“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943

I would like Never Trump Republicans to demand that George W. Bush appear and speak up for democracy in this country. Why do ppl always ask Obama to do things and “where is Kamala”? Where is the 43rd President of the United States while democracy crashes & burns. This is the party he led. 1/

The Bronx united is a force to reckon with.

Incredible energy and purpose at the Bronx Democratic Party dinner last night with Governor Hochul, Chair Jamaal T. Bailey and so many wonderful leaders.

"The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way."

Never a bad day for Blake's passionate defense of the creative spirit www.themarginalian.org/2016/07/14/w...

The NSF awarded Associate Professor Tanu Mitra @tanumitra.bsky.social a grant to study how large language models will affect information integrity workers such as journalists, fact-checkers, humanitarian responders, and content moderators. #llm #ai #research #faculty

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Would you like to help Democrats take a big step back into relevance and enjoy kick ass music too?

Then join @katmabu.bsky.social (Kat for Illinois) on Thursday night! Help her win in the IL-09! secure.actblue.com/donate/abugh...

For Sidney Clifton, it had always been a dream to make things right. Her parents—poet Lucille & artist Fred—lost their family home, 40+ years ago due to foreclosure. In 2019, she reacquired the property: The Clifton House is now an artists’ creative hub. My latest: savingplaces.org/stories/lite...

In "We Speak in the Plural: A Poem in Many Voices," poet and organizer Amanda Najib offers a polyphonic narrative of motherhood in Palestine and the diaspora—a generational struggle "to mother a child / while the world un-mothers itself."

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D.C. has more residents than two U.S. states. They pay more per capita in federal taxes than any other state.

But they don’t get a serious seat at the table to decide how they’re governed.

D.C. statehood now.

One of the careers that Microsoft thinks will be replaced by AI is "geographer" and I really need us all to stop giving any credibility to tech bros, because someone definitely does not know what a geographer does if they think AI is going to replace us.

What does it take to make an image impossible to ignore? Veteran photographer Charles Smith shares the craft and the context behind civil rights photography. VIP-only. Join now: buff.ly/yXyFWt7

9/8: The inaugural [Jean Blackwell Hutson Awardee] is Dr. Carla Hayden, the 14th Librarian of Congress... The program will include 🎶, an award presentation by Tracie D. Hall, former ED of the American Library Association, + conversation with Dr. Hayden + Joy L. Bivins, Director, Schomburg Center."

Indigenous radio stations use the airwaves to share and preserve culture.

Active shooter drills are an increasingly common part of student life, but the implementation of these drills varies widely and some practices may negatively impact students and educators.

Learn more from our new report: buff.ly/fM7bd11

Trump’s move to mobilize the National Guard against Americans in DC is another telltale sign of his authoritarian ambitions. But at some point signs of authoritarianism stop being signs and become symptoms of an autocratic regime. We’re far past that point now. www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/t...

Barely an hour ago, Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif warned us all:

“If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”

Israel just killed him.

New article led by Tara McAllister & co-authored by Lelani Walker, @niiyokamigaabaw.bsky.social, myself, Bradley Moggridge, Serena Naepi, Brittany Kamai and @napaaqtuk.bsky.social

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Looking for a critical book on AI or Big Tech? I've started a little curated list - take a look!

📚💡/ #booksky

NEW EPISODE: Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Barbara Kingsolver joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to discuss her support of Higher Ground, a long-term residence for women recovering from addiction.
@literaryhub.bsky.social
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On the Dehumanizing Impact of Deportation and Our Obligations to Each Other - Laurie Sheck for @literaryhub.bsky.social

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This Is No Way to Run a Country www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/o...

So very sorry

Ursula K. Le Guin on power, freedom, and how storytelling expands our scope of the possible www.themarginalian.org/2016/05/06/u...