On a secret mission in NYC … have you seen our HAVE MERCY tees & flags? … and BREAKING … late today … federal judge in DC blocked Trump administration order to freeze as much as $3 trillion in federal grants / loans. #ridingtherollercoaster
Kyle Tibbs Jones
@kyletibbsjones.bsky.social
Co-Founder & Editorial Director at @bittersouth.bsky.social & BS Publishing, Host BATCH (a Bitter Southerner podcast) & author YOUR HEART IS YOUR HOME
Saw this on the The Bitter Southerner email blast which mentioned the Instagram post…glad to see it here too. It’s true— of course that was exactly what it was. That’s not something you do as a nervous tic or by awkward accident in front of a large crowd.
Those salutes were EXACTLY what you think they were.
Y’all. Watch my friends at @democracyforward.bsky.social, they are going to come out swingingggggggg. Go, @skyeperryman.bsky.social, go.
BREAKING: Democracy Forward & partners at @crew.bsky.social filed suit on behalf of clients against the secret operation of the “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE). The government's work should be transparent, efficient & lawful. Covert operations don’t belong. Statement: bit.ly/dogelawsuit
My god, what a loss. Love to her family and many friends. 💔
Cecile Richards, the longtime activist for women's rights and former head of Planned Parenthood, died Monday after battling brain cancer.
Beginning today, $10 from each of our “What Would Jimmy Carter Do?” tees or sweatshirts goes to a climate related cause. We kick things off designating all funds raised to Habitat for Humanity specifically in Western North Carolina and Los Angeles, California. Order yours here : bsgeneralstore.com
God, I love the South. And I love magic. This was such a balm and a wonder to read.
WITCHING WATER : IN SEARCH OF THE UNSEEN In this story from Issue No. 9, Kimberly Coburn gives us a glimpse into dowsing and a centuries-long conversation with the earth. Whatever you call it (“dowsing,” “divining”) this gentle skill of intuition is fascinating. bittersoutherner.com/feature/2024...
Ah! I'm glad to see the @bittersouth.bsky.social here — Follow these folks if you aren't already. Happy to see you too, @kyletibbsjones.bsky.social!👋📸
WITCHING WATER : IN SEARCH OF THE UNSEEN In this story from Issue No. 9, Kimberly Coburn gives us a glimpse into dowsing and a centuries-long conversation with the earth. Whatever you call it (“dowsing,” “divining”) this gentle skill of intuition is fascinating. bittersoutherner.com/feature/2024...
WITCHING WATER : IN SEARCH OF THE UNSEEN In this story from Issue No. 9, Kimberly Coburn gives us a glimpse into dowsing and a centuries-long conversation with the earth. Whatever you call it (“dowsing,” “divining”) this gentle skill of intuition is fascinating. bittersoutherner.com/feature/2024...
Starting a commonplace book, today. @dwightgarner.bsky.social, I’ve been reading for ( a lot of ) years and your segment on today’s Daily has me wistful about all the beautiful sentences and quotes lost forever. Oh well…
Thank you, President Carter, for your faith, love, goodness, and for believing in and working on a peaceful world. Today, our hearts are overflowing and broken at the same time. This goodbye hurts.
If one more person, in this small town, asks me if I work for one of my male partners, I might burst into flames.
If one more person, in this small town, asks me if I work for one of my male partners, I might burst into flames.
In 2024, we were honored to work with some of the (no exaggeration) greatest writers of our time. Contributors like Kiese Laymon, Roxane Gay, Elissa Altman, Hanif Abdurraqib and more. Over the holidays, we hope you find the time and space to read these stories. bittersoutherner.com/feature/2024...
So lovely to wake up to this— 👇🏻
We’re very happy to report that @elissaaltman.bsky.social’s gorgeous essay FOREVER LESS OF BEAUTY (originally published in our ALL WOMEN ISSUE of The Bitter Southerner magazine) made Longreads’ year end list. Congratulations to Elissa and everyone on our team! longreads.com/2024/12/09/a...
Perfect freezing cold morning to launch The Bitter Southerner & Aloka Home’s (5th) Quilt Drop this morning. 25 gorgeous quilts sold out in less than an hour. 🎯🎯🎯 thanks, everyone! @bittersouth.bsky.social
We’re very excited to see Shane Mitchell’s THE CROP CYCLE on this impressive list of books at @civileats.com. Thanks, y’all. civileats.com/2024/12/03/o... *The Crop Cycle — a new title (2024) at BS Publishing
Our 2024 Food and Farming Holiday Book Gift Guide
Our editors, staff writers, and freelance contributors have curated a list of over two dozen recipe, food, and farming books for the 2024 holiday season.
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Big love to Ali and Patrick at @magazeum.bsky.social for our chat about “The Bitter Southerner” magazine. Completely obsessed w/the Print Is Dead & Full Bleed podcasts. @bittersouth.bsky.social is psyched to be in such good company. magazeum.co/content/the-...
Better, Not Bitter — Magazeum
Described by The New York Times as “a kind of kitchen-sink New Yorker ,” The Bitter Southerner began as a digital magazine and evolved into print. Cofounder Kyle Tibbs Jones talks about how the m...
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Thank you to everyone sending photos from Shane’s book launch at Kitchen Arts & Letters in NYC. What a great night and what a great book. Order your copy of THE CROP CYCLE here : bsgeneralstore.com/collections/...
If you’re looking for holiday gifts that inspire (aren’t we all?) please consider The All Women Issue of The Bitter Southerner Magazine. ( *powerful cover to cover.) bsgeneralstore.com/collections/... @bittersouth.bsky.social
“For one Cabinet nominee to be accused of sexual impropriety may be regarded as misfortune. For two Cabinet nominees to be thus accused looks like carelessness,” Quinta Jurecic writes. “For four—well, that moves beyond carelessness into outright malice”:
Trump’s Cabinet Has a Serious #MeToo Problem
And the incoming administration doesn’t seem to mind at all.
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