Lucas Hubbard

Congratulations to our six 2025 Pushcart Prize nominees: Antoine Bargel, Hugh Behm-Steinberg, Lucas Hubbard, Amy Lyons, Teresa Milbrodt, and Jack Powers. (Listed alphabetically.) Brilliant Flash Fiction appreciates all our writers and wish we could nominate more. :)

Listen to the response of Handala organizer Huwaida Arraf to the IDF alerting them they will board the aid vessel.

But the people of Gaza still need a hot meal. Yesterday, we served 80,000+ meals—and we are ready to start cooking again the moment that aid trucks make it safely to our field kitchens. Read more: wck.org/news/gaza-update-7-20 (2/2)

Our teams in Gaza have again run out of food to cook. We have finished all the stock in hand, and our trucks are stuck at the border. We are continuing to bake bread and deliver water. #ChefsForGaza (1/2)

Thrilled to see my piece included in such a great collection!

punting on 2nd and 3 at the opponent’s 20 is something we will never ever see in football, because if a coach was trying to throw a game there are many more subtle ways of doing so. this is probably the closest thing to that we’re likely to see

Here’s Your Cheat Sheet for Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science These graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults

Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪

This was just posted by @tbretc.bsky.social on another platform. The Chicago Sun-Times obviously gets ChatGPT to write a ‘summer reads’ feature almost entirely made up of real authors but completely fake books. What are we coming to?

Longest shot made was from 16 feet (Kuminga). 32 points in the paint and 8 made free throws

A framework and policy case for black reparations to support child well-being in the USA - Nature Human Behaviour In this Perspective, Gennetian et al. present a framework for child-centric reparations for slavery and legacies of structural and systemic racism in the USA.

NEW: Research in @nathumbehav.nature.com makes the case for child-centric black reparations: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Authors: Faculty Affiliate @lisagennetian.bsky.social, Christina Gibson-Davis, and Founding Director William A. Darity Jr., all from the Sanford School of Public Policy

New roundtable discussion on black reparations in Journal of American Studies featuring our scholars Dr. Sandy Darity and @lucasahubbard.bsky.social:
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Well, I have successfully made it in (and now, thank god, out) of the United States.

Idk if/when I will be back—which is sad, because I love US folks.

Once again, they did not make it easy. I will explain.

IMLS is the Institute of Museum and Library Services. It's about $200 million per year for libraries and $50 million for museums. Not a lot for the federal budget, but a huge piece of the culture and knowledge system - which is why MAGA is eliminating it.

This is going to kill many public libraries, especially in rural areas. If you use a public library, you will be impacted. #imls is a dust mote in the federal budget. It also provides things like internet at your local library so people can apply for jobs and kids can do homework.

Ta-Nehisi Coates in Seattle about the Democratic Party in this moment: “If you can’t stand up against genocide, why should I believe you can stand up for democracy?”

And there it is. Same holds for activists, writers, "free speech" orgs, arts institutions and everyone else who has been silent for 15 months.

How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Nadal | Defector My first response to Rafael Nadal was admiration, but that was short-lived. On a Sunday afternoon in 2005, I watched then-18-year-old Rafa lose a five-set Miami Open final to Roger Federer. Equal part...

Wishing a happy retirement to tennis’ GOAT controller

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Tracy Chapman, to every Murakami protagonist:

🎶 You got a jazz bar 🎶