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Novelist and essayist, most recently author of How to Write an Autobiographical Novel. Professor of Creative Writing at Dartmouth College. He/him. Agent: Jin Auh, The Wylie Agency. alexanderchee.net

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Somewhat related: Happy International Womenโ€™s History Month! Love you too.

04.03.2026 14:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I am happily married and no longer do this! A good reason for readers to marry, honestly.

04.03.2026 14:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

sorry we fired all the missiles. no, there won't be more missiles for a while. the missiles take a long time to make. in fairness you weren't supposed to use them all at once

04.03.2026 12:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 986    ๐Ÿ” 85    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 27    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Google Glasses had this problem. The engineers I recall were allegedly shocked people would use them this way.

04.03.2026 14:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I have successfully restrained myself from telling my boring story of how I tried to read the Golden Notebook to impress a boy but it killed my crush on him instead. One must let a woman read in public undisturbed. I am instead minding my business, reading In The Cut, by Susanna Moore.

04.03.2026 13:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 66    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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WATCH โ€” @senpeterwelch walks through a no-bid $143,000,000 contract that went to @KristiNoemโ€™s spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlinโ€™s husbandโ€™s company that had just been formed.

She should be impeached for this outrageous scandal alone.

Yet itโ€™s barely a blip in this corrupt regime.

04.03.2026 05:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8296    ๐Ÿ” 3273    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 368    ๐Ÿ“Œ 204

Todayโ€™s reader report while traveling to Baltimore: the young person next to me is reading Doris Lessingโ€™s The Golden Notebook, a library copy.

04.03.2026 13:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 147    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Israeli map showing all of southern Lebanon in red with yellow arrows pointing to north of the Litani river

Israeli map showing all of southern Lebanon in red with yellow arrows pointing to north of the Litani river

The IDF just ordered the *entirety of south Lebanon* to be forcibly displaced.

They are emptying the land of its population, creating a massive crisis, and will now proceed to further annihilate large parts of Lebanon.

The very nation state of Lebanon is being destroyed.

04.03.2026 10:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1007    ๐Ÿ” 712    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 115
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The Real Story Behind the Midnight Immigration Raid on a Chicago Apartment Building The Trump administration has claimed the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had taken over the building. But new documents make no mention of the gang and reveal federal agents had information about โ€œille...

DHS repeatedly said that an aggressive apartment raid in Chicago last fall was prompted by intel on a gang takeover.

Documents show the real story behind the raid was to target alleged squatters โ€” with the landlord's blessing.

04.03.2026 04:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1415    ๐Ÿ” 651    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 25    ๐Ÿ“Œ 36

It occurs to me that if the government did force UK writers to hand over their work to the big AI companies, that would now among other things mean contributing to the development of US advanced weapon systems.

04.03.2026 08:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 289    ๐Ÿ” 163    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Itโ€™s like itโ€™s been designed by people whoโ€™ve never had a crisis like this. The naรฏvetรฉ on display.

04.03.2026 11:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 123    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you

04.03.2026 10:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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IRGC Destroys Second US THAAD System in Gulf, Wipes Out UAE Radar and $1.1 Billion Qatar Early Warning Shield โ€” Iran Declares Missile Dominance - Defence Security Asia IRGC precision strikes reportedly destroy a second US THAAD system, its UAE radar, and Qatarโ€™s $1.1 billion early warning system, exposing fractures in Americaโ€™s Gulf missile defence architecture and ...

so Iran has apparently knocked out and destroyed / disabled to some extent two U.S. THAAD batteries

This is a massive deal. Aside from the expense, this is not a weapon system we just have a ton of lying around. You don't replace these easily.

defencesecurityasia.com/en/irgc-dest...

04.03.2026 04:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3669    ๐Ÿ” 1181    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 191    ๐Ÿ“Œ 230
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โ€˜No to warโ€™: Sรกnchez doubles down after Trump threat to cut off trade with Spain PM says his country will not be complicit in growing conflict in Middle East โ€˜simply out of fear of reprisals from someoneโ€™ * Middle East crisis โ€“ live updates * Europe live โ€“ latest updates The Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sรกnchez, has responded to Donald Trumpโ€™s extraordinary threat to cut off all trade with Spain over his governmentโ€™s refusal to facilitate the USโ€™s ongoing attacks against Iran, comparing the growing conflict in the Middle East to playing โ€œRussian roulette with the destiny of millionsโ€. Sรกnchez, who has been one of the most vociferous European critics of Israelโ€™s conduct in Gaza, said his governmentโ€™s position on the widening instability could be summed up in three words: โ€œNo to war.โ€ Continue reading...

