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"There is … no such thing as an 'activist,' a term that suggests political action is a special role rather than universal democratic responsibility. Instead, there are those who act in line with their cultivated political ideas, and there are those who don’t."

A Reflection on “Objective” Journalism From the Global Sumud Flotilla A so-called precept in the practice of news coverage is that “if it bleeds, it leads.” Well, apparently, if a Palestinian is bleeding, this isn’t true.

This piece from @recolston.bsky.social in @thenation.com (recommended by the always astute @studyhall.bsky.social) is such a smart meditation on the myth of objectivity and the structural problems of news media ❤️

Sooooo delightfully surprised by this news. I got the golden ticket! Thanks to the readers & editors at @theforge.bsky.social for selecting my piece, and congrats to fellow winner Kaitlyn and all the finalists 🔥

Has Ezra Klein always been like this

My Uncle Doesn’t Need to Die in Prison to Learn His Lesson - Electric Literature Despite his crimes, every last one of them, I still believe he deserves a good, happy, vibrant life

Feeling exhuasted yet nourished by a pilgrimage with the Atlanta Multifaith Coalition for Palestine this morning, and by this excellent essay by Michelle Gurule in @electricliterature.com

electricliterature.com/my-uncle-doe...

Looks like this is in collaboration with LitHub. Pitch them your reviews of books by trans/queer authors that were overlooked by the NYT under Pamela Paul

Been really enjoying this essay by Jessica Winter, and also reminded of this piece I wrote about my great-grandfather who became addicted to morphine as a medic in WW1 and his grandsons (one of them my dad) who never met him but both died of opioid overdoses: www.harvardreview.org/content/the-...

Revealed: Harvard publisher cancels entire journal issue on Palestine shortly before publication As Harvard’s feud with Trump escalated, so did tensions over an ‘education and Palestine’ issue of a prestigious journal. Scholars blame the ‘Palestine exception’ to academic freedom

Harvard Educational Review spent a year preparing a special issue on education in and about Palestine. In June, contributors were notified that the Harvard Education Publishing Group had abruptly canceled the issue's release.

This is censorship and cowardice.

www.theguardian.com/education/20...

I can only hope this helps reasonable people lose their faith in the Times once and for all

Nearly 300 pages of Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ records released after first-of-its-kind ruling Atlanta Police Foundation forced to disclose a year after a lawsuit, and could have implications for other cities

Atlanta Police Fd'n released doc's in what was likely 1st open records lawsuit ag't a police fd'n. They show how the fd'n leaned on mayor and city council to stop voters fm deciding if they wanted Cop City.

@stopcopcity.bsky.social @equalityalec.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

🫶🫶🫶 thank you so much for reading! And Shapland’s book is so enjoyable—can’t wait to hear how it goes :)

Thank you @katiehrob.bsky.social for the fabulous editorial work on this one 💫

“To Hugh, his mother is just that: his mother. His own burgeoning manhood demands her constant presence and the sacrifice of her selfhood.”

buff.ly/g56WjWU

These Carson McCullers Stories Are Haunted By Mothers Who Can’t Be Their Authentic Selves - Electric Literature Women, men, and children alike are confined and defined by the artifice of the “tradwife”

Get your summer ghost story fix! We’ll haunt the patriarchy together in my latest essay, out today in @electricliterature.com 👻

I'm excited to share that I received some grant funding to bring back the Stevie Wilson DIY Arts Youth Residency in 2026 and 2027. You can learn more about the project here: bit.ly/diyresidencyreport - I had hoped to offer it again and now I have the opportunity to do so.

In addition to really appreciating this book in general, I’m enjoying how much @equalityalec.bsky.social is coming for frat boys

(this is the third mention)

#copaganda

Fully intend on having a #hotcommiesummer

OK so I penned this review myself — but ONLY after the slated reviewer had a conflict — So like my words or not, but please BUY and READ @jackiedwrites.bsky.social ‘s book: No Offense
@therumpus.net @acreegrahammacam.bsky.social

the thing about the NYT releasing a podcast about trans healthcare is that if it’s not the story of how the alliance defending freedom captured the most influential liberal media outlet in the us and got it to provide a veneer of scientism to a bigoted religious crusade, what is it about?

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Pirates of the Ayahuasca | Sarah Miller I saw the outline of the Americas from space. North America was belching out strands of fat pearls, diamonds, gold and silver coins, swimming pools, cars, high-end watches, like the whole landmass was...

I loved this essay by Sarah Miller. Happy Thursday, world. We're all still here. www.nplusonemag.com/issue-50/ess...

@nplusonemag.com #amreading

This review by @emmdubb16.bsky.social for @therumpus.net is a gift. Thank you, Maya!

Thank y’all so so much for making space for this piece! @jverchwrites.bsky.social is an incredible author, and I really appreciate @jbrookewrites.bsky.social and @acreegrahammacam.bsky.social making sure this piece saw the light of day! 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼

Think we just review individual #Books ? Think again — versatile #writer @emmdubb16.bsky.social offers a near survey course of John Vercher in our newest #Review @therumpus.net — maybe check it out instead of reading the news
(addl thanks to asst ed @acreegrahammacam.bsky.social )

Two halves of Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut, lying in the middle of the road

Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Spotted in the road on my walk back from school drop-off. Vonnegut torn in two. I left it on a brick wall for someone to find.

#amreading #BookSky

Been thinking about her, imagining giving birth without him there. Beholding the whole new person they created. Worrying about all the newborn things, worrying about him.

Not your average book… Thank you @rosemetalpress.bsky.social for courageous publishing and Esa Grigsby (who as a writer lacks only a Bsky acct…) We (that’s @acreegrahammacam.bsky.social and me) loved working in this one— Give it a read @therumpus.net

Help Support Mass Review in this Moment of Crisis We won’t bow to please a king, and we won’t make our art alone. On Friday, May 2, at 9:48 p.m., the Massachusetts Review (along with hundreds of other art groups across the U.S.) was informed that...

"The Massachusetts Review will … still publish its special issue on incarcerated writers and family. … We won’t bow to please a king, and we won’t make our art alone." Support the issue: massreview.networkforgood.com/projects/221...

@themassreview.bsky.social #NEA #AbolitionNow

Sticker that reads, “Hot Girls Want Beltline Rail”

It’s true; we do.

#atlanta #beltline #urbanism

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