Sarah Meacham
@lightwraith.bsky.social
Work in Shimmer (now defunct), Luna Station Quarterly, Entropy Magazine. Pen name: Leonie Skye https://hazylightwraiths.wordpress.com Ph.D. in linguistic anthropology, I do evaluation and data analysis, swimming, quilting, wandering Portland, OR, She/Her
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This is Trump's America -- where an American walking down the street doing nothing wrong can be chased, assaulted, and detained by armed thugs who refuse to even look at his proof of citizenship.
Trump has repeatedly said Somali Americans are "garbage," so now DHS is treating them that way.
Trump has repeatedly said Somali Americans are "garbage," so now DHS is treating them that way.
U.S. citizen offered to show I.D. but was arrested by immigration officers in Cedar-Riverside
A Somali U.S. citizen, Mubashir, was arrested by federal immigration officers in Cedar-Riverside Tuesday during a mass enforcement.
sahanjournal.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:28 AM
This is Trump's America -- where an American walking down the street doing nothing wrong can be chased, assaulted, and detained by armed thugs who refuse to even look at his proof of citizenship.
Trump has repeatedly said Somali Americans are "garbage," so now DHS is treating them that way.
Trump has repeatedly said Somali Americans are "garbage," so now DHS is treating them that way.
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Trump's new National Security Doctrine makes one thing clear: Trump is an enemy of democracy, freedom and human rights. His foreign policy is based on the pursuit of profit and support for dictators. Putin, of course, is first among Trump's dictator friends.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/w...
Trump Has Long Disdained Europe’s Elites. Now, It’s Official.
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Trump's new National Security Doctrine makes one thing clear: Trump is an enemy of democracy, freedom and human rights. His foreign policy is based on the pursuit of profit and support for dictators. Putin, of course, is first among Trump's dictator friends.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/w...
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December 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
horrific and anti-American
December 7, 2025 at 3:18 AM
horrific and anti-American
I can’t stop thinking about this. Absolute terror for both child and father. My god.
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 3, 2025 at 6:44 AM
I can’t stop thinking about this. Absolute terror for both child and father. My god.
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She shouldn't have to keep doing this by herself. She is supposedly a member of a political party and every single one of her *colleagues* should be BLASTING the fascist in chief. ALL OF THEM. Where is the solidarity???
Congresswoman Omar calls Trump's comments about her 'creepy' after the US president launches into an anti-Somali tirade.
Ilhan Omar denounces Donald Trump for calling Somali immigrants ‘garbage’
Congresswoman Omar calls Trump's comments about her 'creepy' after the US president launches into an anti-Somali tirade.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 12:34 AM
She shouldn't have to keep doing this by herself. She is supposedly a member of a political party and every single one of her *colleagues* should be BLASTING the fascist in chief. ALL OF THEM. Where is the solidarity???
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A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
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Today's quick reminder: audiobooks created using Amazon Virtual Voice are the result of gAI and you shouldn't support any author who denies a paycheck to all the hard-working audiobook narrators out there.
December 2, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Today's quick reminder: audiobooks created using Amazon Virtual Voice are the result of gAI and you shouldn't support any author who denies a paycheck to all the hard-working audiobook narrators out there.
Did the US learn nothing from John Hughes? The rich kids are NOT the good guys.
December 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Did the US learn nothing from John Hughes? The rich kids are NOT the good guys.
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"Eligible to New York City-based artists with children under the age of three, awardees will receive a grant for $25,000 to be used for childcare expenses with the provider of their choice." www.artistsandmothers.org/grant - Applications due by Jan 2.
Grant — Artists and Mothers
www.artistsandmothers.org
December 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
"Eligible to New York City-based artists with children under the age of three, awardees will receive a grant for $25,000 to be used for childcare expenses with the provider of their choice." www.artistsandmothers.org/grant - Applications due by Jan 2.
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@thedeadlands.com is open to fiction and poetry subs, so hop right on that, yeah?
December 1, 2025 at 3:50 PM
@thedeadlands.com is open to fiction and poetry subs, so hop right on that, yeah?
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It's that time of year again
December 1, 2025 at 1:23 PM
It's that time of year again
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Hey Bluesky peeps, could you help spread the word?
My Shirley Jackson Award-nominated gothic fiction book THE ATROCITIES is on sale today for $1.99 on Kindle. I have no idea how long this sale will last.
www.amazon.com/Atrocities-J...
