Nick Martin
@nickamartin.bsky.social
Editor (NatGeo), essayist, playwright. Sappony Tribe.
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"It can be hard to describe or visualize exactly what kind of country you want to live in, but it is not so hard to recognize the one you don't." defector.com/it-is-what-i...
It Is What It Looks Like | Defector
On Tuesday night, a Tufts University graduate student named Rumeysa Ozturk was detained by agents from the Department Of Homeland Security while walking down the sidewalk outside an off-campus apartme...
defector.com
March 27, 2025 at 3:21 PM
"It can be hard to describe or visualize exactly what kind of country you want to live in, but it is not so hard to recognize the one you don't." defector.com/it-is-what-i...
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I interviewed Pankaj Mishra about his new book, the memory of the Holocaust, and what Gaza portends: defector.com/the-world-af...
Pankaj Mishra On Gaza, The Memory Of The Holocaust, And The "Very Dark World" To Come | Defector
In his own words, Pankaj Mishra wrote his latest book not to describe the atrocities in Gaza, which have been well documented, but “to ask some very basic questions: How can human beings treat other h...
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February 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I interviewed Pankaj Mishra about his new book, the memory of the Holocaust, and what Gaza portends: defector.com/the-world-af...
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What happens in prison when you can’t pee on command:
What Happens In Prison When You Can’t Pee On Command | Defector
Prison is always about being less-than. Segregation is prison inside of prison: where you are less than less-than. The very little you have is stripped from you.
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January 29, 2025 at 2:07 PM
What happens in prison when you can’t pee on command: