if you work for a publication that does this and have any idea how much $$$ your outlet makes from affiliate sale commissions on prime day, DM or signal me: jason.404

also interested if you are a journalist who is asked to do these deal roundups as part of your job

We kept kosher when I was a kid and my ultimate feral pleasure was Bacos, the crunchy, salty salad topping. I know now that it's nothing like real bacon, but the forbiddenness of it being bacon-adjacent (and still kosher!) made it extra delicious. I would eat it by the handful, straight from the jar

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

oh man, this is brutal af and positively delicious

Polar explorer Ernest Shackleton called his ship one of the strongest to ever visit Antarctica; he blamed its sinking on rudder damage from pack ice. In my latest for @cnn.com, new analysis of records and journals suggests that a structural flaw may have doomed the Endurance from the start 🧪

Please share: 24-HOUR BIRTHDAY DRIVE 💡My ONE wish today is to help high school students in Gaza City take their exams 💛

We’re matching 100 to help Spark Space host these kids with internet & electricity—under bombs and ground invasion. Match their bravery.

209/1000 chuffed.org/project/spar...

Reminder from your resident high school lubrarian: if you plan to do a Banned Books Week display and programming, prioritize living marginalized authors. Use this time to help those who need it the most.

Thanks, added! I also put them on this list, for folks who prefer lists to starter packs

1000x yes, same here

I had to lie on the floor for a while to
unbork my back (don’t forget to stretch, people!) and Lima decided to keep me company

"I'm the guy that just executes at this point" is so on the nose it's a second nose

I love my local librarians so much, how awesome is this display they made in the teen section of the library, featuring books by Korean authors?

I love how the Dutch language lulls English-speakers into a false sense of security with words that SOUND familiar but mean something else, like "penseel," which sounds like "pencil" but means "paintbrush" (the Dutch word for "pencil" is "potlood")

Come feed your 🧠 some zombie science & discover the nightmarish world of zombie-makers & their mind-controlled victims! I'll be talking about Rise of the Zombie Bugs at two events:

10/24: Word Bookstore, Jersey City
11/5: Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, NYC

Info: mindyweisberger.com/events/ 🧪

My husband was detained by ICE today

Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away

I have had zero contact or updates since

#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov

Just in time for #spookyseason, Mindy Weisberger (@laminda.bsky.social) talks to @vox.com's Unexplainable about the real-life night of the living dead in the invertebrate world. 🧟🕷️🐛
open.spotify.com/episode/7BPd...

Thanks for this great list, I found a few outlets that weren't on my radar yet! I added them to this starter pack for independent/worker-owned/reader-funded newsrooms (and there's still room for more)

The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel. Congress has not authorized the use of military force.

If you work at CBS News and have anything you'd like to share, please text me on Signal premthakker.35

Your anonymity will be protected

love the iridescent chelicerae!

Maybe you need a break from *flaps hands distractedly,* perhaps w/some diverting zombie science? Have a listen as @byrdest.bsky.social & I talk about Rise of the Zombie Bugs on @vox.com's Unexplainable podcast, we spent some quality time with the "fly-destroyer" zombifying fungus & now you can too 🧪

On Friday 18 blue state attorneys general BLASTED the Federal Trade Commission, telling it to back off trans youth healthcare and warning of an insidious attempt to reshape the regulation of medicine in the US.

And nobody covered it.

www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...

UPDATE: This is what the White House website landing page is showing now, there's a new shutdown counter ticking upwards and they've added a scrolling red banner (with a random apostrophe in "DEMOCRATS'" for extra spiciness)

Seconding Vistaprint! My husband @monospace.com used them for his vinyl banners, turnaround time was ~5-6 business days but they do rush orders, too