Happy recommendation letter writing season to those who celebrate

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“My dear son, learn eloquence; not barely what you say, but the proper manner of speaking. My son, learn music but don’t be a pedant in it.” From the encrypted diaries of William Thomas Prestwood, whose decryptions are collected in Cipher, by Jeremy B. Jones.

are you there ja it’s me ras trent

I don’t want to be so cynical that I assume this can’t be sincere, but…the cynical part of me wonders if there isn’t some post-Trump calculation happening among some politicians that might involve some moderation and character cleanup

Meanwhile, here's an example of the horrendous things found in Hillary Clinton's emails—the only story worth covering for any serious news outlet in 2016, apparently. This email is also regarding a child who suffered abuse from a grown man.

You know it’s bad when you read the sub hed and you’re like, “Ok that’s enough.”

Taking part my usual pastime of clicking over to Fox News to see what they are covering after breaking Trump related news:

I don’t understand why what’s happening in Chicago isn’t constant national news. Yesterday they dragged a preschool teacher – here legally – from her classroom in front of her students. They threw tear gas into a playground.

Orangina is going to do something outlandish tomorrow to get back in the spotlight

The man is literally tearing down the White House and GOPers are…fine?

Remember Elon with the chainsaw? That was, like, 15 years ago?

ICE has bought access to an “all-in-one” surveillance tool that gives it updated location data from hundreds of millions of phones, putting us all at risk of being tracked. The government can’t be allowed to surveil us simply for having a cell phone.

We (Western Carolina University) are hiring for an assistant professor in American politics (w/ focus on & willingness to teach the Presidency, & Congress). Review of applications begins Oct. 15. jobs.wcu.edu/postings/31915 Good colleagues, good students, good views. Reach out w/ ?s. #polisky

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

Let’s hang out?

Trump’s inability to pronounce “acetaminophen” raises new questions about Joe Biden’s mental state.

"Salacious coded diaries." Today's book pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to author @thejeremybjones.bsky.social & @blairpub.bsky.social! Read/subscribe to Damn History: damn-history-16d93f.beehiiv.com/subscribe

A gorgeous and fascinating book! Thank you @thejeremybjones.bsky.social.

@thejeremybjones.bsky.social has written an extraordinary book. Do not miss this! www.wyso.org/podcast/book...

@thejeremybjones.bsky.social highlights titles about complicated families by Rick Bragg, Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Crystal Wilkinson and others.

Is today the South's biggest pub day?! LULLABY FOR THE GRIEVING joins new works by my good pals John T. Edge and @thejeremybjones.bsky.social. Go get them wherever books are sold!

my book’s out today or whatever

Head over to Reckon to read this fantastic interview by Jessica Cory of Jeremy B. Jones.

I had a blast talking with @thejeremybjones.bsky.social about his new book, Cipher, with @blairpub.bsky.social. A huge thanks to Jeremy and @reckonreview.bsky.social for putting this conversation out into the world!

It is quite simply dishonest to describe TPUSA as a “free speech” organization and not even mention the “Professor Watchlist,” as NPR just did. Reporting on a crime does not entail adopting the victim’s views.

Weirdly, Orwell would support this move

Is FedEx the worst ever or is that just where I live?

book launch fun times

I don’t think this is Reagan‘s beacon on the hill, GOP friends.

got some mail

Fox News hosts saying Gavin Newsom’s tweets are childish and unbecoming of the governor of the state of California shows that you can lead a horse to water but the joke will still go over their heads.

The trippiest road trip novel of all somehow didn't make this list of the best in the genre— www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/b... —but lucky for you, we have copies of the counterculture classic DIVINE RIGHT'S TRIP by Gurney Norman: www.ohioswallow.com/978091778842...

Gosh, I wonder who picks fresh vegetables.

Have been waiting weeks for Treasury to cut us a check approved by FEMA. It’s weird, almost like the federal government has been slashed and is now an inefficient, overworked mess.

1. This week, the FBI released its comprehensive crime report for 2024, which revealed that both VIOLENT CRIME and PROPERTY CRIME reached their LOWEST LEVELS SINCE THE 1960s This a massive story. But you might not have heard about it, even if you follow the news closely. Here's why.

this work saved millions of lives in 2021, won the Nobel Prize in 2023, and is cancelled in 2025

Good week for world-class authors who happen to live nearby An excerpt fron @thejeremybjones.bsky.social ‘s forthcoming book is on @longreads.com & @annettesclapsaddle.bsky.social’s Even As We Breathe was named the One Book for West Virginia. An embarrassment of literary riches around here

Don't miss this: www.daytondailynews.com/lifestyles/b...

A guy whose fraudulent university was shut down is telling the Ivy League what to do. A guy whose businesses went bankrupt multiple times is telling the Fed what to do. A guy whose best friend was a child sex trafficker is telling the DOJ what to do. That it’s all the same guy is pretty wild.

Today's jobs report shows 24,000 factory jobs lost in the past three months. Trump’s first term brought a manufacturing recession. Now his reckless tariffs are making Americans worse off, again.

Hey, academics – are you ready for Reply All season? Just around the corner

"William is the history: a key to what’s inside me, to where I’m from. My cipher." New on @Longreads.com: An excerpt from @thejeremybjones.bsky.social's forthcoming memoir about his ancestor's encrypted diaries, and how the secrets we carry are revealed longreads.com/2025/07/31/c...

Exhibit 790

Exhibit 789 of “if Joe Biden has done this there would’ve been wall-to-wall coverage for weeks”

Normalize saying “thank you for your service” to park rangers

One of the things about JD Vance is that he is completely 100% aware that what he is doing is evil and has made a deliberate, conscious choice to do evil to get power. He’s not self-deluded or dumb. He hasn’t drunk Kool-Aid. He’s decided to do evil for power.

We're open for single-narrative nonfiction submissions this weekend! Send us your memoirs, cultural criticism, or personal reportage. Ends at midnight on Sunday. www.hubcity.org/submissions