The literal argument here is that you're not assimilated if white people are racist against you because of who you are or how you look. bsky.app/profile/jame...

jamelle@jamellebouie.net · 16h ago

not that you should expect anything more than rank idiocy from this pair of racists, but the idea that whiteness means a "high trust" society of "social cohesion" is some of the stupidest shit i have ever heard. these people live in a fantasy land that you could dispel by simply opening a book.

Impressive Instant: Friday morning off to the office for a meeting blog, in which it rained and we're going to get more; I don't tolerate romance slander; got my Louisiana Book Fest assignments; and appreciating the local queer community. gregwritesblog.com/2026/10/02/i...

Impressive Instant

Friday morning and in a bit I am off to the office for a meeting before I run errands on my way home. It has been a pretty decent week, in all honesty. I didn’t sleep as well as I would have …

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So excited to see PEOPLE launching the cover of my new novel The Amnesiac today! people.com/jami-attenbe...

Runaway Lover: Thursday morning blog, in which I am a bit tired but hoping for a good day; how is it October already; selected my next read; need to write some fiction; and hoping for a good weekend gregwritesblog.com/2026/10/01/r...

Runaway Lover

Thursday and it’s not my last day in the office for the week; I have a department meeting tomorrow that I need to come in for. I may stay for a few hours after and do some work here, but on t…

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I Deserve It: Wednesday morning midweek blog, in which I sent out a newsletter, which brought up questions of marketing appropriateness or not; I've never been very good at the marketing side of things; and the clown show in the House yesterday. gregwritesblog.com/2026/09/30/i...

I Deserve It

It’s very difficult to market books about social issues. How do you promote something like that without looking like you’re trying to cash in on a tragedy, or some horrific real world i…

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Proud of the CDCers who fought to get this vital info out! 30% of our workforce is gone. Heartbroken by the loss of brilliant scientists, institutional knowledge, & frankly my friends, colleagues, & mentors. An understaffed CDC harms the public & leaves the US vulnerable. Rebuilding will take years

‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)

The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.

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The current huge story about the gang rape at Cornell University, a crime originally brushed off and covered up by the administration, is SOLELY the product of the student paper, the Cornell Daily Sun, which doggedly pursued the story. Not the NYT or CNN. An independent student paper. #Cornell

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR | Cornell Won’t Listen, We Will

The Sun's Editor-in-Chief Sophia Dasser '28 calls on the Cornell community to share its reactions to the Chi Phi lawsuit and the University's response, on the record, for a permanent public archive.

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This shit should be illegal.

New newsletter, in which the Cornell situation reminded me of why I wrote #shedeservedit, and how nothing has changed. gregherren.substack.com/p/high-schoo...

High School Confidential

Maybe not all men, but....it’s always a man

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Nobody's Perfect: Tuesday morning blog, in which I watched LANTERNS last night and had a pretty good day; the Cornell situation inspired a newsletter; and getting back into the groove. gregwritesblog.com/2026/09/29/n...

Nobody’s Perfect

Tuesday morning and we survived Monday, did we not? It wasn’t a terrible day. WE were busier than usual in the clinic, so the day passed relatively quickly. I also made an appointment to get …

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He fled genocide in Myanmar. ICE detained him in Louisiana. Min Khant Zaw, a Rohingya and Kaman activist and asylum seeker, had his life upended after spending seven weeks inside an ICE detention facility in Louisiana.

He fled genocide in Myanmar. ICE detained him in Louisiana.

Min Khant Zaw, a Rohingya and Kaman activist and asylum seeker, had his life upended after spending seven weeks inside an ICE detention facility in Louisiana.

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Amazing: Monday morning back to the office with me blog, in which the Saints lost yesterday; seems like our fall is finally here; the Saints lost again; LSU ranking dropped; and hoping for productivity and that the mood will last. gregwritesblog.com/2026/09/28/a...

Amazing

Here we are, the last Monday in September and it feels like fall came to New Orleans this past weekend; we’ll see how long it lasts. But this absence of humidity is so lovely it just makes me…

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Wishing the diamond cartel a very pleasant fuck you youtu.be/xrg6QCGzQGc

Why Diamond Prices Are Falling So Fast

YouTube video by CNBC

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Don't Tell Me: Sunday morning blog, after an LSU win and a Saints game this afternoon; finished a draft of the story; feeling lazy this morning; enjoying my reread of THE DEAD ZONE; and the Cornell 7. gregwritesblog.com/2026/09/27/d...

Don’t Tell Me

Sunday morning in the Lost Apartment and I feel…slacker-ish this morning for some reason. Yesterday was a simply lovely day, from beginning to end, and I did manage to get some things done. P…

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Kellye's known for her pointed social commentary, both as an award-winning writer and as a vocal advocate for equity esp. in the publishing and writing communities. It was truly lovely to chat about something a little more lighthearted...tho we still get into the other stuff bc we're still us!

We Contain Multitudes podcast@multitudespodcast.bsky.social · last wk.

