"So many more people of all ages are becoming radicalized now, and looking for ways to change things.... People are inspired by optimism. So much of the art that has come out recently that does show some sort of struggle going on, usually it’s nihilistic." www.coyotemedia.org/boots-riley-...

“I might as well hire back the angel who quit me” — Chris Forhan . . . This poem appeared in Forgive Us Our Happiness by Chris Forhan, published by Hanover, NH : University Press of New England, 1999. Shared here with deep gratitude.

"A.i." in education and the humanities is a net evil and you should be ashamed if you're pushing it on people.

Shame on every supporter of this harmful bill, but especially the eight Democrats who voted with Republicans to forcibly out trans kids.

Cartoon by @bishtoons.bsky.social

7/20: join us for the ethereal and eerie masterpiece PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK. See it in 35mm at LF3 / @amcinematheque.bsky.social 🎟️: tinyurl.com/4v8tyjyw

NEW — My first true foray into AI haterdom is about how those of us not convinced by AI’s inevitability are a real constituency worthy of a voice. Give it a read:

HR 2616, a National “Don’t Say Trans” Bill, Passed the House. Here’s What It Is and What You Can Do. The House of Representatives–with eight democrats crossing over–passed bill HR 2616, a federal "don't say trans" bill that would harm kids and create mass censorship. bookriot.com/hr-2616-dont...

📢 Every eligible voter has the #RightToVote free from fear! Know your rights. Make a plan to vote. Let your voice be heard. Check out the SPLC's new voter safety guide with top tips to help you vote safely and successfully this election season 📲: https://bit.ly/4f0QrOC

“My wild grief didn’t know where to start or end.” — Christiana Castillo . . . This poem appeared in Epiphany, 2026. Shared here with deep gratitude.

“who told you that this or that would last forever?” — Stanisław Barańczak

"No pharaoh does miss his kitty any more than I miss the dive bars of Chicago, 1998." Jaswinder Bolina performs his poem "Palace of Amenhotep (or 20th Century Elegy)" as ‬part of Read By Miami, our new series created with O, Miami.

"About suffering they were never wrong, The Old Masters." Tom Healy performs W. H. Auden's poem "Musée des Beaux Arts" as part of Read By Miami, our new series created with O, Miami.

wait I want all of these!!!!!!!

When you use an Oxford comma, you're doing your part to make the world beautiful, meaningful, and understandable.

I just want to point out, politely, that there are other colleges apart from Ivy League institutions. They are where most college students go. They are where, believe it or not, America's massive comparative advantage in higher education exist. You would never know this if you read the Times.

I am so excited to share that FROGBY will be part of the 24th edition of Zone3's Art in Print series - you will be able to snag a print of this for just 25¢ over in Allston outside Zone3 on Western Ave! If you do, send me a photo! www.zone3westernave.com/Alexandra-Ga...

For those of you who are fans of LA history and/or Hollywood history and/or Garden of Allah Hotel history and/or fans of my series of 9 novels set at the Garden of Allah, I've found the ideal tee shirt for you. (The link below is not an affiliate link.) teeramma.com/products/vin...

Seems like a good day for SHINE Quarterly's Issue 7 #coverreveal -- with thanks to all of the fabulous contributors in this issue (including the recent winner of our Come As You Are Book Prize, @luaz.bsky.social & 23 other talented writers)!! 🎇 #shinepoetry #poetrycommunity #internationalcommunity

We repeat this silly discourse of "people who don't make much money waste it on services/items that make their lives easier/more enjoyable" & we never land on the obvious solution -- higher wages and/or UBI. And better supports for disabled people. And higher taxes on wealthy people/corps.

On the one-year anniversary of EMPIRE OF AI, I am so, so excited to announce The AI Resist List, a new project that documents examples of resistance to the AI empires around the world 😍 airesistlist.org

Daily Memo: Immigration Lawyers Overwhelmed With the Number of Detainees Needing Representation Full report: lataco.com/daily-memo-i... @immdef.bsky.social @eltragon.bsky.social

A bunch of new work is in the store! 20% of any order will be donated to a nonprofit or GFM of your choice. PLUS, if the order is over $100, you’ll get a very special gift set inc. original work. I really need to cover a couple bills, but also want to pay it forward. <3 www.sol-exposure.com/shop/

Lilac Irises (1917) by Claude Monet

I met Jackie Woodson in the 1980s and remember when she got the cover for her first book. She's just like this in real life, a very normal and warm person–the realest. Definitely check out this PBS program, esp. if you have kids. On PBS now. Or catch it on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt9P...

