Spending today working on writing a business plan and vacillating between "omg, I am so excited about this" and "why am I even bothering with this because the world is burning and we're all fucked."

Keeping up with the news nowadays is like...
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I've been thinking about blogging again recently. I've not done that in a long time and I'd like to start again. But I don't want my writing to be scraped and used to train AI. Is there a platform that blocks AI or is there anything I can do to protect what I post as best I can?

Thank you Senator @corybooker.com!

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Time to listen to TTPD on repeat for the rest of the night

I got really depressed and discouraged by **gestures at everything** today. Then I started thinking, this is how the fascists want me to feel, so I guess they're winning. Which makes me feel even worse, like I'm not doing resistance right.
I can't be the only one struggling with this, right? 😔

I'm gonna remind people that I feel pretty strongly that if you bought one of my ebooks legitimately, then you own the book and however you secure that ownership is fine by me

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Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were ordered to withdraw any pending publications, at any scientific journal, that mention terms such as “transgender,” “immigrant,” “L.G.B.T.” or “pregnant people.”

I guess timing is everything. I've posted links to this doc the White House dropped on 1.19.2025. It was removed the next day. I shared on Threads again today & it is finally picking up traction. This is how we rebuild. The National Resilience Strategy begins with community.

Scrolling social media rn has been making my anxiety worse. I just want to talk about books and Taylor Swift and look at pet pictures, and instead I end up doomscrolling and fighting off a panic attack 🧵

My mental state tonight is listening to August and sobbing at "back when I was living for the hope of it all" 😭 #swifties

Employees will feel pressure to align with the administration’s goals, even at the expense of ethical or objective decision-making, for fear of termination.

Why is this important? This policy increases job insecurity for federal employees in policy-making roles, pressuring them to align with political goals or risk termination. It discourages dissent, whistleblowing, and independent expertise, fostering a politically driven federal workforce.

The Trump administration’s rebranded Schedule F policy aims to reclassify federal employees in policy roles as at-will, removing civil service protections. This will politicize agencies by allowing dismissals based on political alignment.

Do any of y'all sometimes get a scene from a book stuck in your head? Like how a song gets stuck in your head, but it's words from a book? 📖 Asking for a friend*

My first post here. I'm an older millennial blue dot 🔵 in a rural town in a red state. A few things I love:
•Books-physical, ebook, audio, doesn't matter, I love 'em all
•All kinds of music, esp. Taylor Swift
•Collecting physical media 💿
•Dogs & cats
•Photography
•The Sims
•Human rights for all