Damaso Reyes
@damaso.bsky.social
2026 John S. Knight Journalism Fellow. Award winning founding editor of The Blacklight, the NY Amsterdam News' investigative unit. Living kidney donor. Photojournalist. Reposts ≠ endorsement.
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Damaso Reyes
@damaso.bsky.social
· Jan 4
“This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we’ll be lucky to live through it.”
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Folks outside SF/F don't know that Asimov was a sexual harasser because while he was alive fandom thought it was cute (up to and including Asimov being invited to give a lecture on "The Power of Positive Posterior Pinching" at Worldcon, which he, wisely, declined).
daily.jstor.org/asimovs-empi...
daily.jstor.org/asimovs-empi...
February 5, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Folks outside SF/F don't know that Asimov was a sexual harasser because while he was alive fandom thought it was cute (up to and including Asimov being invited to give a lecture on "The Power of Positive Posterior Pinching" at Worldcon, which he, wisely, declined).
daily.jstor.org/asimovs-empi...
daily.jstor.org/asimovs-empi...
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Clearly some Grand Masters of Science Fiction did not get punched enough
Story I've told on the other site: 1980 WorldCon. I'm 15, huge fan of Asimov, meet him walking down a corridor with a group. He's affable, friendly, answers my silly q, and then when a young woman approaches him he grabs her by the shoulders and sticks his tongue down her throat. I got queasy.
February 5, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Clearly some Grand Masters of Science Fiction did not get punched enough
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No new pictures. Where are you at mentally?
February 6, 2026 at 5:03 AM
No new pictures. Where are you at mentally?
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HEALTH: It’s a more general, flexible approach to breast cancer prevention that involves staying familiar with how your breasts look and feel. It goes along with other early detection measures like getting regular mammograms.
What to know about breast self-awareness and how it fits into cancer prevention
What does it mean to have breast self-awareness? It's a more general, flexible approach to breast cancer prevention that involves staying familiar with how your breasts look and feel.
amsterdamnews.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:00 PM
HEALTH: It’s a more general, flexible approach to breast cancer prevention that involves staying familiar with how your breasts look and feel. It goes along with other early detection measures like getting regular mammograms.
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#BlackHistoryMonth: Constance Baker Motley was a state senator and Borough President of Manhattan in New York City before becoming a United States federal judge. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3LKgXj4
February 4, 2026 at 8:00 PM
#BlackHistoryMonth: Constance Baker Motley was a state senator and Borough President of Manhattan in New York City before becoming a United States federal judge. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3LKgXj4
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Great work by Greg Sargent. We are, right now, deciding whether we want to be a land of giant concentration camps and ethnic cleanings.
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
Trump’s New “Prison Camp” Threat Unleashes Fury Even in MAGA Country
The next phase of ICE’s big ramp-up: a nationwide network of vast detention facilities. But guess what? Even parts of Red America are saying no.
newrepublic.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Great work by Greg Sargent. We are, right now, deciding whether we want to be a land of giant concentration camps and ethnic cleanings.
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
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When I resigned as co-chair of the National Association of Black Journalists convention after their decision to platform Trump, I took a lot of heat for it.
I was told “Black journalists are going to expose his racism and save America”
Today, the Trump regime is arresting Black journalists.
I was told “Black journalists are going to expose his racism and save America”
Today, the Trump regime is arresting Black journalists.
January 30, 2026 at 10:32 PM
When I resigned as co-chair of the National Association of Black Journalists convention after their decision to platform Trump, I took a lot of heat for it.
I was told “Black journalists are going to expose his racism and save America”
Today, the Trump regime is arresting Black journalists.
I was told “Black journalists are going to expose his racism and save America”
Today, the Trump regime is arresting Black journalists.
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The 1962 murder case of Paul Guihard, an AFP correspondent killed while covering the desegregation struggle of the University of Mississippi, and only known journalist killed during the Civil Rights Movement, remains unsolved today
www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli...
www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli...
January 30, 2026 at 6:59 PM
The 1962 murder case of Paul Guihard, an AFP correspondent killed while covering the desegregation struggle of the University of Mississippi, and only known journalist killed during the Civil Rights Movement, remains unsolved today
www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli...
www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli...
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Ralph Lazo was a Latine teen who volunteered to go to a Japanese concentration camp to be in solidarity with his friends. When he turned himself in to authorities, they thought he was Japanese. “Being brown has its advantages,” he would later tell the LA Times.
www.history.com/articles/jap...
www.history.com/articles/jap...
This Mexican American Teenager Spent Years in a Japanese Internment Camp—On Purpose | HISTORY
Ralph Lazo wasn’t of Japanese descent, but he spent spent two years at Manzanar in solidarity with his friends.
www.history.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Ralph Lazo was a Latine teen who volunteered to go to a Japanese concentration camp to be in solidarity with his friends. When he turned himself in to authorities, they thought he was Japanese. “Being brown has its advantages,” he would later tell the LA Times.
www.history.com/articles/jap...
www.history.com/articles/jap...
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This is so smart of the New York Public Library.
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdami advises New Yorkers to stay home and read ‘Heated Rivalry’ during the winter storm
via hearts530
via hearts530
January 25, 2026 at 7:05 PM
This is so smart of the New York Public Library.
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WEATHER UPDATE: The massive snowstorm continues to move through the city. More snow and sleet are expected through the afternoon and evening, with temperatures staying in the low 20s. Visit amsterdamnews.com/weather for the latest updates.
January 25, 2026 at 8:07 PM
WEATHER UPDATE: The massive snowstorm continues to move through the city. More snow and sleet are expected through the afternoon and evening, with temperatures staying in the low 20s. Visit amsterdamnews.com/weather for the latest updates.
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If it is fascism now it was fascism then but if you were wrong no need to pause to make a special effort to admit your error -- we don't have that much time now, please act right away, get organized, and then tell your followers what you are doing to stop fascism and what they too can do.
January 25, 2026 at 8:33 PM
If it is fascism now it was fascism then but if you were wrong no need to pause to make a special effort to admit your error -- we don't have that much time now, please act right away, get organized, and then tell your followers what you are doing to stop fascism and what they too can do.
January 24, 2026 at 11:09 PM
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Millions of #middleclass Americans who have ACA #health plans are facing soaring premium payments in 2026, without help from the enhanced subsidies that Congress failed to renew.
As insurance prices rise, families puzzle over options
Millions of middle-class Americans who have ACA plans are facing soaring premium payments in 2026. Some are contemplating big life changes.
amsterdamnews.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Millions of #middleclass Americans who have ACA #health plans are facing soaring premium payments in 2026, without help from the enhanced subsidies that Congress failed to renew.
January 18, 2026 at 8:31 PM
January 18, 2026 at 8:31 PM
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This is such a cool illustration of how the Mercator map distorts the size of Greenland, which looks as big as the whole continent of Africa on that map but is actually the size of Mexico.
January 18, 2026 at 7:43 PM
This is such a cool illustration of how the Mercator map distorts the size of Greenland, which looks as big as the whole continent of Africa on that map but is actually the size of Mexico.