u...
www.geo3550.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The 1st public update on bargaining progress between #GEO (union of graduate student workers) and university admin at @umich.edu ✊
www.geo3550.org/wp-content/u...
www.geo3550.org/wp-content/u...
Pressure congressional representatives and the State Department to demand the immediate release of US citizen teenager Mohammed Ibrahim from Israeli prison, where he has been starved and tortured since February.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Israeli embassy writes to US senators defending detention of Palestinian American teen
The document describes Israel’s case against Mohammed Ibrahim but omits key details about his treatment
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Pressure congressional representatives and the State Department to demand the immediate release of US citizen teenager Mohammed Ibrahim from Israeli prison, where he has been starved and tortured since February.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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On U.S. complicity in the unfolding massacres: "The U.S. should halt arms transfers to the UAE, which is supplying the RSF with the weapons used to carry out atrocities in Darfur. Failure to take action could condemn hundreds of thousands more civilians to death at the hands of genocidal forces."
US Urged to End Arms Sales to UAE as It Backs Genocidal Paramilitary in Sudan
The US has provided the UAE with billions of dollars’ worth of weapons, even as it’s funneled weapons into Sudan.
truthout.org
November 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
On U.S. complicity in the unfolding massacres: "The U.S. should halt arms transfers to the UAE, which is supplying the RSF with the weapons used to carry out atrocities in Darfur. Failure to take action could condemn hundreds of thousands more civilians to death at the hands of genocidal forces."
“Warfighting” as murder for profit seems to be what’s happening now re: Venezuela/alleged narcotrafficking boats in the Caribbean.
In the opening statement, William Crandall said, “We went to preserve the peace and our testimony will show that we have set all of Indochina aflame.”
War is hell, yes, but beyond that, US militarism is a project of “investing in murder for profit” (in the words of an antiwar ad of that era).
War is hell, yes, but beyond that, US militarism is a project of “investing in murder for profit” (in the words of an antiwar ad of that era).
November 12, 2025 at 1:30 AM
“Warfighting” as murder for profit seems to be what’s happening now re: Venezuela/alleged narcotrafficking boats in the Caribbean.
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Veteran’s Day is a good time to recall the Winter Soldier Investigation, a performative war crimes tribunal put on by the Vietnam Veterans Against the War in 197—against themselves, while the war was still ongoing.
November 11, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Veteran’s Day is a good time to recall the Winter Soldier Investigation, a performative war crimes tribunal put on by the Vietnam Veterans Against the War in 197—against themselves, while the war was still ongoing.
Veteran’s Day is a good time to recall the Winter Soldier Investigation, a performative war crimes tribunal put on by the Vietnam Veterans Against the War in 197—against themselves, while the war was still ongoing.
November 11, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Veteran’s Day is a good time to recall the Winter Soldier Investigation, a performative war crimes tribunal put on by the Vietnam Veterans Against the War in 197—against themselves, while the war was still ongoing.
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Billionaires made $698 billion last year while families like yours were forced to choose between food and healthcare.
Why?
The system is rigged in their favor – now it's time to build one that works for all of us.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Why?
The system is rigged in their favor – now it's time to build one that works for all of us.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Top 10 US billionaires’ collective wealth grew by $698bn in past year – report
Oxfam warns Trump policies risk driving inequality to new heights – but Democrats have also exacerbated wealth gap
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Billionaires made $698 billion last year while families like yours were forced to choose between food and healthcare.
Why?
The system is rigged in their favor – now it's time to build one that works for all of us.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Why?
The system is rigged in their favor – now it's time to build one that works for all of us.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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I did a voice on this week's episode of Circle Round, recorded live at Symphony Hall in Boston! It's called "Whatever You Like" and it's fun to listen to with your kids if you have kids!
Whatever You Like | Ep. 303
Recorded live at Symphony Hall with Boston Symphony Orchestra members and a star-studded cast, this story with roots in Jewish and Indian lore proves that when you weigh your words, they can be worth ...
www.wbur.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I did a voice on this week's episode of Circle Round, recorded live at Symphony Hall in Boston! It's called "Whatever You Like" and it's fun to listen to with your kids if you have kids!
Read SLOW DANCE by @rainbowrowell.bsky.social last week, and it was such a joy to fall in love with the characters early on. Each time I came back (after many, many, many interruptions from my tiny children), I was looking forward to being a fly on the wall for their interactions.
#booksky
#booksky
October 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Read SLOW DANCE by @rainbowrowell.bsky.social last week, and it was such a joy to fall in love with the characters early on. Each time I came back (after many, many, many interruptions from my tiny children), I was looking forward to being a fly on the wall for their interactions.
#booksky
#booksky