4/ Undoubtedly, LEOBOR has impeded police accountability in Rhode Island, made the rights of police officers greater than those of other private and public sector employees, and allowed police officers to live under a different set of laws than the citizens they police.

“Escape Worlds,” by K Chess, explores video games and the futility of escape. slate.trib.al/7za2J07

“Escape Worlds,” by K Chess, explores video games and the futility of escape. slate.trib.al/Bw7y058

Thinking of my dad & family on this May Day. Many of whom are undocumented farmworkers, working for awful pay without union protections, no health insurance as bodies wear down due to the labor. I dream & fight for another world where all labor is valued & respected!

As someone who is trying to start screenwriting I talked with my film agent about this last week. It also unofficially blacklists you from joining writer rooms too. Don’t do it. Wait till the strike is over. Support your fellow writers.

I wrote this grimy near-future story about trauma, parenting, and all the terms & conditions we scroll past without understanding.

"A lot of famous feminists chose to celebrate a man who was so publicly cruel to women, to fat people, to immigrants and sexual assault survivors..This isn’t about cancel culture. It’s about showing how selective cancel culture is within liberal politics." variety.com/2023/tv/news/j…

This #MothersDay, we’ll be freeing as many Black Mamas and caregivers as possible so that they can come home to their families and communities. We’re breaking open cages — are you with us? Join the movement to #FreeBlackMamas! bit.ly/FreeBlackMamas…

A really nice (but unsettling!) short story by K. Chess K Chess - slate.com/technology/202… - "Escape Worlds". With an accompanying essay by a video game dev! slate.com/technology/202…

This morning I submitted the People over Parking Act, a bill in the U.S. House that eliminates parking minimums across the country in transit rich zones. We are in a housing crisis and eliminating parking requirements lowers costs to build. It’s good housing & climate policy.

Read the thread, man!

Question no one is asking about “work requirements” for assistance: why are jobs paying so little that people with jobs need assistance to pay for rent and groceries?

all of the best advice I've gotten from other artists, very early in my life of writing, has had little to do with the actual making of art, and so much more to do with how to treat people -- peers, younger artists readers of yr work, booksellers at your readings, etc etc

This pervy lesbian mermaid by Georges Léonnec circa 1926, is still one of the greatest things I've ever seen! And yes, she is smoking sardines.