Morgan Leigh Davies
@mldavies.bsky.social
Victorian lady invalid, lying in bed surrounded by books. Long covid, ME, other ailments. Bylines in The Sick Times, Electric Lit, Jezebel, etc; cohost of Overinvested pod in absentia; picking away at a novel. she/her https://linktr.ee/morganleighdavies
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Belatedly sharing some of my favorite pieces from last year. I wrote essays, reviews, and conducted interviews, about fiction and all kinds of nonfiction.
This year I plan to do more of the same but hopefully at some new outlets in addition to the places I write regularly. Commission me!
This year I plan to do more of the same but hopefully at some new outlets in addition to the places I write regularly. Commission me!
Every time I've seen something about this new kid's backflip steam has started coming out of my ears because of the below. Didn't watch today because I was out but will be watching tomorrow and muttering furiously to myself
I know you’re joking but literally this is the illegal backflip they’re referring to
February 8, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Every time I've seen something about this new kid's backflip steam has started coming out of my ears because of the below. Didn't watch today because I was out but will be watching tomorrow and muttering furiously to myself
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Whew, this new ending to the updated story
February 8, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Whew, this new ending to the updated story
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A newbie's guide to ice hockey at the 2026 Olympics, introducing some of the main storylines, rivalries and star players: www.patreon.com/posts/newbie...
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February 7, 2026 at 6:45 PM
A newbie's guide to ice hockey at the 2026 Olympics, introducing some of the main storylines, rivalries and star players: www.patreon.com/posts/newbie...
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Yesterday, I spotted significant typos in two Washington Post articles that I read, one after the other.
And, a dumb typo in NYT today, too. (They fired copy editors a few years ago.)
And, a dumb typo in NYT today, too. (They fired copy editors a few years ago.)
This is what happens when you fire all of your copy editors:
“His expert fluency in both today's media business landscape also grew from his leadership and management roles…”
“His expert fluency in both today's media business landscape also grew from his leadership and management roles…”
February 8, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Yesterday, I spotted significant typos in two Washington Post articles that I read, one after the other.
And, a dumb typo in NYT today, too. (They fired copy editors a few years ago.)
And, a dumb typo in NYT today, too. (They fired copy editors a few years ago.)
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A baby held in detention... @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social stop voting to fund this evil and abolish ICE and DHS. Imoeavh and remove Trump.
NEW: A baby held in immigration detention became so sick, she had to be rushed to a hospital in severe respiratory distress.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
Toddler hospitalized with respiratory failure was returned to ICE detention without prescribed medication, lawsuit says
The 18-month-old was sent back to a South Texas facility after days in intensive care with severe respiratory distress, according to a federal lawsuit.
www.nbcnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:45 PM
A baby held in detention... @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social stop voting to fund this evil and abolish ICE and DHS. Imoeavh and remove Trump.
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From @acyn.bsky.social (posted on X)
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
February 6, 2026 at 3:47 PM
From @acyn.bsky.social (posted on X)
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
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putting this here. Who’s bringing food to people with long covid who are too weak to cook or are you just condemning them for ordering delivery? Are you masking up to visit friends or making them sicker or just abandoning them? There is a precedence for community care in the face of gov abandonment!
For someone who brought meals to AIDS shut-ins who'd been erased by society, and who lost many friends in the 90's, this is simply astounding.
In a moral & ethical society, it would be free for anyone who wants it. We're the only industrialized nation without single payer/nationalized health care.
In a moral & ethical society, it would be free for anyone who wants it. We're the only industrialized nation without single payer/nationalized health care.
February 7, 2026 at 2:45 AM
putting this here. Who’s bringing food to people with long covid who are too weak to cook or are you just condemning them for ordering delivery? Are you masking up to visit friends or making them sicker or just abandoning them? There is a precedence for community care in the face of gov abandonment!
Currently watching ANN LEE and... I think people are so wowed by the dancing and music in this that they have given it more credit than it deserves? The dancing in particular is absolutely mesmerizing, but it follows an absolute paint-by-numbers biopic formula I'm finding pretty tiresome.
