Alex
@onthesummertree.bsky.social
horror author repped by Cecilia Lyra at Wendy Sherman Associates Literary • public health professional • former bagpiper • 🏳️🌈 • ig & threads: onthesummertree
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I'm fucking HEATED. If we're going to survive and get out of this disaster, we white people need to uplift AND protect Black and brown leaders, with our bodies and lives.
I don't want to mourn another Black leader. I want them to lead. We need them here, not as martyrs in a goddamn history book.
I don't want to mourn another Black leader. I want them to lead. We need them here, not as martyrs in a goddamn history book.
January 28, 2026 at 2:54 AM
I'm fucking HEATED. If we're going to survive and get out of this disaster, we white people need to uplift AND protect Black and brown leaders, with our bodies and lives.
I don't want to mourn another Black leader. I want them to lead. We need them here, not as martyrs in a goddamn history book.
I don't want to mourn another Black leader. I want them to lead. We need them here, not as martyrs in a goddamn history book.
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i'm being flip but when i think about the guys who are gassing preschools and putting children in camps and killing people both on and off camera--complaining about WHISTLES--i understand why dante was like no, we need way more kinds of hell. at least nine
January 28, 2026 at 1:33 AM
i'm being flip but when i think about the guys who are gassing preschools and putting children in camps and killing people both on and off camera--complaining about WHISTLES--i understand why dante was like no, we need way more kinds of hell. at least nine
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To the extent that people shy away from the idea of totally open borders, reshaping the border as a largely economic affair vs a punitive one might help people get their heads around abolishing ICE as a step towards something productive (which is a step towards open borders)
January 27, 2026 at 11:38 PM
To the extent that people shy away from the idea of totally open borders, reshaping the border as a largely economic affair vs a punitive one might help people get their heads around abolishing ICE as a step towards something productive (which is a step towards open borders)
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Mike has such a wealth of knowledge and is a delight to chat with! Y'all want to bid on this!! 👇
I am very happy to be supporting the Publishing For Minnesota fundraiser initiative. Wanna talk Star Wars, writing, writing ABOUT Star Wars, publishing as a biz, worldbuilding, or anything else for an hour? (Or just to see my dog) Bidding starts tomorrow:
www.32auctions.com/organization...
www.32auctions.com/organization...
1-hour AMA with NYT bestselling author
Auction item '1-hour AMA with NYT bestselling author' hosted online at 32auctions.
www.32auctions.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Mike has such a wealth of knowledge and is a delight to chat with! Y'all want to bid on this!! 👇
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A reminder that ICE hasn’t slowed down in Minneapolis at all.
Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
January 27, 2026 at 7:57 PM
A reminder that ICE hasn’t slowed down in Minneapolis at all.
Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
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I don't want to do a whole "we told you so" thing, but the ocean science community read P2025's plan for NOAA, realized it was catastrophic, mobilized folks early, entered 2025 with a plan, and fought like hell to avoid the worst outcomes of P2025.
"They told us what they were going to do. They published it. They put it on a website. And when it happened, the press was surprised."
Hoo boy, everyone should bookmark this @parkermolloy.com piece & make sure everyone involved in media reads it.
Hoo boy, everyone should bookmark this @parkermolloy.com piece & make sure everyone involved in media reads it.
This is Literally the Job
Political journalists need to stop pretending they don't know what Republicans are going to do.
www.readtpa.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:26 PM
I don't want to do a whole "we told you so" thing, but the ocean science community read P2025's plan for NOAA, realized it was catastrophic, mobilized folks early, entered 2025 with a plan, and fought like hell to avoid the worst outcomes of P2025.
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ICE has killed 9 folks in the first 26 days of ‘26:
• Alex Pretti
• Renee Good
• Keith Porter
• Heber Sanchaz Domínguez
• Victor Manuel Diaz
• Parady La
• Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz
• Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres
• Geraldo Lunas Campos
They all deserve justice. And for us to remember their names.
• Alex Pretti
• Renee Good
• Keith Porter
• Heber Sanchaz Domínguez
• Victor Manuel Diaz
• Parady La
• Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz
• Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres
• Geraldo Lunas Campos
They all deserve justice. And for us to remember their names.
January 26, 2026 at 8:57 PM
ICE has killed 9 folks in the first 26 days of ‘26:
• Alex Pretti
• Renee Good
• Keith Porter
• Heber Sanchaz Domínguez
• Victor Manuel Diaz
• Parady La
• Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz
• Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres
• Geraldo Lunas Campos
They all deserve justice. And for us to remember their names.
• Alex Pretti
• Renee Good
• Keith Porter
• Heber Sanchaz Domínguez
• Victor Manuel Diaz
• Parady La
• Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz
• Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres
• Geraldo Lunas Campos
They all deserve justice. And for us to remember their names.
