if you liked this great story about how zohran's campaign and youth outreach, you should 1) donate to the gofundme started by TV's laid-off workers: www.gofundme.com/f/help-laido... and 2) hire lex, who i genuinely believe is a generational talent as a politics writer

finally some good news:

16 million children rely on SNAP benefits. Republicans are literally stealing the food out of babies’ mouths.

We are launching a new report on Nov 3 on pandemics and inequality. More information below mg.co.za/partner-cont...

Good morning to this woman only

this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.

I would like to thank Mike Johnson, House Republican leadership, and Karoline Leavitt for all the free publicity this week promoting our rallies tomorrow. Find one near you here. www.nokings.org

By requiring institutional neutrality except on issues that impact a university's mission, the Trump Compact for Higher Ed would put the Department of Justice in charge of deciding what every university's mission should be. rb.gy/7gjkp8

Fall 2026 non-fiction #authors: if you'd like to hire freelance PR, start reaching out to possible publicists NOW. The midterm elections=a very crowded Sept. publishing schedule (everyone trying to release "far enough" ahead of time). Schedule those meetings to see who's a fit for your #book!

Indianapolis! We're looking for a public editor! Is it you? www.poynter.org/news-release...

"People are _losing_ their jobs for _doing_ their jobs." WHEW. @lisalmoore.bsky.social on the current attacks on Texas higher ed #SaveUT

"After a few moments of laughter, the No Kings Coalition issued the following statement"

"WE MAKE NEWS LOUDER. IF STORY GOOD ON ONE SIDE, SHOW OTHER SIDE TOO. OTHER SIDE WRONG? OTHER SIDE WANT BLEACH IN VEINS? ANIMAL RUN BOTH. REPORT BOTH SIDES. EVEN WHEN ONE SIDE THINK HEAD MEDS MAKE QUIET BABIES."

I'd say I'm horrified about this as the parent of a kid with a complex heart defect, but I'm really just horrified about it as a human being.

I saw two people do rock, paper, scissors for the last citibike dock in front of NY Comic Con and that is the essence of New York.

Everything is speeding up, y’all.

in case you needed to see this delightful thing too, today:

For an in-depth history of the training camps funded by DeVos and Koch that created this roster of right-wing insurgents, see my book The Privateers. hep.gse.harvard.edu/978168253910...

It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month & there is one line on your scans that could save your life: author / science writer Jennie Durant tells her story on @glamour.com : www.glamour.com/story/i-didn...

Been doing a lot of pitching today and so many people are out on parental leave, it warms the heart. Congrats and good luck everyone!

“Nothing but sincerity as far as the eye can see.” — Linus Van Pelt

I will not link to it. I just want to reiterate that thousands of books have been banned by the right. And American Dirt sold millions of copies.

Things are not great but hey I have read some darn fine #books this year. East of Eden by John Steinbeck and The Stand by Stephen King top the list. What have you read this year that brought you happpiness and/or enlightenment?

feel quaint now, doesn't it?

Many news outlets still shy away from calling Trump an authoritarian — but scholars warn that failing to name it can help normalize it and speed democratic backsliding.

Here’s a lot of the stuff about Charlie Kirk that the right is now currently engaged in a nationwide witch hunt to suppress. Share it, repeat it, don’t let evil win. www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Anyway, @hubcitypress.bsky.social's short story book prize is open right now! It's one of the largest, with a $5000 prize + publication in 2027. Judged this year by Catherine Lacy (!) and open to all writers living in the south with no more than one previous book: www.hubcity.org/cmc-short-st...

🙃🙃🙃🙃

Chuck speaks truth

Reminder that generative AI, particularly in the arts, isn't a long-term inevitability just because billionaires want it to be.

If you have thoughts on this or how what’s happening with the IMLS is impacting your work, message me here or on Signal (rstauff.20). Trying to dig into some potential related reporting and would love to hear from folks who are working in these fields/are impacted.

University Press of Kansas has a new trade nonfiction imprint: Plainspoken Books. Check out the imprint page at our website. kansaspress.ku.edu/plainspoken/

We are surprised & disappointed to learn of plans to close @bucknellupress.bsky.social in 2026. AUPresses has offered our community’s assistance & insights to the university as planning for the press proceeds. https://bit.ly/41yszu5 Learn more abt the press's work: https://bit.ly/4m1elcH #ReadUP

This. This entire thread. According to the Powers that Be in academia, university presses are a vital step in the faculty career path but in the same breath devalued/defunded. Make it make sense.

Wednesday is with us again, so grab your family and friends and drag them out to buy a book! - Michael

I would like to come on your podcast and talk about making books!

I'll go one step further and say if you can, now is the time to donate to an arts organization that had their NEA funding rescinded.

you could just...not shop amazon. we are still allowed as humans to make our own choices. and this would be a good one to make.

"if vaccination rates do not improve, deadly outbreaks will become the new normal" www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/w...

i picked either the best time to cut back on sugar or the worst time to cut back on sugar

Why does the big bill not repeal the estate tax, a goal of R's for years? Because it allows the ultra-rich to avoid even more taxes. Great piece by BC law prof Ray Madoff in @washingtonpost.com; book THE SECOND ESTATE is out in Oct. @uchicagopress.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Don't live there any more but I'm so happy to see a NYC primary result that centers hope, & proposals that could actually help people live a good life in the greatest city in the world. Democrats, please take note. More of this.

despicable

it is genuinely insane that we have just kind of acclimated to the fact that we have masked secret police now

In solidarity with the movement in Los Angeles and elsewhere across the US, we've made Joshua Clover's Riot. Strike. Riot free to download.

ok this made me laugh, happy friday everyone

Nicely put, SJP: "Many people in this country, including me, were raised in libraries, and they’re not just buildings with shelves, they are sanctuaries of possibility” www.cnn.com/2025/05/29/e...

These are the guys who want to take over our universities

A forever mood

Do not listen to RFK Jr. on covid vaccines for pregnant people. Listen to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, which STRONGLY recommends a covid vaccine during pregnancy, for the health of the pregnant person and the fetus. 🧪 www.acog.org/covid-19/cov...