A break in doom scrolling: My coworker just told me a teen just came in and quietly asked if "this is the place they can get a free queer book" and successfully walked out with a queer book purchased by a previous customer for Open Agenda. 😭

When Everything Is Bad and you make comics.

ahead of her time

The Brooklyn Public library, one the largest public library systems in the country, is offering free digital library cards to teens nationwide, giving them access to their huge collection of ebooks and other resources.

the NYPD didn't prevent this shooting, didn't mitigate any harm as it was happening, didn't stop the shooter in the immediate aftermath & yet they're STILL the institution we've deemed to be credible experts on the situation?

This was so thoughtfully and tenderly expressed, God bless him. He describes art as "sewing up wounds" and I'm going to carry that today

“Change doesn’t happen overnight” is one of the biggest lies told to people fighting for progress. Bailouts come faster than stimulus checks. Bombs come faster than food. Arrests happen more quickly than releases. It’s just a lie we cannot tolerate

in honor of “cinderella” being released to disney+ next friday, i just had to put this MOMENT back on the timeline

https://t.co/1ETNS6DqDc

"Ableism, then, frames my conceptualization of depression as decay in real time. To label depression as decay is inherently tied up with notions of a previous, more “normal” self that does not exist." - @anthoknees https://t.co/OO0SAn4Mzv

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In the summer of 1776, my family lived in a town named Hiawasee, where the Hiwassee river flows out of the Appalachian Mountains into a wide, fertile valley. The same summer our forefathers penned The Declaration of Independence, their army burned Hiawasee to the ground.

A well-meaning cat.

Make sure y'all give credit where credit is due. This initiative was started by @AmistadBooks, the oldest Black imprint in traditional publishing.

anyway check out mel rosenthal: photographs from in the south bronx of america bc things were dark but the bronx was still lit