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Inaugural Renberg Chair of Social Justice. Pulitzer Center Global Reporting & Fund for Investigative Journalism Fellow. Traveling the world writing on HIV/AIDS & LGBTQ health. Author of THE VIRAL UNDERCLASS & THE OVERSEER CLASS (pre-order now!)
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Coming May 19, 2026 from Amistad Books and HarperCollins
THE OVERSEER CLASS:
A Manifesto
by Steven W. Thrasher
cover art by Jamaal Barber
Available for pre-order now www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
THE OVERSEER CLASS:
A Manifesto
by Steven W. Thrasher
cover art by Jamaal Barber
Available for pre-order now www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
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Wish I could internalize this
October 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Wish I could internalize this
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This is an interesting story to follow. There's a powerful news organization fighting against a minority group that raises legitimate concerns with coverage. They're treating the minority group like they'd treat a lobby group. That's wrong.
Dear @nytimespr.bsky.social. Your press release re comments I gave to @transnews.network includes many errors but one assertion is true: “TNN featured an interview with a former editor on the International desk at The Times who was not involved in these coverage decisions.”
That is the problem
That is the problem
January 6, 2026 at 11:16 AM
This is an interesting story to follow. There's a powerful news organization fighting against a minority group that raises legitimate concerns with coverage. They're treating the minority group like they'd treat a lobby group. That's wrong.
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my 75yo mother told me last night that she’s planning to delete Instagram and Facebook because she’s sick of not being able to tell what’s AI and what’s not, and I genuinely don’t think tech companies have reckoned with this kind of move as an actual possibility
January 6, 2026 at 3:12 AM
my 75yo mother told me last night that she’s planning to delete Instagram and Facebook because she’s sick of not being able to tell what’s AI and what’s not, and I genuinely don’t think tech companies have reckoned with this kind of move as an actual possibility
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Dear @nytimespr.bsky.social. Your press release re comments I gave to @transnews.network includes many errors but one assertion is true: “TNN featured an interview with a former editor on the International desk at The Times who was not involved in these coverage decisions.”
That is the problem
That is the problem
January 6, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Dear @nytimespr.bsky.social. Your press release re comments I gave to @transnews.network includes many errors but one assertion is true: “TNN featured an interview with a former editor on the International desk at The Times who was not involved in these coverage decisions.”
That is the problem
That is the problem
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District 3 is my home and I would be proud to serve it in City Council. Stay tuned for more.
January 5, 2026 at 7:03 PM
District 3 is my home and I would be proud to serve it in City Council. Stay tuned for more.
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The whole world is NOT cowed by Trump. With the same courage as they took w Israel at the ICJ, South Africa condemns the US: "unlawful, unilateral force of this nature undermines the stability of the international order & the principle of equality among nations" businesstech.co.za/news/governm...
South Africa slams the United States
The South African government has called on the United Nations to intervene following the United States' military strike in Venezuela.
businesstech.co.za
January 4, 2026 at 11:13 PM
The whole world is NOT cowed by Trump. With the same courage as they took w Israel at the ICJ, South Africa condemns the US: "unlawful, unilateral force of this nature undermines the stability of the international order & the principle of equality among nations" businesstech.co.za/news/governm...
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It is kind of wild living in the United States after rap went mainstream, while having a working memory of what it was like before that. Doubly so because while a lot of vernacular like “baby mama” was popularized, the stigma attached to the communities closely identified with it remains.
Elon Musk’s baby mama has threatened legal action after his artificial intelligence bot produced sexualized images of her as a child.
Musk’s Baby Mama Threatens Legal Action Over His Pervy AI Bot
The bot complied with a request to edit an image of a 14-year-old Ashley St. Clair jokingly imitating a sex act.
trib.al
January 5, 2026 at 5:24 PM
It is kind of wild living in the United States after rap went mainstream, while having a working memory of what it was like before that. Doubly so because while a lot of vernacular like “baby mama” was popularized, the stigma attached to the communities closely identified with it remains.
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Mayor Festivus
January 5, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Mayor Festivus
I unfollow anyone who posts “AI.” It is theft, ugly and unhelpful, *especially* “just this one thing that’s funny.” I unsubscribe from any publication or writer who uses it and will never read or cite any scholar who uses it to make graphs or visuals.
January 5, 2026 at 8:42 AM
I unfollow anyone who posts “AI.” It is theft, ugly and unhelpful, *especially* “just this one thing that’s funny.” I unsubscribe from any publication or writer who uses it and will never read or cite any scholar who uses it to make graphs or visuals.
