I'm doing a thread of everything I've published this year, but amassing everything I'm struck by how fast the Trump admin moved to wreck the country. I figured that they would move a bit more slowly breaking everything, but no, 2025 was the year of the crowbar and the wrecking ball.

(Plz boost!)

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Learning to write simply for yourself is so hard. I struggle to appreciate and to see the value of essays and poems I’ve written that have been rejected for publication. I so dislike my inner fragility. It’s like… I need to find the will to keep working on them, to stop letting go so easily 🍃

We light the first Hanukkah candle this evening, but we could all use some light right now, so here’s my 254th #ScholarSunday thread of public scholarly writing, podcasts, new & forthcoming books from last week. Add more below, share widely, & solidarity, all.🗃️

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My latest piece for @damemagazine.bsky.social on the Trump shadow presidency, what happens as autocrats grow old and infirm, and what it means for the rest of us.

AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"

general vibe:

Anyone interested in #AI should read Vonnegut’s Player Piano (1952). I said what I said

"Trump canceled your flight" is about as easy as messaging gets.

The full weight of western capitalism is about to laser focus on NYC. The robber barons failed to win and will panic. They will sabotage NYC because the system cannot allow Mamdani's term to be successful. They cannot allow people to believe things can be better. Your job now is to hold the line.
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The 2025 elections were good to Democrats with wins in several major races, including governor's races in two states. And, the ongoing government shutdown is now the longest in U.S. history. n.pr/4hGRIcK

“Condé was content to hold Teen Vogue up as a prop for diversity, youth representation and progressive ideals when it benefited it, and then to unceremoniously discard the entire publication”

a sad, too-fucking-familiar story

I was laid off from Teen Vogue this week, alongside multiple other phenomenal team members.

At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.

thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.

now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.

So, I watched the scariest pre-Halloween movie I could think of… A House of Dynamite 😬

What’s so funny about Lee Jae Myung giving Trump a Silla crown is that the Unified Silla empire fell partly due to a series of peasant revolts against excessive taxation 👑 truly an unmatched level of petty humor #southkorea #trump #politics #nokings #history

와! Parcels had immaculate vibes last night @theanthemdc.bsky.social #electropop #dc

Digital Sijo

I emigrated from Instagram after 11 long years.
But morning is empty until the birds perform their sijo.
Are words just words if they cannot pierce a digital heart?

#sijo #koreanadoptee #poetry