Max Pearl 🏳️⚧️
@pearlbear.com
Black, Trans, Queer, multi-genre writer. Ph.D. Neuroscience. MFA student Antioch University. Cazadero, CA & Seattle, WA
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Max Pearl 🏳️⚧️
@pearlbear.com
· Jan 6
A 🧵on my books, in order:
The Casitian Universe Omnibus
📚 3 Novels
👽Good aliens
🌈Queer characters
💖Love stories
🌼Optimistic
🚀Space travel (a little)
🪐Planet colonization
⚠️ Culture clash
Soon to be out in paper!
author.maxwellpearl.com/pages/the-ca...
The Casitian Universe Omnibus
📚 3 Novels
👽Good aliens
🌈Queer characters
💖Love stories
🌼Optimistic
🚀Space travel (a little)
🪐Planet colonization
⚠️ Culture clash
Soon to be out in paper!
author.maxwellpearl.com/pages/the-ca...
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The reason I think it is important to say this is that it helps us focus on the likely risks.
It is, to me, very unlikely that a state will simply choose not to hold elections.
It is also, to me, very likely that voter intimidation and suppression will increase beyond the current terrible method.
It is, to me, very unlikely that a state will simply choose not to hold elections.
It is also, to me, very likely that voter intimidation and suppression will increase beyond the current terrible method.
Your regular reminder that there is no legal path from martial law to suspending elections in this country.
That doesn't mean there is no path. It just means that we need to reject the framing that the federal government has any legal authority to cease elections.
That doesn't mean there is no path. It just means that we need to reject the framing that the federal government has any legal authority to cease elections.
January 15, 2026 at 6:22 PM
The reason I think it is important to say this is that it helps us focus on the likely risks.
It is, to me, very unlikely that a state will simply choose not to hold elections.
It is also, to me, very likely that voter intimidation and suppression will increase beyond the current terrible method.
It is, to me, very unlikely that a state will simply choose not to hold elections.
It is also, to me, very likely that voter intimidation and suppression will increase beyond the current terrible method.
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Gender-based violence researchers told @19thnews.org that the widespread visibility of physical violence against women in public spaces does not happen in a vacuum and goes hand-in-hand with the policies and messaging coming from the administration. 19thnews.org/2026/01/ice-...
ICE violence against women is increasingly visible — and largely untracked
The killing of Renee Nicole Good — and the viral video that followed — underscores the forceful tactics long used against marginalized women.
19thnews.org
January 15, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Gender-based violence researchers told @19thnews.org that the widespread visibility of physical violence against women in public spaces does not happen in a vacuum and goes hand-in-hand with the policies and messaging coming from the administration. 19thnews.org/2026/01/ice-...
This is nothing new. I mean there's a reason MLK wrote that letter from a Birmingham Jail. The state can been criminalizing protest it doesn't like forever.
I think that people don’t comprehend that the state has been unapologetically beating young people’s asses basically nonstop & charging us with massive crimes for protesting since at least Occupy Wall Street & growing up like that has a chilling effect on the way people engage with democracy
January 15, 2026 at 6:13 PM
This is nothing new. I mean there's a reason MLK wrote that letter from a Birmingham Jail. The state can been criminalizing protest it doesn't like forever.
Hey #queer #bipoc #creativenonfiction and #memoir writers- do you have any developmental editor recommendations?
January 15, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Hey #queer #bipoc #creativenonfiction and #memoir writers- do you have any developmental editor recommendations?
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"It’s not hard to imagine that Renee Good would have also found writing and artistic community in the city, had she lived."
I wrote about why it matters that Good was a poet, and the connection of poetry to resistance. nonprofitquarterly.org/why-it-matte...
I wrote about why it matters that Good was a poet, and the connection of poetry to resistance. nonprofitquarterly.org/why-it-matte...
Why It Matters that Renee Nicole Macklin Good Was a Poet | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
After her death at the hands of ICE, Renee Good’s legacy as a poet is much more than her one published poem.
nonprofitquarterly.org
January 15, 2026 at 2:15 PM
"It’s not hard to imagine that Renee Good would have also found writing and artistic community in the city, had she lived."
I wrote about why it matters that Good was a poet, and the connection of poetry to resistance. nonprofitquarterly.org/why-it-matte...
I wrote about why it matters that Good was a poet, and the connection of poetry to resistance. nonprofitquarterly.org/why-it-matte...
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This was a deeply, personally important piece for me to write, about my fibromyalgia and resistance against ableist capitalism.
But it’s also for all of you fatigued warriors out there - I honour you.
With thanks as ever to @wearequeeraf.com for the space to write about the under-platformed.
But it’s also for all of you fatigued warriors out there - I honour you.
With thanks as ever to @wearequeeraf.com for the space to write about the under-platformed.
