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So fun to see "Body Weather" on the list. And so many other incredible looking books!

I read “Caliban and the Witch” and thought it had an interesting thesis. But this is the trouble with being a non-historian— you don’t always know when someone is shirking scholarship. This was a great article explaining the book’s issues muse.jhu.edu/pub/56/artic...

Well this is bleak

People not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .

Hearing "you're too young to be sick" is something that reflects the reality the MAHA movement is trying to create: that there is only one way to exist as a worker, and it's to be fully productive and able-bodied. Which is just not the reality for so many people: substack.com/home/post/p-...

Keith Porter was shot and killed by an off duty ICE agent on NYE, leaving his family to bear the expense. His loved ones have created a GoFundMe. Please donate/share if you can. gofund.me/839a8c4bd

Dear god I hope so. It would be a nice change from this past year.

It's long, but I loved this article so much! Brings more depth to a movie that's already chock full of it.

A pair of snowy owls on the coast of Chicago

I've been thinking about this a lot over the last few weeks. And I'm so so thrilled at the election results from last night, but things in the Chicagoland area are still pretty dire. open.substack.com/pub/loboisso...

The whole thread is worth a read. Truly deplorable conditions at Broadview.

When the Supreme Court allowed immigration agents to consider race during sweeps, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said that citizens shouldn’t worry because if they’re detained, agents will “promptly let the individual go.” For these Americans, that wasn’t true.

Had an absolutely wonderful conversation with @anjanakhatwa.bsky.social about her new book for @hypertextmagazine.bsky.social. Anyone who loves nature should pick it up--there's so much to learn about rocks and the ways they shape us. www.hypertextmag.com/listening-to...

I'm sorry, what?? Just ... what?

Did I write this because I had a bad dream about my book coming out and no one reading it? Who can say. But also, Moby Dick is fun, actually. open.substack.com/pub/loboisso...

Photos: The No Kings protest drew massive crowds Downtown to decry President Trump. blockclubchi.co/4nir77h

In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and police repression, we put together an extensive reading list about border and police abolition.

The No Kings March in Chicago is one of the largest gatherings I’ve seen here. Looking down from by the river, the crowd stretches for blocks down Michigan Ave and wraps around Wacker Dr. This video is from a few minutes ago and the end of the protest is nowhere in sight. @blockclubchi.bsky.social

I’ve been a little bummed that this article didn’t get more traction. Impossible to predict what will do well on Substack. Maybe others just figured out the secret to thriving art ecosystems before I did? open.substack.com/pub/loboisso...

Things are pretty terrible in Chicago right now and I wrote about just a little bit of it. And because I must always be *on brand* I included a little bit about our unseasonal weather, too. substack.com/home/post/p-...

My husband was detained by ICE today Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away I have had zero contact or updates since #SOS @duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov

My current thoughts on this book coming out: AAAHHHHHHHHHH EEEEEEE YAYYYYY! I’m such an eloquent writer.

I also want to reiterate how grateful I am for the support from @columbiajournalism.bsky.social for the Lukas Prize. It really helped me make my book the best it could be. And the Lukas Prizes are open for submissions again! journalism.columbia.edu/lukas

I'm not sure I've come to fully coherent thoughts on cuts to the NEA, NEH, and CPB. But I'm seeing the effects within my communities, and they're scary. Art matters. Journalism matters. History matters. We need to find ways to sustain it. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Here's my weekly must-reads list and some thoughts about Trump's AI slop post declaring war against Chicago. Trump is attempting to blur the line between reality and his fascist, annihilatory fantasies of control and domination. That means we, and the truth, must break free.

I am not at the beach and I am probably not going to the beach this weekend, but that doesn't mean I can't read things that count as "beach reads!" My list of some favorites from this summer, and a little on the strange history of beach books. open.substack.com/pub/loboisso...

There's been a lot of wildfire smoke in Chicago this year, coming down from Canada (worse, ofc, for the folks who live nearby in Canada). I'm always puzzled/annoyed by the phrasing "unhealthy for sensitive groups" so I decided to write about it. open.substack.com/pub/loboisso...

Calling all Illinois #Covid-cautious people! Organizers are trying to get a bill into the state legislature that would protect the right to wear medical masks (and prevent future attempts at banning them). I interviewed one of those organizers here: open.substack.com/pub/loboisso...

Was this an excuse to write about my cat? Yes. But do I also think of him as a disability teacher? Yes. And I love his scruffy little face. open.substack.com/pub/loboisso...

Oh hey look, cute braces for exactly the joints I have that most need support!

This week’s newsletter is about ASL, deaf schools, and Alexander Graham Bell. All inspired by things I’ve learned from my Queer ASL class, one of my favorite weekly activities! open.substack.com/pub/loboisso...

Loved this book and it offered a lot of inspiration while writing my own book on weather and chronic illness!

By the numbers, this Senate bill: ➡️adds $3.3 trillion to the national debt, according to estimates. ➡️could cut up to 12 million people off of their health care coverage. ➡️provides $114 billion in tax cuts to the top one percent. @garrisonhayes.bsky.social breaks it down.

So far everything about this administration seems aimed at killing and immiserating the largest number of people possible.

Alright, I finally did it. I have a newsletter, where I'm writing about chronic illness, disability, the environment, and writing. First post was an introduction, this one is all about going to physical therapy again and again and again ad nauseam. Give it a read? open.substack.com/pub/loboisso...

A unique features of the late Iron Age Lattara site in southern France : the presence of shell decorations on the dirt floors. The best-preserved example depicts a galloping equine (donkey or horse), made from tellins (a small marine shell common along the Languedoc coast). #MolluscMonday

If you are arrested today protesting the Trump administration in Illinois, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at [email protected].

You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you? (Is the ransom in dollar-bucks?)

This is such a cool project/bit of history. Anyone want to learn Esperanto with me and open an anti-fascist gluten-free bakery? I already did a little Esperanto on Duolingo (not that it got me very far).

Saw the new Mission Impossible movie over the weekend. (Small spoiler incoming) Partner joked that in this franchise, resuscitating Ethan Hunt from near death is basically the equivalent of having sex, since it's always the ladies who do it. 😅

I need you to make calls to Congress because on Tuesday, the House Committee responsible for Medicaid is meeting to slash funding for Medicaid—the health program 80 million Americans rely on, the health program that has kept me alive. This piece is not paywalled, it is not locked—please share it.

Combination of daily news and watching “Andor” really has my nervous system ratcheted up to the highest level. More politicians speaking out like this please!

Didn't realize I needed trolls in my day, but I really did.

Such a pleasure to meet one of the jurors for the award!! It’s so lovely to hear from the people who champion your work

What a cool story! Nice work @mayaweihaas.bsky.social

Love to see ancient plants!!

This this this.

Everyone should read this, especially for the bits in the article that give us some insight into what these detention prisons used by ICE are like. And no one, no one, should be traveling to the US if they can avoid it. No one. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...