cristian josé lopez (he/him/his)

I think I may go seek a copy of Moby Dick.

being a teenager is a wild journey in and of itself. we will end up doing dumb shit, and that’s okay. It’s gonna happen.

“Afterparties”, Anthony Veasna So (Ecco, 2021)

The disdain for black women needs to be studied.

you have amazing titties man

Look, what can we say? We were busy. We had our own responsibilities and expectations we were always on the verge of failing. And sure, there were signs. Tons of them, if we’re being honest.

-Anthony Veasna So, “Afterparties”

The fact that someone, a bigot & white supremacist, alongside many other bigots & white supremacists, tried to bomb Zohran Mamdani’s home lets you know just how powerful Zohran Mamdani is, because he is actively working on getting shit done, the shit that needs to be taken care of.

and, shoutout to trans & nonbinary people for shaking shit up, present and past, and showing us possibilities of what it means to be human.

Haley Mlotek’s “No Fault” is a singular work of nonfiction any reader can invest in. Very smart and very funny, vulnerable and tender, beautifully written and thoughtfully documented, and a politically invigorating book to read.

What we hate or fear most in ourselves tends to be among the things we first notice in others.

-Melissa Febos, “Girlhood”

Sometimes it’s the witnessing of a horror story that makes us forget we’re in one.

-Venita Blackburn, “How To Wrestle A Girl”

and, in addition, they are one of the biggest supporters and enablers of genocide.

Trump fires Homeland Security Secretary Noem after mounting criticism over her leadership Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin says he has no idea how quickly his nomination to replace Kristi Noem at the Department of Homeland Security will move.

Secretary Noem's disastrous leadership will forever be marred by the murders of Renee Good, Alex Pretti, and countless others we are still learning about at the hands of ICE agents conducting violent, lawless arrests and in ICE custody. (1/2) apnews.com/article/trum...

ending her career lying about an orwell quote while the entire room is getting news notifications about how she’s been fired and clearly doesn’t know it, perfect

nothing else brings me so much joy than seeing a white guy twerking in the air, on a boat, in the middle of the ocean. The City Girls and Cardi B would be proud.

ICE moving toward closing El Paso detention camp, report says The Washington Post reported that a document was distributed to ICE staff indicating the agency was drafting a letter to potentially terminate the facility’s $1.2 billion contract.

New: A hastily constructed immigration detention facility in El Paso currently experiencing a measles outbreak is in the process of being closed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to a report from the Washington Post.

I interviewed the incredible Keeonna Harris for Flaming Hydra. We talked about incarcerated pen pals, literary moms, bacon wrapped hot dogs and more. 💚

it’s so dumb. let men and boys read in public, let alone read point blank. especially in this moment when literature is condemned and attacked, men and boys reading helps them become mindfully decent and aware citizens.

If you are anywhere in the city of Long Beach, and Los Angeles County in general, do not spend your time and money and energy on Sirenita’s Restaurant, a Mexican & Central American restaurant. They just called a Black Panamanian woman the n-word in Spanish.

Stupid people
Dumb MFers
Ignorant assholes

The boring answer. Pay what I need to pay. Buy the important stuff and invest the rest. That's assuming world doesn't explode

Zara Larsson wearing a t-shirt with a tweet of hers from 2016 calling the man who abused Rihanna trash (in full capital letters), live on her own concert, is one of the best news today.

US moving pregnant immigrant girls to Texas to avoid providing abortions, critics say Ex-official calls transfer of unaccompanied girls as young as 13, many pregnant due to rape, a human rights violation

“It’s a choice to ensure zero abortions."
Since July, more than a dozen pregnant children have been moved to a single facility in the small town of San Benito, along the south Texas border. The children kept in Texas are as young as 13, and about half are pregnant because of rape.

I find it so annoying when people act like you can’t separate the artist from the art. they are one and the same. the art is very much saying so much about the artist, and the artist is telling us what they believe in through their art. if you don’t see that, check out “Monsters” by Claire Dederer.

I went to the protest by myself and I was talking to a few people around me. One man said: 'I sincerely hope that China doesn't start bombing Los Angeles to free us from our fascist regime.' - Everyone was extremely solemn at that comment.

Also Khamenei’s killing isn’t the end of anything. He was 86. Iran is run by a government. If anything this strengthens & preserves his legacy as fighting Israel to the death.

Imperialism is NEVER the path to anyone’s freedom. That’s the point.

oh well, can no longer watch anything he has done in the same way. “Even Stevens”, in particular, will no longer feel enjoyable to watch. and I’m okay with that.

They keep telling us the fascist agenda must be defeated at every corner …. Unless it’s a Democrat

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“Brown Album” is a revelation. Stunning and layered and emotionally sharp and radically honest, Porochista Khakpour bares herself in these essays that are about being brown, Iranian, and an immigrant in a very racist & xenophobic world where home and belonging are never easy destinations to find.