Kyle Lukoff

thanks friend!!!!

I'm beyond thrilled to have been shortlisted for the National Book Award (again), alongside Amber McBride, Daniel Nayeri, Hannah V. Sawyerr, and Ibi Zoboi!!

Journalist Plestia Alaqad Is Publishing Her Diaries From Gaza: "A Dystopian World" "Every time I read it, I just feel disbelief — is this real? Did I really live that? Are there still thousands of people in Gaza living that?”

“It often feels like it's a dystopian world that we live in, and the only thing that is real is Gaza and what's happening there.”

Politics editor @leximcmenamin.com speaks with 23-year-old journalist Plestia Alaqad about her book, leaving Gaza and the impact all of it has on young people.

Greta Thunberg On Her Detention: I'm "Not The Story" — It's Israel Violating International Humanitarian Law “I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me. But that is not the story.”

Greta Thunberg, deported to Greece, says the targeting of the Sumud Flotilla is "not the story" @teenvogue.com — instead, she says:

"Israel once again violated international humanitarian law by preventing aid from getting into Gaza while people are being starved.”

hmmm I'll consider

Actually the younger one calls me "Kyle Wukoff" which is even better.

I got to spend Yom Kippur with two of my favorite kids, who called me "Kyle Lukoff" all day because, as it turns out, they thought that was my full first name.

Friends and fans in Madison, WI, I'll be there in less than a week! www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/events/world...

OpenAI employees are very excited about how well their new AI tool can create fake videos of people doing crimes and have definitely thought through all the implications of this

Spent the last decade reading conservative blogs use the word "Orwellian" more than they used the word "the" and now they're literally just saying "War is Peace" out loud in front of everybody.

I've been thinking about that Klein and Ta-Nehisi Coates convo. Specifically, how Klein kept saying that Coate's pragmatism in positioning his work in line with those who came before him fighting for rights they knew were unlikely to come to fruition in their lifetimes was depressing /1

I just called Chuck Schumer’s office and, for the first time EVER, a person answered, who then politely entered my complaints into their call log.

This tells me two things:

1) They’re not getting enough calls over there, and 2) If you want to yell at Schumer, today’s the day.

(212) 486-4430

“Am I watching things on television that are different from what's happening?” is the defining quote of the Trump era

I can’t tell you how much good could be done right now by average citizens socially cold-shouldering anyone tangentially working for ICE.

If your Klein be Naomi, then listen, homie;
But if your Klein be Ezra, disregard what he sezra

Just grabbing random brown people off the street and ruining their lives

The Gemara relates another incident: There was a certain man who desired to show another individual’s straw to the gentile authorities, who would seize it. He came before Rav, who said to him: Do not show it and do not show it, i.e., you are absolutely prohibited from showing it. The man said to him: I will show it and I will show it, i.e., I will certainly show it. Rav Kahana was sitting before Rav, and, hearing the man’s disrespectful response, he dislodged the man’s neck from him, i.e., he broke his neck and killed him.

it is once again shut the fuck up shabbos

Events 📚✨ A local independent bookstore and creativity center for all families in Florence, MA. Explore our inclusive curated selection, attend book events & support local authors.

If you're in Western Mass, come to this launch party! highfivebooks.org/pages/events 10/17 at 6:30pm.

I got to read through (to copyedit) the first issue of Chrysalis, the trans youth writing journal I'm helping to edit, and it's so fantastic and I'm very proud to be a part of it and also in awe of how great our kids our. Mir veln zey iberlebn, we will outlive them.

oh no won't someone please think of the estate of George Orwell.

“Don’t argue with fools because people from a distance can’t tell who is who”

Come support trans youth writing!!

The current, former worker-owners, and staff part of the sunsetting crew are gutted to be delivering this news. After 26+ years of serving marginalized communities as an independent feminist bookstore, event hub, and all-around radical community space, the daily operations are unfortunately no longer sustainable on multiple fronts. Your support and contributions have sustained the spirit of this radical bookstore for years. We cannot thank you enough for everything you’ve done for us, and this beautiful, messy, space! This closure was our absolute last resort. On top of our crew’s ongoing struggle against the organized abandonment of New York City and constant crises, the remaining worker-owner and staff are at the limits of what they can manage in terms of health, disability, and finances. It would be unfair to the Bluestockings’ community at large to keep the storefront open, as needed as radical spaces are, and be unprepared and unresourced for future crises, and abruptly shutter. It’s time to sunset, transition on our terms, and envision new chapters. Here’s what to expect: our doors are closed for business as of today, we plan to fulfill any book orders through the end of 2025, and we will also aim to send out any outstanding membership perks within this time. If you’re a member, we will officially turn off memberships December 15th, and absolutely understand if you’d like to cancel earlier. We will unfortunately not be able to host any programming or events that may have been scheduled after today, and we’re deeply sorry for these abrupt cancellations.

All remaining funds from the WithFriends membership platform, the GoFundMe, Venmo and elsewhere will be going directly towards settling the shop’s considerable outstanding debts, paying out our many vendors, and wherever possible, compensating the crew handling our sunsetting process. For more responses to questions we anticipate y’all may have, see this link: https://bluestockings.com/about-us/sunset-faq This decision comes after the shared failures of multiple cohorts to come to consensus around the guiding principles and practices Bluestockings should embody to move forward as a worker-owned cooperative that serves as a radical bookstore, cafe, and community event space. We’ve made a lot of mistakes, but the lack of political and business-operations alignment on upholding the responsibilities of our space has directly led to many of the setbacks we’ve faced the last two years. Of course, $12,000 a month in rent, thousands in utilities, and racist, classist violence from “neighbors” certainly didn’t make our work any easier. We hope to share more in the near future on what’s next. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you to everyone who’s shared space with us. To everyone who came to Bluestockings and found a book that helped defined their radical ethos, who came to an event to support collective liberation, who found love and community over what our world could be…the care we’re taking to sunset this space, as best we know how, is because of your support over these 26+ years.

We hope to share more in the near future on what’s next. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you to everyone who’s shared space with us. To everyone who came to Bluestockings and found a book that helped defined their radical ethos, who came to an event to support collective liberation, who found love and community over what our world could be…the care we’re taking to sunset this space, as best we know how, is because of your support over these 26+ years. Please understand if we’re slow or unable to respond to emails in the coming months. We’re doing our best to attend to this sunset and also our many communities’ inquiries. In Love & Rage, The Bluestockings Cooperative Sunset Crew

Absolutely gutting to learn of the closure of Bluestockings, a hub for so much of my activist life in NYC, where I had readings and book launches and just met up with my friends. A huge loss for the community and the city www.bluestockings.com

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I'm a terrible photographer but excellent quoter of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead.

I've frequently not been on boats (but not today!!!)