Greg Jarrell
@gregjarrell.com
Organizer, The Redress Movement
Author, Our Trespasses: White Churches and the Taking of American N'hoods. https://bit.ly/3vacJsG
I study the political theologies of US urban renewal and organize for repair.
He/him. CLT
Author, Our Trespasses: White Churches and the Taking of American N'hoods. https://bit.ly/3vacJsG
I study the political theologies of US urban renewal and organize for repair.
He/him. CLT
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Greg Jarrell
@gregjarrell.com
· Aug 30
Thoughts (derogatory) and prayers (imprecatory)
I am currently trying to convince my city council people that this is the virtuous course.
They'd rather roll over and let bad people do whatever with impunity, it seems.
They'd rather roll over and let bad people do whatever with impunity, it seems.
HELP YOU BE MEAN TO BAD PEOPLE
September 17, 2026 at 12:29 AM
I am currently trying to convince my city council people that this is the virtuous course.
They'd rather roll over and let bad people do whatever with impunity, it seems.
They'd rather roll over and let bad people do whatever with impunity, it seems.
I'm just so happy for Michael Whatley, and for all of us here in the Old North State who will soon forget who the hell Michael Whatley is.
Trump, in North Carolina calls North Carolina "one of the worst" states "in the whole nation"
September 17, 2026 at 12:02 AM
I'm just so happy for Michael Whatley, and for all of us here in the Old North State who will soon forget who the hell Michael Whatley is.
Two Annie Dillard books are lodged permanently in my head: The Writing Life and Holy the Firm.
I hear these texts when I'm writing and turn to them often.
I hear these texts when I'm writing and turn to them often.
September 16, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Two Annie Dillard books are lodged permanently in my head: The Writing Life and Holy the Firm.
I hear these texts when I'm writing and turn to them often.
I hear these texts when I'm writing and turn to them often.
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RIP Annie Dillard, one of the great, if not the greatest, non-fiction stylists of our time
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...
Annie Dillard, Meditative Author of ‘Pilgrim at Tinker Creek,’ Dies at 81
Her Thoreau-like account of journeys in the woods, published when she was 28, was the first of many ruminations on life and nature, good and evil.
www.nytimes.com
September 16, 2026 at 2:02 PM
RIP Annie Dillard, one of the great, if not the greatest, non-fiction stylists of our time
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...
"The question I asked myself this morning was whether I love my people and my place, and this city where I have made a home, more than the people who love money love money. That is the challenge, I think, for all of us who take on work that does not yield easy results."
A Night of Magical Thinking
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gregjarrell.beehiiv.com
September 16, 2026 at 1:38 PM
"The question I asked myself this morning was whether I love my people and my place, and this city where I have made a home, more than the people who love money love money. That is the challenge, I think, for all of us who take on work that does not yield easy results."
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Fuck you, make me
Add these 4 words to your vocabulary right now, experts say: They can make you more influential at work
Add these 4 words to your vocabulary right now, experts say: They can make you more influential at work
Incorporating a handful of simple words into your vocabulary can make you more persuasive, according to a Wharton professor, a Harvard study and more.
cnb.cx
September 16, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Fuck you, make me
At my son's high school soccer games, the national anthem version they play is always Whitney Houston.
Whitney Houston in 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody'
ALT: Whitney Houston in 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody'
static.klipy.com
September 15, 2026 at 11:03 PM
At my son's high school soccer games, the national anthem version they play is always Whitney Houston.
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We're fighting a highway expansion here in Charlotte, but our elected officials are helping the state extort us instead of fighting for their constituents.
A Night of Magical Thinking
A
gregjarrell.beehiiv.com
September 15, 2026 at 2:35 PM
We're fighting a highway expansion here in Charlotte, but our elected officials are helping the state extort us instead of fighting for their constituents.
We're fighting a highway expansion here in Charlotte, but our elected officials are helping the state extort us instead of fighting for their constituents.
A Night of Magical Thinking
A
gregjarrell.beehiiv.com
September 15, 2026 at 2:35 PM
We're fighting a highway expansion here in Charlotte, but our elected officials are helping the state extort us instead of fighting for their constituents.
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didnt know they'd invented racism that was too racist for karl rove
September 14, 2026 at 10:45 PM
didnt know they'd invented racism that was too racist for karl rove
North Carolina (the governmental body) is extorting North Carolina (the people).
