Mark Feltskog
@markstextterminal.bsky.social
Public school educator, Hampshire College alumnus, friend to stray cats everywhere, blogger, citizen, bibliophile, freelance humanist, lifelong reader, inveterate urban dweller, resident of the beautiful borough of Brooklyn, New York. DMs will be ignored.
ICE out of Inwood. ICE out of every neighborhood. People are dying in ICE custody. Children separated from parents. Communities are shut out of vital services. We won't give up—and we know our rights: advocate.nyc.gov/blog/resources-to-protect-and-defend-immigrant-communities 📷 Cristobal Vivar
New #podcast! @hommestead.bsky.social / #HalsteadYork kicks off my new series, THE HAMPSHIRE TAPES, where we'll hear stories from grads, professors, staff, & other folks connected to my soon-to-be-departed alma mater, @hampshirecollege.bsky.social! GO LISTEN: chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-6...
Episode 686 – Halstead York
Virtual Memories Show 686: Halstead York “The core Hampshire experience was figuring out how to do things for myself and figuring out how to excite other people about what I wanted to do.R…
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Many thanks to @gidcoe.bsky.social for spinning not one but two whole tracks from my fab new album ‘The Confuser’ on @bbc6.bsky.social over the past few days. Love on ya, Gid! Y’all can find The Confuser on my website; in record stores from August 21st. Yaysville!
This stunning retriever mix dog is RYLO. Walks well on leash, loves the outdoors. And he's still waiting for his forever home. Please repost him. His human is out there! www.petfinder.com/dog/rylo-d84... Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter (516) 785-5220 3320 Beltagh Avenue Wantagh, NY, 11793
When Quinn the Eskimo gets here, them pigeons'll go to him.
good news: African American Cultural #Heritage Action Fund Awards $3M in Grants to 27 Historic Sites | National Trust for Historic #Preservation
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Awards $3M in Grants to 27 Historic Sites | National Trust for Historic Preservation
In 2026, $2.3 million in grants will support twenty-two sites across the country that represent Black American joy, resilience, innovation, and activism.
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Tom Kean Jr. is a poster child for the failed culture of Washington corruption. He's still trading stocks despite his promise to put all of his assets into a blind trust. l've divested all of my individual stocks because there should never be a question about who I am running to serve.
NPE report #DoomedToFail - An Analysis of Charter School Closures from 1998 to 2022. Charter school closures, often chaotic & abrupt, take parents by surprise. 1 million kids stranded shows that risk is far from negligible. networkforpubliceduc...
Doomed to Fail: An Analysis of Charter Closures from 1998-2022 - Network For Public Education
Over one million students have been stranded by charter school closures. Read this startling report on how and why thousands of charter schools shut down.
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Nina Simone singing "Ooh Child." If Heaven really exists, I must assume this is on the playlist there.
I'm going to KEEP talking about how Florida Senator Rick Scott, the RICHEST man in all of Congress DEFRAUDED Medicare & is trying to CUT Social Security. Will you join me?🤚
Haiti is lawless. Gangs control many parts of country. Why are we sending hard-working Haitians to a country wracked by massacres, murders, rape? l.smartnews.com/p-81VfotgJ/6...
‘It was a massacre’: Haiti gangs carry out mass killings across the country (The Guardian)
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STEPHEN GRAHAM JONES! Six eBooks for $20! Proceeds go to stop book bans! ("The Ones Who Got Away" is my favorite of these books by the author of "The Buffalo Hunter Hunter", winner of Nebula, Locus, and Bram Stoker awards.) www.charity-opus.com/shop/p/steph...
Stephen Graham Jones Horror eBook Collection — Charity Opus
Six award-winning horror novels. One collection. One price. Supports EveryLibrary Institute’s Fight for the First — 50% of net proceeds go directly to charity. Retail value $130 • Instant deli...
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Just a quick note to observe the metaphorical significance of the Knicks win.
Has anyone ever written a better sentence than this one by Ring Lardner? “’Shut up,’ he explained.”
Come see & hear the incredible Diane Ravitch speak at our 2026 conference in Houston. Information & registration at this link networkforpubliceduc...
That settles it! I'm returning my ticket for a refund.
Mitchie's Mom@marianherra.bsky.social@marianherra.bsky.social · 2mo ago
My Bethune book is out in paperback. I am so very proud of it!
New #podcast! @luismendo.com #LuisMendo joins the show for a wide-ranging gabfest about #art, #storytelling, #comics, #community, #MundoMendo, life in #Japan, and more! GO LISTEN: chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-6...
Episode 677 – Luis Mendo
Virtual Memories Show 677: Luis Mendo “Mundo Mendo is like the world of Mendo. It’s my world, and you need a spaceship to arrive here.” Welcome to Mundo Mendo! I visited artist an…
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Happy Birthday, Bob Dylan! My gift to you is that you and I will never meet. But tonight, in East Nashville there’s a major Dylathon brewing, organised by @emmaswiftsings.bsky.social & David Newbould. Admission free, donations please to Second Harvest food bank of Middle Tennessee. See y’all there…
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(PDF) "Think Back Yesterday: The Education of Darryl Pinckney"
PDF | «Come Back in September» is the oral history of Darryl Pinckney’s literary apprenticeship under Elizabeth Hardwick. A group portrait in eight... | Find, read and cite all the research you need o...
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Must be a ska/reggae playlist, because here is "Inner London Violence" by Bad Manners.
"Bankrobber" by The Clash just shuffled up. Can I really expect anything more from life?
Just learned that James Comey’s novel FDR Drive is mentioned in the sham 8647 indictment which is good timing since the book comes out in paperback next Tuesday.
“This is an incredibly painful moment for the Hampshire community, and we are doing everything to support our students in completing their studies and assist our faculty and staff in navigating what comes next.“ — President Jennifer Chrisler www.hampshire.edu/closure-info...
Could you call on Lady Day? Could you call on John Coltrane? Now cause, they'll, they'll wash your troubles away. Gil Scott-Heron
Hampshire alums Colin Twitchell 78F and Glenn Armitage 81F forged beloved campus makerspace the Center For Design in 1995. Glenn is retiring from Hampshire College this year, after working with, teaching, and inspiring countless members of the community. www.hampshire.edu/news/hampshi...
Hampshire’s Spirit of Invention and the Center for Design
In a way, Hampshire’s Center for Design began before alum Colin Twitchell 78F was even a student at the College. In high school, Twitchell was an avid and accomplished outdoor athlete and became inter...
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