The ICE camps are concentration camps. They should be called concentration camps. It is, of course, important to distinguish between concentration camps and death camps, but also, I am not sure we will know when or if we undergo the transition from concentration camps into death camps.

NEW: SCOTUS allows Trump admin to send eight men to South Sudan with no process. Sotomayor, joined by Jackson, dissented, calling their colleagues' actions in the case "indefensible." It was one of several alarming signs for the nation on the Third of July. This evening, at Law Dork:

i can never stop being myself even if i tried (i've tried), and that is why one of the musical numbers in this film must take place inside the MC's uterus

honestly, what is Usha Vance thinking?

Imagine this woman running our country

tfw a producer calls your fave character a loser

What if all the aliens have just been hanging out at the bottom of the sea the entire time?

DO THE KIDS KNOW ABOUT THE MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL

oh hey cool you wrote a scene and then you wrote another scene that's the most logical thing to happen after that first scene. and then you did that again. that's neat. love that. but what I am saying is what if the people were all made out of rats.

WANDA, a new study from @cinemiasma.bsky.social, will be out tomorrow! Elena Gorfinkel has also curated a season for the BFI, “Wanda and Beyond: The World of Barbara Loden” (June 1 through 29) — www.criterion.com/current/post...

“Criminal” now an epithet rather than legal fact

I care less about Signal chats and more about the blacksite offshore concentration camps we're sending random people to without any semblance of a trial, so I'll be interested to see if the national media can rub their bellies and pat their heads at the same time this week. Historically they can't.

Hunger Games hits way different now

airbnb rental but it’s three days in the tomb with the Lord

Doing a fun thing at The Englert Saturday night! englert.org/events/the-m...

oh my god

NYMAG: A Warner Bros. rep “recently reached out to the Trump orbit seeking advice about how the company might advantageously interact with the White House.. The reported message was .. Don Jr. might like a hunting and fishing show on the Discovery Channel ..” @nymag.com nymag.com/intelligence...

An administration full of mediocre white men so aggrieved they didn't get into the college they wanted to who think it's because they are white men but really it's because they are mediocre

I've said this a couple of times, but until news coverage of the trump administration makes clear "the doj and fbi will not prosecute republican crimes, or crimes by people they favor," journalists are lying to you

Given the current state of the world, I've decided to double down on making art bc it's the only way I'm getting through this

Is it…Alien? (The movie)

A question has recently arisen: what book is the Nightbitch for dads?

It always boggles my mind that I, a journalist, am expressly forbidden from trading stocks, but members of Congress, with vastly greater knowledge of market-moving news, are allowed to profit by front-running markets, and so may profit by in essence stealing from the public they represent.

Imagine laws, but for rich people.

future historians debating whether dow jones, nasdaq, and S&P 500 were three separate gods of ancient America, or just three aspects of the same god

Today's stock market crash was the worst since the Spring of 2020. Can you guess who was president during *both* crashes? I bet you can!

Told my student his characters should be “stoned as balls” for the finale of his script. My work here is done.

We're not pranking you 🤡 — applications for the 2025 Tin House Fall Residencies close APRIL 7th! Each residency comes with a stipend and studio apartment in PDX, plus lots of dedicated writing time. Apply today: tinhouse.com/workshop/res...

BIG NEWS! The Rumpus will transition to new ownership under @roxanegay.bsky.social and @debbiemillman.bsky.social effective May 1. This change is an opportunity for a more sustainable future and meaningful growth. 🎉 Read the full announcement from our publisher, Alyson Sinclair. buff.ly/aFeXcEE

Dead Leaves https://www.wikiart.org/en/remedios-varo/dead-leaves-1956

”Miyazaki said, 'I am utterly disgusted. If you really want to make creepy stuff you can go ahead and do it. I would never wish to incorporate this technology into my work at all.' He also said, 'I strongly feel that this is an insult to life itself.'"

In this week’s @nymag, I write about a long-simmering argument in longevity science nymag.com/intelligence...

We are disappointed but not surprised that Meta has used millions of pirated books to develop its AI systems. As a matter of urgency, Meta needs to compensate the rightsholders of all the works it has been exploiting. But what can authors do? Read here: societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/t...

Meta used at least 16 of my books, and numerous articles, to help train the AI it will use to make billions. Authors, search your name here: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

This is so bleak

Talking revisions & suggested to a student that the girl playing Wii in his last scene should fart. My work here is done.

It's UNSEEMLY to compare myself with SHAKESPEARE... Therefore, I'll let DAN KOIS at SLATE do it: "The most exciting piece of writing I’ve encountered in years, as evocative as Denis Johnson and as playful as A Midsummer Night’s Dream." slate.com/culture/2025...

So far this year tax payers have spent $18 million for Trump to play golf.

I found out I had no immunity to measles when I did fertility testing and that's not unusual for people born in the 1970s/early 80s bc we didn't a booster. So if you remember the challenger explosion get the MMR or the braindead hippies are going to kill us?

The real Best Picture winner in our hearts...

Still time to sign up!!!

This article might dampen your weekend mood, but it's a must read. The situation in the US government is already dire, but trying to comprehend what comes next is even more unsettling.

So clear that for both of them their core childhood emotional experience was humiliation. I am genuinely sorry their dads hurt them so much. They’re hobbled little men in no position to wield this power given their disability.

current mood

It’s me!

Since I have defended and supported the WaPo in the months since the election and the infamous pulled endorsement, I feel obliged to say: this is very, very bad. A dear friend at a Post vet says it's the worst thing to happen to the Post in its long history, and I can't argue.

If I can get a few more prints sold in the next couple of days (not on Buy Nothing Day, of course!) I will be a very happy girl. Here's some of what's in the shop- quantities of these babies are limited! www.brianna-ashby.com/new-products