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Done—200 get-out-the-vote postcards written! How are you helping to make the midterm elections matter?

One of the projects I've been working on recently is creating the new website for the Philip K. Dick Award for original science fiction first published in the US. The call for novels for award consideration is still open. Check it out. www.philipkdickaward.org

To Gloria Steinem, we as women owe so very much. I am grateful to her for the ways in which she changed the world and made so much in my life, as a woman, possible. Thank you, Ms. Steinem, for your voice.

Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library. Here's what the charity does ⬇️ www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Feed cleanse: Zeke would like to know why, exactly, you’re staring at his belly.

Just so we're clear about book saidisms....

Use verbs with care and be sure to vaccinate.

He is absolutely right. Stay vigilant. Fact check what you see and read. Apathy is what the Right is counting on.

"[The ruling] said there was no historical precedent for a chief executive tearing down substantial portions of the White House 'unilaterally and using privately collected funds.' The construction of a 'massive ballroom is for Congress to decide and is not a matter for executive self-help.'"

just another white cat appropriating tabby culture

They voted to hold him in contempt of Congress for doing something that is well within his Constitutional rights. Have these people bothered to read the document?

AQI in Seattle is slowly improving. I'll be inside, working on projects and watching the cats bathe in the sunshine splashing across the carpet.

The light this morning in Seattle is a hazy pale apricot thanks to fires east of here. I have some errands to run but going outside holds little appeal. Our AQI is currently around 65, but it's slated to be twice as high later, so I better get a move on. www.iqair.com/air-quality/...

Timeline cleanse: a cat who knows exactly how pretty she is.

Book rec: All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me by Patrick Bringley. Reading this beautifully written, meticulously researched memoir by a man who spent ten years as a Met security guard was a pleasure: profound, comforting and joyful all at once. tinyurl.com/BeautyAtMet

I hate to read news like this. At the same time, I'm not surprised. August has become smoke season in WA, with forest fires every year. It wasn't like this until about ten years ago more or less. I suspect things are only going to get worse. Thanks, climate change. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/u...

After months of job hunting, I’ve decided not to rely on anyone else for employment. If you need an editor, I’m your woman: www.jsilversteineditorial.com #editing #writing #books

Firefly! An animated series steers around the character-age issue as well as the deaths of Wash & Book (and the death of the brilliant, beloved Ron Glass). I want to believe that studios have finally figured out that Firefly is a valuable & viable property. 🤞🤞🤞 youtube.com/shorts/gfK-s...

I’ve been a fan of Stranger Things since it first premiered on Netflix in 2016. It returns for its final season on 11/26/25. That being the case, I’m rewatching season four to refresh my memory. I’d forgotten how good it is. I can’t wait to see who they are and how they look now.

For my friends interested in birds, a gift link. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...

This is absolutely fantastic! Tagging @lauraannegilman.bsky.social for Jewish &protest interest.

Trump’s new ballroom will be 90,000 square feet? A football field is 57,000 square feet. What’s he building, a convention center?

What you can do now open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants. It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants. It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants. It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants. It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants. It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants. It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants. It. Will. Move. On. To. The. Next. Group. He. Hates.

The fight against the Big Bad Bill isn’t over yet. Even though it passed in the Senate, it needs to pass in the House w/all of the senatorial revisions: the tax cuts for the rich, a giant loss of Medicaid & SNAP funds, so much more. Call your representatives NOW. Don’t let the phones stop ringing.

What's in Trump's bill: -Adds 4 trillion to the deficit -Kicks 11 million people off health insurance -3 million get thrown off food stamps -Electricity goes up by 30% -Millions of jobs could disappear -Wealthiest see $12K a year back -Poorest people $1600 more a year

“Independence day is canceled because of fear of secret police raids” is really a level of on the nose political symbolism you just can’t make up.

Baldwin: I remember my cross-examination of Secretary Kennedy from HHS, and he said, “We will have radical transparency.” But what they’ve actually had is radical opaqueness. They never answer a letter. They never answer a question. It’s one of the ways that democracy begins to degrade—

This is a huge win and it’s also a direct result of the grassroots effort. If you've made noise about this over the past few days and weeks, you have a lot to be proud of.

Cat bed? Who needs a cat bed? I love my unbothered king. All hail the sleeping monarch!

It’s nine o’clock on a Saturday The regular crowd shuffles in There’s an old man sittin’ next to me Making love to his tonic and gin He says, “Perhaps a tweak to the algorithm is in order.”

1/2 Jewish people were set on fire in Boulder at a peaceful vigil for Israeli hostages. That’s not “activism.” That’s terrorism. Antisemitism is not hypothetical—it’s happening right now in the open. If you're still silent, you're complicit. #JewSky coloradosun.com/2025/06/01/b...

#SIFF2025 film #5: TINA Choir teacher Mareta loses her daughter in an earthquake & loses her interest in life as well. She engages again when she takes a job at a private school and launches a choir there, building relationships with her students, music & life once more. Definitely recommended.

#SIFF2025 film 4: MEETING POL POT Drama based on real events. Three journalists go to Cambodia to interview its leader Pol Pot amidst his regime’s decline. When they realize they’ve been taken to a bogus “ideal” village & start asking questions their situation becomes perilous. V. good, recommended.

#SIFF2025 film 3: WOLF LAND Documentary about the challenges of wolf/human interaction in the northeast region of WA state and non-lethal methods to help maintain wolf populations while protecting cattle. Interesting story w/an appealing subject and some beautiful shots of the wild #PNW landscape.

Second #SIFF2025 film: Secret Festival, therefore I am under NDA and can‘t tell you anything about it—which is fine because it was . . . interesting, which is what you often get with Secret Festival films.

First #SIFF2025 film: THE LIBRARIANS This excellent, important documentary follows several librarians fighting book bans in TX, FL, etc. It shows how Moms for Liberty & the Repub machine are working in schools, using the vague, inflammatory language of all such propagandists. Highly recommended.

The 51st Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) has started and tonight’s my first film. This time of year, I wanna run down the streets yelling, “Festival! Festival!” at the top of my lungs like some demented follower of Landru. (Star Trek reference. . .) I’m so excited! #SIFF2025

Timeline cleanse! All my orchids are popping. Show me yours!

Exclusive: National Science Foundation staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced.

You know the rule, friends: When Tom Holland dances, you must watch and repost.

If you see this, post the most recent photo of yourself from your camera roll. No cheating!

If you’re curious about the Federal workforce cuts—what’s been done and what’s planned—The NY Times has been tracking and checking. Here’s their data—and they say it’s likely an undercount. If you weren’t sure that Trump is dismantling our government, think again. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

I knew it would come. I’m devastated. What a catastrophe for this country. Our inheritance. Our treasure.

I stand with the penguins of Heard and McDonald Islands!

I spoke with nearly two dozen creatives and publishers in the tabletop industry today. It's bad. It's real bad.