Andria H 🛼in my querying era🛼

When you're right, you're right.

Pedro Pascal Blasts J.K. Rowling as a 'Heinous Loser' for Her Anti-Trans Views, Backs Harry Potter Boycott

he’s right and he’s right to say it

Pentagon to resume medical care for transgender troops The move is another setback for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who has made culture war issues a major part of his role.

Exclusive: The Pentagon will resume gender-affirming care for transgender service members, according to a memo we obtained.

Same with clothes that can't go in the dryer. Why are you gifting me WORK?

The memes are impeccable.

Today's episode of Bluey is called Late Stage Capitalism.

To anyone wondering if Canadian press learns from American press mistakes...the answer is no.

Breaking: Cory Booker has officially delivered the longest Senate floor speech in US history, surpassing Strom Thurmond’s filibuster against the Civil Rights Act.

"There's a room here in the Senate named after Strom Thurmond... I'm here despite his speech, I'm here because as powerful as he was, the people were more powerful." -Cory Booker as he eclipses Thurmond's record for the longest filibuster in US history.

11 year old comes running into the house, visibly upset. Asks my husband if she's getting stitches. He says, "No, why?".
"Because [brother] said snitches get stitches! I'm a snitch!"

Justice for Rumeysa Ozturk Dear Friends, Allies, and Supporters,

Rümeysa's legal team is coordinating a fundraiser for her and her family to help them deal with this crisis, including medical costs since ICE has kept Rümeysa from accessing all her medications. Please donate if you're able:

Me, checking in with my body: writing or errands today?

My body: you're going to curl up on the couch under a blanket, eat a sleeve of saltines, and rewatch Dirk Gently.

Oh this is so fun!!!

Things are looking up. Wanna know how I know?
This morning I had a shower that was the perfect temperature the ENTIRE TIME.
Impossible, you say?
I say, good omen.

Writing by the sea 🌊

A black dog looks up at the camera covered in snow and sitting in the snow. There's a lot of snow.

Mavis the Mountain Dog in her natural state.

#Dogs

That I would do. Open arms.

A mostly empty mocktail glass sits on a wooden pub table with a black paper straw in it. The mocktail was a raspberry nojito and it was delicious.

Spent last night with a soggy paper straw, watching our team lose against the US in 4 Nations.

Still don't want to be the 51st state.

#Canada

Me: Okay. We've got a solid outline, great characters, and a hooky plot. Let's write this zombie bish.

My brain: Or what if we did a Mary Poppins retelling instead.

#Writing

Mavis is a lap dog. She will not be taking notes on this.

#Dogs

So after weeks of Binx crying while we try to eat dinner, we figured out that she just wants to sit with us, so we pulled an extra chair up to the table.
#Cats

A reminder that fiction — books, film, games, what have you — is always political. The willful absence of “politics” in any work is itself a political choice and a political act. Who gets to tell (and sell) stories is political. It might be an undercurrent — covert, not overt. But it’s there.

11yr old: You're a dingus.
9yr old: No, YOU'RE a dingus.

(Repeat for 2 minutes)

11yr old: What's a dingus?
9yr old: I dunno.

I made a #Lego
100% counts as writing, right? Since it's a typewriter, right? Writing-adjacent.

#DollyForPresident

Yes. I needed that. Thank you.

Oh this is the perfect tl cleanse after checking the news. #DollyForPresident.

Winter Science Experiment for Kids: How to Make Frozen Bubbles If you are looking for a fun winter science activity, bundle up, head outside, and learn how to make frozen bubbles with your kids.

Today's bit of whimsy: it's-18°C here and on the way out the door I grabbed a bottle of bubbles so we could make frozen bubbles on the way to school.

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Rest is resistance. ❤️❤️