Jacob Souva

I've compiled a bunch of picturebook #kidlit #kidlitart making truths that I think are helpful. Things like #9: From my Mom: “If you speak with your heart, people will hear with theirs.” open.substack.com/pub/jacobsou...

Hey illustrators, join us on Thursday, November 5th for what will be a great conversation! #KidLitArt

I think the lesson from Lula is not never talk about the opposition; it's articulate a positive vision that's basically, We Can Just Do Things. That's why Mamdani-ism is so popular - voters have an intrinsic sense that their electeds have agency they're not using

Trump's family has made billions off the presidency while working families can't afford groceries. And Republicans in Congress? They've done nothing to stop it. Not one thing. Voters will not forget that at the ballot box.

More chum for the hate and despair machine. People will not be fearful and angry by themselves

My fav birthday gift. Thanks JRR.

Bill Clinton: "I think Congress made a mistake not protesting turning the Rose Garden into what looks like the entrance to Liberace's bathroom"

5 things from the studio: 1️⃣ A hypnotic pumpkin illustration 2️⃣ How the act of struggling to write is awesome 3️⃣ George Saunders on story via video 4️⃣ A book you can use ( @johnhendrix.bsky.social) 5️⃣ Paid sub #kidlit #kidlitart zoom hang out?! jacobsouva.substack.com/p/hypno-pump...

These guys are so cooked

I hope Democrats are ready to blow up the system with campaign finance and transparency reforms. Trust is already at an all-time low. We don't get out of this mess without rebuilding trust.

we gotta bring back shame, man society doesn’t work real well without consequences for being an enormous piece of shit in public

The U.S. is the only major economy where planet-warming pollution dramatically increased last year. The United Nations warns the planet is on track for catastrophic warming. n.pr/4zb8sRp

The fact that this gambit might destroy Google *and* the publishers it once served - rather than merely enshittifying with worse search and more ads - makes the whole thing look more like a Mafia bust-out than the enshittification of the first half of the 2020s: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bust_Out

Grandpa needs a nap I think

It’s the AI Economy … We’re Just Living In It

Ukrainians again had no advance warning as ballistic missiles were raining down as Starlink continues to be restricted. And the U.S. has not delivered Patriot interceptors that Europe has paid for. Is anyone in Congress home? Are they ok with helping Russia kill Ukrainians?

lol

Linking costs to corruption has been a smart move and I'm glad to see more Democrats doing this.

Ossoff: "Tech titans dig bunkers while warning us the AI they're creating risks human extinction. Meanwhile, our Congress debates youth sports and the president builds a ballroom ... I refuse to leave my girls a world as dark and dangerous and cruel as this one threatens to become"

This is perhaps the worst answer ever posed to a question

Zelenskyy says Starlink restrictions REMAIN in Ukraine, crippling interceptor drones and military operations. He says Ukraine has evidence the restrictions are DELIBERATE after testing Starlink systems in the EU, where they worked perfectly at speeds that cause connections to fail inside Ukraine.

Russia’s latest disinformation tactic is using an army of bots to make fake videos targeting Democrats ahead of the US midterms look widely viewed. Read more: bloom.bg/4zGj6zE Sources: Bloomberg, Antibot4Navalny, Graphika, dTeam

Wrote about how hard decision making can be in a freelance creative career like #kidlit #kidlitart I don’t have it solved 😂 BUT I have learned tips, hacks, principles to limit regret and help steer this thing where I want to go. ⭐️ Read my latest deep dive: jacobsouva.substack.com/p/lost-in-cr...

At 16, Corion Evans jumped into the Pascagoula River after a car carrying three teenage girls plunged into the water. He rescued all three, then swam back out to save a police officer who was also struggling. In one night, he helped save four lives.

Getting everyone interested in anti-trust legislation is, it turns out, in everyone's interest.

Worth your time. Seems like something @warren.senate.gov is all over, hopefully! 🤞 Tired of being squeezed by the worst of capitalism.

This is an important legislative agenda: -term limits -regularizing appointments -ethics reform -shadow docket reform & -a supermajority rule before the Court can invalidate acts of Congress. These are all basic measures to rebuild a more democratic constitutionalism and a more legitimate Court.

Same

when did they stop printing funny jokes on popsicle sticks

Author AI scammers are like “ I’m gonna get super rich stealing from people that have no money”

We’ve been talking about this for years. None of these far-right movements are organic.

Chris Murphy: "Donald Trump was so fundamentally unprepared for this war that within days of the war starting, our billion dollar air bases and naval bases in the region were obliterated by the Iranians. Every single American should be furious about that."

Always here for good Tortoise news!

My latest @newscientist.com cartoon

New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854

Lots of news is like “here’s the awful stuff they did this week” or “here’s all the truly awful stuff they are doing after the midterms”

finger still on the pulse of the voter less than 30 days out

Moral high ground, for reals

5 #kidlit #kidlitart things from the studio this week: 1️⃣ A nervous musk ox 2️⃣ Creative fulfillment, a chase! 3️⃣ Navigating plagiarism w Austin Kleon 4️⃣ Another example of creative constraints in kidlit 5️⃣ Community is ace and a new friend has a new book jacobsouva.substack.com/p/a-cold-ner...

"The new law prevents large grocery retailers and delivery services from using personal information — including race, gender, Google searches and social media history, among other things — to manipulate prices customers pay." Hooray. But also, how awful that this was ever a thing.

There is nothing comparable to this level of corruption in American history.

I am learning to be more and more concise in my responses

So many mistakes! Stumbling on what works! This was my journey as a #kidlitart #kidlit hopeful to having a workable, every-changing portfolio I believe in: jacobsouva.substack.com/p/crafting-a...

Is there a Nobel Prize for delusion?

Beyond parody. So sweaty, so untethered from reality, so desperate.

Why have so many people fallen behind? It's not because of immigrants, trans people, or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP. It's because corporations and billionaires rigged the system in their favor — and a bought-off political establishment let it happen. It's time to fix the system.

Senate Banking just launched the Trumpflation Tracker. The affordability crisis is not a “hoax” like Donald Trump says. See for yourself how much more you’re paying because of Trump’s failed economic agenda

What a hedline: @apnews.com apnews.com/article/midt...