Beth
@booknerdy.bsky.social
Make better choices,dammit.
😀🇨🇦❤️
Read books.
Choose kindness.
Practice empathy.
Did I say read books?
Especially the ones idiots ban. Read those twice.
😀🇨🇦❤️
Read books.
Choose kindness.
Practice empathy.
Did I say read books?
Especially the ones idiots ban. Read those twice.
This 👇🏻
UCP Kid: I want to borrow the car!
Parent: Okay.
UCP Kid: It’s got no gas in it!!
Parent: Here’s $50 for gas.
UCP Kid: What?! You expect ME to fill it up?!
Parent: Okay, I’ll try to do it after my 12-hour shift.
UCP Kid: Then who’s going to cook dinner?!!
Parent: Okay.
UCP Kid: It’s got no gas in it!!
Parent: Here’s $50 for gas.
UCP Kid: What?! You expect ME to fill it up?!
Parent: Okay, I’ll try to do it after my 12-hour shift.
UCP Kid: Then who’s going to cook dinner?!!
Danielle Smith: "I hope people today feel a lot more confident that Canada works than they did a couple of days ago."
UCP convention crowd: LOUD BOOS
UCP convention crowd: LOUD BOOS
November 28, 2025 at 11:41 PM
This 👇🏻
Stanger Things.
OMG.
OMG.
a close up of a man screaming with his mouth wide open
ALT: a close up of a man screaming with his mouth wide open
media.tenor.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Stanger Things.
OMG.
OMG.
Reposted by Beth
Former Washington Post contributing columnist here — let’s help the Onion smash the Washington Post!
Hi everybody,
It's Black Friday, a big day for us at The Onion, since we rely almost entirely on your memberships.
Our goal for 2026? More print subscribers than the Washington Post.
This is, somehow, feasible.
So sign up! A year of print is $75 for the year today. Help us do a very funny thing.
It's Black Friday, a big day for us at The Onion, since we rely almost entirely on your memberships.
Our goal for 2026? More print subscribers than the Washington Post.
This is, somehow, feasible.
So sign up! A year of print is $75 for the year today. Help us do a very funny thing.
Join The Onion
Don’t just read the news. Feel it. Be among the first to feel the news.
membership.theonion.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Former Washington Post contributing columnist here — let’s help the Onion smash the Washington Post!
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I chipped a molar on my morning granola, so I have to go to the dentist. 🦷⛏️
It would make me feel better if you checked out my books. They're perfect for this stressful time of year because they're short and exciting and have families bickering maybe even harder than yours.
linktr.ee/authorlevai
It would make me feel better if you checked out my books. They're perfect for this stressful time of year because they're short and exciting and have families bickering maybe even harder than yours.
linktr.ee/authorlevai
November 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I chipped a molar on my morning granola, so I have to go to the dentist. 🦷⛏️
It would make me feel better if you checked out my books. They're perfect for this stressful time of year because they're short and exciting and have families bickering maybe even harder than yours.
linktr.ee/authorlevai
It would make me feel better if you checked out my books. They're perfect for this stressful time of year because they're short and exciting and have families bickering maybe even harder than yours.
linktr.ee/authorlevai
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Thanks Gabino! My debut novel is now available for preorder 🪓
After an incident at work, Tamsin escapes to the Scottish countryside to start over. But her new home comes with an odd neighbour, strange folktales, and disturbances at night 👀
Preorder: geni.us/homesick
Goodreads: tinyurl.com/3mdv69dp
After an incident at work, Tamsin escapes to the Scottish countryside to start over. But her new home comes with an odd neighbour, strange folktales, and disturbances at night 👀
Preorder: geni.us/homesick
Goodreads: tinyurl.com/3mdv69dp
November 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Thanks Gabino! My debut novel is now available for preorder 🪓
After an incident at work, Tamsin escapes to the Scottish countryside to start over. But her new home comes with an odd neighbour, strange folktales, and disturbances at night 👀
Preorder: geni.us/homesick
Goodreads: tinyurl.com/3mdv69dp
After an incident at work, Tamsin escapes to the Scottish countryside to start over. But her new home comes with an odd neighbour, strange folktales, and disturbances at night 👀
Preorder: geni.us/homesick
Goodreads: tinyurl.com/3mdv69dp
Love this!
