Lish McBride

@lishmcbride.bsky.social

Writer, former indie bookseller and cursed object that may or may not be three raccoons in a trench coat. (She/her) https://linktr.ee/lishmcbride

If you have ever read a book to a baby, you will realize it's not a linear experience. The baby wants to turn pages backward, wants to ask questions (if they're old enough), wants to examine the pages and get really excited if they can say "bear!" even if the word "bear!" is not on the page.

Jess Calarco@jessicacalarco.com · 6h ago

It's telling that men would rather try to invent tech to replace humans' role in caregiving than step up as equal partners in parenting. Telling, that is, in that it shows how financial capitalism and patriarchy work together to dissuade men from doing "unprofitable" labor, like the work of care.

X post from AI industry insider Alvin Sng :

My wife: Can you read our baby a book?
Me: I can just play an audiobook from my phone.
My wife: But then it won't be in your voice.
Me: I can train a voice model.
Parenting hits different when you work in Al.

A Prime Day reminder that Amazon... -Helps fuel ICE's deportations -Gave $1M to Trump's inauguration -Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump -Shelled out $75M for the Melania doc -Donated to Trump's ballroom -Wants to reboot The Apprentice w/ Don Jr

I got some of those painting kits from Michael’s to do some fun Halloween style crafts with the fam. I have never done paint by numbers. I have…regrets. Those are my fingers for scale. You’re supposed to do this with BRUSHES. IS THIS A PAINTING FOR ANTS?!?

A teeny, tiny canvas full of teeny tiny lines

Campus rape is really widespread; statistics suggest a significant percent of women who go to college will be raped there; feminism opened up a good conversation about it around 2012-13; it's weird when people treated Cornell like an isolated rather than dramatic example of a pervasive problem.

I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility

DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.

DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.

In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam

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Most Likely to Murder is part of B&N’s “Secrets, Suspense & Savings” promotion, which means you can now get your little raccoon paws on the ebook for 3.99 until 9/20! I checked and it’s currently price matched on Kobo, Bookshop, and Amazon!

YA book, Most Likely to Murder, on a red background. A black skeleton hand in the shape of hearts surrounds lettering that says it’s on sale

ICYMI, we're an audiobook (& soon to be ebook) company that shares profits with 5k indie bookshops across the globe. We have 750k audiobooks in our catalog, offer different membership plans, our audiobooks are DRM-free, & your credits never expire. Oh, and we're employee owned & a Certified B Corp 🫶🏻

Most Likely to Murder is part of B&N’s “Secrets, Suspense & Savings” promotion, which means you can now get your little raccoon paws on the ebook for 3.99 until 9/20! I checked and it’s currently price matched on Kobo, Bookshop, and Amazon!

YA book, Most Likely to Murder, on a red background. A black skeleton hand in the shape of hearts surrounds lettering that says it’s on sale

I am sure TSA people have seen it all, but I’m fairly certain I just surprised the guy going through my luggage. First thing be sees when he opens it? A Jason mask. Under that? Pink sleep shorts covered in hearts and Jason masks. Next to that? A frozen pound of impossible beef.