Michelle Morris
@mymorris909.bsky.social
Librarian, procrastinator, and so on. Pfp by Alexandra Douglass
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There is a crazy passivity to the common conception of the dream of “becoming a writer”, where you find the right entry point and you are accelerated, bobsled run-like, to fame and fortune.
No one wants to hear it’s just writing all the time and not taking a lot of negative things to heart.
No one wants to hear it’s just writing all the time and not taking a lot of negative things to heart.
Talking to one of these types at a con who asked how I 'got in' with so many 'famous writers' who I'd been talking to and I said "we made friends before anyone knew who we were decades ago by striking up interesting conversations and enjoying each other's company" and he kept re-asking the question.
They have come to the convention hoping to "break in" and then find themselves -- shocker! -- a "nobody in the book world." Yeah no shit! We all are! I have gently told guys like this a million times that it takes most of us *years* of hard work but they do not believe that could be true for them. +
December 27, 2025 at 12:09 AM
There is a crazy passivity to the common conception of the dream of “becoming a writer”, where you find the right entry point and you are accelerated, bobsled run-like, to fame and fortune.
No one wants to hear it’s just writing all the time and not taking a lot of negative things to heart.
No one wants to hear it’s just writing all the time and not taking a lot of negative things to heart.
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It is the first time that the United States bombs Nigeria, the most populated black nation in Africa.
Merry Christmas!
The President of Peace just bombed Nigeria.
The President of Peace just bombed Nigeria.
December 25, 2025 at 11:16 PM
It is the first time that the United States bombs Nigeria, the most populated black nation in Africa.
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On #Nigeria:
You never want to play host to other people’s wars. And you never want to internationalize your domestic security problems.
Getting foreign assistance is fine. But you must always launder and domesticate it. You must always retain the initiative.
You never want to play host to other people’s wars. And you never want to internationalize your domestic security problems.
Getting foreign assistance is fine. But you must always launder and domesticate it. You must always retain the initiative.
December 26, 2025 at 4:29 AM
On #Nigeria:
You never want to play host to other people’s wars. And you never want to internationalize your domestic security problems.
Getting foreign assistance is fine. But you must always launder and domesticate it. You must always retain the initiative.
You never want to play host to other people’s wars. And you never want to internationalize your domestic security problems.
Getting foreign assistance is fine. But you must always launder and domesticate it. You must always retain the initiative.
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Contrary to popular belief on this 59th anniversary of Kwanzaa, is that it is a distinctly Black American holiday, and it is not an "alternative" to Xmas.
Its goal is to spend the last 7 days of the year incorporating the 7 principles of Kwanzaa in preparation of the New Year coming up
Its goal is to spend the last 7 days of the year incorporating the 7 principles of Kwanzaa in preparation of the New Year coming up
December 26, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Contrary to popular belief on this 59th anniversary of Kwanzaa, is that it is a distinctly Black American holiday, and it is not an "alternative" to Xmas.
Its goal is to spend the last 7 days of the year incorporating the 7 principles of Kwanzaa in preparation of the New Year coming up
Its goal is to spend the last 7 days of the year incorporating the 7 principles of Kwanzaa in preparation of the New Year coming up
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This is the same dynamic which happened to me, a year ago to the day: a faculty appeals panel cleared
me entirely, after a six month investigation. NU effectively ignored it.
This is why adhering to rules (in Congress, the UN, unis) rarely works: the rules benefit the rulers, who can ignore them.
me entirely, after a six month investigation. NU effectively ignored it.
This is why adhering to rules (in Congress, the UN, unis) rarely works: the rules benefit the rulers, who can ignore them.
Texas A&M University will not reinstate a lecturer who was fired after a video of her teaching about gender identity in a children’s literature class went viral, despite a faculty appeals panel unanimously concluding that her dismissal was not justified.
Texas A&M won’t reinstate fired lecturer despite findings
A vice chancellor upheld the firing of Melissa McCoul, seen in a viral video being confronted by a student on her gender identity teachings, saying the termination was done with “good cause.”
www.texastribune.org
December 26, 2025 at 9:02 AM
This is the same dynamic which happened to me, a year ago to the day: a faculty appeals panel cleared
me entirely, after a six month investigation. NU effectively ignored it.
