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If you're reading this because I suggested your word choice undermined your message -- seriously, it did.
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What people in every part of higher education need to understand is that Republicans now want to do to universities what they’ve tried to do to labor unions: erase them from the institutional landscape. The question is how much you want to collaborate in your own destruction.
Prelude: I am not proposing a legit read of Lord of the Rings in this thread. I AM proposing a legit read of #Project2025 and its circle. 1/6
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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 21, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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.
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WIC serves women and babies! We must elect leaders in Congress who will protect them.
The GOP say they are Pro-life but their actions don’t support their claim.
The GOP say they are Pro-life but their actions don’t support their claim.
‼️ Current FY27 budget proposals would not provide enough funds for #WIC to serve ALL eligible families which means hundreds of thousands of moms and kids could lose access.
YOU can still take action for a FULLY FUNDED WIC at bit.ly/fundwic27
YOU can still take action for a FULLY FUNDED WIC at bit.ly/fundwic27
September 21, 2026 at 4:07 PM
WIC serves women and babies! We must elect leaders in Congress who will protect them.
The GOP say they are Pro-life but their actions don’t support their claim.
The GOP say they are Pro-life but their actions don’t support their claim.
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We have *six days* left until the Academy of Natural Sciences, North America's oldest Natural History museum, is scheduled to close it's doors.
Here are *six reasons* why we cannot - and will not- let that happen.
Here are *six reasons* why we cannot - and will not- let that happen.
September 21, 2026 at 11:51 PM
We have *six days* left until the Academy of Natural Sciences, North America's oldest Natural History museum, is scheduled to close it's doors.
Here are *six reasons* why we cannot - and will not- let that happen.
Here are *six reasons* why we cannot - and will not- let that happen.
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When Elon Musk's groups spent $20M+ on Wisconsin's 2025 Supreme Court race, his involvement backfired and his candidate lost by 10 points.
Now his super PAC has quietly spent $14M+ on key midterm races, including the Texas Senate race.
Would be a shame if people found out.
Now his super PAC has quietly spent $14M+ on key midterm races, including the Texas Senate race.
Would be a shame if people found out.
Elon Musk is flying under the radar in the Texas Senate race. Republicans want to keep it that way.
One Republican involved in the Texas Senate contest called Musk’s in-your-face campaigning in Wisconsin last year “a mis
www.nbcnews.com
September 21, 2026 at 8:45 PM
When Elon Musk's groups spent $20M+ on Wisconsin's 2025 Supreme Court race, his involvement backfired and his candidate lost by 10 points.
Now his super PAC has quietly spent $14M+ on key midterm races, including the Texas Senate race.
Would be a shame if people found out.
Now his super PAC has quietly spent $14M+ on key midterm races, including the Texas Senate race.
Would be a shame if people found out.
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*Frothing at the mouth with excitement*
HEY GUESS WHAT, YOU DON'T HAVE ONE BRAIN, YOU HAVE TWO!
med.stanford.edu/news/all-new...
HEY GUESS WHAT, YOU DON'T HAVE ONE BRAIN, YOU HAVE TWO!
med.stanford.edu/news/all-new...
Human brain is two separate organs, Stanford Medicine-led research finds
Stanford Health Care delivers the highest levels of care and compassion. SHC treats cancer, heart disease, brain disorders, primary care issues, and many more.
med.stanford.edu
September 21, 2026 at 11:57 AM
*Frothing at the mouth with excitement*
HEY GUESS WHAT, YOU DON'T HAVE ONE BRAIN, YOU HAVE TWO!
med.stanford.edu/news/all-new...
HEY GUESS WHAT, YOU DON'T HAVE ONE BRAIN, YOU HAVE TWO!
med.stanford.edu/news/all-new...
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September 21, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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As you can see, each day of the week has a different flavor; feel free to dip in or out as you please! The prompts will touch on an array of topics meant to encourage reflection on and development of characters, craft, and community.
Here’s a preview of what you can expect. Hope to see you there!
Here’s a preview of what you can expect. Hope to see you there!
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PROMPTS POSTED 12AM EST
USE HASHTAG #LITHODGEPODGE
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@pamelajeong.bskysocial will be watching (in a friendly way)
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No AI! Use alt text!