Jeff Bezos havinge opiniouns on the economye ys lyke a pickpocket havinge opiniouns on pants

Every two seconds y’all want it to be a debate on getting food or groceries delivered. That’s a disability accommodation! Yes y’all, I know you hate disabled people having needs. Cooking & shopping are great, all can’t do that for themselves all the time, so we pay fellow working class folks fairly.

This is an AMAZING idea! The programming is *chef's kiss*:

ATTENTION CINEPHILE PARENTS! Looking to diversify your family viewing? Our inaugural Art House for Families series is kicking off on June 17th and running all summer long! Free Wed. afternoon screenings & $10 screenings on Wed. evenings and Sun. afternoons! 🎟️: thefridacinema.org/film-series/...

Memphis is “under full-blown occupation” by ICE. Here’s why you may not know that.

“Fuck this, I'm going to the library" - just tell me who to send money to so I can buy this on a shirt @mychal3ts.bsky.social

Congrats, Google. We now have unreliable AI narrators of impoverished information sources, representing their hallucinations as truth. I'm glad I learned to use a card catalog when I was a kid, because fuck this. I'm going to the library. (3/3)

This is a great opportunity to learn from Josh MacPhee about making posters on Thursday 5/21 at 6 pm. You will finish by printing small two-color editions on the Risograph press.https://events.humanitix.com/posters-101-resistance-is-a-language

You want to know what's inappropriate for children? It's not the books in the library. It's the monsters like this on the school board who've proven themselves child sex pests but are allowed to continue being around children and making decisions about those children's futures.

Check out some of Boots Riley's great Closet Picks on the Criterion Channel! ✨ THREE REVOLUTIONARY FILMS BY OUSMANE SEMBÈNE BLACK GIRL MELVIN VAN PEEBLES: ESSENTIAL FILMS THE HERO MISHIMA: A LIFE IN FOUR CHAPTERS ESSENTIAL FELLINI.

You don’t have to do this to yourself. There are non-Google options. Kagi is one of rude best search engines I have ever used: kagi.com

I think the reason I've been a little ambiently mad all day is because January 6th rioters are statistically the most likely group of pedophiles in the world and they clubbed a guy to death and they're going to be rich from the tax money that I give to the country I live in.

Friends!! The Kettle Pond Writers' Conference is June 20-27 this year and there's still tons of FELLOWSHIP FUNDING STILL AVAILABLE!! Come hang out with @chenchenwrites.bsky.social and I by the lake and write some poems with us!! It's the best week of the year. kettlepondwriters.com

Hey Bluesky, could you help me signal boost my Big Cartel shop? Jeremy Creatures are designed and hand-sewed by me, and they take many hours to create. jeremycreature.bigcartel.com

Hey we're opening for subs for all genres for the next print issue June 1. Put it in your calendar. Fiction is capped at 500 subs and tends to fill fast. More details soon

"I was coming of age in the 90s and early 2000s. As a repressed femme non-binary goth kid, how could I not watch Buffy & Twin Peaks & Are You Afraid Of The Dark? How could I not read Goosebumps & Chuck Palahniuk novels? How could I not, you know, listen to Bright Eyes & Broken Social Scene?"

Summer evening in Williamsburg. #NYC 💕 (via @newyorkcitykopp.bsky.social)

I am absolutely at a loss regarding colleagues who are supposed to love the authentic creation of the written word jumping on the AI train (teachers! AND admin! But teachers?!?!)

Tyler Denk, the co-founder and CEO of beehiiv, the Substack competitor, says he’s all in on Spencer Pratt for LA mayor. Denk says, “I have never been politically active in my life, but I’d knock on doors for this guy.”

WHY. Like...WHY. Your absolute capitulation and cowardice is shameful. What an awful way to treat these graduates.

See it at The Frida: thefridacinema.org/coming-soon/

Had a lot of fun with the olive, so let’s go again! Impromptu art club prompt! Make a picture of this radish. Any media, all skill levels, digital and traditional welcome, total beginners welcome, no AI #OliveArtClub

Hey so if you're in the USA, the FCC is floating the idea of making shows put a warning up if they include or discuss trans people and trans lives. A short paragraph saying this is messed up would help a lot! You gpt less than a week. Submit your comment by May 22: www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings...