Sharing a new syllabus week by week. Creative nonfiction, emphasis on literary journalism responding to the moment. slowcivilwar.substack.com/p/the-report...

I showed my wife, a historian, the Kristi Noem video. She said “holy shit!” It’s a lot. A brief thread on bodies. It begins in the alt text below… 1/

Hey, artists, in case you were wondering if your work matters: I'm a scientist working on climate change and biodiversity, and I would not be who I am today without The Lorax, The Secret of NIMH, Watership Down, The Last Unicorn, and The X-Files. I know I'm not alone. Thank you for all you do.

The New Yorker poetry editor Kevin Young reflects on James Baldwin’s “Letter from a Region in My Mind,” an essay that caused a sensation when it was published, in 1962, and has proved wildly influential ever since.

Happy Valentine's Day, especially to anyone who might identify with one of the letters in LGBTQ, particularly the day after someone Trumpy stripped the letter T and then the letter Q from the National Park Service website for Stonewall in New York City.

The University of Virginia has created a website of archived government websites—bookmark it—you’re going to need it later.

guides.lib.virginia.edu/c.php?g=1451...

In honor of black inventors.

#BlackHistoryMonth

This is your reminder to

USE YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY

THERE'S BOOKS THERE
AND MOVIES
MUSIC
PUBLIC COMPUTERS W/ INTERNET

IT'S ALSO FREE

Write new worlds. Write beautiful places. Write angry people. Write imaginary beasts, futile quests, broken hearts, lifelong injustices, mysteries, love affairs, lost children, newfound purpose. Write anything that allows you to escape or heal or vent or rage or explore or reconcile. Write 🖤

Are you funded by #NIH, #NSF or #CDC? Please post any letters or communications you’ve received from these agencies or HHS about restrictions on grant funding, publications etc. I want to catalog all of them for the record. #medsky #episky

This Black History Month, you'll be supporting Black Penned Stories. Follow this Starter Pack. This isn't DEI. It's Anti-Segregation. #BlackSky #BookSky

go.bsky.app/Thz8U7e

Five years ago I wrote about the potential government funding cuts in higher education. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
It’s sad to say that the future has arrived.

Time to post this again

The “A” in DEIA stands for accessibility. Federal workers with disabilities, including many veterans, deserve respect and the opportunity to work in public service. A diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible workplace makes public service better and makes everyone’s lives better.