Leadership. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/n...

Invitation to friends in the arts. I'm part of a group organizing a project called Fall of Freedom. We want artists and orgs of all kinds (whether you're an Indie bookstore, a cinema, gallery, whatever) to come together to resist authoritarianism. Starting November 21st... www.falloffreedom.com

After her hearing at 26 Federal Plaza, a woman was detained and escorted toward the stairwell. Her husband, confused and in shock, was guided toward the exit. Minutes later, he broke down in the elevator. They entered together, but he left alone. This happens here daily. #ICE

A Hymn in the key of darkness. open.substack.com/pub/amandagu...

Don’t say “Dems aren’t doing anything.” There’s just little attention to the courage of these Missouri Dems resisting the extreme gerrymandering of Republicans desigmed to increase Republican numbers in the House. www.kfvs12.com/2025/09/05/m...

As someone who lived through the weeks of unholy silence, interrupted only by sirens, during the *second* time our city became ground zero for a mass trauma event back in 2020, I am particularly grateful for Governor Hochul's leadership today.

Please, go ahead, try to convince me he will not, in fact, attempt to nuke a hurricane before Thanksgiving.

People keep using the language of progression, like we're still moving toward some climactic darkness, when the truth is we arrived in the lowest depths a while ago. Seeing the eye of the storm for what it is is the first requirement for survival.

This is a set of screenshots of an astonishing "conversation" between writer @guinz.bsky.social and #ChatGPT. "What ultimately transpired is the closest thing to a personal episode of Black Mirror this lifetime." ‪h/t @dranitaheiss.bsky.social #writing #AI /... open.substack.com/pub/amandagu...

A Master Class, for all of us.

Guys, I’ve had enough. Time to fight back. amandaguinzburg.substack.com/p/s-t-o-p-2-...

May this portion of the dissent by Ketanji Brown Jackson haunt John Roberts forever and be the final word on his tenure as Chief Justice.

I think a lot about the crucial difference between us now and the Europeans in 1939. Video cameras. Hundreds of millions of them.

So the Broadcast Media is just gonna go along with the whole this is a real summit between two world leaders 'pursuing peace' thing, huh? I feel insane.

Release The Epstein Files (Taylor's Version)

And any headline that fails to make clear Trump’s militarizing DC is as an explicit advancement of his authoritarian takeover of our country will be in error.

Now, with the situation in Israel and the anger at the current administration which supports it, we find ourselves in unfamiliar and uncomfortable territory. Israelis are now the bad guys which is to say, Jews are now the bad guys. michaelianblack.substack.com/p/lets-talk-...

New Yorkers have sent an open letter to 26 Federal Plaza with our intentions to show up on August 8th to demand justice, inspection and release for the 10th floor, and the passage of the MELT and NY4ALL act. Join us. 9AM at City Hall Park. Bring ID. Civil Disobedience. Support and trainers on site.

All the Water Rising "And, how vulnerable would you say we currently are, as a culture, story-wise? Do we seem to have a firm grip on what’s real? A strong grasp of what’s true? Would you say we’re not easily coaxed or beguiled?" ~ @guinz.bsky.social amandaguinzburg.subs... #GenerativeAI

Just a massive, maddening grift.

"She accompanied her mother, Rev. Kim, who is widely recognized as the first woman to be ordained as an Anglican priest in the Seoul Diocese of the Anglican Church of Korea..." www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffai...

Remember the time ChatGPT effectively breadcrumbed me in the grand tradition of many a grammatically proficient gaslighting narcissist? I had some more thoughts! open.substack.com/pub/amandagu...

Ghislaine Maxwell is a child sex trafficker.

I get that MAGA self-cannibalising over Epstein is an irresistible story, but it's been covered virtually wall-to-wall by MSNBC et al over the past several days; meanwhile, the American Gestapo march on...

Herewith, perfection.

There is no end nor any bottom to the venal cruelty and incompetence this so-called Administration will unleash.

Okay, I'm not doomscrolling, though. I'm just making the mistake of putting my eyeballs in the vicinity of literally any form of news for even one second.

GoFundMe has set up a page for the Texan flood victims. Each campaign has been verified by the company's Trust & Safety experts, which means you know your money is going directly to families. Please consider donating if you can. Their stories are heartbreaking. www.gofundme.com/c/act/flood-...

The only way a person representing a district of actual human beings could sign their name to this sweeping monstrosity of a moral abomination is if they're convinced they'll never have to win a free and fair election again.

Capitol Hill Billy Elegy.

Seriously, though: Have none of these people seen Les Misérables?

City Rainbows I Have Known… Happy Pride!

Monstrous.

"You guys are obsessed with Trump. Did you used to date him? Because you pretend like you hate him, but I think you love him. I think what no one in this room wants to admit is that Trump has helped all of you. He couldn't sell steaks, vodka, water, college, ties, or Eric, but he has helped you."

Read the whole thread.

The last line of this reads as follows, quoting the judge: “And, as should now be clear, this ruling does not support the proposition that Meta’s use of copyrighted materials to train its language models is lawful." ???????

I don't think anyone's ever won 11% of the vote with more honor than Brad Lander

In which RFK Jr. continues to work out his personal humiliation kink on a national stage.

Trump Ceasefire ™️

Feeling terrified about war with Iran? Reach out to your local member of Gen X, now available with 45-60 years of experience about what other components of the apocalypse to prepare for! (quicksand)

Grateful for the opportunity to talk through what happened between me and that slimy creep of a supposed essay-reader, ChatGPT, with the insightful, funny, caramel-voiced human @samdingman.bsky.social.

New Substack joint ft. @guinz.bsky.social

ICE agents just violently arrested the sitting comptroller and NYC mayoral candidate, Brad Lander, for requesting a judicial warrant from them. Unequivocal Fascism, full stop.

It’s been a very tough decision, one I came to only after a careful review and analysis of the many dozens of photographs I took Saturday, but ultimately, when pressed, this has to be my favorite.

Here's one reason I don't let my students use Generative AI. A delicious read by @guinz.bsky.social. (Hat tip: @tommytomlinson.bsky.social.)

This is serious, rigorous analysis and it should change the way the media has been covering these protests. These were, in the aggregate, *massive.*

A Tennessee woman is studying to be a nurse and works nights cleaning buildings. ICE recently deported her husband, leaving her alone with three kids and another child on the way. She's about to lose her car and home. Would you consider donating to help? www.gofundme.com/f/urgent-hel...

Who was MN Rep. Melissa Hortman in the MN Legislature? READ about her consequential leadership in this THREAD by @taniel.bsky.social. Take the time.

Nothing is ever enough until it is. See you tomorrow, America.