From this moment forward (and before, but clearly now):
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
In the midst of all the chaos, a moment of Zen. dianesilver.substack.com/p/friday-zen...
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Art has a special role to play in this moment. It can tell a story far more effectively than someone like me. Artists, please do your thing!
“Employees are requested to please notify” the EPA or the Office of Personnel Management “of any other agency office, sub-unit, personnel position description, contract, or program focusing exclusively on DEI.”
Nobody used the tip line.
Every Friday I try to remind myself of all the beauty in our world. Here’s today’s Friday Zen.
dianesilver.substack.com/p/friday-zen...
Honestly, I know of no such blatant case of political imprisonment & infringement of political speech in the USA in modern times. Maybe there are going back decades, but this was deeply shameful, from the moment masked men unjustly kidnapped her, stuffed her into a van, & locked her up.
Rev. Barber, surrounded by police, praying in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.
Rev. Barber, surrounded by police, praying in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.
BREAKING: Police just surrounded Rev. William Barber, prominent activist and pastor, as he and others prayed in the U.S. Capitol Rontunda.
Police then expelled everyone (including press!) from the Rotunda to (presumably) arrest them.
I've covered protests here a lot. Never seen anything like it.
I first met Donika Kelly when we were both students in a class on sonnets, and then I met her poetry. Wow
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Excellent question.
May all senators with a conscience follow Cory Booker's example and hold the floor of the U.S. Senate by speaking the truth
Booker: "I confess that I have been imperfect. I confess that I've been inadequate to the moment. I've confess that the Democratic Party has made terrible mistakes that gave a lane to this demagogue. I confess we all must look in the mirror and say 'we will do better.'"
Just discovered my short story "God Only Knows," which appeared in the November 2024 issue of @chmmagazine.bsky.social, is now available for you to read free online. Enjoy! cosmichorrormonthly.com/fiction/god-...
i just cannot get over how much the administration’s response to the crash shows a profound disrespect for the lives of the people they are supposed to serve
Instead of fretting or doomscrolling, spend Monday (9 am Pacific, noon eastern) with @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social and friends @lizogbu.bsky.social @akayawind.bsky.social @charliejane.bsky.social Anand Giridharadas and @billmckibben.bsky.social
Current mood: respect for everyone choosing to give official government events on Monday a pass.
