Steven W. Thrasher is finishing The Overseer Class
@thrasherxy.bsky.social
Pulitzer Center Global Reporting Fellow. Fund for Investigative Journalism Fellow. Traveling the world writing on Palestine, HIV/AIDS & LGBTQ life. Author of THE VIRAL UNDERCLASS (Celadon/Macmillan). Finishing THE OVERSEER CLASS (Amistad/HarperCollins)
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Palestinian Refugees in Syria See Little Hope — Even After Assad
“Even if they rebuild all of Syria, Yarmouk will remain destroyed,” said one Palestinian refugee.
theintercept.com
New from me and Afeef Nessouli in @theintercept: we report from inside the Yarmouk refugee camp, where Palestinian refugees see little hope in the new Syria theintercept.com/2025/06/17/p...
Ever notice how much harm Hillary Clinton’s would-be VP & Barack Obama’s would-be SCOTUS justice have done?
Eight compromised White people led by avarice chose riches above the health and well being of millions.
Dick Durbin
Angus King
Catherine Cortez Masto
Jacky Rosen
Maggie Hassan
Jeanne Shaheen
John Fetterman
Tim Kaine
Dick Durbin
Angus King
Catherine Cortez Masto
Jacky Rosen
Maggie Hassan
Jeanne Shaheen
John Fetterman
Tim Kaine
November 11, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Ever notice how much harm Hillary Clinton’s would-be VP & Barack Obama’s would-be SCOTUS justice have done?
Had a fascinating conversation w a dozen sex workers today—ages 25-60ish, some w their infants w them. Main takeaway: USAID cuts hit their work HARD, not just bc ppl who lost their jobs are also now doing sex work, but bc USAID projects led to conferences whose attendees hired them (& no longer do)
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Had a fascinating conversation w a dozen sex workers today—ages 25-60ish, some w their infants w them. Main takeaway: USAID cuts hit their work HARD, not just bc ppl who lost their jobs are also now doing sex work, but bc USAID projects led to conferences whose attendees hired them (& no longer do)
I was horrified when Samson said we’d be eating dinner “at the Shell station,” bc in America, all you can eat at gas stations are styrofoam cups, chaw, beef jerky & cigarettes, while in Africa, you can eat like so 👇. Fill her up!!
November 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I was horrified when Samson said we’d be eating dinner “at the Shell station,” bc in America, all you can eat at gas stations are styrofoam cups, chaw, beef jerky & cigarettes, while in Africa, you can eat like so 👇. Fill her up!!
Haven’t seen a white person for a week 😎
November 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Haven’t seen a white person for a week 😎
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Beyond policy considerations and electoral politics, Tuesday provided a lot of people with a brief spark of hope that maybe our democracy is not already dead, and Democrats immediately capitulating to anti-democracy forces for no discernible benefit is a great way to extinguish that spark.
November 10, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Beyond policy considerations and electoral politics, Tuesday provided a lot of people with a brief spark of hope that maybe our democracy is not already dead, and Democrats immediately capitulating to anti-democracy forces for no discernible benefit is a great way to extinguish that spark.
I was interviewing a healthcare worker in Uganda, trying to explain a very specific trans policy in the state of Utah, but I didn’t know if they’d know what Utah was, and they said…
“You’re talking about the state where Charlie Kirk was shot?”🙃
“You’re talking about the state where Charlie Kirk was shot?”🙃
Media consumption observation from two months in two countries in Africa: Everyone (and I mean EVERYONE) I talk to about international news has heard of Charlie Kirk, while no one heard about the Louvre burglary
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
November 10, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I was interviewing a healthcare worker in Uganda, trying to explain a very specific trans policy in the state of Utah, but I didn’t know if they’d know what Utah was, and they said…
“You’re talking about the state where Charlie Kirk was shot?”🙃
“You’re talking about the state where Charlie Kirk was shot?”🙃
Media consumption observation from two months in two countries in Africa: Everyone (and I mean EVERYONE) I talk to about international news has heard of Charlie Kirk, while no one heard about the Louvre burglary
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Media consumption observation from two months in two countries in Africa: Everyone (and I mean EVERYONE) I talk to about international news has heard of Charlie Kirk, while no one heard about the Louvre burglary
Why is the byline of Eric Reinhart, the guy who lied about having a PhD (while bizarrely asking many of us to support him for Chicago health commissioner, despite no such background?) filling all of my social feeds these days?! His name is everywhere!
