Sarah Edwards
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writer and culture editor at @indyweek.bsky.social | poetry + fiction sometimes, gchat often | sedwards@indyweek.com | eddysarah.substack.com
Per this reporting, Margoth Erazo, a Duke housekeeper for 23 years, is also protected by restored TPS. But according to the translator for her meeting with Duke Visa Services, Erazo was told “she would be unable to return to work due to a “restructuring” of the housekeeping department.”
A Duke bus driver who was a Honduran with TPS was forced to leave his job last year after 19 years of service. Under a new judicial ruling, he is allowed to come back, but Duke initially attempted to pay him as though he was a new employee www.dukechronicle.com/article/duke...
Beloved C1 driver Luis Juaréz returns to Duke after court ruling
Known for his mood-boosting rides and blasting music, Juaréz plans to return to work at Duke as a bus driver on Feb. 9 after a court ruling reinstated his legal status and work permit.
www.dukechronicle.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Per this reporting, Margoth Erazo, a Duke housekeeper for 23 years, is also protected by restored TPS. But according to the translator for her meeting with Duke Visa Services, Erazo was told “she would be unable to return to work due to a “restructuring” of the housekeeping department.”
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A Duke bus driver who was a Honduran with TPS was forced to leave his job last year after 19 years of service. Under a new judicial ruling, he is allowed to come back, but Duke initially attempted to pay him as though he was a new employee www.dukechronicle.com/article/duke...
Beloved C1 driver Luis Juaréz returns to Duke after court ruling
Known for his mood-boosting rides and blasting music, Juaréz plans to return to work at Duke as a bus driver on Feb. 9 after a court ruling reinstated his legal status and work permit.
www.dukechronicle.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:12 PM
A Duke bus driver who was a Honduran with TPS was forced to leave his job last year after 19 years of service. Under a new judicial ruling, he is allowed to come back, but Duke initially attempted to pay him as though he was a new employee www.dukechronicle.com/article/duke...
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Up now on @indyweek.bsky.social, an excerpt from this essential new @uncpress.bsky.social release. It tells the story of Wyatt Outlaw - a voting rights crusader and Graham’s first Black elected official. He was lynched in 1870. There are no public markers for his life yet, but now there’s a book.
Welcome to Alamance County, North Carolina
An excerpt from "The Legend of Wyatt Outlaw: From Reconstruction through Black Lives Matter" by Sylvester Allen Jr. and Belle Boggs.
indyweek.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Up now on @indyweek.bsky.social, an excerpt from this essential new @uncpress.bsky.social release. It tells the story of Wyatt Outlaw - a voting rights crusader and Graham’s first Black elected official. He was lynched in 1870. There are no public markers for his life yet, but now there’s a book.
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"More than he loved the Heels, though, my dad hated Duke. Coach K—his stiff authoritarian approach, his joyless discipline—represented everything wrong with basketball."
Requiem for a Hoop Dream
A writer remembers his late father through a shared love of basketball, from the scuffed courts of Durham YMCAs to the hallowed stands of the Dean Dome.
indyweek.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:18 PM
"More than he loved the Heels, though, my dad hated Duke. Coach K—his stiff authoritarian approach, his joyless discipline—represented everything wrong with basketball."
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whoever figures out a way to bundle independent journalism subscriptions will be a hero
i know that this is an unpopular take, but everyone starting their own newsletter as a revenue stream is not a sustainable model for writing and reporting or for people who love and want to pay for media.
A lot of people cannot just start a paid newsletter or become freelancers to sustain their careers. The sports, metro, and international desks did work that requires *team* resources, like legal checks, documents, access to archives, and long-term beat experience.
February 4, 2026 at 8:05 PM
whoever figures out a way to bundle independent journalism subscriptions will be a hero
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Hearing that almost all the WaPo arts section is gone, with the exception of a couple people. A major source of great writing as well as Pulitzers.
February 4, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Hearing that almost all the WaPo arts section is gone, with the exception of a couple people. A major source of great writing as well as Pulitzers.
