Collin York

No but seriously we need to hear that.

Is there a pull quote of him trashing us?

For results, see: Climate Change

As someone who received this email, seriously thanks for the laugh

The people need to hear it

White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.

I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.

“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.

We Only Have Ourselves: The How-Tos and DOs and DON’Ts of Mutual Aid For all of humanity’s many, many flaws, one of our most redeeming characteristics as a species is an almost-universal desire to connect with one another. When terrible things happen and communities…

Mutual aid is not just a disaster response, it’s a way of caring for one another, building stronger communities, and preparing for whatever life may throw at us next. It’s a labor of love—and a way of life.

I put together a reading list (and words of advice) for LitHub: lithub.com/we-only-have...

The book Art in the After-Culture by Ben Davis, held in front of a living room scene.

A shame that this book about art in the face of cataclysm and the contradictions of capitalism isn’t relevant to today…

@benadavis.bsky.social

“All that we can strive toward is to have proportionately more joyful passions than sad ones […]” -Gilles Deleuze

I clearly and distinctly perceive this is going to be overturned by the courts on appeal

But it’s a federal holiday so I can’t even do that

They banned tick tock? The empty mechanical time that flattens the lived experience of the durée into a quantitative measure?

Bergsonians make up the majority of the pro-TikTok ban lobby

Yeah, I meant that just because someone has progressive policies in the moment doesn’t mean their thought process isn’t prone to being reactionary. “A broken clock…”

Underneath the veneer of individual policy positions is a more fundamental reactionary vs. emancipatory consciousness

“We have been endowed with a weak messianic power to which the past has a claim.” -Walter Benjamin

We decide what the past will have meant, and we carry its banners.

Most people with resources would rather teach the poor to be resilient in their poverty rather than change our social and political systems in ways that would eliminate their poverty.

The Candy House, Blackouts, Creation Lake, The Nickel Boys, Long Division, Prophet Song, The Flamethrowers, The Underground Railroad, Cat’s Cradle, Mother Night, A Visit From The Good Squad, The Message

Read and enjoyed 12 books in 2024 that I would highly recommend.

#booksky #booksof2024

A program for a reading with Rachel Kushner along with 3 of her books. The books are being held up by someone in a theater seat with the theater positioned out of focus in the background.

Excited to hear Rachel Kushner read an excerpt from Creation Lake

#inprinthouston #alleytheatre #houston #booktok

They rally ‘round the family… And give them all pardons - Zack de la Rocha, probably

Maybe just an eternal return to the same video?

Yes, please. Attracting and retaining civil servants at NASA is a challenge.

(Obligatory “My views are my own”)

We bought tickets a week ago for today, and all the reactions I’ve seen have me less than enthusiastic.

Cancelled going to Thanksgiving with my family partially because I didn’t feel comfortable “giving thanks” next to “Let’s Go Brandon” flags.

Hosting instead with some friends. And I get to preserve my peace for the day.

Where do walnuts fall? I’ve always heard their nutritional value was at the top.

Blackouts by Justin Torres

And Night Mother by Vonnegut was darkly funny

Right on!

And also cops. Related?…

Literally me when they don’t take cards at the beer tent.

a man in a blue tank top and striped shorts is standing in front of a microphone on a stage . ALT: a man in a blue tank top and striped shorts is standing in front of a microphone on a stage .

Are you suggesting that people would lie about a product to make money?

A long time ago, someone accidentally poured water in their cereal bowl. Instead of dumping it out, they forgot about it and just went to get another bowl.