Leah Abuan Milne
@leahamilne.bsky.social
Author of #NovelSubjects. Associate professor of multicultural American & postcolonial literature. 🇵🇭 daughter of immigrants. First-gen. Bookworm. Cat mom. https://linktr.ee/leahmilne
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Leah Abuan Milne
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"That’s history. It happened whether it offends you or not.” -Octavia Butler, Kindred
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Here we are—what a fun panel! @rosstangedal.bsky.social @dawnburns.bsky.social @leahamilne.bsky.social @indianahumanities.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Here we are—what a fun panel! @rosstangedal.bsky.social @dawnburns.bsky.social @leahamilne.bsky.social @indianahumanities.bsky.social
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Look at that beautiful cover! Look at those beautiful people! @rosstangedal.bsky.social @dawnburns.bsky.social @leahamilne.bsky.social
Two months until LINGERING INLAND: A Literary Tour of the Midwest is released!
Pre-order your copy here: www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...
📷: Four LINGERING INLAND contributors with editor @andyoler.bsky.social at @indianahumanities.bsky.social's Proof: A Midwest Lit Fest
Pre-order your copy here: www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...
📷: Four LINGERING INLAND contributors with editor @andyoler.bsky.social at @indianahumanities.bsky.social's Proof: A Midwest Lit Fest
October 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Look at that beautiful cover! Look at those beautiful people! @rosstangedal.bsky.social @dawnburns.bsky.social @leahamilne.bsky.social
Being "evil is silly. It may be horrible, but it's not a compelling idea. It's predictable: it needs a tuxedo, a headline, blood, fingernails, all that costume to get anybody's attention. But the opposite... is survival, blossoming, endurance."
--Toni Morrison youtu.be/5xvJYrSsXPA?...
--Toni Morrison youtu.be/5xvJYrSsXPA?...
Toni Morrison on Trauma, Survival, and Finding Meaning
YouTube video by CTFORUM
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October 30, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Being "evil is silly. It may be horrible, but it's not a compelling idea. It's predictable: it needs a tuxedo, a headline, blood, fingernails, all that costume to get anybody's attention. But the opposite... is survival, blossoming, endurance."
--Toni Morrison youtu.be/5xvJYrSsXPA?...
--Toni Morrison youtu.be/5xvJYrSsXPA?...
Catch me at Proof: A Midwest Lit Fest on Oct. 11 as part of the Literary Landscapes of the Midwest panel with @andyoler.bsky.social, Olga L. Herrera, @dawnburns.bsky.social, & @rosstangedal.bsky.social
@indianahumanities.bsky.social
Free & open to the public. RSVP: events.humanitix.com/proof2025
@indianahumanities.bsky.social
Free & open to the public. RSVP: events.humanitix.com/proof2025
Proof: A Midwest Lit Fest
Proof is a literary festival that celebrates the power of writing that grows in the Midwest.
events.humanitix.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Catch me at Proof: A Midwest Lit Fest on Oct. 11 as part of the Literary Landscapes of the Midwest panel with @andyoler.bsky.social, Olga L. Herrera, @dawnburns.bsky.social, & @rosstangedal.bsky.social
@indianahumanities.bsky.social
Free & open to the public. RSVP: events.humanitix.com/proof2025
@indianahumanities.bsky.social
Free & open to the public. RSVP: events.humanitix.com/proof2025
“Because freedom, I am told, is nothing but the distance between the hunter and its prey." — Ocean Vuong, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous
September 4, 2025 at 3:32 AM
“Because freedom, I am told, is nothing but the distance between the hunter and its prey." — Ocean Vuong, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous
In order for me to write poetry that isn’t political
I must listen to the birds
and in order to hear the birds
the warplanes must be silent.
– Marwan Makhoul
I must listen to the birds
and in order to hear the birds
the warplanes must be silent.
