Adam Stemple
@adamstemple.bsky.social
Writer, musician, asshole. Will die on any hill. www.adamstemple.com
Is a socialist candidate electable in a purple state? A modestly interesting question. A more interesting question: what if socialist candidates, despite facing opposition from their own party, not only win, but overperform? What if the moderate assumption of themselves as “electable” is exposed?
The livestream link for my mom's memorial: youtube.com/live/fk71nbY...
Jane Yolen Memorial Service - Sunday, August 2, 2026
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The Grim Reaper finally having some success at the claw game I see.
To my understanding, the defendants neither did anything violent nor planned anything violent. They are little being sentenced to ridiculously long sentences for nothing.
Unicorn Riot@unicornriot.bsky.social · 4w agoThen They Came for the Anarchists: Prairieland Defendants Sentenced to 562 Years Judge Reed O’Connor reportedly said at sentencing that he “wants to send a message to anyone else with similar ideology.” This ideology, in the words of FBI Director Kash Patel, is “Antifa-aligned anarchis[m].”
A reminder that as you see photos of those Patriot Front douchebags today, they are marching on a holiday because none of them have anywhere else to be. None of them have friends or family who want them around on a holiday. No one is missing them today. They're already with their only friends.
Living in Minneapolis makes this section hit a little hard today.
Michael P. Breen@mpbreen21.bsky.social · last mo.For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us: For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States: For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world
Juicy Lucy is just a burger filled with gray napalm cheese.
John Moe@johnmoe.bsky.social · 2mo agoHere I invite you to be a micro-heretic. To bring small shame on your people. Tell me about a highly praised thing in your hometown/area that all locals LOVE except YOU. I’m from the Seattle area. Taco Time is nothing special. Bland. Not horrible but not worth going out of your way. Now you go!
Proof that god thinks subtext is for pussies.
becca@magicjewball.bsky.social · last mo.From Reddit: pride train crushes Tesla with Virginia plates, lololol.
Book five completes this arc. Up for pre-order. Y'all ready? (Kohahu follows immediately after, and those three are done.) www.knottedroadpress.com/collections/... www.amazon.com/dp/B0G33VCKX4
"—and there is the great macana, as we say in Argentina, the unforgivable stupidity, of believing that a short story, which is a pure diamond, can be confused with the lengthy operation of finding diamonds, which is what the novel is."
I’m not too embarrassed that we are losing to Iran. It’s a big boy country with missiles and drones and so forth ran by stone cold killers. That’s NFL ball for you. I am a little embarrassed we are also losing to algae.
If you are looking for a way to help the folks in Minneapolis, a member of the National Lawyer's Guild passed along this fundraiser for legal costs for those arrested yesterday: chuffed.org/project/1865... You can also donate directly to the NLG: www.paypal.com/donate?token...
Legal Defense Fund for MN Anti-ICE Organizers
On the morning of June 16th 2026, fifteen anti-ICE organizers were arrested in aggressive raids across the Twin Cities.
chuffed.org
They’re trying to return to a simpler time when disease killed more troops than combat.
public health guy@publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 2mo ago“A major flu outbreak has sickened nearly 160 troops at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas” ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
“Did you write the NHL finals headline?” “Sure did, boss. Real fucking filthy, just like you asked.” “Great…wait what?”
Wool-Encased Tea Addict@passeriform.bsky.social · 2mo agoGfit link: Brandon Bussi Filled The Hurricanes’ Last Hole defector.com/brandon-buss...
Sometimes I think about when Australia was a penal colony. Imagine getting shitfaced in Edinburgh and waking up in a place where the rats punch you in the face.
Not a good time for a readers magnet scam call. That guy got an earful.
Grief is weird. My brother just now: “I’m out of gravy cheese and now I’m sad.”
A few words of reminiscence about Jane Yolen, who is no longer with us, but really ought to be. floggingbabel.blogspot.com/2026/06/jane...
Jane Yolen, 1949-2026
. I was talking with Jane Yolen once, in her house in St. Andrews, Scotland. I told her how much I admired her prolific output of books--...
floggingbabel.blogspot.com
The world is on fire and at war. In our state, ICE is still abducting children and Trump plans to strip mine our pristine wilderness. Meanwhile, our senator and wannabe governor…
Senator Amy Klobuchar@klobuchar.senate.gov · 2mo agoHappy National Seersucker Day! Great to join my colleagues from both sides of the aisle in kicking off summer with this time-honored tradition.
We loved talking with your mom and sister on @thechildrenshour.bsky.social. She was gracious and generous with our Kids Crew. Our condolences to your whole family. Here’s the show we released this spring with her with her voice reading her latest book: Childrenshour.org/being-yourself
Being Yourself
Being Yourself
childrenshour.org
I was doing a bit near your Mom once about how I ended up with a wife smarter, better looking, and with more degrees than me. (All true.) She had a very clever bit about how if she was only going to consider men who had equal or more doctorates than she had that pickings would get pretty slim.
Thanks to all the well wishers. I am cheered by how many different books people mention as having an effect on them.
How Do Dinosaurs Leave the World a Better Place Than They Found It. RIP.
Adam Stemple@adamstemple.bsky.social · 2mo agoMy mother, the inimitable Jane Yolen passed away this morning after a blessingly short fight with Alzheimer’s. She did not suffer, and went peacefully into the ether which, I am certain for her, will be filled with words of the most exquisite beauty and meaning.
My mother, the inimitable Jane Yolen passed away this morning after a blessingly short fight with Alzheimer’s. She did not suffer, and went peacefully into the ether which, I am certain for her, will be filled with words of the most exquisite beauty and meaning.
