Seamus Kirst
@seamuskirst.bsky.social
Journalist, author, and screenwriter.
My sixth book featuring a family with two dads, “Henry Gets Homesick,” will be available wherever books are sold in 2026!
Thank you Magination Press and the Unter Agency!
Thank you Magination Press and the Unter Agency!
August 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
My sixth book featuring a family with two dads, “Henry Gets Homesick,” will be available wherever books are sold in 2026!
Thank you Magination Press and the Unter Agency!
Thank you Magination Press and the Unter Agency!
Beyond honored that “Harper Becomes a Big Sister” is a finalist for the 2025 Lambda Literary Awards (aka the Lammys). In this era of censorship and oppressive book banning, the @lambdaliterary awards - which began in 1989 - that celebrate LGBTQ books feel as important as ever. @lambdaliterary.org
August 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Beyond honored that “Harper Becomes a Big Sister” is a finalist for the 2025 Lambda Literary Awards (aka the Lammys). In this era of censorship and oppressive book banning, the @lambdaliterary awards - which began in 1989 - that celebrate LGBTQ books feel as important as ever. @lambdaliterary.org
I interviewed @saikatc.bsky.social about his decision to primary former Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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'We Need Something New': Why a Democrat Is Primarying Nancy Pelosi
The Democratic primary challenger to Pelosi hopes to build a movement of insurgent candidates running on a shared vision of transformational change.
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March 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I interviewed @saikatc.bsky.social about his decision to primary former Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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I know this first hand. When I was a child, my entire community was branded as spies and sabateurs, justifying our internment inside barbed wire camps for years without due process, trial or charge.
March 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I know this first hand. When I was a child, my entire community was branded as spies and sabateurs, justifying our internment inside barbed wire camps for years without due process, trial or charge.
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One of the most important things for Dems to do for long-term viability as a party is elect as many pro-housing local leaders as we can, especially in states projected to lose population - then empower them to build fast.
March 18, 2025 at 12:45 AM
One of the most important things for Dems to do for long-term viability as a party is elect as many pro-housing local leaders as we can, especially in states projected to lose population - then empower them to build fast.
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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
February 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
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Also if you feel strongly about Eric Adams, you should call your city councilmember to express that and ask for their position.
You’d be surprised. Hochul’s stance is highly disappointing but it doesn’t come from nowhere. Press all your electeds. City elections are in 5 months. Ask candidates too.
You’d be surprised. Hochul’s stance is highly disappointing but it doesn’t come from nowhere. Press all your electeds. City elections are in 5 months. Ask candidates too.
February 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Also if you feel strongly about Eric Adams, you should call your city councilmember to express that and ask for their position.
You’d be surprised. Hochul’s stance is highly disappointing but it doesn’t come from nowhere. Press all your electeds. City elections are in 5 months. Ask candidates too.
You’d be surprised. Hochul’s stance is highly disappointing but it doesn’t come from nowhere. Press all your electeds. City elections are in 5 months. Ask candidates too.
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Let's be clear: this PR stunt does NOTHING to actually expand access to IVF. Republicans created this mess by overturning Roe and they've blocked legislation MULTIPLE TIMES that WOULD make IVF care more accessible and affordable for families. Give me a break.
February 18, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Let's be clear: this PR stunt does NOTHING to actually expand access to IVF. Republicans created this mess by overturning Roe and they've blocked legislation MULTIPLE TIMES that WOULD make IVF care more accessible and affordable for families. Give me a break.
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The Times spoke to people being trapped inside a Panama hotel after deportation from the US and the individual stories of horror are almost too much to bear www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/w...
February 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The Times spoke to people being trapped inside a Panama hotel after deportation from the US and the individual stories of horror are almost too much to bear www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/w...
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Good choices, and great piece from @oscarp.bsky.social @newamerica.org!
#ProportionalRepresentation can deliver real choices & real representation for every voter.
#ProportionalRepresentation can deliver real choices & real representation for every voter.
8 reasons to like proportional representation, from
@oscarp.bsky.social
6 and 8 are probably our personal favorites... but 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 are also good. So many reasons!
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@oscarp.bsky.social
6 and 8 are probably our personal favorites... but 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 are also good. So many reasons!
www.newamerica.org/political-re...
Eight Reasons to Champion Proportional Representation for the US
Proportional representation would be a major and much needed upgrade for American elections.
www.newamerica.org
February 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Good choices, and great piece from @oscarp.bsky.social @newamerica.org!
#ProportionalRepresentation can deliver real choices & real representation for every voter.
#ProportionalRepresentation can deliver real choices & real representation for every voter.
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This is absolutely backwards. Young people stayed home because Dems were too busy campaigning with Liz Cheney to fight for things like universal healthcare, student loan forgiveness and other “lefty” causes that most people actually want
No doubt generational changes in leadership are important & necessary at appropriate time.
But this choice isn't only abt generational change, it is abt ideological. AOC is too far left, which contributed to 2024 Democrat loss. That requires reflection, not reward.
We need politics to moderate.
But this choice isn't only abt generational change, it is abt ideological. AOC is too far left, which contributed to 2024 Democrat loss. That requires reflection, not reward.