This is why adhering to rules (in Congress, the UN, unis) rarely works: the rules benefit the rulers, who can ignore them.
me entirely, after a six month investigation. NU effectively ignored it.
This is why adhering to rules (in Congress, the UN, unis) rarely works: the rules benefit the rulers, who can ignore them.
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true. that's bc you've allowed your sense of style to be narrowly defined by fashion brands, instead of thinking about it in terms of cultural history. over the course of the 20th century, many groups have dressed well, even if they didn't conform to fashion trends or bourgeois respectability
December 26, 2025 at 11:37 AM
true. that's bc you've allowed your sense of style to be narrowly defined by fashion brands, instead of thinking about it in terms of cultural history. over the course of the 20th century, many groups have dressed well, even if they didn't conform to fashion trends or bourgeois respectability
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I've seen this going around today and it's beautiful, so here's a gift link.
Opinion | Martin Scorsese: ‘Rob Reiner Was My Friend’
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December 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I've seen this going around today and it's beautiful, so here's a gift link.
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Terrific story about Rob Reiner being as much of a mensch in real life as he seemed.
I’m just going to tell the story. Back in 2000 I was volunteering for the Gore campaign when he came along with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Alfre Woodard and Dule Hill to a GOTV event here in MN. He ended up sitting down across from me stuffing his envelopes.
December 15, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Terrific story about Rob Reiner being as much of a mensch in real life as he seemed.
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As we mourn Rob Reiner, don’t skip this: he was, pretty much, personally responsible for overturning California’s Prop 8 banning same sex marriage.
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How Rob Reiner became anti-Prop. 8 kingpin
Rob Reiner reflects on the critical role he played in getting California's gay marriage ban overturned.
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December 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
As we mourn Rob Reiner, don’t skip this: he was, pretty much, personally responsible for overturning California’s Prop 8 banning same sex marriage.
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
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Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
December 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
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Abraham Quintanilla Jr., the father of late Tejano star Selena Quintanilla who served as her manager and steward of her legacy, has died. He was 86.
Abraham Quintanilla Jr., Selena’s Father and Manager, Dies at 86
Abraham Quintanilla Jr., the father of late Tejano star Selena Quintanilla who served as her manager and steward of her legacy, has died. He was 86.
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December 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Abraham Quintanilla Jr., the father of late Tejano star Selena Quintanilla who served as her manager and steward of her legacy, has died. He was 86.
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This is Charles Clyde Ebbets, the photographer who took the iconic “Lunch atop a Skyscraper” picture. Look at this fearless, dapper fuck wearing spats, suspenders, and a tie 850 feet above the ground. Absolute legend.
December 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This is Charles Clyde Ebbets, the photographer who took the iconic “Lunch atop a Skyscraper” picture. Look at this fearless, dapper fuck wearing spats, suspenders, and a tie 850 feet above the ground. Absolute legend.
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someone in the replies looking up this property and realizing the price is so low because it was a meth lab is such an amazing commentary on right-wing delusion
simply perfect. chefs kiss. 10/10. no notes
simply perfect. chefs kiss. 10/10. no notes
If you want to do something like this, why not buy a $150k home in a small town in Italy, France, Spain, or Mexico, instead of having nine people share one bathroom after they eat at a restaurant called "Stinky's?"
December 14, 2025 at 2:06 AM
someone in the replies looking up this property and realizing the price is so low because it was a meth lab is such an amazing commentary on right-wing delusion
simply perfect. chefs kiss. 10/10. no notes
simply perfect. chefs kiss. 10/10. no notes
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The thing you need to understand about the Right is that they are absolutely fine just plain burning down higher education if taking it over ideologically doesn’t work. They’re perfectly happy reducing it to ashes.
From the Oklahoma U student paper: the school is now saying it will automatically suspend faculty (with pay) in response to student complaints
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December 14, 2025 at 1:08 AM
The thing you need to understand about the Right is that they are absolutely fine just plain burning down higher education if taking it over ideologically doesn’t work. They’re perfectly happy reducing it to ashes.
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cool to have a vampire book on Libby's 2025 list:
Libby’s Top 20 Books of 2025 — Is Your Favorite on the List?
