this reminds me, i don't think SCOTUS should be allowed to choose their own clerks. standardize the hiring schedule, put the applications in a pool, blind reads (perhaps by a panel of former clerks) and random assignments.
Always great to get a reminder that at every level, we are ruled by petty, vindictive little shits
Congratulations! This is amazing news!
Zorhan Mamdani endorses Lindsey Boylan for City Council District three election day April 28
Proud to have the backing of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social in my campaign for City Council District 3! Together we will work to deliver the affordability agenda that New Yorkers have demanded.
Very fair! But either this one isn’t paywalled or I haven’t used up my free articles yet - I don’t have a subscription and I was able to read it. But I also use workarounds when I can’t - and some folks don’t know about those options. Your point is still a valid one!
TIL The Conversation doesn't pay writers
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The QTs here are wild. Yes, the headline is focusing on only one part of his point! This happens all the time! Why do you trust other ppl to determine your opinion of something and thus your response WITHOUT EVEN READING IT YOURSELF?!
I need to get offline because this shit makes me feel crazy
This is a beautiful essay by Hanif Abdurraquib, a meditation on interconnectedness and the inconveniences of living in a world with other people. Y’all, please stop reading headlines and responding to them without actually reading the damn piece
Example, courtesy of @prisonculture.bsky.social, of the decades of work by organizers to connect the dots between jails, prisons, and immigration detention: solidaritycity.wordpress.com
At least BlueSky isn’t an island theme park filled with genetically engineered dinosaurs
I am already seeing defenses mounted online for Justin Fairfax by prominent people. Those ppl have nothing to say about Cerina Fairfax, the wife he murdered before himself.
If this is your first instinct, it says everything about you.
Sending love to Cerina and her children today.
Very fair. What I hope is that we’ll spend the coming years using whatever tools we have to prevent it and build something better than the current cesspool. We have to try
I hate that I was a slow learner and a people pleaser and a male-centered woman who helped to hold up patriarchy. And I still have things to work on and learn. But I will learn those lessons by listening to women, queer folks, disabled folks, Black and Indigenous folks, and others. Not white men.
SAME
Because he hasn’t changed. You aren’t a progressive or a leftist if you use this word. Ppl in the disability community have told you it’s hurtful. You’ve ignored them. So you don’t give a shit about one of the most marginalized groups of ppl. It’s really simple.
I am not a fan of organized religion at all, but damn, sometimes the Pope does share the good word
Holy shit. Justin and I were friendly in college and I always knew he was going to run for office. When the sexual assault accusations came out I was upset and thought it was another case of male sexual entitlement which often gets exacerbated when men get fame and power. But this is... my god.
WELL NOW, would you look at that?
A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
Like it's why basically the entire US tech industry is propped up by the same scam that theranos modeled for them and only elizabeth holmes is actually in jail for it. You can always burn a woman as an effigy. If you can't fix the actual problem though nobody should fucking celebrate you for it.
Some universities are letting Republican politicians dictate what professors can teach in the classroom; others have faculty who mostly vote Democrat.
"Polarization" is not an honest description of this situation. "Viewpoint Diversity" is a project to worsen it.
Please don't use bullshit language.
Agree completely. And I want to read the longer version - you definitely need to write it!
And thank you again, so very much, for engaging with my work the way you did. It means the world to me 💗
I loved what you wrote, and that part in particular. And I especially loved that you didn’t always agree with me and pushed back. Because the point of writing is not for everyone to agree. It’s to make people think and talk about it and hopefully figure out what THEY think
also divas you should peep @megpillow.bsky.social's essay from @literaryhub.bsky.social here! it's done with so much care and breath 💖 you should read it, but especially if you're a cis man. and then you should take a moment, and then you should read it again.
Please read this thread and this piece. Critique, in my opinion, when done well, is one of the highest forms of love, not just for a writer but for literature itself. May everyone be so lucky to be critiqued in this way 💗
This piece is excellent BECAUSE it’s both critique and about the self! We need more of this in the world. I’m so honored to have my work deeply considered this way and by such a stellar writer. Thank you, truly 💗
I have never had an essay of mine reviewed before. And to have it done with such power and thoughtful critique and such care is a gift. Thank you @iloveyoudaniel.bsky.social and @splitlipthemag.bsky.social for making me cry and making my whole day 💗
This just made my day. Thank you so much for the work you all do.