โ€˜No to warโ€™: Sรกnchez doubles down after Trump threat to cut off trade with Spain

04.03.2026 10:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 577    ๐Ÿ” 152    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 24    ๐Ÿ“Œ 50
The moon going from full moon to a red moon and starting to go back to a normal full moon, then my camera battery door fell off.

The moon going from full moon to a red moon and starting to go back to a normal full moon, then my camera battery door fell off.

Here's my first edit on the March 3rd Lunar Eclipse. 15 moon shots, 1 foreground. Taken over a 3 hourish period.

04.03.2026 04:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6997    ๐Ÿ” 1505    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 124    ๐Ÿ“Œ 57

There's been a lot of debate within the Democratic establishment about what rhetoric to use via ICE.

Well, an incumbent doesn't lose by 48 percentage points very oftenโ€”and her vote on collaborating with ICE was the defining issue here.

04.03.2026 04:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6995    ๐Ÿ” 2087    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 84    ๐Ÿ“Œ 89

ICE under Trump 2.0 built an unprecedented media operation - deploying videographers to raids, pumping out edgy social posts, swiping pop music for hype videos - and the main metric for evaluating its impact shows that Americans now hate ICE more than ever

www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...

04.03.2026 04:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1860    ๐Ÿ” 436    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 29    ๐Ÿ“Œ 22

RESULT: Over & over, Democratic lawmaker Shelly Willingham helped the North Carolina GOP override the vetoes of Governor Stein & Cooper.

He lost just now to a progressive challenger, 56% to 44%.

(And he's likely one of several in this position. Stay tuned.)

04.03.2026 03:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3617    ๐Ÿ” 673    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 42    ๐Ÿ“Œ 50

We also just murdered this guyโ€™s parents, his wife, and his son so good luck getting a peace deal

04.03.2026 02:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3365    ๐Ÿ” 658    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 14
Photo of Abood, a thirteen year old Palestinian boy wearing a dark blue and black top looking slightly to the side with a sign saying Iโ€™m Abood from Gaza in black pen

Photo of Abood, a thirteen year old Palestinian boy wearing a dark blue and black top looking slightly to the side with a sign saying Iโ€™m Abood from Gaza in black pen

Photo of Abood, a thirteen year old Palestinian boy in a tent, looking distressed at his leg which is in a blue cast. Heโ€™s wearing a black and green outfit.

Photo of Abood, a thirteen year old Palestinian boy in a tent, looking distressed at his leg which is in a blue cast. Heโ€™s wearing a black and green outfit.

Abood, a disabled boy with autism, has a broken leg & is pleading for your help๐Ÿคฒ๐Ÿ˜ญ
He needs surgery to have a metal plate inserted in his leg, which costs โ‚ฌ200. Abood cries from the pain & can't sleep. We urge you to donate, even a small amount๐Ÿคฒ
Verify by Molly shahโœ…
Help

chuffed.org/project/1580...

04.03.2026 00:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 48    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
Tweet by Igor Bobic 

"Fetterman responds to Graham Platner saying he should lose his seat:

โ€œOh, really? The guy with the Nazi tattoo? Yeah, I'm devastated by that.โ€ "

Tweet by Igor Bobic "Fetterman responds to Graham Platner saying he should lose his seat: โ€œOh, really? The guy with the Nazi tattoo? Yeah, I'm devastated by that.โ€ "

this is what awaits us if we fail to crush Platner in the primary, "oh the party of Nazi Tattoos has something to say?" every time forever

03.03.2026 22:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2659    ๐Ÿ” 528    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 85    ๐Ÿ“Œ 170
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Kid came home with a 3D printed ICE whistle one of her classmates gave out to everyone and knew exactly what to do and what it is used for. I'm happy she has one, but I'm sad she needs to.