“The problem is that when it is installed in a health sector that prizes efficiency, surveillance and profit extraction, AI becomes not a tool for care and community but simply another instrument for commodifying human life.”
What we lose when we surrender care to algorithms | Eric Reinhart
A dangerous faith in AI is sweeping American healthcare – with consequences for the basis of society itself
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Why is the byline of Eric Reinhart, the guy who lied about having a PhD (while bizarrely asking many of us to support him for Chicago health commissioner, despite no such background?) filling all of my social feeds these days?! His name is everywhere!
Sunday at Lake Victoria
November 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Sunday at Lake Victoria
Daaamj
We're hosting "Writing and Resistance" a workshop and conversation with KIESE LAYMON, ROBERT JONES, JR. and DEESHA PHILYAW on Dec. 14! All proceeds will go to the Sameer Project. Join us!
Register:
www.workshops4gaza.com/calendar/wri...
Register:
www.workshops4gaza.com/calendar/wri...
November 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Daaamj
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Kinda hilarious that the party with all the holy-roller evangelicals is spitting in the face of God.
“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Kinda hilarious that the party with all the holy-roller evangelicals is spitting in the face of God.
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Love and cowardice don't belong together
Maybe it’s because I am gay, but I find Obama whispering that he’s talking (or wants to talk) to Mamdani behind the scenes worse than just silently not endorsing him would be. The closet is psychologically destructive, even in non-sexual settings.
November 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Love and cowardice don't belong together
Maybe it’s because I am gay, but I find Obama whispering that he’s talking (or wants to talk) to Mamdani behind the scenes worse than just silently not endorsing him would be. The closet is psychologically destructive, even in non-sexual settings.
November 8, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Maybe it’s because I am gay, but I find Obama whispering that he’s talking (or wants to talk) to Mamdani behind the scenes worse than just silently not endorsing him would be. The closet is psychologically destructive, even in non-sexual settings.
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Yes, tell it!
… joining the chorus.
… joining the chorus.
"When Callie Barr, a Black woman paid to clean up after the Faulkner family died in 1940, William Faulkner delivered her eulogy.
He said, From her I learned to tell the truth, to refrain from waste, to be considerate of the weak and respectful to age. I saw.." 1/
- Kiese Laymon, "How To Slowly.."
He said, From her I learned to tell the truth, to refrain from waste, to be considerate of the weak and respectful to age. I saw.." 1/
- Kiese Laymon, "How To Slowly.."
November 8, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Yes, tell it!
… joining the chorus.
… joining the chorus.
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He’s absolutely wonderful!
This is a Kiese Laymon appreciation post.
November 8, 2025 at 6:58 AM
He’s absolutely wonderful!
This is a Kiese Laymon appreciation post.
November 8, 2025 at 6:53 AM
This is a Kiese Laymon appreciation post.
Remember when BuzzFeed News had an entire books section? 😂😂😂
November 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Remember when BuzzFeed News had an entire books section? 😂😂😂
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“Álvaro López, the electoral coordinator for the New York City Democratic Socialists of America, believes “we need to get away from a ‘holding them accountable’ framework toward a ‘building power’ framework.” hammerandhope.org/article/mamd...
Zohran Got New Yorkers to Hope. What’s the Plan to Deliver?