February 7, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Currently watching ANN LEE and... I think people are so wowed by the dancing and music in this that they have given it more credit than it deserves? The dancing in particular is absolutely mesmerizing, but it follows an absolute paint-by-numbers biopic formula I'm finding pretty tiresome.
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it's so, so, so frustrating how they act like people applying for asylum are subject to removal proceedings. that is not the law!!!!
Just heard back from DHS on why they abruptly expedited Ramos' asylum hearing:
“These are regular removal proceedings. This is standard procedure and there is nothing retaliatory about enforcing the nation’s immigration laws. He will receive full due process."
(This is not standard procedure.)
“These are regular removal proceedings. This is standard procedure and there is nothing retaliatory about enforcing the nation’s immigration laws. He will receive full due process."
(This is not standard procedure.)
February 6, 2026 at 8:17 PM
it's so, so, so frustrating how they act like people applying for asylum are subject to removal proceedings. that is not the law!!!!
literally sickening
HAPPENING NOW: DHS just expedited Liam Conejo Ramos' asylum hearing to this morning, meaning it's possible the five-year-old and his family could be deported as soon as today.
Rep. Joaquin Castro: "The Trump administration is trying to take him away again." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Rep. Joaquin Castro: "The Trump administration is trying to take him away again." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Five-Year-Old Liam Ramos Is In His Asylum Hearing Right Now
www.huffpost.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:09 PM
literally sickening
It’s all so bleak right now but if you want to support one of these writers, Sebastian Smee had a wonderful book about Manet and Morisot and the Franco-Prussian war out recently: bookshop.org/p/books/pari...
February 6, 2026 at 8:08 PM
It’s all so bleak right now but if you want to support one of these writers, Sebastian Smee had a wonderful book about Manet and Morisot and the Franco-Prussian war out recently: bookshop.org/p/books/pari...
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Sebastian Smee (art), Chris Richards (pop music), Michael Brodeur (classical), Lili Loofbourow (TV), Naveen Kumar (theater), Ann Hornaday (movies, who left last year and hadn't been replaced). All great talents, all gone. Find them wherever they land, I know I will. 2/3
February 6, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Sebastian Smee (art), Chris Richards (pop music), Michael Brodeur (classical), Lili Loofbourow (TV), Naveen Kumar (theater), Ann Hornaday (movies, who left last year and hadn't been replaced). All great talents, all gone. Find them wherever they land, I know I will. 2/3
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The Post's announcement named Book World as a discrete entity being eliminated, which led to a lot of kind words, all of which are greatly appreciated. But other critics weren't in a section entirely eliminated (though what will remain of it, I have no idea), so I've seen much less about them. 1/2
February 6, 2026 at 7:16 PM
The Post's announcement named Book World as a discrete entity being eliminated, which led to a lot of kind words, all of which are greatly appreciated. But other critics weren't in a section entirely eliminated (though what will remain of it, I have no idea), so I've seen much less about them. 1/2
IMO the show’s efforts to be more progressive have fallen a bit flat so far, obviously I appreciate them trying to seed some of this stuff in (people get huge amounts of medical info from TV) but also… like be serious.
"Let's all work together to lower your hospital bill!" Yeah, no. Too much fantasy might switch back to a Knight of the Seven Kingdoms for a bit more realism
February 6, 2026 at 3:53 AM
IMO the show’s efforts to be more progressive have fallen a bit flat so far, obviously I appreciate them trying to seed some of this stuff in (people get huge amounts of medical info from TV) but also… like be serious.
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They’re trying to run the Kilmar Abrego Garcia playbook with a five year old boy in a bunny hat because nobody can find peace if they embarrass the Trump administration publicly. Normal people didn’t like it with Garcia and they really aren’t going to like it for Liam.
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 2:51 AM
They’re trying to run the Kilmar Abrego Garcia playbook with a five year old boy in a bunny hat because nobody can find peace if they embarrass the Trump administration publicly. Normal people didn’t like it with Garcia and they really aren’t going to like it for Liam.
After starting the season with a few eps that made Dr. Al-Hashimi seem cartoonishly awful The Pitt has now swung around hard to depicting Robby as an absolutely intolerable asshole. Buddy it’s time for you to go on that sabbatical!!