My Shirley Jackson Award-nominated gothic fiction book THE ATROCITIES is on sale today for $1.99 on Kindle. I have no idea how long this sale will last.
www.amazon.com/Atrocities-J...
November 18, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Hey Bluesky peeps, could you help spread the word?
My Shirley Jackson Award-nominated gothic fiction book THE ATROCITIES is on sale today for $1.99 on Kindle. I have no idea how long this sale will last.
www.amazon.com/Atrocities-J...
My Shirley Jackson Award-nominated gothic fiction book THE ATROCITIES is on sale today for $1.99 on Kindle. I have no idea how long this sale will last.
www.amazon.com/Atrocities-J...
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fyi @thedeadlands.com will be open to fiction submissions from Dec 1 to Dec 31, so maybe you want to put that on your calendar and study the guidelines and ring out this horrible year making something beautiful. psychopomp.com/the-deadland...
The Deadlands Guidelines - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
Fiction
psychopomp.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
fyi @thedeadlands.com will be open to fiction submissions from Dec 1 to Dec 31, so maybe you want to put that on your calendar and study the guidelines and ring out this horrible year making something beautiful. psychopomp.com/the-deadland...
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NOTE: Oklahoma is scheduled to execute Tremane Wood on Thursday afternoon (Nov. 13).
The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board recommended clemency on a 3-2 vote, but Gov. Kevin Stitt has not acted on it.
The U.S. Supreme Court also has not yet acted on Wood's stay of execution request.
The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board recommended clemency on a 3-2 vote, but Gov. Kevin Stitt has not acted on it.
The U.S. Supreme Court also has not yet acted on Wood's stay of execution request.
November 13, 2025 at 6:31 AM
NOTE: Oklahoma is scheduled to execute Tremane Wood on Thursday afternoon (Nov. 13).
The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board recommended clemency on a 3-2 vote, but Gov. Kevin Stitt has not acted on it.
The U.S. Supreme Court also has not yet acted on Wood's stay of execution request.
The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board recommended clemency on a 3-2 vote, but Gov. Kevin Stitt has not acted on it.
The U.S. Supreme Court also has not yet acted on Wood's stay of execution request.
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This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
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Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once.
The valiant never taste of death but once.
November 10, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once.
The valiant never taste of death but once.
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It’s been 6 weeks since Adelita Grijalva won her election.
Mike Johnson won’t swear her in & is dragging out the longest shutdown in history.
Congress is being paid.
They’re getting top of the line healthcare.
They’re not going hungry.
Yet they refuse to do their job.
Swear her in now.
Mike Johnson won’t swear her in & is dragging out the longest shutdown in history.
Congress is being paid.
They’re getting top of the line healthcare.
They’re not going hungry.
Yet they refuse to do their job.
Swear her in now.
November 6, 2025 at 11:41 PM
It’s been 6 weeks since Adelita Grijalva won her election.
Mike Johnson won’t swear her in & is dragging out the longest shutdown in history.
Congress is being paid.
They’re getting top of the line healthcare.
They’re not going hungry.
Yet they refuse to do their job.
Swear her in now.
Mike Johnson won’t swear her in & is dragging out the longest shutdown in history.
Congress is being paid.
They’re getting top of the line healthcare.
They’re not going hungry.
Yet they refuse to do their job.
Swear her in now.
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Should women be hated as witches or patronized as overgrown children? The paper of record debates the two available options.
November 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Should women be hated as witches or patronized as overgrown children? The paper of record debates the two available options.
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A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
Yay Mayor Mamdani!
November 5, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Yay Mayor Mamdani!
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PDX peeps! What are you doing next Monday? How about attending STORYTELLING AGAINST HUNGER, a 5-hour marathon of author readings & open mic fun that's a fundraiser for the @oregonfoodbank.bsky.social ????
Rose City Book Pub, 4 pm - 9pm. bit.ly/43i9s8D
Rose City Book Pub, 4 pm - 9pm. bit.ly/43i9s8D
November 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
PDX peeps! What are you doing next Monday? How about attending STORYTELLING AGAINST HUNGER, a 5-hour marathon of author readings & open mic fun that's a fundraiser for the @oregonfoodbank.bsky.social ????
Rose City Book Pub, 4 pm - 9pm. bit.ly/43i9s8D
Rose City Book Pub, 4 pm - 9pm. bit.ly/43i9s8D
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We are being ruled by absolute losers
November 4, 2025 at 3:18 AM
We are being ruled by absolute losers
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Long live Guilloteen Vogue
November 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Long live Guilloteen Vogue