David Simon gets it.

The energy I’m bringing to future endeavors

My point (!) is this: We’ve been taught that history happens in fits & starts & is generally the work of individual great men (…). That’s a lie. We have a rich, deep, diverse history of resisting & rising up against oppression, & it all depended on the steady, painstaking work of organizing. 38/

I have written and deleted a lot of posts but I keep thinking about how the brutal assassination of Minnesota State senator Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and their beloved dog Gilbert in June did not prompt this same level of calls for empathy, sympathy, and flags at half-mast.

hi, cis folks! if you said you’d stand with trans people, we need you now. the FY26 budget bill gets a vote by 9/30. the GOP wants to jam a ban on federal funding for ALL health services that provide trans care for ANY AGE. we need you to call senators: reps.fyi more info & script downthread.🧵

What a beautiful piece. And this is what I always emphasize to my own students, and in fact said (in other words) today: “One cannot choose the time one is born into, but one can choose what to do with the time one has.”

Brb, trying to figure out a way to relocate (my so-very-not-billionaire self) to nyc

Have you registered for the free webinar on birthright citizenship yet? It’s time to learn what’s at stake. We cannot protect it if we don’t understand it. howard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

History rhymes, and we can learn from the cadence.

ICE chasing delivery drivers down in the street. FBI as “security” for MPD evicting camps. ATF & DEA at routine traffic stops. Helicopters endlessly circling overhead. National Guard checkpoints at metro stations. Young Black people being body slammed for trying to ride the metro home.

Ooooooh

This is lovely and I feel seen.

Milwaukee public library, wow.

here’s a place you can send gavin newsom the entire contents of that article. he also has a phone: (916) 445-2841

Highly recommend this book—moving, beautifully written, perfect for this moment.

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I would urge against referring to what is happening to Kilmar as a deportation. When people are deported, they are sent to their home country or "country of origin." What is happening to Kilmar and many others under the Trump administration is... something else entirely.

Lawyers for Good Government launched a new resource hub on Tuesday tracking changes in state policies around access to gender-affirming care and constitutional protections in all 50 states and six territories.

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There’s still beauty in this world.

Melville on Mamdani

Zohran Mamdani’s win has inspired over 3400 young people to raise their hands to run for office just since Tuesday. It’s now @runforsomething.net’s biggest candidate recruitment moment since the election. A new generation of leaders is here.

We needed this so much.

Bluesky is on fire tonight for NYC and I’m here for it. So much joy and hope. So much humor.

Hurray for university presses

Donald Trump just unilaterally bombed Iran. A masked gang is terrorizing our streets. America has rapidly devolved into an authoritarian state. That's why, today, The Onion has purchased a full page ad in today's New York Times with a simple plea to Congress: Sit back and do absolutely nothing.

Bowling Green, KY showed up and did amazing at the #nokings protest today!! Everyone was peaceful and looked out for each other. Huge crowd! Lots of cheers from cars passing by and just a few annoying people. Everyone made amazing signs too! ❤️

No Kings except this absolutely regal Williamcat unit.

If you work at one of these outlets, I'd really love to hear your perspective on why this didn't merit coverage.

Every flashbang could instead be a meal for a poor kid. Every hotel room for a National Guardsman deployed to fire at our neighbors could house a homeless vet. Every "less-than-lethal" bullet pulled from a journalist's eye could be already needed healthcare for anyone else. All of this is a choice.

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How can’st thou endure without being mad?

The arrest of union leader David Huerta is galvanizing a new element—solidarity: “Right now, just in the last 14 hours, labor unions are joining together from far and wide, communities are reaching out in ways I’ve never seen,” Orr told me. “Something is different.” www.latimes.com/california/s...

My reviewers when I finally get this book into print.

Such a great piece.

Yes indeed

This is a good time to learn the history of Reconstruction and in particular how the KKK worked with the "Redeemer" movement to roll back Reconstruction in the Deep South using a combination of extreme violence, intimidation, and judicial/legalistic maneuvering.

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Let’s all show up for this family

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If you haven't had a chance to use this tool to contact your reps to protest the attacks on the NEH, note that you can use it to contact both your reps in DC AND your local / state elected officials to let them know how devastating cuts to the NEH would be for your local community!

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Melville once again with the word for our times

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