Matthew Klugman (they/them)

These authors are fighting tooth and nail for their work to get out there. And it’s incredible work that challenges the literary structures right now not willing to take risks.

That alone is catnip for editors and yet!

Kudos to the verge for getting this. They got the best writer to do it, too.

The first thing I did when I saw this story was share it and then immediately tell @taliabhatt.itch.io how happy I was it got published. I’ve pitched this story before to CRICKETS. With how big it’s resonated here I hope editors realize the hunger there is for trans stories to be told. Please.

MSNBC Grandmas in Skechers seamlessly reclaiming the frog from 4chan Nazis in about six weeks has gotta be the political upset of the century.

When I heard about D'Angelo's death, I wrote a text to my friend, "We can hardly keep a black man alive past 60 in this country. By design."

A dinosaur talking with an NPR producer.

I love the radicalized frogs so much.

The talk Chris Hedges was to give at the National Press Club of Australia will now take place on Monday in Sydney, free event.

The Israeli government has listed our rally “against racism and fascism” this coming Sunday as “anti-Israel” on their government website.

They’re telling on themselves 🙃

See you on Sunday to oppose the racist March for Australia.

Melbourne - 11am @ State Library Brisbane - 11am @ Queens Gardens Perth - 12pm @ Forrest Place Canberra - 11am @ NLA Lawns Sydney - 11am @ Belmore Park Adelaide - 11:30am @ Beehive Corner

The People United The People's Picnic 10am, 19 October 'Resilience' Sculpture, Foreshore Park, Muloobinba, Newcastle Live music, speakers, fruit for all Peacefully demanding action on: safe & affordable housing for all, cost of living, taxes on big corporations

No fear, no hate, no racists in our state Rally for hope, a home for all Sunday Oct 19, Parliament lawns, Nipaluna/Hobart, 11am--1pm

#FCKNZS #auspol

Re the March for White Australia tomorrow (OCT 19), there's a number of anti-racist & anti-fascist counter-protests etc. taking place, in ADE, BRI, CAN, HOB, MEL, NEW, PER & SYD.

this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.

Protest sign with butterflies that says "the only orange monarch we want"

Haven't seen this protest sign (or any variation of it) before today.

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

“You can win elections by tacking to the middle; lots of people have. But you can also win elections by staking a moral position and convincing people to agree with you. You can earn support by demonstrating what is important to you instead of just being determined to nod along with what you hear.”

In tonight’s hearing, Illston reiterated a question that raised eyebrows earlier in the week.

“Are you still unwilling to discuss the merits today?” Illston asked the DOJ lawyer.

“I’m not prepared to discuss the merits,” the lawyer, Elizabeth Hedges, replied.

New:
Censorship by any other name.
The National Press Club cancelled a speaker, Chris Hedges, who planned to address the mass killing of journalists in Gaza. The mainstream press didn’t report it.
nickfeik.substack.com/p/censorship...

hi, cis folks in california!

this headline leaves out that newsom has another 5 days to sign these bills into law. if you’d like to tell him he should do that to protect trans californians, you should to reach out.

he also has a phone: (916) 445-2841

want to know what to say? next post! 🧵

Only 0.03% Opt Out Of LGBTQ+ Education In Maryland After SCOTUS Gives Them A Right To After SCOTUS gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education, Montgomery County, Maryland is reporting only 43 families took them up on it.

"99.97 percent of families, even when given the option, chose to let their children learn about LGBTQ+ people."
Nice result, and it reinforces everything Montgomery County said to SCOTUS before its theocrats made their dehumanizing ruling. open.substack.com/pub/erininth...

More than two million people brought Italy to a standstill, protesting in solidarity with the intercepted Flotilla crew carrying aid for Gaza. The demonstration shut down rail, air, and bus transport, as well as healthcare services and schools.

I teach a history of antifascism course @ruhistorydept.bsky.social and figured I'd start an ongoing thread this semester to share some insights from course readings and recommend some great works on antifascism.

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ABC ordered to pay $150,000 fine for unlawfully sacking Lattouf The judge ordered ABC to pay a fine of $150,000 for unlawfully sacking journalist and presenter Antoinette Lattouf for reasons including her political opinions.

The total cost of this catastrophic failure of ABC management – of surrendering the ABC's principles to pro-Israel lobbying – is over $2m in fines, legal fees etc.

Hopefully boards and execs of cultural, health, educational institutions around the country take note. Silencing free speech can be $$

The Age of Corporate Capitulation Won’t Work Donald Trump came for Jimmy Kimmel. Disney folded immediately. It’s not just bad morals. It’s bad business.

I wrote about the Kimmel situation

In June, Microsoft revealed it had built an AI-powered medical tool it claims is four times more successful than human doctors at diagnosing complex ailments. But research by the MIT’s Jameel Clinic in June found that AI models, such as OpenAI’s GPT-4, Meta’s Llama 3 and Palmyra-Med — a healthcare focused LLM — recommended a much lower level of care for female patients, and suggested some patients self-treat at home instead of seeking help. A separate study by the MIT team showed that OpenAI’s GPT-4 and other models also displayed answers that had less compassion towards Black and Asian people seeking support for mental health problems. That suggests “some patients could receive much less supportive guidance based purely on their perceived race by the model”, said Marzyeh Ghassemi, associate professor at MIT’s Jameel Clinic.

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YouTube video by Paris Paloma Paris Paloma - Good Boy (Official Music Video)

The Paris Paloma song that Emma Thompson intros with my headline is out! i genuinely like it thank god youtu.be/5NfyIpE4zaw?...

Jillian Segal a top executive at pro-Israel lobby group - The Klaxon Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal — who has called for pro-Palestine demonstrations to be banned from cities — is a top executive of a pro-Israel lobby group.

🚨Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal is a current - not former - top executive of pro-Israel lobby group the Executive Council of Australian Jewry.
Has held role at all times since appointed Envoy.
Explosive revelations. Major foreign interference questions...
theklaxon.com.au/y8fq

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I believe this to my core. They're using trans people as a test case to dismantle individual rights in the US.

Australia has imposed 1,600 sanctions in response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine. 1,600.
And Israel? About a dozen, against individuals and groups - but not on trade.

It’s not that we can’t act against a genocide, it’s that we are choosing not to.

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