Matt Weinkam @mattweinkam.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Agh! I will be so close but unable to attend. Hope it goes well! 100
Reposted by Matt WeinkamRichard Mirabella 🐝 @rpmirabella.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Today, @bleakhousing.bsky.social's new novel, The Ship of Death, was released, and my dude is on a major label. Some thoughts: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...bookshop.orgThe Ship of Death: A Novel“Mind f*cking melting.” —BENJAMIN PERCY“Cosmically creepy as hell. A nightmarish experience.” —DAN CHAON"Every turn of the page is a creepy as f*ck critical success D20 roll. Winkler warmed my nerd he... 1166
Reposted by Matt WeinkamProPublica @propublica.org · 26/08/202637 immigrants were arrested in an aggressive, military-style raid of a Chicago apartment building. Then they seemingly disappeared. Who were these men, women and children taken in the middle of the night, and where did they go? 🎧️ Listen to their stories:propublica.orgThe True Story of Why Immigration Agents Raided a Chicago Apartment BuildingTrump officials claimed they successfully arrested members of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua in a dramatic midnight raid. We uncovered a very different story. 6408192
Matt Weinkam @mattweinkam.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Chris, I'd actually prefer fewer stories of higher quality than using AI to repackage "content" in more places so you can show higher view count. 120
Matt Weinkam @mattweinkam.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Spread the word and join us in Cleveland this September for our *free* writing conference! 011
Reposted by Matt Weinkamemily blight 🐦⬛ @threnody.northsky.social · 14/05/2026gwen does fantastic work as usual on some of the 401,000 trans people who’ve had to flee hostile territory in their own country in the past 18 months. 444511858
Reposted by Matt WeinkamMarie Vibbert @reasie.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Happy Book-Birthday, Multitude! Book is a book! You can get it anywhere, and also here: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/mul... 78523
Reposted by Matt WeinkamProPublica @propublica.org · 13/05/2026ProPublica identified 155 counties in the Deep South with private schools that opened as likely segregation academies. One in Amite County, Mississippi, has never — over nearly 30 years of surveys — reported enrolling more than one Black student. (Published Dec. 2024)propublica.orgThe Story of One Mississippi County Shows How Private Schools Are Exacerbating SegregationA new ProPublica analysis shows a stark pattern across states in the Deep South: Alongside majority-Black public school districts, a separate web of private academies are filled almost entirely with w... 19638257
Reposted by Matt WeinkamOhio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 09/03/2026Commentary: Vivek Ramswamy promises to eliminate Ohio income taxes without hurting core services despite the $9.8 billion budget hole. You can’t do that without hiking other taxes and fees along with cuts to schools, health care, public safety & services ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/09/n...ohiocapitaljournal.comNew report shows Ramaswamy’s tax plan would cause deep cuts and higher taxes for Ohio families • Ohio Capital JournalVivek Ramswamy promises to eliminate the income tax in Ohio without hurting core services. That's not possible. It would leave a $9.8 billion budget hole. You can’t make that reduction without hiking… 93321
Reposted by Matt WeinkamJonny Diamond @jonnydiamond.bsky.social · 29/01/2026We’ll be honoring the National Shutdown tomorrow @literaryhub.bsky.social and the homepage will be dedicated to coverage of Minnesota, American fascism, and the importance of solidarity (all of it published and scheduled no later than 11:59pm EST today!) lithub.com/lit-hub-will...lithub.comLit Hub will be honoring the National Shutdown tomorrow.In honor of all those brave Minnesotans who marched in sub-zero temperatures last Friday, and who have since made national calls for solidarity as they face down the authoritarian violence of ICE a… 1357
Reposted by Matt WeinkamDavid DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Just so we are clear. Haitians are currently in the United States legally. They are not here illegally. Trump is revoking their legal status Feb. 3, and then, according to reports, immediately sending ICE in to Springfield and Columbus, Ohio, to target them. 514795
Reposted by Matt WeinkamShannon Heffernan @shannonheffernan.bsky.social · 22/01/2026The 5-year-old arrested by ICE In Minnesota is detained at Dilley. We reported on conditions there in the below article. Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves. 10344842997
Reposted by Matt WeinkamOhio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 11/01/2026Ohio utility corruption defendants to SCOTUS: Bribes are free speech ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/09/o...ohiocapitaljournal.comOhio utility corruption defendants to SCOTUS: Bribes are free speech • Ohio Capital JournalThe only two individuals who have stood trial for their role in the largest political bribery scandal in Ohio’s history have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review their cases and reverse their… 52110
Reposted by Matt WeinkamCeleste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 07/01/2026If you don't know your reps, may I recommend 5calls.org? Click to dial all your state and federal electeds, PLUS scripts if you don't know what to say. Pass it on. @5calls.org 213475
Reposted by Matt WeinkamOhio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 31/12/2025Ohio’s public schools had a rough 2025, losing billions in expected school funding while also gaining more responsibilities from the state. Gov. Mike DeWine doesn’t see it that way ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/30/o...ohiocapitaljournal.comOhio's public schools end 2025 feeling bruised. The governor doesn't see it that way. • Ohio Capital JournalOhio's public schools had a rough 2025, losing billions in expected school funding while also gaining more responsibilities from the state. Gov. Mike DeWine doesn't see it that way. 62110
Matt Weinkam @mattweinkam.bsky.social · 24/12/2025Hey! What time will you be at Downbound today? My wife and I plan to stop by. 110