Reading app Libby has released their list of the best books of 2025 — see the top 20 titles here, including books by authors like Emily Henry, Ocean Vuong and more.
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December 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
cool to have a vampire book on Libby's 2025 list:
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The VA is abruptly cutting 35,000 healthcare jobs, including doctors and nurses, per a leaked memo. This cruel move will worsen chronic understaffing and make veterans wait even longer for essential care. It's a direct attack on those who served.
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December 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The VA is abruptly cutting 35,000 healthcare jobs, including doctors and nurses, per a leaked memo. This cruel move will worsen chronic understaffing and make veterans wait even longer for essential care. It's a direct attack on those who served.
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This leaked VA memo is a betrayal. Trump's admin plans to cut 35,000 jobs, worsening wait times for veterans who already struggle to get care. It's a cruel abandonment of our promise to those who served.
Leaked Trump Admin memo hints at drastic cuts at VA as needs go unfulfilled: report
Americans seeking healthcare services will face additional challenges as a leaked Veterans Administration memo reveals significant staffing reductions at facilities serving former military members.Under the leadership of former far-right GOP lawmaker Doug Collins, the VA is planning to eliminate up ...
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December 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This leaked VA memo is a betrayal. Trump's admin plans to cut 35,000 jobs, worsening wait times for veterans who already struggle to get care. It's a cruel abandonment of our promise to those who served.
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IT’S HERE!!
Books We Love is back with a brand new batch of hand-picked titles. Mix and match tags like “Book Club Ideas” and “Eye-Opening Reads.” Find 380+ new 2025 reads, and stick around to browse more than 4,000 books from the last 13 years.
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
IT’S HERE!!
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Yeah. A local principal (whom my cool daughter liked as a teacher) was outed and she got community support. She got transferred.
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Vestavia Hills Principal Transferred Amid LGBTQ+ Controversy - Birmingham Free Press
VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. — Lauren Dressback, the principal of Cahaba Heights Elementary in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, was transferred to an alternative school following allegations that her removal stemmed ...
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November 23, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Yeah. A local principal (whom my cool daughter liked as a teacher) was outed and she got community support. She got transferred.
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I agree.
I know someone in the Midwest who is a teaching administrator and he says “the way the teachers are up in arms about ICE and I mean even the non political ones— asking how they can protect their students is significant”
I know someone in the Midwest who is a teaching administrator and he says “the way the teachers are up in arms about ICE and I mean even the non political ones— asking how they can protect their students is significant”
November 22, 2025 at 4:49 AM
I agree.
I know someone in the Midwest who is a teaching administrator and he says “the way the teachers are up in arms about ICE and I mean even the non political ones— asking how they can protect their students is significant”
I know someone in the Midwest who is a teaching administrator and he says “the way the teachers are up in arms about ICE and I mean even the non political ones— asking how they can protect their students is significant”
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speaking as a virginia beach native if these kind of dudes are plotting against ICE then there is wide runway in public opinion for straight up abolishing the agency under a dem presidency
Kempsville High School assistant principal charged for threats against police, ICE
Virginia Beach assistant principal John Bennett and Mark Bennett charged for conspiring threats against police and ICE agents. Both are held without bond.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:39 AM
speaking as a virginia beach native if these kind of dudes are plotting against ICE then there is wide runway in public opinion for straight up abolishing the agency under a dem presidency
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Reminder that books make awesome gifts for all holiday events, and they taste sweeter when they’re from indie bookstores. Don’t know what to get? Indie bookstores have gift cards!
November 24, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Reminder that books make awesome gifts for all holiday events, and they taste sweeter when they’re from indie bookstores. Don’t know what to get? Indie bookstores have gift cards!
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Happy 2025 Books We Love Day. So excited to share this with you. If you love books or you're looking for something great to read NPR has the handpicked, heartfelt recs for you! Proud to be a contributor again this year. Dig in.
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Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
apps.npr.org
November 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Happy 2025 Books We Love Day. So excited to share this with you. If you love books or you're looking for something great to read NPR has the handpicked, heartfelt recs for you! Proud to be a contributor again this year. Dig in.
apps.npr.org/best-books/#...
apps.npr.org/best-books/#...