Mary Ann Gwinn
@gwinnma.bsky.social
Book critic. Kirkus Prize juror for 2024; reviewer for LA Times, Kirkus, Star Tribune. NBCC board. Pulitzer winner. Read to live, live to read.
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The publication that blew the lid off of Clarence Thomas' grift and Susan Collins' bribes is doing a membership drive. Money incredibly well spent! I have no affiliation with @propublica.org other than great admiration. Donate if you can. give.propublica.org/campaign/749...
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September 23, 2026 at 11:52 AM
The publication that blew the lid off of Clarence Thomas' grift and Susan Collins' bribes is doing a membership drive. Money incredibly well spent! I have no affiliation with @propublica.org other than great admiration. Donate if you can. give.propublica.org/campaign/749...
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ICE is erasing immigrants with final deportation orders from a searchable online database, leaving families and attorneys in the dark.
“It is truly a forced disappearance,” said Atenas Burrola Estrada of the Amica Center for Immigrant Rights.
“It is truly a forced disappearance,” said Atenas Burrola Estrada of the Amica Center for Immigrant Rights.
Immigrants with final deportation orders disappear from ICE detainee locator
The change will make it harder for many families and attorneys to determine where an immigrant is being held after being taken into ICE custody.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 22, 2026 at 1:15 AM
ICE is erasing immigrants with final deportation orders from a searchable online database, leaving families and attorneys in the dark.
“It is truly a forced disappearance,” said Atenas Burrola Estrada of the Amica Center for Immigrant Rights.
“It is truly a forced disappearance,” said Atenas Burrola Estrada of the Amica Center for Immigrant Rights.
Riveting book. @nancybooklustpearl.bsky.social is right (again)
Very happy to find Zayd Ayers-Dohrn's Dangerous, Dirty, Violent & Young: My Fugitive Family in the Revolutionary Underground longlisted for the Nat'l Book Award for Nonfiction. Such a good read. I interviewed Zayd: www.seattlechannel.org/videos?video....
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@seattlechannel.seattle.gov @wwnorton.com
Book Lust with Nancy Pearl: Zayd Ayers Dohrn
Book Lust's Nancy Pearl interviews Zayd Ayers Dohrn about his new memoir, "Dangerous, Dirty, Violent and Young." The title comes from a lyric in Jefferson Airplane’s 1969 song “We Can Be Together”.
www.seattlechannel.org
September 22, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Riveting book. @nancybooklustpearl.bsky.social is right (again)
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No words, except for Go Vote.
NEW: @apnews.com confirms that ICE has begun electronically "disappearing" people in the agency's custody who have final orders of removal.
As of last week, anyone jailed by ICE with a final order of removal will NOT appear in the ICE Online Detainee Locator System, making them effectively vanish.
As of last week, anyone jailed by ICE with a final order of removal will NOT appear in the ICE Online Detainee Locator System, making them effectively vanish.
September 22, 2026 at 12:55 AM
No words, except for Go Vote.
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Incredible story by @mharrisondupre.bsky.social & @jonchristian.net
I know it seems like a never-ending slog, but this is just one example of amazing tech journalism being written in the ai-moment. Also, I'm so fucking angry this is happening, along with the giant side of colonialism thrown in.
I know it seems like a never-ending slog, but this is just one example of amazing tech journalism being written in the ai-moment. Also, I'm so fucking angry this is happening, along with the giant side of colonialism thrown in.
NEW: Brown Brothers Media is the most successful media company you've never heard of. For years, its success was fueled by AI, fake writers, and fake reporting.
When we started asking questions, BBM started mass-deleting content. Somehow, what came next was even worse.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
When we started asking questions, BBM started mass-deleting content. Somehow, what came next was even worse.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
How Three Brothers Built an AI Slop Empire by Buying Legitimate News Sites and Turning Them Into Zombie Content Farms That They Say Get 50 Million Page Views per Month
Brown Brothers Media is a media empire raking in millions of clicks with AI, fake writers, and plagiarism.
futurism.com
September 17, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Incredible story by @mharrisondupre.bsky.social & @jonchristian.net
I know it seems like a never-ending slog, but this is just one example of amazing tech journalism being written in the ai-moment. Also, I'm so fucking angry this is happening, along with the giant side of colonialism thrown in.
I know it seems like a never-ending slog, but this is just one example of amazing tech journalism being written in the ai-moment. Also, I'm so fucking angry this is happening, along with the giant side of colonialism thrown in.
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I’m just saying Billie Joe MacAllister should’ve survived that jump.
