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She like a pirate ship & they like a murder of crows. (Formerly @VeroniKaboom)
Creator of BLOOD CITY ROLLERS. Audio Producer/Screenwriter/Director. Firefighter. Former Lit Agent w/opinions on pub praxis. Lit Rep: Paige Terlip.
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Creator of BLOOD CITY ROLLERS. Audio Producer/Screenwriter/Director. Firefighter. Former Lit Agent w/opinions on pub praxis. Lit Rep: Paige Terlip.
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Blood City Rollers: Move It or Bruise It by V.P. Anderson: 9780593813256 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Skates on. Fangs out. Let's roll. The stakes are high and the competition is tough in the sequel to the perfectly paranormal graphic novel about a 13-year-old ice skater who embraces the dark side...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
Time flies when you’re rolling in snow! But BLOOD CITY ROLLERS (2): MOVE IT OR BRUISE IT releases today, and I could not be prouder or more grateful for the team that made this possible! #JoinBCRD #RollWithUs #BookBDay
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/748761...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/748761...
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As America prepares to celebrate 250 years of independence, a federal reading initiative reveals a glaring truth: the nation is still telling its story without Black women.
wordinblack.com/2026/02/read...
wordinblack.com/2026/02/read...
Reading the Nation at 250: Who Is Missing From the Story?
Twenty-four books. Millions in grants. Zero Black women authors.
wordinblack.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
As America prepares to celebrate 250 years of independence, a federal reading initiative reveals a glaring truth: the nation is still telling its story without Black women.
wordinblack.com/2026/02/read...
wordinblack.com/2026/02/read...
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The rot runs right through this Labour government.
Starmer made Mandelson ambassador to the US despite knowing of his relationship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. He must go.
Streeting must cancel the NHS contract with Palantir which has Mandelson's hands all over it.
Starmer made Mandelson ambassador to the US despite knowing of his relationship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. He must go.
Streeting must cancel the NHS contract with Palantir which has Mandelson's hands all over it.
February 5, 2026 at 12:45 PM
The rot runs right through this Labour government.
Starmer made Mandelson ambassador to the US despite knowing of his relationship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. He must go.
Streeting must cancel the NHS contract with Palantir which has Mandelson's hands all over it.
Starmer made Mandelson ambassador to the US despite knowing of his relationship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. He must go.
Streeting must cancel the NHS contract with Palantir which has Mandelson's hands all over it.
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Trans lives. 🏳️⚧️ Queer history.
"Though Stonewall became globally known, Compton's shows us the truth: trans women of colour have always been at the heart of queer liberation."
The pivotal riot that shaped modern LGBTQIA+ rights, you don't hear about enough
Before Stonewall, Pride, or the rainbow became a symbol for the queer community, a group of trans women started a revolution that history almost forgot
www.wearequeeraf.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Trans lives. 🏳️⚧️ Queer history.
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“I stand to benefit from other people’s suffering, which I find abhorrent and I refuse to be a quiet participant in that system,” added a second Google staffer, who went by Alex.
www.wired.com/story/hundre...
www.wired.com/story/hundre...
More Than 800 Google Workers Urge Company to Cancel Any Contracts With ICE and CBP
The campaign is among the largest anti-ICE protests by workers at a single company since federal agents shot and killed two people in Minneapolis last month.
www.wired.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:30 PM
“I stand to benefit from other people’s suffering, which I find abhorrent and I refuse to be a quiet participant in that system,” added a second Google staffer, who went by Alex.
www.wired.com/story/hundre...
www.wired.com/story/hundre...
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SUNDAY: Joining me live on stream this weekend is the illustrious Matthew Mercer!
We’ll be talking about our attack ad, video games, DND characters, and more! Tune in this Super Bowl Sunday at 7PM CT on Twitch or YouTube.
Drop some questions below :)
@matthewmercer.bsky.social
We’ll be talking about our attack ad, video games, DND characters, and more! Tune in this Super Bowl Sunday at 7PM CT on Twitch or YouTube.
Drop some questions below :)
@matthewmercer.bsky.social
February 6, 2026 at 6:11 PM
SUNDAY: Joining me live on stream this weekend is the illustrious Matthew Mercer!
We’ll be talking about our attack ad, video games, DND characters, and more! Tune in this Super Bowl Sunday at 7PM CT on Twitch or YouTube.
Drop some questions below :)
@matthewmercer.bsky.social
We’ll be talking about our attack ad, video games, DND characters, and more! Tune in this Super Bowl Sunday at 7PM CT on Twitch or YouTube.
Drop some questions below :)
@matthewmercer.bsky.social
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The SAVE Act failed to pass last year because of nationwide public opposition. Now it’s back, and Congress should reject it again. Here’s why. bit.ly/4rA2p4R
New SAVE Act Bills Would Still Block Millions of Americans From Voting
The “show your papers” requirement is an attack on the freedom to vote.
www.brennancenter.org
February 6, 2026 at 6:12 PM
The SAVE Act failed to pass last year because of nationwide public opposition. Now it’s back, and Congress should reject it again. Here’s why. bit.ly/4rA2p4R
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ok, whoa. the DOJ just told me that the unredacted version of the document in question contains an image of a victim’s face overlayed on the face of the Mona Lisa image. so, that's why it's redacted. jesus christ
cool. glad we protected her identity at least www.404media.co/the-doj-reda...
