Daniel Garrett
@mistergarrett.bsky.social
A challenging year, philosophically, politically, personally. Inevitably, I hope for new inspiration, greater creativity, and more energy and strength. Imagination and compassion. Peace to all...
December 23, 2025 at 6:15 PM
A challenging year, philosophically, politically, personally. Inevitably, I hope for new inspiration, greater creativity, and more energy and strength. Imagination and compassion. Peace to all...
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Check out the NBN Host picks for 2025 in our final newsletter of the year!
newbooksnetwork.substack.com/p/winter-pla...
Or on Spotify!
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Or on Spotify!
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Winter Playlist: 2025 Host Picks
A tiny sample of our favorite interviews
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December 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Check out the NBN Host picks for 2025 in our final newsletter of the year!
newbooksnetwork.substack.com/p/winter-pla...
Or on Spotify!
open.spotify.com/playlist/4Qm...
newbooksnetwork.substack.com/p/winter-pla...
Or on Spotify!
open.spotify.com/playlist/4Qm...
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Donna Kashanian fled a revolution more than 50 years ago and went on to build a life in New Orleans. All until she was abruptly taken from her home and locked in a holding facility.
This is what “shock and awe” looks like in real life, and it doesn’t make us safer.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4j0VxKv
This is what “shock and awe” looks like in real life, and it doesn’t make us safer.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4j0VxKv
Mitch Landrieu: Immigration is at the core of US identity. ‘Catahoula Crunch’ threatens that.
It is uniquely American to believe that where you’re born should not define what you can become. Today, that promise is under threat, Mitch Landrieu writes.
bit.ly
December 15, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Donna Kashanian fled a revolution more than 50 years ago and went on to build a life in New Orleans. All until she was abruptly taken from her home and locked in a holding facility.
This is what “shock and awe” looks like in real life, and it doesn’t make us safer.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4j0VxKv
This is what “shock and awe” looks like in real life, and it doesn’t make us safer.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4j0VxKv
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Epstein files leaked on Monday night confirmed what so many people already suspected: President Trump spent much more time with Epstein—and young women—than he’s said he has. trib.al/lsL65q4
Trump Flew on Epstein’s Jet “Many More Times” Than Previously Reported
The Department of Justice has released a new trove of Epstein files.
trib.al
December 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Epstein files leaked on Monday night confirmed what so many people already suspected: President Trump spent much more time with Epstein—and young women—than he’s said he has. trib.al/lsL65q4
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This is what Bari Weiss and the Trump regime didn't want you to see. This is the evil billionaires and our corporate owned government are inflicting via the prison industrial complex for the sake of our capitalist economy.
We will forever resist fascism and stand with our immigrant comrades.
We will forever resist fascism and stand with our immigrant comrades.
December 23, 2025 at 3:59 AM
This is what Bari Weiss and the Trump regime didn't want you to see. This is the evil billionaires and our corporate owned government are inflicting via the prison industrial complex for the sake of our capitalist economy.
We will forever resist fascism and stand with our immigrant comrades.
We will forever resist fascism and stand with our immigrant comrades.
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Republicans refused to renew ACA subsidies. Premiums will spike, and millions will lose coverage.
Meanwhile in Japan, universal health care is taken for granted—and it works.
@citizencohn.bsky.social shows what a better system looks like, and what America is choosing to give up.
Meanwhile in Japan, universal health care is taken for granted—and it works.
@citizencohn.bsky.social shows what a better system looks like, and what America is choosing to give up.
December 23, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Republicans refused to renew ACA subsidies. Premiums will spike, and millions will lose coverage.
Meanwhile in Japan, universal health care is taken for granted—and it works.
@citizencohn.bsky.social shows what a better system looks like, and what America is choosing to give up.
Meanwhile in Japan, universal health care is taken for granted—and it works.
@citizencohn.bsky.social shows what a better system looks like, and what America is choosing to give up.
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Mitt Romney said the quiet part out loud: the rich should pay more in taxes.
The Wall Street Journal attacked him for it.
But he’s right—and ignoring the math is how democracies crack.
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The Wall Street Journal attacked him for it.
But he’s right—and ignoring the math is how democracies crack.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
Mitt Romney Is Right: Tax the Rich Before the Pitchforks Come Out
The One Percent’s Problem Isn’t Envy. It’s Math.
open.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Mitt Romney said the quiet part out loud: the rich should pay more in taxes.
The Wall Street Journal attacked him for it.
But he’s right—and ignoring the math is how democracies crack.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
The Wall Street Journal attacked him for it.
