@agpasquella
Writer, teacher, editor. Words in McSweeney’s, Utne Reader, Joyland, Broken Pencil & more. Author of the Jack Palace crime series. Most recent book: WELCOME TO THE WEIRD AMERICA. As co-editor: DEVOURING TOMORROW
Israel is bombarding, literally bombarding, two Middle East capitals, Beirut and Tehran, killing 100s of civilians, and yet the US and UK media continue to portray Iran as the threat to the region.
Israel has nukes, but Iran is the nuclear threat.
We live in Orwellian times.
This sort of gesture, to release what many have wanted for decades and give all the proceeds to your late comrade's charity, that is friendship.
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“If the United States is at war, then Pete Hegseth is a war criminal. If the United States is not at war, then Pete Hegseth is a murderer.”
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Reuters Exclusive
"U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school."
"The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the Middle East."
Postdoc job! I'm looking to recruit a postdoc to work on a project about research evaluation & metadata. More info here: www.yorku.ca/research/wp-...
Salary: CDN$70,000 (+ benefits)
Location: Toronto, ON (can be remote in ON)
Length: 18 months
Deadline: 31 March 2026
Start date: 1 July 2026
they knew they could get away with it because they practiced all those times on the “narco-terrorist” boats, where they also killed the survivors, and nobody sent them to The Hague about it so they are running completely unchecked right now with full use of the arsenal. I do not know how this ends
🎶 Memories 🎶
ICE has arrested and detained a Nashville journalist who reported stories critical of ICE. She’s married to a U.S. citizen and has been seeking asylum here after fleeing death threats in Colombia because of her journalism there.
They’ve already sent her to Louisiana.
Spain’s MEP Irene Montero speaking to reporters
Irene Montero: No woman has ever been freed by American bombs or illegal aggression — Not in Syria. Not in Iraq. Not in Afghanistan. It will not happen in Iran either
When they want to sell their oil wars, their wars for profit, their imperial wars — they hide behind women’s rights to justify them
HEY BLUESKY!
You know how all those folks printed out and shipped a LITERAL MILLION whistles for folks protecting each other from ICE?
Bree is one of those people! Her stuff is adorbs! You might very well find a lil somethin' to give a beloved, or, I dare say, yourself!
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If you're at AWP, head to the @jacklegpress.bsky.social table to find Every Galaxy a Circle. If you're not at AWP, you can also get a copy from your favorite bookstore!
I sure wouldn’t bet against it
And, yeah, if you missed it, the Trump-appointed head of the National Capital Planning Commission delayed the vote on the ballroom today because there were so many opposed comments/speakers.
One would think. And yet…
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B E H O L D 🐣 🪶
South Dakota's "Meth. We're on it" campaign
I'll always remember Kristi Noem for the "Meth. We're on it." campaign.
i cannot stress enough that if you know anything about how kristi noem found out she was fired you must tell me
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Obviously it's great to have Noem gone, but my husband sent me a social media post from the bad site in which someone characterized firing Noem and replacing her with Markwayne Mullin as being like shitting your pants and running home to change your shirt, and I can't stop laughing at the accuracy.
Strip Law!
'Course ol' Meerkat still gotta be confirmed by the Senate, or as they call it, "beating in"
Markwayne called Rand Paul a “freaking snake” last week and said he supported his neighbor beating the crap out of him. Let’s see who the chair of the Senate Homeland Security committee is…oh goody it’s Rand Paul.
Manufacturing consent machine goes brrr
Every city reeks of car exhaust, too— and unlike weed, that shit will kill you
What’s fascinating is that for so long alcohol interests fought weed legalization because they feared it was a substitute good and they were right! Alcohol consumption has plummeted as weed consumption has grown and seems pretty clear from public health perspective probably a net win.
The Mafia might finally get those Havana casinos back
