Helen Chandler
@helenchandler.bsky.social
Writer, Irish, work in The Dublin Review, The Stinging Fly, The Tangerine, etc. helenchandler.co
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Sackets Harbor, NY is so small that there’s one pre k-12 school with 475 students. Three of those students were disappeared by ICE.
Here is a statement published today by school principal Jaime Cook:
Here is a statement published today by school principal Jaime Cook:
April 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Sackets Harbor, NY is so small that there’s one pre k-12 school with 475 students. Three of those students were disappeared by ICE.
Here is a statement published today by school principal Jaime Cook:
Here is a statement published today by school principal Jaime Cook:
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NUMBER 98 | SPRING 2025 is out now! Featuring new work by Cathy Sweeney, Neil Hegarty, Philip Ó Ceallaigh, Georgina Parfitt, Thomas McMullan, as well as Ian Sansom’s diary reflections on the past year. Order today:
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March 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
NUMBER 98 | SPRING 2025 is out now! Featuring new work by Cathy Sweeney, Neil Hegarty, Philip Ó Ceallaigh, Georgina Parfitt, Thomas McMullan, as well as Ian Sansom’s diary reflections on the past year. Order today:
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Luigi Mangione going free following a mistrial because Eric Adams will not stop chatting is not necessarily plausible, but it is the timeline we deserve.
February 22, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Luigi Mangione going free following a mistrial because Eric Adams will not stop chatting is not necessarily plausible, but it is the timeline we deserve.
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gravedigger of american democracy. a more malign influence than john c calhoun.
BREAKING: Sen. Mitch McConnell says he won't seek re-election in 2026, ending a 40-year Senate career. nbcnews.to/4i5uZ9p
February 20, 2025 at 9:57 PM
gravedigger of american democracy. a more malign influence than john c calhoun.
You're walking down the street in the rain and see this, wyd?
(Of course they had a megachurch bumper sticker)
(Proud of myself for resisting the urge to 1. Key the vehicle, and 2. Tag city council in this post)
(Of course they had a megachurch bumper sticker)
(Proud of myself for resisting the urge to 1. Key the vehicle, and 2. Tag city council in this post)
February 15, 2025 at 5:42 PM
You're walking down the street in the rain and see this, wyd?
(Of course they had a megachurch bumper sticker)
(Proud of myself for resisting the urge to 1. Key the vehicle, and 2. Tag city council in this post)
(Of course they had a megachurch bumper sticker)
(Proud of myself for resisting the urge to 1. Key the vehicle, and 2. Tag city council in this post)
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Tesla's stock is ridiculously overvalued, and even a modest consumer boycott could tank the company, which accounts for the majority of Elon Musk's wealth.
The divestment movement weakened apartheid South Africa. Let's do that again. slate.com/business/202...
The divestment movement weakened apartheid South Africa. Let's do that again. slate.com/business/202...
Don’t Buy a Tesla. Sell Your Tesla. Refuse a Tesla at the Rental Counter. Yes—It Will Help.
Elon Musk’s car company is in a precarious spot.
slate.com
February 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Tesla's stock is ridiculously overvalued, and even a modest consumer boycott could tank the company, which accounts for the majority of Elon Musk's wealth.
The divestment movement weakened apartheid South Africa. Let's do that again. slate.com/business/202...
The divestment movement weakened apartheid South Africa. Let's do that again. slate.com/business/202...
I'm against rampant development everywhere but this would be a shocking loss. Sign to save the Prince Charles Cinema, the only reason to go near Leicester Square: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
Save The Prince Charles Cinema
The future of the iconic Prince Charles Cinema in London’s West End is under serious threat!
We are beyond disappointed that our landlords, Zedwell LSQ Ltd and their ultimate parent company Criterion...
you.38degrees.org.uk
February 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I'm against rampant development everywhere but this would be a shocking loss. Sign to save the Prince Charles Cinema, the only reason to go near Leicester Square: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
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This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
Save The Prince Charles Cinema
The future of the iconic Prince Charles Cinema in London’s West End is under serious threat!
