Reposted by Monica PottsAlex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 13/10/2026This is an actual Nazi rally. 722379576
Reposted by Monica PottsI Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 12/10/2026The Atlantic publishing their Hasan Piker deep dive the day the President raids Ilhan Omar's home is also one hell of a contrast. 101132178
Reposted by Monica PottsChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 12/10/2026BREAKING: Trump administration cut down more than 500 trees on Saturday at the East Potomac Golf Course after giving less than a full-day notice, with more tree-cutting planned, so plaintiffs challenging the effort went to court seeking a TRO tonight. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 10130991122
Monica Potts @monicapotts.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Jacobin has never met evidence it loves more than a thesis. 060
Reposted by Monica PottsMelissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 12/10/2026Unnamed DHS spokesperson tells Reuters, “Today in the Washington, D.C. area, Homeland Security Investigations executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the Department of Justice.” That this is led by HSI is chilling.reuters.comUS launches immigration raid of Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar's homeUS authorities conducted a predawn Monday raid on the Washington-area home of Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar as part of an ongoing investigation, the Justice Department said. 7330125
Reposted by Monica PottsAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 12/10/2026An important bit of immigration law which is relevant here; there is already a waiver process — Section 212(k) of the INA — by which immigrants who obtain status through fraud that they didn't know about can avoid consequences like losing a green card. So this is *even weaker* than it already seems. 622816864
Reposted by Monica PottsJustin Zimmerman @jztidecat.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Trump needs to be impeached and Omar’s colleagues should give a damn about the oaths they swore to as well as the colleague they work with everyday. All of them. 39519
Reposted by Monica PottsElizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Once again... 49717
Monica Potts @monicapotts.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I did OM but also Arkansas has some has something called Quiz Bowl and I was on the team every year. 0111
Reposted by Monica PottsCalMatters @calmatters.org · 11/10/2026Gavin Newsom backs measure to kill the billionaire tax and ban future wealth taxes Gov. Gavin Newsom isn't just fighting the billionaire tax. He's backing Prop. 42, which would ban future wealth taxes in California, too.cal.newsGavin Newsom backs measure to kill the billionaire tax and ban future wealth taxesGov. Gavin Newsom isn't just fighting the billionaire tax. He's backing Prop. 42, which would ban future wealth taxes in California, too. 4011982844
Reposted by Monica PottsRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/10/202622 California billionaires have spent a combined $150 million so far to defeat Prop 40. By spending their fortunes trying to stop California from taxing billionaires, they're making the argument for a billionaire wealth tax more clearly and articulately than anyone else possibly could. 22082203523
Reposted by Monica PottsJessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Police have killed nearly 1000 people this year so far. That doesn't include deaths in custody. 110856
Reposted by Monica PottsRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Stephen "Miller did not want the facilities that were comfortable. He did not want facilities that were humane. We were told point-blank that that was not what the administration wanted." www.npr.org/2026/10/08/n...npr.orgICE has quietly used this warehouse as a detention facility all summer, neighbors sayThroughout the summer, rumors have been bubbling in North New Jersey that ICE has quietly been using a warehouse as a detention center. NPR investigated. 12421851204
Reposted by Monica PottsEric Levai @ericlevai.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Now THIS is how you write a story. Devastating. 18167591970
Reposted by Monica PottsRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 09/10/2026My statement on the ICE shooting in Marble Hill ⬇️ 15559511578
Reposted by Monica Pottsjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 09/10/2026jesus christ i have never heard a democratic talk this bluntly about an opponent 460175792696
Reposted by Monica PottsLindsey Boylan @lindseyboylan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026ICE is terrorizing our city and our communities. They’ve just shot someone with a five-year-old in the car. There is no justification for this or their presence in New York. ICE out of NYC. #abolishice. Image via @gothamist.com 8627196