But he’s right—and ignoring the math is how democracies crack.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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Really interesting research showing that while ultra-specialization in a single discipline might lead to better results early in one’s career, multi-discipline training and practice pays off big time in the long run. This applies to a range of professions from scientists to athletes and more
Recent discoveries on the acquisition of the highest levels of human performance
Scientists have long debated the origins of exceptional human achievements. This literature review summarizes recent evidence from multiple domains on the acquisition of world-class performance. We re...
www.science.org
December 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Really interesting research showing that while ultra-specialization in a single discipline might lead to better results early in one’s career, multi-discipline training and practice pays off big time in the long run. This applies to a range of professions from scientists to athletes and more
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Why does Trump want Greenland? “National security.”
Why should Trump’s ballroom vanity project proceed? “National security.”
Why is Trump killing the wind energy industry? “National security.”
Why does Trump hate the New York Times? “National security.”
The pattern is ... not subtle.
Why should Trump’s ballroom vanity project proceed? “National security.”
Why is Trump killing the wind energy industry? “National security.”
Why does Trump hate the New York Times? “National security.”
The pattern is ... not subtle.
For the White House, ‘national security’ is becoming the answer to every question
Donald Trump and his team have a go-to tactic intended to shut down debate over their goals. It's not working.
www.ms.now
December 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Why does Trump want Greenland? “National security.”
Why should Trump’s ballroom vanity project proceed? “National security.”
Why is Trump killing the wind energy industry? “National security.”
Why does Trump hate the New York Times? “National security.”
The pattern is ... not subtle.
Why should Trump’s ballroom vanity project proceed? “National security.”
Why is Trump killing the wind energy industry? “National security.”
Why does Trump hate the New York Times? “National security.”
The pattern is ... not subtle.
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For Best Supporting Actor, the winner is Benicio Del Toro, for ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER. Runner-up is Delroy Lindo, for SINNERS.
December 20, 2025 at 10:46 PM
For Best Supporting Actor, the winner is Benicio Del Toro, for ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER. Runner-up is Delroy Lindo, for SINNERS.
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Don’t miss job, volunteer, and intern openings at these indie publishers and literary orgs! www.clmp.org/programs-opp...
Jobs with Publishers - Community of Literary Magazines and Presses
We list job, volunteer, internship, and fellowship openings with the independent literary magazines and publishers that are members of CLMP and other literary colleagues. If you’re a CLMP Member and…
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December 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Don’t miss job, volunteer, and intern openings at these indie publishers and literary orgs! www.clmp.org/programs-opp...
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Happy Winter/Summer solstice today and festive greetings for the coming week. Looking forward here to the lighter, longer days 🎄
December 21, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Happy Winter/Summer solstice today and festive greetings for the coming week. Looking forward here to the lighter, longer days 🎄
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this is fact! and been proven over and over again www.cnbc.com/2025/09/24/u...
U.S. Latino immigrants generate $1.6 trillion in GDP, report says
Mass deportations of undocumented workers could cause GDP to decline by $2.3 trillion, or 7.7%, in 2025 dollars, according to the report.
www.cnbc.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
this is fact! and been proven over and over again www.cnbc.com/2025/09/24/u...
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Greene on Supreme Court Expansion
Jamal Greene (Columbia University - Law School) has posted The Nonpartisan Case for Supreme Court Expansion (Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, forthcoming) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: It should be a shared premise across the ideological spectrum that…
Jamal Greene (Columbia University - Law School) has posted The Nonpartisan Case for Supreme Court Expansion (Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, forthcoming) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: It should be a shared premise across the ideological spectrum that…
Greene on Supreme Court Expansion
Jamal Greene (Columbia University - Law School) has posted The Nonpartisan Case for Supreme Court Expansion (Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, forthcoming) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: It should be a shared premise across the ideological spectrum that individual Supreme Court justices hold too much power. The only other public officials in the world with a justice’s degree of power and influence over the affairs of their country for as long as justices exercise it are dictators and monarchs.
legaltheoryblog.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Greene on Supreme Court Expansion
Jamal Greene (Columbia University - Law School) has posted The Nonpartisan Case for Supreme Court Expansion (Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, forthcoming) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: It should be a shared premise across the ideological spectrum that…
Jamal Greene (Columbia University - Law School) has posted The Nonpartisan Case for Supreme Court Expansion (Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, forthcoming) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: It should be a shared premise across the ideological spectrum that…
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It would be fair to require a journalist to seek an on-the-record comment from the administration. It is preposterous to require such a comment before running a story, since the administration doesn't get to make publishing decisions.
