Jaimee Garbacik
@jaimee-g.bsky.social
NYC-based book editor of lit fic / YA.
Author of Gender & Sexuality For Beginners.
Ed./curator of Ghosts of Seattle Past.
Takes authorship seriously, battleship less so.
Writing: www.JaimeeGarbacik.com
Editing: www.FootnoteEditorial.com
Author of Gender & Sexuality For Beginners.
Ed./curator of Ghosts of Seattle Past.
Takes authorship seriously, battleship less so.
Writing: www.JaimeeGarbacik.com
Editing: www.FootnoteEditorial.com
“The first people a dictator puts in jail after a coup are the writers, the teachers, the librarians—because these people are dangerous. They have enough vocabulary to recognize injustice and to speak out loudly about it. Let us have the courage to go on being dangerous people.” - Madeline L’Engle
June 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
“The first people a dictator puts in jail after a coup are the writers, the teachers, the librarians—because these people are dangerous. They have enough vocabulary to recognize injustice and to speak out loudly about it. Let us have the courage to go on being dangerous people.” - Madeline L’Engle
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Jesus Fucking Christ
If you’re not outraged by this, you really should be.
June 23, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Jesus Fucking Christ
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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has just released some of its first images. Its powerful new telescope will be able to quickly spot previously unseen astronomical objects. https://n.pr/405DN8P
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory's first images are stunning — and just the start
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has just released some of its first images. Its powerful new telescope will be able to quickly spot previously unseen astronomical objects.
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June 23, 2025 at 11:18 AM
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has just released some of its first images. Its powerful new telescope will be able to quickly spot previously unseen astronomical objects. https://n.pr/405DN8P
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this is like drake and kendrick lamar but they're both drake
June 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
this is like drake and kendrick lamar but they're both drake
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It's also not true that RFK Jr has identified a real problem but proposes the wrong solutions.
The "problem" he's identified is that Americans are unhealthier than we've ever been (false) and that prescription drugs are making kids sad, autistic and trans (deranged).
The "problem" he's identified is that Americans are unhealthier than we've ever been (false) and that prescription drugs are making kids sad, autistic and trans (deranged).
I am really tired of these "well, you gotta hand it to them..." pieces.
It is hard to find anything accurate in the MAHA report, and the quality is appalling.
They are correct that the evidence supports that a far greater fraction of Americans' diet comprises hyperpalatable ultraprocessed foods.
It is hard to find anything accurate in the MAHA report, and the quality is appalling.
They are correct that the evidence supports that a far greater fraction of Americans' diet comprises hyperpalatable ultraprocessed foods.
June 5, 2025 at 11:18 PM
It's also not true that RFK Jr has identified a real problem but proposes the wrong solutions.
The "problem" he's identified is that Americans are unhealthier than we've ever been (false) and that prescription drugs are making kids sad, autistic and trans (deranged).
The "problem" he's identified is that Americans are unhealthier than we've ever been (false) and that prescription drugs are making kids sad, autistic and trans (deranged).
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must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away
“In light of the President's statement about cancellation of my government contracts, @SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately”
June 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away
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One of my favorite (favorite like “interesting” not like “good”) things about how language reveals power: the way modification highlights the standard. “White trash”, “man whore”, etc reveal where the standard provenances for those words fall. The original modifier is silent, but understood.
The thing about the phrase "reverse discrimination" is that it implies a type of discrimination that is standard or normal... and so even as people argue that "reverse discrimination" is real (it's not) they're accidentally admitting that "regular discrimination" is pervasive
June 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
One of my favorite (favorite like “interesting” not like “good”) things about how language reveals power: the way modification highlights the standard. “White trash”, “man whore”, etc reveal where the standard provenances for those words fall. The original modifier is silent, but understood.
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“The fundamental division between “dope” and medicine has always turned on racial and economic difference.”
– Donna Murch
www.bostonreview.net/forum/donna-...
– Donna Murch
www.bostonreview.net/forum/donna-...
June 1, 2025 at 1:07 AM
“The fundamental division between “dope” and medicine has always turned on racial and economic difference.”
– Donna Murch
www.bostonreview.net/forum/donna-...
– Donna Murch
www.bostonreview.net/forum/donna-...
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Tiffany D. Jackson Empowers Teens Through Gripping Page-Turners
www.slj.com/story/tiffan...
www.slj.com/story/tiffan...