Banging the same gong as everyone else about the need to support independent media & locally owned publications, but: For the love of god, please support us!!
If not the @indyweek.bsky.social, support wherever you get your news from. Being owned only by the powerful does not work.
If not the @indyweek.bsky.social, support wherever you get your news from. Being owned only by the powerful does not work.
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February 4, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Banging the same gong as everyone else about the need to support independent media & locally owned publications, but: For the love of god, please support us!!
If not the @indyweek.bsky.social, support wherever you get your news from. Being owned only by the powerful does not work.
If not the @indyweek.bsky.social, support wherever you get your news from. Being owned only by the powerful does not work.
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We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
February 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
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The loss of the Book World section is absolutely devastating for writers, for readers, for anyone who loves books. The criticism and book news @roncharles.bsky.social did was my favorite books coverage, hands down, and so many wonderful, thoughtful reviews and writers doing great work - it’s awful
February 4, 2026 at 7:19 PM
The loss of the Book World section is absolutely devastating for writers, for readers, for anyone who loves books. The criticism and book news @roncharles.bsky.social did was my favorite books coverage, hands down, and so many wonderful, thoughtful reviews and writers doing great work - it’s awful
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In Minneapolis, for every story detailing the fallout of the federal crackdown, there are as many stories of people like Bri, a mom donating breastmilk for babies whose mothers are detained by ICE.
Bri's story:
19thnews.org/2026/02/minn...
Bri's story:
19thnews.org/2026/02/minn...
When one mother was taken by ICE, another stepped in to donate breastmilk
Moms in Minneapolis are donating diapers, food and time to help families who have been ripped apart by ICE.
19thnews.org
February 2, 2026 at 7:52 PM
In Minneapolis, for every story detailing the fallout of the federal crackdown, there are as many stories of people like Bri, a mom donating breastmilk for babies whose mothers are detained by ICE.
Bri's story:
19thnews.org/2026/02/minn...
Bri's story:
19thnews.org/2026/02/minn...
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As book coverage takes another devastating hit, I’m reminded how lucky we are to have Sarah and @indyweek.bsky.social championing stories that matter. Grateful for Sarah's care and vision and speed with this excerpt!
Hope everyone clicks and reads and shares.
Hope everyone clicks and reads and shares.
Up now on @indyweek.bsky.social, an excerpt from this essential new @uncpress.bsky.social release. It tells the story of Wyatt Outlaw - a voting rights crusader and Graham’s first Black elected official. He was lynched in 1870. There are no public markers for his life yet, but now there’s a book.
Welcome to Alamance County, North Carolina
An excerpt from "The Legend of Wyatt Outlaw: From Reconstruction through Black Lives Matter" by Sylvester Allen Jr. and Belle Boggs.
indyweek.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:50 PM
As book coverage takes another devastating hit, I’m reminded how lucky we are to have Sarah and @indyweek.bsky.social championing stories that matter. Grateful for Sarah's care and vision and speed with this excerpt!
Hope everyone clicks and reads and shares.
Hope everyone clicks and reads and shares.
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WaPo laid off:
-- A journalist covering protest movements and extremism
-- A Pulitzer-winning local enterprise reporter
-- the race and ethnicity beat reporter
-- ... the Amazon beat reporter
In addition to so many others
-- A journalist covering protest movements and extremism
-- A Pulitzer-winning local enterprise reporter
-- the race and ethnicity beat reporter
-- ... the Amazon beat reporter
In addition to so many others
February 4, 2026 at 3:58 PM
WaPo laid off:
-- A journalist covering protest movements and extremism
-- A Pulitzer-winning local enterprise reporter
-- the race and ethnicity beat reporter
-- ... the Amazon beat reporter
In addition to so many others
-- A journalist covering protest movements and extremism
-- A Pulitzer-winning local enterprise reporter
-- the race and ethnicity beat reporter
-- ... the Amazon beat reporter
In addition to so many others
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Are you a creative and intellectually curious editor ready to grow lists in environmental history, history of medicine, urban history, and labor history?
