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community college prof, podcaster, writer + mass-cooperation strategist. spirited by the ghost of samuel langhorne clemens. unwaveringly invested in the common muppet. lover of democracy. weirdo aficionado. look me up on substack, youtube + (soon) ghost.
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loving writers in a time of fascism
some notes from a writing professor in the premature twilight of their career
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from "loving writers in a time of fascism:
what i have learned in the space of compulsory writing classes is how the writer’s heart breaks.
what i have cultivated through decades of teaching is a sense of how to mend the wounds that prevent so many of us from coming to story.
what i have learned in the space of compulsory writing classes is how the writer’s heart breaks.
what i have cultivated through decades of teaching is a sense of how to mend the wounds that prevent so many of us from coming to story.
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Over 800 people remained missing Monday after devastating floods killed over 1,000 people last week in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand, as Indonesia’s president urged more action to confront the changing climate. https://to.pbs.org/48ioz3e
Over 800 people remain missing after flooding in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand
The flooding and landslides killed at least 604 people in Indonesia, 366 in Sri Lanka and 176 in Thailand, authorities said.
www.pbs.org
December 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Over 800 people remained missing Monday after devastating floods killed over 1,000 people last week in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand, as Indonesia’s president urged more action to confront the changing climate. https://to.pbs.org/48ioz3e
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The New Deal wasn’t built on a promise that there would be “no ceiling” for the richest Americans.
Quite the opposite, in fact. FDR knew its politics could only work if he singled out the rich as villains and knew that its policies could only work if the rich paid their fair share in taxes.
Quite the opposite, in fact. FDR knew its politics could only work if he singled out the rich as villains and knew that its policies could only work if the rich paid their fair share in taxes.
November 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The New Deal wasn’t built on a promise that there would be “no ceiling” for the richest Americans.
Quite the opposite, in fact. FDR knew its politics could only work if he singled out the rich as villains and knew that its policies could only work if the rich paid their fair share in taxes.
Quite the opposite, in fact. FDR knew its politics could only work if he singled out the rich as villains and knew that its policies could only work if the rich paid their fair share in taxes.
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Drugs are the new WMDs
December 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Drugs are the new WMDs
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Sadly relevant today.
December 1, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Sadly relevant today.
NO
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested a pardon from the president during his trial on corruption charges that has long divided the country. https://to.pbs.org/48niFxW
What to know about Netanyahu's request for a presidential pardon in corruption trial
Netanyahu is the only sitting prime minister in Israel's history to stand trial.
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December 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
NO
@gallego.senate.gov: we are not at the precipice of ecological + economic collapse because people of all genders have more options to be at home within their bodies. deep-stalking your colleagues' gender expressions is hella creepy. resign. your masculinity is too fragile for politics.
Dem. Senator Gallego's Leaked Texts Echo Far-Right Gender Panic And Misogyny
Last week, Democratic Senator Ruben Gallego's texts leaked, where he lamented that Democratic "women look like men and men look like women."
www.erininthemorning.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
@gallego.senate.gov: we are not at the precipice of ecological + economic collapse because people of all genders have more options to be at home within their bodies. deep-stalking your colleagues' gender expressions is hella creepy. resign. your masculinity is too fragile for politics.
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oh i’m not reading what some sorority looking bih in oklahoma thinks about gender roles, NEXT
December 1, 2025 at 5:45 PM
oh i’m not reading what some sorority looking bih in oklahoma thinks about gender roles, NEXT
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Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
December 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
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I'm actually fine with that, I expect a robot voice offering to direct my call. But I'm calling to offer you maybe thousands of dollars in business (I've never had a cheap HVAC repair) and my first impression is you lying to my face? Guys, NOBODY is going to like that.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I'm actually fine with that, I expect a robot voice offering to direct my call. But I'm calling to offer you maybe thousands of dollars in business (I've never had a cheap HVAC repair) and my first impression is you lying to my face? Guys, NOBODY is going to like that.
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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So my downstairs neighbour's cat keep trying to break into my flat.
