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@thrasherxy

Inaugural Renberg Chair of Social Justice. Pulitzer Center Global Reporting & Fund for Investigative Journalism Fellow. Traveling the world writing on HIV/AIDS & LGBTQ health. Author of THE VIRAL UNDERCLASS & THE OVERSEER CLASS (pre-order now!) He/him

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Yes you can start by unfollowing @rollingstone.com as I just did.

06.03.2026 22:47 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just unsubscribed from @rollingstone.com (I had only been subscribing to read @milesklee.bsky.social anyway)

06.03.2026 22:29 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

@jongraywb.blacksky.app @scottdagostino.ca a big reason she has money to give away is because her wealth is built on exploitation. Dollywood pays minimum wage, it fights unionization, and it lobbies against raising the min wage. β€œGiving back” is privately controlling doling out stolen wages

06.03.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

"Many of us like to ask ourselves: what would I do if I had been alive during slavery, or the Jim Crow South, what would I do if my country was committing genocide? The answer is you're doing it now"

06.03.2026 20:46 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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February 25th marked two years since Aaron Bushnell took his life trying to stop the genocide in Palestine. I didn’t mark the date online because I was in a studio recording a passage of The Overseer Class about him. Here’s a short excerpt (warning: graphic language)

06.03.2026 20:42 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

I also don’t think the real NYT would allow this handle to exist as parody unless the handle asserted clearly it was parody… what say you @nytpitchbot.bsky.social ?

06.03.2026 15:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

But if itβ€˜s a bit they are REALLY committed to the bit!!

06.03.2026 15:32 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Fair point. bsky.app/profile/most...

06.03.2026 15:17 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

When did the NYT start trolling criticism from an official paper account with such a screechy tone ("This is a disengenious attack") ???? The NYT can't muster much outrage in most of its tone except...outrage about...its image?

06.03.2026 12:37 πŸ‘ 81 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
Mullin next to the words "the only true native american in the senate"

Mullin next to the words "the only true native american in the senate"

Markwayne Mullin will undoubtedly be dubbed "the first Native American to lead the Department of Homeland Security." As a friend wrote to me, "Wow, there's the Overseer Class and then there's putting a Cherokee citizen in charge of forced removal"

05.03.2026 20:32 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 4
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Why We Must Fight to Stop HR 7661 Before It Destroys the Lives of American Children Lately I’ve been calling my House rep and screaming about one zillion things, and maybe you have too. But today I want to talk about one thing in particular you should add to your list: H.R. 7661 i…

I wrote about the first national book banning bill, which effectively seeks to erase trans people. At the end I include a link to let your reps know that you oppose this bill and all it stands for. lithub.com/why-we-must-...

05.03.2026 13:45 πŸ‘ 643 πŸ” 441 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 12

About half of the 70,000 who died at the camp died from infectious disease

05.03.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Margot and Anne Frank died in Bergen-Belsen as a typhus epidemic killed 17,000 people

05.03.2026 16:06 πŸ‘ 103 πŸ” 50 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

no excuse not to link on Bluesky, which doesn’t rank down links!

05.03.2026 15:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
rederick Haynes speaks during an event held by the Poor People’s Campaign on the steps of the Texas State Capitol on July 31, 2021 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images for MoveOn)
Outspoken Pro-Palestinian Pastor Wins Primary to Replace Crockett in House

rederick Haynes speaks during an event held by the Poor People’s Campaign on the steps of the Texas State Capitol on July 31, 2021 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images for MoveOn) Outspoken Pro-Palestinian Pastor Wins Primary to Replace Crockett in House

Frederick Hanes III, "A pro-Palestine pastor[,] has won the Democratic primary to fill the House seat in Texas that will be left behind by the pro-Israel Rep. Jasmine Crockett" www.commondreams.org/news/haynes-...

