more blurbs! grateful to every reader that took this project seriously, and for the generous feedback and the generosity of words. wwnorton.com/books/978132... FROM INFINITE WORLD, December 1!
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here because formerly-twitter is trash. and still, just like a magazine, i got issues. artsy. writersy. professory.
i was on vacation/a writing retreat for the past week and change, so i didn’t get a chance to hold the ARC in my hands until early early early this morning and i am so grateful! look at it! it’s so thiiiicccccc (a baddie, forreal! lol) … !
John Askew was a musical genius and a kind person. I wrote about him in From Infinite World. I hope you learn more about him from the book. wwnorton.com/books/978132... #JohnAskew #BlackGospelMusic #FromInfiniteWorld
Very interesting study shared in this essay: "folks who have this sense of disaffection aren’t necessarily unengaged in civic life; they’re just choosing to do other things outside of voting." open.substack.com/pub/theconne...
With Millions Disaffected from Politics, An Answer Beckons: Belonging.
New research on "the disaffected electorate" and how to engage people in the long process of revitalizing civic life. Plus a quick take on the good news coming out of Maine.
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@xroadproj.bsky.social Arts Fellow @ashoncrawley.bsky.social book about the Hammond Organ, the tragedy of AIDS, and the Black church is available for pre-order. Check out his Arts Fellow work on SPIRIT HOUSE: www.crossroads-spirithouse.org/crawley
From Infinite World
An innovative work that explores the relationship between the Black church, the Hammond organ, and the musicians that bring it to life., From Infinite World, The Sound of the Hammond Organ and the Tra...
wwnorton.com
Advance Reader Copies arrived at the publisher today … I’ll have mine later this week. I’m so grateful for this book of difficult and beautiful lives. I hope you enjoy it! Preorder today! wwnorton.com/books/978132... #FromInfiniteWorld #BlackGospelMusic #BlackChurch #TheSoulsOfBlackFolks
The thing that is ignored is how much the Democratic Party benefitted from the free labor of young Black activists and organizers during that election cycle. When some of us pointed out how disaffected those organizers were in 24, we were called wreckers and yelled at, lol.
i’ve been in restaurant and farm management and knew enough to know that “taco bell lettuce” meant some big producer’s lettuce. so when ppl were also saying the grocery store deli and mcdonald’s & other big chains i knew it had to be taylor farms. but most ppl wouldn’t, they have no reason to know
Kari Dru@karidru.bsky.social · 3w agoRe: cyclospora, Taco Bell having ethics and going "you know what, it's always the fucking lettuce, why don't we just pull that until we know what's going on" resulting in all the outlets going "LETTUCE SOLD AT TACO BELL LINKED TO EXPLOSIVE DIARRHEA" is a fantastic way to discourage ethics in future.
I am glad she's not going to prison. It's worth noting that much was made here of her criminal actions being a brief deviation from an otherwise law-abiding life. But literally no one should go to jail or prison for obstructing ICE. I don't care how many times they've broken the law.
Former Wisconsin judge spared prison for obstructing ICE arrest of immigrant
Hannah Dugan was fined $5,000 for ushering a Mexican defendant out of her courtroom to evade ICE agents
theguardian.com
A. People in DC did not know those fascists were planning to march. B. They marched for 15 minutes and then turned tail. C. People in DC would have been out there had they known they would be there. D. Do people know how people in DC (who actually live in the city) roll?
Thanks to @publisherswkly.bsky.social for mentioning From Infinite World in their Fall 2026 preview! I’m excited to share it with you all. Preorder your copy today! wwnorton.com/books/978132...
If you run people of color who are not openly contemptuous of Black people then Black voters will give you a fair hearing. The online so called dirtbag Left, however, will always repel most Black people but they aren't the ones running so...
the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist)@merovingians.bsky.social · last mo.crazy how DSA romped in one of the Blackest electorates in the country and all I hear is they are supported by white gentrifiers newrepublic.com/article/2123...
helpful coverage from @elpais.com english.elpais.com/usa/2025-08-...
In the heart of the Miccosukee, the Native American tribe that shut down Alligator Alcatraz
The community found refuge from white persecution deep in the Everglades swamps centuries ago. Together with environmental groups, they succeeded in forcing the closure of the immigration detention ce...
english.elpais.com
Rebecca Nagle@rebeccanagle.bsky.social · last mo.BREAKING: Alligator Alcatraz has officially closed. A lot of outlets won’t report on this, but the Miccosukee Tribe played a key role in the fight.
we do note the alacrity, intensity, velocity with which these consultant-pickled jagoffs can fight their own colleagues yet never ever fight as an opposition party
Andrew Solender@andrewsolender.bsky.social · last mo.NEW: Dem centrists are already plotting how to curb the left bloc’s influence next Congress. “You’re going to see a group of moderates do exactly the same thing: 'We won't vote for X unless we get Y,’” one told @axios.com “There’s going to be a war.” www.axios.com/2026/06/25/m...
