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A cruel love, strange love 🩸
September 15, 2026 at 5:53 PM
A cruel love, strange love 🩸
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Some of you on here simply never know who you should ACTUALLY be mad at and instead spend your time punching down. You should ALWAYS punch up but some of you seem afraid to do so.
September 14, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Some of you on here simply never know who you should ACTUALLY be mad at and instead spend your time punching down. You should ALWAYS punch up but some of you seem afraid to do so.
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Individual trans people NEVER have to shut up and accept disrespect. Never. The people who need to shut up and stop disrespecting trans people are the POWERFUL and these include fucking elected officials. GET IT STRAIGHT IN YOUR MINDS.
September 14, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Individual trans people NEVER have to shut up and accept disrespect. Never. The people who need to shut up and stop disrespecting trans people are the POWERFUL and these include fucking elected officials. GET IT STRAIGHT IN YOUR MINDS.
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Anyway, pick your lane and fight like hell where you are.
September 14, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Anyway, pick your lane and fight like hell where you are.
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I should be inured to it by now but stories like this continue to just fucking infuriate me. The people in our society with the most wealth, the most social & institutional capital, were the *weakest* in the face of Trump's authoritarianism. Utterly cowardly and contemptible.
The Dartmouth Exception | Jacob Weisberg
Among its peers in the Ivy League, Dartmouth was perfectly positioned to resist Trump’s attack on higher education. It chose not to.
www.nybooks.com
September 13, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I should be inured to it by now but stories like this continue to just fucking infuriate me. The people in our society with the most wealth, the most social & institutional capital, were the *weakest* in the face of Trump's authoritarianism. Utterly cowardly and contemptible.
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“The United States now has the largest gap in reading performance between its lowest and highest-achieving students of any of the dozens of countries that participated in PISA.”
Reading Ability Craters on PISA International Exam, Both in the United States and Abroad
The U.S. outperformed most countries in reading and science, but the results show a global phenomenon of poorer readers.
www.edweek.org
September 8, 2026 at 4:32 PM
“The United States now has the largest gap in reading performance between its lowest and highest-achieving students of any of the dozens of countries that participated in PISA.”
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"Undocumented immigrants paid $96.7 billion in federal, state, and local taxes in 2022. ...
In a large majority of states (40), undocumented immigrants pay higher state and local tax rates than the top 1 percent of households living within their borders."
In a large majority of states (40), undocumented immigrants pay higher state and local tax rates than the top 1 percent of households living within their borders."
Tax Payments by Undocumented Immigrants
Undocumented immigrants paid $96.7 billion in federal, state, and local taxes in 2022. Providing access to work authorization for undocumented immigrants would increase their tax contributions both be...
itep.org
September 8, 2026 at 7:21 PM
"Undocumented immigrants paid $96.7 billion in federal, state, and local taxes in 2022. ...
In a large majority of states (40), undocumented immigrants pay higher state and local tax rates than the top 1 percent of households living within their borders."
In a large majority of states (40), undocumented immigrants pay higher state and local tax rates than the top 1 percent of households living within their borders."
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Always worth re-reading:
Politicians Think Voters Are More Conservative than They Really Are
Legislators usually believe their constituents are more conservative than they actually are. Pick an American state legislator at random, and chances are that he or she will have massive misperception...
democracyjournal.org
September 6, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Always worth re-reading:
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IT IS HEROIC TO TRY TO STOP TIME
September 3, 2026 at 8:36 PM
IT IS HEROIC TO TRY TO STOP TIME
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wrote about dolly’s consistent support for queer and trans people for the last four decades (both publicly and privately)
TODAY: DOLLY WEEK continues! with @supremenothing.myatproto.social on Dolly as a lifelong, outspoken, no-foolin' queer ally. "I got a huge gay following and some really macho-looking women. To me, people are people." flaminghydra.com/dolly-parton...