– Marwan Makhoul
July 21, 2025 at 12:45 AM
In order for me to write poetry that isn’t political
I must listen to the birds
and in order to hear the birds
the warplanes must be silent.
– Marwan Makhoul
I must listen to the birds
and in order to hear the birds
the warplanes must be silent.
– Marwan Makhoul
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Check it out: the pre-order link for Lingering Inland: A Literary Tour of the Midwest! This book collects dozens of #LiteraryLandscapes essays, and pre-orders will ship in November—perfect for Christmas! www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...
Lingering Inland
www.press.uillinois.edu
June 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Check it out: the pre-order link for Lingering Inland: A Literary Tour of the Midwest! This book collects dozens of #LiteraryLandscapes essays, and pre-orders will ship in November—perfect for Christmas! www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...
I haven't had the will to comment more publicly on this, but to so tragically disrupt the joy of an event created for and by us is just so damn heartbreaking.
For anyone aware of the tragedy at Vancouver Lapu Lapu festival, here's a thread of GoFundMe's available to help support the many victims. (copy pasted from my friend 'J' in the Vancouver Filipino community)
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May 1, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I haven't had the will to comment more publicly on this, but to so tragically disrupt the joy of an event created for and by us is just so damn heartbreaking.
"That’s history. It happened whether it offends you or not.” -Octavia Butler, Kindred
March 30, 2025 at 2:57 PM
"That’s history. It happened whether it offends you or not.” -Octavia Butler, Kindred
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📣 DEAR COLLEAGUE LETTERS ARE NON-BINDING GUIDANCE LETTERS.
You cannot change what is considered illegal discrimination under federal law through non binding guidance.
You cannot change what is considered illegal discrimination under federal law through non binding guidance.
Stars burn hottest right before they die. Which seems to be what's happening with the Department of Education and DEI.
This brazenly overreaching statement makes it illegal for schools to consider race in admissions, scholarships, and programming, and to cut standardized test score requirements.
This brazenly overreaching statement makes it illegal for schools to consider race in admissions, scholarships, and programming, and to cut standardized test score requirements.
February 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM
📣 DEAR COLLEAGUE LETTERS ARE NON-BINDING GUIDANCE LETTERS.
You cannot change what is considered illegal discrimination under federal law through non binding guidance.
You cannot change what is considered illegal discrimination under federal law through non binding guidance.
Fantastic keynote at the Zora Neale Hurston conference. Dr. Deborah Plant discussed editing Hurston's books, Life of Herod the Great and Barracoon, and the importance of preserving culture, history, orality, and language in the face of the overemphasis on efficiency and generative AI.
February 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Fantastic keynote at the Zora Neale Hurston conference. Dr. Deborah Plant discussed editing Hurston's books, Life of Herod the Great and Barracoon, and the importance of preserving culture, history, orality, and language in the face of the overemphasis on efficiency and generative AI.
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Remember to keep your eyes on the prize: the future world you want to build
Don’t drown thinking only of the things you are against
Remember to dream of and work to create what you’re for
Don’t drown thinking only of the things you are against
Remember to dream of and work to create what you’re for
January 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Remember to keep your eyes on the prize: the future world you want to build
Don’t drown thinking only of the things you are against
Remember to dream of and work to create what you’re for
Don’t drown thinking only of the things you are against
Remember to dream of and work to create what you’re for
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the attack on humanities/social science education, courses, and departments, the removal of books from K-12 libraries, and the rush to AI-ify higher ed all have the same outcome. It's different ways to neutralize knowledge, whether by erasing it or turning it all into bland porridge.
Part of the overall project with these systems in addition to eliminating critical thinking, is to water down anything transformative or radical.
Schools Using AI Emulation of Anne Frank That Urges Kids Not to Blame Anyone for Holocaust
A Utah-based startup has graced us with an AI-powered Anne Frank chatbot, and it's very eager to forgive and forget.
futurism.com
January 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
the attack on humanities/social science education, courses, and departments, the removal of books from K-12 libraries, and the rush to AI-ify higher ed all have the same outcome. It's different ways to neutralize knowledge, whether by erasing it or turning it all into bland porridge.
