I’ve been a journalist for 27 years. I’ve reported major stories about mass surveillance, torture, war, the military-industrial complex, police black sites, etc.
But this is the most important story I’ve ever had the horror/honor to work on. For it is a story about the current phase of a genocide.
These are gorgeous! I had a feeling the kit was an eBay find. Bring back 70s needlework kits! And I love that this was passed down. I learned cross stitch from my grandma.
I love this! Do you remember where you got the kit?
Something I didn’t anticipate about living under full Federal fascism is how quickly I would forget things. Things that happened a week ago are quickly memory-holed because we have to endure a daily firehose of bullshit.
Yesterday, I decided to watch/listen to Bruce’s Streets of Minneapolis again.
The same way you don't want people bombing you and your loved ones is the same exact thing that other people feel where they live.
Primary them all and block anybody who comes with the “at this crucial juncture the most important thing is that we win.” if they believed that they wouldn’t do this and with friends like them nobody needs enemies
I’m so sorry for your loss! Thank you for sharing a bit about her 💛
And thanks to @blackbirdletterpress.com !
3 of the same small notebook laying on a table. The text on the notebook reads “We are each other’s harvest: We are each other’s business: We are each other’s Magnitude and bond.” -Gwendolyn Broooks
My Christmas gifts have arrived! My friends know what to expect from me. Thank you @prisonculture.bsky.social for continuing to put out these beautiful notebooks each year.
It's hard to express what it meant to watch Maurice, Natalia, Celeste, and Rhea tell their stories—in their own voices—this morning.
The segment revealed a brutal reality: homelessness at this scale isn't about personal failure. It's the result of policy choices and systems built to exploit people.
The book Read This When Things Fall Apart edited by Kelly Hayes, lying on a beige couch, next to a set of zines by Cindy Milstein printed in a rainbow of colors, a bunch of postcards by JK Makes, a card, bookmarks, and jewelry
Want to help feed people during the SNAP shutdown and also enter to win a whole bunch of cool stuff?
Donate to any food bank, food pantry, or mutual aid group that distributes food, post a receipt here, and I'll use a random number generator to draw a winner.
More details in 🧵:
I donated to Growing Home in CO. They have a food pantry and provide so many other crucial services for the community.
This happened to me a few years ago. All three of my pre college schools demolished and rebuilt.
this is absolutely my favorite protest innovation of 2025
"my opponents are violent antifa extremist terrorists"
"your opponents are dressed as giant inflatable frogs"
solid fuck you to the pepe crowd too
Can I also say I am so angry today. It's the lives lost, the cities wiped out, the time taken from us. We have been consumed with this level of unspeakable violence for 2 years. To think of all the potential futures taken away... it's unfathomable
If that happens we might need a Chicago Fire discussion group. A spin-off if you will.
There might be 3 (or more?) of us soon!
I’m honestly so fascinated by your love of CF that I must know more. So…yes!
I wrote this piece about 7th anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi's murder.
On the costs of speaking the truth in today's world.
And how Jamal's memory still stalks Saudi Arabia--- and the Washington Post.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.
Now is the time to be brave. Republicans in Georgia have controlled our state for over 20 years leading to underfunded schools, closing hospitals, & low wages stuck at $5.15.
I'm running for Governor to change that.
I recently watched a lot (too much) of Grey’s Anatomy so maybe I need another series that goes on forever.
ICE is terrorizing my neighborhood (Pilsen) and so many others in Chicagoland. There have been sightings and abductions everyday. Please support our rapid response efforts: bit.ly/punofundraiser
Most generously considered, what is happening with your Ezra Kleins and even your David Frenches of the world is to attempt to broker a compromise between racists and anti-racists, bigots and anti-bigots that might leave things stable for those who prioritize stability over racism or anti-racism.
Eat. Sleep. Exercise. Nurture the relationships that sustain you. Protect your health. Find joy. Don't mistake any of these for the resistance itself. Joy isn't resistance, neither is rest. But you need to be whole to resist for a lifetime.
We're going to be in movement for the rest of our lives, there's a world to win & so much between us and freedom. How do we make struggle sustainable? So ask yourself, what is the best use of my skills and resources. Limit yourself to that work, because you can't be everywhere.
