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Dear My Phone, My Computer, My Apps, My Electronic Devices, and so forth:
Please stop asking me if I want to enable AI. Or use your janky AI tool. Or load my documents or pictures with a bunch of useless, off-putting, earth-killing AI junk. I don't want it. I SAID I don't want it. Stop offering.
By now, we've all seen the video of Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) being forcibly removed and handcuffed for asking a question during Kristi Noem's press conference.
But what Noem said just moments before the video was taken is "classic authoritarian red-baiting," points out @davidcorn.bsky.social.
Reposting with alt text
Image is a photo of me, a white woman with curled red hair, freckles, and glasses, smiling at the camera, with a white background. I’m holding my t-shirt straight so it’s easier to read. It’s a black t-shirt with cartoon bison dressed up like Minions and Gru, and reads, “Battle of the Books, 24-25, Preliminaries.” The Minion bisons have the Gallaudet logo, “GU,” on their overalls.
Had a blast doing a Q&A with students at Kendall Demonstration Elementary School in D.C. today!
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KDES participated in the Battle of the Books tournament through Gallaudet Youth Programs last fall, and read the first Astrid book as part of it. Many thanks to Amelia, Rae, and both interpreters!
If you're protesting on Saturday, please wear a cap and mask to protect your identity from the cult.
Also, it was suggested to me that you should write the phone number of the ACLU First Defense Legal Aid on your arm. That number is 1-800-529-7374 in case anything happens.
Graphic with a deep purple ombre background. White title text says, “Celebrate We Need Diverse Books Day with Bookshop.org”. Beneath the title is a row of white perforated tickets, the centermost which says, “15% Off using the code WNDB25” in dark purple lettering. Beneath the ticket in small white font is a note with an asterisk that says, “only active Thursday, April 3rd” and “excludes e-book purchases”.
It’s no joke, our friends at @bookshop.org are helping us celebrate #WeNeedDiverseBooksDay with a special promo code! 🛍️📚
Shop Bookshop.org on April 3rd and use the code “WNDB25” at checkout to get 15% off your purchase!
🚨UPDATE: Rümeysa Öztürk has now suffered three separate asthma attacks while in DHS custody.
She has not received her required asthma medications—a violation of her fundamental right to medical care.
This is cruelty, it is neglect, and it is a damning moral and legal failure.
A graphic titled "BlueSky Best Practices" with a blue background and a white content box framed in black. The heading is followed by a colorful, rainbow-painted word "WELCOME." The list of best practices includes: Profile Image – Use an image (e.g., bitmoji or headshot) to help others recognize you. Bio – Add a short bio to help people understand who you are. Accessibility Settings – Add ALT text to images for accessibility. Hashtag: #accessibilityforall First Post – Introduce yourself and tag #TLSky. Camel Case – Use capital letters at the start of each word in hashtags to support screen readers (e.g., #TLSky). Each bullet is marked with a blue butterfly icon. The hashtag #TLSky is also repeated vertically along the left and right borders. The design is clear, friendly, and informative for newcomers to BlueSky.
Hey #TLSky Friends! Just a quick reminder on how to get the most out of Bluesky. I have noticed quite a few do not have a bio. This is helpful when trying to find your squad! It is so great to see so many new friends out here on the interwebs. #EduSky #Skybrarians #Kidlit #BookSky #BookTok
Text warning about an April 2 tariff: With this April 2 tariff, Canadian booksellers and publishers will face unsustainable new costs and customers will be faced with book prices beyond what they are willing to pay. Most books will be subject to the new tariff because they are warehoused in the US by publishers and distributors. Books have both US and CAD prices printed on the cover, making it difficult to increase prices to cover the tariff. Alternatively, charging the CAD cover-price and absorbing the 25% tariff (even short term) will bury many independents because the industry survives on an already small margin of profit. The tariff is detrimental to Canadian booksellers and publishers and will result in long-term negative effects to our literary community.
Canadians! 🇨🇦 Book industry needs your help (incl. for 🇨🇦 book creators like me, whose books are published and/or warehoused in U.S.).
