Majda Gama
@majda.bsky.social
Debut poetry book “In the House of Modern Upbringing for Girls” Wandering Aengus Book Award (April 2025). Two Sylvia’s chapbook prize winner for The Call of Paradise (‘23). Graybeal-Gowen prize. ‘24 Gregory Djanikian Scholar. https://www.majdagama.com
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Washington Unbound’s 2025 Winter Booklist — Washington Unbound
It’s been a whirlwind year, and many of you are probably feeling a mixture of relief that it’s almost over and amazement that the end is so near. Here at Washington Unbound , we’re very grateful that...
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Just delighted to be on the Washington Unbound list of recommended books for winter 2025-2026 in poetry! If you’re looking for your next read you’ll find fiction and nonfiction here as well. #DMVWriters www.washington-unbound.com/bookreviews/...
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Casual reminder that my course, "Queering the Runes," is open for registration through January 21st! Join us and take your rune practice to the next level in 2026!
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#occultsky #heathensky #witchsky #runes
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#occultsky #heathensky #witchsky #runes
Queering the Runes
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December 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Casual reminder that my course, "Queering the Runes," is open for registration through January 21st! Join us and take your rune practice to the next level in 2026!
lore-academy.teachable.com/p/queering-t...
#occultsky #heathensky #witchsky #runes
lore-academy.teachable.com/p/queering-t...
#occultsky #heathensky #witchsky #runes
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The real question is whether Republicans start to fuck with Wolf Trap.
December 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The real question is whether Republicans start to fuck with Wolf Trap.
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Yeah, this feels like a zero-risk protest for liberals. Anecdotally I know plenty who won't go to the KC until Trump is gone, then will come running back to watch his name taken off.
In the meantime, if the KC loses $$$... what, does Trump demolish the building he put his name on?
In the meantime, if the KC loses $$$... what, does Trump demolish the building he put his name on?
This is not hard. Artists are not responsible for ensuring the Kennedy Center remains relevant and successful. The center’s board is responsible for that, in a fiduciary way. All of this energy being directed at artists should be re-directed at the board.
December 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Yeah, this feels like a zero-risk protest for liberals. Anecdotally I know plenty who won't go to the KC until Trump is gone, then will come running back to watch his name taken off.
In the meantime, if the KC loses $$$... what, does Trump demolish the building he put his name on?
In the meantime, if the KC loses $$$... what, does Trump demolish the building he put his name on?
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helloo friends we have an update to our teaching collective, The Ministry of Words: we’ve added a screenwriting class ✨
scholarships are available for writers of color & the new class will be taught by the formidable & Emmy-nominated Fatimah Asghar
theministryofwords.com
scholarships are available for writers of color & the new class will be taught by the formidable & Emmy-nominated Fatimah Asghar
theministryofwords.com
December 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
helloo friends we have an update to our teaching collective, The Ministry of Words: we’ve added a screenwriting class ✨
scholarships are available for writers of color & the new class will be taught by the formidable & Emmy-nominated Fatimah Asghar
theministryofwords.com
scholarships are available for writers of color & the new class will be taught by the formidable & Emmy-nominated Fatimah Asghar
theministryofwords.com
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Barnes and Noble is having its preorder sale (25% off pre-orders), so it's the perfect time to preorder a very cool and good book called Every Galaxy a Circle
Every Galaxy a Circle|Paperback
An Intriguing Journey through the Cosmos of Human ExperienceIn Every Galaxy a Circle, Chloe N. Clark masterfully intertwines memories, ghosts, and the future, presenting a collection that spans folklo...
www.barnesandnoble.com
December 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Barnes and Noble is having its preorder sale (25% off pre-orders), so it's the perfect time to preorder a very cool and good book called Every Galaxy a Circle
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“The new regulations included ideological requirements — including disqualifying organizations that have called for boycotts against Israel…or expressed support for any of the international court cases against Israeli soldiers or leaders.”
Israel says it will suspend several humanitarian groups, including Doctors Without Borders, in 2026 for failing its new vetting rules for groups working in Gaza. Some international organizations have said that Israel’s rules are arbitrary and could endanger staff.
Israel says it will halt operations of several humanitarian organizations in Gaza starting in 2026
Israel says it will suspend several humanitarian organizations, including Doctors Without Borders, for failing to meet its new rules to vet international organizations working in Gaza.
bit.ly
December 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
“The new regulations included ideological requirements — including disqualifying organizations that have called for boycotts against Israel…or expressed support for any of the international court cases against Israeli soldiers or leaders.”
