Sonia Sanchez’s Grandson
@soniatonijune.bsky.social
Climate nerd. Poems love me. Pisces
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“If we binge ‘Stranger Things’ instead of reading Stephen King, or listen to self-help podcasts instead of buying self-help books, is that the end of civilization?” In a new column, Joshua Rothman considers the future of reading.
What’s Happening to Reading?
For many people, A.I. may be bringing the age of traditional text to an end.
www.newyorker.com
June 17, 2025 at 8:33 PM
“If we binge ‘Stranger Things’ instead of reading Stephen King, or listen to self-help podcasts instead of buying self-help books, is that the end of civilization?” In a new column, Joshua Rothman considers the future of reading.
Note 015: I think I’ve met every black gay in the dmv. Dating here is starting to feel like a cup being shared amongst 20 people.
January 15, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Note 015: I think I’ve met every black gay in the dmv. Dating here is starting to feel like a cup being shared amongst 20 people.
Note 014: when the happiness of others feels like a wound to your body then you still need to love on some parts of yourself.
January 13, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Note 014: when the happiness of others feels like a wound to your body then you still need to love on some parts of yourself.
Note 013: some people can’t see themselves pass their own ego, making them lack accountability
January 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Note 013: some people can’t see themselves pass their own ego, making them lack accountability
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NEW: 2024 has just been confirmed as the warmest year on record, and the first to breach the 1.5C threshold.
We used a ridgeline (Joy Division inspired) chart to visualise daily temperature anomalies since 1940.
2024 clearly stands out with 100% of its days above 1.3C and 75% above 1.5C.
We used a ridgeline (Joy Division inspired) chart to visualise daily temperature anomalies since 1940.
2024 clearly stands out with 100% of its days above 1.3C and 75% above 1.5C.
January 10, 2025 at 8:04 AM
NEW: 2024 has just been confirmed as the warmest year on record, and the first to breach the 1.5C threshold.
We used a ridgeline (Joy Division inspired) chart to visualise daily temperature anomalies since 1940.
2024 clearly stands out with 100% of its days above 1.3C and 75% above 1.5C.
We used a ridgeline (Joy Division inspired) chart to visualise daily temperature anomalies since 1940.
2024 clearly stands out with 100% of its days above 1.3C and 75% above 1.5C.
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climate change? no. high winds and drought? no. DEI? yes.
right-wingers blame DEI for wildfires. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
right-wingers blame DEI for wildfires. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
Right-wing influencers blame DEI programs for response to wildfires.
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
climate change? no. high winds and drought? no. DEI? yes.
right-wingers blame DEI for wildfires. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
right-wingers blame DEI for wildfires. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
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President Biden has issued an executive order blocking drilling for oil in more than 625 million acres of U.S. ocean. It's the largest such move in history, but is almost guaranteed to be challenged under the incoming Trump administration.
Biden makes an 11th-hour move to block coastal oil drilling
President Biden has issued an executive order blocking drilling for oil in more than 625 million acres of U.S. ocean. It's the largest such move in history, but is almost guaranteed to be challenged u...
www.npr.org
January 6, 2025 at 10:55 PM
President Biden has issued an executive order blocking drilling for oil in more than 625 million acres of U.S. ocean. It's the largest such move in history, but is almost guaranteed to be challenged under the incoming Trump administration.
Note 012: democracies are great illusions of choice
January 3, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Note 012: democracies are great illusions of choice
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We need to spend way more on adaptation to climate change. None of us can predict the future, but it’s 100% certain that the climate we have today is the best any of us will ever experience. As we continue to emit CO₂, the world will become more dangerous and chaotic. We have to prepare for that.
December 29, 2024 at 10:51 AM
We need to spend way more on adaptation to climate change. None of us can predict the future, but it’s 100% certain that the climate we have today is the best any of us will ever experience. As we continue to emit CO₂, the world will become more dangerous and chaotic. We have to prepare for that.
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I love to daydream. Y’all don’t like imagining your dream life? Can’t relate.
December 24, 2024 at 3:10 PM
I love to daydream. Y’all don’t like imagining your dream life? Can’t relate.
Note 011: sometimes forgetting someone or something feels like weight just leaving your body.
December 24, 2024 at 2:05 AM
Note 011: sometimes forgetting someone or something feels like weight just leaving your body.