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New from me: More Than 100 Gazans Have Been Accepted to Canadian Universities. Canada Isn’t Letting Them In.
More Than 100 Gazans Have Been Accepted to Canadian Universities. Canada Isn’t Letting Them In.
See a map of the graduate programs they're planning to attend, if the government finally processes their visas
pressprogress.ca
January 27, 2026 at 9:54 PM
New from me: More Than 100 Gazans Have Been Accepted to Canadian Universities. Canada Isn’t Letting Them In.
a chance to bid to chat with madge?! y'all can't pass that opportunity up!
maybe you want to talk traditional publishing/brainstorm/look at your query… maybe you want to just yap fandom nonsense. bidding starts at $10 on thursday!
and please check out all of the amazing items here: www.32auctions.com/organization...
and please check out all of the amazing items here: www.32auctions.com/organization...
Publishing for Minnesota
Silent auction 'Publishing for Minnesota' hosted online at 32auctions.
www.32auctions.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:58 PM
a chance to bid to chat with madge?! y'all can't pass that opportunity up!
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hi friends 💛 I was lucky enough to have the chance to donate to the Publishing for Minnesota auction. after a bit of thinking, I landed on a 30-min zoom, open to writers AND readers, too!
www.32auctions.com/organization...
www.32auctions.com/organization...
January 27, 2026 at 10:41 PM
hi friends 💛 I was lucky enough to have the chance to donate to the Publishing for Minnesota auction. after a bit of thinking, I landed on a 30-min zoom, open to writers AND readers, too!
www.32auctions.com/organization...
www.32auctions.com/organization...
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Kennedy has shown both determination and ingenuity in undermining vaccine science, often through methods that are complex, obscure, or hard to explain publicly. Without issuing a single ban, he has weakened the foundations of vaccine availability and trust in the US.
January 27, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Kennedy has shown both determination and ingenuity in undermining vaccine science, often through methods that are complex, obscure, or hard to explain publicly. Without issuing a single ban, he has weakened the foundations of vaccine availability and trust in the US.
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Moderna have announced that they won't run new phase three trials now with massive impacts for new vaccine development- why- its because of RFK Jr and his anti-vaccine campaigns and cancelling mRNA vaccine research which affect the sales the company can then make 🧪🧵 #PublicHealth
Moderna Won’t Run Phase III Vaccine Trials as Skepticism Grows in US: Bloomberg
Growing opposition to vaccines in the U.S., driven by recent government policy changes, makes it difficult to see a return on investment in vaccine development, Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel said this w...
www.biospace.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Moderna have announced that they won't run new phase three trials now with massive impacts for new vaccine development- why- its because of RFK Jr and his anti-vaccine campaigns and cancelling mRNA vaccine research which affect the sales the company can then make 🧪🧵 #PublicHealth
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Tons of industry pros (agents, editors, artists) are donating items, so spread the word to writers and illustrators who want professional help on their project. Opportunities like this come very rarely to get feedback from this caliber of professionals. Plus it supports worthy organizations.
Book people showing up. Love it. ❤️ www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Industry Insiders Raising Funds for Minnesotans in Need
Amid ICE’s violent crackdown, two publishing professionals have launched an online auction to benefit nonprofits providing aid to Minnesotans and immigrants. Around 500 items and services have been do...
www.publishersweekly.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Tons of industry pros (agents, editors, artists) are donating items, so spread the word to writers and illustrators who want professional help on their project. Opportunities like this come very rarely to get feedback from this caliber of professionals. Plus it supports worthy organizations.
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If these kids have the courage to fight from within a concentration camp, then we better fucking have the courage to fight from our positions of relative freedom.
Reminder that, in recent days, children have rallied and protested for their freedom inside an ICE detention center where water has been described as "putrid" and meals reportedly contain “bugs,” dirt, and debris. This is where the kidnapped 5-year-old Liam Ramos is being held.
Protest breaks out at Dilley immigration detention facility holding 5-year-old Liam Ramos
A protest broke out Saturday at the ICE-run South Texas family detention complex in Dilley, where five-year-old Liam Ramos is being detained.
www.tpr.org
January 27, 2026 at 7:27 PM
If these kids have the courage to fight from within a concentration camp, then we better fucking have the courage to fight from our positions of relative freedom.
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One small thing you can do today: ICE is ramping up in Maine. Food For All is delivering meals to 300 families that can't leave their homes. They need $7k a day to continue operations. The Culture Study community is raising enough to cover a day—join us?
Donate directly: givebutter.com/Scx87A
or
Donate directly: givebutter.com/Scx87A
or
Food Delivered With Dignity
In the current environment we need to raise a $7,000 a day to sustain our operations
givebutter.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM
One small thing you can do today: ICE is ramping up in Maine. Food For All is delivering meals to 300 families that can't leave their homes. They need $7k a day to continue operations. The Culture Study community is raising enough to cover a day—join us?