05.03.2026 10:19 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
rederick Haynes speaks during an event held by the Poor People’s Campaign on the steps of the Texas State Capitol on July 31, 2021 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images for MoveOn)
Outspoken Pro-Palestinian Pastor Wins Primary to Replace Crockett in House

rederick Haynes speaks during an event held by the Poor People’s Campaign on the steps of the Texas State Capitol on July 31, 2021 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images for MoveOn) Outspoken Pro-Palestinian Pastor Wins Primary to Replace Crockett in House

Frederick Hanes III, "A pro-Palestine pastor[,] has won the Democratic primary to fill the House seat in Texas that will be left behind by the pro-Israel Rep. Jasmine Crockett" www.commondreams.org/news/haynes-...

05.03.2026 10:13 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Ad for a session. There is a black and teal gradient in the back. It reads
AWP 2026 Conference
How to Resist AI in Writing & Teaching

Then three images:
A femme with dark hair wearing a black blazer and a dark blouse, looking towards the camera, with an arm up on a table. Below it reads, Carmen Maria Machado.

A black and white picture of a man with dark skin, slightly long black hair, and dark stubble. Below it reads, Umair Kazi.

A brown trans woman with slightly longer black curly hair, wearing a black sweater, with her arms crossed. She is standing in front of a brick wall. Below it reads, Dr. Alex Hanna.

A fourth picture is on the right: a woman with brown skin, shoulder-length black hair, is smiling and looking at the camera. She is wearing a chunky necklace and a black t-shirt. Below it reads, Moderated by Vauhini Vara.

Below the images, it reads:
Thursday, March 5, 12:10 PM. Room 310. Sponsored by The Author's Guild. The Author's Guild is represented by its logo.

Ad for a session. There is a black and teal gradient in the back. It reads AWP 2026 Conference How to Resist AI in Writing & Teaching Then three images: A femme with dark hair wearing a black blazer and a dark blouse, looking towards the camera, with an arm up on a table. Below it reads, Carmen Maria Machado. A black and white picture of a man with dark skin, slightly long black hair, and dark stubble. Below it reads, Umair Kazi. A brown trans woman with slightly longer black curly hair, wearing a black sweater, with her arms crossed. She is standing in front of a brick wall. Below it reads, Dr. Alex Hanna. A fourth picture is on the right: a woman with brown skin, shoulder-length black hair, is smiling and looking at the camera. She is wearing a chunky necklace and a black t-shirt. Below it reads, Moderated by Vauhini Vara. Below the images, it reads: Thursday, March 5, 12:10 PM. Room 310. Sponsored by The Author's Guild. The Author's Guild is represented by its logo.

Thursday @ AWP 2026! Join Carmen Maria Machado, Umair Kazi, @vauhinivara.bsky.social, and myself as we discuss how to Resist AI in Writing and Teaching. Sponsored by @authorsguild.org.

12:10 PM in Room 310. See you in Baltimore!

authorsguild.org/event/awp-20...

04.03.2026 23:04 πŸ‘ 96 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
Book Talk | A.J. Bauer | Making the Liberal Media: How Conservatives Built a Movement Against the Press – Institute for Public Knowledge

New York folks!

I'm launching my book at @ipk.bsky.social one week from today, in conversation with the wonderful @paulachak.bsky.social and @reecepeck.bsky.social. Hope you can join us!

ipk.nyu.edu/events/book-...

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04.03.2026 19:07 πŸ‘ 4772 πŸ” 1943 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 15
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Corporate Media Buries Story of US and Israel Killing 168 in Girls School Attack No front-page stories in NYT, WSJ, WaPo. No mention on NBC and CBS Sunday Shows. No stand alone segments on Evening News shows. A death count on par with the OKC bombing is relegated to the back page.

I wrote about how the US and Israel carried out an attack on an Iranian girls school on par with the OKC bombing and US media relegated it to a back page story. No stand alone evening news segments, no front page stories, it made A11 in the NYT then everyone moved on.