We are beyond disappointed that our landlords, Zedwell LSQ Ltd and their ultimate parent company Criterion...
you.38degrees.org.uk
February 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
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Warren says this is "code red" and "ringing the alarm" but I don't functionally understand what this means. What is Congress doing? What are the people supposed to do besides calling reps?
President Trump campaigned on lowering costs. But he’s letting billionaire Elon Musk and Project 2025 Architect Russ Vought kill the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
If they succeed, CEOs on Wall Street will once again be free to cheat you out of your savings.
If they succeed, CEOs on Wall Street will once again be free to cheat you out of your savings.
February 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Warren says this is "code red" and "ringing the alarm" but I don't functionally understand what this means. What is Congress doing? What are the people supposed to do besides calling reps?
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The right thing to do is to put out a statement saying that Democrats will consider this to be insurrection against the US government and Constitution, and that those who take seriously their oath have 1 week to arrest and detain Musk or be considered offering him aid and comfort.
Musk shared a statement from someone suggesting various reasons for defying court orders. That comment stated, "I don’t like the precedent it sets when you defy a judicial ruling, but I’m just wondering what other options are these judges leaving us…”
www.rawstory.com/trump-elon-c...
www.rawstory.com/trump-elon-c...
'The feel of a coup': Elon Musk said to be poised to 'defy' major judicial order
Elon Musk appears poised to defy a judicial order, according to observers.
Musk, the richest man in the world and an appointee of Donald Trump, was dealt a blow over the weekend when a judge reporte...
www.rawstory.com
February 9, 2025 at 4:11 AM
The right thing to do is to put out a statement saying that Democrats will consider this to be insurrection against the US government and Constitution, and that those who take seriously their oath have 1 week to arrest and detain Musk or be considered offering him aid and comfort.
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New criteria for NEA grants. 🤬
Scroll down to “Assurance of Compliance” section: www.arts.gov/grants/legal...
Scroll down to “Assurance of Compliance” section: www.arts.gov/grants/legal...
February 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
New criteria for NEA grants. 🤬
Scroll down to “Assurance of Compliance” section: www.arts.gov/grants/legal...
Scroll down to “Assurance of Compliance” section: www.arts.gov/grants/legal...
Not for me thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The next 7+ days:
*Rain/sleet/freezing rain Saturday;
*Rain/snow/ice to our south Monday;
*Several inches of snow + some ice Tuesday into Wednesday AM;
*Sleet/freezing rain/rain late Wednesday into Thursday AM;
*Few AM showers Friday;
*Maybe more rain next Saturday?
Whew.
*Rain/sleet/freezing rain Saturday;
*Rain/snow/ice to our south Monday;
*Several inches of snow + some ice Tuesday into Wednesday AM;
*Sleet/freezing rain/rain late Wednesday into Thursday AM;
*Few AM showers Friday;
*Maybe more rain next Saturday?
Whew.
February 7, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Not for me thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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i am 100% certain that they are weekend at bernie-ing trump and just handing him papers to sign, the content of which is determined by whoever happens to want something to happen
Trump just issued an executive order titled: ADDRESSING EGREGIOUS ACTIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
It says "the United States shall promote the resettlement of Afrikaner refugees escaping government-sponsored race-based discrimination, including racially discriminatory property confiscation"
It says "the United States shall promote the resettlement of Afrikaner refugees escaping government-sponsored race-based discrimination, including racially discriminatory property confiscation"
February 7, 2025 at 11:11 PM
i am 100% certain that they are weekend at bernie-ing trump and just handing him papers to sign, the content of which is determined by whoever happens to want something to happen
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Again “Elon Musk’s team” is literally just some guys. They’re not government officials and no one elected them and no congressional committee approved them. This is a smash and grab, out in the open.
Elon Musk’s team has gotten access to the Treasury Department’s payments system. (Gift Article)
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Again “Elon Musk’s team” is literally just some guys. They’re not government officials and no one elected them and no congressional committee approved them. This is a smash and grab, out in the open.
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“I’d only like to emphasize that to recognize oneself in literature is one goal of reading, but not for my money the highest goal.” @chrisknapp.bsky.social talks to Andrew Martin about creating realistic relationships and the idea of “universality.”