Reposted by Monica PottsAnna Vangala Jones @anniejowrites.bsky.social · 02/09/2026writing tip: when in doubt, read 9471154
Reposted by Monica PottsJason Sanford @jasonsanford.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I agree with @samthielman.com: I loved both the Lanterns season finale and the show's approach to the characters. I'll definitely watch a season 2 with John Stewart and (hopefully) the digital ghost of Hal Jordan. slate.com/culture/2026...slate.comHBO’s Superhero Hit Ended Its Season With Some Big Reveals. Fans Were Not Pleased. Frankly, That’s on Them.How could some viewers watch an entire season of Lanterns and assume they were getting a happy ending? 2363
Reposted by Monica PottsAndrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 08/10/2026they did the thing 254162543724
Reposted by Monica PottsDaniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 08/10/2026IF ANYONE TRIES TO REACH ME ABOUT MY NOBEL I TOO AM LISTENING TO THE WIND. 726033
Reposted by Monica PottsAaron Huertas @aaronhuertas.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Can’t imagine spending another hour listening to a tech guy hand wave at risks without explaining how the AI gets a gun. 6304
Reposted by Monica PottsElon Green @elongreen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026all hail the queen @pamelacolloff.bsky.social, who just won the Kirkus Prize. people.com/026-kirkus-p...people.comKirkus Reviews Announces 2026 Kirkus Prize Winners — See the List!Kirkus Reviews, the leading U.S. book review magazine, announced the winners of the 2026 Kirkus Prize on Oct. 7. The annual literary award recognizes books across fiction, nonfiction and young readers... 2648
Monica Potts @monicapotts.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I wonder if Bear 806 adopted Biggie so she could have a babysitter. 000
Monica Potts @monicapotts.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I simply would not be who I am today if I hadn't found loving and accepting cities to discover who I was. 040
Monica Potts @monicapotts.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Absolutely 100 percent. I had a loving family (not hometown) and I've also realized that for mental and emotional health I prefer to be in the country, but the family and community I found living in cities for 20 years is absolutely unmatched. Cities are nice and cities take care of people. 190
Monica Potts @monicapotts.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Ugh yes it's so annoying. Especially because this often is, or used to be, also how I get legitimate emails about things I should read so I have to sift through. 030
Monica Potts @monicapotts.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Listen I talk to a lot of people about how hard life is and also read a lot of other writers talking about how hard life is so sometimes I want a cozy romance or mystery: My current fave right now is Minneapolis author Ellie Palmer. 000
Reposted by Monica PottsJody Rosen @jodyrosen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Definition of a Harper's Letter signatory: a free speech absolutist who hates when people protest 1327551
Reposted by Monica PottsI Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 07/10/2026*long sigh* abcnews.com/Politics/tru...abcnews.comTrump sons' investments have won billions in Pentagon contracts since his electionThe contract for a new plant in Baltimore is the latest linked to the brothers. 36112
Monica Potts @monicapotts.bsky.social · 07/10/2026It is the time of year when the Canada Geese drive my dogs wild. 020
Reposted by Monica PottsJeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 06/10/2026It's pub day for my pal @janetreitman.bsky.social's astonishing THE INHERITANCE. Here's a review from the great @anandwrites.bsky.social that gets at what's brilliant about the book itself and the increasingly rare storytelling tradition in which it now towers. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/b...nytimes.comBook Review: ‘The Inheritance,’ by Janet Reitman (Gift Article)Following the lives of ordinary citizens, a new book by Janet Reitman fashions an intimate, morally complex portrait of an insecure America. 24312
Reposted by Monica PottsKaren K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I thought this was a really smart, detailed breakdown of Hell Gate's business operations, especially the ongoing challenge of converting subscribers to paid: www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/subs...niemanlab.orgSubscribers are up, but growth is down. Here’s what worker-owned Hell Gate is trying next.One tactic: "Turning off the free stuff every once in awhile." 0154
