Guess I shouldn't have started my newsletter "Strongly-worded letters" today based on that exact premise, eh?

Adam Serwer@adamserwer.bsky.social · yesterday

As a writer I try to remember that the fact that something annoys me personally does not necessarily make that thing important enough to write about

My crystal ball tells me: 1. Trump will fuck up this deal. 2. Oil prices will continue with market volatility with pain shifted to individual consumers, all while global oil companies reap windfall profits.

Big Ol’ Mush@chadstanton.blacksky.app · yesterday

“As described by officials familiar with the emerging accord, vessels heading into the Persian Gulf will transit a channel controlled by Iran, and close to its coast. Ships leaving the Gulf will travel on a channel near Oman.” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...

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Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter)@deecherrywriter.bsky.social · 5d ago

I just moved all of my creative writing newsletter stuff from Substack to Beehiiv for those of you that want to sign up to be notified whenever my next book, "Ghost in the Machine," comes out next year. Or just keep following me here on Bluesky; whatever floats ya boat. bigeasypress.beehiiv.com

For a long time, every time something irritates me or gets me hyped up, my husband and I joke that I should "write a strongly-worded letter about that." A month or so ago, I though, "hmm, maybe I'll turn it into a blog-newsletter thingy." I finally did that.

Strongly-worded letters

For a long while, I have joked with my better half when I get annoyed or hyped about an issue that I "should write a strongly-worded letter about that." Well, here it is. My place to write and publish...

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In his debate last night with Ed Markey, Seth Moulton said, "To the trans community feeling the weight and the pain of the Trump administration policies, I deeply recognize your trauma, and I’m sorry if my comments hurt you." But he didn't actually apologize for his 2025 comments. 1/🧵

I now officially have in my hands “Everyone Here Spoke Sign Language.” And I’m hooked. This is a must read for everyone interested in disability or accessibility.

Everyone Here Spoke Sign Language — Harvard University Press

From the seventeenth century to the early years of the twentieth, the population of Martha’s Vineyard manifested an extremely high rate of profound hereditary deafness. In stark contrast to the experi...

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Facts.

David Bowman@dlbowman76.com · 2d ago

I'm going to alienate some people now. Abortion is a critical part of gynecological care. Full stop. Hormonal birth control is used by many individuals simply to regulate difficult menstrual cycles. Legislators who don't understand the minutiae of reproductive biology should SHUT THE FUCK UP.

Me, a transit nerd who is currently drinking my coffee out of a mug that is printed with the T map, must have this book now. Right now. As in, it should be appearing in my hand as I type this.

Jake Berman@lostsubways.com · 3d ago

(addendum: if you want to read the book, it's called "the lost subways of north america". if you get a copy directly from me, i'll sign it for you)

Our social media guru, Olivia, is building a team for us, and I am so excited. She's looking for people who want to donate a couple hours a month and make videos or graphics or posts for various platforms. She has a vision...

Organization for Accessible Journalism (formerly EAPM)@accessiblejournalism.org · 2d ago

Have skills in social media or accessibility? Volunteer with OAJ and help make news accessible. ideali.st/4FDaHg #OAJ #MakeADifference #NewsForAll #AccessibleNews

Have skills in social media or accessibility? Volunteer with OAJ and help make news accessible. ideali.st/4FDaHg #OAJ #MakeADifference #NewsForAll #AccessibleNews

"U.S. neo-fascist oligarchy gets universities to purge themselves with promises that research funding will resume" is the headline I would suggest for all follow-up articles... www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

McMahon Asks US Colleges to Pledge Campus Reforms by End of 2026

Education Secretary Linda McMahon is sending a letter Monday to the leaders of US universities asking them to commit to a slate of campus reforms by the end of 2026 in the Trump administration’s lates...

bloomberg.com

I will never forgive the physicians who were not on the front lines or actually treating COVID patients trying to minimize the reality of what we were experiencing on the ground and even still continuing to try to re-write history. The same usual suspects are at it again.

What being clear-eyed sounds like.

Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Bisexual of the Blade (Alt-text or DIE)@shengokai.blacksky.app · 3d ago

I'm not going to be relitigating COVID lockdowns or mask mandates. Both were necessary measures that saved lives. If you cannot accept the curtailing of even the minor of freedoms in the name of public safety, you have demonstrated that you do not give a solitary fuck about the rest of us.

We are organizing in person lobby day at the district offices of all 535 voting members of the US Congress while they are on August recess. We are calling for the codification of the Olmstead decision into law. The date of the lobby day is Aug 25 & the last day to sign up is Aug 11. Link is below.

