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writer, editor, sometime podcaster. DANGEROUS FICTIONS—about book bans, moral panics, & more—now available everywhere: https://bookshop.org/p/books/dangerous-fictions-the-fear-of-fantasy-and-the-invention-of-reality-lyta-gold/20737332?ean=9781593767709
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Dangerous Fictions: The Fear of Fantasy and the Invention of Reality a book by Lyta Gold
In a political moment when social panics over literature are at their peak, Dangerous Fictions is a mind-expanding treatise on the nature of fictional stories as cultural battlegrounds for power. Fict...
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hello new followers, here is my book about book bans & the general fear of literature, I also talk about fascism, Stephen Miller, and gamergate, I too am annoyed that it’s relevant bookshop.org/p/books/dang...
new opening quote for the novel just dropped
People hem and haw about coal mining jobs but when the fuck are we gonna be allowed to swashbuckle again? Swashbuckling was the best job anyone’s ever come up with and we just let it go
February 1, 2026 at 1:46 AM
new opening quote for the novel just dropped
I used to be friendly with Brie, she wasn’t like this before. But she always loved attention…and antisemitism is popular right now…
January 31, 2026 at 10:17 PM
I used to be friendly with Brie, she wasn’t like this before. But she always loved attention…and antisemitism is popular right now…
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I don't like to talk about stories before they are fully reported, but I am writing on ICE in a Minnesota town that isn't Minneapolis. However bad you think it is, it is worse. It is a campaign of pure terror whose only strategic goal is more terror. There is no strategy other than to break people.
January 31, 2026 at 9:03 PM
I don't like to talk about stories before they are fully reported, but I am writing on ICE in a Minnesota town that isn't Minneapolis. However bad you think it is, it is worse. It is a campaign of pure terror whose only strategic goal is more terror. There is no strategy other than to break people.
releasing more epstein files is cool, but I wish literally anything would happen because of them
January 31, 2026 at 8:33 PM
releasing more epstein files is cool, but I wish literally anything would happen because of them
the sex games here are so interesting. the fascists pretend that everyone’s hot for them—but, in true Klaus Theweleit “Male Fantasies” style—the fascists are so frightened by the thought of sex that they respond with violence
I don’t know what I expected when I saw that Chris Rufo was taking on the “fascism canard” but lol
January 31, 2026 at 3:49 PM
the sex games here are so interesting. the fascists pretend that everyone’s hot for them—but, in true Klaus Theweleit “Male Fantasies” style—the fascists are so frightened by the thought of sex that they respond with violence
rough day to have co-written a book with Chomsky! if you possessed the faculty of shame, of course
Gotta be a rough day to be a Chomsky fan
Jeffrey Epstein sent a link to the white nationalist podcast The Right Stuff, whose core hosts played an active role in the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally. He did so in February 2016. Before TRS made national news, really.
Genuinely bizarre.
Genuinely bizarre.
January 31, 2026 at 3:22 PM
rough day to have co-written a book with Chomsky! if you possessed the faculty of shame, of course
ah yes, nordic compassion. famously a part of viking DNA
Chris Rufo is so upset about the Minneapolis protests that he is resorting to anti-Nordic racism christopherrufo.com/p/the-curse-...
January 30, 2026 at 6:27 PM
ah yes, nordic compassion. famously a part of viking DNA
unrelated to anything, but Delta Dental is fucking garbage
January 29, 2026 at 8:50 PM
unrelated to anything, but Delta Dental is fucking garbage
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Amy when you’re done self-promoting do you think you could go get that kid out of that concentration camp
Minnesotans, we’ve been through a lot.
And I believe this moment calls for grit, resilience, and faith in each other.
I believe we must stand up for what’s right. And fix what’s wrong.
Today, I’m announcing my candidacy for Governor. youtu.be/SiV3xVkX-kg
And I believe this moment calls for grit, resilience, and faith in each other.
I believe we must stand up for what’s right. And fix what’s wrong.
Today, I’m announcing my candidacy for Governor. youtu.be/SiV3xVkX-kg
Amy Klobuchar for Governor
YouTube video by Amy Klobuchar
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January 29, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Amy when you’re done self-promoting do you think you could go get that kid out of that concentration camp
I’ve been seeing takes like, obviously you don’t NEED 5-6 hours in your day to write, plus extra time to think and read….but it’s ideal, expecially if you take a lot of time to revise & reconsider your linework
If you needed another reason to admire Ursula K. Le Guin, her work routine carved out time to deal with correspondence, cleaning, cooking and being stupid, as well as nearly 5 hours’ writing.
January 29, 2026 at 2:53 PM
I’ve been seeing takes like, obviously you don’t NEED 5-6 hours in your day to write, plus extra time to think and read….but it’s ideal, expecially if you take a lot of time to revise & reconsider your linework
If you have to make the argument, you’ve already lost the argument
Are the humanities the only disciplines whose classes begin with modules speaking to the importance of studying the humanities? "Why study the humanities?" and "Why the humanities are important" must be cliches.
January 29, 2026 at 12:55 PM
If you have to make the argument, you’ve already lost the argument
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It’s like if Teapot Dome, Watergate, Kent State, Credit Mobilier, and Iran Contra had all happened in the same week.
