In "A Tale of Two Cities" a nobleman accidentally kills a child with his carriage. He shows no remorse, callously tosses a coin at the grieving father to compensate him, and rides on.

That kind of callousness is what we see in #MAGA leaders. And that situation ended in bloody revolution. #booksky

No Kings rally in Bloomington, Illinois. My mom went with me. This is a purple county in a sea of red. This protest turnout was much larger than I have ever seen around here. The crowd was much younger, too. Usually our protesters are mainly retired. It was very encouraging. #nokings #nokingsrally

A poem I wrote today

Defense beginning closing arguments in the #karenreadtrial

You know who could have predicted that Trump would eventually turn on Musk? This guy

Felt cute, went to a wedding

“Trump is a traitor” sticker on gas pump in rural central Illinois. #resist

The Antidote by Karen Russell is a historical novel, but also a novel of our times. It’s about hope, history, and the agency that each person has to stand up against evil. I highly recommend this one. #booksky

Loved this sign at the Mayday protest near me.

Ladies and gentlemen, I present: the real MVP of the #karenreadtrial

I made it out to a #mayday protest in Bloomington Illinois. 🪧 🇺🇸 there was a very nice crowd and a lot of cheers from people driving past.

Begging my elected official to do his job.

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I read 8 books in April. The best book I read this month was Black Woods Blue Sky, but it was also sort of messed up. Deeply disturbing in a way. So if you can handle that, I definitely recommend it. Barbara Kingsolver - level prose.