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James Tager

@jrttager.bsky.social

Writer and researcher based in Brooklyn, NY. Professional human rights and environmental advocate, policy-meets-culture wonk. Occasional speculative fiction writer. Constant reader, video game aficionado, coffee drinker.

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Not to overshadow this VERY important and insightful point, but

"former gamer"? Sounds like you need to download a few new games!

29.09.2025 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Agree.

26.09.2025 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Don't run the Slay the Spire stuff, it may overshadow the rest of the interview"

24.09.2025 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just now, 11 state and city lawmakers were arrested by DHS police on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza after a hour of demanding access to the ICE lock up on the same floor. @thecity.nyc

18.09.2025 20:06 β€” πŸ‘ 20621    πŸ” 10701    πŸ’¬ 1113    πŸ“Œ 1092

Just downloaded a copy--putting it in a class syllabus I am aiming to teach next year.

11.09.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I haven't read the article yet, but I will say that the framing of "Trump is doing what the CCP does" is, I think, a good one for appealing to conservatives and independents who simply dismiss other arguments out of hand.

12.08.2025 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Aaaaand following. This is very cool!

12.08.2025 13:53 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well put.

05.08.2025 13:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Are there any groups that are already well-situated to do this?

30.07.2025 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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San Diego bishop tells Trump to treat migrants more β€˜Christ-like’ after observing court hearings San Diego's immigration court has seen masked ICE agents detain migrants and refugees after leaving mandatory court hearings.

Accompanying migrants to court, Bishop Pham of San Diego, a refugee himself, tells Trump to treat migrants β€œmore justly, kindly and Christ-like…They are human beings. We live on a land where the majority of us were immigrants at one time or another.” www.courthousenews.com/san-diego-bi...

20.06.2025 20:11 β€” πŸ‘ 111    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3

Just read and enjoyed. Insightful!

16.06.2025 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Report seeks federal funding for preserving Ohio River Basin, including Tennessee River β€’ Tennessee Lookout A coalition of environmental groups and researchers released a draft plan aiming to harness federal funding to protect the Ohio River.

Currently reading up on this new major report from a coalition of environmental groups, offering their blueprint for preserving the Ohio River Basin, including the Tennessee River. Here's some good coverage from @tennesseelookout.com tennesseelookout.com/2025/06/09/r...

10.06.2025 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking forward to reading.

03.06.2025 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just found this substack from @toddstein.bsky.social 's LinkedIn post and it looks spot-on. Looking forward to reading.

03.06.2025 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just put on my reading lineup!

03.06.2025 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking forward to hearing more from this publication!

30.05.2025 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just grabbed one of your albums off Bandcamp!

23.05.2025 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just backed. Your skeet reminded me!

23.05.2025 00:13 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow, congrats!

05.05.2025 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Growers: Best of New Myths Anthology Volume V The Growers: Best of New Myths Anthology Volume V [Barnes, Scott T., Cornell, P. A., Williams, Donna Glee, Davitt, Deborah L., Schiffman, Richard, Kewin, Simon, Cronley, Renee, Baliga, Vrinda, Winston, Susan Shell, Byrne, Candyce] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Growers: Best of New Myths Anthology Volume V

Link to the Amazon purchase page here: www.amazon.com/Growers-Best...

29.04.2025 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tremendously proud of my newest short story, "The Gardener's Departure", published by New Myths Publishing in their newest anthology "The Growers", which just dropped. If you're looking for some farmer-themed sci-fi and fantasy, pick yourself up a copy!

29.04.2025 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I loved my keychain! See you in The Growers!

29.04.2025 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Reading this thread reminded me of Sarah Palin's convention speech where she said something to the effect of 'Barack Obama was a community organizer . . . whatever that means'. Because the logistical work of organizing is always less interesting--and thus less valued--than its ultimate effects.

16.04.2025 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@naddpod.bsky.social has a main character who is a Cajun-coded elf

11.04.2025 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.

Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.

07.04.2025 04:13 β€” πŸ‘ 63233    πŸ” 13079    πŸ’¬ 1088    πŸ“Œ 586

I have this shirt in "Librarians" and "Journalists"

04.04.2025 13:31 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Bookmarking to read!

02.04.2025 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a woman is covering her face with her hands while a crowd of people applaud . ALT: a woman is covering her face with her hands while a crowd of people applaud .
01.04.2025 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just followed all!

07.03.2025 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Languages Lost To Climate Change | NOEMA Climate catastrophes and biodiversity loss are endangering languages across the globe.

Currently reading: The Languages Lost To Climate Change www.noemamag.com/the-language...

12.02.2025 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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