Unshakeably tired? You're not the only one muddling through the spike in fatigue
www.wearequeeraf.com/unshakeably-...
www.wearequeeraf.com/unshakeably-...
Unshakeably tired? You're not the only one muddling through the spike in fatigue
How can we begin to bring our best to our work from a new foundation of radical compassion?
www.wearequeeraf.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:47 PM
This was a deeply, personally important piece for me to write, about my fibromyalgia and resistance against ableist capitalism.
But it’s also for all of you fatigued warriors out there - I honour you.
With thanks as ever to @wearequeeraf.com for the space to write about the under-platformed.
But it’s also for all of you fatigued warriors out there - I honour you.
With thanks as ever to @wearequeeraf.com for the space to write about the under-platformed.
If everyone who thinks this should instead spent their time making sure their local & state elections were free and fair, we'll be fine. Keep track of what your state's Secretary of State is doing to secure (or impede) the election. and support (or fight) that.
Us regular folks (non legal or political experts) didn't think all the shit that is going on now should be as easy as Trump and his administration have made it appear. Why should we think canceling elections would be any different?
January 15, 2026 at 5:38 PM
If everyone who thinks this should instead spent their time making sure their local & state elections were free and fair, we'll be fine. Keep track of what your state's Secretary of State is doing to secure (or impede) the election. and support (or fight) that.
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The Hmong are here because they fought for the US in a war we lost.
"“They specifically asked me if I knew where the Hmong families lived on my street & in the neighborhood.” Lugert-Thom responded, “I don’t know anything about that” & she said they then asked, “Well, what about the Asian families?”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
A St. Paul resident says federal officers knocked on her door and asked her to identify Hmong and Asian households in her North End neighborhood last week.
January 14, 2026 at 2:57 PM
The Hmong are here because they fought for the US in a war we lost.
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If you hear that a think tank is telling your members of Congress not to say "abolish ICE," here's what you do: contact your members of Congress and tell them that you, a constituent, absolutely do want them to abolish ICE and you wanna hear them say it. Then get your friends to do it too.
January 15, 2026 at 1:20 AM
If you hear that a think tank is telling your members of Congress not to say "abolish ICE," here's what you do: contact your members of Congress and tell them that you, a constituent, absolutely do want them to abolish ICE and you wanna hear them say it. Then get your friends to do it too.
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Just astonishing good news. We are on the way to end Multiple Sclerosis.
University research delivers. Always has. Now a cabal in the White House is shattering it.
University research delivers. Always has. Now a cabal in the White House is shattering it.
Epstein-Barr Virus #EBV was linked to #MultipleSclerosis - now a plausible cause has been found, misidentification by longterm memory T-cells that pick on the wrong protein, ANO2, instead of the EBV-antigen. Massive inflection towards the elimination of MS!!!
🧪🧠Cell www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
🧪🧠Cell www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Anoctamin-2-specific T cells link Epstein-Barr virus to multiple sclerosis
Researchers identified anoctamin-2 (ANO2) as a frequent autoimmune target in multiple
sclerosis, with T cell responses against ANO2 occurring in over half of patients.
These ANO2-specific T cells shar...
www.cell.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Just astonishing good news. We are on the way to end Multiple Sclerosis.
University research delivers. Always has. Now a cabal in the White House is shattering it.
University research delivers. Always has. Now a cabal in the White House is shattering it.
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4 Lakota men were kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis. 3 of them were taken to what used to be a concentration camp for Native people, and the only people talking about it are other Indigenous people. I am angry but mostly numb, I am so used to this at this point. We are always forgotten.
January 14, 2026 at 11:01 PM
4 Lakota men were kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis. 3 of them were taken to what used to be a concentration camp for Native people, and the only people talking about it are other Indigenous people. I am angry but mostly numb, I am so used to this at this point. We are always forgotten.
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We must stress: The only violence is coming from CBP/ICE. They are rioting in the face of sustained nonviolent protests by thousands of Americans across the country.
They are today’s Alabama State Troopers at the Selma bridge. They are Bull Connor’s police with firehoses in Birmingham.
They are today’s Alabama State Troopers at the Selma bridge. They are Bull Connor’s police with firehoses in Birmingham.
Protester blinded, skull fractured by DHS agent during Santa Ana demonstration, family says
Protester blinded, skull fractured by DHS agent during Santa Ana demonstration, family says
A young protester narrowly avoided being killed but was left permanently blind after a Department of Homeland Security agent fired a nonlethal round at close range during a Santa Ana protest last week, according to family of the victim.
www.latimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:27 PM
We must stress: The only violence is coming from CBP/ICE. They are rioting in the face of sustained nonviolent protests by thousands of Americans across the country.
They are today’s Alabama State Troopers at the Selma bridge. They are Bull Connor’s police with firehoses in Birmingham.
They are today’s Alabama State Troopers at the Selma bridge. They are Bull Connor’s police with firehoses in Birmingham.