An increasing number of bookstores in Japan are leasing out their shelves to book lovers to allow them to sell the works they want to recommend, fostering communities of such “shelf owners.” 👉 ebx.sh/CY9y2V
November 28, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Love this!
How 2025 is going.
When your ambassador is SO deranged that Time Magazine says, "Yeah, that quote sounds real".
November 27, 2025 at 9:24 PM
How 2025 is going.
That will go well. (Not)
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said her first face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump could happen as soon as next week at the FIFA 2026 World Cup draw
Sheinbaum Eyes FIFA World Cup Draw for First Meeting With Trump
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said her first face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump could happen as soon as next week at the FIFA 2026 World Cup draw in Washington.
bloom.bg
November 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
That will go well. (Not)
Just tried leaving a positive review for an employee.
It took 40 minutes and 2 verification codes. Had to change my password, which was another living hell.
I’m now drinking a whiskey neat to calm my nerves.
It’s only 1:00pm.
It was worth it to be kind.😁
It took 40 minutes and 2 verification codes. Had to change my password, which was another living hell.
I’m now drinking a whiskey neat to calm my nerves.
It’s only 1:00pm.
It was worth it to be kind.😁
November 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Just tried leaving a positive review for an employee.
It took 40 minutes and 2 verification codes. Had to change my password, which was another living hell.
I’m now drinking a whiskey neat to calm my nerves.
It’s only 1:00pm.
It was worth it to be kind.😁
It took 40 minutes and 2 verification codes. Had to change my password, which was another living hell.
I’m now drinking a whiskey neat to calm my nerves.
It’s only 1:00pm.
It was worth it to be kind.😁
UK says same.
Wait for it……
Wait for it……
Bird flu virus could risk pandemic worse than COVID if it mutates, France's Institut Pasteur says reut.rs/49Jl4FE
Bird flu virus could risk pandemic worse than COVID if it mutates, France's Institut Pasteur says
The bird flu virus that has been spreading among wild birds, poultry and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than COVID-19 if it mutates to transmit between humans, the head of France's Institut Pasteur respiratory infections centre said.
reut.rs
November 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
UK says same.
Wait for it……
Wait for it……
…and you wonder why 🇨🇦 won’t travel to the US now.
Foreign visitors without an annual pass will need to pay a surcharge of $100, in addition to existing fees, to enter popular national parks like Grand Canyon, Yosemite and Yellowstone.
Trump Administration Hikes National Park Fees For Foreign Visitors—Annual Passes To Cost $170 More
Foreign visitors without an annual pass will need to pay a surcharge of $100, in addition to existing fees, to enter popular national parks like Grand Canyon, Yosemite and Yellowstone.
www.forbes.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
…and you wonder why 🇨🇦 won’t travel to the US now.
Happy Thanksgiving!
‘It’s a real honour’: B.C. man gains grumpy bird’s trust, becomes emotional support person for elderly flamingo #BritishColumbia
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/sa...
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/sa...
‘It’s a real honour’: B.C. man gains grumpy bird’s trust, becomes emotional support person for elderly flamingo
When Travis Budgeon began working at the Butterfly Gardens, the horticulturalist met all sorts of bugs, and one particular bird.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Happy Thanksgiving!
Excellent 🧵
1/ Hoekstra’s statements are mind boggling and supported by Americans.
Hoekstra: Canadians shouldn’t be upset about becoming the 51st state - it’s a compliment.
Canadians: No country on 🌎 sees a foreign country seizing their country as a compliment.
It’s to take our natural resources.
Hoekstra: Canadians shouldn’t be upset about becoming the 51st state - it’s a compliment.
Canadians: No country on 🌎 sees a foreign country seizing their country as a compliment.
It’s to take our natural resources.
US Ambassador to Canada: But let me tell you, I go around the country and people will say, “Pete, you just don’t understand why we’re so mad about the 51st state.” And it’s kind of like, “Yeah, you’re right. I don’t.
November 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Excellent 🧵
Bingo.
The death of two national guardsmen is a horrific tragedy.
It is also an orchestrated tragedy by a president hellbent on creating a tinder box environment across the country.
It is also an orchestrated tragedy by a president hellbent on creating a tinder box environment across the country.
November 26, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Bingo.
This just keeps getting better and better.
How sad.
How sad.
Trump’s size obsession has put him at odds with the architect, who reportedly argues the 90,000 sq. ft. ballroom would overshadow the 55,000 sq. ft. White House, violating basic architectural principles.
