Selective application of the term "terrorist" has long been leveraged by the American empire to manipulate human impulses such as patriotism & fear. That manipulation has often been racist & colonialist at its core, enabling genocides & land theft to this day. 1/2

Appreciate you & so many similar responses to my recent appearance on @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social. Bravo to bestie Jon Stewart for making space for nuanced conversation in a hot-take world!

On the native prairies of North America, green is the problem, with trees like the eastern red cedar choking out grasslands. orionmagazine.org/article/prai... by @sarahsmarsh.bsky.social

“Real love requires true attention—seeing another being for what they are, rather than casting upon them projections of our own pain.” I am estranged from my mother & this sentence from @sarahsmarsh.bsky.social just perfectly articulated why all my interactions with my mom feel quietly devastating.

@sarahsmarsh.bsky.social This piece is included in her book "Bone of the Bone". 2/2

Great take from @sarahsmarsh.bsky.social #luigimangione

The best response I’ve seen @sarahsmarsh.bsky.social

Throwing a reading party at 8th Street Taproom on December 22 to say "so long for now" to Lawrence, Kansas. I'll read some stuff, and so will folks like @sarahsmarsh.bsky.social, @danhoyt.bsky.social, @rmccarthyjames.bsky.social, @chancedibben.bsky.social and more. I'd love to see you there.

Let's consider "...the many groups rendered invisible by political stereotypes —liberal working-class men, conservative people of color, progressive Christians, and just about any instance of complexity within demographics viewed as monoliths..." Read "Bone of the Bone" by @sarahsmarsh.bsky.social

I realized that without the life works of @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social @jeffsharlet.bsky.social @sarahsmarsh.bsky.social @sarahkendzior.bsky.social and @rickperlstein.bsky.social my book on psychology of freedom wouldn't have been possible. I'm grateful they opened my eyes.

Reminder that bidding is on the way to recieve a handwritten postcard from @sarahsmarsh.bsky.social, award-winning journalist and author of HEARTLAND and BONE OF THE BONE. Don't miss out! https://buff.ly/4g0xqJq

I always appreciate what @sarahsmarsh.bsky.social brings to the table—especially as I’ve gotten clearer about my own class identity in recent years. youtu.be/UC-VkbEpac4?...

Great coverage by @niemanlab.org and @andrewdeck.bsky.social of our Digital Millennium Copyright Act claims against OpenAI. For digital publishers unhappy with the use of their content to create AI bots that compete with news business, this is the path forward. www.niemanlab.org/2024/11/copy...

Sarah Smarsh's new book is a must-read for our times. bookshop.org/p/books/bone...

@sarahsmarsh.bsky.social explains that is how you help poor people—give them money.

just got home and picked up this week’s library haul (digging into the latest from @sarahsmarsh.bsky.social tonight, as a treat!)

I've long written about intersections of the political & the intimate. Those of you who already survived what might've killed you--abuse or chronic pain or or or--by finding your unshakeable core: You're stronger than this burgeoning regime, as weak as its egos are large. It's your time to lead.

"Journalists need to understand how distributing true and useful information out into the world can be its own rewarding service — no matter what happens next." www.niemanlab.org/2024/11/what...

Trump and the FBI are not enemies. They are longtime collaborators. Two former heads of the FBI went on to work for the Russian mafia. Another, James Comey, removed the head of the Russian mafia from the ten most wanted list for no good reason in December 2015. From HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT:

The most illuminating post-mortem conversation on why the Democrats lost was @sarahsmarsh.bsky.social on The Weekly show with Jon Stewart. youtu.be/UC-VkbEpac4

As a product of white working class people in a "red" state, her work resonates with me. Unsurprisingly, most news media seem to misunderstand the nuanced complexity of people considered the working poor, often implying that we would all feel comfortable at a Trump rally. 2/

I recommend reading the entire Guardian article posted below. It is included in a new book by @sarahsmarsh.bsky.social, "Bone of the Bone". Published in October 2016, just before 45 was elected the first time, the insights hold true for November 2024. 1/

Just saw a rather anachronistic meme sarcastically saying fauci spent his whole career studying vaccines just to trick "rednecks," and I cannot emphasize enough how the classism and anti-ruralism of that kind of statement are a big factor in how we got here.

What a great conversation with #JonStewart and @sarahsmarsh.bsky.social on working class as an identity www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC-V...

The opposite of the "nothing" Europeans thought they saw, the prairie is one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world. Restoring it requires eradicating the "green glacier" that's displaced it: cedar trees. @sarahsmarsh.bsky.social in @orionmagazine.bsky.social:

Just listened to @sarahsmarsh.bsky.social and @thedailyshow.com #JonStewart. They discussed how #MiddleClass doesn't necessarily resonate with #WorkingClass. I think that the use of #UneducatedVoter terminology by media & campaigns was enormously alienating & damaging for the Dem cause.