“We Need to Be Rigorous in Defending Our Experiences of Art.” Chris Knapp Talks to Andrew Martin
Chris Knapp’s States of Emergency was one of my favorite novels of 2024. In subtle, intricately crafted prose, it tells the story of a young married couple moving back and forth between Paris and U…
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December 20, 2024 at 5:30 PM
“I’d only like to emphasize that to recognize oneself in literature is one goal of reading, but not for my money the highest goal.” @chrisknapp.bsky.social talks to Andrew Martin about creating realistic relationships and the idea of “universality.”
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The warning about "decivilization" didn't come after any one of a number of school shootings. It didn't come after January 6. It was after a health insurance company CEO's shooting wasn't received with national mourning:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Decivilization May Already Be Under Way
The brazen murder of a CEO in Midtown Manhattan—and the cheering reaction to his execution—amounts to a blinking-and-blaring warning signal for a society that has become already too inured to bloodshe...
www.theatlantic.com
December 11, 2024 at 9:44 PM
The warning about "decivilization" didn't come after any one of a number of school shootings. It didn't come after January 6. It was after a health insurance company CEO's shooting wasn't received with national mourning:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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Please tell your kids, every damn day if necessary, that chatGPT is not a goddamn search engine and you shouldn’t believe a word it says. Tell the adults too, but it’s especially imperative to inoculate kids against this
December 10, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Please tell your kids, every damn day if necessary, that chatGPT is not a goddamn search engine and you shouldn’t believe a word it says. Tell the adults too, but it’s especially imperative to inoculate kids against this
I thought I was going to hate this book but it's really great. I basically copied it all into a notebook before returning it to the library.
Working on my first novel and the method described in this book has been really freeing for me even versus my experiences doing short stories. Especially that transition from first to second draft. Suggests some common techniques I'd never considered. blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
Refuse to Be Done
'Refuse To Be Done' is an encouraging and intensely practical guide, focusing on specific rewriting tasks, techniques, and activities to guide you through the f
blackwells.co.uk
December 11, 2024 at 9:24 PM
I thought I was going to hate this book but it's really great. I basically copied it all into a notebook before returning it to the library.
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There’s also the fact that these 50+ days have continued apace but the death toll hasn’t really moved for months.
I don’t think it’s a media conspiracy so much as a reflection of how completely any kind of institutional infrastructure has been wiped out.
I don’t think it’s a media conspiracy so much as a reflection of how completely any kind of institutional infrastructure has been wiped out.
December 11, 2024 at 8:07 PM
There’s also the fact that these 50+ days have continued apace but the death toll hasn’t really moved for months.
I don’t think it’s a media conspiracy so much as a reflection of how completely any kind of institutional infrastructure has been wiped out.
I don’t think it’s a media conspiracy so much as a reflection of how completely any kind of institutional infrastructure has been wiped out.
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Happening now at Washington Square Park: A United Healthcare CEO shooter lookalike competition, including people who intentionally and unintentionally dressed the part.
December 7, 2024 at 6:22 PM
Happening now at Washington Square Park: A United Healthcare CEO shooter lookalike competition, including people who intentionally and unintentionally dressed the part.
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when i signed up to bluesky i listed one of my interests as books/reading and i wish i hadnt done that because now they keep showing me loads of nerds
November 19, 2024 at 1:45 AM
when i signed up to bluesky i listed one of my interests as books/reading and i wish i hadnt done that because now they keep showing me loads of nerds
Haven't had a dream in a long time..
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Limiting myself when it comes to commentary on the general election for the sake of my sanity but in the aftermath of that Red C poll I just need to shout into the void for a second: please please please for fucks sake don’t vote FF/FG again. That is all.
November 28, 2024 at 1:22 AM
Haven't had a dream in a long time..
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Miranda July started an All Fours Group Chat on Substack, and I'm already obsessed with the comment section...
open.substack.com/pub/mirandaj...
open.substack.com/pub/mirandaj...
November 27, 2024 at 1:39 AM
Miranda July started an All Fours Group Chat on Substack, and I'm already obsessed with the comment section...
open.substack.com/pub/mirandaj...
open.substack.com/pub/mirandaj...