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Anya Kamenetz
@anya1anya.bsky.social
Ex-NPR. Writer. New Narratives Fellow, EHRP. Books: Generation Debt, DIY U, The Art of Screen Time, The Test, The Stolen Year, and next up: Falling In Love With The World Again. thegoldenhour.substack.com
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Announcing my next book! Via @publisherslunch.bsky.social
I don't know that I agree with this...fascism is classically a cult of personality, no?
Could the Epstein Files kerfuffle take down Trump? Sure, maybe. Which could end up with Russell Vought and Steve Miller transferring allegiance to a MJT or Tucker Carlson or whomever. Don't take your eye off the big picture. It's the fascism, stupid.
November 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Say. Their. Names. Courtney Wild, Rachel Benavidez, Michelle Licata, Maria Farmer, Annie Farmer, Liz Stein, Jess Michaels, Marina Lacerda, Danielle Bensky, Anouska De Georgiou, Shawna Rivera. Virginia Giuffre. Haley Robson. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
Opinion | Endless Gossipy Chatter About Epstein. One Glaring Omission.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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those of us laid off from Teen Vogue were really fortunate to complete our fundraising goal — the laid-off staffers at VIBE deserve the same support, as Black media outlets and journalists continue to be targeted and discriminated against in “austerity” measures
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling Stone. As a result, the majority of VIBE employees were laid off. If you have the means to give, this team could use the support! www.gofundme.com/f/support-vi...
Donate to Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs, organized by Mya Abraham
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling S… Mya Abraham needs your support for Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs
www.gofundme.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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If you throw a Gatsby party you don’t understand The Great Gatsby and if you call a reporter “Piggy” you *really* don’t understand Miss Piggy
November 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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This story stemmed from this question: what will be the human toll of Trump's climate rollbacks?

Turns there is emissions modeling that can help provide an estimate.

Using modeling from @rhg.com we estimated the additional death toll as high as 1.3 million

www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump’s Anti-Green Agenda Could Lead to 1.3 Million More Climate Deaths. The Poorest Countries Will Be Impacted Most.
Most of the people expected to suffer these temperature-related deaths live in poor countries in Africa and South Asia that are least prepared to cope with the increasing heat from climate change.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
have these people not heard of smoking?
There’s a very surreal conversation I keep having on here where people seem unable to hold two ideas at the same time, and I’m not sure why. It’s simply true that the Big AI platforms like ChatGPT are:
1. Extremely bad for society, in many ways.
2. Very genuinely popular with lots of people.
November 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I wrote about taking a beat to experience the flow of time.
thegoldenhour.substack.com/p/how-do-you...
How Do You Live In Time?
Are you seizing the moment so hard you choke the life out of it?
thegoldenhour.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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@anya1anya.bsky.social wants "to speak to families who are struggling, or have struggled—including through the courts—to get their kids the 'free, appropriate public education' guaranteed by federal law. If this describes your family or you work with families like this, please get in touch..."
How Do You Live In Time?
Are you seizing the moment so hard you choke the life out of it?
thegoldenhour.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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This is gonna be awesome. We're giving out WHISTLES. We're giving out BUTTONS. We're giving out STICKERS. And we're gonna be folding zines and sharing posters! Sign up and show up, NYC!
November 14, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Agree with the sentiment but hate how they're twinning in these pics
Billie Eilish calls out Elon Musk for not using his wealth to aid humanity and resolve global issues:

“f***ing pathetic p***y b**** coward”
November 13, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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I think, of all the slides in this report, this is the most important -- it's really worth examining closely. This illustrates why the triumph of electrotechnical is inevitable.
November 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
On Tuesdays, we march with @climatefamsnyc.bsky.social to stop the unnecessary, polluting fracked gas pipeline that Kathy Hochul just approved
November 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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A growing list of House Democrats and liberal grassroots groups is calling for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to step down from leadership after failing to stop a group of his senators from voting to reopen the government.
Chuck Schumer faces mounting calls from Democrats to resign as Senate leader
A half dozen House Democrats called for the Senate leader to step aside this week.
www.axios.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.

RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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For Veterans Day tomorrow, lots to talk about..from the meaning of the holiday, to the state of the DoD and VA, to Venezuela, to suicide and homeless, to the rise of vets in political office, to free IHOP and tons of other stuff.

I’ll join:

CSPAN Wash Journal at 8AMET

WNYC Brian Leher at 10.
November 11, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I Want You to Understand Chicago
aphyr.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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New York AG James said she's received complaints of stores in her state refusing EBT cards and has already sent out several cease and desist letters. Stores are not allowed to refuse SNAP benefits. If this happens to you, call the AG's hotline to report at 1-800-771-7755.
November 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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November 10, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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been doing some light reading about the aftermath of the korean dictatorship and I think it's really important that we repeat this to ourselves, to our friends, to our neighbors, to our politicians
Nuremburg trials is the moderate position
He said that the agents would throw food at them to eat. The agents threatened to withhold food for a week and to beat him up if he didn't sign deportation papers. He said he saw others refuse and get beaten/receive no food. He signed because he was afraid.
November 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
This sucks, and also speaks to my point from a few weeks ago: our wonderful air traffic controllers and TSA agents, working together, could get rid of Trump within five business days.
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Just called
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women

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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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This morning, in Broadview, 14 suburban women were arrested during an act of civil disobedience calling for an end to ICE/CBP’s kidnappings throughout the Chicago area.

“We want to encourage other people who feel strongly about ICE’s actions to step off the sidelines and take our cities back.”
Fourteen suburban moms arrested in sit-in protest outside Broadview ICE facility
The mothers sat in a circle on Beach Street on Friday to “demand an end” to the immigration raids that have swept through the Chicago area since the Trump administration launched “Operation Midway Bli...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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BREAKING:
@governor.ny.gov
just approved Trump's Williams-NESE pipeline, hoping no one would notice on a Friday.

We noticed, and we're showing up to hold her accountable.

Join us: bit.ly/CowardlyKathy
November 7, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Kathy Hochul @governor.ny.gov "Climate Champion" according to Time Magazine, just approved a new fracked gas pipeline. 😡 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/n...
N.Y. Democrats Urge Hochul to Reject Pipeline Over Climate Concerns
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM