Real talk: Progressives have completely failed to adequately address the significant impacts of Long COVID, and this has left an opening for the far right to exploit vulnerable patients and deceitfully blame vaccines for all chronic illnesses.
A Witch’s Guide to Fake Dating a Demon by Sarah Hawley Into the Woods by Jenny Holiday Old Man’s War by John Scalzi Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz The Butcher’s Masquerade by Matt Dinniman James by Percival Everett
6 good books in February + 1 bad one (not shown, because I DNFed)
Into the Woods was my favorite. Highly recommend if you’re looking for a charming romance where each MC can stand on their own!
#booksky
There's been discourse on Long Covid on this site the past few days. I think some people are thoroughly underestimating how hellish chronic illness can make you feel, even if you aren't at an immediate risk of dying.
Four of the ten largest hospital systems in the U.S. are Catholic-affiliated
Pssst - did you see the news that if you donate to your public library this week, you'll get a free audiobook credit from us? 👀⏬
I was a Paramount intern when Last Holiday came out. I did 8 pre-release screenings in two weeks and still loved this movie at the end of it.
Great morning for doing taxes! 💪🏻💃🏻
US folks, if you made under $69k last year, you are probably eligible for free tax prep assistance. Check this IRS site for a location near you
www.irs.gov/individuals/...
Many disabled and chronically ill people are demonized for not working full-time jobs, when the truth is they can be forced out due to inaccessible policies. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
If you don’t think you know anyone with long covid what you really mean is that people are uncomfortable sharing their health status with you or there are people who have dropped out of your life (due to illness) that you haven’t checked up on.
This was so charming! I love being able to root for the MCs individually and together
Lines of academy cadets, one in command red seated but at attention while in a wheelchair.
I have a friend who said, of Starfleet Academy, that this took them out of it - that seeing a person in a wheelchair in the 32nd century seemed unrealistic, since medicine in Star Trek "should be able to cure whatever was wrong with them."
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
To give context for what this area is like, my cousin owns a crawfish farm here
This is also the district where Nottoway Plantation was, before it burned down
Screenshot of a map and table listing ICE warehouse purchase data.
🚨 New: We built a visual tracker of the warehouses ICE is targeting across the US.
Working off an idea from @actualkatherine.bsky.social, we’ve mapped active searches, canceled deals, and linked state property records.
Explore the map here: tinyurl.com/ICEWarehouse...
Good reading month! Tourist Season was my favorite, and A Gentleman in Moscow was the most beautifully written, but I’d honestly recommend any of these
#booksky
Okay! This has already inspired a bunch of DMs, so I made a page on the website. If you have 50,000+ Skymiles and would be willing to book flights to get someone home, please fill this out.
They are suing because they want to be able to institutionalize disabled people instead of allowing them to live in their communities
Tons of industry pros (agents, editors, artists) are donating items, so spread the word to writers and illustrators who want professional help on their project. Opportunities like this come very rarely to get feedback from this caliber of professionals. Plus it supports worthy organizations.
"I am a children's entertainer who specializes in face painting," writes a woman now in hiding from the federal government for witnessing a state-sanctioned street execution
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
And donate.
Every time they kill one of us, help us make the resistance even stronger.
I will give you a personalized romance recommendation if you purchase it TOMORROW from either Tropes & Trifles, a romance only bookstore in Minneapolis. (This is a brilliant idea I am copying from Maris Kreizman)
www.tropesandtrifles.com
These are great! I just ordered Into the Woods and The Dating Playbook from Tropes & Trifles bookshop.org page. Thanks!
I love this! My fav romance authors are Talia Hibbert (esp the chronic illness rep in Get a Life, Chloe Brown) and Tessa Bailey.
My biggest dislike is meanness disguised as “banter”.
Looking to check out a less well-known author.
What should I buy to support MN bookstores?
CVS has been jerking me around for the past month trying to fill a scrip my doc sent them. They kept saying it was ordered and would arrive on x date and nothing would ever arrive.
Finally, this week they said the issue was that my insurance doesn’t cover the med. CVS IS MY INSURER.
Spending the day getting ready for the tax season!
If you are in the US and made less than $69k last year, check here to find a free tax prep program near you.
www.irs.gov/individuals/...
For giving, this is a very good resource for mutual aid orgs, personal fundraisers, and nonprofit/community org donations.
www.standwithminnesota.com
Besides that, the best thing you can do is prepare your own communities. If it can happen here or Lewiston, Maine, it can happen anywhere.
I love Becky Chambers’ Wayfarer series and the Lady Astronaut books by Mary Robinette Kowal
I was desperate for some organization, so I put together a list of places you can donate or buy things for to support folks in Minnesota.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
'Everyone Deserves A Second Chance!' - Gabrielle Angelique Perry, MPH, Founder & Executive Director The mission of The Perry 'Second Chances' Scholarship is to annually provide fiscal resources to formerly incarcerated women and the daughters of anyone who has been impacted by incarceration. women who are currently enrolled or recently accepted into an accredited 2-to-4-year educational institution will be given a one-time, $10,000 scholarship, paid directly to their institutions, to support their education & needs in order to thrive in their educational endeavors. Applications open 11.15.2025 and close 2.27.2026, at www.theperryscholarship.org Learn more at thurmanperryfoundation.org
Hey y’all! REMINDER:
I am LEGALLY OBLIGATED to award at least one scholarship to a Louisiana woman. And no Louisiana women have applied. This happens every year where we have to beg women in my own state to apply and Idk why. We’re in our 6th cycle! Come get this money! ThurmanPerryFoundation.org