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Pakistani-born British ceramist Halima Cassell, known for her deeply carved, contoured sculptural vessels #womensart
December 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Pakistani-born British ceramist Halima Cassell, known for her deeply carved, contoured sculptural vessels #womensart
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More musicians have canceled upcoming concerts at the Kennedy Center after the board voted to add Trump’s name to the venue.
Singer Kristy Lee: "When American history starts getting treated like something you can ban, erase, rename, or rebrand for somebody else's ego, I can't stand on that stage."
Singer Kristy Lee: "When American history starts getting treated like something you can ban, erase, rename, or rebrand for somebody else's ego, I can't stand on that stage."
More musicians cancel Kennedy Center concerts after board votes to add Trump's name to the building
Recent cancellations have left the performing arts center in Washington with gaps in programming for Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.
www.nbcnews.com
December 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
More musicians have canceled upcoming concerts at the Kennedy Center after the board voted to add Trump’s name to the venue.
Singer Kristy Lee: "When American history starts getting treated like something you can ban, erase, rename, or rebrand for somebody else's ego, I can't stand on that stage."
Singer Kristy Lee: "When American history starts getting treated like something you can ban, erase, rename, or rebrand for somebody else's ego, I can't stand on that stage."
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Before we leave 2025 in the dustbin where it belongs, make sure you reach out to me for potential coverage of your 2026 adult and YA SFF/H! Marginalized authors (or agents/publicists/editors thereof), fill out this contact form to get started: bookjockeyalex.com/contact/
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December 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Before we leave 2025 in the dustbin where it belongs, make sure you reach out to me for potential coverage of your 2026 adult and YA SFF/H! Marginalized authors (or agents/publicists/editors thereof), fill out this contact form to get started: bookjockeyalex.com/contact/
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Dec 2025 @rikiwilchins.bsky.social -- Study shows trans ppl have lower opinion of AI which tends to discriminate against them because it was trained on decades of public data which still saw them as pathological and facial recognition which was trained on binary gendered faces.
AI disproportionately discriminates against trans people. It doesn't have to be this way. - LGBTQ Nation
Trans people could experience tremendous benefits from AI if we worked to solve this problem.
www.lgbtqnation.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Dec 2025 @rikiwilchins.bsky.social -- Study shows trans ppl have lower opinion of AI which tends to discriminate against them because it was trained on decades of public data which still saw them as pathological and facial recognition which was trained on binary gendered faces.
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I dunno Nick; why don't you ask the FBI, who used to track down and threaten teenagers with federal prison time for torrenting Metallica or copying a VHS tape?
“I just don’t know how you go around, asking everyone first. I just don’t see how that would work.”
From May 2025: www.theverge.com/news/674366/...
From May 2025: www.theverge.com/news/674366/...
December 30, 2025 at 3:42 AM
I dunno Nick; why don't you ask the FBI, who used to track down and threaten teenagers with federal prison time for torrenting Metallica or copying a VHS tape?
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Confirmed now by the @nytimes.com
“The attack last week, on a dock purportedly used for shipping narcotics, did not kill anyone, people briefed on the operation said. But it was the first known U.S. operation inside Venezuela”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/u...
“The attack last week, on a dock purportedly used for shipping narcotics, did not kill anyone, people briefed on the operation said. But it was the first known U.S. operation inside Venezuela”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/u...
C.I.A. Conducted Drone Strike on Port in Venezuela
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Confirmed now by the @nytimes.com
“The attack last week, on a dock purportedly used for shipping narcotics, did not kill anyone, people briefed on the operation said. But it was the first known U.S. operation inside Venezuela”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/u...
“The attack last week, on a dock purportedly used for shipping narcotics, did not kill anyone, people briefed on the operation said. But it was the first known U.S. operation inside Venezuela”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/u...
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But like, what if it happens *as the ball is dropping* on New Year’s Eve? Do they continue the broadcast with every single on-air talent absolutely bombed out on apathy while an empire collapses? Do they cut to Stephen Miller in a concrete bunker screaming racial slurs? Does the West Coast explode?
December 30, 2025 at 5:20 AM
But like, what if it happens *as the ball is dropping* on New Year’s Eve? Do they continue the broadcast with every single on-air talent absolutely bombed out on apathy while an empire collapses? Do they cut to Stephen Miller in a concrete bunker screaming racial slurs? Does the West Coast explode?