North Carolina is Extorting North Carolina
And Charlotte City Council seems to be playing along
gregjarrell.beehiiv.com
September 14, 2026 at 3:06 PM
North Carolina (the governmental body) is extorting North Carolina (the people).
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This is a stunning fucking lie about the vile Islamophobia Republicans espoused at the time
After 9/11, George W. Bush warned Americans not to blame Muslims for the crimes of terrorists. 25 years later, parts of the right openly reject that message.
@cathyyoung63.bsky.social traces how anti-Muslim bigotry moved from the fringes toward the MAGA mainstream.
@cathyyoung63.bsky.social traces how anti-Muslim bigotry moved from the fringes toward the MAGA mainstream.
September 11, 2026 at 12:07 PM
This is a stunning fucking lie about the vile Islamophobia Republicans espoused at the time
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republicans seeing the hasan piker pic on the jumbotron:
Nobody
Me: Let me go see If They Got Some meat On clearance
Me: Let me go see If They Got Some meat On clearance
September 10, 2026 at 5:52 PM
republicans seeing the hasan piker pic on the jumbotron:
I got to talk with saxophonist Joe Lovano about creating the "music within the music."
Joyous Encounter
A conversation with saxophonist Joe Lovano
gregjarrell.beehiiv.com
September 10, 2026 at 5:34 PM
I got to talk with saxophonist Joe Lovano about creating the "music within the music."
My friends and colleagues killing it out here in Charlotte.
(The tune is Stevie Wonder's 'Visions.')
We're plating a couple nights in Boone, NC this weekend if you're around.
(The tune is Stevie Wonder's 'Visions.')
We're plating a couple nights in Boone, NC this weekend if you're around.
September 10, 2026 at 1:06 AM
My friends and colleagues killing it out here in Charlotte.
(The tune is Stevie Wonder's 'Visions.')
We're plating a couple nights in Boone, NC this weekend if you're around.
(The tune is Stevie Wonder's 'Visions.')
We're plating a couple nights in Boone, NC this weekend if you're around.
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RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
September 8, 2026 at 4:23 AM
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
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We woke up thinking about the long shadow of all the workers’ wins and even their losses. We made it free to watch the short documentary that dominated my life this year. Happy Labor Day.
vimeo.com/1224659811/7...
vimeo.com/1224659811/7...
Power to the People, Y'all [Happy Labor Day]
Power to the People, Y’all is a character-driven documentary that explores aging, legacy, and resistance through interviews with five founding members of the Winston-Salem Chapter of the Black Panther...
vimeo.com
September 7, 2026 at 5:03 PM
We woke up thinking about the long shadow of all the workers’ wins and even their losses. We made it free to watch the short documentary that dominated my life this year. Happy Labor Day.
vimeo.com/1224659811/7...
vimeo.com/1224659811/7...
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If you racked up like Labor Day ribs use abundance to seize the means of production
September 6, 2026 at 6:24 PM
If you racked up like Labor Day ribs use abundance to seize the means of production
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Literary fiction is coming. It is going to revolutionize the economy. We know that China has already got a start on literary fiction. We can’t afford to be left out of the literary fiction economy. Think of your kids. They might already be engaging with literary fiction.
September 5, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Literary fiction is coming. It is going to revolutionize the economy. We know that China has already got a start on literary fiction. We can’t afford to be left out of the literary fiction economy. Think of your kids. They might already be engaging with literary fiction.
I walked a lot of miles through Houston today. Landed at Project Row House's, which I cannot commend highly enough. Social practice artists doing incredible work.
September 5, 2026 at 9:26 PM
I walked a lot of miles through Houston today. Landed at Project Row House's, which I cannot commend highly enough. Social practice artists doing incredible work.
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Hacks (2021-2026)
The Cougars have their hands full with the Beavers right now.
September 5, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Hacks (2021-2026)
Greetings from Houston.
Got off the plane 48 hours ago, have not stopped sweating since.
Got off the plane 48 hours ago, have not stopped sweating since.
September 5, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Greetings from Houston.
Got off the plane 48 hours ago, have not stopped sweating since.
Got off the plane 48 hours ago, have not stopped sweating since.