Donate directly: givebutter.com/Scx87A
or
Donate directly: givebutter.com/Scx87A
or
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If a non-citizen neighbor gets kidnapped by ICE, you supposedly have about 4-5 hours to file a habeas petition in Minnesota to prevent ICE from shipping people to Texas. They are moving people that quickly regardless of whether or not they have legal status.
ICE detained hundreds of thousands of people last year, shuttling them between jails and detention centers around the country, limiting access to legal support.
How immigration detainees move around Minnesota and the nation
ICE detained hundreds of thousands of people last year, shuttling them between jails and detention centers around the country, limiting access to legal support.
bit.ly
January 27, 2026 at 5:46 PM
If a non-citizen neighbor gets kidnapped by ICE, you supposedly have about 4-5 hours to file a habeas petition in Minnesota to prevent ICE from shipping people to Texas. They are moving people that quickly regardless of whether or not they have legal status.
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La Migra have always been monsters, be they INS, ICE, CBP, HSI or any other weird slush fund org.
Just nobody heard the brown people who were their primary prey when they told you.
immigration isn’t a problem in need of violence. It needs more paths & access, open doors. All else funds cartels.
Just nobody heard the brown people who were their primary prey when they told you.
immigration isn’t a problem in need of violence. It needs more paths & access, open doors. All else funds cartels.
Breaking per NBC News — CBP has shot and critically wounded another person, this time in Arizona. Very few details available at this time.
One person in critical condition after being shot in incident involving Border Patrol in Arizona
The individual is in custody and receiving care, according to law enforcement.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:45 PM
La Migra have always been monsters, be they INS, ICE, CBP, HSI or any other weird slush fund org.
Just nobody heard the brown people who were their primary prey when they told you.
immigration isn’t a problem in need of violence. It needs more paths & access, open doors. All else funds cartels.
Just nobody heard the brown people who were their primary prey when they told you.
immigration isn’t a problem in need of violence. It needs more paths & access, open doors. All else funds cartels.
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I’ve got a newsletter dropping tomorrow with a brand new cover reveal! If you want to see it before everyone else, make sure you subscribe!
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Newsletter | Rosiee Thor
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January 27, 2026 at 4:14 PM
I’ve got a newsletter dropping tomorrow with a brand new cover reveal! If you want to see it before everyone else, make sure you subscribe!
www.rosieethor.com/newsletter
www.rosieethor.com/newsletter
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ICE is now using LRAD on protestors, if you are going to go out in MN or LA, make sure you bring serious ear protection
January 27, 2026 at 8:42 PM
ICE is now using LRAD on protestors, if you are going to go out in MN or LA, make sure you bring serious ear protection
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After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
January 27, 2026 at 9:30 PM
After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
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So keep pushing. Anything short of ICE’s abolition isn’t nearly enough.
And I’d say that even ICE’s abolition should only be the start of ending the violence that came to feel “normal” under Trump.
And I’d say that even ICE’s abolition should only be the start of ending the violence that came to feel “normal” under Trump.
January 26, 2026 at 11:38 PM
So keep pushing. Anything short of ICE’s abolition isn’t nearly enough.
And I’d say that even ICE’s abolition should only be the start of ending the violence that came to feel “normal” under Trump.
And I’d say that even ICE’s abolition should only be the start of ending the violence that came to feel “normal” under Trump.
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We can still abolish and persecute ICE, as a treat
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:14 AM
We can still abolish and persecute ICE, as a treat
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As someone who is in the Whistle Mines with @mostlybree.kitrocha.com and @bibliogrrl.bsky.social and @lefttheprairie.bsky.social right now, I have a few notes to share.
January 26, 2026 at 8:18 PM
As someone who is in the Whistle Mines with @mostlybree.kitrocha.com and @bibliogrrl.bsky.social and @lefttheprairie.bsky.social right now, I have a few notes to share.
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Your Cherokee words for today.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
January 25, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Your Cherokee words for today.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
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The Feds never left Los Angeles. Don’t forget us. Solidarity with Minneapolis and all communities under siege by federal pigs.
Keep fighting. Hold the line.
Keep fighting. Hold the line.
1/26: 10:15 a.m. CBP 🧊 cluster raids starting in Koreatown, Pico/Union, Salvadoran Corridor this morning.
ICE also in Riverside
ICE also in Riverside
January 26, 2026 at 7:09 PM
The Feds never left Los Angeles. Don’t forget us. Solidarity with Minneapolis and all communities under siege by federal pigs.
Keep fighting. Hold the line.
Keep fighting. Hold the line.