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maya angelou
COME. AND BE MY BABY.
COME. AND BE MY BABY.
December 30, 2025 at 5:34 AM
maya angelou
COME. AND BE MY BABY.
COME. AND BE MY BABY.
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This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
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This is just going to always be my go-to response to this kind of thing anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
December 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This is just going to always be my go-to response to this kind of thing anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
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In case you need another reason to not drink bottled water…
People Who Drink Bottled Water on a Daily Basis Ingest 90,000 More Microplastic Particles Each Year
Drinking water in plastic bottles contains countless particles too small to see. New research finds that people who drink water from them on a daily basis ingest far more microplastics than those who ...
www.wired.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:18 AM
In case you need another reason to not drink bottled water…
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if im ever on the come up then im definitely hiring Pat Nolan / @xileinparadise.bsky.social as my PR agent... *eternal tip of the hat in his direction*
his review of The Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife can be found here:
thenewblackbartpoetrysociety.wordpress.com/2025/12/29/y...
his review of The Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife can be found here:
thenewblackbartpoetrysociety.wordpress.com/2025/12/29/y...
Year End Recommendations
Year End Recommendations from the Society’s Shelves Two noteworthy books to bring the year to a close, the radical epicurean noir of The Giveaway; The Clay Blackburn Story by Owen Hill with Forward…
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December 30, 2025 at 12:44 AM
if im ever on the come up then im definitely hiring Pat Nolan / @xileinparadise.bsky.social as my PR agent... *eternal tip of the hat in his direction*
his review of The Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife can be found here:
thenewblackbartpoetrysociety.wordpress.com/2025/12/29/y...
his review of The Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife can be found here:
thenewblackbartpoetrysociety.wordpress.com/2025/12/29/y...
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something very important for Dems to realize is that the tech overlords are not people you can win back by promising a lighter touch and saying a few nice things
they’ve gotten a taste of mask-off fascism and they are not going back, they don’t want to play nice with the peons anymore
they’ve gotten a taste of mask-off fascism and they are not going back, they don’t want to play nice with the peons anymore
There’s a funny Politico story showing that the latest polling on AI shows 80-20 in favor of heavy regulations, an absolute slam dunk platform, but Dems are worried about not winning back mask-off tech CEO donors
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
December 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
something very important for Dems to realize is that the tech overlords are not people you can win back by promising a lighter touch and saying a few nice things
they’ve gotten a taste of mask-off fascism and they are not going back, they don’t want to play nice with the peons anymore
they’ve gotten a taste of mask-off fascism and they are not going back, they don’t want to play nice with the peons anymore
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“Is he dead yet?” should be the first question asked at every White House press conference.
“OK, but it’s happening soon, right?” should be the second.
And then maybe “how fucked are you all once he’s dead and can’t pardon you anymore?” if they’re still at the lectern
“OK, but it’s happening soon, right?” should be the second.
And then maybe “how fucked are you all once he’s dead and can’t pardon you anymore?” if they’re still at the lectern
December 29, 2025 at 6:41 PM
“Is he dead yet?” should be the first question asked at every White House press conference.
“OK, but it’s happening soon, right?” should be the second.
And then maybe “how fucked are you all once he’s dead and can’t pardon you anymore?” if they’re still at the lectern
“OK, but it’s happening soon, right?” should be the second.
And then maybe “how fucked are you all once he’s dead and can’t pardon you anymore?” if they’re still at the lectern
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Shoot the machine into the sun
call us old fashioned but, if you've built a machine that makes child porn, we really don't care if can do anything else.
unplug the machine.
unplug the machine.
Society is failing these children.
December 29, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Shoot the machine into the sun
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BREAKING: The National Institutes of Health has agreed to evaluate grant applications that were wrongfully frozen due to the Trump administration’s ideological purge of biomedical research.
December 29, 2025 at 11:14 PM
BREAKING: The National Institutes of Health has agreed to evaluate grant applications that were wrongfully frozen due to the Trump administration’s ideological purge of biomedical research.
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As a last minute type person, this seems EXTREMELY important.
As of 12/24/25, USPS changed policy on when they postmark mail. Mail dropped off is no longer guaranteed a same-day postmark. Tax returns & other time-sensitive items are now stamped when they reach a regional processing center, which may be days later. Plan deadlines accordingly to avoid penalties.
USPS Announces Changes to the Postmark Date System
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has adopted a final rule (FR Doc.
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December 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM
As a last minute type person, this seems EXTREMELY important.