We didn't deserve this day.

The Longreads Questionnaire, Featuring R. O. Kwon - Longreads The author of The Incendiaries and Exhibit on the bed as refuge, the power of movement and exercise, a life of writing, and more.

In this week's Longreads Questionnaire, best-selling author @rokwon.bsky.social shares what she's reading these days, the word she overused in her first novel, and more.

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really can't be said enough that this case was decided by the same court that decided plessy v. ferguson. if they could have found a plausible rationale to limit birthright citizenship they would have done it. but there is none! the text is as clear as constitutional language can be.

Harper to the judge: "Your driver's license doesn't list your height and weight at birth. It doesn't list where you used to live. It identifies who you are now."

ah it was such a joy for me—thank you for being there & for these kind words

call (202) 224-3121 & you'll get connected to your representatives

my heart is so heavy

JUST IN: A federal judge in Oregon has barred ICE from conducting warrantless arrests without probable cause in the state, saying the agency's "dragnets" have flouted "clear and undisputed" law. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Because of ICE, I've Been in Hiding for Months. It Has Transformed Me. - Racket Days of anxiety, of frustration, and of feeling that everything is on hold while the world keeps moving forward outside.

Thank you @racketmn.com for publishing this piece written by a member of one of the families we’ve been supporting. I’m very grateful for your help getting her story and perspective out there. racketmn.com/because-of-i...

rice is life, and I got a thread to share about rice: Park Chung-hee's obsession to make South Korea rice self-sufficient in the 1970s changed everything about the country, including your favorite Korean foods and the urban environment 🧵

2/26 join us at Local Economy for a reading from 2 new translations of Kim Hyesoon’s poetry. Cindy Juyoung Ok & @daybreakjung.bsky.social will read their translations, followed by a conversation with @rokwon.bsky.social. Book sales by @ebbooksellers.bsky.social. Register at buff.ly/BT7bzGn

a gorgeous very large white dog putting his head on a pant-clad leg

so tired of being sad & angry but last week i made friends with this beautiful creature. i think he’s bigger than i am. anytime my attention strayed away from him for half a moment he nudged me like “excuse me, what could possibly be more important than cuddling me,” & he was right. a perfect being

We are targeting these 7 Hilton Minneapolis locations with confirmed ICE presence: Home2Suites by Hilton, Minneapolis University, 2808 Univeristy Ave SE. (612) 473-4662 Hilton Minneapolis Airport, 3800 American Blvd E (952) 854-2100 Hampton Inn Eagan, 3000 Eagandale Place, (651) 688-3343 Hilton Garden Inn, Minneapolis Airport-MOA, 1601 American Blvd E (952) 854-1687 Home2Suites Egan, 3939 Cedar Grove Pkwy (612) 567-5810 Home2Suites Brooklyn Park, 9490 W Broadway (763) 567-5810 Doubletree Roseville, 2540 Cleveland Ave (651) 636-4567

how it works:

1. reserve a hotel room with a hilton that is a-okay with hosting ice

2. hold that rsv until the cancellation date

3. …at which point you realize oh you can’t go because the roads are icy! alas ❄️

4. then perhaps you do it all over again

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🌞 a @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social call for nationwide help with MN! a quick useful thing you & i can do from anywhere: make a hotel reservation at hilton in MN then cancel it 🌞

& it’s simple & it’s what they deserve & it’s funny & it’s effective

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‘He’s not the same’: Father of Liam Conejo Ramos says 5-year-old continues to suffer Some people thought they say the 5-year-old during the Super Bowl halftime show. But Liam is still in hiding with his family, after he and his father were detained and then released from a Texas deten...

The ‘abolish ICE’ door is cracked open and every one of us needs to push and keep pushing.

“Liam’s father, Adrian Conejo Arias, said the family was in hiding. He cited a bomb threat at his son’s former elementary school and ICE agents patrolling the Columbia Heights home they no longer live in.”

If your children got tear gassed today I want to hear from you, even if you don’t live in my district. You can contact my office at councilor.green@portlandoregon.gov

it is astonishing to me that any of these assholes ever says yes to an isaac chotiner interview but my god i am so, so glad they do

I had the idea that the world’s so full of pain it must sometimes make a kind of singing Or: I made a plan for January & much of it fell apart I had a plan for January. Since I had relatively minimal obligations for the month, or so I thought, I would set aside time for a home residency. I first did this a year ago: if & when I have the great luck of a stretch of days or weeks to myself, I follow most of the rules I observe at an artists’ residency. I turn ascetic. I tell friends I can’t hang out for a while & explain why.

i wrote about a foiled, doomed attempt to set aside time for a writing residency & about what helped regardless

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Seriously, if you've ever considered running for office, now's the time. Go check out @runforsomething.net. This is looking like a 25+ point swing in TEXAS -- nearly doubling the average +13 swing we've been seeing.

Don't leave any seat unchallenged. Make the GOP spend all their resources.

‘Backing down isn’t an option’: Minnesota ICE shootings mobilize Americans to join ICE observer groups The killings of Minneapolis residents Renee Good and Alex Pretti have inspired people across the US to document federal agents’ activities in their communities

for over 3 weeks, I've spoken to ICE watchers and organizers across the country: first right after Renee Good's killing — then 2 weeks into my reporting, Alex Pretti was killed.

ICE watchers are being detained and harassed — but they're also stopping ICE abductions and inspiring others to join them

It's near-white out conditions in Chicago as the snow comes down, and tonight's anti-ICE/CBP rally is wrapping up in front of city hall.

But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"

The Minnesota Star Tribune, Minnesota Public Radio, the Minnesota Reformer, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder, Sahan Journal, Center for Broadcast Journalism and Minnesota Newspaper Association today released the following statement: “We strongly condemn the arrest of journalists Georgia Fort and Don Lemon, as well as any attempt to intimidate members of the press. The First Amendment recognizes the press as holding a distinct and protected role in our democracy. In America, we do not arrest journalists for doing their jobs. The Minnesota journalism community stands united in defense of press freedom and the essential role reporting plays in holding power to account.”

The Minnesota Star Tribune, @mprnews.org @minnesotareformer.com , @spokesmanrecorder.bsky.social, @sahanjournal.bsky.social, Center for Broadcast Journalism and Minnesota Newspaper Association today released the following statement:

one of the agents said “okay we know” when we were whistling so i leaned in and whistled louder and he threatened to pepper spray me. i then said “are you scared of a fucking whistle dawg” and he very meekly said “no i’m not scared of a whistle”

just saw 4 ice agents go up to a house and knock and within 1 minute there were 30 people out whistling and they left. we will not take our foot off the gas

In a heartening turn of events, the ICEwatch patrol training in Pasadena was absolutely packed to the gills this week, surprising even the organizers of the event. LA continues to get organized against ICE terror

every time someone has asked me the last week or so about priorities it is rental assistance. please please please people need rent to stay in their homes. scroll down to rent relief funds and pick something www.standwithminnesota.com

While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities.

Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.

A reminder that ICE hasn’t slowed down in Minneapolis at all.

Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.

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going to hold on to this & listen to it again the next time my spirits flag, & the next time after that, & after that again, &&&