04.03.2026 21:58 πŸ‘ 4218 πŸ” 1465 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 47
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Corporate Media Buries Story of US and Israel Killing 168 in Girls School Attack No front-page stories in NYT, WSJ, WaPo. No mention on NBC and CBS Sunday Shows. No stand alone segments on Evening News shows. A death count on par with the OKC bombing is relegated to the back page.

β€œNo front-page stories in NYT, WSJ, WaPo. No mention on NBC and CBS Sunday Shows. No stand alone segments on Evening News shows. A death count on par with the OKC bombing is relegated to the back page.” www.columnblog.com/p/corporate-...

05.03.2026 04:01 πŸ‘ 4207 πŸ” 2114 πŸ’¬ 63 πŸ“Œ 76
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Trump’s Iran War Is Dividing Republicans. Pro-Palestine Groups Want Democrats to Exploit the Rifts. A pro-Palestine group launched a $2 million ad buy aiming to exploit Republican divides over Israel. They hope Democrats will take note.

EXCLUSIVE: The pro-Palestine group @imeupolicy.bsky.social is spending $2 million on ads against Republicans in toss-up districts over ties to Israel & for Dems who support blocking weapons to Israel, taking advantage of GOP vulnerability amid Trump's war on Iran theintercept.com/2026/03/04/i...

04.03.2026 18:34 πŸ‘ 74 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

I have nothing helpful to say, I just feel incredibly sad for 90 million Iranians now living in fear

04.03.2026 15:32 πŸ‘ 68 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If you maintain your work and business WITHOUT generative "A.i.," you will be ahead of the game when these companies jack up their prices before crashing and burning.

Also, your work won't be trash.

04.03.2026 14:21 πŸ‘ 416 πŸ” 90 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2
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Israel detains 2 Turkish journalists in Tel Aviv Two Turkish journalists reporting live from Tel Aviv were detained by Israeli security forces on Tuesday, prompting strong condemnation from Turkish...

Israel empieza a detener a periodistas extranjeros que cubren la guerra en su territorio www.dailysabah.com/politics/isr...

04.03.2026 10:44 πŸ‘ 88 πŸ” 92 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 38
WILL YOU SIGN THE LETTER?
Not In Our Name:
Women in support of the trans+ community
notinourname.org.uk

Sign held by Zack Polanski

WILL YOU SIGN THE LETTER? Not In Our Name: Women in support of the trans+ community notinourname.org.uk Sign held by Zack Polanski

Awesome to see @zackpolanski.bsky.social supporting the @nionwomen.bsky.social campaign of women opposed to transphobia.

notinourname.org.uk

04.03.2026 09:47 πŸ‘ 510 πŸ” 122 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 11

There are many reasons to object to censoring pornography, including that if you ban porn, EVERY bit of information can be called porn, and EVERY bit of information will have to prove it is NOT porn or "adult"--effectively createing the surveillance of creating or consuming any and all information

04.03.2026 09:26 πŸ‘ 126 πŸ” 61 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Spain’s SΓ‘nchez says β€˜no to war’ after Trump’s threats over Nato spending and use of bases – Europe live Spain’s prime minister Pedro SΓ‘nchez says he opposes β€˜repeating the mistakes of the past’

www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

@pedrosanchezcas.bsky.social making the right call again πŸ‘

04.03.2026 08:59 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Before Trump Bombed Iran, Pentagon Slashed Teams Meant to Limit Civilian Casualties The U.S. has "no stupid rules of engagement," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday.

NEW― Sources familiar with US policies on civilian casualties are deeply worried about the possible toll of Trump's war on Iran
-Key Pentagon teams focused on civilians have been slashed+reassigned (even at CENTCOM)
-Israel role raising fears of Gaza-style impunity
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

03.03.2026 20:01 πŸ‘ 58 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 5

Happy paperback publishing day to Crown, @brian-goldstone.bsky.social and There’s No Place For Us. Glad there is now another way for readers to experience this incredible book

03.03.2026 14:57 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0