Anil Kalhan@akalhan.bsky.social · last yr.

"[A]gents engulfed my car in tear gas, smashed my driver-side window, and pepper-sprayed my face.... I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. No explanation. No charges. No apology. One day, I was just told, 'you’re free to go.'" #KavanaughStop

Apparently, @publixofficial.bsky.social asked to be the sole sponsor of Black Book Bash’s upcoming book event and pulled out at the last minute citing the current political climate as the reason they are pulling out. @thereelrandom.bsky.social www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8SWXT6C/

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With @farrahrochon.bsky.social & @authorkaiharris.bsky.social

With @farrahrochon.bsky.social

Pugs and Kisses by Farrah Rochon – Review of This Delightful Dog-Centric Romance @farrahrochon.bsky.social @hachetteaudio.bsky.social www.thathappyreader.ca/pugs-and-kis...

Pugs and Kisses by Farrah Rochon – Review of This Delightful Dog-Centric Romance - That Happy Reader 🇨🇦

Pugs and Kisses is a heartwarming second chance romance about two veterinarians who reunite to save an animal shelter.

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Hello? This is not getting enough attention because of the MAGA Murder Bill.

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · last yr.

In a rare account of the notorious prison in El Salvador where the Trump administration deported Venezuelan and Salvadoran migrants, Kilmar Abrego García’s lawyers said he and others were severely beaten and forced to kneel for nine straight hours.

Oh. Umm…

CNN@cnn.com · last yr.

As hurricane season bears down, a new layer of uncertainty is spreading through the disaster response system: a wall of silence from FEMA that’s leaving officials from across the country scrambling for answers.

This is why I have absolutely zero tolerance for anyone supporting the sudden execution of USAID by Elon Musk:

ProPublica@propublica.org · last yr.

Refugees in Kenya have died at food distribution centers, officials noted, including a pregnant woman crushed to death during a stampede. Aid workers said they expected more people to get hurt “as vulnerable households become increasingly desperate.”

Psst…if you’re on Netgalley you can download this one this weekend.

I’ve got so much to do, but my A/C has been out since I returned home Thursday and I’m just not doing anything in a hot house. Well…except for watching Ted Lasso, which I started on my flight home and am now obsessed with.

A few shots from our early morning game drive in the Limpopo Province in South Africa.

This aged badly

When the middle seat looks like this and they just announced that the cabin door is closed on your 14.5hr flight to Cape Town. 🙌🏾

Me and countless other authors today…😂

Fact: They didn’t fear what breaking the Dept of Education would do to their kids. Their kids are in fancy private schools. They are dismantling the Dept of Ed so our kids have no choice but to be undereducated and work for their kids.

Tuesday and Wednesday in New York, and tonight in New Orleans. It’s been an amazing stretch of shows this week.

Happy Mardi Gras, Y’all! 💜💛💚 💜💛💚 💜💛💚 Here’s a few shots from St. Charles Avenue last night during the Orpheus Parade! I hadn’t been to a parade in New Orleans since 2020! Unreal that I went that long without having all this fun! I needed it this year!

Received a free audio copy from NetGalley. Little did I know that I needed a backstory on the Muses! Wonderful work!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #booksky @farrahrochon.bsky.social

5 years ago when DeJoy was dismantling USPS we suspected he was planning to privatize it. Now, Trump states that is exactly what he plans to do. Ben Franklin proposed a postal service as a way to make the mail available to all, a quaint concept under this authoritarian regime.

Fictional villains: my motivation involves a complex backstory around lost love and a deep yearning to be understood Real life villains: being cruel makes me feel like a big strong man

Y’all, it has only been a month.

@tuphlos.bsky.social not sure if you’ve tried this in your cubes yet, but made individual lasagnas using four-cheese ravioli as the noodles. Perfection.

Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage.

The two schools I visited today in Houston have set the bar when it comes to author visits! They both rolled out the red carpet! It was absolutely amazing!!! Also, middle schoolers rock!

Special elections are always a wild card numbers game. We got Doug Jones as the Democratic senator of Alabama in a special election. Every special election is totally winnable if enough people turn out!

Kye@gxldsociety.bsky.social · 2y ago

THIS IS IT. The special general elections for Florida’s 1st & 6th Congressional Districts are on APRIL 1, 2025. If we flip these seats, we can STOP Project 2025. No excuses! Mark your calendars! Show up!

Around 35% of SpaceX’s revenue comes directly from the federal govt. Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.

The United States Military Academy has just eliminated all Cadet clubs and activities for POC. Most of these have existed for decades like the Society of Black Engineers. They were there when I was a Cadet in 1987. All of the religious ones remain. This isn’t DEI. It’s white Christian Nationalism.

I knew February would be exhausting, but not even a week into this month and I’m already tired! But I promise to fake it until I make it, so come see me with @tiawilliams.bsky.social tonight and on Saturday at Kindred Stories in Houston!

Yeah so the Constitution isn’t really in effect right now

Opinion | There Is No Going Back

The president’s opponents, whoever they are, cannot expect a return to the Constitution as it was.

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