Notices by Laura Anne Gilman (lagilman@raggedfeathers.com)

@realcaseyrollins Google Tylenol + Trump, and next time, consider checking for context before you wade in, maybe.

@realcaseyrollins but it doesn’t cause autism.

If you think Tylenol is bad for children, wait until you hear about the Epstein files.

Growing up, I had contact with refuseniks, people who, after long fights, had managed to get out of the Soviet Union. And I remember, listening to their stories, asking (paraphrased). “when they hold all the power, what can you do?”

And I’ve never forgotten what one of them said.

“Don’t be afraid.”

Dear gamers: Trump just killed your hobby.

https://www.polygon.com/tabletop-games/552558/tabletop-panic-tariffs-on-china-layoffs-bankruptcy-gama

ICYMI, (more) proof that our government is an out-of-control clown car.

“What was revealed was jaw-dropping in its specificity and includes the type of information that is kept to a very close hold to protect the operational security of a military strike.”

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/the-atlantic-releases-the-entire-signal-chat-showing-hegseths-detailed-attack-plans-against-houthis/

An online friend just advised me to muzzle my comments about the current administration, both for my own safety & my continued ability to sell books.

I acknowledge that this person has my best interests at heart, & I thank them for their concern.

But no.

If I ever stop, assume I've been stopped.

I, a former Jersey kid with an arsenal of cursewords in three languages, do not have enough invective in my vocabulary to properly express my feelings about this.

Elon Musk says federal workers must justify their work — or resign https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/doge/elon-musk-says-federal-workers-must-justify-work-resign-rcna193340

Watching the GOP’s Chosen Ones swiftly dismantle every protection- financial, physical, and ethical - we’ve fought and bled for over the past 250 years, my only consolation is that the people who voted for this are going to feel the effects first.

It’s petty, I know, but salt is all I have left.

Hope nobody here works in construction. Or the auto industry. Or the packaging industry. Or…

Trump signs order imposing 25% steel and aluminum tariffs https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-signs-order-imposing-25-steel-aluminum-tariffs-rcna191573

How many signatures do you think we could get for Cascadia to become the 11th province of Canada?

Discussions with a friend tonight, and I reminded them that, historically, the most effective defense against the current chaos in America that the average, exhausted citizen can take is:

Don't.

Don't inform on your neighbors. You didn't see anything, you don't know anything.

Don't show off how much smarter than them you are; play dumb. I'm sorry, what was it you wanted me to do? I don't understand, can you explain it to me again? Is that legal?

Don't anticipate what the authorities will want, and certain;y don't do it before it's clearly demanded of you.

Don't let shit go down in your neighborhood. White nationalist propaganda shows up? Rip it down. N@zi flags appear? Make them disappear. Bigots try to march? Sad, how that car just...broke down in the middle of their route, AAA is on their way, sorry!

The more they try to grind us down, the more we become grit in the cogs (or sugar in the tank).

If you needed something positive today, here it is.

I’m sure this is fine…

Trump fires at least 12 inspectors general overnight in legally murky move

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-fires-multiple-inspectors-general-legally-murky-overnight-move-rcna189261

Seeing _so many_ “I’m sick” cancels at the clinic. People, get your flu shots. Take your vitamins. Make sure the humidity in your homes is at a good level (too-dry air is bad for your sinuses). Hydrate (chicken soup, it works). Get enough sleep!

Reminder to everyone using Patreon: Apple is now charging a 30% fee on folks pledging to creators via the iOS Patreon app, so remember to make your pledge on desktop or Android.

Because we're supporting creators, not (&*% Apple.

The Seattle Times has no fucks left to give.

“As one of the country’s very few family-owned and -operated metro newspapers left, The Seattle Times is also apparently one of the few whose editorial board is willing to endorse presidential candidates.”

https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/hell-yes-the-seattle-times-edit-board-endorses-harris-for-president/

One of the advantages of working in a PT clinic is, when something goes wrong, they get you in that week.

One of the disadvantages of working in a PT clinic is, your coworker’s been silently judging how you walk for 2 years, just waiting for a chance to tell you how you’re doing it wrong. 😂🤦🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️

All nine South Dakota tribes have officially endorsed the banishment of Gov. Kristi Noem from their lands.

The rest of South Dakota is officially jealous of that ability.

https://apple.news/A-VnWERldTWyWviwlznUz0A