Tiffany D. Jackson Empowers Teens Through Gripping Page-Turners
Beloved YA author Tiffany D. Jackson, winner of this year’s Margaret A. Edwards Award, speaks to SLJ about the award, her expansive work, and how real life influences her stories.
www.slj.com
June 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Tiffany D. Jackson Empowers Teens Through Gripping Page-Turners
www.slj.com/story/tiffan...
www.slj.com/story/tiffan...
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Worth noting that this is also what the UK government review found, it just ignored all the evidence in its conclusions.
The Utah Report shows exactly what the people commissioning it didn’t want to see, that gender affirming care works.
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This article brought to you by @evanurquhart.bsky.social
Plentiful Data, No Regret: What the Utah Review on Youth Trans Care Found — Assigned
A 1,000-page report by the College of Pharmacy at the University of Utah, which found care safe and effective, stands out from others: It’s both independent and an actual review of the evidence.
www.assignedmedia.org
May 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Worth noting that this is also what the UK government review found, it just ignored all the evidence in its conclusions.
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I feel like I'm losing my mind. I understand the part about the "cost-savings by outsourcing to theoretically nimbler private sector" and the "cuts to NASA" but also. the rockets keep exploding. didn't they used to not explode
May 28, 2025 at 1:42 AM
I feel like I'm losing my mind. I understand the part about the "cost-savings by outsourcing to theoretically nimbler private sector" and the "cuts to NASA" but also. the rockets keep exploding. didn't they used to not explode
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ok I feel completely insane asking this but like
weren't we NOT blowing up rockets, like, 50 years ago. weren't we successfully sending rockets up that did not rattle apart. also weren't we like "ah yeah that was a fail" when the rocket fell apart instead of calling it a "partial success"
weren't we NOT blowing up rockets, like, 50 years ago. weren't we successfully sending rockets up that did not rattle apart. also weren't we like "ah yeah that was a fail" when the rocket fell apart instead of calling it a "partial success"
May 28, 2025 at 1:41 AM
ok I feel completely insane asking this but like
weren't we NOT blowing up rockets, like, 50 years ago. weren't we successfully sending rockets up that did not rattle apart. also weren't we like "ah yeah that was a fail" when the rocket fell apart instead of calling it a "partial success"
weren't we NOT blowing up rockets, like, 50 years ago. weren't we successfully sending rockets up that did not rattle apart. also weren't we like "ah yeah that was a fail" when the rocket fell apart instead of calling it a "partial success"
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“The bombardment of pseudo-realities begins to produce inauthentic humans very quickly, spurious humans—as fake as the data pressing at them from all sides. My two topics are really one topic; they unite at this point. Fake realities will create fake humans.” —Philip K. Dick
Philip K. Dick and the Fake Humans - Boston Review
We live in Philip K. Dick’s future, not George Orwell’s or Aldous Huxley’s.
www.bostonreview.net
May 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
“The bombardment of pseudo-realities begins to produce inauthentic humans very quickly, spurious humans—as fake as the data pressing at them from all sides. My two topics are really one topic; they unite at this point. Fake realities will create fake humans.” —Philip K. Dick
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12 books of poetry and prose that capture the language of labor, and the surprising intimacy that a workplace can provide.
12 Books that Center Work and Working-Class Lives - Electric Literature
The inner workings of job sites come alive in these stories, from construction sites to offices
buff.ly
March 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
12 books of poetry and prose that capture the language of labor, and the surprising intimacy that a workplace can provide.
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A Two Dollar Radio retrospective:
Two Dollar Radio turns twenty this year. Here’s where to start with their radical backlist.
Two Dollar Radio has been quietly rocking the publishing world since its inception in 2005. The Ohio-based indie publisher and “family outfit” turns twenty this year, and we at Lit Hub …
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March 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A Two Dollar Radio retrospective:
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“This is what dictators do”: PEN America condemns President Trump’s comment that he may label protests at Tesla dealerships and showrooms and other American companies as “domestic terrorism.” pen.org/press-releas...
President Trump’s Comment that Tesla Protest May be Labelled “Domestic Terrorism” is the Next Step to Quash Dissent, Says PEN America - PEN America
PEN America condemned President Trump’s comment that he may label protests at Tesla dealerships and showrooms and other American companies as “domestic terrorism.” Floating the idea of labeling protes...
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March 12, 2025 at 1:33 AM
“This is what dictators do”: PEN America condemns President Trump’s comment that he may label protests at Tesla dealerships and showrooms and other American companies as “domestic terrorism.” pen.org/press-releas...
