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G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 16h

The thing that most people don't realize is that the deportation machine was already operating at capacity. No one, ever, was just allowing millions of undocumented immigrants into the country willy-nilly. That was mythology. The process to get legal status in this country is already a very high bar

Rich Burroughs @richburroughs.dev · 16h

The first numbers in this blew my mind.

ICE made 100k arrests from January to June, which was double the same period last year. The shocking part to me is that it was only double, though. I certainly didn’t know they arrested so many people under Biden.

Vittoria Elliott @telliotter.bsky.social · 18h

My first foray onto YouTube for @wired.com, doing a deep dive into the state of immigration enforcement and deportation under the Trump administration.

youtu.be/uD9ETC80HDA?...

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Ashley and her Existential Panic @truestorydesu.bsky.social · 15h

I heard Lazlo won a Nobel prize for literature and my brain immediately thought "...wait, they gave Lazlo Cravensworth a Nobel?"

Clearly I don't read enough Nobel-worthy stuff...

a man in a suit and tie says i am just a regular human guy ..

ALT: a man in a suit and tie says i am just a regular human guy ..

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Subterranean Press @subpress.bsky.social · 17h

We just made a donation to the Midwest Immigration Bond Fund. Find out more here:
www.mibfc.org/helpusgrow

We invite everyone to join us in working for positive change, in the manner they deem fit.

How to Help MIBFC — Midwest Immigration Bond Fund

www.mibfc.org

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Gwenda Bond @gwenda.bsky.social · 20h

On that day, you will just not look at any news NONE

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 20h

If you're watching the situation in Chicago from afar & want to help, on the off chance you have spare $$, you can give to the Midwest Immigrant Bond Fund, which posts "bond for individuals held in the custody of ICE w ties to IL, IN, KY & WI who cannot afford to pay"
www.mibfc.org/helpusgrow

How to Help MIBFC — Midwest Immigration Bond Fund

www.mibfc.org

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Molly Templeton @mollytempleton.com · 22h

there are so many boxes. so. many. boxes.

Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 23h

In the newest Mark As Read, @mollytempleton.com talks about the worst time in every book lover's life: moving.

reactormag.com/there-comes-...

There Comes a Time in Every Reader's Life When You Have to Move the Books - Reactor

A lot of books have come in and out of my front door. But now they all have to go out, because I’m moving.

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Brian Anderson @bganderson.bsky.social · 22h

One of my favorite Bradbury quotes, from "Zen in the Art of Writing," is: "We never sit anything out. We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out."

Sam J Miller @sentencebender.bsky.social · 22h

So I dug deeper into why, with input from @haileypiperfights.bsky.social @thelincoln.bsky.social @bbolander.bsky.social

Big big gratitude to them for sharing their awesome insights.

undercover-in-the-apocalypse.ghost.io/why-do-we-st...

why do we still like Ray Bradbury?

Greetings, fellow undercover artists embedded in the apocalypse! It's a funny business, connecting with other covert operatives across time and space. Tracking what holds true and what changes. What ...

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Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 1d

This is so damn scary. The book claimed that Jeffrey Epstein was the one who introduced Donald and Melania. Now the CEO of Harper UK is out.

Jay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social · 1d

In other news Charlie Redmayne, the long serving CEO of HC in the UK, resigned yesterday.

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Josh Boldt @joshaboldt.bsky.social · 22h

Best pilot I’ve seen in a while.

Gwenda Bond @gwenda.bsky.social · 23h

We finally got a chance to watch the pilot episode of The Lowdown and hot damn, we both loved it. Can’t wait to see more. cc @joshaboldt.bsky.social www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_lowdo...

The Lowdown: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes

Discover reviews, ratings, and trailers for The Lowdown: Season 1 on Rotten Tomatoes. Stay updated with critic and audience scores today!

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Gwenda Bond @gwenda.bsky.social · 23h

Today at yoga, our fab teacher did a whole thing on releasing anger instead of holding it in our bodies that included standing on tiptoe, arms extended, then letting go while shouting Fuck. I recommend it. ☮️

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Gwenda Bond @gwenda.bsky.social · 23h

We finally got a chance to watch the pilot episode of The Lowdown and hot damn, we both loved it. Can’t wait to see more. cc @joshaboldt.bsky.social www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_lowdo...

The Lowdown: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes

Discover reviews, ratings, and trailers for The Lowdown: Season 1 on Rotten Tomatoes. Stay updated with critic and audience scores today!

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 1d

Love this novel (am halfway through right now!)

Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 1d

Bookshop has free shipping today, in case you’re looking to pick up the hottest (and also only?) student loan industry heist novel of the year.

The Payback: A Novel

A Novel

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Chaz Stein @charlottestein.bsky.social · 1d

So Demon is charting. 7k in the kindle store, 7 in Demon Romance. Thank you to everybody who has picked a copy up. Can’t say what it means to me. My readers are just the best.