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Marjory Wentworth @marjory.bsky.social · 5d

Source: Charleston City Paper

Marjory Wentworth @marjory.bsky.social · 14d

So grateful for the work that our daughter-in-law Alice McGown is doing at Leave It In The Ground Foundation. Even though she was hospitalized for an E. coli infection this weekend, she is in NYC for this! The World Comes to New York for a Very Different Climate Week www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/c...

The World Comes to New York for a Very Different Climate Week

www.nytimes.com

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Marjory Wentworth @marjory.bsky.social · 18d

www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/growing...

Growing number of Springfield Haitians in need of food, utilities assistance with job loss, organizers say

An increasing number Haitian immigrants who lost their jobs and other benefits in Springfield are seeking assistance with food, rent, utilities and other basic needs.

www.springfieldnewssun.com

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Evil Orc Heart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 22d

Ta-Nehasi Coates is doing a lot of things with this essay, but one of the most important is fearlessly using examples of anti-trans hate to describe Charlie Kirk's politics.

The contrast between his choices and those of other writers for major legacy outlets is revealing.

Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause

By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy.

www.vanityfair.com

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 23d

The Washington Post now has no Black Opinion columnists - none - at a time when white nationalism is ascendant in our nation. I am grateful to Karen for the truth and fearlessness her work has always shown. Keep shining that light, my friend.

Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 23d

Some personal news:

I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.

Thread incoming.

substack.com/@karenattiah...

The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.

I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.

substack.com

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 23d

1901, photograph by Dr. Allan Warner of two 13 year old boys both infected with smallpox on the same day, one vaccinated as an infant and one not.

Of the two boys with smallpox, the one who had been vaccinated has very few pox while the other is horribly disfigured.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 23d

Feel free to continue arguing over the shooter's motives, but please understand that *it doesn't matter*.

There's a organized political movement that plans to suppress, arrest, or kill its political opposition. It it seeking pretexts. Anything will do. If it's not this, it'll be something else.

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 23d

In all seriousness, Vance’s unhinged diatribe really reminds me that this country is in dire straits. I can’t even wrap my mind around how bad things are and how impossible everything feels. How are we supposed to stay here and write and stay like… alive?

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Marjory Wentworth @marjory.bsky.social · 22d

Thank you Victoria Hansen. Your coverage of this issue is profoundly important, and I am grateful. Removing my book Shackles from National Park Service gift shops has frightening implications for all Americans.
Books about slavery could be removed from NPS museums, gift shops.

Marjory Wentworth @marjory.bsky.social · Sep 8

Source: The Baffler
"Springfield's residents had been exploited, terrorized, and shamed..."
Imagine if this was your community?

Marjory Wentworth @marjory.bsky.social · Sep 6

Trump Is Scrubbing Slavery From Our Historical Sites
Thank you for including my picture book, Shackles.

Opinion | Trump Is Scrubbing Slavery From Our Historical Sites

www.nytimes.com

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Marjory Wentworth @marjory.bsky.social · Sep 5

Thank you Judge Chen!

Judge blocks Trump administration’s ending of legal protections for 1.1M Venezuelans and Haitians

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from ending temporary legal protections that have granted more than 1 million people from Haiti and Venezuela the rig…

www.wdtn.com

Marjory Wentworth @marjory.bsky.social · Sep 5

Thanks for covering this important isssue,
Victoria Hansen.

In Charleston, a community fights to keep a dorm off burial grounds

Strapped for student housing, the College of Charleston plans to open a new dorm in 2028. But community members say the building site, an historic public burial ground, is already occupied.

www.southcarolinapublicradio.org

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Marjory Wentworth @marjory.bsky.social · Sep 3

Source: Christianity Today
So proud that Nehemiah has supported our immigrant storytelling project- Journeys!

Marjory Wentworth @marjory.bsky.social · Aug 31

A victory on the side of humanity: Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Temporarily Blocks Removal of Guatemalan Children www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...

Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Temporarily Blocks Removal of Guatemalan Children

www.nytimes.com

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Marjory Wentworth @marjory.bsky.social · Aug 30

Judge Blocks Pillar of Trump’s Mass Deportation Campaign www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/u...

Judge Blocks Pillar of Trump’s Mass Deportation Campaign

www.nytimes.com

Marjory Wentworth @marjory.bsky.social · Aug 27

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Marjory Wentworth @marjory.bsky.social · Aug 18

Thank you, Miriam Jordan. Excellent reporting as always! An Ohio City Faces a Future Without Haitian Workers: ‘It’s Not Going to Be Good’ www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/u...

An Ohio City Faces a Future Without Haitian Workers: ‘It’s Not Going to Be Good’

www.nytimes.com

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Marjory Wentworth @marjory.bsky.social · Aug 16

www.postandcourier.com/charleston_s...

Authors of books at risk for removal from SC National Park sites are 'shocked, but not surprised'

Authors Marjory Wentworth and Lynette Love were angered and confused that Charleston National Park staff flagged their books for content review last July.

www.postandcourier.com

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Marjory Wentworth @marjory.bsky.social · Aug 15

Yes!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Judge blocks two Trump efforts to eliminate DEI in schools and colleges

Education department found to have violated law when it threatened to cut funds from institutions that backed DEI

www.theguardian.com

Marjory Wentworth @marjory.bsky.social · Aug 14

Dylann Roof denied new trial as court finds insufficient evidence for judge recusal

Marjory Wentworth @marjory.bsky.social · Aug 11

Trump Administration Live Updates: President Says He’ll Deploy National Guard to Washington and Take Control of D.C. Police www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...

Trump Administration Live Updates: President Says He’ll Deploy National Guard to Washington and Take Control of D.C. Police

www.nytimes.com

Marjory Wentworth @marjory.bsky.social · Aug 10

www.righttoreadohio.org/ohiolibraries

SEND AN EMAIL: Leave Ohio Libraries Alone

www.righttoreadohio.org

Marjory Wentworth @marjory.bsky.social · Aug 7

They are fighting so many battles right now, but let's see how it plays out....
Great suggestion.

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Marjory Wentworth @marjory.bsky.social · Aug 7

so distressing