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Deirdre Lockwood

@deirdrelockwood.bsky.social
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Poet & fiction writer, oceanography PhD & occasional container-ship rider. Author of AN INTRODUCTION TO ERROR (2025, Cornerstone Press). she/her deirdrelockwood.com

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/08/2026
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: Five months ago, we learned that ICE seized drawings and letters from children in the Dilley ICE concentration camp. I sued under the Freedom of Information Act. Today, I got responsive documents. www.muellershewrote.com/p/breaking-e...
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BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: ICE Seized Drawings from Children in Detention. I Sued, and Today I Got Them.
Five months ago, I filed a Freedom of Information Act Request for papers seized from children at the Dilley ICE Detention Center. Today, I got a heartbreaking response.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
The ICE murder of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo deserves the same fury as Renee Good and Alex Pretti
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
The son of the man shot and killed by ICE: I am Ronaldo Salgado, the oldest son of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. He should've been picking up the last of his guys before heading to finish up construction. Unbeknownst to all of us, my dad had been shot inside his van by ICE agents in unmarked cars.
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Dan Falk @danfalk.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
The news from Scientific American this week has been heartbreaking. While the magazine itself will go on under its new owners, many *extremely talented* writers and editors have been let go. I do worry about the future of #science #journalism… 😔
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P. Djéli Clark | The Disgruntled Haradrim @pdjeliclark.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
1/ Happy Juneteenth! How a Texas emancipation commemoration spread across the US is an amazing story. But Juneteenth wasn’t the first Black Freedom Day in America—or the only one of its day. So, let’s talk about em’. Pictured: Martha Yates Jones and Pinkie V Yates, Houston Juneteenth, 1908 | HPL
Two black women sit in horse drawn buggy covered in flowers.
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Deirdre Lockwood @deirdrelockwood.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Tonight!
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Deirdre Lockwood @deirdrelockwood.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Excited to be reading with the brilliant @catherinebroadwall.bsky.social at J. Bookwalter Tasting Studio in Woodinville on June 18, hosted by @webbish6.bsky.social! www.meetup.com/poetry-in-wi...
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Words & Wine: Poetry and Spoken Word Open Mic Series, Thu, Jun 18, 2026, 6:30 PM | Meetup
**Words & Wine: A Poetry & Spoken Word Open Mic Series** A great night full of expression featuring local Poets & Spoken Word artists through **Words & Wine** **Hosted By
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
U.S. Begins Dismantling Major Ocean Observation Network gcaptain.com/u-s-begins-d... Just thinking once again about how senior folks in my field told me during the election to “stick to marine biology” and not comment on politics.
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U.S. Begins Dismantling Major Ocean Observation Network
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has begun a major downsizing of one of the world’s largest ocean observing networks, announcing plans to remove most of the in-water infrastructure…
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Deirdre Lockwood @deirdrelockwood.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Love this! For more of Eric's great writing check out his new book: uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295...
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Seabirds as Sentinels
What the fates of seabirds reveal about the changing ocean and our shared futureEvery spring, thousands of rhinoceros auklets return to Destruction Island of...
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Emily Johnston @enjohnston.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Yet it & its siblings are projected to use 9-20% of ALL US ELECTRICITY by 2030. For a creepy industry that kills jobs & benefits very, very few. Letting them use all our power & water is a choice we don't have to make. In fact, it's a choice we CANNOT make if we want a healthy future.
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Lynne Peeples @lynnepeeps.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
I loved hearing @deirdrelockwood.bsky.social recently read from her book of poetry. I finished it this weekend. What a delightful, thought-provoking journey to where science meets soul. (Bonus cameos from crows, Bill Buckner, Dr. Zizmor and even my elementary school's namesake. 😊) Highly recommend!
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Deirdre Lockwood @deirdrelockwood.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
So sad to hear this news, my sentiments exactly. I have wonderful memories of taking film and Spanish classes there while a student at Amherst -- the educational freedom and openness was enlivening, as well as the politicial activism that encouraged.
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Robert Cruickshank @robertcruickshank.com · 12/04/2026
Absolutely this. The 2028 Dem nominee has to pledge this same thing, a total housecleaning and prosecutions for those in power who committed all the crimes we’re seeing.
