If you don’t understand Oklahoma, you can’t understand America A Black man like me is not supposed to love Oklahoma. But in studying my home state’s history of violence, theft and wild ambitions, I learned to reckon with its legacy

Fantastic essay

www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

‘Detention Alley’: inside the Ice centres in the US south where foreign students and undocumented migrants languish Foreign nationals caught up in Trump’s immigration dragnet are transported sometimes thousands of miles away to an isolated network of lockups and courts

The Trump admin continues to send immigrant students to remote detention centers in Louisiana. So I spent a day in court inside the ICE center holding Mahmoud Khalil.

It has faced consistent allegations of medical neglect & due process issues.

Here’s what I saw:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

We have jobs openings in DC: enterprise editor, enterprise reporter and senior enterprise reporter. Go get it workforus.theguardian.com/search-jobs-...

The true cost of the huckleberry industry - High Country News The Ḱamíłpa Band of the Yakama Nation has wanted an end to commercial picking of a critical cultural resource for years. Finally, the Forest Service is expected to make a decision.

If you - like me - like huckleberries, this is a great read. www.hcn.org/issues/57-3/...

Why can’t we remember our lives as babies or toddlers? Memories emerge earlier in some cultures than others, but researchers have long puzzled over our inability to recall events before two or three years of age

This was such a satisfying piece to read www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

JD Vance miscalculated in that he thinks Europeans are even 1% receptive to being told what to do by Americans - which is pretty lol. Thanks for the push in the opposite direction, JD

What happens when a school bans smartphones? A complete transformation Teachers say mobile phones make their lives a living hell – so one Massachusetts school barred them

(This was one of my fav piece of the series: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...) Kids are gonna be OK

Our newsletter Reclaim Your Brain is nominated for an ASME award! @maxbenwell.bsky.social is beside himself www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle... There's still time to TRASH YOUR PHONE! (she says writing on her phone)

0.80-1/w, with a few exceptions below and above

Freelancers: in case you missed it, my post outlining what I want to commission in 2025 >> substack.com/home/post/p-... 👀

Stick nation! Why do 3 million people – including me and my kids – love stick reviews? The internet’s go-to gathering place for those who rate and revere sticks is big and growing fast. The appeal is simple ...

I love this! Everyone appreciates a good stick www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

You write, I edit: what I'm commissioning in 2025 substack.com/@frenchjess/...

I was shot when I was nine years old. My message to survivors: there’s hope The recovery period was grueling and painful but it gave me the unexpected gifts of resilience and empathy

Look at how beautiful this photography work is :) www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

What do Alaskans think about the backtracking on Denali and its name? I’d like to know. Was any polling done?

The landlord and the LA fires: how my friend’s loss revealed a new hierarchy of who gets help GoFundMe is now the backbone of American comeback stories. But the people with better connections get lifted up first

One of my favorite writer on Substack @kelton.bsky.social is in the Guardian! She wrote about ... her landlord. A killer little essay to read (instead of watching TV) www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

California tribes celebrate historic dam removal: ‘More successful than we ever imagined’ After four dams were blasted from the Klamath River, the work to restore the ecosystem is under way

☺️ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

To answer questions about pitching: I only take US-related pieces. So unless your subject is related to the US, it's probably going to be a no (sorry!) (but we have plenty of editors worldwide!)

The six ‘superdogs’ who save turtles: ‘It’s all powered by love’ John Rucker and his dogs battle extreme weather, snakes and tough terrain to track turtles as their habitat is increasingly under threat

I woke up remembering this super dogs piece 🥰 Life is good www.theguardian.com/world/2021/a...

Opinion | A Message for Girls About Womanhood Girls would be less dispirited if more of them felt their intrinsic power.

Please.... someone call an ambulance .... I agree with Pamela Paul's latest column .... help .... www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/o...

Do you guys remember with clarity when you found out with Santa wasn’t real? I get the feeling a lot of us don’t (?)

Always prepared: why prepping for doomsday is a logical choice for many Americans Over 20 million Americans engage in prepping. Closing the hatch is a logical response to a hollowed-out state

Instead of laughing at preppers, maybe we should think about .... why prepping for doomsday is a logical choice for many Americans
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

i liked it a lot. thought it was too short!

most often a pitch

yes!

ooooo intersting.... move beyond to what, ideally?

I just finished HUM by Helen Phillips, in which AI robots interact with humans and pepper their conversation with ads.

('You look pale today. Would you be interested in our new popular new anti-ageing cream, Jessica?').

Can't stop thinking about it: it really is our future 🤑

that sounds about right

😑 lol

we were just saying how hard it must be to have to come up with truly good content every week. Few can pull it off....