fuck. did you know if you change things early in the plot, later plot elements need to change, too? someone should do something about that

Ashley Herring Blake?

In response to the murder of Renee Good, every U.S. state can and must pass a version of the Illinois Bivens Act, allowing anyone to sue a person who violates constitutional rights during civil immigration enforcement.

Call your STATE legislators. Explainers:

verdict.justia.com/2025/11/14/t...

Pale green pistachio macaron shells, fresh from the oven, on a cooling rack

It’s winter holiday time, which means #macarons in my kitchen. These are pistachio, made from the fine pistachio flour I bought earlier this year for a different cookie recipe.

My weekly grocery run is quickly devolving into Cameron Diaz’s unhinged shopping trip in the holiday, complete with tossing random items in the cart to Ella Fitzgerald 🎄🛒🍫🧀
Happy holidays!

one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.

Senate Passes Bill Guarding Against Politically Motivated Book Bans <p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><em>Bill guards against political bias in library decisions, protects librarians from reprisals</em></p> <p><strong>(BOSTON&mdash;11/13/2025) </strong>The Massachus...

Congratulations MA! #FreedomtoRead bill with protections for authors now moves to the House! Call your MA reps!
Great work @massaabb.bsky.social ! malegislature.gov/PressRoom/De...

Self-soothing with the Megan Follows Anne of Green Gables. I’ve read the books countless times. I’ve watched the two films over and over. Jonathan Crombie was one of my first crushes. And I still tear up seventeen minutes in when Matthew says, “You can talk all you like. I don’t mind.”

I have listened to it twice more since this post. I have other books on my ebook reader and in Libro, but I just want to wallow in this story

I have a terrible book hangover, and it seems hair of the dog is the only solution. I’ll be bingelooping the audio edition of The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy until further notice 🎧📖 #booksky

A post by @revmagdalen.bsky.com: I hope someday we defeat fascism and in the far future, No Kings Day is celebrated as a federal holiday, and little children leave out dance mixtapes and cookies for the Resistance Frog, who leaves pocket Constitutions in their shoes. A comment by zachwlambert: I can't wait to stay up late on No Kings Eve to eat bites of the Resistance Frog cookies, put pocket Constitutions in my grandchildren's shoes, and then wake up the next morning for a dance party to all of our favorite Rage Against the Machine songs

Hi. My name is Cameron, and I’m addicted to worldbuilding at the expense of actually finishing a WIP
#writingCommunity #romancewriter

This morning, a cashier I see often on my weekly Friday morning grocery trip said, « See you next week, » and that just about made my day ☺️

Yep. Exactly

Someday, I will spell « protein » correctly on the first try, but today is not that day

Strange Currencies. No, Be Mine. No, Near Wild Heaven. Wait, no. Find the River. Maybe it’s Hope?

Find the River is top five for sure. I’m not sure if mine is Strange Currencies or Be Mine? Or mayyyybe Near Wild Heaven…

On it!

Welp 😂 First comment in and it’s over. I’ll spend the rest of my life chasing a way to work a wet dog into fabric design pattern

Okay, #romancereaders, let’s talk male main character smells for a sec. I’m side questing and curious what your favorite combos are. Lean into the tropes with me.Surprise me. Sandalwood and leather? Bergamot and cedar? Clean laundry?

Another day, another sketchy AF Google history in the name of fiction
#WritingCommunity #Romancelandia

Nope! Everything I try to draft is suuuuuuuper low stakes because I can’t stomach fictional conflict 🫣🫠😬

So. Much. This.

I took a J-term class on Tom Stoppard’s play Arcadia, co-taught by a theatre professor/director and an advanced maths professor. It was incredible

10/10 relatable title!

The Future is Faster Than You Think: Alexander Sauer-Budge Of SAVVI Financial On How Leaders Are… An Interview With Cynthia Corsetti

I don’t talk about my day job a ton, but that’s honestly because I find it enjoyable. I like what we do, and I like my team and my place in it. This interview with our CTO highlights a lot of the reasons why.

Picked up crocheting. I already knit and I learned to crochet granny squares when I was a teen. Now I stress crochet plushies and garments. Whee! Also painting on my iPad with Procreate. At least that is useful for bookish things?

New Yorkers: good luck today and remember not to vote for or even slate anyone who is a known sex pest

NYC friends: this poor dog was almost on his freedom ride out of the pound when his foster didn't show up on him. He's now in danger of being put down. Do you have space in your home and heart to adopt him? ❤️

Also, lots of animals at this NYC shelter who need a home.

nycacc.app#/browse/225834

A post from Timothy Snyder Five things to remember about war: 1. Many things reported with confidence in the first hours and days will turn out not to be true 2. Whatever they say, the people who start wars are often thinking chiefly about domestic politics 3. The rationale given for a war will change over time, such that actual success or failure in achieving a named objective is less relevant than one might think 4. Wars are unpredictable 5. Wars are easy to start and hard to stop

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