sometimes I think about how a professor once said to never put an Xbox in a poem to make sure the poem can be understood by readers in the future and how twenty five years later I remember what he said bc he mentioned an Xbox but I can’t remember his name

Minneapolis, today. Note how three agents holding the civilian down. Why spray? www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

Absolutely massive turnout at the ICE Rapid Response training in Pittsburgh tonight, hosted by Frontline Dignity. Over 500 people showed up, including dozens from out of county & out of state.

The world has entered “an era of global water bankruptcy” with irreversible consequences, according to a new United Nations report. https://cnn.it/4qxGTNX

“One notable MIT study found that 95 percent of companies that integrated AI saw zero meaningful growth in revenue. For coding tasks, one of AI’s most widely hyped applications, another study showed that programmers who used AI coding tools actually became slower at their jobs.”

The poem we're all trying to write right now only Gary Larson did it better, and with cows.

I know dry January is all the rage, but what are our feelings about wet January

If you're a writer, wondering why you should bother writing with the world on fire. It feels like it's not important, I need you to understand that it is. Even if it is just because it keeps you moving forward? Even if it only brings YOU joy, that gives you energy to fight & survive.

I know things are frightening right now, but don't forget to share people's art alongside all the news! I feel like I haven't seen much of the writing community getting traction on the TL lately but art has never been more important

the defining book of my middle school career 🦇

Grok is so much worse than you think.

Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic. The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.

so much to cover right now, but a thread i just want to throw out there from my reporting is that the car rental market in minneapolis is reportedly totally screwed up right now because ICE has cleared the inventory. rental companies should have to answer for supplying vehicles used in terror.

If you're feeling helpless re: MN, look to the student leaders at Roosevelt High School: after ICE showed up aggro on campus, they staged a walkout — & now they're raising $ to help feed their classmates and their families Can you Venmo $5? account.venmo.com/u/roosevelta...

Yeah man all my friends in Minnesota are buying high viz vests and forming human chains at class dismissals because ICE is targeting and tear gassing schools. I wonder why parents would want information about that.

This is completely fucking unacceptable. Shut this terrorist government down until it stops brutalizing its own citizens.

A few months ago, ICE hired me I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!" My latest for Slate

U.S. citizen detained by ICE: “…they finally told me that they could offer undocumented family members of mine legal protection if I have any…or money, in exchange for giving them the names of protest organizers, or undocumented persons. I was shocked, and told them no.”

Oh. Well, I’m headed to Wendy’s, anyone want anything?

My 14yo tells me kids who use ChatGPT are referred to as "third-party thinkers"

This was my spouse’s first Jewish community as a kid

Do you know how bad you have to fuck up to radicalize St. Cloud?

Trump's thugs are going hog wild and tossing gas around in one of the busiest commercial districts in Minneapolis, just a mile or so from where I live. Complete insanity. (vid via Ford Fischer on X)

A key stretch in this post: ICE has extended its reach from merely detaining immigrants to *arresting protesters.* This is an entirely different pretext for the occupation. The supply of potential "protesters" (which they get to define) is much larger than the supply of immigrants.

Talking w/my spouse about what I should do for an icebreaker activity for the first day of my Writing Medicine class Ori: give everyone a shot of grape children’s dimetapp and do a writing exercise! Me: thank you but no

No photos to share, but the ICE Out of OKC demonstration had a great turnout with lots of energy and *lots* of support from vehicles passing by. One sign had an enduring message from one of Oklahoma's best: "All you fascists bound to lose."

I took a quiz online that, to no one’s surprise, says I am fearful/avoidant attached. Now I keep getting updates in my email about how bad my attachment style is. I get it OK

um what the fuck

New research confirms what many of us see: there's a large internal migration of LGBTQ people in the US, especially trans people, to friendlier states & cities. Since 11/2024, 9% of all trans people have moved to another state, 43% have considered moving. www.mapresearch.org/2025-norc-su...

QUEER EVERYTHING. QUEER HARDER. QUEER NOW AND TOMORROW AND YESTERDAY. QUEER THE FUTURE. QUEER THE BLACK HOLE AT THE CENTER OF OUR GALAXY EVERYTHING IS QUEER NOW

The decision has been made to break an American city. It is an experiment. We must do all we can (legally) to help Minneapolis hold on.

NOBEL COMMITTEE STATEMENT: “Once announced, the Nobel Prize cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred to another person.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Maybe helpful for pottery people

WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to: * 8 people shot * 5 of which were U.S. citizens * 2 died * no victims drew a weapon The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...

A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter. I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.

Perhaps more egregious than fraud is that states aren't required to spend all the TANF money they receive. "Nebraska was sitting on $91 million. Hawaii had $380 million, enough to provide every poor child in the state with $10,000. Tennessee topped the list with $790 million." — Matthew Desmond

PEOPLE has published at least 19 stories on ICE’s abuses this week alone: people.com/politics/

they didn’t leak it to make the shooter look innocent, but to make the victim look guilty. not guilty of a crime. guilty of having a visibly queer wife. guilty of liberalism. guilty of opposing the regime. they don’t seek to exonerate themselves, only to demonstrate who deserves to die.

This week, a few writers have told me they don't know how to promote their books in the face of the ever-horrifying news cycle. So just for the record: PLEASE promote your books. We need your books. Your histories, your fictions, your contributions to human knowledge. Without them, what's the point?

Would be cool if we could not let them get away with this.

We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.

So heartwarming to see a parent picking up their child from school.

don't cry ok... tardigrade

“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...” A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today. lithub.com/renee-nicole...

masked, unidentified goons who assault and murder with impunity. a literal gestapo.

"Renee was one of the kindest people I’ve ever known,” her mother said. “She was extremely compassionate. She’s taken care of people all her life. She was loving, forgiving and affectionate. She was an amazing human being.” www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...

Walz: "Do you have no decency? We have someone dead in their car for no reason whatsoever. I don't want to be right about this, but I said if they do this they're gonna create a chaotic situation where someone innocent is gonna get killed. And they did it."

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