Markee living a life of leisure.

“Mock mercilessly anyone using generative AI until they cry” is the new “punch a Nazi.”

Femmunism withdraws from fascism’s martial time. It is uninterested in all of fascism’s emotions: its seething grievance, coddled resentment, wounded pride, hallucinatory nostalgia, manic grandeur. - McKenzie Wark in @eflux.bsky.social www.e-flux.com/journal/163/...

Such beautiful art in this issue of Reed Magazine. It also features my essay, “Hysteria in 49 Segments,” about Lanie (my sister), her health crisis, Charcot and hysterics, and her death due to a wreck after recovering from the health crisis.

“When I walked into that capitol building, it was 2026. When I walked out, it was pre-1965.” — Rep. Justin Jones

The TN GOP removed every Democrat (which was also every Black person) from any committees. This country has done too much harm and continues to harm Black people.

I’m finding this attitude among my students too. It’s glorious.

ICYMI — After Republicans stripped majority-Black Memphis of representation, this was @brotherjones.bsky.social in the rotunda. Damn. (From NC5)

“HANDS OFF MEMPHIS!” Protestors & Democratic legislators leave the scene of the crime arm in arm, after Tennessee Republicans broke the law to strip Memphis of representation with a racist 9-0 map, drowning out the majority Black city with white power. @GovBillLee

Texas Tech is no longer an institute of higher learning.

Grateful to have work in this gorgeous issue. “Hysteria in 49 Segments” is an enumerated essay about my sister’s health crisis just to lose her from a hit and run wreck plus Charcot and hysteria (as a lens of trauma and loss in the body).

The state government of Tennessee is trying to take over the city of Memphis—a majority Black city. They want to redistrict further disenfranchising Memphians. The state recently passed legislation to take over the local schools in Memphis.

Uniter SEIU’s Ball without Billionaires sucked the O2 out of “Temu Lex Luthor” Bezos’ #MetGala #DemVoice1 #ResistanceUnited #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory 🎥 @thenewsmovement

Every time a tv show character gets interrogated by cops, I scream, “lawyer,” at the TV. I’ve decided it’s propaganda to make us all forget that the only thing we should say in that situation is “lawyer.”

Brian DePalma’s Carrie is showing at the small historic theater in town. I’m so ready to watch Carrie burn it all down.

This is an abortion ban

The Supreme Court is an illegitimate institution. This remains the case.

Tomorrow is the last day of classes for me! Only grading left. I’m so ready to watch movies, stay up late reading/writing, hike in the woods, and swim in lakes (will still have to wait a bit for the water to be warm enough).

More of this, please! Can we watch this over and over, instead of the fuhrer's speech?

I love Milwaukee. What a fun walkable city.

For years, @eldiagram.bsky.social has been my dream journal, and I finally published with them! I have two new poems in the latest issue and I’m so, so, so happy about it 💕 This is an excerpt from the first piece, inspired by Zelda trading quests. Read here: thediagram.com/26_1/hester....

I just realized the students who stop attending after the first month and then try to show up during the last two weeks are literally living my recurring nightmare.

“I am trying to get people to see not only the Delta, but also the way that the Delta is this mirror to America. But there is a veil over the mirror. If you lift off the veil and then you look closely, you do see America staring back at you.” youtube.com/watch?v=EKsM...

Oh JFC. Christofascists are the dumbest people and proof that in this world white mediocrity gets you into positions of extreme power.

Between a threat on our campus this week and now tornado watches, my nerves are frazzled. And it’s only Tuesday. And this doesn’t include the fascism though it is related (climate change, mental healthcare).

I blame Reagan for everything.

Grief as a state of mind, an opening, a sinkhole, a flailing, a window into history, a caress, a crash, a sudden shift in the air, a deepening of emotion, a block, a refusal, a gap, a brokenness, a sense of place, an overwhelm, a friendship, a devotion, a screen, a scream

Into the woods today. My happy place.

I think, but am not certain, Michigan (central michigan) winter has ended. Sunny and 60 today.

Today was a great teaching day. All credit to my students.

My CW students read Tommy Orange’s “New Jesus” for today and realized that most of us are Harold.

Call your reps and senators. I have called mine: Slotkin, Peters, and that asshole Moolenar.

Get all your colleagues on board!

You know that you’re in congress right? That congress has powers? Instead of passing the buck, you and your colleagues should do something.

Watching Dems do nothing is like watching the movie Funny Games after he breaks the eggs and she gives him more eggs instead of bashing his head in with a skillet.

And one of my senators just posted about basketball. Nuclear war is imminent, destruction and death, but yay basketball. @slotkin.senate.gov I’m talking about you.

I’ve been doing a lot of writing among all this grading and other work duties, and the end of the world. And I just read a line in a book about how writing defies the state (Liliana’s Invincible Summer). Keeps the record the state wants us to forget.

Online rumors got me hopeful for a moment until I saw it was only rumors.

Can't help but think that if the Humanities had been required in techbros' education we might have avoided them interpreting every dystopian cautionary tale as an instruction manual. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

“Rowling has made it abundantly clear that she thinks attacking transgender people via the legal system is a worthwhile cause and a good use of her vast personal fortune…there’s no way to watch this show without supporting Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting…”

For a small town, we ended up with a protest that was multiple blocks longs.

Just realized Hot Fuzz is an action/comedy remake of The Wicker Man. Yes, I know the main actor from the latter was also in the former.

I’m weeping over what Trump and the Republicans are doing to higher ed. I got my PhD from UNT. And now UNT is being destroyed.

We ended up raising over $19,000 for the Trans Continental Pipeline. I love this little web site SO MUCH. 🏳️‍⚧️💜

After teaching, it was cooler but still pleasant enough for a long trek around the woods.

Sunny and 60 in central Michigan. One of my classes convinced me to have class outside. Oh, it was glorious!

Every picture of ICE agents in airports is just this again

Trump is in Memphis blaming Black kids and their parents for all the crime. Nothing about the redlining, the food deserts, the lack of public transit, and broken infrastructure. One Black person at the table with him discussing a majority Black city. I hate that guy so much.

It’s 57 degrees and sunny in Central Michigan. I will be outside for the rest of daylight!