I am excited to announce the upcoming publication of my debut poetry collection, How to Escape a Burning House, from @finishinglinepress.bsky.social. The expected publication date is 9/15/25, but preordering is available now through 7/15/25. You can preorder through eileenwrites.net. Thank you!

Is it going to be OK? Find out here. open.substack.com/pub/notesfro...

@booker.senate.gov dismantles a Confederate monument.

Well done @booker.senate.gov. Well done, indeed.

Listen to Sen Cory Booker rip into anyone who voted for the CR! He’s pledged to hold the floor tonight for as long as possible. Let’s lift him up and show him support as he gets in good trouble! @booker.senate.gov @corybooker.com

Dear American citizens, whatever you wish more German citizens would have done in 1933, do that now.

New Mindfield post, especially for parents...or anyone who feels like they're failing at life. open.substack.com/pub/notesfro...

Democrats Huddle To Decide How Best To Let Massive Republican Fuck-Up Slip Through Fingers

1) JVL’s Law: Any institution not explicitly anti-Trump will eventually become useful to Trump. 2) Stop viewing political life through the lens of American politics as we have known it, and adopt the viewpoint of dissident movements in autocratic states. www.thebulwark.com/p/how-to-thi...

“The reality is that a mass movement is not going to arise around protecting institutions. The way for us to actually protect our institutions is to rally together behind leaders who commit to reforming them.” open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

If only America would protect school children the way it protects Teslas.

In case you want some sweet news today. I’m volunteering at the book fair at my kid’s school, and discovered Dav Pilkey paid for the whole thing. For the entire school. Every kid pre-k through fifth grade (the whole school) goes home with two free books.

A new post, just for you. And for me. And for anyone who learned calm as a survival mechanism. open.substack.com/pub/notesfro...

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Don’t be overwhelmed Just do #OneThing each day to Build community Stand up against evil Love your neighbor Serve the oppressed Show compassion Advance justice Defend democracy Spread joy Today=Reflection and prayer

If I could speak to the heads of big law firms, I would ask: Is the risk of losing some clients worth betraying your oath to the rule of law? To everyone nodding but refusing to take a stand, I say: You are ignoring Martin Niemöller’s message. It is you that Martin Luther King Jr. was condemning.

We, the people, hold the power. It's time to remind the GOP that they work for US, not the other way around. We are the ones they should fear, because together, we can create a brighter future for all.

Are you in a slump? This post is for you: notesfromthemindfield.substack.com/p/how-to-get...

If you’re in the neighborhood…

We have put a simple letter to your Rep to THANK THEM for standing up, or to TORCH those that lost their damn courage. (Yes, we also have a special message for Republicans as well). You can email all 3 of your Reps with this: Flood those inboxes! action.demcast.com/a/fightforus

Question from my 11yo: is the “s” or the “c” silent in the word “scent”?

If you're boycotting AMZ, but still want to buy/read books: please, have a look at whether the relevant big publisher/small press/indie author sells direct This month and last is hitting everyone's book sales hard, and all of us - trad, small press & indie alike - still need to pay our bills :)

Don’t be overwhelmed Just do #OneThing each day to Build community Stand up against evil Love your neighbor Serve the oppressed Show compassion Advance justice Defend democracy Spread joy Today=community meeting at church #BetterTogether @reedhoward.bsky.social @dalepoak.bsky.social

I founded and chair an "elite law firm" and we are not in retreat. I have spoken with many other "elite" firm leaders that are staffing up. What the WSJ means is large corporate law firms. Please do not confuse quality with cowardice.

My newest Mindfield post: open.substack.com/pub/notesfro...

Freddie Mercury didn't go into the studio and nail the vocals for "The Show Must Go On" in one take while dying of AIDS for you to despair and give up now. Take the time you need, but then get up and get back out there. The show must go on.

Might save a life.

My latest Notes From the Mindfield post is a love letter to you. notesfromthemindfield.substack.com/p/a-love-let...

Sixty years ago today, John Lewis and Hosea Williams led marchers across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in a peaceful stand against the violence and voter suppression that prevented Black Americans from fully exercising their rights to vote.

We are working on launching an ALT DOGE website. It will soon feature a team page listing all of Elon’s staffers, our own wall of receipts (tracking the money he’s taking from America), and a section to help Americans keep tabs on the false claims on Doge’s website—which now exceed 52%.

It’s been six days since Chief Justice Roberts’s “administrative” stay in the foreign aid cases. That almost certainly means (1) someone’s dissenting; (2) the Court is trying to reach a compromise; or (3) both. Hard to be sure which it is, but the continuing pause is itself producing plenty of harm.

NEW: The Trump administration claims gutting federal agencies will save money, but cutting the IRS means the government collects less taxes. “If you’re interested in the deficit and curbing it, why would you cut back on the revenue side?” one expert asks. By @andykroll.bsky.social

The Heritage Foundation has a short survey about DOGE and cuts to government spending if you’d like to share your thoughts: secured.heritage.org/the-doge-sur...

A reminder for these times.

My newest Notes From the Mindfield is all about resistance. open.substack.com/pub/notesfro...

This is also Ch 12 in “On Tyranny”.

An 11-year-old girl took her own life in Texas after she was tormented by classmates who threatened to call ICE and have her family deported. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Federal employee terminations will cause widespread economic damage even beyond the hardships for specific employees How many federal workers live in your state or county or congressional district? I made an little interactive site to tell you economic.github.io/federal_work...

It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too. EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them. Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

Family includes everyone! ❤️

Trump is weaponizing financial payments: here's what you can do. Steal This Post. Please. www.programmablemutter.com/p/trump-is-w...

This is where you go to tell the National Park Service to restore the word "transgender" in its entry on the Stonewall monument. (Scroll down.)

A quick resistance task: 1. Google Gulf of Mexico 2. “Gulf of America" is the top 3. Click on the three little dots to the right of it 4. Select "Send Feedback" 5. Click on "Gulf Of America" 6. Select "Inaccurate content" 7. Select "Incorrect" and type in "The correct name is “Gulf of Mexico"

Letter to My Kids' Teachers - my latest Mindfield post. notesfromthemindfield.substack.com/p/letter-to-...