Robin D.G. Kelley recommends three books every radical should read
Disappointing but not surprising. Good scholarship on the the construction, racialization, and limits of religious freedom includes: @mccraryc.bsky.social’ *Sincerely Held: Secularism and its Believers* and @tisawenger.bsky.social’s *Religious Freedom: The Contested History of an American Ideal.*
Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie@audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · last mo.The Court's GOP justices love to talk a big game about defending people's religious rights but they really only care about *some people & *some religions A Black man in a Louisiana jail is not one of those people and Rastafarianism is not one of those religions ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/lando...
The Prairieland defendants are political prisoners being held captive by a fascist regime There are raids, subpoenas, indictments targeting anarchists, abolitionists, & anti ICE activists all over the country right now Take this moment seriously. Understand how the state will continue to escalate.
People’s City Council - Los Angeles @pplscitycouncil.bsky.social · last mo.30 years for moving a box of zines. Des Sanchez Estrada was not even at the noise demo that led to this. The state is attempting to make an example of these anti-fascist political prisoners. We can expect the crackdowns to continue & escalate. Take this seriously. Don't back down
Doctors 25% more likely to miss a diagnosis on a patient within 3 months after Ai is implemented. The results indicate Ai has an immediate negative effect on professionals skillsets vs prolonged reliance. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Is AI ruining our skills? Early results are in — and they’re not good
Reliance on artificial-intelligence tools degrades the abilities of physicians and software engineers, studies show.
nature.com
wow, yeah, sure sounds like these people are apolitical conspiracists! imagine thinking a data center might give you cancer
Will Stancil@whstancil.bsky.social · 2mo agoWhat you need to understand is that the data center conspiracism and the tech oligarch grifting go hand in hand. The kind of moron who thinks data centers emit special rays that give you cancer is the same kind of moron who is eagerly buying SpaceX stock because Musk will put it all in space
A federal judge just ordered the Trump administration to reinstall exhibits and signs relating to slavery and climate change that it had removed from parks and monuments nationwide
Trump administration must restore history, science materials at parks, US judge rules
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Friday to reinstall exhibits and signs touching on topics like slavery and climate change that it had removed from parks and monuments nationw...
reuters.com
"We analyzed state SNAP laws and applications in all 50 states and found that 39 states have some kind of probation violation-related disqualifications for SNAP benefits ... [T]he number of people on probation in the [US] (2.9 million) is even bigger than the total number of people behind bars."
Hunger as punishment: How states restrict SNAP benefits for people on probation
A patchwork of statutes and administrative choices limits access to the food assistance program SNAP for some people on probation.
prisonpolicy.org
Prison Policy Initiative@prisonpolicy.org · 2mo agoAs food insecurity runs rampant in the U.S., hunger is being used as punishment. Most U.S. states have restrictions on SNAP benefits for people with probation violations — potentially leaving many vulnerable folks behind:
This is true, but also two key points: * it's nobody's fucking business what's in some kid's pants * they made up this entire bullshit fake panic to demonize innocent people, and the people responsible for the panic are actual child sexual predators Free healthcare for all, all the goddamn time.
Kat Tenbarge@kattenbarge.bsky.social · 2mo agoGender-affirming care for minors is not a bad thing. It’s been so needlessly demonized and the position has been so thoroughly capitulated to that I think people forget it’s actually a good thing. A Grammy award winning artist had gender affirming surgery at 16. It’s a great thing!
Far from being the crime ridden hell holes that conservatives want everyone to fear, cities are nexuses of thousands upon thousands of anonymous acts of compassion and kindness every day, like a steady stream of prayers for a better world.
Cool Bike Art@coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 2mo agoSome heroes don't wear capes
A farmer in Texas donated his land to a town to be turned into a public park. After he died, the city took the land and sold it for $10 million to a company building a data center www.404media.co/a-farmer-don...
A Farmer Donated Land to Turn into a Park. The City Is Building a Massive Data Center Instead
In 1999, a farmer gave away 87 acres of land to a small Texas city to use as a park. The city sold to a data center developer for $10 million.
404media.co
I had to read these garbage sentences three times to make sure I wasn’t not hallucinating his argument. “Which isn’t all bad”?????????
off topic but the standard-englishization of what dude said is making me cry lolol my mayor muslim ≠ my mayor’s muslim my bagels jewish ≠ my bagels are jewish
MadGreek 🧿@madgreek2024.bsky.social · 2mo ago"MY MAYOR'S MUSLIM MY BAGELS ARE JEWISH MY CHRISTIAN DIOR KNICKS IN FOUR!" This is why I love this city. NYC. We are diverse. And yet United. We are immigrants and yet, American! Damn, it's a good time being in New York. And being a Knicks fan. I ❤️ NY.
storytime (warning: about “nice” homophobia): in 2007, i’d graduated from seminary and had no job prospects, so i ended up moving back home with my parents, sleeping on my childhood twin bed. my father is a COGIC pastor and district superintendent; my mother is a evangelist missionary.