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Jenny L Howe

@jennylhowe.bsky.social

Author of books with plus size rep. THE MAKE-UP TEST and ON THE PLUS SIDE (out now!), HOW TO GET A LIFE IN TEN DATES (12/10/24), and LOVE AT FULL TILT (7/22/2025-my first YA!!) Amateur dog enthusiast. Professional book hoarder.

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Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · last yr.

Excellent advice. And if you can't get through there, fax them (free online, see bsky.app/profile/jacl...). Then write an angry letter! You literally pay them to listen to you, so make your voice heard!!

Sarah B (she/her)@lovesthesox.bsky.social · last yr.

If your senator doesn’t let you leave a voicemail, try their *branch* offices.

Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · last yr.

One of the reasons I love independent bookstores: they care about their communities. Order/buy from @portersqbooks.bsky.social TODAY and 5% of sales go to nonprofits that YOU can also help choose 👇

Porter Square Books in Cambridge & Boston@portersqbooks.bsky.social · last yr.

Inspired by @belmontbooks.bsky.social & in support of the planned economic activism, Porter Square Books will be donating 5% of all sales from March 7-March 14 to a number of nonprofits working to build stronger communities & a better world. You can nominate a org for a donation below...

Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · last yr.

Meet Gracie Himes, age 20. Her goal: Fight cancer by developing new medicines. On March 3, her dreams were shattered when Trump admin cuts hit West Virginia University, which rescinded her PhD program offer. www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

fuchsiarascal 🌙📚@lunarlibraries.com · last yr.

i got my netgalley arcs onto my kobo! i (mostly) followed instructions in the reddit thread i replied with (except i took them off my old kindle device, not the kindle pc app because i don't have that) also, love at full tilt is SUPER CUTE and i love it, but i may be biased @jennylhowe.bsky.social

three arcs (sir callie and the final stand, love at full tilt, and roll for romance) featured on my kobo libre colour

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the FULL COLOR cover of love at full tilt by jenny l. howe on my kobo libre colour

chapter 11 of love at full tilt on my kobo libre colour, synced from my kindle (see, i really am reading it!)

fuchsiarascal 🌙📚@lunarlibraries.com · last yr.

netgalley recently changed the format for their ARCs so they're not compatible with kobo anymore; if anyone's figured out how to get the new LCPL format ARCs readable on their kobos, please let me know! 📚💙

Jenny L Howe @jennylhowe.bsky.social · last yr.

I really thought the bad guy's name in the Daredevil show was Wilson Phillips. 🤣

Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸@judiciarydems.senate.gov · last yr.

BREAKING: Senate Republicans BLOCK simple resolution to support the rule of law and say the executive branch MUST abide by court rulings.

Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · last yr.

Looks like Trump & co are positioning to sue a lot more journalists/authors/publishers www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/m...

NYT v. Sullivan: Will the Landmark Defamation Ruling Survive? (Gift Article)

New York Times v. Sullivan and other landmark Supreme Court decisions protect the press’s ability to investigate public figures. But a growing right-wing movement seeks to overturn them.

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T. Greg Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · last yr.

Seems bad

Taniel@taniel.bsky.social · last yr.

The former head of the Social Security Administration says he expects the agency to miss on some payments over the next three months, interrupting some people's benefits, for the first time in Social Security's history of eight decades: www.cnbc.com/2025/03/01/d...

Bree (half of Kit Rocha)@mostlybree.kitrocha.com · last yr.

You may have seen this elsewhere, but I'm also sharing it and acting as verification: I know who this is for. I know their current situation. For their safety, please don't speculate... but they do so much for ALL writing communities. So if you can help... 💓 www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-bel...

Donate to Help a Beloved Kidlit Author Recover, organized by Jessica Burkhart

Friends, a beloved member of the kidlit community needs our help. This author is… Jessica Burkhart needs your support for Help a Beloved Kidlit Author Recover

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Karsyn @karsynwrites.bsky.social · last yr.

It's a great day to keep calling your representatives! And if you haven't started yet, now is a great time!

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Qasim Rashid, Esq.@qasimrashid.com · last yr.

The number of non-citizens on Social Security is 0. The cost of printing out this stupid Executive Order is greater than the money received by non-citizens on Social Security—which again is $0. He's distracting his MAGA base to steal $800B in Medicaid & give billionaires trillions in tax cuts.

Laura Keating @lorekeating.bsky.social · last yr.

Tired: "Claimed by a Billionaire" Desired: "Seduced by a Union Organizer"

Hillary Monahan@hillarymonahan.bsky.social · last yr.

Romance authors are uniquely positioned to make billionaires unfuckable atm. I hope they wield this power well.

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · last yr.

just gonna be the thousandth person to remind you all that segregationists start the open bigotry with people they feel they can target most easily but do not end there

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social · last yr.

