Did not know "dark suburbia" was a Thing. Thank you Kirkus! www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... #coyoteland

“It is an all-too-common act of both historical amnesia and American exceptionalism to believe that the US is immune to an autocrat’s rise or fascistic takeover.” — @laurenmarkham.bsky.social on Lyndon LaRouche in “My Father’s Shadow,” now online www.thebeliever.net/my-fathers-s...

My Father's Shadow - Believer Magazine

On a slate-gray Vermont day in the fall of 2003, I was on my way to College French 221 when a pair of attractive people in their late twenties stopped me at the crosswalk. “Hey!” called the trim blond...

thebeliever.net

@laurenmarkham.bsky.social recounts her father’s prosecution of political figure and alleged cult leader Lyndon LaRouche: www.thebeliever.net/my-fathers-s...

My Father's Shadow - Believer Magazine

On a slate-gray Vermont day in the fall of 2003, I was on my way to College French 221 when a pair of attractive people in their late twenties stopped me at the crosswalk. “Hey!” called the trim blond...

thebeliever.net

I got to write about my dad's fave foe and shadow self -- cult leader and politician Lyndon LaRouche -- for The Believer. I wish he were still alive to read it (my dad, that is.... I don't think LaRouche would favor the piece....)

The Believer@thebeliever.net · 4mo ago

Issue 153 is live! Open this thread for a look at the dazzling features that await you inside. www.thebeliever.net/product/spri...

A fascinating read by friend & former colleague @laurenmarkham.bsky.social about Americans seeking secondary citizenships for their kids. Curious about whether there’s a comparable move among Asian-Americans. Seeking a Second Passport at @newyorker.com

Seeking a Second Passport

For some Americans, citizenship in a country their ancestors fled is now an insurance plan.

newyorker.com

So excited to hang out with @billmckibben.bsky.social and anyone who wants to join us. Tomorrow, 4pm Pacific.

Haymarket Books@haymarketbooks.org · 5mo ago

The Beginning Comes After The End Don’t miss @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social in conversation with @billmckibben.bsky.social, hosted by @thirdactorg.bsky.social Tuesday, March 10 at 7:00 pm ET RSVP to attend: actionnetwork.org/events/topic...

Just a few more weeks to apply to Storyboard, a week-long writers residency in Moraga, CA this June. The animating ethic behind the Storyboard Residency is that writing, however feeble the written word can feel at times, is indeed of great social purpose. www.stmarys-ca.edu/storyboard-r...

In the new issue of The Believer, I write about political cult leader and prototype for Q-Anon-level conspiracies, Lyndon LaRouche -- and my dad's many tangles with him in the court of law. The Believer is doing such good work these days, and I'm honored to be a part of it. Subscribe! Support!

The Believer@thebeliever.net · 5mo ago

Our spring issue is on its way! Featuring @amandagorman.bsky.social, Joy Williams, @laurenmarkham.bsky.social, @rob-brezsny.bsky.social, @paulcollins.bsky.social, and more. Subscriptions are 25% off until Monday—get yours here: store.mcsweeneys.net/products/the...

Last year, I wrote about Tommy Olsen of the Aegean Boat Report -- an organization that tracks illegal refugee pushbacks by the Greek authorities-- and Greece's campaign to cast him as a criminal for his watchdog work. They've now issued a warrant for his arrest. inthesetimes.com/article/gree...

The Fourth Wall

Recently, reports of illegal “pushbacks”–an illegal practice of forcibly returning refugees from whence they came–in Greece have soared. Tommy Olsen faces years in prison for documenting pushbacks onl...

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"The Olive Oil Crisis," a story by @laurenmarkham.bsky.social published in @bloomberg.com, is Editorial and Communications Program Coordinator Katherine Jossi’s selection for the 2025 #PulitzerStaffPicks. 👉 bit.ly/YIStories25

Our first-ever Sports Issue is coming soon! Featuring @minakimes.bsky.social, Kiese Laymon, Jenny Odell, @lauravandenberg.bsky.social, a custom Believer-branded swim cap, and much more. Subscribe now and get 15% off: store.mcsweeneys.net/products/the...

We’re celebrating 40 years of publishing and supporting our literary community with our good friends @litquake.org + Mechanics’ Institute + Daniel Handler + @laurenmarkham.bsky.social + @ingridrojasc.bsky.social Join us for drinks and cake! Free entry Thursday, 10/23, 7:30pm @ 7 Social SF

The second issue of The Approach, a new print-only newspaper full of heavy-hitting Bay Area bylines, is out today. Our biz reporter @cydhayes.bsky.social chatted with editor @laurenmarkham.bsky.social to get the details:

A bold approach

Writer and editor Lauren Markham introduces her print-only ‘organizing pamphlet-meets-literary magazine’ The Approach tonight at City Lights

sf.gazetteer.co

"How quickly a state of careless ease becomes one of mortal peril. Enter the future." @laurenmarkham.bsky.social for @pioneerwork.bsky.social: pioneerworks.org/broadcast/ed...

