Ciel

@cielauthor.bsky.social

30-something spouse/parent, librarian, author. Deeply invested in myths and Magic the Gathering. Writes on EDHREC. They/she.

this is the best individual album of all time. the way the composition and instrumentation is used to tell the story is second to none, and the sheer joy in making this is so evident in every nook and cranny of the music

Fym - Azure

the Ohio Democratic party is purging its ranks by forcing trans people to either resign or go along with politicians who threaten their existence and calling a pride group an "unwelcoming distraction." If we're just a distraction, then win without our votes and get rid of the fake "pride" orgs 👍🏾

2020: Democrat Stalin and transgender
2026: Democrat Stalin
Arienne Childrey@ari4ohio.bsky.social · 2d ago

Today, I resigned as Vice Chair of the ODP Pride Caucus. The state party expects us to be a sales team, censoring our voices when we beg candidates not to trade on trans lives. I am still a Democrat, but I will not value party approval over true, defiant advocacy. Full text below. 👇

Part 1 of an open letter of resignation by Arienne Childrey, stepping down as Vice Chair and member of the Ohio Democratic Party (ODP) Pride Caucus. She states that party leadership treats the caucus as a recruitment and sales team rather than a representative body. She cites an incident where the ODP censored and denied permission for the caucus to post a letter by two trans leaders addressing harmful comments made by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton. The State Party Chair reportedly called the letter an "unwelcome distraction," which Childrey notes demonstrates how little party leadership values the voices and dignity of LGBTQ+ Democrats.

If you have $100 million to spend on ads saying you shouldn’t be taxed you’re not being taxed enough Google cofounder Sergey Brin has spent $102 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses fortune.com/article/how-...

Google co-founder Sergey Brin has now spent $100 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses | Fortune

The state’s ultrawealthy, including Larry Page and Peter Thiel, have similarly donated to efforts opposing the wealth tax.

fortune.com

We do have a basis of Superman interacting with trans folks from the recent OGN Galaxy: As the World Falls Down It's a great sequence because it emphasizes Superman's imperfections while still primarily focusing on his empathy for the young titular heroine of the book! Very heartwarming!

we need to take prison abolition language away from people who cant read. "you unfollowing a youtuber after he turned out to have assaulted someone is an example of punitive justice" no its not. thats not true

Discoverability for new SFF books seems way down these days, especially outside of bestsellers and certain subgenres. I'm noticing this as both a reader and a writer. Great stuff is in danger of sinking without a trace. Please post about new/recent books you love or are excited for!!! I'll start: