The DOJ was created to increase the capacity for federal prosecutions during Reconstruction esp. those to be brought under the newly enacted KuKlux Klan Act.
Now the DOJ is being used to prosecute a storied civil rights organization whose central mission has been to expose & dismantle the Klan.
“A contingent of nearly 200 Democratic members of Congress filed a ‘friend of the court’ brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, mounting a major legal challenge against the Trump administration's termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians.” www.wlrn.org/immigration/...
Elon Musk’s xAI operates over two dozen methane gas-burning turbines without legal permits to power its data centers, Colossus I and Colossus II, polluting the nation’s largest majority-Black city with toxic emissions.
Apparently, I was blocked too when I checked.
Oh well.
Tavern Keeper: it's good
aftermath.site/tavern-keeper-...
SCOOP: Two weeks ago, the head of the CDC delayed publication of a report showing covid vaccine cut likelihood of ER visits and hospitalizations by half. Now that report is no longer allowed to be published in CDC’s flagship scientific journal. My latest. 1/2
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
There's no legal basis for these boat strikes, and US officials involved in them should be prosecuted for attempted murder and murder. The OLC memo green-lighting the strikes is still secret, but there's nothing it could say that would make these strikes lawful. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Between insomnia and the upcoming "Practical Magic" sequel, here's a sort-of-a-movie-review.
#RomBkBlog
A Portal Fantasy, Gods-Turned-Human, and More New YA Book Releases This Week: bookriot.com/new-ya-book-...
here’s a wonderful story to get the day started off on the right foot
Map of Virginia showing the results of the April 21, 2026 redistricting election.
It may not look like it at first, since the finally tally appears rather close at a surface glance.
However, tonight's redistricting results were a CATASTROPHIC loss for Republicans and the fascist movement.
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A copy of the graphic novel adaptation of A Wizard of Earthsea. The cover shows a figure walking away from an ocean. The figure's shadow stretches out long and looming behind them.
We're thrilled that Fred Fordham's graphic novel adaptation of A Wizard of Earthsea is a finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story or Comic!
Your reminder that notable authors aren't actually sending you email about your unpublished work. They don't have the time and most of them aren't editors anyway
Happy Earth Day! Our planet is beautiful.
Finally posted my review on Goodreads and Storygraph but I'm so tired that I'll have to post it on my blog tomorrow. I very much laid out what I liked and didn't though.
Sigh……
This is horrific. I feel physically ill.
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content over trust, service, people, or stories. disgusting and counter-productive.
Currently at $30 / $150 and hoping to avoid getting dinged with an overdraft this week, any help is greatly appreciated ❤️
*screaming internally* 😅
It's one of the reasons I'm waiting on buying another myself; the shortage of parts is driving all tech prices sky high.
Congressman Al Green Introduces the Original Legislation to Give TSA Employees a Raise.
A copy of the legislation can be accessed by clicking here: algreen.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
Of course, the article also doesn't mention that this was done in service of banning trans people from public spaces.
Instead, they let the legislator run wild saying this about "men" in women's locker rooms and "protecting children's innocence."
This is how gender fascism advances.
Media needs to stop with "critics say" and just quote the actual language of the bill.
HB 249 creates a new category of "seminudity" which can be used to arrest women who aren't nude, but are wearing clothing — leggings, t-shirts without bras — that religious groups feel is too provocative.
A "Little Free Library" filled with only Merriam-Webster Dictionaries
Happy National Library Week to whoever did this.
I am very glad that it is all truly YA books this year.
Oh hi there, Hades II, I see you. 👀🥰
Congratulations to all the nominees, that's a stacked list.
Congratulations!!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳
I am delighted and honored and all of that to have October Daye nominated once again for Best Series at the 2026 Hugo Awards. Maybe this can be my year: file770.com/lacon-v-anno...
What if the Artemis II astronauts met real aliens? Xenolinguistics explores alien language possibilities, starting with how Earth animals communicate — like ants' chemical trails and eels' electrical signals. Fascinating stuff!
Check out this week's podcast for more:
Listen: is.gd/hIdwA3