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The Party Goes With You
Emerging Writer Series
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I cannot believe this is real! I'm endlessly grateful to @roxanegay.bsky.social and Megan Pillow for seeing the value in a complicated story about sex work, love, and my emotional ties to anything Lindsay Mendez sings.
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Being a writer is the most embarrassing thing in the world! I write down the entire contents of my soul for validation! And then some editor will just be like no thanks!
January 19, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Being a writer is the most embarrassing thing in the world! I write down the entire contents of my soul for validation! And then some editor will just be like no thanks!
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As dangerously cold temperatures move through New York, we have opened 10 warming centers across all five boroughs to provide safe, heated indoor spaces for New Yorkers in need.
Centers will be open through at least Monday evening at the following locations —>
Centers will be open through at least Monday evening at the following locations —>
January 25, 2026 at 4:36 PM
As dangerously cold temperatures move through New York, we have opened 10 warming centers across all five boroughs to provide safe, heated indoor spaces for New Yorkers in need.
Centers will be open through at least Monday evening at the following locations —>
Centers will be open through at least Monday evening at the following locations —>
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Really hard to look at this and all the other examples of bravery and kindness from ordinary people in this moment not think also of the tremendous cowardice exhibited over the past year by some of the richest, most well-protected people in business, media and politics
Let us all have the courage displayed by the residents of Minneapolis.
January 25, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Really hard to look at this and all the other examples of bravery and kindness from ordinary people in this moment not think also of the tremendous cowardice exhibited over the past year by some of the richest, most well-protected people in business, media and politics
orla gartland i'm so sorry for the experiences behind woman on the internet but thank you for making it
December 11, 2025 at 4:07 PM
orla gartland i'm so sorry for the experiences behind woman on the internet but thank you for making it
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Like every time you want to yell at someone who has a mild strategic disagreement with you, send an email to an elected official who really deserves to be yelled at
November 18, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Like every time you want to yell at someone who has a mild strategic disagreement with you, send an email to an elected official who really deserves to be yelled at
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Supporting the Epstein survivors is important, but please don’t support World Without Exploitation. They advocate for policies that are really harmful to sex workers, like the Nordic Model, which puts sex workers at greater risk of violence and poverty by criminalizing their clients.
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 17, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Supporting the Epstein survivors is important, but please don’t support World Without Exploitation. They advocate for policies that are really harmful to sex workers, like the Nordic Model, which puts sex workers at greater risk of violence and poverty by criminalizing their clients.
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Decriminalizing sex work would ALSO help against many of the criminal abuses I'm glad to see so many caring about of late.
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November 17, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Decriminalizing sex work would ALSO help against many of the criminal abuses I'm glad to see so many caring about of late.
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happy sunday, remember that you are completely expendable to your employer and that when you die they will forget you ever existed within weeks and easily replace you
October 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
happy sunday, remember that you are completely expendable to your employer and that when you die they will forget you ever existed within weeks and easily replace you
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POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
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Gee, it's almost as if porn — er, romantasy — can actually be an aid to explore your sexuality and increase sexual satisfaction.
It's almost as if talking about and celebrating sexuality is the solution, not repression and censorship.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/w...
It's almost as if talking about and celebrating sexuality is the solution, not repression and censorship.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/w...
Sex Had Become a Chore. Then They Started Reading Romantasy.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Gee, it's almost as if porn — er, romantasy — can actually be an aid to explore your sexuality and increase sexual satisfaction.
It's almost as if talking about and celebrating sexuality is the solution, not repression and censorship.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/w...
It's almost as if talking about and celebrating sexuality is the solution, not repression and censorship.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/w...
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A new AI industry super PAC has picked its first target: a New York Assemblymember who co-sponsored a bill that requires AI companies to publish safety protocols for serious misuse use of their tech, like creating biological weapons or carrying out other criminal activity.
AI industry-backed super PAC targets New York Democrat in opening shot of midterms
The AI-friendly Trump administration was reportedly frustrated with the super PAC, Leading the Future, over its affiliation with Democratic operatives.
www.cnbc.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:46 PM
A new AI industry super PAC has picked its first target: a New York Assemblymember who co-sponsored a bill that requires AI companies to publish safety protocols for serious misuse use of their tech, like creating biological weapons or carrying out other criminal activity.
the people yearn for communes
props to WSJ for once on a useful notion, ADMIN PARTY for everybody
November 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
the people yearn for communes
i think about christina grimmie a lot. she did this mashup of gerudo valley/genie in a bottle that i was obsessed with as a kid and ripped onto my ipod. her death was so cruel
November 16, 2025 at 11:35 PM
i think about christina grimmie a lot. she did this mashup of gerudo valley/genie in a bottle that i was obsessed with as a kid and ripped onto my ipod. her death was so cruel
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one argument thats always struck me as funny is the one about people coming to america to drain the budget of our many social services. such as free university, free healthcare, UBI, etc. you know, all those things we dont have
November 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
one argument thats always struck me as funny is the one about people coming to america to drain the budget of our many social services. such as free university, free healthcare, UBI, etc. you know, all those things we dont have
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“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
November 15, 2025 at 6:15 AM
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
well read reactionaries are so exhausting because they hold the same values as regular conservatives but they have tedious academic references to back up their nonsense
November 12, 2025 at 10:36 PM
well read reactionaries are so exhausting because they hold the same values as regular conservatives but they have tedious academic references to back up their nonsense
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Still thinking about this story. Imagine how cooked your brain has to be on Fox News -- how terrified you have to be, every day in your isolated suburban castle -- to start *shooting* when you see brown people at your door, before the door is even open. We're such a nation of terrified cowards.
Cleaning worker who mistakenly went to wrong home fatally shot: Police
The shooting victim died from a gunshot wound to the head, the coroner's office said.
abcnews.go.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Still thinking about this story. Imagine how cooked your brain has to be on Fox News -- how terrified you have to be, every day in your isolated suburban castle -- to start *shooting* when you see brown people at your door, before the door is even open. We're such a nation of terrified cowards.
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This is the facility that I and many others have been protesting. We’ve been hit, thrown, gassed, and shot with pepper bullets but none of that holds a candle to what is being done to people *in* the actual facility.
Read this thread. Don’t look away. Keep your eyes and the pressure on Broadview.
Read this thread. Don’t look away. Keep your eyes and the pressure on Broadview.
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This is the facility that I and many others have been protesting. We’ve been hit, thrown, gassed, and shot with pepper bullets but none of that holds a candle to what is being done to people *in* the actual facility.
Read this thread. Don’t look away. Keep your eyes and the pressure on Broadview.
Read this thread. Don’t look away. Keep your eyes and the pressure on Broadview.
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Axios tried to bust James Talarico for following adult content creators on Instagram and I'm genuinely impressed by his campaign's response
November 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Axios tried to bust James Talarico for following adult content creators on Instagram and I'm genuinely impressed by his campaign's response
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We’re hiring!
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
November 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
We’re hiring!
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
A man who has historically supported sex work decriminalization is now the MAYOR OF NEW YORK CITY. It's a beautiful day.
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
A man who has historically supported sex work decriminalization is now the MAYOR OF NEW YORK CITY. It's a beautiful day.
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ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections
November 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections
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Bluesky rn
November 5, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Bluesky rn
this is why you don’t negotiate with bigots
November 2, 2025 at 6:26 PM
this is why you don’t negotiate with bigots