Say you go to a party with your friends. No one masks. You go about your life for the next few days. Maskless, of course. You wake up 5 days later with a sore throat. You test positive. You bounce back in a week. That’s your experience…but it goes far beyond you. 🧵1/10

This thread will be dedicated to the victims of the mass shooting in Monterey Park. Ming Wei Ma was a dance instructor & owner of the Star Dance Studio. He was described as a caring person with a selfless nature. He was the first to rush towards the shooter to try & save others.

The The New York Times published the essay I wrote about the three mass shooters at Laguna Woods, Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay—Asian men who took Asian lives using the most American of killing instruments: guns. Here it is as a gift. Please share it if you can. nytimes.com/2023/01/28/opi…

This is beautiful work that questions the kinds of diaspora narratives that are deemed palatable for a certain demographic of ppl catapult.co/stories/when-f…

FINALLY! At last, the Los Angeles Times does a deep dive into Kevin de Leon’s shady connection to the AIDS Healthcare Foundation & Michael Weinstein. Kevin de León was paid at least $100k by AHF just six months before taking office. Read more here: latimes.com/homeless-housi…

Your Monday must-read. Nicole Chung | @nicolechung on Bluesky asks: "Who gets to be a writer or an editor? Who can choose to prioritize their creative goals, take potentially career-making risks, invest precious years in this work without the guarantee of financial stability?" esquire.com/entertainment/…

May 1, May Day, International Workers' Day, Labour Day... whatever you choose to call it, it's a great day to fight for a fair contract! #1u #WGAStrong

The Board of Directors of the @WGAwest and the Council of the @WGAeast, acting upon the authority granted to them by their memberships, have voted unanimously to call a strike, effective 12:01 AM, Tuesday, May 2.

"They'll get tired of not writing." Writers? "They're not used to being unemployed this long." We're still talking about writers, right? "They will want to work." Have you ever met one? "At some point it becomes self-destructive." THAT'S THEIR ENTIRE THING

just a friendly reminder that if you want small, independent businesses to survive, you have to shop there once in a while. you can't just backsource everything you find there and try to find a cheaper price online. or if you do, don't performatively lament when they shutter.

Somebody’s decided to get on twitter today and say “IM SUSPICIOUS OF BIG WORDS, BIG WORDS MEAN ROBOT” and to my fellow literary friends on this word-based medium, I say, get him.

My friends, artists Salomon Huerta and Ana Morales lost their Altadena home and everything in it—their art and means of producing their work. Please support this GoFundMe by donating or sharing—every bit of help makes a difference. gofund.me/6603dc00

.Secretary Kennedy needs to resign. RT if you agree.

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on today’s ruling: “We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job.” RETWEET if you stand with Justice Sotomayor!