January 29, 2026 at 12:57 AM
It’s like if Teapot Dome, Watergate, Kent State, Credit Mobilier, and Iran Contra had all happened in the same week.
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i just want to cry. i have literally just spent the last 6 hours responding to email after email of people begging for rent money or for me to point them in the direction of help, which does not exist.
please @governorwalz.mn.gov. we need an eviction moratorium. there is no other solution.
please @governorwalz.mn.gov. we need an eviction moratorium. there is no other solution.
January 28, 2026 at 8:45 PM
i just want to cry. i have literally just spent the last 6 hours responding to email after email of people begging for rent money or for me to point them in the direction of help, which does not exist.
please @governorwalz.mn.gov. we need an eviction moratorium. there is no other solution.
please @governorwalz.mn.gov. we need an eviction moratorium. there is no other solution.
I don’t think a color revolution will happen now
I think it could happen in the spring/summer
I think it could happen in the spring/summer
January 28, 2026 at 8:18 PM
I don’t think a color revolution will happen now
I think it could happen in the spring/summer
I think it could happen in the spring/summer
send this to your trump-loving boomer family (if it’s safe to do so) and see what happens. might be a healthy clash of ideas!
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 7:58 PM
send this to your trump-loving boomer family (if it’s safe to do so) and see what happens. might be a healthy clash of ideas!
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
i don’t know who tony dokoupil is and no one can force me to learn. i will ignore your replies
January 28, 2026 at 7:10 PM
i don’t know who tony dokoupil is and no one can force me to learn. i will ignore your replies
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Absolutely incredible sequence from CNN.
"Maduro was a paranoid lunatic always lying about the CIA trying to overthrow him. Anyways, now that the CIA has overthrown him..."
"Maduro was a paranoid lunatic always lying about the CIA trying to overthrow him. Anyways, now that the CIA has overthrown him..."
January 28, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Absolutely incredible sequence from CNN.
"Maduro was a paranoid lunatic always lying about the CIA trying to overthrow him. Anyways, now that the CIA has overthrown him..."
"Maduro was a paranoid lunatic always lying about the CIA trying to overthrow him. Anyways, now that the CIA has overthrown him..."
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🚨 It’s 5 degrees outside and I’m homeless. I’ve been begging for a while now, just hoping for a miracle to get me out of this cold. I’m trying to raise $100 for a hotel room so I don’t have to freeze tonight. Any help or even a share means everything. ❄️🙏💔 allmylinks.com/ienbean
January 27, 2026 at 4:11 PM
🚨 It’s 5 degrees outside and I’m homeless. I’ve been begging for a while now, just hoping for a miracle to get me out of this cold. I’m trying to raise $100 for a hotel room so I don’t have to freeze tonight. Any help or even a share means everything. ❄️🙏💔 allmylinks.com/ienbean
fyi this is from early December 2025, the cops have done literally nothing
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara told his officers that they have a duty to intervene if they see ICE committing crimes and will be fired if they don't. We need a lot more of this.
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
www.ms.now
January 27, 2026 at 11:52 PM
fyi this is from early December 2025, the cops have done literally nothing
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Reminder that, in recent days, children have rallied and protested for their freedom inside an ICE detention center where water has been described as "putrid" and meals reportedly contain “bugs,” dirt, and debris. This is where the kidnapped 5-year-old Liam Ramos is being held.
Protest breaks out at Dilley immigration detention facility holding 5-year-old Liam Ramos
A protest broke out Saturday at the ICE-run South Texas family detention complex in Dilley, where five-year-old Liam Ramos is being detained.
www.tpr.org
January 27, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Reminder that, in recent days, children have rallied and protested for their freedom inside an ICE detention center where water has been described as "putrid" and meals reportedly contain “bugs,” dirt, and debris. This is where the kidnapped 5-year-old Liam Ramos is being held.
I know we have bigger problems but:
- no one is saying Tom Homan “isn’t so bad”
- no one is saying Bovino has faced real justice
- no one is saying that ICE is over and we can all go party
- check yr manscolding takes before you post. has anyone expressed the opinions you’ve imagined?
- no one is saying Tom Homan “isn’t so bad”
- no one is saying Bovino has faced real justice
- no one is saying that ICE is over and we can all go party
- check yr manscolding takes before you post. has anyone expressed the opinions you’ve imagined?
January 27, 2026 at 4:07 PM
I know we have bigger problems but:
- no one is saying Tom Homan “isn’t so bad”
- no one is saying Bovino has faced real justice
- no one is saying that ICE is over and we can all go party
- check yr manscolding takes before you post. has anyone expressed the opinions you’ve imagined?
- no one is saying Tom Homan “isn’t so bad”
- no one is saying Bovino has faced real justice
- no one is saying that ICE is over and we can all go party
- check yr manscolding takes before you post. has anyone expressed the opinions you’ve imagined?
no, bovino probably won’t be prosecuted, but he WILL wither away into an increasingly tiny worm
January 27, 2026 at 12:12 AM
no, bovino probably won’t be prosecuted, but he WILL wither away into an increasingly tiny worm