Four calling birds ❌ Four new deal announcements ✅ Congratulations to Ryan Kunz, @rebekahmckendry.bsky.social & @davidianmckendry.bsky.social, S.B. West, and @karanewhouse.bsky.social on your new books!

Short thread 🧵 1/ In Florida (and nationwide) under Trump's 2nd admin, ICE has expanded its use of "detainers," the controversial and longstanding practice of holding people in jail -- many on minor charges -- past their release date to turn them over to ICE custody for possible deportation.

@karanewhouse.bsky.social and I looked into this key method the Trump administration has used to fuel mass deportations, and how it has impacted a local family: suncoastsearchlight.org/ice-jail-bon...

"For generations, the federal government has served as a ladder to the middle class for Black Americans who were shut out of jobs because of discrimination." Trump's changing that. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/u...

When I hear MAHA messaging, I remember the Republican backlash to Michelle Obama's school lunch initiative. "In some ways, Michelle Obama’s health policy efforts walked so MAHA could run. But you won’t find many Republicans acknowledging that." ‪@bcrodriguez.bsky.social 19thnews.org/2025/08/mich...

A consequence of the Loper Bright case/overruling of Chevron. Net neutrality regulations were "aimed at preventing internet service providers like Verizon or Comcast from blocking or degrading the delivery of services from competitors like Netflix and YouTube." www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/t...

Useful tips here - How to find hidden cameras in an Airbnb, according to a security expert www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2024/...

I've been listening to backlist episodes of Minorities in Publishing after interviewing @jbakernyc.bsky.social for a forthcoming @slj.com article. Great podcast for authors and aspiring authors. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

There is a lot that's less than fun about preparing for job interviews but one aspect I enjoy is reading/watching/listening to a lot of great accountability reporting that news outlets are doing around the country. (Despite the many challenges of the industry.)

I'm obsessed with this cover for UMBC Magazine. And oh yes, I wrote the cover story! It's about the current popularity of women's sports and all the cool things happening with the women Retrievers. umbc.edu/stories/the-...

"We did not end injustice and neither will you But still we made strides so we know you can too Make peace with our incomplete power & use it for good Cause there's so much to do" This song captures how learning history keeps me inspired to fight for a better future. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPyK...

Podcast on students writing Dear Math letters with a teacher from High Tech High (Sarah Strong). Features Amy Park and myself talking about hierarchies in math class, and how to disrupt them! #MathSky #ITeachMath #EduSky www.kqed.org/mindshift/62... @karanewhouse.bsky.social