Wow—Trump is firing and banning all trans people from the military, per DoD memo. “Military service by members and applicants for military service who have a current diagnosis or history of, or exhibit symptoms consistent with, gender dysphoria is incompatible with military service.” Part of memo:

ATTACHMENT
Service Members and Applicants for Military Service who Have a Current Diagnosis or History of, or Exhibit Symptoms Consistent with, Gender Dysphoria
1. Policy. It is DoD policy that:
a. Service in the Military Services is open to all persons who can meet the high standards for military service and readiness without special accommodations.
b. It is the policy of the United States Government to establish high standards for Service
1s inconsistent with the medical
is inconsistinest the medical, surgi, al, and mental he, un constraints on individuals wiplicy
gender dysphoria or who have a current diagnosis or history of, or exhibit symptoms consistent with, gender dysphoria.
c. Military service by Service members and applicants for military service who have a current diagnosis or history of, or exhibit symptoms consistent with, gender dysphoria is incompatible with military service. Service by these individuals is not in the best interests of the Military Services and is not clearly consistent with the interests of national security.
d. Individuals who have a current diagnosis or history of, or exhibit symptoms consistent with, gender dysphoria are no longer eligible for military service, except as set forth in sections
4.1.c. and 4.3.c. of this attachment.
e. Service members who have a current diagnosis or history of, or exhibit symptoms consistent with, gender dysphoria will be processed for separation from military service in accordance with section 4.4. of this attachment. Characterization of service under these procedures will be honorable except where the Service member's record otherwise warrants a lower characterization.
f. The Department only recognizes two sexes: male and female. An individual's sex is immutable, unchanging during a person's life. All Service members will only serve in accordance with their sex, defined in Executive Order 14168, "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to

Chris Jones @fivebfive.bsky.social · last yr.

RFK is a lunatic and will kill many. He and others promised under oath it would not come to this. They said they did not want to take away vaccines. They lied. In this coming anti-science era, the only thing you can do to protect yourself and loved ones is to wear a well-fitting mask.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · last yr.

Most banned books feature people of color and LGBTQ+ people, report finds

Study counteracts claims by conservative lawmakers that books being removed from classrooms are sexually explicit The majority of banned books in US public schools last year dealt with people of color, LGBTQ+ people and other demographics, according to a…

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · last yr.

Bezos destroying the post opinion pages is just another reminder: Conservatives think free speech is when they can say what they want and when you can say what they want.

Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · last yr.

There is a fascinating correlation between billionaires and shameless stupidity. Who is going to read this when the WSJ exists?

Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News@froomkin.bsky.social · last yr.

Holy shit. Jeff Bezos is turning the Washington Post editorial page into.... the Wall Street Journal editorial page.

I shared this note with the Washington Post team this morning:

I’m writing to let you know about a change coming to our opinion pages.

We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets. We’ll cover other topics too of course, but viewpoints opposing those pillars will be left to be published by others.

There was a time when a newspaper, especially one that was a local monopoly, might have seen it as a service to bring to the reader’s doorstep every morning a broad-based opinion section that sought to cover all views. Today, the internet does that job.

I am of America and for America, and proud to be so. Our country did not get here by being typical. And a big part of America’s success has been freedom in the economic realm and everywhere else. Freedom is ethical — it minimizes coercion — and practical — it drives creativity, invention, and prosperity.

I offered David Shipley, whom I greatly admire, the opportunity to lead this new chapter. I suggested to him that if the answer wasn’t “hell yes,” then it had to be “no.” After careful consideration, David decided to step away. This is a significant shift, it won’t be easy, and it will require 100% commitment — I respect his decision. We’ll be searching for a new Opinion Editor to own this new direction.

I’m confident that free markets and personal liberties are right for America. I also believe these viewpoints are underserved in the current market of ideas and news opinion. I’m excited for us together to fill that void.

Jeff

Celeste Pewter @celestepewter.bsky.social · last yr.

I mean, no kidding it's a conflict of interest. Listen. I know it feels futile calling your reps right now, but I promise it's moving the needle. KEEP. CALLING.

Musk’s Starlink gets FAA contract, raising new conflict of interest concerns | CNN Business

The Federal Aviation Administration has agreed to use SpaceX’s Starlink internet system to upgrade the information technology networks it uses to manage US airspace, raising new concerns about conflic...

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · last yr.

A school board in Louisiana has stripped the shelves of books over a panic that "material harmful to minors" — in other words, descriptions of sex or sexuality — might be present in one of the 30,000 (!) books aimed at young adults. www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/...

Librarians reading 30,000 books in Livingston Parish to check for explicit material

Livingston Parish libraries have found a solution for the community's concerns about the possibility of sexually explicit material in children's books: read every single book on the shelf.

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E. Rosalie @erosalie.infoepi.com · last yr.

The CDC has indefinitely shuttered the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), a data collection program (started in 1988) that identifies women and infants at high risk for health problems, monitors health status, and measures progress toward improving the health of mothers and babies.

Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · last yr.

The selection of right-wing podcaster Dan Bongino for a senior FBI role hammers home that President Donald Trump is eliminating the guardrails that prevented right-wing conspiracy theories becoming criminal prosecutions during his first term.

Stu Fleming @thebasement.nz · last yr.

Manager: "What's this milestone 'Living on a prayer' ?" Me: "That's the documentation deliverable." Manager: "What's the status of that?" Me: "We're halfway there" Manager: "Why is progress so slow?" Me: "You fired Tommy" Manager: "So?" Me: "Tommy used to work on the docs"

Qasim Rashid, Esq.@qasimrashid.com · last yr.

Morning Joe bent the knee to Trump fascism & Joy Reid demanded justice against Trump fascism. Morning Joe whitewashed Netanyahu’s genocide of Palestinians & Joy Reid called out Netanyahu’s genocide. MSNBC protected Morning Joe & fired Joy Reid. I’m just not qwhite sure why.🤔

zeynep tufekci @zey.bsky.social · last yr.

Gift link. A small unelected, secretive crew now has free access to sensitive private data of everyone. And Musk is already publicly targeting family members of judges who rule against the administration. If this isn’t ringing alarm bells, I don’t know what would. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/o...

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · last yr.

It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.