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Vajra Chandrasekera @vajra.me · 09/04/2026
Helen DeWitt on turning down a $175k Windham-Campbell Prize because she wasn't able to handle the prize's mandatory publicity requirements. Imo a moving, deeply relatable, and darkly funny story about money, obligation, mental health, & executive dysfunction paperpools.blogspot.com/2026/04/we-l...
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We lose again: Windham-Campbell Prize manqué
Was going to post this on Substack, but they don't let you indent blocks of text.     Today’s insanely long installmen...
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Deirdre Lockwood @deirdrelockwood.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Vote BFF!
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Deirdre Lockwood @deirdrelockwood.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
go vote for Ani and Susanna!
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UW DEOHS @uwdeohs.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Today, global scientists called on regulators around the world to address glyphosate's well-documented harms to human health and its links to cancer and other chronic diseases. #Glyphosate is the world’s most widely used herbicide and the active ingredient in Roundup. deohs.washington.edu/news/sgs
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Global scientists say regulators must address glyphosate’s strong links to health harms
Epidemiologists, toxicologists, cancer specialists meet in Seattle to review latest science tying widely used pesticide to disease, including cancer
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Deirdre Lockwood @deirdrelockwood.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
I'm thrilled that this simple, groundbreaking tongue-swab method for TB testing has gained endorsement from the WHO. I've been following this story for about 6 years, and the progress that Jerry Cangelosi and team have made is monumental. #WorldTBDay
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Robert Cruickshank @robertcruickshank.com · 20/03/2026
cc: everyone in Washington State
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UW DEOHS @uwdeohs.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
DEOHS Professor Karen Levy applauds the recent federal judicial decision to strike down RFK Jr.’s vaccine plan in an op-ed in @seattletimes.com. @uwsph.bsky.social @uwnews.uw.edu www.seattletimes.com/opinion/judg...
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Judge made right call in striking down RFK Jr.'s vaccine plan | Op-Ed
A judge's ruling blocking the federal government's plan to change recommendations for routine childhood immunizations will keep children safe.
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Deirdre Lockwood @deirdrelockwood.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Excited to read with my Cornerstone Press mates this Saturday, March 7 at Motor House in Baltimore. I'll also be at the Cornerstone Press booth (#525) at the book fair on Friday noon-1 pm, with copies of An Introduction to Error! #AWP26
Flyer with text:
An Evening with Cornerstone Press
Saturday, Mar. 7, 2026
Motor House, 120 W. North Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21230
Featuring 
Jamey Gallagher
Diane Josefowicz
Dawn Burns
Jennifer Maritza McCauley
Michael Martone
Jesse DeLong
Deirdre Lockwood
Cal Freeman
Elvis Alves
Amorak Huey
Grant Clauser
Ori Fienberg
Ben Gantcher
Includes small images of 15 covers of books by the listed authors. Also includes the logos of Cornerstone Press and the School of Humanities and Global Studies at University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point.
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D. A. Powell @dapowell.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
I've been sharing this Adrienne Rich poem with a lot of folks as we move closer to the collapse of first amendment freedoms. Please read, understand, share. It is not an answer. It is, instead, the very question we must ask and keep asking. www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/51092/...
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Deirdre Lockwood @deirdrelockwood.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Tomorrow!
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/02/2026
Lieu plays Bondi the infamous clip of Trump & Epstein partying together & asks her if there were underaged girls at any party the two attended "This is so ridiculous," Bondi says. "There's no evidence that Donald Trump has committed a crime" "I believe you just lied under oath," Lieu replies
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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 10/02/2026
I will not support any funding deal that puts money in the hands of Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and this violent agency. Defund and abolish ICE now.
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Deirdre Lockwood @deirdrelockwood.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
This is so good!
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March Xmas 2026 @marchxness.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
March Sadness 90s Edition Bracket is Live: marchxness.com
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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
From HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT: "Trump covers up crime with scandal. That is his main propaganda tactic, the one few seem to be able to discern...The crimes are much worse than the scandals, but the media will always take the scandal bait."
Excerpt Kendzior book HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020)
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Cascadia Journal @cascadiajournal.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
There's a request for $5 million in the WA state budget to help fund Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network's deportation response hotline. Might wanna let your legislators know this is a good idea... southseattleemerald.org/news/2026/01...
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Washington Deportation Defense Hotline Seeks State Funding as Calls Surge
As immigration enforcement fears grow, a trusted Washington state hotline sees calls spike and seeks state funding to keep immigrant communities informed and supported.