Dolly Parton, Ally
There are very few cis, straight artists who merit queer icon status. I tend to a certain skepticism, because sometimes it can seem like just the recognition of gay fans and a few tax-deductible donat...
flaminghydra.com
September 1, 2026 at 11:17 PM
wrote about dolly’s consistent support for queer and trans people for the last four decades (both publicly and privately)
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The NY Art Book Fair is this month from 9/24 to 9/27. It's the largest art book fair in the world.
Sojourners for Justice Press will be tabling.
@netabomani.com and I will also be presenting during a Classroom Session on 9/25 from 3 to 4 pm.
Join us!
nyabf2026.printedmatterartbookfairs.org
Sojourners for Justice Press will be tabling.
@netabomani.com and I will also be presenting during a Classroom Session on 9/25 from 3 to 4 pm.
Join us!
nyabf2026.printedmatterartbookfairs.org
September 2, 2026 at 1:20 AM
The NY Art Book Fair is this month from 9/24 to 9/27. It's the largest art book fair in the world.
Sojourners for Justice Press will be tabling.
@netabomani.com and I will also be presenting during a Classroom Session on 9/25 from 3 to 4 pm.
Join us!
nyabf2026.printedmatterartbookfairs.org
Sojourners for Justice Press will be tabling.
@netabomani.com and I will also be presenting during a Classroom Session on 9/25 from 3 to 4 pm.
Join us!
nyabf2026.printedmatterartbookfairs.org
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“I came to this country to pursue my education. I didn’t come here to commit a crime or hurt anyone. Yet now I’m walking through the streets with a GPS monitor on my leg, carrying a feeling of shame and humiliation that I never imagined I would experience.” www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/spring...
Springfield Haitian student takes his own life after being fitted with ICE ankle monitor, advocates say
A 20-year-old Wright State student took his own life on Interstate 70 out of anguish over a required ICE ankle monitor, according to local community advocates.
www.springfieldnewssun.com
September 1, 2026 at 3:12 PM
“I came to this country to pursue my education. I didn’t come here to commit a crime or hurt anyone. Yet now I’m walking through the streets with a GPS monitor on my leg, carrying a feeling of shame and humiliation that I never imagined I would experience.” www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/spring...
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It's actually very easy.
Markey supports Medicare for All. Moulton opposes a single payer healthcare system.
Markey doesn't trade stocks. Moulton made millions on private equity defense industry stocks.
Markey supports the rights and dignity of transgender people. Moulton does not.
Markey supports Medicare for All. Moulton opposes a single payer healthcare system.
Markey doesn't trade stocks. Moulton made millions on private equity defense industry stocks.
Markey supports the rights and dignity of transgender people. Moulton does not.
"It's very hard to find policy differences here," Rep. Seth Moulton said of his race against Sen. Ed Markey. "But there is a very different approach. I'm willing to challenge the Democratic establishment." on.nbcboston.com/7AzpUDd
Moulton touts ‘positive vision for the future' before primary against Markey
Rep. Seth Moulton is challenging incumbent Sen. Ed Markey in Massachusetts’ Democratic primary next month.
on.nbcboston.com
August 15, 2026 at 12:59 PM
It's actually very easy.
Markey supports Medicare for All. Moulton opposes a single payer healthcare system.
Markey doesn't trade stocks. Moulton made millions on private equity defense industry stocks.
Markey supports the rights and dignity of transgender people. Moulton does not.
Markey supports Medicare for All. Moulton opposes a single payer healthcare system.
Markey doesn't trade stocks. Moulton made millions on private equity defense industry stocks.
Markey supports the rights and dignity of transgender people. Moulton does not.
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Basement, one of the world’s best nightclubs and one of New York’s most influential venues, has announced a zero-tolerance policy for smart glasses. Try to bring them in and you’re banned for life.
August 29, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Basement, one of the world’s best nightclubs and one of New York’s most influential venues, has announced a zero-tolerance policy for smart glasses. Try to bring them in and you’re banned for life.
