this, but for extremely expensive medical supplies
ElieNYC@elienyc.bsky.social · 24h agoI have so much good condition, child-based *stuff* my kids have outgrown (clothes, toys, entire bedrom set) and this fucking society makes it SO FUCKING HARD for me to give these items away and basically encourages me to place it in a landfill and I fucking hate everything.
Imagine thinking so little of yourself that you just let this half sentient rotten potato talk to you like this. I don't care if he's president, have some self respect.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoTrump says Jeanine Pirro "choked" and then snaps at a reporter who asks if her job is safe: "Don't ever talk again"
I usually don't intentionally read anything that's good for me, but I read this poem and felt not only that it was utterly delightful but also that it was good for me and I hope it's good for you as well. www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
Ondine | Timothy Donnelly
To speak freely, I could never land on anything worth talking about but from the moment they shut me up, I’ve been full of things to say.It’s not that
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this is really, really bad, and Spokane is ... not exactly on the national radar. I know there are infinite people and places that need help, and everyone's resources are finite, but some options if you are so inclined:
NPR@npr.org · 2d agoWildfires in Spokane have destroyed hundreds of homes and led to evacuation orders for 60,000 people. n.pr/3Sbed19
the latest AI-in-publishing scandal being caught, after a seven figure deal, with "v badly written" as the tell, is, sorry, perfect and hilarious
darling, funny, illuminated poet lieke marsman died on june 3rd in paris. this is a very difficult read but yes, putting it here.
from On Another Planet They Can Save Me - Asymptote
from God, PerhapsI don’t remember much from the day I was told that I was terminally ill. The one thing I do recall clearly is that I threw myself rather dramatically to the hospital floor,...
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This is what politicians are protecting when they oppose single payer.
ProPublica@propublica.org · 7d agoInternal documents and former company executives reveal how Cigna doctors rejected patients’ claims without opening their files. “We literally click and submit,” one former company doctor said. (Published March 2023 w/ @capitolforum.bsky.social)
I am once again begging bookstores to just ctrl-f the ABA before settling on a name.
In another victory for intellectual diversity, the NY Times conservative opinion person hired by the billionaire Trump supporters has hired another NY Times conservative opinion person as actual journalists keep getting shoved out.
Oliver Darcy@oliverdarcy.bsky.social · last wk.Scoop: I’m told that Ross Douthat is exiting The NYT and is expected to take a role at “60 Minutes.” News expected to be announced soon.
"no bag" rules should mean women are also assigned a man to just carry things
The NYRB Author’s Closet, a series of videos of the least camera-ready people in society mumbling inaudibly about Vasily Grossman.
Ned Resnikoff@resnikoff.bsky.social · 2w agoNYRB should do their own version of the Criterion Closet for their book publishing arm imo
happened to look at the end notes and if this isn’t a motivation to make it to page 404,
Rachel Hands@rachelhands.com · last mo.lfg. (someone sent me a little thing of book darts and i marked out the chronological sequence. it’s very satisfying)
Each year a new mean novelist should write a book about the inner life of another overly trusting actress, I think this could be an excellent series
Writers of the Great Cambridge Area! Don't forget to apply for the 2027 Writers in Residence program. One writer for adults and one writer for young readers will be selected to get some cool benefits, while fulfilling some responsibilities that we hope help develop their careers!
Porter Square Books Writers in Residence Program
Porter Square Books will once again be hosting Writers in Residence in 2025
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way too many people being like "follow me on substack for progressive content" and no
I'm having a good time imagining the new horror this has unlocked. Amy Klobuchar chuckling, glass of red in hand, reading Yesteryear. Tom Cotton with a list of five books on Christian Masculinity. Elissa Slotkin on books that really lean in. Kyrsten Sinema with a reel on Why We're Polarized.
Maris Kreizman@maris.bsky.social · 2w agothese people should not only have jobs, they should be paid more than every single person in tech.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2w agoSenior living facilities in the U.S. are in distress as immigrant caregivers are pushed out because of Trump administration policies.
They should make a Blade movie about a vampire spending the day planning and shopping for a horny blood rave she is throwing and thinking about her life before and after becoming a vampire, and then Blade kills her at the blood rave. It is a Blade reboot but also an adaptation of Mrs. Dalloway.
red city / state police departments searched twin cities police data to share it with ICE (burn flock to the ground (figuratively))
Police searched Twin Cities license plate cameras for immigration enforcement during ICE surge
Federal agencies were able to access the typically confidential data through partnerships with law enforcement around the country.
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"The unlucky person who disturbs that grass can find their leg covered in hundreds of larvae, a phenomenon sometimes called a tick bomb." logging off forever
Wayne State University Press is hiring. wsupress.wayne.edu/jobs-interns...
Jobs & Internships - Wayne State University Press
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Paiva's mother went to law school after this (in her 40s) and became a guiding force not just for families like hers, but also environmental rights and indigenous rights, because it turns out it is *all* connected. And (decades later) she won.
public health guy@publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 3w agowhat an essay by @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social. send it to your friends, family, and every elected democrat representing you. bostonreview.net/articles/truth-without-reconciliation/