Week 1
01. THU | Intro with this-or-that
02. FRI | Film/TV wormhole
03. SAT | What’s my new hobby?
Week 2
04. SUN | Shout out a question!
05. MON | Perfect happiness
06. TUE | Archetypal characters
07. WED | Narrative voice
08. THU | Would you rather
09. FRI | Dream musical collaborator
10. SAT | How would you trap me?
Week 3
11. SUN | Shout out a question!
12. MON | Most valued quality
13. TUE | Archetypal settings
14. WED | Figurative language
15. THU | MBTI or Enneagram
16. FRI | Book tour buddy
17. SAT | What’s my karaoke song?
Week 4
18. SUN | Shout out a question!
19. MON | Treasured possession
20. TUE | Genre tropes
21. WED | Strong verbs
22. THU | Kokology quiz
23. FRI | Book-inspired merch
24. SAT | What do I do with $10?
Week 5
25. SUN | Shout out a question!
26. MON | Occasions to lie
27. TUE | Found family
28. WED | Sentence architecture
29. THU | Philosophies of love
30. FRI | Dream-cast your leads
31. SAT | Final thoughts](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bibamloprapxoygecr376yus/bafkreicvnanwkgxtnuqsxc5m73gcfudex3dohzh343kwe7jj4glzj5u7ca)
September 21, 2026 at 12:18 PM
As you can see, each day of the week has a different flavor; feel free to dip in or out as you please! The prompts will touch on an array of topics meant to encourage reflection on and development of characters, craft, and community.
Here’s a preview of what you can expect. Hope to see you there!
Here’s a preview of what you can expect. Hope to see you there!
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Jack Lepiarz was a reporter and anchor at WBUR in Boston for 13 years and quit to be a performer and content creator full-time in February 2023, and I absolutely think it was the right move financially and professionally: youtube.com/shorts/j2p2I...
Be Different
YouTube video by Jacques Ze Whipper
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September 21, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Jack Lepiarz was a reporter and anchor at WBUR in Boston for 13 years and quit to be a performer and content creator full-time in February 2023, and I absolutely think it was the right move financially and professionally: youtube.com/shorts/j2p2I...
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The only words that should follow "Our robot, which we put insufficient safeguards on and didn't airgap, did a bunch of cybercrimes" are "and now we are all going to jail"
September 21, 2026 at 2:20 PM
The only words that should follow "Our robot, which we put insufficient safeguards on and didn't airgap, did a bunch of cybercrimes" are "and now we are all going to jail"
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Flagitious [fluh-JISH-us]
(adj.)
Shamefully or scandalously heinous; infamous, or grossly criminal.
Used in a sentence:
“The flagitious Mr. Snudge found orphaned children remarkably economical employees, being generally too hungry to complain and too destitute to entertain notions of a pension.”
(adj.)
Shamefully or scandalously heinous; infamous, or grossly criminal.
Used in a sentence:
“The flagitious Mr. Snudge found orphaned children remarkably economical employees, being generally too hungry to complain and too destitute to entertain notions of a pension.”
September 21, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Flagitious [fluh-JISH-us]
(adj.)
Shamefully or scandalously heinous; infamous, or grossly criminal.
Used in a sentence:
“The flagitious Mr. Snudge found orphaned children remarkably economical employees, being generally too hungry to complain and too destitute to entertain notions of a pension.”
(adj.)
Shamefully or scandalously heinous; infamous, or grossly criminal.
Used in a sentence:
“The flagitious Mr. Snudge found orphaned children remarkably economical employees, being generally too hungry to complain and too destitute to entertain notions of a pension.”
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THE SEGWICK COUNTY ZOO PRINTED OUT MY DRAWING OF THE BABY TAWNY FROGMOUTH AND GAVE IT TO THE KEEPERS AND SHOWED IT TO THE FROGMOUTH ITSELF!!!
HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!!! 💕💕💕💕
HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!!! 💕💕💕💕
September 18, 2026 at 1:01 AM
THE SEGWICK COUNTY ZOO PRINTED OUT MY DRAWING OF THE BABY TAWNY FROGMOUTH AND GAVE IT TO THE KEEPERS AND SHOWED IT TO THE FROGMOUTH ITSELF!!!
HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!!! 💕💕💕💕
HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!!! 💕💕💕💕
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Cool Florida Winter - But ironically Record Warm Earth!
The Winter ahead looks cool in the Southern US. BUT importantly - NOT cold. It’s one of the only places on Earth that will be cooler than normal this winter. This map is called the Super Ensemble - it’s a mix of World’s best seasonal models 1/
The Winter ahead looks cool in the Southern US. BUT importantly - NOT cold. It’s one of the only places on Earth that will be cooler than normal this winter. This map is called the Super Ensemble - it’s a mix of World’s best seasonal models 1/
September 20, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Cool Florida Winter - But ironically Record Warm Earth!
The Winter ahead looks cool in the Southern US. BUT importantly - NOT cold. It’s one of the only places on Earth that will be cooler than normal this winter. This map is called the Super Ensemble - it’s a mix of World’s best seasonal models 1/
The Winter ahead looks cool in the Southern US. BUT importantly - NOT cold. It’s one of the only places on Earth that will be cooler than normal this winter. This map is called the Super Ensemble - it’s a mix of World’s best seasonal models 1/
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ICE shot a man in the back in Austin this afternoon. But we're also learning this weekend about the death of Carlos Josué Marchena, a 37-year old man from Costa Rica who appears to have died at the Winn concentration camp in Louisiana after 9+ months in ICE detention.
ICE Detention Claims 25th Life Since the Start of the Year
Carlos Josué Marchena at Louisiana and Lianyong Wei in Saipan are the 25th and 24th people to die in ICE custody. Story by Spanish-language media, slow to hit English-language media.
austinkocher.substack.com/p/ice-detent...
Carlos Josué Marchena at Louisiana and Lianyong Wei in Saipan are the 25th and 24th people to die in ICE custody. Story by Spanish-language media, slow to hit English-language media.
austinkocher.substack.com/p/ice-detent...
ICE Detention Claims 25th Life Since the Start of the Year
Carlos Josué Marchena at Louisiana and Lianyong Wei in Saipan are the 25th and 24th people to die in ICE custody. Story by Spanish-language media, slow to hit English-language media.
austinkocher.substack.com
September 20, 2026 at 10:29 PM
ICE shot a man in the back in Austin this afternoon. But we're also learning this weekend about the death of Carlos Josué Marchena, a 37-year old man from Costa Rica who appears to have died at the Winn concentration camp in Louisiana after 9+ months in ICE detention.
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I first wrote about dicamba back in 2017 when most of the coverage was limited to farming publications. And there's something that I think is missed in the Guardian piece that I think it's important to note about why Bayer is doing this.
September 21, 2026 at 1:42 AM
I first wrote about dicamba back in 2017 when most of the coverage was limited to farming publications. And there's something that I think is missed in the Guardian piece that I think it's important to note about why Bayer is doing this.
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look this is all very stupid and bad that these people are in charge of anything much less the military, but: can you imagine being MbS right now? how miserable and absolutely flabbergasted all his attempts to buy the favor of the most corrupt government in US history came to this?
September 21, 2026 at 1:42 AM
look this is all very stupid and bad that these people are in charge of anything much less the military, but: can you imagine being MbS right now? how miserable and absolutely flabbergasted all his attempts to buy the favor of the most corrupt government in US history came to this?
I inherited a little money that made a move easier and let me buy an actual new car. It came with Sirius XM. When the free trial expired, a pleasant-sounding woman called to ask if I wanted to pay for continued service. I said no.
"Why not?"
"Why not?"
Or just the absolute comfortable unchallenged ubiquity of bands, playlists, books, movies, galleries all full of dudes and run by dudes. A basic thing any cisdude can do is just go ‘hey there’s no women on this line-up and that’s bad’. But, so many will fail that test.
There is so far to go. Even intelligent kind men that I know don't notice when they enter a majority female group and the discussion starts to revolve around them. Or when older men ignore their female peer's opinions. Or when boys take over the bday party game and leave the girls on the sidelines.
September 21, 2026 at 2:31 AM
I inherited a little money that made a move easier and let me buy an actual new car. It came with Sirius XM. When the free trial expired, a pleasant-sounding woman called to ask if I wanted to pay for continued service. I said no.
"Why not?"
"Why not?"
Sharing for the news, but also the alt text.