September 18, 2026 at 12:14 AM
I’m just saying Billie Joe MacAllister should’ve survived that jump.
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@pamelacolloff.bsky.social’s Catch the Devil and
@praddenkeefe.bsky.social’s London Falling are two of the very best explorations of the criminal justice system’s pathologies - and two of the best nonfiction books, period - that I have read in a long, long time.
@praddenkeefe.bsky.social’s London Falling are two of the very best explorations of the criminal justice system’s pathologies - and two of the best nonfiction books, period - that I have read in a long, long time.
September 16, 2026 at 12:37 AM
@pamelacolloff.bsky.social’s Catch the Devil and
@praddenkeefe.bsky.social’s London Falling are two of the very best explorations of the criminal justice system’s pathologies - and two of the best nonfiction books, period - that I have read in a long, long time.
@praddenkeefe.bsky.social’s London Falling are two of the very best explorations of the criminal justice system’s pathologies - and two of the best nonfiction books, period - that I have read in a long, long time.
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ONE QUARTER OF ALL OREGON'S ELECTRICITY
A first-of-its-kind report documents the quantity, size and impact of data centers in Oregon. Among the findings: More than 100 facilities consume about one-quarter of the state's electricity.
Oregon data centers by the numbers: 111 facilities consume nearly one-quarter of state’s power, according to new report
A first-of-its-kind report details the footprint of the controversial facilities.
www.opb.org
September 18, 2026 at 12:07 AM
ONE QUARTER OF ALL OREGON'S ELECTRICITY
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I want to talk to you about an article @wired.com's @telliotter.bsky.social published yesterday that should be getting a LOT more attention than it currently is --
It's all about how the US Census Bureau is overrun with staffers from a notable MAGA think tank.
It's all about how the US Census Bureau is overrun with staffers from a notable MAGA think tank.
The Census Bureau Is Overrun With Staffers From a MAGA Think Tank
The US Census is home to vast troves of sensitive data on nearly every person living in the country, which is used for apportioning and drawing congressional districts as well as allocating federal fu...
www.wired.com
September 16, 2026 at 9:11 PM
I want to talk to you about an article @wired.com's @telliotter.bsky.social published yesterday that should be getting a LOT more attention than it currently is --
It's all about how the US Census Bureau is overrun with staffers from a notable MAGA think tank.
It's all about how the US Census Bureau is overrun with staffers from a notable MAGA think tank.
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I still encourage Washingtonians to stay vigilant, vote early, and use drop boxes when possible to avoid delays in the postal system. (2/2)
September 15, 2026 at 12:23 AM
I still encourage Washingtonians to stay vigilant, vote early, and use drop boxes when possible to avoid delays in the postal system. (2/2)
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Breaking News: The E.P.A. is said to be planning to announce that the U.S. will no longer limit climate pollution from power plants.
E.P.A. Will Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants
Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States.
nyti.ms
September 14, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Breaking News: The E.P.A. is said to be planning to announce that the U.S. will no longer limit climate pollution from power plants.
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This is a major escalation - Russian drone attacks on trains right at the Polish border
September 13, 2026 at 11:51 AM
This is a major escalation - Russian drone attacks on trains right at the Polish border
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"The corrupt machinations of the Missouri case reveal that MAGA’s perfidy is limited only by its creativity. And while we keep dodging MAGA’s legal bullets, I fear that it is only a matter of time before one hits." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/o...
Opinion | The Fix Was Almost In
The midterms dodge their first MAGA bullet. It won’t be the last.
www.nytimes.com
September 13, 2026 at 7:01 PM
"The corrupt machinations of the Missouri case reveal that MAGA’s perfidy is limited only by its creativity. And while we keep dodging MAGA’s legal bullets, I fear that it is only a matter of time before one hits." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/o...
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Dry start to today across the #Seattle area, but drenching rains and scattered thunderstorms are moving in later this evening and it'll be a very rainy overnight. (Good night to listen to the rain!)
Then... summer comes back? More info in blog:
emeraldcityweather.com/seattle-fore... #wawx #warain
Then... summer comes back? More info in blog:
emeraldcityweather.com/seattle-fore... #wawx #warain
Seattle to get soaked this weekend, then it’s summer’s weekly ‘going out of business’ sale - Emerald City Weather Blog
September is usually the time when there’s a tug of war between summer’s last, desperate grasps and autumn’s impending takeover.
emeraldcityweather.com
September 12, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Dry start to today across the #Seattle area, but drenching rains and scattered thunderstorms are moving in later this evening and it'll be a very rainy overnight. (Good night to listen to the rain!)
