Good for Tidal. Happy to be a subscriber. techcrunch.com/2026/06/29/t...

Thanks, GOP: Student borrowers face massive bills this week www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

Hadn't seen this before. Nicely done. isaiprofitable.com

helpful coverage from @elpais.com english.elpais.com/usa/2025-08-...

After federal agents shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, a New Yorker sent ICE's director an email in January comparing him to a Nazi. This week, DHS agents stalked him across New York. His home. A hotel. They gave his wife a letter warning of criminal prosecution. www.syracuse.com/news/2026/06...

Happy to get an early listen to this one. @tomandes.bsky.social has the goods.

I feel humbled and grateful Adam Van Winkle @vanwinkle.bsky.social at Cowboy Jamboree spent time with my new record. It means more than I can say for folks to listen and connect with it. A sincere thank you for this wonderful review.

Musk says not a single person has died due to him axing USAID. Sadly, part of my job involves tracking aid spending. So here’s a thread with just some of the people who lost their lives because of USAID cuts

Grab it any day through Friday and get free shipping! bookshop.org/p/books/wave...

Medicaid and ACA enrollment falls by more than 5 million, new report finds www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

I made a short film about losing my wallet while legally homeless in the US—& the bureaucratic, Kafka-like terror which followed to prove I existed. This is threat facing millions of USians who are legally homeless and/or unsheltered. (With @propublica.org & @brian-goldstone.bsky.social cameos)

RFK Jr. says that HPV vaccine is “dangerous and defective”. A new study from England shows that HPV vaccines have reduced deaths from cervical cancer to ZERO for women aged 20-24. Significant reductions in older age groups were observed as well, though the latter have lower vaccination coverage.

I’m very glad to be among these fine folks!

Search I just did there now.

This is "Old Man Bar," the last single release I've got from a new record, WONDERFUL DAYS, that comes out next Friday. If you write about music, and you want a copy of the CD, please feel free to hit me up, and I'll send you one!

Totally the same experience. I loved this books.

I remember the night John Prine died I lay in the bathtub listening to “Lake Marie” on repeat and crying for an hour. I try to imagine a piece of art made by AI doing that to me, and I’m sorry, but I can’t.

New single! Two weeks to the album release. Hope you will enjoy this little homage to all the lies rock and roll told us when we were growing up.

Go after your dreams, folks. They’re more achievable than you think. And make sure to celebrate along the way.

Two chords and the truth > three chords and the truth.

On the tube

On the one-year anniversary of EMPIRE OF AI, I am so, so excited to announce The AI Resist List, a new project that documents examples of resistance to the AI empires around the world 😍 airesistlist.org

The lesson I would take from this is that solidarity across ranks and including students works.

This is so embarrassing

It’s not just handing out cash to insurrectionists. It’s part of a project that started with the mass funding of ICE to use stolen public funds to create spoils for loyal foot soldiers that exist beyond any accountability. It’s how these things work and it will grow as the economy craters.

If you’re still on X for any reason you’re a fuckin bozo.

I’m sure most of y’all from #NOLA and Louisiana already have this information, but in case you don’t, here’s where to sign the recall Landry petitions: louisianadeservesbetter.com

If you can send out e-copies of your book to reviewers then do so because most won’t read them anyway and physical copies cost money to print and ship. Also, send them out to many as possible!! Reviews before release date help a lot!

People don’t “collaborate” with AI products any more than they collaborate with any other product — this is language that tech companies use, but we shouldn’t. (2/x)

Good thread

every "where are the protest songs" sentiment ever uttered has always been at bottom "why does the inchoate, unstable present not resemble the smoothly narrativized fairy tales i've been sold about the past"

A SUMMERTIME TREAT from RHP Press: WAVES OF BURDEN. The new novel from Anthony Award-winning author @curtisippolito.bsky.social. You don't want to miss this one. #crimefiction

Mayor Mamdani restores library funding after public outcry gothamist.com/news/mayor-m...

By weakening Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination in redistricting, the Supreme Court has paved the way for the largest-ever drop in representation by Black members of Congress. n.pr/4edJ5XA

This is the second single from my new record, which will be out June 5.

For the rush hour crowd, a new story from @tomandes.bsky.social at the Garage... A slow-burn descent into debt, power, and the moment everything gets taken from you—right in front of your eyes. literarygarage.com/sayonara

Man thank you so much to the folks at @literarygarage.bsky.social fo taking this little slice of noir, a cautionary tale about owning a restaurant, and giving it a home!

You’ll get a whole lecture on historic and contemporary literary regionalism, and what that looks like for Arizona, and not one, not two, not three, but five creative exercises to walk away with! There are only a few spots left, so sign up today!

🎉What an awesome experience to have a book release! I highly recommend it. The wheels stayed on the bus for the THINGS ARE AS THEY SHOULD BE AND OTHER WORDS TO DIE FOR intro to the world along w/ @armbernier.bsky.social THE BUSH TEA MURDER sharing the spotlight! 🙏🏼SUPPORT INDIE AUTHORS! Links below👇🏽

Is social media dying? How much did Twitter change as it became X? Which party now dominates the conversation? Using nationally representative ANES data from 2020 & 2024, I map how the U.S. social media landscape has changed Here are the key take-aways 🧵 Full paper out now in in JQD:DM!

SUBS OPEN MAY 1: We’re looking for stories set in the desert. For modern neo-westerns. No Louis L'Amour, though, savvy? This month, we’re looking for modern neo-westerns. Send us your <2k flash story: bit.ly/4fQLeGx

ANTHONY NOMINATIONS OPEN UNTIL APRIL 30TH: If you're a Bouchercon voter, please consider nominating one of RHP's two eligible anthologies. Thanks again for your support. #bouchercon2026

Read this from @colsonwhitehead.com because it's funny & true & because, alas, it's not enough to oppose AI, you have to fortify that opposition frequently, because it's like Invasion of the Body Snatchers, friends and comrades are going down all around us. Gift: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/o...

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Let the countdown begin...links in the comments.

It sucks Sheldon passed. I know he had health issues but he was a young guy. A year younger than me. I moved to KY last Jan, had him on my radar for a meet up. We didn't talk much last couple of yrs bc of the downfall of X, & that was his preferred social. An exceptional writer & a solid human RIP

New single

ANTHONY AWARD NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN: If you're a Bouchercon voter, please consider nominating one of RHP's two eligible collections. Thanks again for your support.

@tomandes.bsky.social talks woth @cwblackwell.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/tandes/p...