February 6, 2026 at 3:07 AM
After starting the season with a few eps that made Dr. Al-Hashimi seem cartoonishly awful The Pitt has now swung around hard to depicting Robby as an absolutely intolerable asshole. Buddy it’s time for you to go on that sabbatical!!
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Just like with Kilmer Abrego Garcia, the biggest sin any targeted immigrant can commit is winning battles — legal or PR battles — against the government, and they just won’t let those losses go
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Just like with Kilmer Abrego Garcia, the biggest sin any targeted immigrant can commit is winning battles — legal or PR battles — against the government, and they just won’t let those losses go
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Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
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This is a remarkable @nytimes.com split screen:
A huge 3,526 word + photos profile on Sen Britt who "can't stop thinking about the boy ICE detained"
But Rep Jaoquin Castro- who actually got Liam Ramos out of detention & back home- gets no interview, no pix, just 116 words inside a story. WOW.
A huge 3,526 word + photos profile on Sen Britt who "can't stop thinking about the boy ICE detained"
But Rep Jaoquin Castro- who actually got Liam Ramos out of detention & back home- gets no interview, no pix, just 116 words inside a story. WOW.
February 5, 2026 at 7:13 PM
This is a remarkable @nytimes.com split screen:
A huge 3,526 word + photos profile on Sen Britt who "can't stop thinking about the boy ICE detained"
But Rep Jaoquin Castro- who actually got Liam Ramos out of detention & back home- gets no interview, no pix, just 116 words inside a story. WOW.
A huge 3,526 word + photos profile on Sen Britt who "can't stop thinking about the boy ICE detained"
But Rep Jaoquin Castro- who actually got Liam Ramos out of detention & back home- gets no interview, no pix, just 116 words inside a story. WOW.
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I'm sorry but this story is bullsh*t. Katie Britt was so worried about Liam Ramos that she did ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO HELP HIM? Come on. This section right here shows Britt's true self.
February 5, 2026 at 6:09 PM
I'm sorry but this story is bullsh*t. Katie Britt was so worried about Liam Ramos that she did ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO HELP HIM? Come on. This section right here shows Britt's true self.
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paragraph 48: "In Mr. Trump’s second term, Ms. Britt has voted in line with the president 100 percent of the time."
February 5, 2026 at 7:43 PM
paragraph 48: "In Mr. Trump’s second term, Ms. Britt has voted in line with the president 100 percent of the time."
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Recommending HBO's The Young Pope because the latest Knives Out depiction of the Catholic Church pissed me off so much (Highly sanitized to the point of being unrecognizable)
February 5, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Recommending HBO's The Young Pope because the latest Knives Out depiction of the Catholic Church pissed me off so much (Highly sanitized to the point of being unrecognizable)
no no no no no
Some free advice for copyeditors and proofreaders: If an author refers to a named person with the pronouns "they," "them," "theirs," consider the possibility that MAYBE THE AUTHOR DID IT FOR A REASON AND YOU SHOULD LEAVE THEM INSTEAD OF CHANGING EVERY SINGLE ONE. #AmEditing
February 5, 2026 at 11:04 PM
no no no no no
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Venerable magazine Harper's Bazaar is running its short story contest again, with the winner receiving "the chance" of publication in the magazine. Just one catch: per the wording of the guidelines, _just by entering_ you transfer copyright ownership of your story to Harper's parent, Hearst. 1/3
February 4, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Venerable magazine Harper's Bazaar is running its short story contest again, with the winner receiving "the chance" of publication in the magazine. Just one catch: per the wording of the guidelines, _just by entering_ you transfer copyright ownership of your story to Harper's parent, Hearst. 1/3
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The pivot to video is a tax on women's time and dignity, I will die on this hill.
One thing about the enormous pressure journalists are under to make videos and TikToks and do streams that kills me is that, like… some of us are meant to be read and not seen. Commenters get SO MAD about the way I look whenever my face breaches containment! Just let me write!
February 5, 2026 at 7:46 PM
The pivot to video is a tax on women's time and dignity, I will die on this hill.