We’re hiring an Acquisitions Editor to help shape our history lists 🙌 Interested? You can learn more here👇
uncpress.org/now-hiring-a...
We’re hiring an Acquisitions Editor to help shape our history lists 🙌 Interested? You can learn more here👇
uncpress.org/now-hiring-a...
Now Hiring: Acquisitions Editor, History
Acquisitions Editor, History UNC Press is seeking a creative, intellectually curious, and mission-driven publishing professional who will acquire general
uncpress.org
January 26, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Are you a creative and intellectually curious editor ready to grow lists in environmental history, history of medicine, urban history, and labor history?
We’re hiring an Acquisitions Editor to help shape our history lists 🙌 Interested? You can learn more here👇
uncpress.org/now-hiring-a...
We’re hiring an Acquisitions Editor to help shape our history lists 🙌 Interested? You can learn more here👇
uncpress.org/now-hiring-a...
Up now on @indyweek.bsky.social, an excerpt from this essential new @uncpress.bsky.social release. It tells the story of Wyatt Outlaw - a voting rights crusader and Graham’s first Black elected official. He was lynched in 1870. There are no public markers for his life yet, but now there’s a book.
Welcome to Alamance County, North Carolina
An excerpt from "The Legend of Wyatt Outlaw: From Reconstruction through Black Lives Matter" by Sylvester Allen Jr. and Belle Boggs.
indyweek.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Up now on @indyweek.bsky.social, an excerpt from this essential new @uncpress.bsky.social release. It tells the story of Wyatt Outlaw - a voting rights crusader and Graham’s first Black elected official. He was lynched in 1870. There are no public markers for his life yet, but now there’s a book.
Reposted by Sarah Edwards
WaPo's Matt Murray told staff the paper is shuttering sports, moving remaining staff to features, shrinking foreign coverage, restructuring metro, closing books coverage, suspending Post Reports podcast
“Whole company now waiting for a live or die email” one staffer said
More in tonight’s Status
“Whole company now waiting for a live or die email” one staffer said
More in tonight’s Status
February 4, 2026 at 1:57 PM
WaPo's Matt Murray told staff the paper is shuttering sports, moving remaining staff to features, shrinking foreign coverage, restructuring metro, closing books coverage, suspending Post Reports podcast
“Whole company now waiting for a live or die email” one staffer said
More in tonight’s Status
“Whole company now waiting for a live or die email” one staffer said
More in tonight’s Status
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I hadn’t known this. Two men who were accused of sexual abuse on the Shitty Media Men document that I created back in 2017 reached out to Michael Wolff for help as they looked to sue me, and Wolf forwarded their concerns to Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein offered to help. www.jmail.world/thread/EFTA0...
February 3, 2026 at 3:45 PM
I hadn’t known this. Two men who were accused of sexual abuse on the Shitty Media Men document that I created back in 2017 reached out to Michael Wolff for help as they looked to sue me, and Wolf forwarded their concerns to Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein offered to help. www.jmail.world/thread/EFTA0...
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"I’m interested in looking at these movements in the past—people have been fighting against the same shit for generations. And centuries. And centuries. I’m interested in the throughline. That’s always what I’m interested in."
For Rhiannon Giddens, Music Is All About the Throughline
An interview with Rhiannon Giddens ahead of Biscuits & Banjos, the landmark festival the musician is bringing to Durham this month.
indyweek.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:24 PM
"I’m interested in looking at these movements in the past—people have been fighting against the same shit for generations. And centuries. And centuries. I’m interested in the throughline. That’s always what I’m interested in."
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"the best of these kinds of books reject the bootstraps myth that individuals “escape” grinding poverty via personal merit, and those who remain simply haven’t worked hard enough. Jettisoning these myths is a step towards confronting the real violence of a class society"
11 Books That Confront and Interrogate the Violence of a Class Society
I helped create and run the media non-profit Economic Hardship Reporting Project, which the late great Barbara Ehrenreich founded. In a time of journalism lay-offs, newsroom shut downs and right-wi…
lithub.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:04 PM
"the best of these kinds of books reject the bootstraps myth that individuals “escape” grinding poverty via personal merit, and those who remain simply haven’t worked hard enough. Jettisoning these myths is a step towards confronting the real violence of a class society"
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In which @tressiemcphd.bsky.social scares the shit out of me.
