Alexander Chee
@alexanderchee.bsky.social
Novelist and essayist, most recently author of How to Write an Autobiographical Novel. Professor of Creative Writing at Dartmouth College. He/him. Agent: Jin Auh, The Wylie Agency. alexanderchee.net
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In light of Democrats calling for more "training" for ICE, this passage from my book Copaganda seems relevant:
January 19, 2026 at 6:29 PM
In light of Democrats calling for more "training" for ICE, this passage from my book Copaganda seems relevant:
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"they don't care about polls." okay. the next question to ask is, "how has this worked out for them?" and he answer is that it has led to the rapid deterioration of their political position, which erodes their ability to influence or compel other actors.
I wish part 2 was true. They don’t care about polls.
January 19, 2026 at 8:12 PM
"they don't care about polls." okay. the next question to ask is, "how has this worked out for them?" and he answer is that it has led to the rapid deterioration of their political position, which erodes their ability to influence or compel other actors.
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CNN reports today that Kamala Harris' presidential campaign also asked Tim Walz if he was ever an agent of China— debunking Josh Shapiro's claims of exceptional scrutiny due to his Jewish identity.
Walz was also asked about foreign ties during Harris vetting, sources tell CNN | CNN Politics
Josh Shapiro wasn’t the only finalist to be Kamala Harris’ running mate who was asked if he had ever been an agent of a foreign government, four sources familiar with the matter told CNN on Monday. Ti...
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January 19, 2026 at 7:46 PM
CNN reports today that Kamala Harris' presidential campaign also asked Tim Walz if he was ever an agent of China— debunking Josh Shapiro's claims of exceptional scrutiny due to his Jewish identity.
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I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
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January 19, 2026 at 12:56 PM
I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
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So apparently Dylan Mulvaney got cast in a Broadway musical... which resulted in transphobes losing their minds and threatening to "Bud Light" the show... and now the show's Twitter page is locked down. Cool cool.
January 19, 2026 at 6:49 PM
So apparently Dylan Mulvaney got cast in a Broadway musical... which resulted in transphobes losing their minds and threatening to "Bud Light" the show... and now the show's Twitter page is locked down. Cool cool.
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The author of a controversial memo from centrist think tank Searchlight telling Democrats to abandon the slogan “Abolish ICE” is a senior advisor for WestExec, a D.C. shadow lobbyist for corporations in the defense, surveillance, and immigration enforcement industries.
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Author of ‘Don’t Say Abolish ICE’ Memo Is a Corporate Consultant - The American Prospect
Blas Nuñez-Neto is a senior adviser to WestExec, a shadow lobbyist for defense and tech firms.
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January 19, 2026 at 2:13 PM
The author of a controversial memo from centrist think tank Searchlight telling Democrats to abandon the slogan “Abolish ICE” is a senior advisor for WestExec, a D.C. shadow lobbyist for corporations in the defense, surveillance, and immigration enforcement industries.
prospect.org/2026/01/19/a...
prospect.org/2026/01/19/a...
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To be politically conscious from 2000-2009, and more specifically from 2001-2005, was to have your brain stamped with a feverish Curse of Knowing. So when you see shit like this, all you can think is “Dick Cheney insisting on links between Al Qaeda and Saddam”. You never forget the scent.
January 19, 2026 at 5:31 PM
To be politically conscious from 2000-2009, and more specifically from 2001-2005, was to have your brain stamped with a feverish Curse of Knowing. So when you see shit like this, all you can think is “Dick Cheney insisting on links between Al Qaeda and Saddam”. You never forget the scent.
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Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
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January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
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Making a pot of tea to prepare for my ritual reading of Letter from Birmingham Jail
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January 19, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Making a pot of tea to prepare for my ritual reading of Letter from Birmingham Jail
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Senior White House official says local and state police in Minneapolis “have been ordered to stand down and surrender.”
What?
What?
January 19, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Senior White House official says local and state police in Minneapolis “have been ordered to stand down and surrender.”
What?
What?
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a good day to throw your Ring into a volcano.
January 19, 2026 at 4:05 PM
a good day to throw your Ring into a volcano.
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Dr. King suffered many bouts of severe depression. His autopsy found that he had a heart consistent with a 60 year old. He was murdered at 39. Stress, threats and exhaustion will do that to a person.
#TheUnSanitizedKing
#TheUnSanitizedKing
January 19, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Dr. King suffered many bouts of severe depression. His autopsy found that he had a heart consistent with a 60 year old. He was murdered at 39. Stress, threats and exhaustion will do that to a person.
#TheUnSanitizedKing
#TheUnSanitizedKing
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Norway and Denmark are different countries.
January 19, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Norway and Denmark are different countries.
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it's an election year, with congressional seats (and the Republican majority) vulnerable. leverage that when you tell your elected officials to denounce, defund, and disarm ICE.