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Republicans really went from “Leave No Child Behind” to “Fuck Those Damn Kids.” 😩😩😩
Department of Education to lay off nearly half its workforce – US politics live
Education secretary Linda McMahon announced hundreds of staff were subject to the ‘reduction in workforce’
www.theguardian.com
March 12, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Republicans really went from “Leave No Child Behind” to “Fuck Those Damn Kids.” 😩😩😩
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Action alert! Submit comments to state department to reject this BS exec order attacking the Transgender community.
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Hands Off Our Passports: Stop Attacking Transgender Americans
The Trump administration is denying accurate passports to trans, intersex, and nonbinary people – so I’m joining the ACLU to fight back. Urge the State Department to reject this dangerous attack on ou...
action.aclu.org
March 12, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Action alert! Submit comments to state department to reject this BS exec order attacking the Transgender community.
action.aclu.org/reg-action/h...
action.aclu.org/reg-action/h...
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I just heard this as well. The entire staff of the National Center for Education Statistics, created in 1867, has been fired.
March 12, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I just heard this as well. The entire staff of the National Center for Education Statistics, created in 1867, has been fired.
Shout out to my amazing client, Erin Leach-Kemon, who has a Tiny Love Story up on Modern Love today!
Tiny Love Stories: ‘Serendipity Still Exists’
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
www.nytimes.com
March 5, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Shout out to my amazing client, Erin Leach-Kemon, who has a Tiny Love Story up on Modern Love today!
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Things didn’t used to be this way:
“Today there isn’t a single state, city or county in the United States where a full-time minimum-wage worker can afford a median-priced two-bedroom apartment.”
“Since 1985, rent prices have exceeded income gains by 325 percent.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/o...
“Today there isn’t a single state, city or county in the United States where a full-time minimum-wage worker can afford a median-priced two-bedroom apartment.”
“Since 1985, rent prices have exceeded income gains by 325 percent.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/o...
Opinion | America Is Pushing Its Workers Into Homelessness (Gift Article)
The working homeless are casualties of our prosperity.
www.nytimes.com
March 3, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Things didn’t used to be this way:
“Today there isn’t a single state, city or county in the United States where a full-time minimum-wage worker can afford a median-priced two-bedroom apartment.”
“Since 1985, rent prices have exceeded income gains by 325 percent.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/o...
“Today there isn’t a single state, city or county in the United States where a full-time minimum-wage worker can afford a median-priced two-bedroom apartment.”
“Since 1985, rent prices have exceeded income gains by 325 percent.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/o...
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I knew I shouldn’t have used that @!*$# AI!
A classic example of how Google's AI is garbage, it doesn't understand that the Underground Railroad wasn't a literal railroad
March 1, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I knew I shouldn’t have used that @!*$# AI!
Benney’s sociological prose is not to be forgotten!! Consider this hyper-relevant quote: “Journalism was a constant exercise in selecting from a grim, mechanised world its trivial accidents and hazards, and refocussing them until all else was blotted out of the world picture.”
George Orwell wrote of Mark Benney's 1940 novel, The Big Wheel, "Its distinctive mark is its acceptance of the lumpenproletarian outlook, its assumption that the world of narks, pimps, eightpenny kips, punchdrunk boxers and rival race-gangs is as eternal as the pyramids."
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The Big Wheel, by Mark Benney (1940)
I have been on a streak of novels that tug insistently at the reluctant Freudian in me. Dinah Brooke’s The Miserable Child and Her Father in the Desert was, by the author’s admission, a…
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February 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Benney’s sociological prose is not to be forgotten!! Consider this hyper-relevant quote: “Journalism was a constant exercise in selecting from a grim, mechanised world its trivial accidents and hazards, and refocussing them until all else was blotted out of the world picture.”
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Guernica has a new fiction editor, @williampeishih.bsky.social. Send him stories.
Submissions are open for Guernica Magazine! Would love to read some amazing fiction!
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Guernica is Open for Submissions!We are excited to consider your work for publication. Please carefully review our submission guidelines before submitting.General Guidelines Submission Platform: All ...
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February 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Guernica has a new fiction editor, @williampeishih.bsky.social. Send him stories.
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At the newsletter right now: Republicans just dropped their first open attack on women's right to travel. jessica.substack.com/p/montana-bi...
Montana Bill Would Charge Women for 'Trafficking' Their Own Fetus
The legislation, House Bill 609, is the first of its kind in the country
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February 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
At the newsletter right now: Republicans just dropped their first open attack on women's right to travel. jessica.substack.com/p/montana-bi...