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A b/w shot of Michael Silverblatt with the text "From the archives" overlaid

From the archives: Michael Silverblatt explains his 100-page rule for reading, how old-school writers shared a kind of magician’s code, and how he relates his Jewish grandmother to the novels of Samuel Beckett.

https://lareviewofbooks.org/av/radio-hour-part-two-with-bookworms-michael-silverblatt/

the way i feel this… whew.

the fourth estate has been severely compromised.

BREAKING: Republicans are trying to abolish the estate tax, as part of a bill they call "Making the American Dream Affordable Again."

The reality is this would let the super-rich transfer their wealth to the children, and cost the government $281 billion over the next decade.

so much depends on our ability to BELIEVE that *this* is happening. and then we can act accordingly.

Questionnaire by Wendell Berry How much poison are you willing to eat for the success of the free market and global trade? Please name your preferred poisons. For the sake of goodness, how much evil are you willing to do? Fill in the following blanks with the names of your favorite evils and acts of hatred What sacrifices are you prepared to make for culture and civilization? Please list the monuments, shrines, and works of art you would most willingly destroy In the name of patriotism and the flag. how much of our beloved land are vou willing to desecrate? List in the following spaces the mountains, rivers, towns, farms you could most readily do without. State briefly the ideas, ideals, or hopes, the energy sources, the kinds of security; for which vou would kill a child Name, please, the children whom you would be willing to kill.

wendell berry
QUESTIONNAIRE

oklahoma and her sisters, chile… 😩🫠

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BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families.

The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.

👀 i didn’t even know it was on there! thanks!

I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking. "Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."

this is just so… shameful and sad. all of the adults involved in championing AI as a replacement for thinking and learning should have to account for the harm they have done. 🫠

www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...

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google really played in our faces. 😩🤬🫠

i wonder if people know that othello would still “work” if desdemona is black… 🤔

just talking telling all the people’s business. lol. 🫠🤣

“LFG” is sending me!!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣

US education department reassigns many powers to other federal agencies Move marks further dismantling of the department and Democrats criticized administration for ‘slashing resources’

The Trump administration is breaking the law by transferring critical work to federal agencies that lack the expertise to lead education policy.

Congress must immediately intervene to stop this illegal restructuring and protect our students' right to an education.

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You can read my reporting on the NC raids today. People of course are terrified, with many undocumented & mixed-status families staying home or otherwise laying low. But all around them community organizers, educators, faith leaders, and local residents are mobilizing to help. It is deeply moving.

🤣 lmao!!! i totally understand! i got a RIDICULOUS deal on a pre-owned aurora demonstrator (box and papers) like a month ago. i really have been trying to chill since then. lol.

LOVE! i am taking a fake break from buying fountain pens —🤣🤣🤣

i saw this post and immediately went to your SL to see pictures of your pens! 🎉

listening to zadie smith talk about “freedom” in its neoliberalist u.s. american expression. points made. 🫠

Wyoming dinosaur mummies give us a new view of duck-billed species Exquisitely preserved fossils come from a single site in Wyoming.

Omg this is so cool

Discovered the very first hoofed animal and it isn't a mammal

arstechnica.com/science/2025...

remember that time audra mcdonald was mama rose in GYPSY? 👏🏿💐👏🏿

so… you are saying i should read it? lol. 🤣

Happiness Is Just a Break from Pain - Augustus Durham & Corey J. Miles at Baldwin & Co. YouTube video by Baldwin & Co.

Although this conversation with Corey Miles happened earlier this year, the timeliness of its posting last week felt like it could not arrive sooner, even with me forgetting that I referenced the recently departed.

Issa Vibe for Stay Black and Die.

youtu.be/-1TsydT4AWo

🙏🏿🥹 thank you!!!

i resolved an important writing challenge today. 🙏🏿🎉

exactly