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"Rose has serious trouble staying in her lane. She tries to dictate other people’s actions as well as their thoughts... I think all humans do this."
@ansonjtong.com's interview with Sara Levine on "The Hitch” (Roxane Gay Books) is out now.
chireviewofbooks.com/2026/01/13/d...
@ansonjtong.com's interview with Sara Levine on "The Hitch” (Roxane Gay Books) is out now.
chireviewofbooks.com/2026/01/13/d...
Defending Your Little Corner: An Interview with Sara Levine - Chicago Review of Books
The Hitch follows Rose Cutler, a prickly and dogmatic woman living in the Chicago suburbs. She operates an artisanal yogurt company and is finally getting to spend a whole week with her six-year-old n...
chireviewofbooks.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:39 PM
"Rose has serious trouble staying in her lane. She tries to dictate other people’s actions as well as their thoughts... I think all humans do this."
@ansonjtong.com's interview with Sara Levine on "The Hitch” (Roxane Gay Books) is out now.
chireviewofbooks.com/2026/01/13/d...
@ansonjtong.com's interview with Sara Levine on "The Hitch” (Roxane Gay Books) is out now.
chireviewofbooks.com/2026/01/13/d...
January 13, 2026 at 12:47 PM
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The worst someone can be on social media is annoying, and so if a lot of your reality is interpolated by that, it becomes the same as ‘evil’
The USA somehow lost the ability to be mildly annoyed and it turns out there being a middle ground between "I like this person" and "This person must be publicly executed in front of their loved ones" was load bearing for human civilization.
this is all it’s really about for them. Not domestic policy, not “economic anxiety”, just an endless desire to punish stand-ins for the Mommy who forced them take a bath, even if it tanks their own quality of life.
January 12, 2026 at 7:50 PM
The worst someone can be on social media is annoying, and so if a lot of your reality is interpolated by that, it becomes the same as ‘evil’
my interview with Sara about THE HITCH comes out in @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social tomorrow 🫡
This week my imprint is publishing an amazing, odd but unputdownable novel, The Hitch by Sara Levine, and the book, deservedly, received one hell of a review in the NYT! www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/b...
She’s Mad at Everything, but Not as Mad as the Dog Possessing Her Nephew
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:15 PM
my interview with Sara about THE HITCH comes out in @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social tomorrow 🫡
I’m watching Gilded Age and my brain cannot handle the idea of Americans with huge bustled dresses and updos
January 10, 2026 at 6:39 PM
I’m watching Gilded Age and my brain cannot handle the idea of Americans with huge bustled dresses and updos
I googled “where are the Winter Olympics this year”
January 9, 2026 at 12:06 AM
I googled “where are the Winter Olympics this year”
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Abby is always right, but I actually think understanding Emily Oster, Rachael Bedard, and the more hardcore MAHA influencers - including the ones in government - as *competing* content creators is a REALLY useful analysis
she understands that she is competing with MAHA for the same customer/reader base and is trying to expand her grift. not my fucking problem lol
January 8, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Abby is always right, but I actually think understanding Emily Oster, Rachael Bedard, and the more hardcore MAHA influencers - including the ones in government - as *competing* content creators is a REALLY useful analysis
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There was an active disinformation campaign that said the shooter was "Steve Grove." That is the name of the publisher and CEO of the Minnesota Star-Tribune. This follows the wrong picture for Renee being shared. Don't share information you cannot independently verify. www.wired.com/story/people...
People Are Using AI to Falsely Identify the Federal Agent Who Shot Renee Good
Online detectives are inaccurately claiming to have identified the federal agent who shot and killed a 37-year-old woman in Minnesota based on AI-manipulated images.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:14 PM
There was an active disinformation campaign that said the shooter was "Steve Grove." That is the name of the publisher and CEO of the Minnesota Star-Tribune. This follows the wrong picture for Renee being shared. Don't share information you cannot independently verify. www.wired.com/story/people...
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We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
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new @us.theguardian.com
A 22 y/o organizer + teacher was arrested on camera during an interview after speaking at a Mich. protest over Maduro's abduction
Jessica Plichta says her arrest seems tied to her recent trip to Venezuela as part of an internationalist peace delegation amid Trump's blockade
A 22 y/o organizer + teacher was arrested on camera during an interview after speaking at a Mich. protest over Maduro's abduction
Jessica Plichta says her arrest seems tied to her recent trip to Venezuela as part of an internationalist peace delegation amid Trump's blockade
US protester arrested after TV interview says she was targeted due to Venezuela trip
Plichta faces misdemeanor charges, which locals say is a tactic of Grand Rapids police to suppress protests
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:42 PM
new @us.theguardian.com
A 22 y/o organizer + teacher was arrested on camera during an interview after speaking at a Mich. protest over Maduro's abduction
Jessica Plichta says her arrest seems tied to her recent trip to Venezuela as part of an internationalist peace delegation amid Trump's blockade
A 22 y/o organizer + teacher was arrested on camera during an interview after speaking at a Mich. protest over Maduro's abduction
Jessica Plichta says her arrest seems tied to her recent trip to Venezuela as part of an internationalist peace delegation amid Trump's blockade
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National media who are coming to Minneapolis, please treat people respectfully. Don't burn sources. Don't make people distrust journalists because you want a quick story. Consider instead hiring some of the good local journalists who have been here doing the work and will be here after you leave.
