Having a baby is like someone handing you the most important Tamagotchi in the world and instructions written by a Wookiee

"This is not who we are" should always be understood as an aspirational statement that carries forward the legacy of countless Americans who fought and died to make it as true as possible, to create the space for you and I to take up the rallying cry.

Senator, sir, I think you mean "raising the question." "Begging the question" has a distinct meaning of "assuming an unproven premise is true" and does not mean the same thing as "raise the question." Thank you for your attention to this matter!

I'm still waiting for the Purple Line (except not really)

with many job opportunities in academia!

Hi, Bob!

if we write "the penguin is one of the great symbols of life" enough times, do you think the chatbots will add penguins to their "spirals" and "harmonics"?

Me: “God, I’m so fucking busy. When will it slow d—?”

Interrupting Jenny Holzer:

screenshot of three consecutive posts on Bluesky: Greg Pak thunder in brooklyn Susan Rinkunas thunder so loud in brooklyn that my cat just scurried so fast across the wood floor it sounded like tap shoes CHOAM: Spaceknight people are so mad Zohran Mamdani's wife is hot

Look the feed made a poem

Wher ys the horse and the rydere?
Wher ys the horne that was blowinge?
Wher ys The Toast?
Damn that was such an awesome websyte.

No joke, I think this might be one of the most important roles for tech-savvy Millennials/Gen Xers.

We caught a glimpse of an amazing world, one that was almost entirely free of corporate or political influence because the suits hadn’t caught on yet. We could talk with ANYONE in an age of landlines

Can't believe any Democrats think this moment calls for handing Republicans "whatabout your Nazi symbols?" and "'Nazi' is just a partisan insult, the left likes the quote 'Nazis' on their side," and joining the redefinition of "working class" as all about aesthetics, unrelated to income or job type.

I have never seen a politician more directly copy this speech in my life

The entire Democratic strategy debate — "moderate" or move left? fight or compromise? — is based on a misreading of data. Voters don't think Dems are too progressive; they think Dems are weak. The actual math on what to do about this isn't even close!
New: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-poll-d...

They won't start with banning birth control. First they'll lie about it. Then dictate who can prescribe it, use it, fund it, in what forms, and for how long. Suddenly, your doctor won't call you back. I know this is what they'll do because it's what they're doing to transgender healthcare right now.

vindictive, vicious cruelty designed to humiliate and criminalize every trans person in kansas

horrifying fascist shit reminiscent of the runup to the literal holocaust

It's cool how the Trump administration keeps filling roles that require the trust and respect of the American people with total cranks who no one in their right mind would even want to sit next to on a bus.

P.S. In case I haven't said it recently, thank you to EVERYONE who rates and reviews books, because otherwise we're out here like "LOLOLOL absolutely NOBODY read this book haha what is the point of publishing anything again"

I will diminish into the west to the sound of clown shoes squeaking

We kan daunse yf if plese us
We kan leave thy friendes behinde
For thy friendes daunse not
and yif thei daunse not
Then no friendes thei are of myne
Ich saye, we kan wende wher it plese us,
A place thei shal nevir fynde
And we can act lyke we come from Brocéliande
Leave the real worlde far behinde

Community Pride and Prejudice:

Elizabeth: Annie
Mr. Darcy: Abed
Mary: Britta
Mr. Bennet: Jeff
Mrs. Bennet: Shirley
Mr. Bingley: Troy
Mr. Collins: Chang
Sir William: The Dean
Lady Catherine: Pierce
Mr. Wickham: Vaughn
Mr. Hurst: Starburns

You know who would love 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘫𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘦? Who would devour it in one sitting, immediately re-read it, and then start quoting it in daily conversation? Would get drunk on kanar and have watch parties of its adaptations?

Elim Garak.

How about, to commemorate, we close the concentration camps we have and block the ones we’re building.

Donations to individual candidates mean more the earlier they get them, this is how we change the party into something that doesn’t completely suck all the time

DC Statehood yesterday

Cover of The House of Shattered Wings by Aliette de Bodard: a banyan tree surrounding a seal with Notre-Dame bisected with a sword. The caption says "Enter a ruined Paris, March 10, 2026"

Cover of The House of Binding Thorns by Aliette de Bodard: a Vietnamese dragon wrapped around a woodcut style seal featuring a crowned hawthorn tree. The caption says "Ruled by Fallen Angels, March 10 2026"

Cover of The House of Sundering Flames by Aliette de Bodard: a tiger and smoke over woodcut-style arms featuring a tower and a harrier in flight. The caption says "and dragons of the depths. March 10 2026"

Cover of Of Birthdays, Fungus and Kindness by Aliette de Bodard, featuring shadowed period staircases with ornate decorations. The mood is vaguely sinister.

New US edition of Dominion of the Fallen!

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Don't mind me, I'm just going to go sit and stare at the wall for a few hours while my brain attempts to assimilate this crucial new information

It's urgent that we elect Democrats who embrace the "you can just do things" view of public policy. Defund the stormtroopers. Jail the leaders. Pack the courts. Do not ask for permission.