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Are you trying to read more in 2025? Here are some tips from me and BookTokers I spoke with.
My favorite bit of advice? Don't feel bad if you DNF a book. There's too many books out there you'll enjoy tackling.
www.huffpost.com/entry/how-to...
My favorite bit of advice? Don't feel bad if you DNF a book. There's too many books out there you'll enjoy tackling.
www.huffpost.com/entry/how-to...
Want To Read More This Year? These Tiny Habits Will Help.
One tip? Don’t feel bad if you DNF a book.
www.huffpost.com
December 23, 2024 at 11:40 PM
Are you trying to read more in 2025? Here are some tips from me and BookTokers I spoke with.
My favorite bit of advice? Don't feel bad if you DNF a book. There's too many books out there you'll enjoy tackling.
www.huffpost.com/entry/how-to...
My favorite bit of advice? Don't feel bad if you DNF a book. There's too many books out there you'll enjoy tackling.
www.huffpost.com/entry/how-to...
Note 010: my best friends have been guardrails to me ending my life. I’m grateful
December 18, 2024 at 12:06 AM
Note 010: my best friends have been guardrails to me ending my life. I’m grateful
Note 009: I drink because I ran out of solutions. The truth is I’ve been postponing my end and avoided feeling certain stuff. So when people say stop your vice it’s like saying “feel every memory and just smile”.
December 15, 2024 at 11:29 PM
Note 009: I drink because I ran out of solutions. The truth is I’ve been postponing my end and avoided feeling certain stuff. So when people say stop your vice it’s like saying “feel every memory and just smile”.
Note 008: Robert Glasper is so good at blending jazz in with any artist
December 14, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Note 008: Robert Glasper is so good at blending jazz in with any artist
Note 007: Sometimes romance ain’t flowers it’s letting someone yap about their little life
December 12, 2024 at 5:56 AM
Note 007: Sometimes romance ain’t flowers it’s letting someone yap about their little life
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I just *know* that my cat would say “chiiiile” 50 times a day if he could
December 10, 2024 at 2:46 PM
I just *know* that my cat would say “chiiiile” 50 times a day if he could
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Black people are so versatile. I love us.
December 9, 2024 at 8:27 PM
Black people are so versatile. I love us.
A giant loss.
Virginia Tech professor and poet, Nikki Giovanni, has died at the age of 81.
Well-known Virginia Tech professor dies at 81
Virginia Tech professor and poet, Nikki Giovanni, has died at the age of 81.
www.wdbj7.com
December 10, 2024 at 3:33 AM
A giant loss.
Note 006: my rope is burning yet I always find more.
December 6, 2024 at 5:21 AM
Note 006: my rope is burning yet I always find more.
Note 005 : life before social media showed me that truth was based on popularity versus objective fact but life post social media showed me the same.
December 5, 2024 at 2:20 AM
Note 005 : life before social media showed me that truth was based on popularity versus objective fact but life post social media showed me the same.
Note 004: my problem with dating is telling someone I don’t like something about them. It feels anti-romantic to tell the truth at times.
December 5, 2024 at 1:51 AM
Note 004: my problem with dating is telling someone I don’t like something about them. It feels anti-romantic to tell the truth at times.
We have the resurgence of various viruses popping up around the world and we are about to have RFK Jr in charge of health in this country…💀
A flu-like disease that has killed dozens of people over two weeks is being investigated in southwestern Congo, local authorities said.
Health officials investigate mystery disease in southwest Congo after 143 deaths | CNN
A flu-like disease that has killed dozens of people over two weeks is being investigated in southwestern Congo, local authorities said.
cnn.it
December 4, 2024 at 1:22 AM
We have the resurgence of various viruses popping up around the world and we are about to have RFK Jr in charge of health in this country…💀
Note 003: I wonder when I post sad love songs do my friends see it as a cry for help… because it is.
December 3, 2024 at 7:33 PM
Note 003: I wonder when I post sad love songs do my friends see it as a cry for help… because it is.
Note 002: I often wonder where Frank Ocean is? Like is he on a bike in NYC or in a cute studio in L.A?
December 3, 2024 at 6:52 PM
Note 002: I often wonder where Frank Ocean is? Like is he on a bike in NYC or in a cute studio in L.A?