bisan is calling for another global strike for tomorrow: thursday, august 21st! as always, please do what you're safely able to in order to limit your spending, call into work if you can, be as loud & disruptive as possible, & support this strike! share posts & spread the word! #freepalestine 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

The death of journalism in Gaza. LA Public Press condemns the weekend deaths of five more journalists, calling the 237 total deaths evidence of a systematic war on press freedom. lapublicpress.org/2025/08/the-...

Fascism is here. We are not “getting closer” or “in danger of.” This matters because it frames our discussion: We aren’t trying to prevent it, we’re trying to defeat it. It’s not taking over our institutions, it’s taken them over. Otherwise, we’re always behind, fighting a past we’ve already lost.

Would you like some fictional horror to distract you from the real world horrors? Check out the latest episode of Someone Just Like You, written by yours truly! (Please read the show notes for content warnings.)

In these dark times, remember to be gentle with yourself. #poem #poetry #writing

Sometimes, writing is inching forward on a project, bit by bit. Other times, it’s cranking out the first draft of a 50+ page one-act play in 10 days. The ebbs and flows of creative output will never not fascinate me. #Writing

Hakeem Jeffries has used the “magic minute” to hold the floor for the last 4 hours. There is still time to pressure Republicans. See our thread below for who to reach out to.

If you need a distraction from The Endless Horrors (please call your reps!!!), might @thereeljferrero.bsky.social and I suggest the most recent episode of What A Movie? Listen to our discussion about fictional, dinosaur-based horrors: open.spotify.com/episode/3ZDI...

“The chaos you’re seeing is not the result of peaceful protestors, it’s the result of actions of law enforcement, specifically the Los Angeles sheriff’s department.” @msnbc.com reporter #nokings

This weekend’s shocking and violent raids in Los Angeles are meant to be a show of force from the Trump regime. This is about instilling fear and terrorizing Angelenos.

Wrote a thing for you. gabinoiglesias.substack.com/p/i-encourag...

For the sake of my sanity, I’ve been trying to limit the time I spend on social media. So there have been a few recent(ish) podcast things that I haven’t posted about. Number 1 - The Godfrey Audio Guide’s Q&A episode! open.spotify.com/episode/62tE...

After watching this on Saturday, my first thought as I left the theater was “I need to see this again.” I haven’t stopped thinking about it since. #Sinners is absolutely stunning.

For my New York folks:

Fascism: “Columbia University recently set up an office that is secretly investigating its students for political statements about Israel, Drop Site News reported this week, and is requiring students to sign non-disclosure agreements to view the evidence being brought against them.”

Artemisia Gentileschi knew a thing or two about feminine rage

Do any other #writers here switch from your computer to pen and paper when you’re feeling stuck? There’s something about the messiness of my handwriting on the page that makes me less self-conscious about the messiness of the content. It’s a trick that helps me get out of my own way. #writing

Darkness, lurking in every corner. Be the light that banishes it. #Haiku #Poetry #TheHorrorsPersistButSoDoI

The Senate is moving forward on HR28 / S9, threatening to defund schools unless they segregate trans students and subject women and girls to invasive genital and sex exams for athletics programs. Protect students, save Title IX! actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

“Humanitarian aid should never be used as a tool of war.” Doctors Without Borders (MSF) says the Israeli decision to stop the entry of all humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip is “outrageous and will have devastating consequences”. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/66nsyl

This will not be the first economic blackout or the last. But it's a place for new people to start, and for others to continue their boycott. Eat. The. Rich.

The fight continues--sign our letter to Children's Hospital Los Angeles to call on their executive leadership to continue providing vital healthcare to trans youth: dsa.la/chla

actionable items

LA STUDENT WALK OUT - RIGHT NOW: high school students have walked out of class and gathered in front of LA city hall for the fourth straight day of anti-ICE, immigration rights protests. Solidarity with the youth! 🫡 Fuck ICE!

Do Not Comply In Advance: bossy, already a cliche, implies permission to comply later Fuck You, Make Me: leads by example, directs yelling at opposition instead of allies, easy to chant at a protest or put on a banner

When screaming into the void, remember to breathe from your diaphragm. Not only does it protect your voice, but it improves your projection. The Endless Horrors™️ will not fear you if they cannot hear you.

