“The regime wants all of us afraid. It is counting on fear immobilizing us and perhaps even turning us against each other. Instead, what we are currently seeing in Chicago is that solidarity can overcome fear and can give people the courage and tenacity to fight for each other.” --Mariame Kaba

This comes out tomorrow!! I can't wait for everyone to finally be able to meet Lina and Relicario (and his donkey) in English. Many thanks to @literaryhub.bsky.social for the space!

"GOOD FUCKING RIDDANCE"

In which I try to call things what they are. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/o...

More Americans Will Be Caught Up in Trump Immigration Raids www.propublica.org/article/more...

Democrats, and not even just those from New York, used the hearing to grill the mayor over the (likely) dropping of his federal charges over a quid pro quo with the Trump administration, which he steadfastly refused to talk about. hellgatenyc.com/mayor-adams-...

A nightmare. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

🔬🧪🧬 @sadbumblebee.buzz and I are collecting stories from scientists whose research funding has been halted by the Trump admin. Feel free to share this form with anyone who has been impacted and as always you can reach me on signal at caitlingilbert.24 thewashingtonpost.formstack.com/forms/scient...

“The rate of sepsis shot up more than 50% for women hospitalized when they lost their pregnancies in the second trimester, ProPublica found.” Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared. www.propublica.org/article/texa...

Entire government agencies are being reshaped, career experts are leaving and power is shifting — often behind closed doors. ProPublica is investigating. 🧵⬇️ (1/6)

What year do you think this was shot? The Chronochrome color process on display in this 1913 short. The film itself was black and white with color projected via filters. Unlike rival natural color films and processes, Chronochrome captured the full spectrum, including pure yellow and true blue.

NEW: Under the Trump administration, the Office for Civil Rights has shifted its focus to removing gender-neutral bathrooms, banning transgender athletes from women’s sports and prioritizing complaints alleging discrimination against white students.

Now that Trump has fired the Kennedy Center leadership and installed a bunch of cronies who made him the new chair, the theater is canceling programs with even a hint of LGBTQ themes and scrubbing them from its website. Dark stuff. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

Delighted to participate in the Stowe Story Labs feature campus 🤍 #stowestorylabs @filmfatalesorg.bsky.social #womeninfilm #queerfilm

"The best study on the subject in my opinion suggests that in the long term, institutions really can’t save us; that civil society and mass mobilization are a more potent check on a backsliding democracy in the long term..." meditations-in-an-emergency.ghost.io/the-nature-o...

What can be learned from the Guerrilla Girls that can be applied to the present? And is this work an effective method of making change?

My latest. As journalists and writers, we have a duty to use language that is accurate and describes our current reality. I’m no longer going to talk about DEI/Anti-DEI. Let’s be clear. We are facing racial purges and re-segregation. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Help @nicolefoy.bsky.social and our other immigration reporters investigate 👇👇

Elon Musk is committing a lot of felonies. He belongs in jail, and so do his criminal associates. He may not comprehend that. And if and when he does it may make him more reckless. No assumptions about where we go from here.

Critics often talk about the “worldbuilding” potential of art, but a collection of books that don’t belong to the real world (at least not in the traditional sense) at one of North America’s oldest bibliographic societies might bring this idea closest to reality.

Any #newyorkers have thoughts on #BusRapidTransit? New to the discussion and curious.

🚨TRUMP IS TRYING TO BAN HEALTHCARE FOR TRANS KIDS🚨 NYU Langone is one of the few hospitals in the country that's begun withholding life-saving healthcare for trans kids. Join us for an emergency rally tomorrow. Demand NYU Langone reverse this decision! ⬇️⬇️⬇️ actionnetwork.org/events/prote...

All it took was a couple of days for #nyulangone to forfeit the health and well being of children. They have now set a precedent for the rest of the nation’s hospitals. Absolute cowardice, right out of the gate. #protecttranskids

“Similar revisions are taking shape across the country as companies have reversed their DEI policies and the Trump administration has placed employees working on DEI initiatives on leave.” #dei #science #censorship #feminism www.propublica.org/article/vera...

House GOP members are figuring out which of Trump's promised tax cuts to propose into law and how to pay for them. Among their targets: slashing benefits for single mothers and the poor who rely on government health care. By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & @justinelliott.bsky.social

I fear Trump included 18-year-olds as a test to see if the courts will uphold restrictions on transgender adults’ health care. If so, he may try to expand these restrictions to all age groups. Targeting minors may be a tactical, temporary move.

"ICE directives come and go. The Constitution is here to stay." As ICE ramps up immigration raids under Trump, @amytorres.bsky.social of @njaij.bsky.social explains why it's important to know your rights. www.democracynow.org/2025/1/28/ic...

At #Sundance or know someone who is? #HeightenedScrutiny screens in-person this week across several venues. Learn more: https://buff.ly/3WA1jZx #GenderAffirmingCareSavesLives @chasestrangio.bsky.social @paolamendoza.bsky.social @lavernecox.bsky.social

Join Rula Jebreal, Naomi Klein and Nermeen Shaikh on January 29 for a discussion on the critical challenges facing journalists, and building solidarity with those on the front lines. RSVP now for this free event: www.democracynow.org/events/2025/...

This is such an excellent primer on community boards. Stop waffling on whether or not you should apply and dive right in, we'd love to have you. Apply for your local community board by Valentine's Day (the deadline) and come join us!

Colombia said they’d back down or Trump said Colombia said they’d back down? Which is it @nytimes.com?

I'd like to note the outrage of overediting a Nobel laureate in his area of expertise, and that a lot of writers (including me) have had horrible experiences of overediting in the legacy media: not just changing language but meaning and often values. Making your voice and views into theirs.