banner
oliviawaite.com
Olivia Waite
@oliviawaite.com
10K followers 1.8K following 4.2K posts
Writer of queer romance and sff. Half agony, half hope, bisexual. She/her. Romance fiction columnist for the NYTBR: #RomanceColumn OliviaWaite.com
Posts Media Videos Starter Packs
Pinned
oliviawaite.com
Olivia Waite @oliviawaite.com · Apr 23
Good news! You can now order signed or personalized or doodled-on copies of my books from @ballastbookco.bsky.social! (Eagle eyes will also spot the pre-order for the second Dorothy Gentleman mystery!) ballastbookco.com/browse/filte... 💙📚
Ballast Book Company
Bremerton's independent bookstore, locally owned and operated since 2015 new books and gifts
ballastbookco.com
5 15 62
Reposted by Olivia Waite
histoftech.bsky.social
NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 1d
doomscroll break
27 730 1.8K
Reposted by Olivia Waite
chrisdeleon.bsky.social
Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 9h
Portland protestor frog costume: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge pepper balls? Morpheus from Matrix movie: No, Frog. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.
36 2.1K 6.9K
Reposted by Olivia Waite
apexmag.bsky.social
Apex Magazine (is funding for 2026!) 🎉 @apexmag.bsky.social · 19h
WE'RE 30% FUNDED!! 🎉🎉🎉 Apex will be open to nonfiction pitches FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER! ✨

Want to unlock the next chapter of Apex? Please consider backing our Kickstarter and help us keep publishing the strange, surreal, shocking, beautiful stories you love!
Apex Magazine 2026
An award-winning digital literary magazine of science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror.
www.kickstarter.com
35 45
Reposted by Olivia Waite
rockshrimp.bsky.social
Willow @rockshrimp.bsky.social · 15h
one thing I learned during 2020 is that "less than lethal" munitions are explicitly designed to be shot into the ground so they lose velocity and bounce up into people and the reason I didn't know that before is literally NO ONE has ever deployed them that way.
jackjenkins.me
Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 15h
Reporter's notebook: I actually began working on this story shortly after footage of the incident showed up last month.

But by the time I finally got ahold of folks, the story grew: 2 *other* faith leaders I spoke with *also* reported being shot w/pepper balls while protesting this ICE facility.
jackjenkins.me
Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 1d
Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.
3 300 870
Reposted by Olivia Waite
paleofuture.bsky.social
Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 8h
John Fetterman, ladies and gentlemen
jonathancohn.bsky.social
Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 8h
Trump has been illegally bombing boats off the coast of Venezuela.

Tim Kaine and Adam Schiff forced a vote on reasserting Congress's role over war powers and ending this reckless
warmongering.

It failed 48-51.

Murkowski and Paul voted yes.

Fetterman voted no.
54 280 1.3K
Reposted by Olivia Waite
kairyssdal.bsky.social
Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 8h
This is the lesson of 2025
qjurecic.bsky.social
Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 10h
he's going to come after you either way, so you might as well act with integrity
37 980 4.5K
Reposted by Olivia Waite
tyleraking.com
Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 6h
In all likelihood what’s happening all over the country is ICE getting a list of names and running a data broker search then scooping up every random Frank Miranda or Maria Lopez who might fit the details close enough. And that’s why they’re supposed to get fucking warrants.
paix120.bsky.social
Renee (paix120) @paix120.bsky.social · 7h
Masked ICE agents threatened an American citizen, put him into an unmarked van, held him for several hours, and dropped him back off at his workplace, without ever explaining why they abducted him

VIDEO: ICE detains, threatens Oregon man despite U.S. citizenship
www.koin.com/news/portlan...
www.koin.com
3 59 200
Reposted by Olivia Waite
kevinmkruse.bsky.social
Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 9h
Bray is a historian at Rutgers who received death threats after landing on Turning Points USA's Professor Watchlist. As a result, he announced he was moving to Europe. And then this happened.

This kind of harassment and abuse of scholars is Charlie Kirk's legacy and it's only getting worse.
mark-bray.bsky.social
Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 9h
“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’
110 2.6K 6.7K
Reposted by Olivia Waite
thebulwark.com
The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 7h
If this sounds alarmist, it's because the facts are alarming. www.thebulwark.com/p/emergency-...
16 160 480
Reposted by Olivia Waite
biscuitkitten.bsky.social
Jill Blake @biscuitkitten.bsky.social · 7h
“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”
Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund in Casablanca
81 820 3.9K
oliviawaite.com
Olivia Waite @oliviawaite.com · 9h
The name of my hammer is “VISE NOT VICE” and with it I would smash the world.
1
Reposted by Olivia Waite
golikehellmachine.com
GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 10h
i am not sure mike johnson’s plan of abandoning the capitol to a bunch of snarky house dems (of which there are many) with nothing to do was a smart strategic move
reptedlieu.bsky.social
Rep. Ted Lieu @reptedlieu.bsky.social · 11h
We are in the second week of the Republican shutdown.

Where are House Republicans? On vacation.