Monica Potts @monicapotts.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The working people running for Congress: newrepublic.com/article/2162...newrepublic.comThese Candidates Don’t Talk to Working People—They Are Working PeopleSeveral actual union members are running for Congress as Democrats. Can they win? And just as important, can they make the party do more than pay lip service to labor? 041
Reposted by Monica Pottsmarlo @marlo.ooo · 06/10/2026wait katy perry tried to buy a convent but it became a property dispute with the nuns who were trying to buy it back as well and it became a years-long legal dispute and one of the nuns (in the courtroom), one who had begged katy to “please stop” (i am unsure of when) JUST DIED IN THE COURT??? 531703145
Monica Potts @monicapotts.bsky.social · 06/10/2026This is something I think about a lot: what kind of experiences does being a union member bring to politics? This year we may find out, because several actual workaday union members are running for office around the country: newrepublic.com/article/2162...newrepublic.comThese Candidates Don’t Talk to Working People—They Are Working PeopleSeveral actual union members are running for Congress as Democrats. Can they win? And just as important, can they make the party do more than pay lip service to labor? 010
Reposted by Monica PottsDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 04/10/2026"Absent policy steering, AI’s modeled effects increase the carbon intensity of the global economy and reinforce fossil fuel incumbency—outcomes that current analytical and governance frameworks do not fully capture."nature.comAI-driven productivity gains enable more CO₂ emissions than they avoid in a global energy–economy model - npj Climate Actionnpj Climate Action - AI-driven productivity gains enable more CO₂ emissions than they avoid in a global energy–economy model 414464
Reposted by Monica Pottssouthpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I despise seeing what’s really going on stuffed into a “but critics say” clause. 281440268
Reposted by Monica PottsMax Roser @maxroser.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The share of children who died before they were 5 years old in 1950 and 75 years later. Africa: 33% ↘ 6% Asia: 25% ↘ 2.5% Oceania: 9.3% ↘ 2% Latin America: 21% ↘ 1.5% Northern America: 3.8% ↘ 0.6% Europe: 10.5% ↘ 0.4% Globally: 23% ↘ 3.5% 8419144
Reposted by Monica PottsJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026To the person noting there is not enough money in the world to license every piece of intellectual property stolen for "AI" training: you're sooooo close to the point, friend, keep going, you'll get there if you try 414035662
Monica Potts @monicapotts.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Honestly, daily news misses the forest because their job is literally to look at the trees, count the trees, etc. the forest is more for magazine journalism, which is why you need a robust free press ecosystem, not like one paper that does ok. 0164
Reposted by Monica PottsGil Durán @gilduran.com · 05/10/2026“Democracy has been hailed as, like, the holy grail for the last couple hundred years, but democracies are inefficient,” said the crypto billionaire. “If you get a benevolent dictator, it’s actually extremely efficient." Hmm, where have I heard this before? www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/b...nytimes.comInside a Billionaire’s Paradise With Crypto’s Most Powerful Ex-Convict (Gift Article)Changpeng Zhao, jailed in the United States for a financial crime and pardoned by President Trump, is now living a gilded life in the United Arab Emirates. 2401510407
Reposted by Monica PottsJoel Pinckney @jpinckney.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Whenever I have to speak in front of a lot of people (as I did at a regional booksellers meeting this morning), I always think about this beautifully simple advice from @joshgondelman.bsky.social: "Everyone wants you to do a good job, and no one will be mad if you mess up a little." It helps! 312621
Monica Potts @monicapotts.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This is my Roman Empire. Every underpaid journalist should be angry. newrepublic.com/article/2129...newrepublic.comI Didn’t Realize How Much AI Chatbots Were Stealing My Work—Until NowI have spent months of work on some stories, and all of my journalism is the result of years of labor. But large language models feed on it for free to make tech elites even richer. 1116
Reposted by Monica PottsJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead 10895152985
Reposted by Monica PottsLinda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026As I prepare to see THE SOCIAL RECKONING and think about why I am not particularly amped to see it despite having thought THE SOCIAL NETWORK was quite good (aside from the Fincher/Sorkin directorial swap) I realize … I’m not sure I care what makes these guys tick. I feel quite past that. 72117