I waited for the low-rise jean trend to end, and I can do it again.

Thank you for the shoutout, @clmporg.bsky.social! shopoetryjournal.com/apa-heritage... @arahko.bsky.social @sati-m.bsky.social @jessnirvanapoet.bsky.social @eylieblue.bsky.social @itsmelktea.bsky.social @bunkong.bsky.social @theoceanisgay.bsky.social

Free Mahmoud Khalil. Abolish ICE.

the way being alive is both abundance and abyss

My new novel, THE DREAM HOTEL, is out in 2 weeks! It follows a woman whose dreams are used by an algorithm to predict that she will commit a crime. Releasing a book in the middle of all this [waves hand] isn't optimal, but I worked hard on it and I'd be grateful for your preorder! shorturl.at/if3CE

Dehydrated and grading.

What makes some people heroes is what makes us criminals. It is almost simplistic to say we are guilty by birth. - Mohammed El-Kurd on the politics of appeal (From @haymarketbooks.org )

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History says we forgave the executioner. —Sharif

This is terrifying and sad

NEW: Several branches of the military are pausing sexual assault prevention training because of President Trump's executive order on DEI. My latest @latimes.com www.latimes.com/california/s...

In her upcoming book, "Unmaking Botany," Kathleen Cruz Gutierrez traces a history of botany in the Philippines during the last decades of Spanish rule and the first decades of US colonization. Read the intro for free our website now! #PostcolonialStudies #AsianStudies https://buff.ly/4hCKdD7

"Catastrophic": Trans Youth Lose Access to Care as Hospitals Capitulate to Trump Attacks

President Trump’s declaration that the U.S. could “take over” the Gaza Strip and that its Palestinian population could be displaced was immediately criticized in the Middle East and beyond.

One day I am going to be that weird wrinkled professor who walks into a classroom and terrifies all their students. #oneday

How one Chicago community successfully thwarted an ICE raid.

From @aaup.bsky.social, what to do if ICE is on your campus.

www.erininthemorning.com/p/school-sys.... "On Thursday, multiple school systems around the United States released advisories stating that Trump's EO mandating discrimination in schools will not be followed."

How did LAUSD decide schools near the L.A. fires were safe to reopen? A key factor was an "olfactory inspection." That's a fancy way of saying: sniff test. As in, a geologist took a whiff to see if it smelled like smoke. Are parents satisfied? Our story: www.latimes.com/california/s...

This is the biggest danger of Trump's EOs. They are not law, and yet Denver Health is complying in advance, ending all trans surgeries under 19 years of age, including chest masculinization - a rare, but much needed surgery for some trans teens. www.9news.com/article/news...

The ceasefire in Gaza is not a solution but a mirror held up to our collective failure. The root causes that led to October 7 and the subsequent genocide remain unchanged: decades of Israeli occupation, ethnic cleansing, and apartheid against Palestinians.

Chicago, baby.

the brilliant @sfdirewolf.bsky.social Alice Wong wrote this, also last summer, connecting the attacks on Gazans and pro-Palestine protesters to attacks on the disabled, the unhoused, and on public health writ large — centered around mask bans.

this project does crucial work in keeping our Palestinian friends connected. please support if you can. (also Alice is an incredible person and if you're not following her, you're missing out!)

there's so much cute shit in Canadian dollars on this fundraiser auction for ESims for Gaza! www.32auctions.com/organization...

Now that there’s a ceasefire, I’ve seen a decrease of posts about Palestine. A reminder that 1) Isnotreal has violated ceasefires in the past & will continue to do so 2) Isnotreal’s occupation, colonization, and ethnic cleansing of Palestine is a structure, not a one-time event.

I can’t wait to get older and look like a witch.

I’m really close to turning into an Annabelle doll these days.