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Porn and erotica are important and societally valuable forms of speech, and the defense of them, in the face of state and church attempts at repression, is a necessary political act.
January 4, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Porn and erotica are important and societally valuable forms of speech, and the defense of them, in the face of state and church attempts at repression, is a necessary political act.
On the Athens metro for morning rush (unusual for me) and half the commuters are masked. Something I love about this city: almost every eating occasion is outside, and many people still wear masks on the subway.
January 5, 2026 at 8:15 AM
On the Athens metro for morning rush (unusual for me) and half the commuters are masked. Something I love about this city: almost every eating occasion is outside, and many people still wear masks on the subway.
The president cannot send U.S. forces into another country and seize its leader WITH Congressional authorization either, ffs!!! Enough imperial thinking!!!
I strongly condemn President Trump’s unlawful military action in Venezuela. Maduro is an illegitimate ruler, but the President cannot send U.S. forces into another country and seize its leader without Congressional authorization.
January 5, 2026 at 6:31 AM
The president cannot send U.S. forces into another country and seize its leader WITH Congressional authorization either, ffs!!! Enough imperial thinking!!!
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today is the 10 year anniversary of me and @samtlevin.bsky.social starting at @us.theguardian.com aka the most important double hiring of half-Chinese/half-Jewish Bay Area alt-weekly staff writers in journalistic history
January 4, 2026 at 10:40 PM
today is the 10 year anniversary of me and @samtlevin.bsky.social starting at @us.theguardian.com aka the most important double hiring of half-Chinese/half-Jewish Bay Area alt-weekly staff writers in journalistic history
The whole world is NOT cowed by Trump. With the same courage as they took w Israel at the ICJ, South Africa condemns the US: "unlawful, unilateral force of this nature undermines the stability of the international order & the principle of equality among nations" businesstech.co.za/news/governm...
South Africa slams the United States
The South African government has called on the United Nations to intervene following the United States' military strike in Venezuela.
businesstech.co.za
January 4, 2026 at 11:13 PM
The whole world is NOT cowed by Trump. With the same courage as they took w Israel at the ICJ, South Africa condemns the US: "unlawful, unilateral force of this nature undermines the stability of the international order & the principle of equality among nations" businesstech.co.za/news/governm...
On March 14, 2021 Biden nominated Neera Tanden to lead the budget office @brian-goldstone.bsky.social & I left the Democratic Party. I joined the DSA.
5 years later, Brian is a leading voice on the housing crisis & DSA has taken over the biggest city govt in America www.reuters.com/world/us/bid...
5 years later, Brian is a leading voice on the housing crisis & DSA has taken over the biggest city govt in America www.reuters.com/world/us/bid...
January 4, 2026 at 10:02 PM
On March 14, 2021 Biden nominated Neera Tanden to lead the budget office @brian-goldstone.bsky.social & I left the Democratic Party. I joined the DSA.
5 years later, Brian is a leading voice on the housing crisis & DSA has taken over the biggest city govt in America www.reuters.com/world/us/bid...
5 years later, Brian is a leading voice on the housing crisis & DSA has taken over the biggest city govt in America www.reuters.com/world/us/bid...
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Michael Charney, ¡Presente!
With sadness, we share the news that Michael Charney died on Friday.
He was a passionate educator, political strategist, and labor organizer.
Charney, and his wife C. J. Prentiss, played a big role with ZEP for many years. Read ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/michael...
With sadness, we share the news that Michael Charney died on Friday.
He was a passionate educator, political strategist, and labor organizer.
Charney, and his wife C. J. Prentiss, played a big role with ZEP for many years. Read ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/michael...
Michael Charney, ¡Presente!
Michael Charney was a passionate educator, political strategist, and labor organizer, committed to ensuring students and the broader community learn the truth about U.S. history and have a voice in th...
www.zinnedproject.org
January 4, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Michael Charney, ¡Presente!
With sadness, we share the news that Michael Charney died on Friday.
He was a passionate educator, political strategist, and labor organizer.
Charney, and his wife C. J. Prentiss, played a big role with ZEP for many years. Read ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/michael...
With sadness, we share the news that Michael Charney died on Friday.
He was a passionate educator, political strategist, and labor organizer.
Charney, and his wife C. J. Prentiss, played a big role with ZEP for many years. Read ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/michael...