If any of y’all have ever had questions for me or @thereeljferrero.bsky.social about The Godfrey Audio Guide, you’ve got 2 days left to send them our way! You can submit your questions via the form on this page: thegodfreyaudioguide.com#contact #AudioDrama #AudioFiction

Rain’s pitter-patter outside calms my troubled soul. Listen, and be still. #Haiku #Poetry #TheHorrorsPersistButSoDoI

RAIN! After weeks of fire and smoke, a welcome gift. (Please don’t cause mudslides…) #TheHorrorsPersistButSoDoI #LAFires #Haiku #Poetry

Really thankful to all of the scientists who made themselves available to talk to me about the unprecedented situation at NIH. I've never had so many people reach out to me for a story like this. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Julie Gray, wife of Holocaust survivor Gidon Lev, who joined Musk in his visit to Auschwitz speaks out. She says that Musk felt nothing during the tour & only "cared about how he looked." She shared this with me privately shortly after the tour, and I'm grateful she made her thoughts public.

My heart races for no good reason. And every good reason. Breathe. Breathe. #TheHorrorsPersistButSoDoI #Haiku #Poetry

Watch Duty currently says the Hughes Fire is 3,400 acres. Stay safe, y’all. And remember to mask up if you have to go outside.

Laughter among friends reminds my body that joy still lives within it. #TheHorrorsPersistButSoDoI #Haiku #Poetry

What to do when you see ICE - resources in thread: When informing your community, remember "S.A.L.U.T.E." Report ICE/CBP sightings to a local rapid response network (more info below 👇)

that moment when gender is definitely an unchangable biological truth so you have to enforce it via fascistic law

ICE is planning immigration raids starting Tuesday. Please amplify.

“Man comes to the door, asks if the King’s inside. Tell me. What’s he really asking?” “He’s asking, ‘May I kill your guest?’…He’s asking, ‘Will you hand over to me one more victim to add to the long slow massacre that is becoming our history.’ To which an honest man answers - “ “No.”

Shockingly few people are talking about the toxic air and water in LA. It’s eerily reminiscent of early days of the pandemic when we were assured we didn’t have to mask Listen to air quality experts. The same folk educating about IAQ & COVID are providing life saving info now. And wear a mask.

My fiction podcast, The Godfrey Audio Guide, came to a close at the end of December. First, I didn’t post about it because it was the holidays and also I was sick with a nasty cold. Then I didn’t post about it or our upcoming Q&A episode because Los Angeles was on fire.

It’s been a hard few days, and I’m not even directly impacted by the fires. (Not so far, anyway.) LA is my adopted home, and it’s overwhelming to watch so much of it vanish in an instant. #LosAngelesFires #LAFires

Here are some volunteer opportunities today related to the Los Angeles fires. Please amplify. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

If you know anyone with a GoFundMe campaign related to the Los Angeles fires have them apply to this. If approved, GoFundMe will supplement the fundraiser with a grant. Please amplify. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Just made a creative to-do list for 2025 - a mix of writing new projects and editing existing ones. Though I think of it as less a to-do list and more a way to focus my energy. Because history has proven time and again that I simply will not be able to tackle everything. But hey, a girl can dream.

The Los Angeles Public Library and the Library Foundation are thrilled to announce the next open call for creative Angelenos to apply for the LAPL Creators in Residence program: lapl.org/creators ⁠

Finally upgraded my laptop for the first time in 10 years. I feel like a brand new woman.

“Answers to the deepest of secrets are yours. Or would be, if only you could sift through them.” Experience the next stop on #TheGodfreyAudioGuide with Episode 63 - “Rifts & Beginnings”. Now available wherever you get your podcasts 💚 #AudioDrama #AudioFiction #FableAndFolly

Around this time every year, I share a list of ways to support Native people. From supporting Indigenous people seeking abortion care to defending Native voting rights and keeping Native families together, here are some causes worth supporting. 🧵

I never outgrew my theatre kid phase, but I’m letting the high school version run wild today. (The shirt is circa 2008 or so)

HR 9495 has passed the House this morning, and moving on to the Senate. I'm disappointed, but sustained pressure dropped the D yes votes from 50 down to 15, which is progress Now we set our sights on killing it in the Senate. We need all of you to keep fighting to protect nonprofit workers