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Ed Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Right now, Democrats have the power to defund and abolish ICE. We should do it. This is about right and wrong—and the murder we are seeing on the streets is just plain wrong. Anyone who supports funding DHS and ICE is supporting the murder of Americans. We can stop this.
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Deirdre Lockwood @deirdrelockwood.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
I’m so excited to read with incredible poets and fellow former fellows Bill Carty, Laura Da' and Shankar Narayan at Hugo House in Seattle on February 25. Come out and join us - followed by drinks at the HH bar! ❤️📝🥤 hugohouse.org/event/_2026-...
Text on an orange background with black and white accents:
Mix Tape: Poetry and Conversation with Former Hugo Fellows
& Author Signing
Includes headshots of four writers with their names underneath: Bill Carty, Deirdre Lockwood, Laura Da' and Shankar Narayan.
Former Hugo House fellows Bill Carty, Laura Da', Deirdre Lockwood and Shankar Narayan share poetry and chat about their fellowship experience and more. 
February 25, 2026
6:30 pm-8:30 pm
Hugo House Theater Lobby
1634 11th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
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CODEPINK @codepink.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
The brave people of Minnesota have shown us the way – to stop ICE’s reign of terror, we need to SHUT IT DOWN. We join their call to expand Friday's general strike across the country. On Friday, January 30, join a nationwide day of no school, no work and no shopping.
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
The administration that spent the first half of 2025 telling us there was nothing wrong with coordinating literally classified war plans on Signal now is saying that it believes it’s a crime to post publicly available information on Signal.
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Amy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Direct accounts from Minneapolis @wired.com ❤️ Postal worker, teacher, protestor, etc. www.wired.com/story/how-ic...
The agents were kind of on their way back to their car, an agent grabbed pepper spray out of this car, came to us, and methodically sprayed the intake vent. The two SUVs pulled forward for another 30 seconds. They stopped again. “The car is in park. You can go forward,” my friend yelled. She told me later she was thinking about Renee Good, and didn't want there to be any doubt in their minds that the car could drive into them. We put our hands in the air. The agent replied, “Shut the fuck up.” An agent came to my side and said, "You are under arrest." I just held my hands in the air and I waited for instruction. I didn't know if he wanted me to come out of the car or stay in the car. At one point, one said to my friend: “You need to stop. You need to stop obstructing us. That's why that lesbian bitch is dead.”

Then he smashed the passenger window. Another agent smashed the driver window at the same time. The doors were unlocked, but he never attempted to open the doors. He just smashed the window. I was just thinking about Renee Good and what happened to her, and all I thought was I need to stay calm and make this agent feel safe. So I put my hands in the air and I slowed my breathing as much as I could, and it was very surreal and kind of out-of-body, but the smashing itself was loud and chaotic. (Later, when I was frisked in the detention facility, they found glass in my coat pocket.)The agents were kind of on their way back to their car, an agent grabbed pepper spray out of this car, came to us, and methodically sprayed the intake vent. The two SUVs pulled forward for another 30 seconds. They stopped again. “The car is in park. You can go forward,” my friend yelled. She told me later she was thinking about Renee Good, and didn't want there to be any doubt in their minds that the car could drive into them. We put our hands in the air. The agent replied, “Shut the fuck up.” An agent came to my side and said, "You are under arrest." I just held my hands in the air and I waited for instruction. I didn't know if he wanted me to come out of the car or stay in the car. At one point, one said to my friend: “You need to stop. You need to stop obstructing us. That's why that lesbian bitch is dead.”

Then he smashed the passenger window. Another agent smashed the driver window at the same time. The doors were unlocked, but he never attempted to open the doors. He just smashed the window. I was just thinking about Renee Good and what happened to her, and all I thought was I need to stay calm and make this agent feel safe. So I put my hands in the air and I slowed my breathing as much as I could, and it was very surreal and kind of out-of-body, but the smashing itself was loud and chaotic. (Later, when I was frisked in the detention facility, they found glass in my coat pocket.)
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 19/01/2026
i think this MLK day the thing to focus on is the strategic focus and tactical brilliance of the civil rights movement and the way it was laser focused on a set of achievable goals
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Tara Skurtu @taraskurtu.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
If you read one thing today, let it be this: “An Elegy for My Neighbor, Renee Nicole Good: Fellow poet Danez Smith memorializes the Minneapolis mother's call to witness” ❤️💔 www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/feat...
