I would like Never Trump Republicans to demand that George W. Bush appear and speak up for democracy in this country. Why do ppl always ask Obama to do things and “where is Kamala”? Where is the 43rd President of the United States while democracy crashes & burns. This is the party he led. 1/

The Bronx united is a force to reckon with. Incredible energy and purpose at the Bronx Democratic Party dinner last night with Governor Hochul, Chair Jamaal T. Bailey and so many wonderful leaders.

"The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way." Never a bad day for Blake's passionate defense of the creative spirit www.themarginalian.org/2016/07/14/w...

The NSF awarded Associate Professor Tanu Mitra @tanumitra.bsky.social a grant to study how large language models will affect information integrity workers such as journalists, fact-checkers, humanitarian responders, and content moderators. #llm #ai #research #faculty ischool.uw.edu/news/2025/09...

Thrilled and grateful to see this new work on encryption as a feminist tool against gender-based violence by @mallory.techpolicy.social.ap.brid.gy and @herahussain.bsky.social internet.exchangepoint.tech/why-feminist...

Would you like to help Democrats take a big step back into relevance and enjoy kick ass music too? Then join @katmabu.bsky.social (Kat for Illinois) on Thursday night! Help her win in the IL-09! secure.actblue.com/donate/abugh...

For Sidney Clifton, it had always been a dream to make things right. Her parents—poet Lucille & artist Fred—lost their family home, 40+ years ago due to foreclosure. In 2019, she reacquired the property: The Clifton House is now an artists’ creative hub. My latest: savingplaces.org/stories/lite...

In "We Speak in the Plural: A Poem in Many Voices," poet and organizer Amanda Najib offers a polyphonic narrative of motherhood in Palestine and the diaspora—a generational struggle "to mother a child / while the world un-mothers itself." proteanmag.com/2025/07/05/w...

D.C. has more residents than two U.S. states. They pay more per capita in federal taxes than any other state. But they don’t get a serious seat at the table to decide how they’re governed. D.C. statehood now.

One of the careers that Microsoft thinks will be replaced by AI is "geographer" and I really need us all to stop giving any credibility to tech bros, because someone definitely does not know what a geographer does if they think AI is going to replace us.

What does it take to make an image impossible to ignore? Veteran photographer Charles Smith shares the craft and the context behind civil rights photography. VIP-only. Join now: buff.ly/yXyFWt7

9/8: The inaugural [Jean Blackwell Hutson Awardee] is Dr. Carla Hayden, the 14th Librarian of Congress... The program will include 🎶, an award presentation by Tracie D. Hall, former ED of the American Library Association, + conversation with Dr. Hayden + Joy L. Bivins, Director, Schomburg Center."

Indigenous radio stations use the airwaves to share and preserve culture.

Active shooter drills are an increasingly common part of student life, but the implementation of these drills varies widely and some practices may negatively impact students and educators. Learn more from our new report: buff.ly/fM7bd11

Trump’s move to mobilize the National Guard against Americans in DC is another telltale sign of his authoritarian ambitions. But at some point signs of authoritarianism stop being signs and become symptoms of an autocratic regime. We’re far past that point now. www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/t...

Barely an hour ago, Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif warned us all: “If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.” Israel just killed him.

New article led by Tara McAllister & co-authored by Lelani Walker, @niiyokamigaabaw.bsky.social, myself, Bradley Moggridge, Serena Naepi, Brittany Kamai and @napaaqtuk.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Looking for a critical book on AI or Big Tech? I've started a little curated list - take a look! 📚💡/ #booksky

NEW EPISODE: Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Barbara Kingsolver joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to discuss her support of Higher Ground, a long-term residence for women recovering from addiction. @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/barbara-king...

On the Dehumanizing Impact of Deportation and Our Obligations to Each Other - Laurie Sheck for @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/on-the-dehum...

This Is No Way to Run a Country www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/o...

So very sorry

Ursula K. Le Guin on power, freedom, and how storytelling expands our scope of the possible www.themarginalian.org/2016/05/06/u...

Reviewed the excellent “Erased” by @whitproject.bsky.social together with Geertje Bol @whpt.bsky.social in the @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social #HistIR lareviewofbooks.org/article/an-a...

It’s legit full in here on a beautiful gosh dang Tuesday but shhh it is imperative people continue to write her off.