Also, he purged the Kennedy Center of a collection of African art that was given in tribute to JFK, but he installed this, from the Tony Montana Meets Saddam Hussein Collection.
September 20, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Sharing for the news, but also the alt text.
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How much influence is end times prophecy exerting over American policy right now? The short answer: more than one might like
My latest for The New Republic
My latest for The New Republic
We Need to Talk About the Apocalypse
End-times prophecy, pro-war prayer circles, Democrats as demons: Christian dominionism’s influence is everywhere in the second Trump administration—and increasingly, within America itself. Can democra...
newrepublic.com
September 20, 2026 at 10:56 AM
How much influence is end times prophecy exerting over American policy right now? The short answer: more than one might like
My latest for The New Republic
My latest for The New Republic
Why I love Bluesky:
September 20, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Why I love Bluesky:
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The accounting is in: In Oregon there are 111 data centers. The TOTAL number of people employed at data centers is just 2,630, or 0.1% of the labor force.
Those 100 data centers consumer 23% of all electricity used in Oregon.
Meanwhile, electricity rates skyrocket as more centers are built.
Those 100 data centers consumer 23% of all electricity used in Oregon.
Meanwhile, electricity rates skyrocket as more centers are built.
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 19, 2026 at 9:19 PM
The accounting is in: In Oregon there are 111 data centers. The TOTAL number of people employed at data centers is just 2,630, or 0.1% of the labor force.
Those 100 data centers consumer 23% of all electricity used in Oregon.
Meanwhile, electricity rates skyrocket as more centers are built.
Those 100 data centers consumer 23% of all electricity used in Oregon.
Meanwhile, electricity rates skyrocket as more centers are built.
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To celebrate human creativity...let's do a traditional #ArtShare! Anything from sketches to paintings to crafts are welcome, and any skill level too! 💕
To join:
🎨 Share your traditional art below.
🎨 Comment on and repost 3+ others!
🎨 Share this post so others can join.
🎨 Alt text if you can!
To join:
🎨 Share your traditional art below.
🎨 Comment on and repost 3+ others!
🎨 Share this post so others can join.
🎨 Alt text if you can!
September 20, 2026 at 10:05 AM
To celebrate human creativity...let's do a traditional #ArtShare! Anything from sketches to paintings to crafts are welcome, and any skill level too! 💕
To join:
🎨 Share your traditional art below.
🎨 Comment on and repost 3+ others!
🎨 Share this post so others can join.
🎨 Alt text if you can!
To join:
🎨 Share your traditional art below.
🎨 Comment on and repost 3+ others!
🎨 Share this post so others can join.
🎨 Alt text if you can!
Pet peeve thread, anyone?
I have lots, but the one getting the car ride today is "myself" being stuck where the ordinary first-person-singular ought to be. It's almost always done by a good writer who absolutely ought to know better. There's something about an "and" that just scrambles people.
I have lots, but the one getting the car ride today is "myself" being stuck where the ordinary first-person-singular ought to be. It's almost always done by a good writer who absolutely ought to know better. There's something about an "and" that just scrambles people.
September 20, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Pet peeve thread, anyone?
I have lots, but the one getting the car ride today is "myself" being stuck where the ordinary first-person-singular ought to be. It's almost always done by a good writer who absolutely ought to know better. There's something about an "and" that just scrambles people.
I have lots, but the one getting the car ride today is "myself" being stuck where the ordinary first-person-singular ought to be. It's almost always done by a good writer who absolutely ought to know better. There's something about an "and" that just scrambles people.
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I'm on a writing retreat this week, so here's a guest Genre Grapevine essay by @almaalexander.bsky.social exploring the creative process behind writing individual stories in a universe you've created. 1/ www.patreon.com/jasonsanford...
Guest Genre Grapevine Essay: Oh, That Other World | Jason Sanford's Genre Grapevine
Note from Jason: Below is a guest essay on writing by Alma Alexander, author of the acclaimed historical fantasy The Secrets of Jin-shei alo
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September 20, 2026 at 1:27 PM
I'm on a writing retreat this week, so here's a guest Genre Grapevine essay by @almaalexander.bsky.social exploring the creative process behind writing individual stories in a universe you've created. 1/ www.patreon.com/jasonsanford...