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An Elegy for My Neighbor, Renee Nicole Good
Fellow poet Danez Smith memorializes the Minneapolis mother's call to witness
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Tabitha Fringe Chase @tabby676.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
archive.org/details/ceco... a higher quality version.
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cecot-60mins : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
60 minutes segment on cecot
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Kim Cobb @kimcobb.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
It is hard to overstate how critical @ncar-ucar.bsky.social is to climate science in the US and around the world. It's the beating heart of our field. Generations of scientists have trained there, and almost everyone I know relies on deep collaborations with NCAR scientists. It's end is unthinkable.
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Deirdre Lockwood @deirdrelockwood.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
In Seattle and beyond, hyperlocal community fridges give neighbors a chance to feed each other. @uofwa.bsky.social faculty member Emily Hovis is working to ensure the food is safe in collaboration with the Urban Freight Lab and other partners. deohs.washington.edu/hsm-blog/com...
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With community fridges, neighbors feed each other
DEOHS faculty members Emily Hovis and Marie Spiker collaborate with UW Urban Freight Lab to improve safety and efficiency of hyperlocal food sharing
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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
I love this idea so much: Washington Dept of Fish & Wildlife just released an anthology of poetry and art exploring how each of the state's ecoregions is being affected by climate change, and how fish & wildlife managers are responding. I just ordered my copy.
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WDFW and partners publish poetry anthology focused on climate resilience in Washington’s ecosystems
“On Resilience: Stories of Climate Adaptation Across Washington’s Landscapes” is a new poetry anthology bringing together place-based…
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Deirdre Lockwood @deirdrelockwood.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Can't stop hearing "It's Giving Tuesday" as "It's giving...Tuesday"
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Deirdre Lockwood @deirdrelockwood.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Looking forward to reading with @heidiseabornpoet.bsky.social and many other wonderful pressmates at the Cornerstone Press virtual reading this Thursday eve, Dec. 4 at 4 pm PT! I'll post the link below when it's available.
Graphic with a photo of books and a purple background. Text: Cornerstone Press virtual readings
Dec 2025
6-7:15 pm CST Zoom webinars. Links available on Cornerstone Press Facebook and Instagram pages
The Portage Poets Dec 3, 2025
including headshots of each poet with their names: Elvis Alves, Russell Thorburn, Katherine Hoerth, Grant Clauser, Sharon Kouros, Corie Rosen
The Portage Poets Dec 4, 2025
including headshots of each poet with their names:
Kevin Thomason, Hannah Rodabaugh, Deirdre Lockwood, Cal Freeman, Heidi Seaborn, Aiyana Masla
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Andrew Engelson @andyengelson.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Hey Seattle voters. The mayor's race may come down to a slim margin of votes, so check TODAY to make sure your signature was validated and ballot was counted. There are easy steps to correct things if your ballot was rejected: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
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King County Elections
Led by Director Julie Wise, King County Elections conducts accurate, secure, and accessible elections for King County's over 1.4 million registered voters.
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Deirdre Lockwood @deirdrelockwood.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
I loved working on this story about UW undergrad Leo Diaz's work in Yijie Geng's lab. They are studying how pesticides influence autism, and how a chemical naturally produced in our gut might have promise as a future treatment.
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Guy Oron @guyoron.net · 03/11/2025
We are just one day out from the Seattle local elections! Only 17.6% of King County voters and just under 20% of Seattle voters have returned their ballots. So far, only 1 in 17 young gen Z voters have voted, compared to more than 1 in 3 boomers. Don't forget to vote if you are eligible and want to.
Chart shows only 17.6% of voters have turned in their ballotschart shows boomers voting much more than young gen z
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Your City @yourcityseattle.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
I address the first scandal of my political life—Momgate.
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Dan Sinykin @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Enormous news for US literature. A new, Mellon-led, $50 million fund for nonprofit literary orgs and publishers. Closest thing we've ever had to it was Mellon and Wallace in 1991, which, in today's dollars, was still less than half this. Open call begins Nov 10. literaryartsfund.org/about/
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About | Literary Arts Fund
The Literary Arts Fund advances support for the nonprofit literary arts field toward ensuring creative writers’ contributions to American literature for generations to come.
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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.
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Deirdre Lockwood @deirdrelockwood.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
just no
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