Reposted by Matt WeinkamMegan Giddings @megiddings.bsky.social · 19/12/2025Hello, at the University of Minnesota, we're hiring a visiting creative nonfiction writer for the next 2-3 years to teach a 1-1 (one grad class, one undergrad class) and potentially sit on some MFA thesis committees. This job will give you time to write you next book: hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/371... 03525
Matt Weinkam @mattweinkam.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Huge congrats, @bschillace.brandyschillace.com !!! 0122
Reposted by Matt WeinkamAmerican Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 03/12/2025NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month. This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory! Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12... 2767562291
Reposted by Matt WeinkamMegan Giddings @megiddings.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Hi CNF writers with a book, if you're interested in teaching a 1-1 for the next two to three years while you're hopefully working on your next book and want to live in the Twin Cities, please consider applying to be our next writer in residence: hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/371... 03233
Reposted by Matt WeinkamLance Parkin @lanceparkin.bsky.social · 18/11/2025@bschillace.brandyschillace.com's book The Intermediaries is one of Kirkus' Best of 2025. www.kirkusreviews.com/best-of/2025... 2126
Reposted by Matt Weinkam𝖒𝖆𝖙𝖙 @yogurttowne.bsky.social · 17/11/2025what the hell why not. here’s 1500 words on a song i like www.pastemagazine.com/music/starsh...pastemagazine.com“We Built This City” is a good song, actuallyPaste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films. 292
Reposted by Matt WeinkamBookshop.org @bookshop.org · 30/10/2025Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same. 5563933314808
Reposted by Matt WeinkamAndrew Quemere @andrewqmr.bsky.social · 24/10/2025Look at this shit. #AbolishICE 211644
Reposted by Matt WeinkamNE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 24/09/2025peeping this late-inning Guardians run production 31207
Reposted by Matt WeinkamLaura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 23/09/2025More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...miamiherald.comHundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving siteAs of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald. 11943189019312
Reposted by Matt WeinkamDerek Pollard, PhD @doc-pollard.bsky.social · 06/09/2025When poets debate whether metaphor itself perpetuates harm, every image becomes an ethical choice. @philipmetres.bsky.social's DISPATCHES FROM THE LAND OF ERASURE captures these heated conversations, changing how we approach poems that engage cultural difference. press.umich.edu/Books/D/Disp... 073
Reposted by Matt WeinkamThe New Yorker @newyorker.com · 25/08/2025An M.I.T. study found that 95% of companies that had invested in A.I. tools were seeing zero return. It jibes with the emerging idea that generative A.I., “in its current incarnation, simply isn’t all it’s been cracked up to be,” johncassidysays.bsky.social writes.newyorker.comThe A.I.-Profits Drought and the Lessons of HistoryLike the steam engine, electricity, and computers, generative artificial intelligence could take longer than expected to transform the economy. 44780712536
Reposted by Matt WeinkamNE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 22/08/2025we interrupt your timeline to share news that our first ever comic book goes to press on Monday. 👀 Lake Erie League ISSUE #1 debut drops in print and online at #CleanWaterFest. September 20, 2025. 49412
Reposted by Matt WeinkamOhio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 11/08/2025Trump illegally froze 1,800 NIH medical research grants, Congress’ watchdog says ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/08/06/r...ohiocapitaljournal.comTrump illegally froze 1,800 NIH medical research grants, Congress’ watchdog says • Ohio Capital JournalPresident Donald Trump’s freeze on $8 billion of congressionally appropriated funding to the National Institutes of Health was illegal, the Government Accountability Office reported Tuesday. 23722
Matt Weinkam @mattweinkam.bsky.social · 16/07/2025Thanks for the context! Truthfully we were planning on a rejection, especially since we can't trust anymore that grants will actually be fulfilled. Just was wondering if anyone had been awarded. 000
Reposted by Matt WeinkamJonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 16/07/2025Anyone who gives credence to the GOP's debt/deficit rhetoric talk after they voted to explode the deficit to give tax cuts to the rich is a villain or a fool. This is just a war on humanitarian aid and public broadcasting. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...theguardian.comSenate Republicans advance Trump bill to cancel $9bn in approved spendingPresident is looking to clawback money from public media and foreign aid programs to seemingly control US debt 47124
Matt Weinkam @mattweinkam.bsky.social · 15/07/2025Late to the game but: Toni Morrison George Saunders Zadie Smith Italo Calvino Maggie Nelson Chris Bachelder Ali Smith Donald Barthelme WG Sebald Hanif Abdurraqib 030
Reposted by Matt WeinkamTom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 13/07/2025My cartoon for this weekend’s @theguardian.com books. 111048289
Reposted by Matt WeinkamLincoln Michel @thelincoln.bsky.social · 11/07/2025David Brooks's latest article contains basic errors that are easily debunked with a 10-second Google (as I did below). I can understand a Substack article misstating e.g. a famous novel's publication year (Ragtime was 75 not 74) but the NYT can't even check? countercraft.substack.com/p/the-foreve... 1789
Reposted by Matt WeinkamOhio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 07/07/2025Ohio's food banks are strained as it is. Huge cuts to the safety net signed into law in recent days could overwhelm them, the director of a Columbus food bank said last week ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/07/07/a...ohiocapitaljournal.comAt an Ohio food bank, fears that Republican cuts will overwhelm an overstretched program • Ohio Capital JournalOhio's food banks are strained as it is. Huge cuts to the safety net signed into law in recent days could overwhelm them, the director of a Columbus food bank said last week. 1126
