History will remember them as āØš roommates šāØ THE GHOSTKEEPER, out now: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706474...
Hurricane Maria was also a preview of their response to COVID. It sucks that itās rarely discussed on a national level now.
I reset my Kickstarter password just to back this as fast as possible. And I really hate resetting passwords, which tells you how much I appreciate these writers and their lens on the world.
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One of the most productive comparisons between Nazi Germany and Stalinās USSR is that both fostered these kinds of cultures of denunciation. Itās back again in Russia because of the war. Its resurgence here haunts me and every historian I know.
A while ago I mentioned on here that I had an accessible piece on 'woke' that does an excellent job with the history and cultural origins - people asked me for the link and then I totally forgot until right now because that's how my brain works. Here you go! (Source: NAACP Legal Defense Fund)
The Power of LanguageHow Woke Went From "Black" to "Bad"By Ishena RobinsonDeputy Editorial Director"We must fight āthe wokeā in our schools. We must fight āthe wokeā in
Did y'all know about the more accessible covid tests that are available for Disabled people with dexterity issues & low vision? I did not know til today! It goes through the USPS, but you have to access it through another site (bc they're hiding it š) here: acl.gov/accessiblete... Get your tests!
I have arrived at the point in election season where I have to admit that most of my feelings of dread are because conservatives still exist and back Trump in large numbers, and itās not that my anxiety has magical election predicting powers.
@sfdirewolf.bsky.social is a MacArthur Fellow! So well deserved. Huge congratulations to you, Alice! š Thank you for your extraordinary work.
Also, and this is just a side note - I wish more men would acknowledge that their deep down *need* to seem/be considered logical... is an emotional need. Also, often a way to avoid being vulnerable emotionally. If I can *explain* a thing, I don't have to engage with my feelings about it.
Speaking of solidarity, itās kind of cool that in this time of profound divisions, every living American, in the privacy of their hearts, agrees that they would make up a lie about a prior engagement if JD Vance wanted to hang out