Nina she/her

OK, I laughed in spite of myself.

If I am registering for some sort of online thing that is important, like, say, my health insurance, and I accidentally type .cim instead of .com in an email address, why aren't they flagging that right away instead of making me call customer service about it? *SIGH*

Always highly amusing when there's a post about rising gas prices and they show examples in the under $4 range.

Got the sweetest thank you note from a former intern today. I love watching young professionals grow and shine!

Super psyched about this!

What, no Strait of Juan de Fuca?

Evergreen skeet

Despite all the other stupidity contained in this take, NOBODY gets a "mocha latte." It's either a mocha OR a latte.

Alt text for the image: a photo of a woman outside in winter clothing with a caption that reads "Men who don't assault women don't defend men that do."

I wish that were actually true.

There's also THE ESSENTIAL C.D. WRIGHT published by Copper Canyon Press just last year.

Absolutely the fuck not

You won't be able
to fix it all.
You will be able
to love.

- Helms Jarrell

Oh, thank you, that's kind of you to reply. I do understand. It's been difficult from a reader's perspective to know the best thing to do. Your work means a lot to me. I'll always buy your books with gratitude. I kind of wish I could volunteer to be your assistant!

If @katemanne.bsky.social had her newsletter anywhere besides Substack, I'd happily be a paid subscriber. (I do buy her books.) But I've stopped giving any money to that platform.

If We Cared About Girls The world would be unimaginably different

Co-sign @katemanne.bsky.social.

katemanne.substack.com/p/if-we-care...

Kate Manne is always so devastatingly correct.

Be like Spain, not like Kansas.

Broad claims about gender and behavior fall apart when studies include ethnically diverse samples Behavioral economics relies heavily on studies of Western, educated people. A recent analysis provides evidence that ignoring racial diversity within the United States has led to flawed generalization...

"The research suggests that generalizations about human behavior are often flawed because they rely on samples composed largely of White individuals."

I said this a while ago but it bears repeating:

The U.S. right is fully captured by a) christian fascist accelerationists seeking to start the Biblical Apocalypse, & b) those actively manipulating (a) for profit.

Everything they claim to care about will last only so long as it serves (a) or (b).

ICE Took Wael Tarabishi's Full Time Caregiver Away... and it Killed Him Wael Tarabishi was a 30 year old disabled man who's father Maher was his full time caregiver. ICE took Maher in October, leaving Wael without support. He died three months later.

On this Disability Day of Mourning, let’s honor Wael Tarabishi, a disabled man who died when ICE took his caregiver away.

Wael told them he would die without his father who was his “arms, legs & lungs”.

ICE took him anyways.

Wael died 3 months later:

www.disabledginger.com/p/ice-took-w...

Not going to #AWP this year for the first time since I started working at Copper Canyon. Is the right decision for myself and my health, but I'll miss the shenanigans, including fangirling over my authors, meeting readers, and of course spending time w/my awesome colleagues. Have fun y'all!

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March marks both National Social Work Month and Women’s History Month — a meaningful opportunity to honor the women and social workers who hold powerful stories, advocate for justice, and remain steadfast even when the work feels heavy.

Just ruined a neighbor's morning who hadn't heard the news

After a US-Israeli strike on a girls’ elementary school in Minab, Iran, rescuers dug through the rubble for survivors. The death toll is still rising, with more than 80 confirmed dead so far.

he's either raping girls or killing them

From now on, we call it "hockey" and "men's hockey."

Am I all alone // in this, or is it me and Houdini

Why agentic AI creeps out women: because it's written by bros for bros who want Stepford Wives, and conveys that vibe: commercial AIs are fine-tuned to perform as cheerfully submissive handmaids, not working partners:

https://abiawomosu.substack.com/p/they-built-stepford-ai-and-called