From WOUND:

[Pls repost] Hi folks, do you have any templates for reasonable accommodations letters written by your provider/doc for Long Covid? I'm collecting samples to help the broader community, esp those who are underserved. If you feel comfortable sharing, it will help a lot of people. DMs open.

“We formulate the questions, drive the inquiry … and we search … for answers that reinforce what we already think we know. ChatGPT has often responded, with patently insincere flattery: ‘That’s a great question.’ It has never responded: ‘That’s the wrong question.’” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/o...

Sad a bunch of you didn't know that I had this newsletter! I have been posting the individual pieces all along.... Glad you know now. meditationsinanemergency.com

You can't have it all... but you can have August, and abundantly so. One of the greatest poems ever written: www.themarginalian.org/2019/02/07/y...

David Grossman: “But now I can’t help myself—not after what I’ve read in the papers, not after the images I’ve seen, not after speaking with people who’ve been there.”

Backstory: “AI in Bangladesh is a side quest,” they dismissed. I disagreed. 170 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁. Glad to see Northeastern University spotlighting our work on Majority-World #AI governance and why we must act now" #academicsky #RAI www.khoury.northeastern.edu/the-fight-to...

🖋️ Curious how writing differs across (research) cultures? 🚩 Tired of “cultural” evals that don't consult people? We engaged with interdisciplinary researchers to identify & measure ✨cultural norms✨in scientific writing, and show that❗LLMs flatten them❗ 📜 arxiv.org/abs/2506.00784 [1/11]

📣 Exceptional resource alert from @ucblaborcenter.bsky.social: a database of U.S. union bargaining provisions related to workplace tech. laborcenter.berkeley.edu/negotiating-... Workers need a voice in how tech is utilized in the workplace— and here are 175 blueprints for what that looks like

The poet Andrea Gibson, who died recently, asked listeners to have an experience with them, and valued the way speaking poetry aloud can amplify its power, Emma Sarappo writes in the “Books Briefing” newsletter:

Andrea Gibson, Colorado’s poet laureate who attracted praise and a large following by writing about social issues and queer identity, died Sunday of ovarian cancer at age 49. www.instagram.com/p/DMGo2skM1Ve/

Insightful account of the ‘Chainsaw international’ ans which offers a much needed corrective to the narrative that Milei’s reforms have stabilised the Argentinian economy (such narratives forget to mention that poverty now hits 53% of Argentina’s population). www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...

Alligator Alcatraz is the American Dachau. The first concentration camp. The Nazis initially portrayed Dachau as a proper prison with proper treatment. Trump prefers to promote the cruelty and barbarism. This is my latest on where this goes next. charlieangus.substack.com/p/american-d...

“The wager of the resurgent right is that these spectacles of revenge—trolling the zurdos, owning the libs—can mask or even compensate for material dispossession.“

People from around the country traveled to the City of Jackson, Mississippi, over the past two weeks for multiple events celebrating the life and legacy of civil and voting rights activist Medgar Wiley Evers. buff.ly/0rCrRLz

has any sitting Dem politician Locked In as much over the last 6 months as Kathy Hochul?

These women have zero sense of linked fate with other women. They believe they've succeeded entirely on their own merits, when they've actually been picked because of their willingness to support the patriarchy. And so, they can be easily persuaded that what's best for men is also best for them.

“I didn’t graduate from college, which isn’t necessary to be a poet. It is only necessary to be interested in humans and to be in touch with yourself as a human.” Lucille Clifton, who would have been 89 today, on how to be a living poem www.themarginalian.org/2023/10/21/l...

A Military-Ethics Professor Resigns in Protest Tom Nichols' article about Pauline Shanks Kaurin's courageous decision www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

BRB changing my party affiliation to The Onion

Join us as we celebrate Medgar Evers' 100th birthday at the Second Annual Democracy in Action Convening, taking place June 26–29, 2025, in Jackson, MS, a powerful gathering to unite activists, leaders, and community members who are advancing democracy and social justice. eversinstitute.org/diac/

See you next week Anchorage! 🤗 🗃️

I am glad that Mahmoud Khalil will be released and finally meet his son, but he never should have been taken in the first place. Our Constitution guarantees the right to due process to everyone. We will continue fighting to defend that right. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/n...