Shannon Reed

Shannon Reed

@sreed151.bsky.social

Author of Why We Read & Why Did I Get a B? Forthcoming: My Girls (2027, Hanover Square Press). Director of Undergrad Studies/Writing Program, U of Pittsburgh. A lover boy romantic, that's me.

146 Followers 82 Following 138 Posts Joined Jan 2025
2 days ago

It's looking increasingly like these guys thought that if they could wreak more death and destruction than the other side then they would be respected as strong powerful men and they would "win" and that would make them big important heroes. Very possibly they had no rationale deeper than that.

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5 days ago
Trump saluting a flag-draped casket carried by soldiers, wearing his standard ill fitting suit and a white baseball hat that says USA in gold letters visible from space

I think it's great that the president put on his most solemnly branded baseball cap to receive the returning coffins of soldiers killed in the unnecessary war he launched to distract from his failing presidency and pedophilia scandal.

Look at that gold-like letting. Classy as shit.

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6 days ago

Very often people try to make me sound like unreasonable fossil for refusing to turn on Siri or have a smart device like an echo. Idk what to tell y’all except that the Luddites were right. Smash that shit with hammers

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1 week ago

An original Nashville sit-in member, along with Diane Nash, James Bevel, and John Lewis. Trained in non-violence by James Lawson. At age 21, he signed a will before the Freedom Rides, knowing he could die.

May his soul be at peace, and may we all have such courage in the face of oppression.

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Character actor headshots in 1995

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Why We Must Fight to Stop HR 7661 Before It Destroys the Lives of American Children Lately I’ve been calling my House rep and screaming about one zillion things, and maybe you have too. But today I want to talk about one thing in particular you should add to your list: H.R. 7661 i…

I wrote about the first national book banning bill, which effectively seeks to erase trans people. At the end I include a link to let your reps know that you oppose this bill and all it stands for. lithub.com/why-we-must-...

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AOC: This is about actual crimes happening in front of us. This is about shredding the Constitution and plunging us into war. This is about taking crypto money and money laundering… So if you’re asking me if I’d support impeachment, I do

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ICYMI — “No one wants to fight for Israel!”

Marine veteran Brian McGinnis had his hand injured as AIPAC-backed Senator Sheehy (R) & joined Capitol Police officers in physically removing him as he spoke out against Trump and Bibi’s war.

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1 week ago

I actually gasped.

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> @theatlantic.com

www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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REP @aoc.bsky.social: “Vast majority of 🇺🇸 are against war with Iran- We can acknowledge the brutal reality of the Iranian regime + know a forever war won’t resolve that. We have multiple 🇺🇸 service members dead for an illegal action Trump pursued with no plan out.”

H/T @pabloreports.bsky.social

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I just learned that Ayatollah Khamenei and Ayatollah Khomenei are not the same person. Here's my plan for regime change in Iran....(1/23)

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2 weeks ago
Cover of The Lancet, 28 February 2026 issue. The quote: “The destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 year might take generations to repair, and there is little hope for US health and science while he remains at the helm.”

On the cover of The Lancet:
Editorial — “Robert F Kennedy Jr: 1 year of failure”

Read the latest issue: spkl.io/63327Aa31W

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Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses "The legislature did not include a grace period."

It seems all Kansas-issued trans drivers' licenses are invalid, effective tomorrow

It is now illegal for trans people to drive a car until they surrender their license at a DMV (that most will need to drive to) and have it reissued with the wrong gender marker

This was never about woman's sports

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2 weeks ago

the radical socialist agenda of functioning public services

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WATCH — @jessicatarlov.bsky.social : “It is not normal for the FBI director to be pounding beer in the locker room like that.”

If a Democratic administration’s FBI director did what Kash just did Republicans would never talk about anything else ever again

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2 weeks ago

Who wants to see an incredibly pure little interaction?👇

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Bro is gonna be mayor for 9 terms

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The snow is back. But New York is ready. Here's everything you should know about tomorrow's blizzard.

Stay safe, stay warm, and sign up for real-time updates by texting NotifyNYC to 692-692.

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3 weeks ago

If you are a British character actor over the age of 60 PLEASE STAY IN THE QUEUE!
BBC, Channel 4 or Netflix WILL cast you as Andrew in a docudrama soon, but you have to wait your turn.

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3 weeks ago
Trump Suffers Setback Unrelated To Child Rape

Trump Suffers Setback Unrelated To Child Rape

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3 weeks ago

Like with using children as bait and eating at a restaurant then kidnapping the people who prepared it, ICE is routinely breaking taboos that have been part of human civilization since before recorded history.

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3 weeks ago

Getting shown up in the arena of elite impunity by *the British monarchy* is an incredible “America at 250!” achievement

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My friend and former helicopter pilot Matt used the concept of entropy to explain why veterans need to be at these ICE trainings.

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3 weeks ago

Good news alert: Just want to shout out Elana Meyers Taylor, the most decorated Black woman in the Winter Olympics, who won her sixth medal and first gold tonight, AND is also one of the only 8% of hearing parents who learn to sign for her deaf kid. Badass through and through.🥇

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3 weeks ago

Everything in this administration is grift.

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GEORGIA — “beloved teacher” Dr. Linda Davis killed in a car crash as ICE chased a man through the streets: www.wtoc.com/2026/02/16/s...

Even the ICE release (which blames Dems🤔) says his only crime was being undocumented: www.ice.gov/news/release...

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“I’ve never protested before - but I just watched 4th & 5th grade kids run away from our own government.” 😕🇺🇸💔

(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )

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3 weeks ago

roses are red
chocolate is nice
read books, punch nazis
moreover, destroy I.C.E.

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