Mainers standing up to Elon Musk (and the rest of these assholes) makes my day.

Troy Jackson@troyjackson207.bsky.social · 3d ago

My response to Elon Musk.

Historian of abolition here 💯Garrison always called it the slaveholders rebellion, that’s the correct term. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/o...

Opinion | The ‘Civil War’ Is a Lie. Let’s Call It the ‘Slaveholders’ Rebellion’ Again. (Gift Article)

To face our own history, we must be honest about it.

nytimes.com

If you’re able to donate blood, PLEASE do so. As an ICU nurse, I promise you that we are in dire need of blood and blood products for patients. We do whatever we can in order to avoid transfusing, but we can’t always replace lost blood with normal saline or Lactated Ringers.

Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · last wk.

"On Monday, the Red Cross declared a national blood crisis for the second time ever in its history."

Listen, call me a broken record, but if you abuse or assault people (or you excuse people who do that crap) I really don't care which party you represent: you don't belong in elected office. Miller and Moreno need to go based on that alone.

Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · 4d ago

Should the congressman who is credibly accused of beating and throwing scalding water at your own daughter run for re-election? “I don’t know,” says GOP Senator Bernie Moreno www.notus.org/ohio/bernie-...

The influx of federal agents into the city last fall led to widespread immigration arrests – a majority without criminal convictions. President Trump has said he wants to replicate it elsewhere.

In Memphis, an 'anti-crime' task force quietly turned into an ICE crackdown

The influx of federal agents into the city last fall led to widespread immigration arrests – a majority without criminal convictions. President Trump has said he wants to replicate it elsewhere.

n.pr

My interview with Equator magazine: "How the West misjudged Tehran – and what the Islamic Republic will do next" along with personal reflections on the 1979 revolution US-Iran relations www.equator.org/articles/tru...

Iran After America • EQUATOR

How the West misjudged Tehran – and what the Islamic Republic will do next

equator.org

With youth and senior qualifiers on the horizon, Fifa’s aborted plan to sell stakes in its major tournaments would have heavily impacted the women’s game

Women’s football continues to be used as a pawn in Gianni Infantino’s Fifa tenure | Suzanne Wrack

theguardian.com

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

For those who previously knew us as Equal Access Public Media, don't worry: the new name should tell you everything you need to know. We're doubling down on accessible news and journalism. New name. Same mission. In fact, same mission — just more of it. Make it your mission, too, at myoaj.org.

Today, we finished the changeover of the website and all the social media... it's official. Equal Access Public Media has become the Organization for Accessible Journalism. Our bsky account is now @accessiblejournalism.org and you can find us at myoaj.org.

Organization for Accessible Journalism

News for all

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SIA disorder. Finally, a name for what I'm dealing with!

Faine Greenwood@faineg.bsky.social · 5d ago

looking at the headlines and reflecting once again on how all the smart, hard-working, honest people I know feel like they’re going at least a little insane in our era of total Stupid Immoral Asshole ascendancy

This week, the org promoted our social media volunteer, Olivia, to lead all our social media program and volunteers. And I am so grateful. Because overnight, Olivia swept through and got all our social media changed over from Equal Access Public Media to Org for Accessible Journalism. 1/🧵

Since half my neighborhood decided today is the beginning of moving season in Boston — I didn't realize it was Sept. 1 already, but whatever — it's a good time to remind folks moving to Boston: no, you cannot drive your moving truck on Storrow, Soldiers Field, or Memorial.

Storrowed! (2024) | A Move In Week Horror Trailer

YouTube video by MassDCR

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Should students be allowed to use AI on assignments? What about on tests? Who should teach AI literacy? About 100 teenagers got together to try to decide. n.pr/44SFjNs

Congress hasn't passed AI rules for schools. So these 98 teens did it themselves

Should students be allowed to use AI on assignments? What about on tests? Who should teach AI literacy? About 100 teenagers got together to try to decide.

n.pr

While this guy had a million doses of HCQ stockpiled in a warehouse, lemme tell you what I, a rheum patient who is prescribed HCQ for autoimmune disease, was dealing with: - Asked repeatedly by insurance for a dr's letter that it wasn't for covid. - Finding my pharmacy frequently out of stock.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.

Peter Navarro: "I had a million doses of hydroxychloroquine in warehouses as the defense policy coordinator that I was trying to distribute to hospitals. And Fauci got the FDA stop me from doing that."

We're gearing up to become the Organization for Accessible Journalism. And we want you to be a part of it. Remember: it's your OAJ. Find the new site live now at myoaj.org.