Brian Goldstone

I wouldn't punch him in the face. I might slap him in the face with @brian-goldstone.bsky.social's paperback.
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The "real world": where some of the wealthiest corporations on the planet depend on taxpayer-funded food stamps to feed their employees.

Ah yes, the "real world."

Where millions rely on SNAP, not because they don't work, but because their jobs don't pay enough to live on.

this is a story of how we are failing so many people

Utterly bizarre what gets framed as a "feel-good" story these days.

After work, I had to DoorDash to pay for our motel room. I brought my toddler with me to avoid childcare costs. A South Carolina mom lived in a $60-a-night motel and took her toddler on DoorDash runs to make ends meet. She can afford a mobile home now.

From one perspective, this is a story about grit and determination.

From another, it's a damning portrait of a country where someone working full-time at $11/hour lives in a $60-a-night motel with her toddler—then spends evenings DoorDashing with her kid because affordable childcare is nonexistent.

The Edge of Space-Time Book Tour is Coming!!! And I made you a playlist!

📣📣 FULL U.S. BOOK TOUR DATES ANNOUNCEMENT 📣📣

Starting April 4, I'm going to so many cities that the preview image is tiny font!!

Come see me in person and get your book(s) signed. We have lined up an extraordinary array of conversation partners, from novelists to poets and scientists. 📚💙🧪🔭⚛️

🧵 Some personal news:

My new book, ON COURAGE – with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist @juliaangwin.com – is available for pre-order NOW (out June 30).

It’s a deeply reported manual with sixteen lessons for how each of us can defy authoritarianism.

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Thank you! And yes, I was able to attend—pretty surreal!

Thanks for sharing this, I'll read it now

Pls read + share this book.
It may not be you today, but I promise you, it can be any single one of us tomorrow.

Thank you so much.

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Republicans revive squatting bill, targeting extended-stay hotels Proponents say it addresses squatters; critics worry it could erase Georgia Supreme Court protections for families living in hotels.

After the resolution, I spent the next few hours urging senators not to pass HB 61, which would allow extended-stays to summarily lock families out of their rooms for falling behind on rent and treat them as "squatters."

GA residents: contact your senator and ask them to vote NO on this cruel bill.

Thank you so much!

Georgia House chamber inside the Georgia State Capitol during a legislative session. A state representative speaks at a podium while others stand nearby, including someone holding a copy of “There Is No Place for Us.”

Framed resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring Brian Goldstone and his book “There Is No Place for Us,” with an official gold seal at the bottom.

Well, this wasn't something I ever expected: today several state representatives honored THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US with a resolution at the Georgia State Capitol.

I'm very grateful—and hopeful it helps shine a light on Georgia's predatory housing market and the need for stronger tenant protections.

The moms risking arrest to protect gender-affirming care for trans youth The government wants to ban the care nationwide. Hospitals are shutting down treatment. Parents just want it all to stop.

Larissa, a therapist from D.C., recently spent 12 hours in a jail cell with five other people. There was no running water, since the sink wasn’t working. They were all fed once: a baloney sandwich per person.

She was there for her trans patients. They're being hurt by this administration, she said.

This is what ecocide looks like.

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Just got my copy!

As someone who was homeless as a child into adulthood, this is an important topic for me.

So sorry to hear this.

THREAD: I got laid off from NYMag/Vulture after 14 years. The family lost 75% of income + medical. Now mzs.press bookstore, once a side project. is do-or-die for Judith & I. I feel weird telling you this because others are doing much worse. But if you could like or share this, we'd be so grateful!

At Largest ICE Detention Camp, Staff Bet on Detainee Suicides, AP Reports Camp East Montana has received several 911 calls in the span of five months about immigrants trying to harm themselves.

Staff at the nation’s largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility have placed bets on which detainee will be the next to die by suicide, according to new reporting from the Associated Press based on 911 calls and detainee accounts.

Please buy/order "There is No Place for Us" at your local independent bookstore, @bookshop.org, or @libro.fm

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If I hear one more time from a government official, "We can't do it alone. It takes all of us." I might just scream!

If this government has enough money to start illegal wars at a cost of billions of $s, then YES, GOVERNMENT SURE COULD HOUSE OUR OWN PEOPLE AT HOME!

I'd love to hear your thoughts!

Absolutely

Send me a DM—I'd be happy to mail a copy!

That's such a kind and generous offer. If you want to send me a DM, I can share a link for bulk purchases at a discounted price.