November 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
So my downstairs neighbour's cat keep trying to break into my flat.
my dog, banjo, was a death-row pup before we rescued him. when they brought him out of his kennel, he cried out and ran into our laps. i have never seen a dog so relieved. and he is the very best dude. i can't tell you the amount of times he's saved me since i saved him.
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Are you able to help this sweet dog? Her name is MELIA. shes been at the shelter 810 days. In New York. Here's her bio.
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Are you able to help this sweet dog? Her name is MELIA. shes been at the shelter 810 days. In New York. Here's her bio.
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24petconnect.com/DetailsMain/...
Details: 51416338
My name is Melia.I am a female, black and white Terrier mix....
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December 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
my dog, banjo, was a death-row pup before we rescued him. when they brought him out of his kennel, he cried out and ran into our laps. i have never seen a dog so relieved. and he is the very best dude. i can't tell you the amount of times he's saved me since i saved him.
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@nydailynews.com
@nytimes.com @newyorkjets.bsky.social @newyorkgiants.bsky.social @nbcnews.com @cbsnews.com @niallharbison.bsky.social
Are you able to help this sweet dog? Her name is MELIA. shes been at the shelter 810 days. In New York. Here's her bio.
⬇️
24petconnect.com/DetailsMain/...
@nytimes.com @newyorkjets.bsky.social @newyorkgiants.bsky.social @nbcnews.com @cbsnews.com @niallharbison.bsky.social
Are you able to help this sweet dog? Her name is MELIA. shes been at the shelter 810 days. In New York. Here's her bio.
⬇️
24petconnect.com/DetailsMain/...
Details: 51416338
My name is Melia.I am a female, black and white Terrier mix....
24petconnect.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:35 PM
@nydailynews.com
@nytimes.com @newyorkjets.bsky.social @newyorkgiants.bsky.social @nbcnews.com @cbsnews.com @niallharbison.bsky.social
Are you able to help this sweet dog? Her name is MELIA. shes been at the shelter 810 days. In New York. Here's her bio.
⬇️
24petconnect.com/DetailsMain/...
@nytimes.com @newyorkjets.bsky.social @newyorkgiants.bsky.social @nbcnews.com @cbsnews.com @niallharbison.bsky.social
Are you able to help this sweet dog? Her name is MELIA. shes been at the shelter 810 days. In New York. Here's her bio.
⬇️
24petconnect.com/DetailsMain/...
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I genuinely think this is all engineered and was from the start. (Is unlocked, just the best place for an essay.)
I genuinely think this is all engineered and was from the start. (Is unlocked, just the best place for an essay.)
December 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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I genuinely think this is all engineered and was from the start. (Is unlocked, just the best place for an essay.)
I genuinely think this is all engineered and was from the start. (Is unlocked, just the best place for an essay.)
i can't imagine a woman or gender-expansive person alive who, in the year of audre lorde 2025, thinks: “ah, yes. my appearance is a great shame, and the acceptability of my thoughts to strangers is my highest priority. i must quit writing and become a trad-wife.” abusers reveal their own weakness.
December 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
i can't imagine a woman or gender-expansive person alive who, in the year of audre lorde 2025, thinks: “ah, yes. my appearance is a great shame, and the acceptability of my thoughts to strangers is my highest priority. i must quit writing and become a trad-wife.” abusers reveal their own weakness.
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Reposting this everyday until Pete Hagueseth faces justice for his crimes against humanity.
Thou Shalt Not Murder Fishermen While Pardoning Drug Lords
This is evil.
www.thegodpodcast.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Reposting this everyday until Pete Hagueseth faces justice for his crimes against humanity.
from "loving writers in a time of fascism:
what i have learned in the space of compulsory writing classes is how the writer’s heart breaks.
what i have cultivated through decades of teaching is a sense of how to mend the wounds that prevent so many of us from coming to story.
what i have learned in the space of compulsory writing classes is how the writer’s heart breaks.
what i have cultivated through decades of teaching is a sense of how to mend the wounds that prevent so many of us from coming to story.
loving writers in a time of fascism
some notes from a writing professor in the premature twilight of their career
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM
from "loving writers in a time of fascism:
what i have learned in the space of compulsory writing classes is how the writer’s heart breaks.
what i have cultivated through decades of teaching is a sense of how to mend the wounds that prevent so many of us from coming to story.
what i have learned in the space of compulsory writing classes is how the writer’s heart breaks.
what i have cultivated through decades of teaching is a sense of how to mend the wounds that prevent so many of us from coming to story.