It's, ultimately, another illustration of the crumbling checks and balances. trib.al/tAhurYp
It's, ultimately, another illustration of the crumbling checks and balances. trib.al/tAhurYp
November 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
This just keeps getting better and better.
How sad.
How sad.
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your whole office might want to vote. whole fleet. family. squad. class reunions love to be pulled into this kind stuff. small town? big enough to vote. big city? they're just a series of connected small towns. mailing list? discussion board? everyone at the mailbox? people on your plane?
The Goodreads Readers' Favorite Books of 2025 poll is in its last round and @sgj.bsky.social' THE BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER is a finalist for Horror!
Might I have voted it? I might have!
Might you? 😉
www.goodreads.com/choiceawards...
Might I have voted it? I might have!
Might you? 😉
www.goodreads.com/choiceawards...
Final Round: Vote for the Readers' Favorite Horror of 2025!
Discover the Readers' Favorite Horror in the 2025 Goodreads Choice Awards.
www.goodreads.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:52 PM
your whole office might want to vote. whole fleet. family. squad. class reunions love to be pulled into this kind stuff. small town? big enough to vote. big city? they're just a series of connected small towns. mailing list? discussion board? everyone at the mailbox? people on your plane?
Oh shit, this is going to start something we don’t want.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two National Guard members have been shot in Washington, D.C., and their condition isn't known, AP source says.
November 26, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Oh shit, this is going to start something we don’t want.
The energy I bring to this day.
November 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The energy I bring to this day.
Who else???
Always a treat to see aspiring writers quoting those who paved the way, like Rod Sterling, Mark Twine, Stephen Kling, Elmore Leonardo, Amy Rice, Hunter R. Thompson, Charles Baccaratski, J.R.R. Token, etc.
November 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Who else???
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Librarian friends! So happy to let you know that my next novel CARRY ME TO MY GRAVE is now available on Edelweiss! I hope you'll give it a read and let me know what you think! I honestly think this is my favorite of all my novels.
November 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Librarian friends! So happy to let you know that my next novel CARRY ME TO MY GRAVE is now available on Edelweiss! I hope you'll give it a read and let me know what you think! I honestly think this is my favorite of all my novels.
HAHAHAHAHAHA!
LIKE AMERICANS RIGHT NOW ARE GOING TO FORGET!
BAAHAAAAHAAAAA!
LIKE AMERICANS RIGHT NOW ARE GOING TO FORGET!
BAAHAAAAHAAAAA!
Don't forget: Liquor stores close early on Thanksgiving. Buy your supplies in advance. nyti.ms/4rB7wmb
November 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
HAHAHAHAHAHA!
LIKE AMERICANS RIGHT NOW ARE GOING TO FORGET!
BAAHAAAAHAAAAA!
LIKE AMERICANS RIGHT NOW ARE GOING TO FORGET!
BAAHAAAAHAAAAA!
Did not know this.
On November 26, 1864, Oxford mathematician Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) sent a handwritten manuscript called “Alice’s Adventures Under Ground” to 12-year-old Alice Liddell as a Christmas present. Alice inspired the story that became “Alice in Wonderland.”
November 26, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Did not know this.
Welp, that’s one way her brother can get rid of his ex and have full custody.
Officials detain the mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's nephew amid the Trump administration's ramped-up immigration enforcement efforts, a source confirms to NBC News.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's relative detained by ICE
The mother of Leavitt's nephew is subject to deportation, sources said.
nbcnews.to
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Welp, that’s one way her brother can get rid of his ex and have full custody.
That judge soon to have a cushy job in the administration.
Breaking News: The last pending criminal prosecution against President Trump was dismissed by a judge in Georgia, effectively ending efforts to hold Trump criminally responsible for attempts to overturn the 2020 election. trib.al/EnJu57H
November 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
That judge soon to have a cushy job in the administration.
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I first heard the dog running away phrase, or something like it, in I Was A Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones. It made me laugh. Relatable.
Later, that book made me cry.
Highly recommend it.
@sgj.bsky.social
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
Later, that book made me cry.
Highly recommend it.
@sgj.bsky.social
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
November 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I first heard the dog running away phrase, or something like it, in I Was A Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones. It made me laugh. Relatable.
Later, that book made me cry.
Highly recommend it.
@sgj.bsky.social
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
Later, that book made me cry.
Highly recommend it.
@sgj.bsky.social
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...