new from @kylietcheung.bsky.social in @teenvogue.com: recently, men have impersonated plainclothes ICE agents to assault women—only possible, she argues, because state agents commit violence with impunity. "To be clear, men wouldn’t be posing as ICE agents and assaulting women if ICE didn’t exist."

As if this week were not bizarre enough: Mount Pleasant residents tell me a group of federal agents gathered for a photo-op near a pro-immigrant banner, pictured below, then tore it down. In its place, they left a dildo. A neighbor's Ring camera captured the whole thing...

I can't let the mention of Dante pass without showing a mapping I did of Trump's old criminal and civil court cases to the various levels of hell. Trump should hope there's no hell.😈

We're opening up submissions for translations in June and July! And we've even got a snazzy new email for you to send 'em to: [email protected]. Submission guidelines below. @affisher.bsky.social is excited to read your work! atlengthmag.com/submissions/

Elon Musk says that no one has died because he slashed humanitarian aid. I went to South Sudan to check if that's true. It's not. Meet Peter, Achol and Evan, ages 10, 8 and 5. The reckless actions of the world's richest men are killing the world's poorest kids www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

I’m lucky to be reading with the amazing @leahumansky.bsky.social and Emily Tuszynska at Busboys & Poets (450 K Street NW location) on Sunday, March 16 at 5:00 pm. We’d love to see you there. Register to attend through the EventBright link below.

“May all dead things lie down in me / and be at peace, as in the ground.” —Wendell Berry 💙

Happy #BurnsNight an' a' that. When the Scottish Parliament opened again in 1999, the first held in nearly 300 years, “A Man’s a Man for a’ That" was performed at the ceremony. Queen Elizabeth and her son, Charles, were present as all the MPs spontaneously joined in to sing them the last verse.

"The editing became extremely intrusive. It was very much toning down of my voice, toning down of the feel, and a lot of pressure for what I considered false equivalence.” And, increasingly, attempts “to dictate the subject.” - @pkrugman.bsky.social