January 8, 2026 at 4:41 AM
National media who are coming to Minneapolis, please treat people respectfully. Don't burn sources. Don't make people distrust journalists because you want a quick story. Consider instead hiring some of the good local journalists who have been here doing the work and will be here after you leave.
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(major platform generating/distributing AI revenge porn, govt trying to convince ppl not to believe their eyes on footage they can clearly view for themselves, terminally online govt officials marshaling the resources of military in service of propaganda to perform for an imagined audience online)
January 7, 2026 at 10:46 PM
(major platform generating/distributing AI revenge porn, govt trying to convince ppl not to believe their eyes on footage they can clearly view for themselves, terminally online govt officials marshaling the resources of military in service of propaganda to perform for an imagined audience online)
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not saying it can't get worse but this week really feels like a straightforward depiction of what worst-case 'post truth' information apocalypse ppl were warning of in the late 2010s
January 7, 2026 at 10:43 PM
not saying it can't get worse but this week really feels like a straightforward depiction of what worst-case 'post truth' information apocalypse ppl were warning of in the late 2010s
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Live updates: Around 200 people marched more than two miles from the scene of the shooting to Minneapolis City Hall, shouting “ICE out now!” after police hurried away from the scene Wednesday afternoon.
The crowd of is continuing to snake its way through downtown.
The crowd of is continuing to snake its way through downtown.
Live: ICE agent shoots, kills woman in Minneapolis
Video of the shooting shows an agent firing at a vehicle as it drives toward him. The governor and Minneapolis mayor called for calm after the incident. ICE said the agent acted defensively.
bit.ly
January 7, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Live updates: Around 200 people marched more than two miles from the scene of the shooting to Minneapolis City Hall, shouting “ICE out now!” after police hurried away from the scene Wednesday afternoon.
The crowd of is continuing to snake its way through downtown.
The crowd of is continuing to snake its way through downtown.
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"Meanwhile, witnesses said a doctor was at the scene and tried to help the woman who had been shot, but the ICE agents refused to let the doctor in to help. Up to 15 minutes later, an ambulance arrived but was blocked by ICE vehicles that had occupied the street."
www.fox9.com/news/minneap...
www.fox9.com/news/minneap...
Minneapolis ICE shooting: Eyewitness accounts contradict ICE statement
A woman was fatally shot by an ICE officer in Minneapolis Wednesday morning, but witness accounts contradict what federal officials say happened. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey calls the claim the shoot...
www.fox9.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:49 PM
"Meanwhile, witnesses said a doctor was at the scene and tried to help the woman who had been shot, but the ICE agents refused to let the doctor in to help. Up to 15 minutes later, an ambulance arrived but was blocked by ICE vehicles that had occupied the street."
www.fox9.com/news/minneap...
www.fox9.com/news/minneap...
I am beyond tired of how many peoples’ names I know primarily because they have been terribly harmed or killed by “law enforcement”
January 7, 2026 at 10:11 PM
I am beyond tired of how many peoples’ names I know primarily because they have been terribly harmed or killed by “law enforcement”
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"Secret police" is often misunderstood to mean a force that operates covertly, with all their operations secret.
But a secret police force's actions are often public. The secret part is hiding their identities, because they're breaking laws to hurt politically disfavored people, and fear reprisals.
But a secret police force's actions are often public. The secret part is hiding their identities, because they're breaking laws to hurt politically disfavored people, and fear reprisals.
January 7, 2026 at 9:09 PM
"Secret police" is often misunderstood to mean a force that operates covertly, with all their operations secret.
But a secret police force's actions are often public. The secret part is hiding their identities, because they're breaking laws to hurt politically disfavored people, and fear reprisals.
But a secret police force's actions are often public. The secret part is hiding their identities, because they're breaking laws to hurt politically disfavored people, and fear reprisals.
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If you want an example of right wing propaganda masquerading as feminism, this is it. Saying famous women aren’t allowed to dress the way they want or must act in a certain way so that all women cannot be sexualised is pushing purity culture rooted in religious fundamentalism.
January 6, 2026 at 3:30 PM
If you want an example of right wing propaganda masquerading as feminism, this is it. Saying famous women aren’t allowed to dress the way they want or must act in a certain way so that all women cannot be sexualised is pushing purity culture rooted in religious fundamentalism.
I am still BUZZING from watching Marty Supreme
January 6, 2026 at 3:56 AM
I am still BUZZING from watching Marty Supreme
I use my phone during the normal ads in movie theatres because it makes me upset that they run normal ads in movie theatres now
January 6, 2026 at 12:02 AM
I use my phone during the normal ads in movie theatres because it makes me upset that they run normal ads in movie theatres now
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The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.
January 5, 2026 at 1:10 AM
The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.
My neighbor told me she used ChatGPT to understand her dog’s personality
January 4, 2026 at 6:12 PM
My neighbor told me she used ChatGPT to understand her dog’s personality
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Thinking about this and the Polymarket stuff at the same time and frowning
🟡 NEW: The New York Times and Washington Post learned of a secret US raid on Venezuela soon before it was scheduled to begin Friday night — but held off publishing what they knew to avoid endangering US troops.
www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
News organizations held off on reporting Venezuela raid
The American news organizations held their stories over concerns about endangering US troops.
www.semafor.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Thinking about this and the Polymarket stuff at the same time and frowning