Let us never forget how repulsive the email fundraising companies are as they steal peoples hard earned money in concert with both parties to enrich themselves and the parasitic strategist class.

"We became too woke, let's get back to center" is a disturbing pathology at this point. Symptoms include inability to hold socioeconomic class + social justice in the same thought and apparent denial that Bernie almost got the nomination twice. Breathtaking to watch & we all suffer for the delu$ion

just want everyone to see the exact moment I became pro-death penalty

"If a woman doesn't look woman enough to a Republican, they want to be able to inspect your genitals to use a bathroom? It's disgusting. Everyone should reject it completely... they're endangering women, they're endangering girls of all kind, and everyone should reject it. It's gross." - AOC

What will a second Trump term mean for the Freedom of Information Act? Me: “It’s gonna be a battle, it is already a battle to get records, but it’s gonna be a battle. And to be quite honest, I kind of enjoy the battle.” @niemanlab.org www.niemanlab.org/2024/11/what...

Dear Editors — If you’re considering publishing an article about issues related to transgender people, then perhaps you should consider assigning that article to a transgender journalist. Don’t have any transgender journalists in your newsroom? @transjournalists.org has several valuable resources:

To say I’m over the moon is an understatement. What a phenomenal magazine, and to share pages with Sarah Smarsh @sarahsmarsh.bsky.social, Ross Gay, Leslie Jamison, and Margaret Atwood, just to name a few, is incredible to me. I’m excited for this to hit mailboxes/shelves/screens with my poem in it.

This essay by @sarahsmarsh.bsky.social in the new Orion should not be missed!

Absolutely fantastic by @sarahsmarsh.bsky.social I'll mail it to the first Commentariat member to call dibs

We recently visited a few MN state parks on the prairie. 1 had first-hand accounts of what the endless prairie was like, but but I couldn’t picture it when looking at farms & trees. @sarahsmarsh.bsky.social ‘s article explains the hard work needed to restore them. orionmagazine.org/article/prai...

Another fantastic episode of #theweeklyshow with @sarahsmarsh.bsky.social Full of brilliant insights and especially fascinating to listen to as a Brit (a country famously obsessed with class). Understanding the role it plays in identity is vital, but eternally nuanced and mutable.

Just listened to @sarahsmarsh.bsky.social on The Weekly Show. As someone who grew up on a dairy farm in rural WI and had to move to NJ/NY area for a career, what she had to say really resonated with me. The Dems would be very smart to tap into her knowledge and experience.

What @sarahsmarsh.bsky.social said. All of it. youtu.be/UC-VkbEpac4?...

Still trying to sort out what happened? Check out @sarahsmarsh.bsky.social on the November 14th installment of @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social Wowza.

When you lose, you figure out why. Lot of that going on. All valuable. But great points get lost in the noise This @sarahsmarsh.bsky.social chat on The Weekly Show is one of the best post-election talks on The Big Why. I found it insightful. Perhaps you will as well. youtu.be/UC-VkbEpac4?...

Just watched @sarahsmarsh.bsky.social on Jon Stewart. It was amazing. The discussion of place and identity really was an important topic that really hasn't been addressed. As a geographer, I was impressed with the clarity you brought place into identity politics. Not everyone is looking to leave

For anyone interested in the elction and how Dems move forward, @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social has a great discussion with @sarahsmarsh.bsky.social regarding working class identity. This threads into Bernie Sanders' critique of decades of Dem drift. m.youtube.com/watch?v=UC-V...

Le podcast @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social de Jon Stewart représente le niveau de production que j'aimerais atteindre. Dans le dernier ép, il reçoit @sarahsmarsh.bsky.social pour expliquer pourquoi les démocrates ont perdu l'électorat des travailleurs. Tout simplement excellent youtu.be/UC-VkbEpac4

This old post by @sarahsmarsh.bsky.social becomes current since Maloney's daughter filed to run for a NYC city council seat thereby nurturing dynastic politics. (H/t to @saraklind.bsky.social for Maloney news). Separately, watch Smarsh on the latest "The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart"

youtube.com/watch?v=UC-V.... @sarahsmarsh.bsky.social delivers, what I think, is by far the most insightful analysis on why the 'left' continue to be so bad at politics.

"Information without context strikes the mind, but peters out before the heart." On how news is presented. Journalist @sarahsmarsh.bsky.social from her new book, "Bone of the Bone"

Another incredible discussion @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social with another amazing guest @sarahsmarsh.bsky.social here on youtube: youtu.be/UC-VkbEpac4?...

Appreciate you

I thought the podcast @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social did with @sarahsmarsh.bsky.social was really insightful on this topic