Dept of Finance seeks feedback before April 2nd, 2025 re: tariffs, including tariffs on BOOKS coming into Canada from US: slowburnbooks.ca/april-2-tariff
#CanLit
The National Artificial Intelligence Action Plan is a comprehensive strategy to guide AI innovation and regulation in the United States.
The Authors Guild submitted formal comments on issues affecting authors in response.
Read more: authorsguild.org/news/ag-subm...
Kadrey et al v. Meta; I just reposted the info
My books were stolen too. 😓 Have you heard about the class action lawsuit?
A screenshot from a legal complaint with contact information for the plaintiffs' attorneys that states, "Joseph R. Saveri (State Bar No. 130064) Cadio Zirpoli (State Bar No. 179108) Christopher K.L. Young (State Bar No. 318371) Kathleen J. McMahon (State Bar No. 340007) JOSEPH SAVERI LAW FIRM, LLP 601 California Street, Suite 1000 San Francisco, California 94108 Telephone: (415) 500-6800 Facsimile: (415) 395-9940 Email: jsaveri@saverilawfirm.com czirpoli@saverilawfirm.com cyoung@saverilawfirm.com kmcmahon@saverilawfirm.com Matthew Butterick (State Bar No. 250953) 1920 Hillhurst Avenue, #406 Los Angeles, CA 90027 Telephone: (323) 968-2632 Facsimile: (415) 395-9940 Email: mb@buttericklaw.com Counsel for Individual and Representative Plaintiffs and the Proposed Class"
A screenshot from a legal complaint that states, "UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION Richard Kadrey, an individual; Sarah Silverman, an individual; Christopher Golden, an individual; Individual and Representative Plaintiffs, v. Meta Platforms, Inc., a Delaware corporation; Case No. Complaint Class Action Demand for Jury Trial Defendant."
IF YOU FOUND YOUR NOVEL IN THE LIBGEN DATABASE, YOU MAY BE A CLASS MEMBER FOR THE KADREY ET AL V. META PLATFORMS CLASS ACTION
Law firms you can contact if you're a potential class member:
Joseph Saveri Law Firm, LLP (415) 500-6800
Mathew Butterick (323) 968-2632 mb@buttericklaw.com
All four of my chapter books are included. 😓 Super grateful for this tool, and the lawyers and other authors fighting this. I’ll be looking into joining a lawsuit. If you’re an author, have you searched the database yet? #betrayedbymeta
💥 BREAKING: Walt Disney Company shareholders voted today 99-1 percent to reject an anti-LGBTQ+ proposal, requesting that the company sever its relationship with the Human Rights Campaign and HRC's Corporate Equality Index. Disney Board recommended shareholders vote against the proposal.
HA! I didn’t even think about this aspect of using Libro 🤔🫣
It’s been a decade or two, but I LOVED this book, and loved the second half even more than the first. Just felt like it went so much deeper, and I loved the whole villain-redemption arc for Bastion ❤️
Show Up For Our Libraries! By eliminating the only federal agency dedicated to funding library services, the Trump administration's Executive Order is cutting off at the knees the most beloved and trusted of American institutions and the staff and services they offer. ALA American Library Association. #ForOurLibraries
🚨NEW🚨: Donald Trump is attempting to strip away federal support for libraries. We will NOT let that happen.
Last night the President signed an order to gut the Institute of Museum & Library Services. But together, we know we can show up & defeat it.
Full EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Happy book birthday! 🎉
Fascism is here.
The list of words Trump is banning from government is the most stunning document of our time. Click the image below to see how many words Trump and Musk have canceled as part of their new Reich.
🔗: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This Sunday, the whole country needs to spring forward from 1939.
Heck yes! Happy anniversary 🎉🎉
I'd rather be writing but losing your democracy kinda puts that on the back burner.
One week boycott of Amazon, which lost $6B last month, starts tomorrow? No problem:
Oh—and yes, I’m technically on Threads, too, but never post. Trying to move away from M3ta 🤷♀️
I’m still figuring things out myself. I know Debbie Ohi has some good guides for book people for BlueSky, posted on her website. But Flashes is so new, I don’t know of any resources like that yet. We will see if it takes off! I’m hoping it does, as I’m looking for a non-M3ta social media home ❤️
Hi Chris and Flo! Welcome! 👋🏻
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NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
