Laura Diaz de Arce
@quetaauthor.bsky.social
Multi-genre writer and monster about town. Author of MONSTROSITY, Curse of the Noblemen Series, & In Absence. Essayist for hire.
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Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
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wow, Donald Trump really rethinking his meeting with those three witches
February 9, 2026 at 3:34 AM
wow, Donald Trump really rethinking his meeting with those three witches
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Man. I am so blessed to have been born a Latina.
February 9, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Man. I am so blessed to have been born a Latina.
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FAMU can't use the word Black on anything posted around campus related to Black History Month, to stay in compliance with Florida state laws against DEI. Black students can't use the word Black at their Historically Black College during Black History Month.
February 8, 2026 at 2:28 PM
FAMU can't use the word Black on anything posted around campus related to Black History Month, to stay in compliance with Florida state laws against DEI. Black students can't use the word Black at their Historically Black College during Black History Month.
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I've written about the overarching post story, causes, underlying pattern. But the failure of Lewis or Bezos to even show up, literally or figuratively, on a day of devastating cuts epitomizes the profound lack of character and accountability that is so common place today within the American elite.
February 8, 2026 at 6:15 AM
I've written about the overarching post story, causes, underlying pattern. But the failure of Lewis or Bezos to even show up, literally or figuratively, on a day of devastating cuts epitomizes the profound lack of character and accountability that is so common place today within the American elite.
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Saturday morning data poems 😊
Abstract interpretations of evangelical language data.
Abstract interpretations of evangelical language data.
February 7, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Saturday morning data poems 😊
Abstract interpretations of evangelical language data.
Abstract interpretations of evangelical language data.
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For romantasy, the duology of Mask of the Nobleman and Tools of the Carver by my partner @quetaauthor.bsky.social . If you are looking for short stories Try Monstrosity or In Absence by her as well
February 8, 2026 at 3:10 AM
For romantasy, the duology of Mask of the Nobleman and Tools of the Carver by my partner @quetaauthor.bsky.social . If you are looking for short stories Try Monstrosity or In Absence by her as well
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The existence of wuthering heights implies that there is a wuthering bottoms
February 7, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The existence of wuthering heights implies that there is a wuthering bottoms
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Alberto Castañeda Mondragón was hospitalized with eight skull fractures and five life-threatening brain hemorrhages. Officers claimed he ran into a wall, but medical staff doubted that account. n.pr/4bHoZDU
Immigrant whose skull was broken in 8 places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked
Alberto Castañeda Mondragón was hospitalized with eight skull fractures and five life-threatening brain hemorrhages. Officers claimed he ran into a wall, but medical staff doubted that account.
n.pr
February 8, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Alberto Castañeda Mondragón was hospitalized with eight skull fractures and five life-threatening brain hemorrhages. Officers claimed he ran into a wall, but medical staff doubted that account. n.pr/4bHoZDU
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NYT confirming MS NOW reporting:
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:10 PM
NYT confirming MS NOW reporting:
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
My publisher does have my books available as MMPBs BUT you can't get them through commercial retailers.
When I hand sell them at conventions, they do incredibly well.
I know a substantial number of readers like the bigger books for nicer bookshelves. There is still an audience (like me) for these
When I hand sell them at conventions, they do incredibly well.
I know a substantial number of readers like the bigger books for nicer bookshelves. There is still an audience (like me) for these
"...about 103 million mass markets were sold in 2006, the year before the Kindle was introduced. Last year, readers bought fewer than 18 million of them."
that may have something to do with the vast majority of books no longer being published as MMPBs. how can I buy something that doesn't exist?
that may have something to do with the vast majority of books no longer being published as MMPBs. how can I buy something that doesn't exist?
The mass market paperback, light in the hand and on the wallet, once filled airport bookstores and supermarket media aisles. You may never buy a new one again.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/b...
February 7, 2026 at 2:23 PM
My publisher does have my books available as MMPBs BUT you can't get them through commercial retailers.
When I hand sell them at conventions, they do incredibly well.
I know a substantial number of readers like the bigger books for nicer bookshelves. There is still an audience (like me) for these
When I hand sell them at conventions, they do incredibly well.
I know a substantial number of readers like the bigger books for nicer bookshelves. There is still an audience (like me) for these
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Four state-level right to read bills are on deck right now. Here's what they are, why one of them is not being actively endorsed, and how you can get involved.
The teen letters here are outstanding, too.
That, plus a deeply frustrating roundup of book censorship news: bookriot.com/freedom-to-r...
The teen letters here are outstanding, too.
That, plus a deeply frustrating roundup of book censorship news: bookriot.com/freedom-to-r...
Four Freedom to Read Bills to Follow Right Now: Book Censorship News, February 6, 2026
Updates on four freedom to read bills at the state level right now, as well as the voices of students advocating for their right to read.
bookriot.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Four state-level right to read bills are on deck right now. Here's what they are, why one of them is not being actively endorsed, and how you can get involved.
The teen letters here are outstanding, too.
That, plus a deeply frustrating roundup of book censorship news: bookriot.com/freedom-to-r...
The teen letters here are outstanding, too.
That, plus a deeply frustrating roundup of book censorship news: bookriot.com/freedom-to-r...
