Reminds me of this statistic, which I think about often.

I’m wrapping up my MA program at UBC and moving to Omaha, NE next month! I’m on the market for a job in publishing, media, communications, etc. Also hoping to find a good writing group/book club. DMs open, let’s be friends! 🤠📚✍🏼🌽

new tattoo! 🐅

Wow. SPLC blindsides staff and lays off over 80 employees, gutting its Immigrant Justice practice and Learning for Justice program. 💔

The layoffs of all 16 staff in the Southern Immigrant Freedom Initiative and its office closure will decimate free legal representation to detained immigrants across Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi.

Today I passed my MA thesis defense, with support from friends, family, and colleagues across the globe, from Mississippi to Germany. Onward to Omaha & editing this podcast!

The National Humanities Center will offer up to 40 residential fellowships for advanced study in the #humanities for the 2025-26 academic year. Please help us spread the word. The deadline to apply is October 3, 2024. bit.ly/nhc-scholarly-…

We must condemn all forms of political science

I just moved to Omaha and I just want to say that Midwesterners are absolutely delightful people!!!

The LGBTQ Committee of Organization of American Historians is accepting submissions for the John D'Emilio Dissertation Award. Anyone who completed a dissertation between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024 is eligible. The deadline is October 1. Please circulate widely. More info here: oah.org/awards/awards-…

An Appeal survey of state prison systems reveals that prisoners in many of the hottest states live in units without air-conditioning. Only five states provide air conditioning in all prison housing units.

Joe Kloc's amazing poem, "82 Sentences, Each Taken from the ‘Last Statement’ of a Person Executed by the State of Texas Since 1984," is a cento + documentary form + archival history that feels like a poem of witness. A docu-cento? A must-read. nybooks.com/articles/2024/…

BREAKING: The Internet Archive has lost its appeal in Hachette v. Internet Archive, the long-running, closely watched copyright case over the scanning and lending of print library books. Full story to follow.

I often wish all the investment in prestigious literary residencies instead went to just giving funds to writers to live their regular lives with more stability. Yes I really want free housing, free food, and $1,500 to focus on a project for a month. But at home!!

NEW: Imagine eating a poppy seed salad from Costco the night before giving birth — only to test positive for opiates at the hospital, prompting child protective services to take your newborn away. This happened to one woman in CA. And she's not alone. themarshallproject.org/2024/09/09/dru…

BREAKING: The GOP push to change how #Nebraska awards its Electoral College votes and boost former President Donald Trump ran into reality Monday as a key lawmaker, State Sen. Mike McDonnell, announced he won't back a change. First in Nebraska Examiner | Bluesky: @nebraskaexaminer.com: nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/09/23/sta…

Like other death penalty states, Alabama has kept the identities of its execution team members secret. Until now. Bolts & The Intercept uncovered the people behind the state's executions, finding that some have a history of violence & misconduct. boltsmag.org/alabama-execut…

BREAKING: The Nebraska Supreme Court just ruled in our clients’ favor, deciding that Nebraskans with past felony convictions who have completed their sentences must be allowed to register to vote.

To everyone standing with us by breaking your streaks, thank you! Here's today's strike-friendly Connections board we made for you #Breakyourstreak #nocontractnogames connections.swellgarfo.com/game/-OB15lz2p…