The DOJ Redacted a Photo of the Mona Lisa in the Epstein Files
While Epstein’s victims endure the fallout of their photos and names being exposed in the Department of Justice’s latest tranche of files, investigators redacted the identity of the most famous portra...
www.404media.co
February 5, 2026 at 10:26 PM
ok, whoa. the DOJ just told me that the unredacted version of the document in question contains an image of a victim’s face overlayed on the face of the Mona Lisa image. so, that's why it's redacted. jesus christ
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Whatever the federal presence looks like in the Bay Area on Super Bowl Sunday, we won’t allow it to stop us from exercising our First Amendment right to protest ICE violence.
Before you head out on Sunday, here’s what you need to know about your rights to help you stay safe.
Before you head out on Sunday, here’s what you need to know about your rights to help you stay safe.
February 4, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Whatever the federal presence looks like in the Bay Area on Super Bowl Sunday, we won’t allow it to stop us from exercising our First Amendment right to protest ICE violence.
Before you head out on Sunday, here’s what you need to know about your rights to help you stay safe.
Before you head out on Sunday, here’s what you need to know about your rights to help you stay safe.
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"If you are uncomfortable with what the Border Patrol is doing in Minneapolis, you are uncomfortable with the Border Patrol, full stop."
Shocking but not really surprising. Horrific from way back.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/o...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/o...
Opinion | The Border Patrol Is the Problem. It Always Has Been.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:42 AM
"If you are uncomfortable with what the Border Patrol is doing in Minneapolis, you are uncomfortable with the Border Patrol, full stop."
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I’m not sure we’ve properly addressed how profoundly disturbing it is that America can largely shrug at the stashing of human beings in giant warehouses.
February 6, 2026 at 5:12 AM
I’m not sure we’ve properly addressed how profoundly disturbing it is that America can largely shrug at the stashing of human beings in giant warehouses.
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Two schools in Texas, Williams High School and Plano East High School, are expecting student walkouts this afternoon to protest ICE.
February 6, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Two schools in Texas, Williams High School and Plano East High School, are expecting student walkouts this afternoon to protest ICE.
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I saw the terrible ai take that everyone is dunking on so reposting this *excellent* essay on generative ai
Waiting for the Dr and making this my morning reading and how do I make every single person I work with read this entire thing.
(Seriously, everyone read the entire essay)
My phone is just full of screenshots of every time I was like “yes! This!” But also, yes!! This!!!
(Seriously, everyone read the entire essay)
My phone is just full of screenshots of every time I was like “yes! This!” But also, yes!! This!!!
February 6, 2026 at 6:17 PM
I saw the terrible ai take that everyone is dunking on so reposting this *excellent* essay on generative ai
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Day after day, they walk out anyway. Teenagers choosing conscience over comfort, courage over fear. They keep showing up to protest ICE, cages, and inhumanity. In surprising places like Oklahoma, young people persist.
History moves because they refuse silence.
Never give up on young people.
History moves because they refuse silence.
Never give up on young people.
February 6, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Day after day, they walk out anyway. Teenagers choosing conscience over comfort, courage over fear. They keep showing up to protest ICE, cages, and inhumanity. In surprising places like Oklahoma, young people persist.
History moves because they refuse silence.
Never give up on young people.
History moves because they refuse silence.
Never give up on young people.
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NEW on The Handbasket — An excerpt of Christopher Mathias' (@letsgomathias.bsky.social) new book 'To Catch A Fascist,' including a special intro from the author himself.
It’s an excellent read and you should buy it and I’m not just saying that because there’s a blurb from me on the back.
Read now:
It’s an excellent read and you should buy it and I’m not just saying that because there’s a blurb from me on the back.
Read now:
'To Catch A Fascist'
Read a sneak peek of the new book by veteran journalist and far-right extremism expert Christopher Mathias.
www.thehandbasket.co
February 5, 2026 at 8:24 PM
NEW on The Handbasket — An excerpt of Christopher Mathias' (@letsgomathias.bsky.social) new book 'To Catch A Fascist,' including a special intro from the author himself.
It’s an excellent read and you should buy it and I’m not just saying that because there’s a blurb from me on the back.
Read now:
It’s an excellent read and you should buy it and I’m not just saying that because there’s a blurb from me on the back.
Read now:
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With Ron Charles and Becca Rothfeld laid off from WaPo, there are now only 5 full-time book critics working in the United States.
That's down from 7 when this pubbed last year, though you may find my definition of a "full-time book critic" arbitrary.
worldliteraturetoday.org/2025/septemb...
That's down from 7 when this pubbed last year, though you may find my definition of a "full-time book critic" arbitrary.
worldliteraturetoday.org/2025/septemb...