Then... summer comes back? More info in blog:
emeraldcityweather.com/seattle-fore... #wawx #warain
Then... summer comes back? More info in blog:
emeraldcityweather.com/seattle-fore... #wawx #warain
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A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration broke the law when it ordered a 50 percent cut in FEMA employees.
The judge said the plan, put together by DHS, impedes FEMA’s ability to fulfill its legally mandated duty to respond to disasters.
The judge said the plan, put together by DHS, impedes FEMA’s ability to fulfill its legally mandated duty to respond to disasters.
Federal judge rules Trump plan to cut FEMA by 50 percent was unlawful
The judge said the plan, put together by DHS, appeared as if it was "pulled from thin air" and would impede FEMA's ability to fulfill its legally mandated duty to respond to disasters.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 12, 2026 at 10:30 PM
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration broke the law when it ordered a 50 percent cut in FEMA employees.
The judge said the plan, put together by DHS, impedes FEMA’s ability to fulfill its legally mandated duty to respond to disasters.
The judge said the plan, put together by DHS, impedes FEMA’s ability to fulfill its legally mandated duty to respond to disasters.
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Georgia O'Keeffe, "Lake George, Autumn", 1927, Oil on canvas, 17" x 32"
September 12, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Georgia O'Keeffe, "Lake George, Autumn", 1927, Oil on canvas, 17" x 32"
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my wife dropped Ray Bradbury’s “Here Will Come the Soft Rains” on her AP Lit students and blew some minds
September 11, 2026 at 10:59 PM
my wife dropped Ray Bradbury’s “Here Will Come the Soft Rains” on her AP Lit students and blew some minds
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Now *this* is a campaign-season shirt:
(Yesterday evening, town hall for Doug Jones in Alabama governor's race, at Washington Chapel AME Church in Tuskegee.)
(Yesterday evening, town hall for Doug Jones in Alabama governor's race, at Washington Chapel AME Church in Tuskegee.)
September 11, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Now *this* is a campaign-season shirt:
(Yesterday evening, town hall for Doug Jones in Alabama governor's race, at Washington Chapel AME Church in Tuskegee.)
(Yesterday evening, town hall for Doug Jones in Alabama governor's race, at Washington Chapel AME Church in Tuskegee.)
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Kinda sorta feels like they hate America www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Trump administration blocks $25 million in funding for national parks
The Interior Department did not give approval to more than 130 partnership agreements covering activities like tending to sled dogs and preventing damage to burial mounds.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 12, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Kinda sorta feels like they hate America www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Sometimes you look up the spelling of the name of a character in the novel you're reading and inadvertently spoil said novel. Cue the sad trombone.
September 12, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Sometimes you look up the spelling of the name of a character in the novel you're reading and inadvertently spoil said novel. Cue the sad trombone.
This is fascinating and unnerving.
September 12, 2026 at 12:36 AM
This is fascinating and unnerving.
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NEW STORY// New Airo Trains Start Rolling on Amtrak Cascades September 30
By Ryan Packer via @theurbanist.org
By Ryan Packer via @theurbanist.org
New Airo Trains Start Rolling on Amtrak Cascades September 30
The new trains feature ergonomic seats, upgraded WiFi, and a sleek new cafe car. They'll go into service on both the Seattle to Eugene and Seattle to Vancouver, B.C. routes. More trains are set to arrive by the end of the year, dramatically increasing Amtrak Cascades capacity.
www.theurbanist.org
September 11, 2026 at 12:47 AM
NEW STORY// New Airo Trains Start Rolling on Amtrak Cascades September 30
By Ryan Packer via @theurbanist.org
By Ryan Packer via @theurbanist.org
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That's right! Harm is being done to voters. DISENFRANCHISEMENT!!! Thanks to the Appeals Court decision, the court is saying USPS chaos has got to stop.
www.cbsnews.com/news/appeals...
www.cbsnews.com/news/appeals...
Appeals court rejects Trump request to lift block on Postal Service rule for mail ballots
A federal appeals court denied the Trump administration's request to lift a lower court's order that blocked new rules for mail ballots before the midterms.
www.cbsnews.com
September 11, 2026 at 12:21 AM
That's right! Harm is being done to voters. DISENFRANCHISEMENT!!! Thanks to the Appeals Court decision, the court is saying USPS chaos has got to stop.
www.cbsnews.com/news/appeals...
www.cbsnews.com/news/appeals...