me in 2020: wow there is really a shortage of books and memoirs and reported experiences about the 1918 spanish flu pandemic. i wonder why?? me in 2023: so we all just memory holed covid and are never gonna talk about That Whole Thing again huh

The new law will allow the state to take custody of a child if they have been “subjected to or [are] threatened with being subjected to” gender-affirming care, which includes puberty blockers and hormone replacement therapy. newrepublic.com/post/172748/ro…

Our Album of the Week belongs to the latest Mega Bog 🩸 album, 'End of Everything,' which finds experimental singer/songwriter Erin Birgy making a pivot to synth-pop with vulnerability and grace. Read machine gun kelly lee owens's review here: pastemagazine.com/?p=360401

Friends, I will be doing a 3-hour long zoom lecture & conversation about international poetry in time of crisis - on June 10th. All proceeds will go to support refugee center & food bank, writers & independent newspsper in Odesa, Ukraine - here is a link to description:

Hey y'all. I tried everything in my power to avoid doing this, but I'm out of options and I need some help. Whatever support you can give would mean the world. gofund.me/3712d285

Absolute music to my ears

In response to the smog crisis we're distributing masks to essential workers TODAY 4:30-6:30 @ 14 Jefferson St in Manhattan. All workers PLEASE come by! If you can donate time or masks please do! Seeking KN95, N95, & surgical masks with cloth. Volunteer: bit.ly/masks4workers

i want to throw up oh my god everyday i hate AI more than i thought i could also the inclination of these people to use it for children’s books makes me seethe. they have no idea the hours and months and years it takes to make 1 (ONE) children’s book. 🫠

Superior took this guy down harder that the Edmond Fitzgerald.

@dlseuss I'll never get over this poem.

WGA East and West, Teamsters, IATSE // #IASolidarity, Directors Guild, & Hollywood Basic Crafts issue joint statement in unwavering support and solidarity with SAG-AFTRA. "We will reiterate: Together, our solidarity is not to be underestimated." #1u

I think we should know the names of the executives who said they intend to make writers lose their homes. That shouldn’t be a statement you can confidently give to the press without facing repercussions. I’m talking legal action, targeted protests, spells & curses, etc.

Wow. That sounds really disruptive. UPS should give their workers what they're demanding so that we can avoid this, & we should all blame UPS if they fail to do that

How can YOU, a non-union member, support the strike? Resources below!

Round 2 : #DeleteTheDatasets 1/5) AI illegally scrapped the web and gathered artwork, photographs, writing, voices & more. Used those stolen goods and packaged it up to resell to the world - to compete in the same markets they stole from. AI is unethical, immoral, and exploitive

The poet Frank O'Hara died in a tragic accident on Fire Island, NY, 57 years ago today. Here's the obituary that ran in the New York Times, and O'Hara's gravestone. "But is the / earth as full as life was full, of them?" newyorkschoolpoets.wordpress.com/2014/07/25/the…

The fight against union-busting never ends. #ReinstateStephanie

i’d like to say nothing on the bird app has changed for me because yet again i have refused to update it

me at any given moment. i genuinely think i started wearing more white so i could rewear clothes more often.