My 9 year old does active shooter drills and knows the government is kidnapping her friends and their parents

03.03.2026 22:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1626    ๐Ÿ” 332    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 32    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11
Selfie. Blonde white woman in a black Jessica Fletcher graphic sweatshirt and gold chain link earrings smiles in a wood paneled hallway

Selfie. Blonde white woman in a black Jessica Fletcher graphic sweatshirt and gold chain link earrings smiles in a wood paneled hallway

When you discover the same woman who screwed you out of twenty grand did the exact same shit to several other people a few years ago so you decide to pivot from being resigned to destroying her life

03.03.2026 22:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2864    ๐Ÿ” 98    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 200    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12

So, in launching a huge bombing campaign on Iran they apparently didn't plan for:

- Who takes over;
- Interceptor shortages from sustained drone retaliation;
- How to defend US bases in the region;
- Threats to ships in the Strait of Hormuz; and
- How to evacuate Americans with airspace closed.

03.03.2026 21:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10650    ๐Ÿ” 3327    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 598    ๐Ÿ“Œ 348

Nasty business.

03.03.2026 22:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Park Chan-wook unravels the journey of making twisted black comedy โ€˜No Other Choiceโ€™ The film is set to open the 30th Busan International Film Festival after premiering at Venice and its award-winning performance at Toronto.

Loved this by @nonohnoh.bsky.social on Park Chan-wookโ€™s No Other Choice, a second adaptation of Donald Westlakeโ€™s novel The Axe. www.screendaily.com/features/par...

03.03.2026 21:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
In Defense of Effeminate Boys
If anyone had suggested that I might really be a girl, I donโ€™t know how I would have responded.

By Ben Appel

In Defense of Effeminate Boys If anyone had suggested that I might really be a girl, I donโ€™t know how I would have responded. By Ben Appel

If medical authorities have a rigorous way of distinguishing effeminate boys from transgender kidsโ€”or of distinguishing transgender kids from proto-gay kidsโ€”they arenโ€™t saying. I have met a number of detransitioned gay men who tried to live as women for a time because they and their families were so averse to homosexuality. According to a 2019 report in The Times of London, staffers at Britainโ€™s foremost gender-identity clinic joked darkly that, as a result of the facilityโ€™s work, โ€œthere would be no gay people left.โ€ A statement last month by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons noted that there is no validated way to assess whether a childโ€™s gender distress will persist over time or disappear without medical intervention. A lack of good research and recordkeeping means that we may never know how many patients who would have been considered effeminate gay boys not so long ago have undergone medical treatments for gender dysphoria.

If medical authorities have a rigorous way of distinguishing effeminate boys from transgender kidsโ€”or of distinguishing transgender kids from proto-gay kidsโ€”they arenโ€™t saying. I have met a number of detransitioned gay men who tried to live as women for a time because they and their families were so averse to homosexuality. According to a 2019 report in The Times of London, staffers at Britainโ€™s foremost gender-identity clinic joked darkly that, as a result of the facilityโ€™s work, โ€œthere would be no gay people left.โ€ A statement last month by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons noted that there is no validated way to assess whether a childโ€™s gender distress will persist over time or disappear without medical intervention. A lack of good research and recordkeeping means that we may never know how many patients who would have been considered effeminate gay boys not so long ago have undergone medical treatments for gender dysphoria.

Absolute trash. The author did not speak to a single medical professional and the article does not contain a shred of evidence that effeminate gay boys are being bamboozled into thinking they're trans.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

03.03.2026 21:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4080    ๐Ÿ” 675    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 142    ๐Ÿ“Œ 165

When we talk about Baby Boomers not getting off the stage: In 1997, the US president was born in 1946.

In 2007, the US president was born in 1946.

In 2017, the US president was born in 1946.

And next year in 2027? The US president will have been born in 1946.

03.03.2026 20:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9512    ๐Ÿ” 2875    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 173    ๐Ÿ“Œ 223

I like the โ€œweโ€™ve been at war with iran for 40 yearsโ€ talking point because by implication surviving members of the reagan bush natsec team should be tried for treason

03.03.2026 20:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1868    ๐Ÿ” 262    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 39    ๐Ÿ“Œ 19

In the last decade, the Atlantic has not platformed a single trans person to speak about issues affecting them or the broader trans community. Not a single one. Yet, they have monthly screeds by Helen Lewis and endless money to pay random transphobic grifters to pump stuff like this out.

03.03.2026 18:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2114    ๐Ÿ” 476    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18    ๐Ÿ“Œ 14