Gar McVey-Russell
@garmcveyrussell.bsky.social
Black queer writer dude. Married. Lives in Oakland, CA. Listens to a lot of jazz. Occasionally plays tabla. He/Him
The riches country in the world really shouldn’t have starving children.
NPR@npr.org · last wk.SNAP, also known as food stamps, has seen a rapid and consistent participation decline since last July. The drop comes as the program faces historic cuts and changes. n.pr/4w5XSc9
Some freak(s) ran a van or SUV into a crowd of people at the Christopher Street Day pride parade in Berlin. A woman died, many others injured. What a horrible, cowardly attack against the community. My thoughts are with you. Ich liebe euch alle sehr. 😔🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🙏🏾
Honored to have my poem “What I Wanted You To Be” featured in the latest issue of Latino Book Review. The poem also appears in my new collection, Still, We Are Sacred. Thank you for supporting Latinx literature. ❤️ www.latinobookreview.com a.co/d/07etzKNy
People who leave rude comments or ad hominem attacks will be blocked. No exceptions.
"The true ugliness of the closet is its subtlety. It eats away at your soul bit by bit and you don’t even realize it. If you never deal with it or come to terms with it, then ultimately the closet will destroy you." - from SIN AGAINST THE RACE, a novel, by yours truly #LindseyGraham
So no one is going to stand against Farage in his manufactured by-election except Count Binface. Needless to say, I’m rooting for the Count.
So no one is going to stand against Farage in his manufactured by-election except Count Binface. Needless to say, I’m rooting for the Count.
Excited to be marching soon with Terrence Higgins Trust at Pride In London! @tht.org.uk #HIV #PrideInLondon
Cancelling semiquincentenial celebrations in the nation’s capital because it’s dangerously hot seems strangely appropriate, given this regime’s pro-oil policies and climate change denialism.
I'm very, very angry about this. We live in dangerous times. All my thoughts for Secy Buttigieg and his family.
NPR@npr.org · 2mo agoButtigieg, a potential 2028 Democratic presidential contender, shared his family's experience when police and Child Protective Services came to his home investigating an anonymous tip that was false. n.pr/4aVVOvr
Sir Keir Starmer is resigning as PM. The UK has had six PMs in the past 10 years. Coincidentally, 10 years ago this summer, the Brexit referendum passed.
Apple is richer than god. For them to announce that they’re raising their prices is bullshit.
The correct response is deeply depressing. This is how we started the 21st century—by appointing a Supreme Court justice who is currently clawing us back to the 19th century. (What is ELECTIONS MATTER?)
Actually, what I’ll miss most is that rad TARDIS control room. But I know the show will return, eventually. #DoctorWho
“As the annual Pride parade weaved its way through Durham… the rainbow flags were almost matched in number by trade union banners, as miners, postal workers, and train drivers swelled the parade’s ranks in solidarity, making it the biggest in Durham Pride’s history.” Solidarity is our strength. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
‘Bigger and better than ever’: how Durham Pride beat Reform’s funding axe with help from the miners
Solidarity between LGBTQ+ people and unions has saved an event denied ‘a single penny’ of council money
theguardian.com
Is the Enemy paying off the Jan. 6 traitors, with our tax dollars, so that they'll continue acting as a paramilitary force for him? Perhaps, hypothetically, to scare people away from the polls in November? Because he's certainly not forking over millions to them out of the kindness of his heart.
#TaxTheRich #WealthTax #UBI4ALL #UBI #UniversalBasicIncome #HealthcareForAll #UniversalHealthCare #HousingForAll #EndPoverty #FairEconomy Opinion: Tax the rich to fund America’s future - Deseret News www.deseret.com/opinion/2026...
Opinion: Tax the rich to fund America’s future
The system squeezes everything it can from working families with nothing, while the people with everything pay as little as the law allows and splurge on private jets and secret islands.
deseret.com
Closing out National Poetry Month with a poem from Still, We Are Sacred, now featured in Tulip Wolf Journal. This one is a tribute to our trans community. Read: www.tulipwolfjournal.com/post/poetry-... If it speaks to you, consider picking up the book, available wherever books are sold.
She Sat on Her Stoop Like a Star
By Emanuel Xavier – They circled. They screamed. They struck. And she screamed too—until she didn’t...
tulipwolfjournal.com
Eddie Glaude can rage about the gutting of the Voting Rights Act until the cows come home. He refused to support Hillary Clinton and we got the court he voted for. I will NEVER forgive him.