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Update your priors, when you see "Johns Hopkins" you shouldn't think "good school" or "medical research," you should think "hedge fund that lives off taxpayer money and drops its claimed standards to collaborate with fascists" because that's what the school decided to make itself.
Conservative Scholars Are Rare. Johns Hopkins Wants More of Them.
Ronald J. Daniels says the ideological imbalance is bad for the academy and for the country.
www.chronicle.com
August 29, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Update your priors, when you see "Johns Hopkins" you shouldn't think "good school" or "medical research," you should think "hedge fund that lives off taxpayer money and drops its claimed standards to collaborate with fascists" because that's what the school decided to make itself.
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"Neutral in the culture war"
August 26, 2026 at 4:45 AM
"Neutral in the culture war"
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Imagine being talented and beautiful and rich and famous and still the most noteworthy thing about you is how good a person you are.
August 25, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Imagine being talented and beautiful and rich and famous and still the most noteworthy thing about you is how good a person you are.
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Mamdani is succeeding in part by projecting joy
Ossoff is succeeding in part by projecting steely ferocity
We’re in a moment when attitude is nearly as powerful as ideology, because we all need courage. And these are two ways of summoning it
Ossoff is succeeding in part by projecting steely ferocity
We’re in a moment when attitude is nearly as powerful as ideology, because we all need courage. And these are two ways of summoning it
August 18, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Mamdani is succeeding in part by projecting joy
Ossoff is succeeding in part by projecting steely ferocity
We’re in a moment when attitude is nearly as powerful as ideology, because we all need courage. And these are two ways of summoning it
Ossoff is succeeding in part by projecting steely ferocity
We’re in a moment when attitude is nearly as powerful as ideology, because we all need courage. And these are two ways of summoning it
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Americans are socializing less across the board, but especially on Friday nights.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
August 23, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Americans are socializing less across the board, but especially on Friday nights.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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ALL Haymarket Books are 40% off through August 21st! ✊🏾✊🏿✊🏽
Summer of Struggle: 40% Off ALL Haymarket Books
Dig in for a summer of struggle with some radical books from Haymarket! We’re offering 40% Off ALL Haymarket Books for the whole summer—an invitation to anyone looking to re-commit to p...
www.haymarketbooks.org
August 17, 2026 at 3:39 PM
ALL Haymarket Books are 40% off through August 21st! ✊🏾✊🏿✊🏽
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Goddammit I'm so fucking mad at people giving up on our movements in the face of total fascism and convincing themselves they're doing it because they're wise, reasonable people with better perspective
August 14, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Goddammit I'm so fucking mad at people giving up on our movements in the face of total fascism and convincing themselves they're doing it because they're wise, reasonable people with better perspective
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Haitians living in Springfield, Ohio are being required to wear ankle monitors and turn their passports over to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/08/14/h...
Haitians in Springfield are required to report to Ohio's ICE offices and wear ankle monitors • Ohio Capital Journal
Haitians living in Springfield, Ohio are being required to wear ankle monitors and turn their passports over to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
August 14, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Haitians living in Springfield, Ohio are being required to wear ankle monitors and turn their passports over to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/08/14/h...
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Ethics is not about figuring out what you should do, it’s about living with what you have to do
What’s a thing from your area of expertise (or special interest) that you think it would behoove everyone else to know?
August 13, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Ethics is not about figuring out what you should do, it’s about living with what you have to do
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authors who put a single endnote at the end of a long paragraph and then cite half a dozen different books without any indication of which factual assertions came from which sources are actually going straight to hell, I'm so sorry to be the one to tell you!!!!
August 11, 2026 at 1:41 PM
authors who put a single endnote at the end of a long paragraph and then cite half a dozen different books without any indication of which factual assertions came from which sources are actually going straight to hell, I'm so sorry to be the one to tell you!!!!