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There are lots of reasons to compare what is happening now to Nazi Germany and there are also lots of reasons to compare what is happening now to the post-1850 Fugitive Slave Act U.S. and it's *weird* how people respond with interest to the former but total confusion to the latter
January 13, 2026 at 2:30 PM
There are lots of reasons to compare what is happening now to Nazi Germany and there are also lots of reasons to compare what is happening now to the post-1850 Fugitive Slave Act U.S. and it's *weird* how people respond with interest to the former but total confusion to the latter
I often have a really hard time in discussions with folks that have no idea of the breadth of belief and practice that exists.
January 13, 2026 at 3:39 PM
I often have a really hard time in discussions with folks that have no idea of the breadth of belief and practice that exists.
Mine is the Russian River.
My favorite Twitter prompt was "RT this with your home river," so reskeet this with your home river.
Mine is the Patuxent.
Mine is the Patuxent.
January 12, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Mine is the Russian River.
💯
Does anyone ever get sad about not being able to know what happens in future history after you're dead? No? Just me?
January 11, 2026 at 12:09 PM
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Another thought about movement language.
Nonviolent protests are, as history shows, the way to go.
But the word is NONVIOLENT. Not "peaceful." Peaceful is a weasel word. Incidental property damage? Disruptive tactics? Arguably not peaceful. It's a bad standard, don't use it or perpetuate it.
Nonviolent protests are, as history shows, the way to go.
But the word is NONVIOLENT. Not "peaceful." Peaceful is a weasel word. Incidental property damage? Disruptive tactics? Arguably not peaceful. It's a bad standard, don't use it or perpetuate it.
January 10, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Another thought about movement language.
Nonviolent protests are, as history shows, the way to go.
But the word is NONVIOLENT. Not "peaceful." Peaceful is a weasel word. Incidental property damage? Disruptive tactics? Arguably not peaceful. It's a bad standard, don't use it or perpetuate it.
Nonviolent protests are, as history shows, the way to go.
But the word is NONVIOLENT. Not "peaceful." Peaceful is a weasel word. Incidental property damage? Disruptive tactics? Arguably not peaceful. It's a bad standard, don't use it or perpetuate it.
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The tragic death of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year old mother fatally shot by ICE, shows that ICE can’t be reformed and must be abolished.
I’ll be introducing the Abolish ICE Act as a step toward justice, accountability, and humanity in our immigration policy.
Time to melt ICE.
I’ll be introducing the Abolish ICE Act as a step toward justice, accountability, and humanity in our immigration policy.
Time to melt ICE.
January 9, 2026 at 9:13 PM
The tragic death of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year old mother fatally shot by ICE, shows that ICE can’t be reformed and must be abolished.
I’ll be introducing the Abolish ICE Act as a step toward justice, accountability, and humanity in our immigration policy.
Time to melt ICE.
I’ll be introducing the Abolish ICE Act as a step toward justice, accountability, and humanity in our immigration policy.
Time to melt ICE.
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losing my mind at the "she should have followed directions" people
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
January 7, 2026 at 6:25 PM
losing my mind at the "she should have followed directions" people
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
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AOC: This has now become what we feared most about ICE for a long time—that it would be used as an anti-civilian force with no accountability. At the end of the day, what we saw today was a murder, and murders in cold blood need to be prosecuted.
January 8, 2026 at 12:05 AM
AOC: This has now become what we feared most about ICE for a long time—that it would be used as an anti-civilian force with no accountability. At the end of the day, what we saw today was a murder, and murders in cold blood need to be prosecuted.
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Lol how can you tell this administration is lying to you? Because oil hasn't been shipped in actual barrels in over a century
www.cnn.com/2026/01/06/b...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/06/b...
January 7, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Lol how can you tell this administration is lying to you? Because oil hasn't been shipped in actual barrels in over a century
www.cnn.com/2026/01/06/b...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/06/b...
I have a lot of new followers today! Here's a quick summary of what you'll find: I'm a multi-genre author, mostly sci fi and creative nonfiction. I skeet about being a writer, SF in general, lots of anti-AI shitposting, politics, neuroscience and other science, and whatever strikes my mood.
January 5, 2026 at 6:28 PM
I have a lot of new followers today! Here's a quick summary of what you'll find: I'm a multi-genre author, mostly sci fi and creative nonfiction. I skeet about being a writer, SF in general, lots of anti-AI shitposting, politics, neuroscience and other science, and whatever strikes my mood.
There is nothing really that could inspire me to move back to my home town, but I have to say, the inspiration in this speech gets pretty fucking close.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani Inauguration Address
YouTube video by C-SPAN
www.youtube.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:30 PM
There is nothing really that could inspire me to move back to my home town, but I have to say, the inspiration in this speech gets pretty fucking close.
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In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
January 1, 2026 at 10:30 PM
In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.