Reposted by Leah Abuan Milne
Part of the overall project with these systems in addition to eliminating critical thinking, is to water down anything transformative or radical.
Schools Using AI Emulation of Anne Frank That Urges Kids Not to Blame Anyone for Holocaust
A Utah-based startup has graced us with an AI-powered Anne Frank chatbot, and it's very eager to forgive and forget.
futurism.com
January 19, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Part of the overall project with these systems in addition to eliminating critical thinking, is to water down anything transformative or radical.
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Mister Rogers never misses
January 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Mister Rogers never misses
My year in books @thestorygraph.com #Booksky 💙📚
January 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
My year in books @thestorygraph.com #Booksky 💙📚
Without downloading any new pics, what’s your energy going into 2025?
December 27, 2024 at 10:11 PM
Without downloading any new pics, what’s your energy going into 2025?
Kicking off the winter break with the poetry collections of Lauren Alleyne, DaMaris B. Hill, Philip B. Williams, Tara Betts, Sequoia Maner, darlene anita scott, Nikky Finney, and more. #Booksky 💙📚
December 19, 2024 at 4:14 PM
Kicking off the winter break with the poetry collections of Lauren Alleyne, DaMaris B. Hill, Philip B. Williams, Tara Betts, Sequoia Maner, darlene anita scott, Nikky Finney, and more. #Booksky 💙📚
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20 years ago we were suing teenagers for millions of dollars because they were torrenting a single Metallica album and now billionaires are demanding the free right to every work in history, so that they can re-sell it.
The law only ever serves capital.
The law only ever serves capital.
‘Impossible’ to create AI tools like ChatGPT without copyrighted material, OpenAI says
‘Impossible’ to create AI tools like ChatGPT without copyrighted material, OpenAI says
Pressure grows on artificial intelligence firms over the content used to train their productsBusiness live – latest updatesThe developer OpenAI has said it would be impossible to create tools like its groundbreaking chatbot ChatGPT without access to copyrighted material, as pressure grows on artificial intelligence firms over the content used to train their products.Chatbots such as ChatGPT and image generators like Stable Diffusion are “trained” on a vast trove of data taken from the internet, with much of it covered by copyright – a legal protection against someone’s work being used without permission. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2024 at 4:34 PM
20 years ago we were suing teenagers for millions of dollars because they were torrenting a single Metallica album and now billionaires are demanding the free right to every work in history, so that they can re-sell it.
The law only ever serves capital.
The law only ever serves capital.
Great list overall, but Danzy Senna and Percival Everett? Literary power couple. 💙📚
We're excited to announce the longlist for the 2024 NBCC Award for Fiction! Congratulations to all of the nominees. www.bookcritics.org/2024/12/16/2...
December 17, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Great list overall, but Danzy Senna and Percival Everett? Literary power couple. 💙📚
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I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim
You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...
projects.propublica.org
March 22, 2024 at 1:25 PM
I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
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Right now is a good time to call your reps and tell them you are against ANY form of book banning (including the "Parents Bill of Rights" bill). The GOP House majority is going to be super slim in January, and they couldn't get the entire caucus behind the bill last time. We can beat this bill!
A Republican trifecta in Washington is raising concerns over the potential for national book ban legislation.
thehill.com/homenews/edu...
thehill.com/homenews/edu...
Advocates fear national book ban under unified GOP government
A Republican trifecta in Washington is raising concerns over the potential for national book ban legislation. Congressional Republicans have shown increased interest in the possibility, with House …
thehill.com
December 2, 2024 at 4:08 PM
Right now is a good time to call your reps and tell them you are against ANY form of book banning (including the "Parents Bill of Rights" bill). The GOP House majority is going to be super slim in January, and they couldn't get the entire caucus behind the bill last time. We can beat this bill!