Edge of Paradise | Broadcast

In Greece, where ancient history meets tourist fantasy, the climate crisis is accelerating faster than almost anywhere else in the global north.

pioneerworks.org

I’ve had the opportunity to interview fabulous executives, nonprofit leaders, and writers over the years. I’m always impressed when @billmckibben.bsky.social speaks about our fragile earth and solar energy. @laurenmarkham.bsky.social did an excellent job moderating tonight’s talk in #SanFrancisco!

Civil liberties advocates have warned about this for years: an ICE agent used data about remittances to Mexico to track down an immigrant, solely on a charge of unauthorized reentry — not money laundering or any other crime often used to justify such surveillance theintercept.com/2025/08/21/i...

ICE Hunts Down Immigrants by Spying on Their Wire Transfers

Investigators traced the remittances an immigrant was sending from Hawaii to Mexico to figure out his location.

theintercept.com

This is part of the greater war on education and expertise that’s ongoing. A professional class of law enforcement is anathema to the people in power who want blunt weapons with which to beat the undesirables, not people who can think, and question, and refuse.

Asha Rangappa@asharangappa.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Apart from firearms, the part of training we spent the most time on (if I am recalling correctly) was legal instruction. Now the FBI is hiring people with no college degree and slashing training time in half (reducing academics, guessing ethics also). Absolute disaster www.nysun.com/article/fbi-...

Michael sits down with journalist @laurenmarkham.bsky.social to unpack her fascinating piece in The Guardian on Italian towns offering homes for €1. Are Americans falling for a fantasy, or is the life swap dream real? Listen to the #podcast here 🎧➡️ loom.ly/lol3Ljw

“‘This is an unprecedented situation where hundreds of detainees are held incommunicado, with no ability to access the courts, under legal authority that has never been explained and may not exist,’ they argued.” www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Lawyers question legality of Alligator Alcatraz, ask federal judge to intervene

“This is an unprecedented situation where hundreds of detainees are held incommunicado, with no ability to access the courts, under legal authority that has never been explained and may not exist,” pl...

miamiherald.com

New Tool: Detention Reports Provides Valuable Updated Data about ICE Facilities Relevant Research launches Deportation Reports, a new tool w/ real-time data on ICE detention centers using our Interval ADP method for more accurate population estimates. austinkocher.substack.com/p/new-tool-d...

New Tool: DetentionReports.com Provides Valuable Updated Data about ICE Facilities

Relevant Research launches Deportation Reports, a new tool providing real-time data on ICE detention centers using our Interval ADP method for more accurate population estimates.

austinkocher.substack.com

A MAP OF FUTURE RUINS is a finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize and I couldn’t be happier about it 🧡

Olive farmers are noticing the effects climate change is having on their harvest, and many foresee a struggling future. Grantee @laurenmarkham.bsky.social traveled to #Greece to find out how rising temperatures are affecting these ancient crops. Story for @bloomberg.com. 👉 bit.ly/40FDJfZ

Robyn, our indefatigable production editor, is loving IMMEMORIAL by @laurenmarkham.bsky.social and published by @transitbooks.bsky.social

@jennitaur.bsky.social and @laurenmarkham.bsky.social's discussion of "Immemorial," recently published by @transitbooks.bsky.social: lareviewofbooks.org/article/buil...

Building a Nest | Los Angeles Review of Books

Lauren Markham and Jenny Odell discuss people, books, and places as inspiration; grief and the creative process; and the conscious attention required by climate crisis.

lareviewofbooks.org

I've been an immigration reporter for a long time. I've never seen communications from DHS appear quite this unhinged, unprofessional, and just wholly unconcerned with seeming legitimate.

A horrible story but god bless this woman so accurately reading the ICE goons for filth here

Ian Carrillo@iansociologo.bsky.social · last yr.

Please highlight this story. ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago. kfor.com/news/local/w...

"A trick of climate change, or the trick of the effects of climate change, is that some of the biggest devastation is unseen by most of us." @laurenmarkham.bsky.social in conversation with @jennitaur.bsky.social for @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social lareviewofbooks.org/article/buil...

Building a Nest | Los Angeles Review of Books

Lauren Markham and Jenny Odell discuss people, books, and places as inspiration; grief and the creative process; and the conscious attention required by climate crisis.

lareviewofbooks.org

"Do you ever have experiences, though, where you're like, 'am I just a high idiot thinking all of this is connected?" @laurenmarkham.bsky.social speaks with @jennitaur.bsky.social about people, books, and places as inspiration for "Immemorial." lareviewofbooks.org/article/buil...

Building a Nest | Los Angeles Review of Books

Lauren Markham and Jenny Odell discuss people, books, and places as inspiration; grief and the creative process; and the conscious attention required by climate crisis.

lareviewofbooks.org

The weird, vague grammar of “you won’t have a country anymore.” Its deliberately awkward phrasing makes response impossible. What does it mean to “have” a country? If one doesn’t have it, where does it go?

If you are or you know a USCIS officer at the Vermont Service Center, pls contact me on signal at tanvim.05. I've been covering immigration for 10 years, did it under Trump 1.0, and have a track record of protecting my sources' identities.