Reginald Harris
@reggieh.bsky.social
"Don't leave the arena to the fools." - Toni Cade Bambara
Poet, writer, librarian, etc.
Poet, writer, librarian, etc.
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On Feb 27th, 7pm ET, I'll do a public webinar Q and A, designed primarily for high school students and their teachers who may be using my translations of the Odyssey or Iliad in class. You can register here: www.emilyrcwilson.com/resources-fo...
Resources for Teachers — Emily Wilson
www.emilyrcwilson.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:12 PM
On Feb 27th, 7pm ET, I'll do a public webinar Q and A, designed primarily for high school students and their teachers who may be using my translations of the Odyssey or Iliad in class. You can register here: www.emilyrcwilson.com/resources-fo...
Totally NOT related: Bezos and Amazon spent $25 million to make 'Melania'
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
‘It’s an absolute bloodbath’: Washington Post lays off hundreds of workers
Former Post executive editor blasts owner Jeff Bezos’s ‘sickening efforts to curry favor’ with Trump
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Totally NOT related: Bezos and Amazon spent $25 million to make 'Melania'
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
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This week, Aaron and James celebrate the iconic Lucille Clifton. Listen online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com, or wherever you get your starshine and clay.
February 4, 2026 at 2:42 PM
This week, Aaron and James celebrate the iconic Lucille Clifton. Listen online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com, or wherever you get your starshine and clay.
Proving yet again that you Stand Up to bullies, not give in to them.
Columbia administration looking especially craven and incompetent about now.
February 3, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Proving yet again that you Stand Up to bullies, not give in to them.
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“It’s just weird to see a toddler in a pink onesie getting their eyes washed out from tear gas, you know?”
ICE is at war with the American people, even its children.
ICE is at war with the American people, even its children.
New — I spoke to eight people who were present at the ICE protest on Saturday in Portland, Oregon when federal agents deployed tear gas and rubber bullets into a crowd of families, children, elderly and disabled people, and their pets.
These are their stories:
These are their stories:
What it's like to see ICE tear gas kids
Attendees at a Portland, OR protest describe a vicious, unprovoked and sudden attack
www.thehandbasket.co
February 3, 2026 at 12:24 PM
“It’s just weird to see a toddler in a pink onesie getting their eyes washed out from tear gas, you know?”
ICE is at war with the American people, even its children.
ICE is at war with the American people, even its children.
No, no, no, no, NO!!
All the blockbuster IP franchises you love today only exist because of mass market paperbacks. How can we stop this? goodereader.com/blog/digital...
Mass Market Paperbacks are discontinued
Publishers Weekly last month reported that ReaderLink, the largest full-service distributor of
goodereader.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:16 PM
No, no, no, no, NO!!
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If you’re focused on reform rather than abolition may I suggest you direct your transformative energies to immigration law and fight for the rights of immigrants to be enshrined in legislation.
January 28, 2026 at 2:12 PM
If you’re focused on reform rather than abolition may I suggest you direct your transformative energies to immigration law and fight for the rights of immigrants to be enshrined in legislation.
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Most people do not grasp how warped our reality is that ICE even exists. Immigration and Naturalization Service, formerly INS, was a CIVIC agency—part of the Department of Labor. Racism and xenophobia alone militarized it under George W Bush following 9/11. This cannot be reformed. ABOLISH ICE NOW
"You raise your voice, I erase your voice."
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
January 27, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Most people do not grasp how warped our reality is that ICE even exists. Immigration and Naturalization Service, formerly INS, was a CIVIC agency—part of the Department of Labor. Racism and xenophobia alone militarized it under George W Bush following 9/11. This cannot be reformed. ABOLISH ICE NOW
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I’m launching “Still, We Are Sacred” at the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center.
Poetry, a collaborative poem with Douglas G. Cala, conversation w/ Jennie Livingston (Paris Is Burning), and a book signing.
www.eventbrite.com/e/emanuel-xa...
#Stonewall #Poetry #QueerLit #NYCEvents
Poetry, a collaborative poem with Douglas G. Cala, conversation w/ Jennie Livingston (Paris Is Burning), and a book signing.
www.eventbrite.com/e/emanuel-xa...
#Stonewall #Poetry #QueerLit #NYCEvents
January 27, 2026 at 8:30 PM
I’m launching “Still, We Are Sacred” at the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center.
Poetry, a collaborative poem with Douglas G. Cala, conversation w/ Jennie Livingston (Paris Is Burning), and a book signing.
www.eventbrite.com/e/emanuel-xa...
#Stonewall #Poetry #QueerLit #NYCEvents
Poetry, a collaborative poem with Douglas G. Cala, conversation w/ Jennie Livingston (Paris Is Burning), and a book signing.
www.eventbrite.com/e/emanuel-xa...
#Stonewall #Poetry #QueerLit #NYCEvents
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apnews.com/article/sly-... Dunbar, legendary reggae drummer who anchored tracks from Bob Marley to Bob Dylan, dies as 73
Sly Dunbar, legendary reggae drummer who anchored tracks from Bob Marley to Bob Dylan, dies as 73
Two-time Grammy Award-winning reggae drummer Sly Dunbar has died at 73. Dunbar's wife, Thelma, announced the news to the Jamaica Gleaner.
apnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:14 PM
apnews.com/article/sly-... Dunbar, legendary reggae drummer who anchored tracks from Bob Marley to Bob Dylan, dies as 73
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January 26, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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Even when they show signs of weakness or forced regret, we must not give an inch. Authoritarian governments still respond to public opinion, which is why sustained pressure matters. We have to keep making clear that these thuggish actions are unconscionable and will not be tolerated. Don’t let up.
