Sarah Milstein

This is a hard era. But I'm buoyed today by the lessons so many emphasize: * Picking a lane and working in community is how we make a difference * Joy is vital, art is critical * It's unhelpful to be aware of and outraged by every horrible thing Sometimes, we'll despair. But these truths will help

Abortion Everyday has their voter guide up — definitely peep it if you live in Missouri, Idaho, Virginia or Nevada (which also includes a guide to voting rights measures in various states). jessica.substack.com/p/abortion-b...

If nothing else, just read the opening paragraphs of the new @vevalenz.bsky.social piece. This sort of casual cruelty, and worse, is so common in U.S. jails/prisons that to most it barely registers as scandalous—but it is, and this reporting really matters: boltsmag.org/california-p...

Gary, Indiana residents have been without power for ten days. Here’s how you can help.

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ICE is engaged in a very large escalation nationwide, with the agency claiming to be hitting record arrest numbers amid the return of quotas. This has gotten very little attention from the media because ICE learned lessons from the chaotic disasters of Kristi Noem’s tenure. Keep a watch.

The @texastribune.org is investigating this ICE shooting, along with that of Ruben Martinez last year in South Padre Island. We are seeking any cell phone footage of either events and you can share anonymously to me at 832-729-3421 or on Signal or WhatsApp.

Quick clip of Alicia Keys singing 'Empire State of Mind' ❤️celebrating the Knicks championship win last night while at the 25th Anniversary of the Tribeca Festival.

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Rest in power Marjane Sartrapi (1969-2026)

I deeply regret reading this piece--but also feel compelled to point out that it contains this absolutely spectacular example of Both Sides-ing it. An NYT all-timer "influencers who are accused of human trafficking and rape" are "functionally equivalent" to feminists

$328k. 1.2k backers. 47 hours to go. As one of the authors, thank you so much for the love and support of this campaign. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ahp...

Holy wow, this lineup. I've attended a couple other one-day conferences organized by @roxanegay.bsky.social at Rutgers, and they have been excellent Hot tip: If you're heading to New Brunswick from NYC, a NJ Transit train will leave you a short walk from the building where this is held

I cannot tell you how delightful this is

In the past year alone, Jeff Bezos's net worth has increased by $75 billion. That’s $205,479,452 per day $8,561,643 per hour $142,694 per minute $2,378 per second The median American’s weekly earnings is $1,235 ($64,220/yr).

Um...so I accidentally stumbled onto the UVA law library's collection of 6,000 drawings by courtroom sketch reporter Ida Libby Dengrove, who worked in NYC mostly in the '70s & '80s, & they're kind of...amazing..?? This one is tagged "Clown Attack" (thread) archives.law.virginia.edu/resources/18...

I am not being hyperbolic. Our insistence on segregating our histories, in encapsulating the struggle for voting/civil rights as a Black struggle and not an American one, has helped bring us to this moment. We did not have representative democracy until 1965. W/o the VRA, it is unlikely to survive.

We must understand that the Voting Rights Act was not merely about ensuring Black Americans rights, it was about democratizing America. This ruling is not just a decimation of Black rights and Black Americans’ ability to have representation, it is a fatal blow to multiracial democracy.

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I've gone to @roxanegay.bsky.social's previous two Rutgers conferences, and they were both great. This will be her last writers' conference at the school as she completes her time as the Chair in Media, Culture and Feminist Studies. Attend if you can! PS. Go, Lady Knights! IYKYK

Articles about Jared Kushner's diplomatic role with Iran that mention Kushner has received billions from the Saudi government (2/28-4/19): NYT: 5 of 58 WashPost: 1 of 43 WSJ: 0 of 40 AP: 0 of 26 CNN Wire: 0 of 18 NY Post: 0 of 17 Chicago Tribune: 0 of 4 LA Times: 0 of 4 Boston Globe: 0 of 2

The trope that associates violent profiteering by elites and their henchmen with being “tough on crime” was pushed by both right wing and liberal media organizations for decades. It is one of the great achievements of modern propaganda to associate cruelty and domination and violence with “safety.”

Contrary to public perception a huge % of pregnant teenagers in the 1990s were impregnated by adult men. The younger they were, the larger the average age gap between mother and father was. Fixing teen pregnancy was in part a clampdown on statutory rape. That's what conservatives want to reverse.

you do not have to hand it to tucker carlson or marjorie taylor greene or alex jones or megyn kelly. they're all rats who see trump as a sinking ship and they're getting ready to jump in preparation for their next act. you do not have to fall for it.

I regret to inform you: I had a LOT of thoughts on this week’s very stupid Democratic Party discourse. amandalitman.substack.com/p/build-a-bi...

Donald Trump packages up & brands his insane propaganda to serve several functions. It turns BOTH opponents & supporters into data mules, & does so on his terms, AND by doing so reinforces polarization. If you must screen cap repackage it to disrupt branding. Or just quote the most insane bits.

Fascinating, informative, and insightful thread that deserves article space tbqh

The Supreme Court did not strike down conversion therapy bans today. Not nationwide. Not in Colorado. Not anywhere. Here's what actually happened in Chiles v. Salazar—and why the coverage you're seeing serves the conservative legal movement more than it serves you.

Campaign for Southern Equality is a great org, and @renzaro.com is awesome for doing this. This is well worth your support.

After Claudia Goldin became the first woman to win a solo Nobel in economics, she got hundreds of invitations. She accepted three. One was advising WNBA players on a labor deal. She helped players land the biggest % raise in US sports history. www.wsj.com/economy/wnba...

Everyone who works for the NYT — including my many friends — should be incredibly embarrassed by this statement. The depths to which the NYT will go to back its agenda of challenging trans people's right to exist is horrifying, ongoing, and has caused very real and specific harms to trans people.

I believe this reflects my naivety, but I had not anticipated that our slide in fascism would have the country's entire left guard rallying in support of both TSA and the global free flow of oil

We're still taking applications until April 13. We've received 240+ so far so maybe it isn't advisable for us to continue to open this position, since we read every single application. So no "AI" generated ones please, don't think we can't tell. Interested in applying but procrastinating? Do it!👇🏽

Genuinely one of those most bleakly humorous, depressing, readable and horrifying things I’ve ever had this misfortune to enjoy.

"The 41-year-old father of six children, who had served alongside the 3rd Battalion of the U.S. Army Special Forces in Afghanistan, died in ICE custody the next day, leaving his family in shock, and U.S. veterans of prior Middle East wars outraged."

In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and ICE occupation, we're offering free ebooks of three crucial books about migrant justice and border abolition.

Sun Tzu (D-NY) - “When your enemy is making a mistake, fix it for him at great cost to yourself.”

It's budget season in NYC, and despite promises to commit .5% to NYC libraries, Mamdani has instead proposed cuts. The budget is now with the City Council, which will counter-propose--so it's time to contact your council member. @nycplan.org has all the info you need: nycplan.org Takes ~2 mins