As head of a few federal agencies and Viceroy of a would-be colony, Rubio is having a very 18th-century, Victorian-British-Empire-era career
A former staffer said that U.S. officials would not be performing a formal occupation like in Iraq. “We’re going to tell them: ‘Hey, this is what you have to do in order for there not to be another strike. That’s what [Trump] sees as running the country.” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Rubio takes on most challenging role yet: Viceroy of Venezuela
The top U.S. diplomat has pushed for regime change for over a decade. Now the hard part begins.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:38 PM
As head of a few federal agencies and Viceroy of a would-be colony, Rubio is having a very 18th-century, Victorian-British-Empire-era career
Tonight’s viewing, for something I am working on: the original 1966 version, not the Tarantino adaptation—available for free on YouTube! youtu.be/D6L7DY75Lu8?...
January 4, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Tonight’s viewing, for something I am working on: the original 1966 version, not the Tarantino adaptation—available for free on YouTube! youtu.be/D6L7DY75Lu8?...
Always listen to Naomi Klein. Also, I ak reminded of seeing Francesca Albanese in South Africa and her rightful fear abt how the US has dominated so much of the Middle East & Africa. It’s trying to dominate Latin America, too.
The weak response from Can, EU and UN to Trump's flagrant crimes in Venezuela is striking.
It exposes that much of the world has been cowed.
Most notable exception: the Latin American left.
That is why the Trump Admin has gone to enormous lengths to defeat the left across the continent. 1/3
It exposes that much of the world has been cowed.
Most notable exception: the Latin American left.
That is why the Trump Admin has gone to enormous lengths to defeat the left across the continent. 1/3
January 4, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Always listen to Naomi Klein. Also, I ak reminded of seeing Francesca Albanese in South Africa and her rightful fear abt how the US has dominated so much of the Middle East & Africa. It’s trying to dominate Latin America, too.
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The weak response from Can, EU and UN to Trump's flagrant crimes in Venezuela is striking.
It exposes that much of the world has been cowed.
Most notable exception: the Latin American left.
That is why the Trump Admin has gone to enormous lengths to defeat the left across the continent. 1/3
It exposes that much of the world has been cowed.
Most notable exception: the Latin American left.
That is why the Trump Admin has gone to enormous lengths to defeat the left across the continent. 1/3
January 4, 2026 at 6:35 PM
The weak response from Can, EU and UN to Trump's flagrant crimes in Venezuela is striking.
It exposes that much of the world has been cowed.
Most notable exception: the Latin American left.
That is why the Trump Admin has gone to enormous lengths to defeat the left across the continent. 1/3
It exposes that much of the world has been cowed.
Most notable exception: the Latin American left.
That is why the Trump Admin has gone to enormous lengths to defeat the left across the continent. 1/3
I cannot recommend this story enough...free gift link via @ajbauer.bsky.social. It's not often I geek out on craft, but this is an excellently written story, and funny, which reveals a lot of important information about US/Greek/EU/China politics, sexual politics & my home (??) city of Athens
She is…not very liked by Americans or Greeks www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/w...
Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle, the Talk of Athens
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 7:48 PM
I cannot recommend this story enough...free gift link via @ajbauer.bsky.social. It's not often I geek out on craft, but this is an excellently written story, and funny, which reveals a lot of important information about US/Greek/EU/China politics, sexual politics & my home (??) city of Athens
She is…not very liked by Americans or Greeks www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/w...
Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle, the Talk of Athens
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:53 PM
She is…not very liked by Americans or Greeks www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/w...
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it certainly does not mean I secretly like the roaches and want them to carry on infesting my house
if I were happy with the roaches infesting my house I wouldn’t be mad at my shitty exterminator
if I were happy with the roaches infesting my house I wouldn’t be mad at my shitty exterminator
January 3, 2026 at 9:51 PM
it certainly does not mean I secretly like the roaches and want them to carry on infesting my house
if I were happy with the roaches infesting my house I wouldn’t be mad at my shitty exterminator
if I were happy with the roaches infesting my house I wouldn’t be mad at my shitty exterminator
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if I hire an exterminator to handle a roach infestation and he instead presents me with a list of reasons he is incapable of doing so while asking for more money so that he can maybe handle it later, I am not angrier at the roaches, I am in the market for a better exterminator
January 3, 2026 at 9:25 PM
if I hire an exterminator to handle a roach infestation and he instead presents me with a list of reasons he is incapable of doing so while asking for more money so that he can maybe handle it later, I am not angrier at the roaches, I am in the market for a better exterminator