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I was recently trying to explain the origins of DOGE as an Internet joke to my 70+ mother.

To Use Their Language Is to Endorse Their Lies Every crisis is in part a storytelling crisis, and the current one here in the US is also a language crisis. How we use the language and how we listen for lies that are in single words and phrases as ...

A single word can be a lie. For example, journalists are still calling what Musk and his child army have been doing an operation in pursuit of government efficiency.... www.meditationsinanemergency.com/to-use-their...

How to Stand Up for Your Local Library by Getting Involved Libraries have been under political attack for the last several years. Here's how you can help defend your local library by getting involved.

Attend board meetings? YES. Attend programs? YES. Volunteer? MAYBE. bookriot.com/stand-up-for... #libraries #supportlibraries

Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie holding up the Vince Lombardi trophy like a winner while Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts stands behind him.

There’s something very America about the rich old white guy who didn’t do shit holding up the trophy like a hero while standing in front of the Black man who actually did everything.

Chicago is friggin’ beautiful.

The women’s flag football commercial made me cry. I guess I’m in a fragile state? #superbowl

Joan Crawford scared.

Current mood.

What you can do Ten ways to resist Trump II

Trump II has begun. Many people are asking: “What can I do now?”

Here are 10 recommendations. Please let me know your thoughts, and if you have anything else you'd like to add to the list.

Lady with very red, shiny face making a peace sign in front of tv screen showing movie The Substance

It’s not lost on me that I am relaxing post-microneedling by watching The Substance. The beauty industry is a horror show and I’m complicit. 😂

Lololololol

Wow! 💔

Me IRL. Okay, sure, probably all of us.

Creation Flows Both Ways in “Death of the Author” - Chicago Review of Books A review of Nnedi Okorafor’s new book, "Death of the Author."

Nnedi Okorafor's DEATH OF THE AUTHOR, @reemasabrina.bsky.social writes, is "just so Chicago. Zipping back and forth from Navy Pier to her parent’s home on the South Side...the high heats and somehow just as intense colds."

Donate to Support Carel and Tracey After Eaton Fire, organized by Michael Anspach On the evening of Tuesday, January 7, 2025, my in-laws looked outside to see… Michael Anspach needs your support for Support Carel and Tracey After Eaton Fire

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Framed - The daily movie guessing game Guess the movie from 6 frames. Come back each day to see if you can guess the daily movie, or visit the archive to answer the days that you missed!

Framed #1040
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Twin Peaks community assemble!
#twinpeaks #eatonfire

If you like your #horrorlit fast paced, Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by @claymcleod.bsky.social gets pretty wild real quick. #BookSky📚💙

Got my new @fangoria.bsky.social AND my first ever #NightWorms package on the same day. Happy Friday!
#horrorlit #horrormovies

Pre-ordered on @librofm.bsky.social. Can't wait!

You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?

I should be so lucky!

Subscribe me now. I send my kid to Catholic school even though they call themselves a Buddhist.

Marty McFly and Doc Emmett Brown in a scene from Back to the Future part 3

Dare I say, in Back to the Future III, Doc Brown might say “Great Scott!” about 20 times too many. #filmsky

I sometimes wonder if I should even use the star rating on my reading tracker.

Oooh yes. And when I gave 2 or 3 stars, it means it just wasn’t necessarily my fave or what resonated with me at THAT MOMENT IN TIME. To every reader their book!

Cover of Division Street: America by Studs Terkel, 1993 edition

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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#BookSky
14/20

Glass bowl with black eyed peas, ham and collard greens

I’m going to be extra grateful for these leftover black eyed peas tomorrow. Who doesn’t need an extra serving of good luck? #HappyNewYear #LiveLongAndProsper

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
💙📚
#BookSky
13/20

Family traditions are so important!