We need politics to moderate.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 35, is running for a top committee job, presenting a test of Democrats’ appetite for generational change after bruising election results
December 16, 2024 at 4:02 PM
This is absolutely backwards. Young people stayed home because Dems were too busy campaigning with Liz Cheney to fight for things like universal healthcare, student loan forgiveness and other “lefty” causes that most people actually want
I have many copies of my books in stock that I am happy to sign and send if anyone is looking for holiday gift ideas.
Www.seamuskirstbooks.com
Www.seamuskirstbooks.com
December 11, 2024 at 8:32 PM
I have many copies of my books in stock that I am happy to sign and send if anyone is looking for holiday gift ideas.
Www.seamuskirstbooks.com
Www.seamuskirstbooks.com
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The average rent in the United States has about doubled since 2005.
December 11, 2024 at 5:24 PM
The average rent in the United States has about doubled since 2005.
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Chuck Schumer has started the process of reappointing a Democrat to the NLRB, which would keep the national labor regulator’s 3-2 liberal majority until 2026.
Lauren McFerran will need 50 senators’ votes in order to keep the National Labor Relations Board under Democratic control.
Lauren McFerran will need 50 senators’ votes in order to keep the National Labor Relations Board under Democratic control.
December 10, 2024 at 3:27 PM
Chuck Schumer has started the process of reappointing a Democrat to the NLRB, which would keep the national labor regulator’s 3-2 liberal majority until 2026.
Lauren McFerran will need 50 senators’ votes in order to keep the National Labor Relations Board under Democratic control.
Lauren McFerran will need 50 senators’ votes in order to keep the National Labor Relations Board under Democratic control.
For @lgbtqnation.com, I wrote about how an alliance between the Mattachine Society and a straight lawyer turned the Fire Island Trials into a showdown for equality in 1968: www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/05/how-...
How an unlikely ally fought homophobic police raids a year before Stonewall - LGBTQ Nation
An alliance between the Mattachine Society and a straight lawyer turned the Fire Island Trials into a showdown for equality.
www.lgbtqnation.com
December 9, 2024 at 3:17 PM
For @lgbtqnation.com, I wrote about how an alliance between the Mattachine Society and a straight lawyer turned the Fire Island Trials into a showdown for equality in 1968: www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/05/how-...
For @teenvogue.bsky.social, I interviewed Sen. Bernie Sanders (@sanders.senate.gov) Una Hartey of 4 Day Week Global, and economist Dr. Juliet Schor about the movement for four day workweeks: www.teenvogue.com/story/32-hou...
A 32-Hour Workweek Isn't As Far-Fetched As You Think
Some companies are already doing it.
www.teenvogue.com
December 9, 2024 at 3:11 PM
For @teenvogue.bsky.social, I interviewed Sen. Bernie Sanders (@sanders.senate.gov) Una Hartey of 4 Day Week Global, and economist Dr. Juliet Schor about the movement for four day workweeks: www.teenvogue.com/story/32-hou...
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President Biden must use his clemency power to change lives.
And we have some ideas on who he can target:
Folks in custody with unjustified sentencing disparities, the elderly & chronically ill, people on death row, women punished for crimes of their abusers, & more.
www.axios.com/2024/12/04/b...
And we have some ideas on who he can target:
Folks in custody with unjustified sentencing disparities, the elderly & chronically ill, people on death row, women punished for crimes of their abusers, & more.
www.axios.com/2024/12/04/b...
Hunter pardon leaves Biden facing a massive clemency wishlist from Congress
Lawmakers push pardons and exonerations for Edward Snowden, Julian Assange, Ethel Rosenberg and others.
www.axios.com
December 9, 2024 at 3:40 AM
President Biden must use his clemency power to change lives.
And we have some ideas on who he can target:
Folks in custody with unjustified sentencing disparities, the elderly & chronically ill, people on death row, women punished for crimes of their abusers, & more.
www.axios.com/2024/12/04/b...
And we have some ideas on who he can target:
Folks in custody with unjustified sentencing disparities, the elderly & chronically ill, people on death row, women punished for crimes of their abusers, & more.
www.axios.com/2024/12/04/b...
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Thoughtful list of practical things you can do (and maybe should avoid doing) in this moment from @perrybaconjr.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Don’t doomscroll about Trump. Do these five things instead.
Elections are important, but they’re not the only way to advance progressive policies.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 3, 2024 at 5:37 PM
Thoughtful list of practical things you can do (and maybe should avoid doing) in this moment from @perrybaconjr.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
I am the author of 5 #lgbtq children’s books. You can find more information about them/how to order here: www.seamuskirstbooks.com
November 15, 2024 at 7:15 PM
I am the author of 5 #lgbtq children’s books. You can find more information about them/how to order here: www.seamuskirstbooks.com
For @teenvogue.bsky.social, I interviewed Sen. Bernie Sanders, Una Hartey of 4 Day Week Global, and economist Dr. Juliet Schor about the movement for four day workweeks: www.teenvogue.com/story/32-hou...
A 32-Hour Workweek Isn't As Far-Fetched As You Think
Some companies are already doing it.
www.teenvogue.com
November 15, 2024 at 6:14 PM
For @teenvogue.bsky.social, I interviewed Sen. Bernie Sanders, Una Hartey of 4 Day Week Global, and economist Dr. Juliet Schor about the movement for four day workweeks: www.teenvogue.com/story/32-hou...