Criticism Is Literature. Why Is It Vanishing?, by Adam Morgan
What do the best book reviews do? What is the current state of the critical ecosystem? Chicago Review of Books founder Adam Morgan takes stock of book reviewing in the US.
worldliteraturetoday.org
February 6, 2026 at 6:12 PM
With Ron Charles and Becca Rothfeld laid off from WaPo, there are now only 5 full-time book critics working in the United States.
That's down from 7 when this pubbed last year, though you may find my definition of a "full-time book critic" arbitrary.
worldliteraturetoday.org/2025/septemb...
That's down from 7 when this pubbed last year, though you may find my definition of a "full-time book critic" arbitrary.
worldliteraturetoday.org/2025/septemb...
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Mamdani announces a new executive order protecting New Yorkers from "abusive immigration enforcement," including requiring ICE to have a judicial warrant to enter NYC property
February 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Mamdani announces a new executive order protecting New Yorkers from "abusive immigration enforcement," including requiring ICE to have a judicial warrant to enter NYC property
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We have a radical president with three more years and a MAGA political movement not going anywhere. CBS has been co-opted by Bari Weiss, and now too, The Washington Post with Jeff Bezos. CNN and the Times have hinted at moving right.
We are in a uniquely dangerous time in the U.S. trib.al/nfGv9NP
We are in a uniquely dangerous time in the U.S. trib.al/nfGv9NP
The Washington Post Is in Free Fall—and There’s One Person to Blame
Today’s layoffs at this once great newspaper were nowhere near inevitable. But Jeff Bezos was never committed to the paper’s best traditions.
trib.al
February 6, 2026 at 6:28 PM
We have a radical president with three more years and a MAGA political movement not going anywhere. CBS has been co-opted by Bari Weiss, and now too, The Washington Post with Jeff Bezos. CNN and the Times have hinted at moving right.
We are in a uniquely dangerous time in the U.S. trib.al/nfGv9NP
We are in a uniquely dangerous time in the U.S. trib.al/nfGv9NP
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In a highly unusual move, San Francisco’s district attorney, a Democrat in a liberal county, has pursued felony conspiracy charges against eight pro-Palestine protesters who took over the Golden Gate Bridge in 2024.
In Bay Area, Felony Charges Against Student Protesters Prompt Free Speech Concerns
Local prosecutors are seeking felony-level charges against pro-Palestine demonstrators. Even if they don’t stick, critics say the response is harsh and could chill protests.
boltsmag.org
February 6, 2026 at 6:29 PM
In a highly unusual move, San Francisco’s district attorney, a Democrat in a liberal county, has pursued felony conspiracy charges against eight pro-Palestine protesters who took over the Golden Gate Bridge in 2024.
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“At that point, I stopped asking for a lawyer,” she said. “I was like, I just have to make it through this alive.”
I’m autistic and have a brain injury. ICE dragged me from my car anyway.
Exclusive Details: Aliya Rahman speaks to Eric Garcia about her ordeals — on the streets of Minneapolis, in a grim ICE detention center where she was mocked over her condition and through the public t...
www.independent.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 5:48 PM
“At that point, I stopped asking for a lawyer,” she said. “I was like, I just have to make it through this alive.”
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The high court now requires its employees to sign nondisclosure agreements that threaten legal action for leaks.
Supreme Court Is Going to New Lengths to Hide Its Inner Workings From Scrutiny
The high court now requires its employees to sign nondisclosure agreements that threaten legal action for leaks.
buff.ly
February 6, 2026 at 6:30 PM
The high court now requires its employees to sign nondisclosure agreements that threaten legal action for leaks.
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The Senate version of the new SAVE Act would require Americans to produce documents like a passport or birth certificate not just to register, but every time they vote. Tell your senators to stop this attack on the freedom to vote:
bit.ly/4tmVIor
bit.ly/4tmVIor
February 6, 2026 at 6:32 PM
The Senate version of the new SAVE Act would require Americans to produce documents like a passport or birth certificate not just to register, but every time they vote. Tell your senators to stop this attack on the freedom to vote:
bit.ly/4tmVIor
bit.ly/4tmVIor
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An advanced methane-sensing satellite promised a new era of climate accountability before researchers lost contact with the spacecraft last year. Now, previously collected data from the spacecraft shines a light on oil and gas industry pollution.
MethaneSAT Releases First Global Assessment of Oil and Gas Climate Pollution - Inside Climate News
Nearly a year after the Environmental Defense Fund lost contact with an $88 million satellite, data from the spacecraft reveal higher-than-expected methane emissions from the oil and gas industry.
insideclimatenews.org
February 6, 2026 at 6:27 PM
An advanced methane-sensing satellite promised a new era of climate accountability before researchers lost contact with the spacecraft last year. Now, previously collected data from the spacecraft shines a light on oil and gas industry pollution.
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The median amount a U.S. worker has in savings is $955.
February 6, 2026 at 6:34 PM
The median amount a U.S. worker has in savings is $955.
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Anti-trans bigots lie, all the time, about everything.
February 5, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Anti-trans bigots lie, all the time, about everything.