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Headlines in 1921 completely whitewashed the Tulsa Race Massacre. Today, the GOP continues America's total lack of accountability for racial violence.
Viola Fletcher carried the truth of Tulsa in her memory and testimony. While justice sadly did not arrive in her lifetime, we inherit her fight.
Viola Fletcher carried the truth of Tulsa in her memory and testimony. While justice sadly did not arrive in her lifetime, we inherit her fight.
Viola Fletcher, Among Last Known Survivors of Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
YouTube video by Qasim Rashid
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December 1, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Headlines in 1921 completely whitewashed the Tulsa Race Massacre. Today, the GOP continues America's total lack of accountability for racial violence.
Viola Fletcher carried the truth of Tulsa in her memory and testimony. While justice sadly did not arrive in her lifetime, we inherit her fight.
Viola Fletcher carried the truth of Tulsa in her memory and testimony. While justice sadly did not arrive in her lifetime, we inherit her fight.
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If you’ve been following me, you know I receive a large amount of insults in many forms. The Qur’an offers beautiful and clear guidance, that I often turn to, on how to respond. Read more islamtoday.substack.com/p/the-islami...
December 1, 2025 at 3:55 AM
If you’ve been following me, you know I receive a large amount of insults in many forms. The Qur’an offers beautiful and clear guidance, that I often turn to, on how to respond. Read more islamtoday.substack.com/p/the-islami...
the question to end trump: someone legit needs to ask him
the question to end trump
someone needs to ask them, because the answer is obvious
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December 1, 2025 at 4:43 AM
the question to end trump: someone legit needs to ask him
building a people-first economy and saving our planet is pretty damn easy: tax trillionaires + billionaires out of existence, seize assets of transnational criminals, and make millionaires pay more taxes than public school teachers. we have the talent to do the job. root out the obstructionists.
December 1, 2025 at 1:16 AM
building a people-first economy and saving our planet is pretty damn easy: tax trillionaires + billionaires out of existence, seize assets of transnational criminals, and make millionaires pay more taxes than public school teachers. we have the talent to do the job. root out the obstructionists.
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If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
November 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
The prison industrial complex needs dismantled. This is reprehensible.
After years of struggling to find enough workers for some of the nation’s toughest lockups, the Federal Bureau of Prisons is facing a new challenge: Corrections officers are jumping ship for more lucrative jobs at ICE.
By @keribla.bsky.social
By @keribla.bsky.social
As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Leave in Droves for ICE
Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.
www.propublica.org
November 30, 2025 at 11:27 PM
The prison industrial complex needs dismantled. This is reprehensible.
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After years of struggling to find enough workers for some of the nation’s toughest lockups, the Federal Bureau of Prisons is facing a new challenge: Corrections officers are jumping ship for more lucrative jobs at ICE.
By @keribla.bsky.social
By @keribla.bsky.social
As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Leave in Droves for ICE
Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.
www.propublica.org
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 AM
After years of struggling to find enough workers for some of the nation’s toughest lockups, the Federal Bureau of Prisons is facing a new challenge: Corrections officers are jumping ship for more lucrative jobs at ICE.
By @keribla.bsky.social
By @keribla.bsky.social
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BREAKING: Pope Leo announces that the Catholic Church supports Palestinian statehood. He went on to call out Netanyahu for refusing to recognize Palestinian statehood.
I launched this global petition calling on the USA to recognize Palestinian statehood. Please do sign & share: c.org/zqgdSZKDVn
I launched this global petition calling on the USA to recognize Palestinian statehood. Please do sign & share: c.org/zqgdSZKDVn
Sign the Petition
Demand the United States Recognize Palestinian Statehood
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November 30, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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