Big Bend border wall protest this morning in Terlingua, Texas, population 138. Rural Texas is not going to let this administration come lock their river behind a wall of steel.
Sup chat this is Slouching Towards Bethlehem with your boy The Rough Beast, and it looks like today’s stream could be a big one, as some of you might’ve already seen there are rumors going around social media that the hour has come round at last, so we’re gonna get right into it
Winter Institute booksellers i can only assume
I have often felt extremely cynical about the idea that "food brings people together." this dinner felt like a very informational stress test of it.
BREAKING: DHS waives dozens of laws to rush border wall construction through Big Bend State Park.
They want to rob this iconic western landscape from all of us, locking away our fishing holes & campsites behind concrete and steel. It's a grotesque act of political vandalism.
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“Somehow there’s this unspoken agreement that if we acknowledge that anyone who is an immigrant has also been impacted by the criminal legal system, somehow we’re ceding ground to the right,” says an immigration attorney in Massachusetts.
Experiencing the tender touch of your fellow man
This is what it is in LA. We still have between 1-2 dozen kidnapping attempts a day across the county, every single day. It's just a resonant low-din hum of cruelty. The content factory is gone but the underlying fear remains.
Behold: the first-ever list of news outlets that have banned generative AI in their reporting. As of today, this is literally information that you cannot find on Google.
My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence!
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This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
Inbox: Union workers with ProPublica, Texas Tribune, and the Austin American-Statesman picketing downtown today:
Today’s the day! Thanks to @jewishlibraries.bsky.social, I got to talk to @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social about all things D.J. ROSENBLUM.
Go to BookishlyJewish.com to read about my inspirations, some behind-the-scenes thinking, and maybe even a curly hair tip!
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Who benefits from the malleability of identity and nationality in international competition is very different sport by sport and it is fascinating who benefits with each!!!
I for one welcome my paisana @dirtbagqueer.rocks
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Thank God
Had that same thought this morning
Or platonic friends who are Definitely Not In Love
Have you also taken interest in mixed doubles curling
Screwston Antifascist Committee, I should note, mostly hands out food and zines at local anarchist fairs and shows up at protests + counter protests in the Houston area. They table at DIY shows. A paramilitary group this is not.
Me and my data scientist roommate
My first publishing job was in 2020 and I remembering spinning out when I learned that my dream imprint was one of many at a publishing house putting out some truly abhorrent shit. And that’s why, despite the various cons, i will probably always work at an independent publishing house
I sell prints, canvases and posters of my work at rhenyard.darkroom.com and use proceeds to further my practice and support local mutual aid efforts. I'm keenly aware as a Black wildlife photographer how few of us are in this space, and I'm hoping my work sparks wonder & further interest 🪶📸🎨
Rip to the pitch i sent the WaPo books team about 16 hours ago
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Saved this when I started dating again a few years back
Please find here some resources for aid and ways you can make a difference today:
Red Balloon Bookshop: Red Balloon is soliciting donations of books for kids 0-11 (preference for Spanish books) to be delivered to families affected by ICE tactics. Books can be purchased through their website.
He found my diagrams for my transgenderism ray
if you’re one of these writers (let’s be honest, if you’re doing this, odds are you follow me on here) i just wanna say - you’re doing very important work and i’m proud of you