“Weiss told colleagues this weekend the piece — planned for Sunday night's show — could not run without an on-the-record comment from a Trump administration official.” www.npr.org/2025/12/22/g...
CBS News chief Bari Weiss pulls '60 Minutes' story, sparking outcry
CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss pulled a 60 Minutes segment on allegations of abuses at an El Salvador detention center where the Trump administration sent hundreds of Venezuelan migrants.
www.npr.org
December 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
It would be fair to require a journalist to seek an on-the-record comment from the administration. It is preposterous to require such a comment before running a story, since the administration doesn't get to make publishing decisions.
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"I want people to know what happened to him, a man who lived 30 years here, hardworking, paid taxes, and they treated him like an animal," said Gantchev's wife, who ...fears retaliation from federal officials. "They are so rude to him... They treated him like he was a murderer."
Bulgarian Chicago business owner dies in ICE custody, sparking calls for 'immediate investigation'
A Bulgarian business owner who lived in Chicago for decades and was arrested during an immigration enforcement 'blitz' has died while in the custody of ICE at a private prison in Michigan, the ABC7 I-...
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December 21, 2025 at 5:42 PM
"I want people to know what happened to him, a man who lived 30 years here, hardworking, paid taxes, and they treated him like an animal," said Gantchev's wife, who ...fears retaliation from federal officials. "They are so rude to him... They treated him like he was a murderer."
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We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist.” ― James Baldwin
Pic of the day
#photography
Pic of the day
#photography
December 18, 2025 at 1:42 AM
We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist.” ― James Baldwin
Pic of the day
#photography
Pic of the day
#photography
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I don’t know who made this, but it’s spot on!!
December 18, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I don’t know who made this, but it’s spot on!!
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Paul Cadmus would have celebrated a birthday today. The artist who turned realism into rebellion and painted bodies with unmatched precision. 🎂🎨 #OTD #PaulCadmus
This article from the Met on censorship of Cadmus' work is a great read:
https://www.metmuseum.org/perspectives/paul-cadmus-the-fleets-in
This article from the Met on censorship of Cadmus' work is a great read:
https://www.metmuseum.org/perspectives/paul-cadmus-the-fleets-in
Paul Cadmus and the Censorship of Queer Art - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
When Cadmus’s 1934 painting The Fleet’s In! was censored by the US Navy, the artist responded by deftly brokering his artwork’s visibility.
www.metmuseum.org
December 17, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Paul Cadmus would have celebrated a birthday today. The artist who turned realism into rebellion and painted bodies with unmatched precision. 🎂🎨 #OTD #PaulCadmus
This article from the Met on censorship of Cadmus' work is a great read:
https://www.metmuseum.org/perspectives/paul-cadmus-the-fleets-in
This article from the Met on censorship of Cadmus' work is a great read:
https://www.metmuseum.org/perspectives/paul-cadmus-the-fleets-in
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Saddened to hear that legendary Latvian-born German gay filmmaker & activist Rosa Von Praunheim has died at the age of 83. His film "It Is Not The Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Lives" (1971) is said 2 have triggered the Gay Liberation Movement in Germany
December 18, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Saddened to hear that legendary Latvian-born German gay filmmaker & activist Rosa Von Praunheim has died at the age of 83. His film "It Is Not The Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Lives" (1971) is said 2 have triggered the Gay Liberation Movement in Germany
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You do not become a world builder by reading everything everyone else has to say about world building. You do it by the actual act of creating, the continuous and dedicated practice of the skill. You fail, you learn, you create again. This is what makes you a world builder.
December 18, 2025 at 10:48 AM
You do not become a world builder by reading everything everyone else has to say about world building. You do it by the actual act of creating, the continuous and dedicated practice of the skill. You fail, you learn, you create again. This is what makes you a world builder.
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Younger kid was having nightmares about home invasion. We asked what would make her feel safer so she decided she wanted some weapons by her bed
December 18, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Younger kid was having nightmares about home invasion. We asked what would make her feel safer so she decided she wanted some weapons by her bed
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Leaving Congress didn’t give me all the answers. It forced me to ask better questions.
Here are the first ten things I’ve learned about myself, politics, and humanity since the lights went out.
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Here are the first ten things I’ve learned about myself, politics, and humanity since the lights went out.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
The First Ten Things I’ve Learned Since Leaving Congress
What politics, loss, and distance taught me about myself, power, and being human
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December 17, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Leaving Congress didn’t give me all the answers. It forced me to ask better questions.
Here are the first ten things I’ve learned about myself, politics, and humanity since the lights went out.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
Here are the first ten things I’ve learned about myself, politics, and humanity since the lights went out.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...