Organizers who brought him to the verge of victory are looking ahead to the challenges of democratic governance.
hammerandhope.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
“Álvaro López, the electoral coordinator for the New York City Democratic Socialists of America, believes “we need to get away from a ‘holding them accountable’ framework toward a ‘building power’ framework.” hammerandhope.org/article/mamd...
1/ Spent today in the HIV clinic of Kampala’s second largest hospital. Found my peeps in the research wing, got to observe blood draws (& learn a new technique!) & was shown around by colleagues. Really beautiful work being done by wonderful ppl under EXTREMELY difficult conditions.
November 7, 2025 at 12:12 PM
1/ Spent today in the HIV clinic of Kampala’s second largest hospital. Found my peeps in the research wing, got to observe blood draws (& learn a new technique!) & was shown around by colleagues. Really beautiful work being done by wonderful ppl under EXTREMELY difficult conditions.
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I keep seeing pictures
from the Oval Office
of the President standing there
and ignoring it
as a medical emergency
happens next to him,
but if this ongoing pandemic
has taught me anything
it’s that most people
stand there and ignore it
when a medical emergency
happens near them.
from the Oval Office
of the President standing there
and ignoring it
as a medical emergency
happens next to him,
but if this ongoing pandemic
has taught me anything
it’s that most people
stand there and ignore it
when a medical emergency
happens near them.
November 6, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I keep seeing pictures
from the Oval Office
of the President standing there
and ignoring it
as a medical emergency
happens next to him,
but if this ongoing pandemic
has taught me anything
it’s that most people
stand there and ignore it
when a medical emergency
happens near them.
from the Oval Office
of the President standing there
and ignoring it
as a medical emergency
happens next to him,
but if this ongoing pandemic
has taught me anything
it’s that most people
stand there and ignore it
when a medical emergency
happens near them.
Party’s over. All we want is a social platform where you see posts in the order they’re posted by people you choose to follow (and, so the capitalists can get their cut, some ads). Dassit. And we never get it for long. They fuck it up every time.
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 6, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Party’s over. All we want is a social platform where you see posts in the order they’re posted by people you choose to follow (and, so the capitalists can get their cut, some ads). Dassit. And we never get it for long. They fuck it up every time.
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Having been in a Gristedes I can confirm that this is 100% true nypost.com/2025/11/05/b...
NYC billionaire John Catsimatidis rages over Zohran Mamdani win: ‘I don’t give a s–t about grocery stores!’
“The burden is on the Governor’s office right now and [Hochul] needs to keep her thumb,” on the city, John Catsimatidis said.
nypost.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Having been in a Gristedes I can confirm that this is 100% true nypost.com/2025/11/05/b...
You know, I have somehow never see a picture of Sandwich Guy before, but if a guy can look like this (no shade) and get so boiling mad he throws a sandwich for justice and then avoids jail, every other 37-year-old white dude walking around DC really needs to step up their game
Sandwich Guy thanks everyone for their support, “emotional, spiritual, artistic or financial.” Intones, “Let us not forget that the great seal of the United States says…‘ out of many, one.’…You all have a right to live a life that is free.”
November 6, 2025 at 8:27 PM
You know, I have somehow never see a picture of Sandwich Guy before, but if a guy can look like this (no shade) and get so boiling mad he throws a sandwich for justice and then avoids jail, every other 37-year-old white dude walking around DC really needs to step up their game
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will kim is still in ICE detention
will taeheung kim, a korean american scientist and doctoral candidate with a green card, is still being detained by ICE. he's been in detention since July 21, first at SFO for over a week and then in various ICE facilities all over the country.
October 30, 2025 at 7:39 PM
will kim is still in ICE detention
Matthew 17:20 “And Jesus said unto them ‘…if ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, ‘Remove hence to yonder place,’ and it shall remove. And nothing shall be impossible unto you.’”
We have reached a verdict: Not guilty.
November 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Matthew 17:20 “And Jesus said unto them ‘…if ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, ‘Remove hence to yonder place,’ and it shall remove. And nothing shall be impossible unto you.’”