January 26, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Even when they show signs of weakness or forced regret, we must not give an inch. Authoritarian governments still respond to public opinion, which is why sustained pressure matters. We have to keep making clear that these thuggish actions are unconscionable and will not be tolerated. Don’t let up.
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“People want to hear the truth…”
And we want leaders with the basic decency to say it clearly.
Appreciate that my mayor is one of the few who do.
And we want leaders with the basic decency to say it clearly.
Appreciate that my mayor is one of the few who do.
ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
January 26, 2026 at 10:32 PM
“People want to hear the truth…”
And we want leaders with the basic decency to say it clearly.
Appreciate that my mayor is one of the few who do.
And we want leaders with the basic decency to say it clearly.
Appreciate that my mayor is one of the few who do.
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keep calling your senators daily about ice ☎️ each call gets tallied & is useful
you can reach them through @5calls.org or 202-224-3121
you can reach them through @5calls.org or 202-224-3121
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 27, 2026 at 1:55 PM
keep calling your senators daily about ice ☎️ each call gets tallied & is useful
you can reach them through @5calls.org or 202-224-3121
you can reach them through @5calls.org or 202-224-3121
The NRA wants the Alex Pretti murder investigated....wait, WHAT?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
NRA and pro-gun groups call for ‘full investigation’ into killing of Alex Pretti
Groups typically aligned with Trump call for investigation as NRA wades into the national dialogue
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:13 PM
The NRA wants the Alex Pretti murder investigated....wait, WHAT?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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What we’re seeing in Minneapolis began in Ferguson in 2014. Militarization of police, IDF tactics, gassing protestors w/ the same gas used on Palestinians. Between 2009-2016, Obama deported 3 million people without criminal records. And Palantir began operating in 2019. You weren’t paying attention.
January 25, 2026 at 8:55 PM
What we’re seeing in Minneapolis began in Ferguson in 2014. Militarization of police, IDF tactics, gassing protestors w/ the same gas used on Palestinians. Between 2009-2016, Obama deported 3 million people without criminal records. And Palantir began operating in 2019. You weren’t paying attention.
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We have been told for nearly 30 years that America needed to tolerate mass shootings because the broad availability of guns would help us defend ourselves from an overreaching federal government. That day has come. The people who said this are supporting the federal agents. Many have joined them.
January 24, 2026 at 6:02 PM
We have been told for nearly 30 years that America needed to tolerate mass shootings because the broad availability of guns would help us defend ourselves from an overreaching federal government. That day has come. The people who said this are supporting the federal agents. Many have joined them.
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Yes, we know.
January 25, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Yes, we know.
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Part of me is ashamed to be an American right now, and part of me is in awe of the moral courage being shown by the people of Minneapolis.
January 24, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Part of me is ashamed to be an American right now, and part of me is in awe of the moral courage being shown by the people of Minneapolis.
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Alex Pretti was a 37 year old ICU nurse who put his body between ICE and a woman they were physically assaulting.
They sprayed chemical irritants into his face, beat him, and then shot him to death.
They sprayed chemical irritants into his face, beat him, and then shot him to death.
January 24, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Alex Pretti was a 37 year old ICU nurse who put his body between ICE and a woman they were physically assaulting.
They sprayed chemical irritants into his face, beat him, and then shot him to death.
They sprayed chemical irritants into his face, beat him, and then shot him to death.
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Gather with us for the Sick & Disabled Showcase, a virtual poetry reading on February 5, 6:30-8 pm EST! Hosted by Kay Ulanday Barrett & featuring Arianna Monet, Ina Cariño, MT Vallarta, Amir McClam, Tala Khanmalek & Joselia Hughes. Tickets start at $5.
Learn more: bit.ly/4aWQ4T1
#Poetry #Poets
Learn more: bit.ly/4aWQ4T1
#Poetry #Poets
Sick & Disabled Showcase Virtual Poetry Reading
Gather with Split This Rock and Kay Ulanday Barrett for the Sick & Disabled Showcase, a poetry reading featuring Arianna Monet, Ina Cariño, MT Vallarta, Amir McClam, Tala Khanmalek, and Joselia Hughes.
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January 23, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Gather with us for the Sick & Disabled Showcase, a virtual poetry reading on February 5, 6:30-8 pm EST! Hosted by Kay Ulanday Barrett & featuring Arianna Monet, Ina Cariño, MT Vallarta, Amir McClam, Tala Khanmalek & Joselia Hughes. Tickets start at $5.
Learn more: bit.ly/4aWQ4T1
#Poetry #Poets
Learn more: bit.ly/4aWQ4T1
#Poetry #Poets
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In response to the United States’ withdrawal from the World Health Organization, California announced that it has joined the WHO’s Global Outbreak Alert & Response Network, the first state to do so.
January 23, 2026 at 11:07 PM
In response to the United States’ withdrawal from the World Health Organization, California announced that it has joined the WHO’s Global Outbreak Alert & Response Network, the first state to do so.
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Pro tip: If you are attending a rally or action, wear a N95 mask & bring extras to give to others.
High quality masks can serve triple-duty: they prevent you and others from getting sick from airborne viruses, they keep your face warm in the freezing cold, & they can protect against surveillance.
High quality masks can serve triple-duty: they prevent you and others from getting sick from airborne viruses, they keep your face warm in the freezing cold, & they can protect against surveillance.
January 23, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Pro tip: If you are attending a rally or action, wear a N95 mask & bring extras to give to others.
High quality masks can serve triple-duty: they prevent you and others from getting sick from airborne viruses, they keep your face warm in the freezing cold, & they can protect against surveillance.
High quality masks can serve triple-duty: they prevent you and others from getting sick from airborne viruses, they keep your face warm in the freezing cold, & they can protect against surveillance.