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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

"For $150 plus tip every 6 to 8 weeks, I could age the way all American women are taught. Very slowly." #gogrombre Read the 2025 IHLR Long Story, "Last Dye: An Essay," by @amymonticello.bsky.social! It's free! tinyurl.com/568cvsw9

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Leslie Jill Patterson @lesliejillp.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

We've released our annual NaPoMo issue. It's free to read!!

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Alex Wayne @aawayne.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Exclusive: NIH officials have advised scientists to remove reference to mRNA vaccines from their grant applications, in expectation the Trump administration intends to abandon most research in the field. By @arthurallen202.bsky.social kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

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Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants - KFF Health News

Two senior scientists say National Institutes of Health officials advised them to remove references to mRNA vaccines in grant applications, and they fear the Trump administration will abandon a promis...

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Leslie Jill Patterson @lesliejillp.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

This Thursday, Kathryn Savage will give a Q&A at 1 p.m. on Thurs, in HUM 201, and later that evening, at 7:30 p.m., she will read from her debut book, Groundglass, in Chemistry 107. Come out and learn about ecological violence, legacy pollution, body burden, and sacrifice zones.

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

It's Free Day at IHLR! The gate is open for free submissions to the 2025 Chapbook Competition! Submit till the cap fills! Once per person-- tinyurl.com/ydeyfjnh

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Free Free Free! The gate is open for free submissions to the 2026 IHLR Open Issue! Submit till the cap fills! Once per person-- tinyurl.com/446hmmkw

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

An Elon Musk staffer misused the U.S. Marshals Service by falsely invoking their authority to intimidate. USAID security personnel were threatened with action by the federal Marshals Service.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Elon Musk now has access to your Social Security number. The world’s richest man has gained access to the confidential personal information of every taxpayer in the United States.

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Politics In The Wild @politicsinthewild.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

DEI and Affirmative Action have been around in one form or another, since the 1960’s. And ever since, conservatives have worked hard to tie it to blackness- but this is not true. In all of that time, do you know who the primary beneficiary of this policy has been? White women

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Kim in Lubbock @kiminlubbock.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

So the US may have pulled out of the World Health Organization (WHO), but did you know they are on Fb, Insta, and Tiktok? And you can subscribe FOR free to their newsletter at who.int/news-room/newsletters exclamation❗️

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) is a longtime friend of RFK, Jr. and reportedly has not yet committed to voting against him. Personal friendship are not relevant to whether a nut job like RFK, Jr. is qualified. Call Whitehouse: 202-224-2921 Or message: whitehouse.senate.gov/contact/email-sheldon

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Email Sheldon - Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

I look forward to hearing from you. All scheduling requests should be made via email to scheduling@whitehouse.senate.gov. Looking for help with a federal agency? Click here. "*" indicates required fie...

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

As expected, Trump’s first day in office brought chaos. Immigration, LGBTQ+ rights, and federal programs were all targeted in his first wave of executive orders—but not everything will stick. The Big Picture breaks it all down in this handy guide to Trump's most deplorable day one actions.

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Making Sense Out of the Chaos

A helpful guide to some of the worst of Trump's Day One actions

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Leslie Jill Patterson @lesliejillp.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Don't have a #TikTok account, and I'm starting to be very glad that I don't. #scaryshit

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Listen up.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

So it's dangerous for China to have the ability to access our data and manipulate us via social media apps. But it's okay for America's billionaires to have the ability to access our data and manipulate us via social media apps. Do I have this right?

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Leslie Jill Patterson @lesliejillp.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

#Trump's 2020 ban on #TikTok said: "This data collection threatens to allow the Chinese Communist Party access to Americans’ personal and proprietary information − ... 1/2

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Leslie Jill Patterson @lesliejillp.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

His "sentence" tells all of the world how our criminal "justice" system works. White Americans will vote to let a rich white man off, but they'll hurl maximum sentences and enslave poor defendants and defendants of color. Deny it if you want, but it's in the history books, plain and simple, now.

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Leslie Jill Patterson @lesliejillp.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Walter Mondale's eulogy for President #Carter-- a sentence that summed up their time in the White House together: "We told the truth. We obeyed the law. And we kept the peace."

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

this choice of photos by the Carter Center is shadier than a Georgia peach tree in summer

photo from President Jimmy Carter’s funeral showing many dignitaries but hiding the tangerine tyrant behind a pillar

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Leslie Jill Patterson @lesliejillp.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Walter Mondale's eulogy for President #Carter-- a sentence that summed up their time in the White House together: "We told the truth. We obeyed the law. And we kept the peace."

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget

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Scott Stein @sstein.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Please share. Writers in/from the Philadelphia area, I have 6 new student-interns starting next week. They will each be reviewing 2 books by local writers and interviewing a local author for writenowphilly.com. You can send info about you/your book to our managing editor at pg@drexel.edu

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Home - Write Now Philly

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Leslie Jill Patterson @lesliejillp.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

If I hear one more Republican say they're now the party of the working class, my head will explode. Show me one working class person Trump has put in his cabinet. Tell me one policy, and not a concept but a policy, he has that will support the working class. #fafo

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Eleven Films @elevenfilms.com · 26/11/2024

Did you know BlueSky only has 20 employees? We would like to say a huge THANK YOU to those 20 warriors (who are working 24/7 to keep up with the incredible growth) for giving us a space to share. We escaped hell to be here. Thank you, @bsky.app & Jay Graber CEO (not a billionaire)

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Leslie Jill Patterson @lesliejillp.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

This weekend, Texas passed (by an 8/7 vote) BluebonnetLearning which allows the Christian Bible to become part of the curriculum in K through 5 grades. This policy is optional but districts who adopt it receive $60 for every child in the district. 🧵 1/5 www.texastribune.org/2024/11/19/t...

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State Board of Education approves Bible-infused curriculum

Critics say the curriculum overemphasizes Christianity. Texas school districts don’t have to use it but will receive $60 per student if they do.

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Leslie Jill Patterson @lesliejillp.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Once in a while, an editor publishes one of my #essays & a reviewer notices. Thanks to Fourth Genre & then to Kirkus for this generous note about #Pushcart2025. In this moment, Nov '24, I'm so grateful to be mentioned. I'm a 🔵 in #Texas writing about white male #gunviolence. And I won't quit.

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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

We've selected the semi-finalists for the 2025 IHLR/TTU Press Book Prize! Congratulations to all of the writers! Finalists announced soon—

IHLR/TTU Press Book Prize, 2025 semi-finalists

Clayton Bradshaw-Mittal, Soft Goodbyes through Broken Veils (fiction)
Yvonne Conza, Desire to Live (fiction)
G Currier, We Will Not Grieve (fiction)
Bernard Grant, Ourselves and Other People (fiction)
Joseph Levens, Critical Cartography and Other Stories (fiction)
Paul Linczak, Believers (fiction)
Bleah Patterson, The Beaver and Other Stories (fiction)
G G Silverman, The Blood Year Daughter: Stories (fiction)
Alan Sincic, Peripheral Vision (fiction)
Lana Spendl, Kaput (fiction)
Patrick Torres, All the Fallen Stars (fiction)
J.T. Townley, Sun Salutations & Other Stories (fiction)
L Vocem, Red Land (fiction)
Brandon Lewis, How to Not Disappear Completely (nonfiction)
Laurie Uttich, Crazy Talk: A Memoir in Essays (nonfiction)

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Leslie Jill Patterson @lesliejillp.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

On Wednesday, Nov 6, at 5:30 a.m., I left Twitter and took IHLR with me. Looking for all #writers and #editors. Let's make a community that deserves our attention and care!

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