The Lazy Editor Reads I'm Gina, a librarian and life-long reader. I've been posting my thoughts on books and what I'm reading on Instagram, but I've become disillusioned with social media as a space to talk about reading a...

I’ve started a newsletter for my book reviews: buttondown.com/thelazyeditor

I’ve been posting book reviews on Instagram for 7-8 years, and I’ve become more and more disillusioned with that platform. I’m experimenting with this email newsletter as an alternative. I don’t expect a big audience, and I’m not sure how often I’ll send out updates.

I had the pleasure of attending Summer’s book launch for this collection & got to hear Summer read several poems. The Hungering Years might be the best poetry release of the year so far, and I’m glad to see this work highlighted by @therumpus.net

Got some new specs 🤓

If you are looking to donate to help Central Texas flood survivors, this group in Austin is providing mutual aid support like hotel rooms and temporary housing. fundly.com/july4floodtx

This is exactly how librarians have been blamed for cuts to library budgets for decades. "You didn't do enough to communicate your value." What that really means is "you don't make any profit, and profit is the only legitimate value an organization can produce."

Just ate some delicious hot wings and drank a big ass modelo and now I’m bout to smoke a cigarette

Folks I’m here to talk to you today about the importance of labor unions

@edsbs.bsky.social Your boy Rick Steves raising a little hell this morning.

As opposed to the elected Democrats in Congress

Just read the news about the recent supreme court decision, 7-2, to block one of Trump’s moves to deport people. The dissent was Alito and Thomas.

Trump’s supreme court appointees still all suck as people but it’s very funny when they won’t play ball for him.

Love how often I see my tattoo artist at HEB

Got a new-to-me pearl snap shirt as a little treat

The AI Slop Presidency AI-generated outrage bait is the perfect artistic medium for a president who rules by trying to overwhelm the system.

Some notes on the aesthetics of the second Trump term. Its accompanying artistic movement is grotesque slop. Slop for the slop god

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Losing my mind at this.

Through gritted teeth Way to go Dave Matthews

'What Are They Doing Illegal?' Officer Says Before Arresting Pro-Palestine Students Audio reveals an officer admitting University of Texas students weren’t breaking the law before they were arrested during a pro-Palestine protest.

EXCLUSIVE: A police officer questioned the legality of arresting peaceful student protesters without probable cause at a pro-Palestine demonstration at the University of Texas at Austin, audio from body camera footage provided to Rolling Stone shows.

My partner testified at the state capital today against a god awful senate bill that would allow the legislature to dictate curriculums at state universities and community colleges. I’m so incredibly proud rn. 🥹

The bois

The bois

It’s hard wearing all black when you have cats, you step outside and realize you have three different colors of cat hair all over you 😔

Sometimes I get nice reminders that I’m good at my job or my craft and the imposter syndrome it beaten back for at least a few hours and that’s a nice thing to happen as a little treat

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the democratic party leadership is not meeting the moment. we live in fascism and the party leadership is doing book tours and calling their own base anti-semitic for supporting palestinians. it’s laughable how there’s any confusion why no one likes them

An orange cat lounging in a bay window

A bay window hates to see Stacks coming

OpenAI declares AI race “over” if training on copyrighted works isn’t fair use National security hinges on unfettered access to AI training data, OpenAI says.

So it’s over then, works for me

HEB of Theseus continues. New lighting! Took me a long time to find the cat food.

Last night I attended the SXSW premiere of a short film adapted from a poem I wrote, “An Ongoing List of Things Found in the Library Book Drop, Usually Being Used as Bookmarks.” What a joy! What a life! Thank you to @thelazyeditor.bsky.social for capturing my red carpet moment. 💜

jawn binary

Please look up the influenza epidemic of 1918-19 to understand that the CDC not selecting strains for next year’s vaccines sets the stage for a public health calamity that will, without doubt and at bare minimum, catastrophically and directly impact people you know. This is a five alarm fire.

My regular HEB is undergoing construction but is still open. They’re redoing whole sections and moving stuff constantly. I call it the HEB of Theseus. The big question: Will it be the same HEB when they are done?

Watching Turbotax put on a super bowl ad the same week the GOP oligarchs kill Direct File is a bit much.