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this Adrienne Rich poem from the @yalereview.bsky.social archives sucker punched me this am

submitted 3 days ago • 6 comments

The notion that Trump's "I'm king" tweet is "just trolling" or "a joke" presents an opportunity to recreate my just-joking thread (porting it over from the Bad Place): 1. I wrote my PhD dissertation on the social function of humor (in literature & film) and here's the thing about "just joking."

submitted 2 days ago • 110 comments

Something I’m trying to do with the skills I have is start a poetry writing group in my neighborhood. Not like for career writers or sEriOuS aRtIsTs but just regular folks who live around me. It’s such a powerful medium to inspire change and ground oneself in reality, but (1/2)

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

Dionne Brand.

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

. "We need to have this meeting at this tree..." —June Jordan #blackhistorymonth #poetry #poem

submitted 6 days ago • 3 comments

So, a quick reminder ...

submitted 21 days ago • 16 comments

looking back, AOL had it right. 30 hours of internet per month was the right amount.

submitted 9 days ago • 212 comments

The elitism be so strange. The system and all its issues been such a dominant online discourse that you’d think folks would, at the very least, be too ashamed to share their classist thoughts. Laughing at anyone’s struggle is that sinister capitalistic individualism at work again. Gross.

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

“I’m forcing you to innovate and learn to do more with less blood!” #PoliCartoon: Private Equity Vampire

submitted 400 days ago • 1 comment

Get this: the City of Fremont is slated to vote on legislation that would not only make homelessness within the City illegal, but would make the mutual aid and service provision homeless people depend on to survive illegal too. Cartoon villain evil!! calmatters.org/housing/home...

submitted 17 days ago • 1 comment

First training call TONIGHT: Fight deportations - The Solidarity Pledge is offering this tonight. Registration here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Can't make it tonight there are two other opportunities: Wednesday, Feb 12th at 5PM ET Saturday, Feb 15th at 12PM ET

submitted 12 days ago • 8 comments

I started this month with an unreasonable goal: to get 1,000 people to invest in my publishing imprint for $5 or $12 a month. I know it’s crazy…but what if it happens? Crazier things have happened. 🤷🏽‍♂️ Help us fight for Black & brown stories. They’re worth it. Leftunreadbooks.binderybooks.com

submitted 13 days ago • 3 comments

I really really need you guys to make a conscious rejection of generative AI tools part of your ongoing political resistance. Don't use ChatGPT. Turn off Gemini. Don't read the AI results forced upon you at the top of Google search. Don't use AI art generators or support anyone who does. Please.

submitted 17 days ago • 180 comments

"Darkness RISING Project's Find Me a Therapist program is now offering FREE therapy for Black people. Thanks to support provided by the Roy A. Hunt Foundation, we're providing 10 FREE therapy sessions to Black community members." mailchi.mp/darknessrisi...

submitted 14 days ago • 3 comments

Mr Rogers always said, to find hope in despair, look for the helpers. But I think it's important to do more than just look for them. Ask them how you can help. Learn from them. Support them. Become one. Going to be a lot of grassroots community building. Look to them for the blueprints of help.

submitted 17 days ago • 12 comments