I’ve had the same editor since 1967. Many times he has said to me over the years or asked me, Why would you use a semicolon instead of a colon? And many times over the years I have said to him things like: I will never speak to you again. Forever. Goodbye. That is it. Thank you very much. And I leave. Then I read the piece and I think of his suggestions. I send him a telegram that says, OK, so you’re right. So what? Don’t ever mention this to me again. If you do, I will never speak to you again

Maya Angelou on the joys of being edited

A TV Guide cover featuring Grover of the Muppets with his arms around a young, handsome Elliot Gould. The caption reads: Editor: You get those photos of Elliot Gould and Grover? Reporter: Sure did boss, real fuckin sexy just like you asked. Editor: what

not only is jihyo putting her whole pussy into this performance, she also found some other pussy and is putting that in too

instead of watching the new harry potter trailer, why not pick up some horror books by trans and nb writers for the trans rights readathon?? there are so many good options.
For example, check out some of these writers:

let’s help rye get top surgery!! every little bit helps 💗

Hard to not go fucking insane in a world where they behave like fiction can hurt you while literally bombing schools. Hope all of these fascist fucks take a very long walk off of a very short pier.

Hasbro’s CEO on J.K. Rowling. We just published our new Decoder interview with Chris Cocks, the head of Hasbro. I asked him directly about how he thinks about author J.K. Rowling’s politics and what it’s done to the Harry Potter f...

cannot stress enough that "separate the art from the artist" was meant for private individuals reconciling the art they love with its flawed creators and not meant for the ceo of a company driving a dump truck of money up to a bigot's front porch

www.theverge.com/podcast/8914...

i really can not emphasize enough that the most materially impactful thing you can do for trans people right now is hire them.

i went to a panel today where Ross Gay, one of my favorite writers, talked about poetry and process and paying attention with some of my amazing coworkers, and at the end of it i was able to give him a little letter thanking him for his work which he was so kind and gracious about

i don’t think so but there are SO MANY gay people in priory of the orange tree, the better dragon series 😁

I like this a lot, and it applies to everything. You don't have to go total cold turkey on *every* backend-awful thing out there. Maxxabstaining/ Waldenponding isn't needed! Just push your behaviour in a new direction and turn that preference into a habit. That'll move the needle nicely.

Hackers Expose Age-Verification Software Powering Surveillance Web Three hacktivists tried to find a workaround to Discord’s age-verification software. Instead, they found its frontend exposed to the open internet.

Oops. Turns out Persona, Discord’s age-verification service, was secretly screening selfies against government watchlists AND accessible by the feds. It's backed by Peter Thiel.

“The state wants to see everything. The corporations want to see everything. And they've learned to work together.”

“All children held in immigration detention should be immediately released, and these facilities should be permanently shuttered.”

not even 10 mins into the 2nd period and kendall coyne is on hat trick watch 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

Just published an update to this, covering the team structures for the US and Canada (ie. who is on which line), and the news that Team Canada left the Olympic village after one day and moved into a hotel:

‘He’s not the same’: Father of Liam Conejo Ramos says 5-year-old continues to suffer Some people thought they say the 5-year-old during the Super Bowl halftime show. But Liam is still in hiding with his family, after he and his father were detained and then released from a Texas deten...

Super Bowl viewers Sunday speculated that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos appeared in the halftime show. In fact, he has been in hiding with his family.

“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.

From the bestskeeting author of the Bluesky-famous six-week Bad Bunny 101 comes this essential close reading of the halftime show! 🧵

The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...

Read our full story that details how we got inside the Dilley detention center for immigrant families here: www.propublica.org/article/life...

One of the most striking snd powerful parts of the halftime show

when i say bring that baby home i mean EVERY BABY

'This decision is a major setback for Sex Matters, which raised more than £65,000 to try and force the pond to ban trans people, trying to go against regular swimmers. More than 32,000 people said they wanted the ponds to remain trans inclusive – 86% of the respondents to the consultation'

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As January comes to a close, The Rec Center approaches Femslash February, which I believe we've observed every year since the start. But despite putting out a call for F/F fic recs several weeks ago, we've received *checks notes* 3 submissions. 😵‍💫 C'mon, folks! Please send us your favorite F/F!

This or just dumping people *in the woods* AND sending folks out w/o their phone or I.D.

Volunteers w/ Safe Haven wait at the gate & do sweeps of the woods, with warm clothes, a burner, and a ride home, "so no one is left alone at the gate."

I donated; pls join me if you can: gofund.me/7d506a3d0

I keep thinking “my god the people they’ve killed seem like exceptionally good folks” and I think the lesson there is that they’re not exceptional, but that wonderful people abound and that a baseline distrust in humanity is a shitty conservative trope that privileges power over collective strength

Minnesota judges continue to reject arrest warrants in ICE protests Sources say federal agents aren’t providing evidence that protestors are committing the crimes of which they’re accused.

NEW: MN judges continue to reject arrest warrants in ICE protests. Sources tell @ms.now feds aren’t providing evidence that protestors are committing the crimes of which they’re accused. First byline with the great @carolleonnig.bsky.social and Alex Tabet. www.ms.now/news/minneso...

A guide to mental health care as ICE activity continues in Minnesota How to navigate the mental health impacts of immigration-related trauma, according to psychologists in Minnesota.

How to navigate the mental health impacts of immigration-related trauma, according to psychologists in Minnesota.

Written by Anna Nguyen

This is insane. Insane that it's happening. Insane that these good folks need to do it in the first place. And insane that no one in power is helping them one iota.

the EU could collapse the American entertainment industry by simply withholding the Skarsgards until Trump is deposed

the worst part about writing is how you have to make up the entire fucking thing