✨✨SKY WRITERS LOOP-DI-LOO ✨✨ S2E2 is now live! with special guest star @kellyekell.bsky.social 💫 who shares about a meaningful private collection 🌅 Listen now. Save for later. Share the joy. We got you, lovelies 🧡

I’ve been reporting on the CDC for years, and have written about many of its troubles over the past year. I was still shocked by the extent of the staff losses and political interference I found when reporting this one. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...

‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)

The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.

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But times have changed. SO MUCH WINNING. And no, I don't feel for these unvaccinated mothers. At all.

Rachel Maddow@maddow.bsky.social · 7d ago

"At least six babies in Pennsylvania have been born infected with measles, with two so sick they had to be admitted to intensive care. Congenital measles is a disease that’s rarely, if ever, seen in the U.S..." www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Who did Herbstreit’s make-up?

Candy Perfume Girl: Saturday morning lots of great games to watch blog, in which I had a lovely day yesterday; the humidity is gone for now; watched TRAITORS and started the new AHS; my horror choices for October; and hoping for a good weekend. gregwritesblog.com/2026/09/26/c...

Candy Perfume Girl

Here we are on a college football Saturday1 (GEAUX TIGERS!) and all is quiet in the Lost Apartment. I ran errands yesterday, got the mail, picked up my copy of the new Tananarive Due (yay! Hello, O…

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just a quick reminder that this fuckhead was the proximate trigger for thousands of National Guardsmen being deployed to DC

Oregon 🕎🎲@oregonthedm.bsky.social · last wk.

That's a headline for you cmarmitage.substack.com/p/big-balls-...

"The central lesson of this cycle is not that Charlie Brown should stop trusting Lucy. It is that Charlie Brown must do a better job explaining why trusting Lucy remains the responsible choice." buff.ly/X2RjqP5

“Charlie Brown Must Stay the Course”: A Football Kick Autopsy Report by the Democratic Party

“While Charlie Brown did once again accelerate toward the ball, miss the ball entirely as Lucy pulled it away, flip backward through the air, and land violen...

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We had to wait for the....NEW YORK POST to write about this. Y'all know there is so much more where this came from but journalists don't want to dig and people are terrified to speak to any journalist seeing the type of reporting they've been doing

Remmelt 🛑@artificialbodies.net · last wk.

A hidden list of 100 abusers in Silicon Valley. Left unstated: some are abusing *men* Sam Altman used to date Peter Thiel, known for recruiting young men for sex (one died of suicide). Sam's sex parties are notorious for how hard they go, and the abuse. Three sources told me about this:

Never, ever come for a Queen unless she calls you.

George Takei@georgetakei.bsky.social · last wk.

Don't come for the queen unless she sends for you.

listen, cornell is extremely busy prosecuting alumni who demanded answers to uneven speech policies when it came to israeli/palestinian actions on campus www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

Cornell Graduate Banned After President Hit Him With Car

Cornell University has temporarily banned from campus a former student who was bumped by the university president’s car at a low speed, Ithaca’s NPR affiliate WSKG reported Monday.

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To Have and Not to Hold: Friday morning work at home blog, in which I have things to do and a meeting and errands to run; a little tired but not bad; finished watching a documentary; and can Louisiana send a Democrat to the Senate? gregwritesblog.com/2026/09/25/t...

To Have and Not to Hold

Friday work at home day blog and here I am in the Lost Apartment, sipping coffee in between the windows. Sparky’s sleeping in a puddle at my feet and I am very excited for the day and the wee…

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Susan Collins has voted to confirm 60+ anti-abortion judges in her time in the Senate, and now she's voted for 3 more just since last week. Nice to see Senator Collins was able to take a break from lying about corruption to give a lifetime appointment to another anti-choice judge.

Sky Fits Heaven: Thursday last day in the office blog, in which I slept well; ran errands after work and was a bit tired; worked on a short story; and we're getting so close to fall here....but not there yet. gregwritesblog.com/2026/09/24/s...

Sky Fits Heaven

Thursday last day in the office for the week blog. Yesterday wasn’t unpleasant; I paid the bills, as one does once one has the funds, and it was very quiet around the office yesterday, which …

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Woohoo! My new book “Impossibly FoxTrot” is officially out and available in lots of places: foxtrot.com/impossibly-f...

I dunno, looks like they're tired of "all this winning" they voted for. Guess you can't fuel your car with "liberal tears" after all. Now, what should I get for lunch?

KFF@kff.org · last wk.

KFF-@apnews.com survey finds that, heading into the midterm elections, rural voters overwhelmingly name the cost of living as the top issue they want candidates to talk about. When it comes to household expenses, rural voters worry most about health costs and gas prices: https://on.kff.org/4yNL8bH

By destroying Voting Rights Act and gutting 14th & 15th amendments the Roberts Court is recycling legal arguments once used by Confederates and white supremacists to destroy Reconstruction Please read my deep dive w/ @pemalevy.bsky.social in @motherjones.com www.motherjones.com/politics/202...