Went looking around the Capitol to see if any Republicans had the common sense to come back. Featuring @mcbride.house.gov.
11 120 610
Reposted by Olivia Waite
thesgtjoker.bsky.social
The Sgt Joker @thesgtjoker.bsky.social · 10h
The “girlfriend of one of the founders of Antifa” couldn’t be any younger than 90 years old you stupid fucking fascist orcs.
70 150 560
Reposted by Olivia Waite
ouinne.bsky.social
ouinne @ouinne.bsky.social · 11h
The only correct take on a fundamentally anti-human technology.
Screenshot of David Simon interview SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems... SIMON: What? SHAPIRO: ...Or saying... SIMON: You imagine that? SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over. SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level. SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this. SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.
8 350 1.2K
oliviawaite.com
Olivia Waite @oliviawaite.com · 10h
Sold out, but it’s here: www.next.co.uk/style/su2186...
There’s one on Poshmark, if you’re a 4 petite: poshmark.com/listing/Bode...
Boden Cream and Red Buttoned Midi Sundress
Shop daviessavannah's closet or find the perfect look from millions of stylists. Fast shipping and buyer protection. This elegant midi sundress from Boden features a cream base with vibrant red floral...
poshmark.com
2 3
Reposted by Olivia Waite
riotgrlerin.bsky.social
RiotGrlErin @riotgrlerin.bsky.social · 10h
horror movie posters but with muppets: thread
Oscar the Grouch in the movie poster for Alien.
12 180 670
Reposted by Olivia Waite
stephenblackmoore.com
Stephen Blackmoore @stephenblackmoore.com · 1d
MOST LIKELY TO MURDER by @lishmcbride.bsky.social www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/771719...
Most Likely to Murder by Lish McBride: 9780593860403 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Yearbook superlatives turn deadly in this darkly funny young adult thriller. The rumor mill has never been kind to Meadowvale High seniors and best friends Rick and Martina, labeling them outcasts (s...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
1 2 5
Reposted by Olivia Waite
matthewcort.land
Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 12h
There is one central, core truth to hold on to:

Most Americans don't actually know most of what's happening. But they still don't approve of the slice they do know about.
1 93 440
Reposted by Olivia Waite
hfgarcia.bsky.social
Helio Fred Garcia @hfgarcia.bsky.social · 11h
Miles Taylor was the DHS chief of staff who in Trump's first term was "Anonymous" who spilled the beans about what was really happening around Trump.
7 14
Reposted by Olivia Waite
tyleraking.com
Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 13h
The literal reading of this statement is Pam Bondi is planning extrajudicial executions of random protesters.
premthakker.bsky.social
Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 13h
My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."
50 940 2.2K
Reposted by Olivia Waite
mattitiahu.bsky.social
Matthew Scarborough 𓀀 @mattitiahu.bsky.social · 12h
The administration is aware of black bloc tactics, was vaguely aware of clown bloc tactics, but was completely unprepared for the advent of Animal Crossing bloc tactics.
courtneyvaughn.bsky.social
Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 1d
Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.
73 320
Reposted by Olivia Waite
ncte.org
National Council of Teachers of English @ncte.org · 12h
This development in Leander, Texas, follows a letter to the ISD from @ncacensorship.bsky.social, NCTE, @txfreedomread.bsky.social, and more.
frankstrong.bsky.social
Frank Strong @frankstrong.bsky.social · 1d
GREAT NEWS from Leander ISD. To Kill a Mockingbird, House on Mango St, and Narrative of Life of Frederick Douglass will be returned to classrooms after a massive outcry. Thanks to everyone who spoke up!!!

From an email to teachers today:
*An important update regarding the books that were previously paused from curriculum use as a result of concerns around Senate Bill 12. Thirty-six of the forty books are being reinstated to the secondary curriculum book list, with revisions made to the curriculum to ensure TEKS alignment and compliance with SB 12. Four titles, Stamped, Melissa (George), Gracefully Grayson, and The 57 Bus, will remain paused for additional review of curriculum alignment. Please note that all books, including these four, should remain available, or be returned if removed, to classroom libraries for individual student choice reading.
10 27
Reposted by Olivia Waite
lishmcbride.bsky.social
Ghoul-Lish McBride 🎃 @lishmcbride.bsky.social · 11h
Pssst—if any of you want a signed book from me, this is a good way to get it. I tuck in bookmarks and stickers, too, if I have them. 💕
lishmcbride.bsky.social
Ghoul-Lish McBride 🎃 @lishmcbride.bsky.social · 17d
I have books. You have legal tender. I’m told we can trade these things and that’s how commerce works.

lishmcbride.squarespace.com/store-1
Author Lish McBride, a pale tattooed lady, pretends to type at her laptop, which is no longer with us. RIP, Laptop. Books and a pink skull sit on a shelf behind her.
2 6
Reposted by Olivia Waite
gennhutchison.bsky.social
Gennifer Hutchison @gennhutchison.bsky.social · 11h
When this is all over, and it comes out that he is/was indeed addled and advisors were feeding him lies and ai... it's vital we don't let anyone use that information to absolve him of any responsibility for every horrific act the admin is doing.
6 30 170
oliviawaite.com
Olivia Waite @oliviawaite.com · 11h
Incredible that they realized they don’t even have to set something on fire to get the crisis powers, they can just SAY it’s on fire — who are we going to believe, what they say or the evidence of our own eyes?
3 29