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I feel like Los Angeles is a place where people expect ICE to happen because the kidnappings have been happening to my home city for decades, so there’s less media attention to it now. and I want folks to see that in LA, Latine students are organizing major protests & the police are attacking them
LAPD Charges at Hundreds of High School Students in Peaceful Walkout Protest at MDC ~ L.A. TACO
LAPD arrested at least two teenagers protesting ICE raids in Los Angeles yesterday. They were also seen corresponding with ICE agents on Alameda Street during the demonstrations.
lataco.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:10 PM
I feel like Los Angeles is a place where people expect ICE to happen because the kidnappings have been happening to my home city for decades, so there’s less media attention to it now. and I want folks to see that in LA, Latine students are organizing major protests & the police are attacking them
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AWFUL news tonight. This blesses the “mandatory” detention in the 5th Circuit without bond (and little chance at habeas) of every undocumented immigrant who originally entered across the border, no matter how many decades in the past.
It will fuel ICE’s push to transfer people to Texas immediately.
It will fuel ICE’s push to transfer people to Texas immediately.
BREAKING: A 5th Circuit panel has backed ICE's mass detention policy, a decision that clears the way for the administration to lock up people who are in immigration proceedings
It's a 2-1 ruling
Majority: Jones (Reagan), Duncan (Trump)
Minority: Douglas (Obama)
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
It's a 2-1 ruling
Majority: Jones (Reagan), Duncan (Trump)
Minority: Douglas (Obama)
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
February 7, 2026 at 3:20 AM
AWFUL news tonight. This blesses the “mandatory” detention in the 5th Circuit without bond (and little chance at habeas) of every undocumented immigrant who originally entered across the border, no matter how many decades in the past.
It will fuel ICE’s push to transfer people to Texas immediately.
It will fuel ICE’s push to transfer people to Texas immediately.
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This is a very, very bad decision from one of the two Reagan judges left on the Fifth Circuit, joined by one of the two most extreme Trump appointees on the court.
And, it is about the issue I walked through at Law Dork earlier this week, in the context of Minnesota: www.lawdork.com/i/186796727/...
And, it is about the issue I walked through at Law Dork earlier this week, in the context of Minnesota: www.lawdork.com/i/186796727/...
February 7, 2026 at 2:50 AM
This is a very, very bad decision from one of the two Reagan judges left on the Fifth Circuit, joined by one of the two most extreme Trump appointees on the court.
And, it is about the issue I walked through at Law Dork earlier this week, in the context of Minnesota: www.lawdork.com/i/186796727/...
And, it is about the issue I walked through at Law Dork earlier this week, in the context of Minnesota: www.lawdork.com/i/186796727/...
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Donald Trump and Republicans forced the ACA tax credits to expire, causing health care premiums to double and families to drop coverage altogether.
Millions may drop ACA coverage — and raise health insurance costs for everyone else
Some experts warn of a potential "death spiral" in the Affordable Care Act marketplace if young, healthy consumers drop coverage amid soaring costs.
www.cnbc.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Donald Trump and Republicans forced the ACA tax credits to expire, causing health care premiums to double and families to drop coverage altogether.
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Epstein survivor Anouska De Georgiou: The fact that the very people who are meant to lead this country have completely retraumatized us… it’s—I mean—it’s like being raped by the Department of Justice.
February 6, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Epstein survivor Anouska De Georgiou: The fact that the very people who are meant to lead this country have completely retraumatized us… it’s—I mean—it’s like being raped by the Department of Justice.
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Obviously the way police treat people is the most problematic but if the dog-loving American public actually knew how many dogs cops kill I think you’d see ACAB become the modal belief
MEMPHIS: “Memphis Safe Task Force” (U.S. marshal) caught KICKING A PUPPY 😳 as they arrested a guy for on a drug warrant
“He was harmless. There’s no reason he should’ve done that.”
@GovBillLee this is what we’re paying $1 Million a day for?🤔
Full: wreg.com/news/video-u...
“He was harmless. There’s no reason he should’ve done that.”
@GovBillLee this is what we’re paying $1 Million a day for?🤔
Full: wreg.com/news/video-u...
February 6, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Obviously the way police treat people is the most problematic but if the dog-loving American public actually knew how many dogs cops kill I think you’d see ACAB become the modal belief
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The Washington Post just laid off its entire award-winning photo team. They were our eyes in places we'll never see. It's a horrifying loss at a time when lying governments, propaganda and AI slop are on the rise.
February 6, 2026 at 6:59 PM
The Washington Post just laid off its entire award-winning photo team. They were our eyes in places we'll never see. It's a horrifying loss at a time when lying governments, propaganda and AI slop are on the rise.
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On behalf of the American public: Please boo these assholes. Please.
The question isn’t whether they’ll be mercilessly and very deservedly booed. It’s whether US broadcasts will use all their technological powers to hide the boos from being aired.
Olympic Committee begs fans not to boo Vance and Rubio at opening ceremony
The International Olympic Committie had to ask fans to not boo the U.S. delegation as the Milan Winter Olympics began Friday
www.irishstar.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:18 PM
On behalf of the American public: Please boo these assholes. Please.
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The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley.
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
February 6, 2026 at 12:08 AM
The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley.
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
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"To put it in terms Bezos would use, he is no longer a swashbuckling badass. He should sell the Post to someone who is."
www.thebulwark.com/p/jeff-bezos...
www.thebulwark.com/p/jeff-bezos...
Jeff Bezos Must Sell the Washington Post
Mass layoffs undermine his promises to protect a great American institution.
www.thebulwark.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:54 PM
"To put it in terms Bezos would use, he is no longer a swashbuckling badass. He should sell the Post to someone who is."
www.thebulwark.com/p/jeff-bezos...
www.thebulwark.com/p/jeff-bezos...
Me to anyone who hurts Posey
#bridgerton
#bridgerton
February 5, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Me to anyone who hurts Posey
#bridgerton
#bridgerton