Dylan Pyles

From a writerly standpoint, feels like PTA’s laziest movie, and I’m afraid it reinforces very unhelpful myths about the root of our current political situation and what can be done about.

*ducks*

One Battle After Another flattens and even disappears its most complex characters, who are also the ones most capable of answering the movie’s central questions.

I hate that we have to do this again but y’all realize they pick the ones who might be dangerous and give them the Super Bowl to neutralize them, right?

She’s popping off! It’s like a decade of little observations she now has the chops to express

Official Release from Daughter on the Passing of Assata Shakur At approximately 1:15 PM on September 25th, my mother, Assata Shakur, took her last earthly breath. Words cannot describe the depth of loss that I am feeling at this time. I want to thank you for your loving prayers that continue to anchor me in the strength that I need in this moment. My spirit is overflowing in unison with all of you who are grieving with me at this time. Sending much love and appreciation to you all, Kakuya Shakur

My 11 year old kid asked if she could read me a story she was working on and folks I was not prepared for these sentences like wtfff 😳 😍

Have Private Equity Landlords Met Their Match? A new campaign from the Tenant Union Federation is uniting hundreds of tenants in four states to take on the mega-corporation that owns their homes.

Tenants across four states are joining forces to take on private equity landlord Capital Realty Group. From New Haven to Detroit, Louisville, and Kansas City, hundreds of renters are organizing through the Tenant Union Federation to demand collective bargaining.

Yes! Left Behind: The Kids is a regular topic in therapy

What’s wild about this rapture thing is if you actually READ the Left Behind series it’s obvious who the antichrist is

What age is appropriate to introduce your kids to Memphis underground rap from the 1990s? This is a part of parenting I’m really looking forward to but I’ve gotten conflicting feedback.

Kansas Citians: Get your holiday book shopping done and support Liberation Lit at the same time 😎. Dec 14 at Turnsol Books

Hell yes! Lucky to have them.

In KC now tho we have Astringent Press, run by the kindest human being, that has basically become a community print hub for all the organizers artists and weirdos.

I get a real rush from this. Figuring out office patterns so you know when you can be alone with the printer. Mapping out which copiers have color ink or auto staple.

“A constructive politics would … focus on building and rebuilding rooms, not regulating traffic within and between them.” - @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social

I know everyone is reading and re-reading this rn but this little blip from the intro never leaves my mind — stop. regulating. traffic.