“ICE knows that it cannot shoot us all. But the Department of Homeland Security is close to being able to track us all.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
“ICE knows that it cannot shoot us all. But the Department of Homeland Security is close to being able to track us all.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
Opinion | Democracy Dies by Database
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:28 AM
In which @tressiemcphd.bsky.social scares the shit out of me.
“ICE knows that it cannot shoot us all. But the Department of Homeland Security is close to being able to track us all.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
“ICE knows that it cannot shoot us all. But the Department of Homeland Security is close to being able to track us all.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
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Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com
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"I kept hearing rumblings of this food pantry on Roxboro that was ‘no questions asked’ and had really good food—it stood out as a magical unicorn of food assistance programs.”
The Country Is Facing a Hunger Crisis. In Durham, As Need Grows, So Does Emanuel Food Pantry.
In five years, the small church initiative has become Durham County’s largest emergency food assistance program.
indyweek.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:41 PM
"I kept hearing rumblings of this food pantry on Roxboro that was ‘no questions asked’ and had really good food—it stood out as a magical unicorn of food assistance programs.”
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Mipso guitarist Joseph Terrell’s new folk song is a biting indictment of ICE and the killing of Renée Good. It’s quickly gone viral.
'What’s Good for the Goose is Good for the Propagander': A Pittsboro Musician's Song Meets the Moment
Mipso guitarist Joseph Terrell's new protest folk song is a biting indictment of ICE and the killing of Renée Good. It has quickly gone viral.
indyweek.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Mipso guitarist Joseph Terrell’s new folk song is a biting indictment of ICE and the killing of Renée Good. It’s quickly gone viral.
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Thousands of protestors marched across Portland and enveloped the blocks around the ICE building Saturday.
Protestors were met with large clouds of tear gas, pepper balls and flash bangs.
Protestors were met with large clouds of tear gas, pepper balls and flash bangs.
Anti-ICE protest attracts massive crowd at South Portland facility, feds deploy tear gas
Thousands of demonstrators marched on the ICE building, leading federal officers to launch pepper balls and tear gas at them.
www.oregonlive.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Thousands of protestors marched across Portland and enveloped the blocks around the ICE building Saturday.
Protestors were met with large clouds of tear gas, pepper balls and flash bangs.
Protestors were met with large clouds of tear gas, pepper balls and flash bangs.
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NEW: School hallways are silent. Grandparents patrol outside in shifts. Two more kids taken from Liam Ramos' school.
Trump isn't deescalating ICE at all at MN schools.
“I stopped wearing my high heels to work. I wear my boots to work because I have had to run." www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
Trump isn't deescalating ICE at all at MN schools.
“I stopped wearing my high heels to work. I wear my boots to work because I have had to run." www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
ICE Is Circling Minnesota Schools, Looking For Children to Take
Liam Ramos, 5, isn’t the only child in detention. Teachers and parents describe kids being hunted by federal agents.
www.huffpost.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:32 PM
NEW: School hallways are silent. Grandparents patrol outside in shifts. Two more kids taken from Liam Ramos' school.
Trump isn't deescalating ICE at all at MN schools.
“I stopped wearing my high heels to work. I wear my boots to work because I have had to run." www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
Trump isn't deescalating ICE at all at MN schools.
“I stopped wearing my high heels to work. I wear my boots to work because I have had to run." www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
very important reporting from the @dukechronicle.bsky.social - college journalists are on it
Duke professor Dan Ariely had longstanding friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, newly released files show
Ariely is named in 636 of the some 3 million newly released files. He was a prominent professor at Duke over the course of his correspondence with Epstein.
www.dukechronicle.com
January 31, 2026 at 11:08 PM
very important reporting from the @dukechronicle.bsky.social - college journalists are on it