Tiffany Shelton

Fuck this and everyone who helped get things to this point. Trans rights are human rights—full stop.

*stares in the War on Drugs and segregation.*

Are you an organizational whiz with great attention to detail and an interest in the world of publishing? This is an in-person job opportunity based in San Diego.

Memorandum & ORDER – #241 in D.V.D. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security (D. Mass., 1:25-cv-10676) – CourtListener.com Judge Brian E. Murphy: ORDER entered. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER on Defendants' Motion to Dismiss and Plaintiffs' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment. The April 18, 2025 preliminary injunction, Dkt. 64, is ...

A major win!! A federal judge in Boston has ruled that the Trump administration’s policy of summarily deporting immigrants to third countries (countries other than their nation of origin) is unlawful.

To any Democrat who ever said about any issue, "Maybe if we agree with Republicans just this far, they'll stop there," remember that you were wrong, it was obvious at the time, and you really should never believe that again about any issue, ever.

literally no reason to do this other than to expose and harm swers

Jailed for “Standing Up”: DHS Assault Victim Aliya Rahman Arrested at State of the Union Address We speak with Minneapolis resident Aliya Rahman, who attended Tuesday’s State of the Union address as a guest of Congressmember Ilhan Omar. Rahman was removed from the chamber Tuesday and spent severa...

Rahman has been telling her story, she testified in Congress, and has been featured by various news programs. It is only for this reason that she was arrested.

The Sargent at Arms told her that it was because she was "standing up silently."

www.democracynow.org/2026/2/25/al...

“it’s less move fast and break things and more move fast and make broken things, because who cares, dipshits will pay for it” sums up the AI disruption itself, as well as the slop it creates. 😔

Black and dark blue graphic titled “2026 Walter Award Winners & Honorees”. At the bottom of the graphic, there are two medallions side by side: one silver and one gold. They both say “The Walter: The Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature, presented by We Need Diverse Books”. There are blue and gold details around the border of the graphic to emphasize the literary award.

We’re thrilled to announce that the We Need Diverse Books Walter Awards Committee has selected the Winners and Honorees for the eleventh annual Walter Dean Myers Awards!

🏆 The #WalterAwards consist of two categories: Younger​ ​Readers​ (ages 9-13​) and Teen​ ​(​ages​ ​13-18​).​

The conservative former Dem member of congress who led the Dem's House election effort in 2020 when we lost 13 seats has some new funder-friendly ideas about how to win.

This whistle fights fascists I print whistles now. You can too.

So this article just dropped.

www.theverge.com/policy/87495...

Unbanned Book Network — We Need Diverse Books An innovative, new initiative that combats the sharp rise in book bans by filling classroom shelves with diverse titles that have been challenged in the U.S.

Are you an educator in a community that has been hit hard by book bans? We Need Diverse @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social is establishing the Unbanned Book Network. Educators have until February 13 to apply. 20 sites will be selected to receive free books, author visits, & other resources

So ICE is forging people’s signatures to say that they agreed to be deported and then holding them hostage if their lawyers appeal their cases

www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...

Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our Second Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 26, 2026. 🎉🎉🎉

Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.

Learn more: manuscriptwishlist.com/2025/01/the-...

My actual job description is activist and here’s what I tell people in despair all the time: do not underestimate how much harm you can prevent by being just a little bit annoying.

jesus christ. burn everything down.

Our modern world has become a fear factory running at full capacity. Every time we unlock our phones, we're opening a Pandora's box of catastrophes, controversies, and crises — each one algorithmically curated to seize our attention by the throat.

*looks directly at camera*

New York City and Illinois join WHO network after Trump pulls US out of global health body Illinois governor pledges to put ‘science, preparedness and people’ first by participating in global response network, following similar move by California

New York City and Illinois join WHO network after Trump pulls US out of global health body

Kelly Rowland and Cliff ‘Method Man’ Smith hope their new movie opens the door for more Black rom-coms | CNN As someone who came to fame as a member of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan rap group, it might seem jarring to see Cliff “Method Man” Smith singing in the new romantic comedy “Relationship Goals.”

www.cnn.com/2026/02/04/e...

worth noting that the second rich people stopped being afraid of mobs tearing them limb from limb, they stopped building libraries and opera houses and stuff and started ripping the copper wiring out of the walls of society instead

F.D.A. Relaxes Rules on ‘Naturally Derived’ Dyes Food makers will now be able to claim that their products have “no artificial colors,” so long as they use dyes that are not petroleum-based.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took steps on Thursday to make it easier for food makers to claim that they are not using artificial dyes in their products, so long as they use dyes that are not petroleum based.

SFF Reading Recommendations for the Characters of Heated Rivalry - Reactor We've got romantasies, queer fairy tales, feminist adventures, and more!

Let's do Reader's Advisory for the characters of Heated Rivalry! Or, to put it another way, if you're looking for queer speculative fiction recs, step right up. reactormag.com/sff-reading-...

I'm not on here very often because life has been busy as of late, but needed to make this PSA again:

Writers, please do not cold email editors who have never talked to you or requested your work. A lot of us aren't open to unsolicited or unagented manuscripts. #publishing #amwriting #amquerying

It might just be me, but every time I'm watching Love Island and look at Ace, I see Bailey from Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.

Girl, I'll take it in 2028.

Me this entire episode of Destination X after Rick and Shayne get a postcard of the Bridge of Sighs: YOU'RE GOING TO VENICE. PLACE YOUR X ON VENICE.

The way I've been getting thunderstorms almost daily over the last week at my new place. The mountains really said "you missed FL afternoon thunderstorms so much, so here you go." My old place was more in the main thoroughfare area whereas I'm more into the hills and surrounded by nature now.

I really need others to stay out of Black ppl's comments "correcting others' grammar" because you don't like "improper 'talking'". All it shows is that you're ignorant, so stay out of Black folxs' business.