January 19, 2026 at 3:04 PM
it's an election year, with congressional seats (and the Republican majority) vulnerable. leverage that when you tell your elected officials to denounce, defund, and disarm ICE.
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Digital genocide
New research maps the campaign to erase trans people from UK data 🔢
This peer-reviewed article offers the first detailed account of how UK campaign groups have sought to define sex as strictly biological across the census, policing, healthcare and digital ID.
doi.org/10.1080/0958...
This peer-reviewed article offers the first detailed account of how UK campaign groups have sought to define sex as strictly biological across the census, policing, healthcare and digital ID.
doi.org/10.1080/0958...
January 19, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Digital genocide
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Stephen Miran's paper about the "Mar-a-Lago" accord argues for natural resources imperialism and predatory use of tariffs, pronouncing precisely the strategy that KGB analysts suggested in the late 1980s could be effective spun to destroy NATO and the Atlantic Alliance. Katie Martin discusses:
January 19, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Stephen Miran's paper about the "Mar-a-Lago" accord argues for natural resources imperialism and predatory use of tariffs, pronouncing precisely the strategy that KGB analysts suggested in the late 1980s could be effective spun to destroy NATO and the Atlantic Alliance. Katie Martin discusses:
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Clare Malone's study of the Bari Weiss hostile takeover of CBS News: solid reporting and analysis of every aspect of the matter. Superlative journalism. Everything that CBS News is not, or is no longer. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Inside Bari Weiss’s Hostile Takeover of CBS News
The network’s new editor-in-chief has championed a press free from élite bias, while aligning herself with a billionaire class more willing than ever to indulge Donald Trump.
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January 19, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Clare Malone's study of the Bari Weiss hostile takeover of CBS News: solid reporting and analysis of every aspect of the matter. Superlative journalism. Everything that CBS News is not, or is no longer. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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Some people were confused by my ICE post. This should clear it up.
January 17, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Some people were confused by my ICE post. This should clear it up.
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I’m not sure people outside the Twin Cites realize the prevalence and the fear ICE is causing in Twin Cities. They are dining undercover pretending to be couples at restaurants, they are going to businesses and checking the license plates of cars to find employees. Every public place is compromised.
January 19, 2026 at 3:17 AM
I’m not sure people outside the Twin Cites realize the prevalence and the fear ICE is causing in Twin Cities. They are dining undercover pretending to be couples at restaurants, they are going to businesses and checking the license plates of cars to find employees. Every public place is compromised.
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had not occurred to me that the source of candace owens's conspiracy theories are men flirting with her and her taking everything literally
January 19, 2026 at 3:18 AM
had not occurred to me that the source of candace owens's conspiracy theories are men flirting with her and her taking everything literally
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Diseases are spreading in Gaza and medicine prices are extremely high. We urgently need $400 to survive. The situation is dire and unbearable. We are exhausted by illness and fear. Please help us and do not ignore our cries. Every minute matters. Please act now!!!!
gofund.me/78acabc1
gofund.me/78acabc1
January 18, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Diseases are spreading in Gaza and medicine prices are extremely high. We urgently need $400 to survive. The situation is dire and unbearable. We are exhausted by illness and fear. Please help us and do not ignore our cries. Every minute matters. Please act now!!!!
gofund.me/78acabc1
gofund.me/78acabc1
If you're in the mood for a somehow sad and happy mashup of Sky Ferrera's Everything Is Embarrassing and Solange's I'm Losing You sung by a glamorous art bear, here is SOBBRS. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwLP...
Everything Is Embarrassing / Losing You
YouTube video by SOBBRS - Topic
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January 19, 2026 at 1:02 AM
If you're in the mood for a somehow sad and happy mashup of Sky Ferrera's Everything Is Embarrassing and Solange's I'm Losing You sung by a glamorous art bear, here is SOBBRS. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwLP...
I... wow.
I'm late, but this is the first confirmation I've seen of Waymo using foreign-based remote operators. Prior, there was only a rumored podcast ep, immediately cease-and-desisted.
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
January 19, 2026 at 12:58 AM
I... wow.
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i need people to stop talking about ICE in philly like they are not already here and didn’t kill a guy last week
January 18, 2026 at 11:44 PM
i need people to stop talking about ICE in philly like they are not already here and didn’t kill a guy last week
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For those asking for more practical steps, here's some of the tools and platforms we use at Bellingcat. The AutoArchiver allows online media to be collected and automatically archived, allowing centralised collection of sources
www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...
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The Open Source Tool That Has Preserved 150,000 Pieces of Online Evidence - bellingcat
Bellingcat’s Auto Archiver is a tool aimed at preserving online digital content before it can be modified, deleted or taken down
www.bellingcat.com
January 18, 2026 at 8:01 PM
For those asking for more practical steps, here's some of the tools and platforms we use at Bellingcat. The AutoArchiver allows online media to be collected and automatically archived, allowing centralised collection of sources
www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...
www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...