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this will be such a gorgeous epic night & if you’re in NY on 10/13 you should come celebrate with us 💌

Georgia folks: Check your voter registration here. Frequently. mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/ If you aren’t already, REGISTER TO VOTE! The registration deadline for the November 3 election is October 5. georgia.gov/register-vote

We created this guide for anyone who could experience a miscarriage in a state with abortion restrictions. We wrote it in consultation with dozens of doctors, including those who regularly treat patients who are miscarrying 👇

Library pro tip: never go in without locking the emergency stop. If the lights are motion activated and you’re alone, they will definitely turn off if you’re in there, someone will come in and assume sensibly that there’s no one there. Ask my busted ribs how we know!

some go-to drafting strategies from me & @ingridrojasc.bsky.social 🟢 as Ingrid puts it, part of writing a book necessarily involves “the art of keeping oneself going” day after day after day 3 weeks until writing workshops start at The Ministry of Words, more info below 🔵 theministryofwords.com

The WNBA has never had a trans woman play in the league’s 30-year history and now the right and other anti-trans activists are hammering the league over something that has never been an issue, proving once again it isn’t about protection but exhibiting cruelty toward trans people.

dry-farmed tomato season is starting with 20 lbs. of this abundance hallelujah I praise the tomato gods 🔴🔸 this is also the time of year when I need to be very careful not to eat so many tomatoes I turn noticeably orange, ask me how I learned such a transformation is possible 🍅s from Mariquita Farm

the pleasure of watching this part of the website for our collective, The Ministry of Words, grow & grow 🌱 we have spots open for writing classes taught by @ingridrojasc.bsky.social, Fatimah Asghar, & yours truly. & scholarships are available for writers of color theministryofwords.com

Bay Area!, sharing this event from friends at The Ruby—this Friday, they’re hosting a happy hour, book & art sale, & fundraiser to support the Fundana Foundation’s emergency earthquake relief efforts in Venezuela 💎💌

“Why am I so isolate in this strange place? Why is my sweat being sold as an elixir?” cackled at this description of writing from Joy Williams’s exquisite “Uncanny the Singing That Comes from Certain Husks” digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/joy-willia...

i enjoy reading about the creative process of writers and other artists tbh

Solidarity and sorrow with those in Berlin, from the home of Christopher Street. 💔

I’ve been doing some in-depth reporting on the Prairieland cases, and had to get this out first as I continue to dig: I spoke with Ana Bell, sister of Des, who it turns out co-owns and runs an indie bookstore. We talked about the case, the judge, book banning, ICE killings, and living through this:

playlists of the writing songs @ingridrojasc.bsky.social & I are devoted to these days 🎶 a good writing song can easily get 1000s of plays at The Ministry of Words, we’re taking applications for fall writing workshops, & scholarships are available for writers of color www.theministryofwords.com

By far the funniest moment in Homer’s Odyssey is when Circe says, “Shall we have sex?” and Odysseus says, “You just turned all my men into pigs. You have the GALL to think I would sleep with you? Of course I will. Absolutely. But don’t do any weird spells”

I took a hard look at the financial donors to ICE’s biggest supporters in Congress. These are people who want to significantly expand ICE’s power and have sponsored or co-sponsored legislation to do so. Here are the top 25 consumer brands bankrolling the biggest ICE supporters in Congress:

newwwwwww ting out <3

Mamdani's critics in one screenshot, lol

On the language of Homeric Greek, and the language of a certain forthcoming film: here are a few simple observations.

fuck him up wired

this deeply moving piece by @ingridrojasc.bsky.social, “I See My Father in the Fathers Killed by ICE” 💔 I’m so glad she wrote this & furious she felt she had to time.com/article/2026...

got a chance to briefly holler about translated Korean poetry 💌 how lucky we are to have @maris.bsky.social with us in this fallen world

JUST IN: A federal judge in California has issued a nationwide block on ICE's policy of conducting arrests at immigration courthouses. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Hockney

I wrote about the Olympics’ ban on trans women competing, and the stakes of the new women’s sex-testing regime for female athletes, trans and cis alike. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

We didn't deserve this day.

In this week's Longreads Questionnaire, best-selling author @rokwon.bsky.social shares what she's reading these days, the word she overused in her first novel, and more. longreads.com/2026/04/01/q...

really can't be said enough that this case was decided by the same court that decided plessy v. ferguson. if they could have found a plausible rationale to limit birthright citizenship they would have done it. but there is none! the text is as clear as constitutional language can be.

Harper to the judge: "Your driver's license doesn't list your height and weight at birth. It doesn't list where you used to live. It identifies who you are now."

call (202) 224-3121 & you'll get connected to your representatives my heart is so heavy

JUST IN: A federal judge in Oregon has barred ICE from conducting warrantless arrests without probable cause in the state, saying the agency's "dragnets" have flouted "clear and undisputed" law. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Thank you @racketmn.com for publishing this piece written by a member of one of the families we’ve been supporting. I’m very grateful for your help getting her story and perspective out there. racketmn.com/because-of-i...